Romney the Bully

That wasn't my comment. I don't actually care if Obama still did drugs. So like I said, if thats a deal breaker for you, so be it.

Hi Coyote, So he freely admitted it of his own accord, volunteered the information before running for president. And Mitt has YET to admit to improper behavior -- he first denied it, then dismissed it as a "prank" and continues to equivocate, adjusting his story as he goes (like he does on all his positions ... ).Did Obama intentionally hurt someone? Mitt did.Do I see a double standard? Yes, that you claim that these are comparable incidents.Enjoy.

Hi Jon, But he isn't - he hasn't had to do any "paying" yet.Enjoy.

No, I do not claim these are comparable incidents.Schoolyard bullying in those days was good for a trip to the principal's office, and maybe detention for a few afternoons.Pot and cocaine use were then, and still are, mentioned disparagingly in many a statute book.But you condemn the former as a character flaw which must persist nearly 50 years later, while excusing the latter, which, for all we know, may have continued up to the present unless I've missed a renunciation somewhere.Yes, I see a double standard there.

I was going to ask if you had anything to say about what Romney did, or if you were here just to toss in a tu quoque, but I noticed you did say this: Does this mean that you simply brush Romney leading a group in an assault with a potentially deadly weapon, an action he won't admit he did or genuinely apologize for, as "boys will be boys?"

OK... Romney no longer punches....but Obama has not said he no longer puffs....I got nothing...we are on a comedy topic right?? Maybe I have puffed too much, or not enough.... Bush wasn't no saint, at least Obama is honest. Bush admitted he drank too much, but never denied or admitted he done cocaine...he just danced around the question.I am way off topic now, sorry.

I think the outrage that is being expressed in this thread is related more to the fact that Romney is now the presidential candidate on the other side than the actual merits of what he did 50 years ago.But I guess you have to excuse the foibles of your side while pointing out the foibles of the other side, no matter how ancient, eh?Meanwhile, all of these side issues are being brought up to avoid the main issue--the economy is in the dumper and the unemployment rate is way too high--and it's too late to blame it all on Bush. Meanwhile, Obama's policies have made things worse rather than better.Sounds like Alan Dershowitz's advice for defending cases:

If the facts are on your side, pound the facts into the table. If the law is on your side, pound the law into the table. If neither the facts nor the law are on your side, pound the table.

The bullying incident is all over the news, so I suppose it might just as well be here.I guess it must be the political season.The bullying incident won't change anybody's mind on whether to vote for Romney.

So because the American legal system is uptight about drugs that is supposed to make people feel worse about Obama's flaws? But Romney's flaws do persist today. His actions back then are entirely consistent with his existing positions against the rights of homosexuals. The things he DID as governor reflect that as well as the things he says today.If Obama were still doing drugs today, yea it would make him a hypocrite due to the crackdown on drugs he is focusing on in his administration. Which is why it would be inconsistent with his current views and actions. If the only thing that will appease you is for Obama to come out every once and awhile to proclaim that he still doesn't do drugs then, well, your just trolling.However, we have yet to even get Romney to admit that he actually did anything wrong at all! Well I see someone who REALLY doesn't want to talk about the issue and thinks the best way to distract everyone is with the tired, "but Obama isn't perfect either!" argument.Leave it to conservative to desperately try to make experimenting with drugs equivalent to the violent and emotional scarring victimization of an innocent person.

Coyote - did Obama ever beat up anyone to get his cocaine?Get real. You have easily the most curious combination of viewpoints in this forum!I am glad you are here, but only as a worthy adversary.Best wishes, friend!

hi.it was a jokette...a reference to the dog on top of the car. the kid Romney bullied had a shock of blonde hair across his eye, looking so gay, that it just made Mittens go kittens.

Well, if it is indicative of his character now, then it's significant, and if it isn't then it isn't. And the way to find that out is to look at his character now, which is what we were planning to do anyway.

No it isn't.Really, at what point in the progress of a fire does it become too late to blame it on the arsonist? But this is plainly not true because things are in fact better. You may wish to fantasize that if McCain had been President things would be even ... uh ... betterer ... knock yourself out, there's no law against wishful thinking. But you can't say that Obama's made things worse, because things are not in fact worse.Edited by Dr Adequate, : No reason given.

Hi Coyote, If find it curious that you do not see a distinct difference between a person who freely admits to a certain behavior, without pressure ...... and a person who first denies, then dismisses as a prank which he doesn't remember, after being exposed by several witnesses ...... between a person who acknowledges bad behavior and that he has changed (heck he even gave up cigarettes eh) ...... and someone who ... I have said should show that he has changed behavior. Curiously, you pointed out that Obama did this in his book, but have not shown that Romney has even begun to discuss this with the seriousness that it should require, especially today when bullying is beginning to see much long needed attention.Yes your standard is doubled.Enjoy.

So when asked if you want to address the actual topic of this thread, you pile red herrings on top of your tu quoque. I guess that answers my question. It isn't, but we all know that reality never colors your political thinking anyway, do don't let that stop you now. Either that or we don't think something like a little drug use is a foible. But again, that would be reality interfering with your fantasy life. Oh, you mean like you trotting out Obama's drug use to try to divert attention from a felonious assault by Romney, for which he was not punished in the least amount?