Comments on: Romney’s Possible Anti-Gay Bullying and Obama’s Ideological Evolution: Rethinking it

By: justsomeguy

justsomeguy — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:16:36 +0000

I’m really not interested in the monstrous things Mittens did when he was a child. Most children will at one point or another do something pointlessly malicious, and usually to another child. Some make a hobby of it, others don’t. Some grow out of it, others don’t.

The point is, there’s all sorts of stuff that Mittens has done as an *adult* that really ought to receive more attention than this one.

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:25:11 +0000

Romney reminds me of a man I worked for briefly (escape plans were in the works within a few months of his hiring!) He lied continually and was even confronted with it on more than one occasion. It seemed like it was such a long-held habit that he had no idea he was doing it. And he had a very hard time relating to people as individuals. He made us all take Myers-Briggs and that was his primary tool for working with us. It was very frustrating and insulting. Romney does the same crap — serial liar and addresses everyone as if they were some kind of cliched type rather than as individuals. His sociopathic tendencies would bring nothing good to this country.

By: Trebuchet

Trebuchet — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:09:52 +0000

Romney’s lying. He remembers it. I’d be willing to bet he got off on the power he felt.

Mitt's been saying whatever he thought the current audience needed to hear for so long, he has no idea whether he's lying or not. It's just automatic.

By: Drivebyposter

Drivebyposter — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:04:18 +0000

Romney’s lying. He remembers it. I’d be willing to bet he got off on the power he felt.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:14:34 +0000

This piece is very much worth a read:

http://mobile.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/05/gay_marriage_obama_and_black_voters_why_he_is_able_to_endorse_it_in_a_way_a_white_democratic_president_couldn_t_.html

By: Aratina Cage

Aratina Cage — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:59:01 +0000

Remember that Fox video clip that the Fox News mole leaked where Romney seemed to be making fun of gay men by asking for a pink tie in an effeminate voice in front of Sean Hannity? Maybe that was a much bigger window into his true character than most people realized. Maybe he still targets effeminate men for bullying even today when he thinks no one is recording him.

By: rikitiki

rikitiki — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:51:48 +0000

Sure, might have been a tip-off…OR…I’m thinking the whole Vice-Pres -then- Pres pro-gay-equality thing was planned. Especially Obama’s “It’s a States’ Rights Issue.” statement. I think they expect (and I do also) that Tea-Party Republicans and other-anti-gay-Republican’s at the state level will start foaming at the mouth even more between now and November, maybe trying to rush through state anti-gay laws and, in the process, show voters just how bigoted they are and get Republican losses both at the federal and state levels. Brilliant!

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:31:50 +0000

I disagree unless you can show me proof.

I don’t have time to prove my conjectures. Busy sorting out USB cables.

Again, you’re assuming that Republican voters will be put off by a charge of gay-bashing.

I was not assuming that. This is not a fight for Republican votes and never was. I’m sure you’re correct that these revelations will help Romney among some of those who were already going to vote for him. (more of a “get out the vote” strategy)

Granted, he was just a kid at the time, but it still speaks to character. While I’m sure it’s possible for a bully to change, it’s probably not very common

Yeah, if five people remember it clearly and he has no recollection, then this is probably not something that he learned from. Or he’s a liar. Or something.

I’m not sure how much I care about bad behavior in someone decades ago.

By: greg1466

greg1466 — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:11:03 +0000

Granted, he was just a kid at the time, but it still speaks to character. While I’m sure it’s possible for a bully to change, it’s probably not very common. I’d guess that the targets of his hostile take-overs, excuse me, leveraged buy-outs, would say he’s still a bully.

By: John D

John D — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:39:36 +0000

In reply to Kevin.

It is not so obvious. Quite a few (but not a majority) of Reps support gay marriage.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/147662/first-time-majority-americans-favor-legal-gay-marriage.aspx