Romney apologizes for commiting hate crime on gay man

[Wild Cobra]

Are you serious with the gay bashing. The kid picked on another kid and cut his hair. They (campaign) were ready for this and there is no hiding anything. He acted like a teenager and pranked, teased another kid. Lol@gay bashing. God bless

Long hair...

That was Hippie Bashing, not Gay Bashing.

[Winehole23]

Adolescence scrawls its crimes on the heart.

http://therumpus.net/2012/05/the-wee...-fallen-world/


Pretty good article...

Yes it is. Thanks for posting.

[Winehole23]

perhaps related:

[Winehole23]

on the whole, I more agree with ChumpDumper's point that it behooves Romney, or he thinks it behooves him, to look tough here -- or something like that...the shallow tactical rationale is way more compelling to me than the deep psychological small talk in the article, even though there may be something to it for all I know.

[Jacob1983]

What about the economy?

[ChumpDumper]

It is also being talked about.

You should read more.

[boutons_deux]

Long hair...

That was Hippie Bashing, not Gay Bashing.

gang-up physical bullying is gang-up physical bullying.

bullying hippies is OK for you Army macho men?

[Wild Cobra]

gang-up physical bullying is gang-up physical bullying.

bullying hippies is OK for you Army macho men?

I never said it was right. Only pointing out what people are saying is wrong about "gay" bashing.

[boutons_deux]

The point of the story was not WHO got bullied or why, but that Gecko was a chickenshit, many-on-one, physically assaulting bully.

Another story in the article has Gecko walking a poor-sighted teacher into a closed door, then laughing at him.

And what is going on with dubya, RickyBobby, and Gecko all being CHEERLEADERS rather than macho men on the playing field?

[Wild Cobra]

The point of the story was not WHO got bullied or why, but that Gecko was a chickenshit, many-on-one, physically assaulting bully.

Another story in the article has Gecko walking a poor-sighted teacher into a closed door, then laughing at him.

And what is going on with dubya, RickyBobby, and Gecko all being CHEERLEADERS rather than macho men on the playing field?

Are you suggesting that this is newsworthy? That people don't grow up after doing adolescent pranks?

How can you worry about something more than 40 years ago?

[IWantsACuatro]

So what? Kid got a free haircut.

[spursncowboys]

So the family of the haircuttee said it didn't happen. Have they found an actual witness to this?

[Wild Cobra]

So the family of the haircuttee said it didn't happen. Have they found an actual witness to this?

lol...

Why doesn't that surprise me?

The left is always making shit up.

[ChumpDumper]

They didn't say it didn't happen.

Betsy Lauber, one of John Lauber’s three sisters, spoke with ABC News Tuesday night regarding the accuracy of the story.

“The family of John Lauber is releasing a statement saying the portrayal of John is factually incorrect and we are aggrieved that he would be used to further a political agenda. There will be no more comments from the family,” she said.

She did not say specifically how the Washington Post story was incorrect.

“Even if it did happen, John probably wouldn’t have said anything,” Christine Lauber said.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics...ying-incident/

You're always making shit up.

[ChumpDumper]

Have they found an actual witness to this?

Five in the original story. You just proved you haven't read anything about this at all.

[spursncowboys]

There are no witnesses to the "haircut"

[ChumpDumper]

There are no witnesses to the "haircut"

Except for the five in the original story you never read.

[spursncowboys]

touche CD. I'm glad these five guys remember in painstaking detail what happened 40+ years ago.

[ChumpDumper]

touche CD. I'm glad these five guys remember in painstaking detail what happened 40+ years ago.

Why wouldn't they remember that incident?

lol painstaking

[hater]

touche CD. I'm glad these five guys remember in painstaking detail what happened 40+ years ago.

u serious? events like these are easily remembered. I can remember some important events I saw in elementary school in painstaking detail and that was 20+ years ago. I dont' see how 20 more years would make a difference.

[rascal]

Really?

There are far more important things that people worry about than being cool with his buddies almost 50 years ago.

I really wonder what type of dirt the republicans could find on Obama if they went out of their way looking for it like democrats look for dirt on republicans.

Of course the Republicans are looking for dirt on Obama. Just not finding much.

[Wild Cobra]

Of course the Republicans are looking for dirt on Obama. Just not finding much.

They don't even need to look. His pathetic record as president is enough.

[ChumpDumper]

They don't even need to look. His pathetic record as president is enough.

You still think he's Muslim.

[SA210]

They don't even need to look. His pathetic record as president is enough.

This

[boutons_deux]

Wait, Suddenly Right-Wing Bloggers Don't Want Candidates Vetted?

the Republican candidate leading an assault against a presumed gay schoolmate, pinning him down, and cutting his long hair while tears filled up in the boy's eyes, conservative bloggers were indignant the Post would bother with such trivial pursuits.

Suddenly the far-right press thinks it's pointless to delve deep into a candidate's past in search of clues about his personality and clues to what shaped him into an adult. Suddenly they mock efforts by the press to paint a detailed personal portrait of would-be presidents by combing over their biographies.

In short, suddenly right-wing bloggers are strongly opposed to vetting.

This represents a curious turn, because as we've been noting this week, the established mantra from Obama's media critics is that the press has repeatedly refused to delve into Obama's past in search of clues about his true self, and has refused to paint a detailed portrait of Obama's history.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012051...=Google+Reader