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There is so much wrong with Romney’s response that I hardly know where to start.

washunut said:
Probably up there with Obama smoking dope when he was younger.

What the country really needs to know is who was potty trained sooner!
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Yes, bullying weaker people and smoking pot - a definite equivalence there.
 
Wiggen said:
So bullying is just good clean fun to you? Pranks?

No wonder it's an epidemic at the junior high and high school level.

His reaction to this speaks just as much to his character as the actual event itself.
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Seriously that's what you got out of my post there? Ugh, this country's doomed.
 
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Your Star said:
There's evil intent behind that. I doubt there was any more intent behind this then "OMG this is going to be so funny!". Like I said, this is just crap to distract us from the real issues of the day, let's not contribute to the downgrading of American intelligence by taking this seriously shall we?
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The fact that you cosnider this 'funny' speaks volumes. I have no doubt Willard and his gang of cretins considered it hilarious. By all accounts, John Lauber did not. But then, what does he matter?
 
AdamT said:
Indeed (it's "country's").
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A typo after a night where just the right amount of wine was consumed is acceptable, talking about this like it is a serious issue isn't.
 
Your Star said:
Seriously that's what you got out of my post there? Ugh, this country's doomed.
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It's exactly what you said. You continue to label this a 'prank' and 'funny'. It's not a 'prank', it's an assault. And it sure as hell wasn't funny.
 
Wiggen said:
Of course you would. Maybe if Romney was an alcoholic or a druggie like you, there might be some hope. But apparently he was just a bully.
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So...instead of answering my question, all you can manage is this dumbassed remark.

Pathetic.
 
Your Star said:
A typo after a night where just the right amount of wine was consumed is acceptable, talking about this like it is a serious issue isn't.
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There you go again. Bullying and assualting people because they are different isn't a 'serious issue' to you?
 
Wiggen said:
Yes, bullying weaker people and smoking pot - a definite equivalence there.
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About as big an equivalency as what Romney is alleged to have done and mutilating animals. But whatever.
 
Your Star said:
A typo after a night where just the right amount of wine was consumed is acceptable, talking about this like it is a serious issue isn't.
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That's your opinion. I think bullying is a serious issue. That Romney was apparently a serial bully less so, but not entirely inconsequential -- IMHO.
 
Wiggen said:
There you go again. Bullying and assualting people because they are different isn't a 'serious issue' to you?
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If it wasn't a serious issue for YourStar, she would be bullying straight people all day long.
 
Wiggen said:
The fact that you cosnider this 'funny' speaks volumes. I have no doubt Willard and his gang of cretins considered it hilarious. By all accounts, John Lauber did not. But then, what does he matter?
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I don't consider it funny, I'm saying that a group of teenagers thought it funny. Big difference. Was it appropriate behavior? No. Should it follow Romney and be a major issue in his presidential campaign? No.

Out of all the ways you can attack Romney the fact that you are attacking him on this speaks volumes about yourself.
 
Wiggen said:
The fact that you cosnider this 'funny' speaks volumes. I have no doubt Willard and his gang of cretins considered it hilarious. By all accounts, John Lauber did not. But then, what does he matter?
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She didn't say she found it funny. She expressed her view of Romney's likely motivation. What's with the dishonest arguments? Got nothin' else?
 
tessaesque said:
About as big an equivalency as what Romney is alleged to have done and mutilating animals. But whatever.
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I wasn't trying to suggest equivalency. Just trying to gauge whether YS would consider *anything* that someone did in high school to be of consequence, and if so, where the line may be.
 
Mycroft said:
So...instead of answering my question, all you can manage is this dumbassed remark.

Pathetic.
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I wasn't aware that in that lengthy recounting of your time as an alcoholic and druggie there was a question. You tell us how your unacceptable behavior was fueled by substance abuse and how it stopped once you stopped, and that's somehow comparable to Romney being a bully?
 
tessaesque said:
She didn't say she found it funny. She expressed her view of Romney's likely motivation. What's with the dishonest arguments? Got nothin' else?
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Someone with reading comprehension!!!!
 
tessaesque said:
She didn't say she found it funny. She expressed her view of Romney's likely motivation. What's with the dishonest arguments? Got nothin' else?
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And once again you jump in to offer your defense. She clearly considers bullying and assaulting of those different to be unimportant and just a funny prank. She's said so several times.
 
Wiggen said:
I wasn't aware that in that lengthy recounting of your time as an alcoholic and druggie there was a question. You tell us how your unacceptable behavior was fueled by substance abuse and how it stopped once you stopped, and that's somehow comparable to Romney being a bully?
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It's the obvious Vietnam <--> fancy boy's prep school equivalence. ;)
 
Your Star said:
Someone with reading comprehension!!!!
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Tell me once again how funny this was, and especially how funny John Lauber found it and how it was just a prank.
 
AdamT said:
I wasn't trying to suggest equivalency. Just trying to gauge whether YS would consider *anything* that someone did in high school to be of consequence, and if so, where the line may be.
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I wasn't addressing my comment to you, I didn't think you were equating the two, just moving the goal posts.
 
Wiggen said:
I wasn't aware that in that lengthy recounting of your time as an alcoholic and druggie there was a question. You tell us how your unacceptable behavior was fueled by substance abuse and how it stopped once you stopped, and that's somehow comparable to Romney being a bully?
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Perhaps you should re-read my post...and look for question marks this time. They are a dead giveaway that a question has been asked.
 
AdamT said:
It's the obvious Vietnam <--> fancy boy's prep school equivalence. ;)
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Yeah. I went to Vietnam and although I didn't go to a fancy prep school, I did go to high school. I found them nothing like each other.
 
Wiggen said:
And once again you jump in to offer your defense. She clearly considers bullying and assaulting of those different to be unimportant and just a funny prank. She's said so several times.
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No she hasn't. So again I ask why you rely on dishonest arguments.
 
Mycroft said:
Perhaps you should re-read my post...and look for question marks this time. They are a dead giveaway that a question has been asked.
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If there was a question, it was answered.
 
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