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Romney apologizes after bullying incidents in high school revealed
By Robin Abcarian
May 10, 2012, 9:07 a.m.
A Washington Post investigation into Mitt Romney’s years at the Cranbrook School in Michigan, which included a disturbing account of Romney bullying a student who later turned out to be gay, earned an unusual apology from the presumptive GOP presidential nominee Thursday morning.
The incident came to light one day after President Barack Obama said he supports same-sex marriage, and Romney reiterated his opposition.
“Back in high school, I did some dumb things,” Romney said during a radio interview Thursday morning. “And if anyone was hurt by that or offended, obviously I apologize for that." The Post said the call with Brian Kilmeade of Fox News Radio, was hastily arranged by the campaign to respond to the potentially damaging story.
The Washington Post story, by Jason Horowitz, detailed a 1965 incident, witnessed by at least five Cranbrook students, in which Romney, reportedly incensed by the dyed blond locks of a fellow student, led what the Post described as a “posse” of students in a charge against the boy, threw him to the ground and hacked off his hair. “He can’t look like that,” Romney told a close friend at the time. “That’s wrong. Just look at him!”
http://www.latimes.com/news/politic...high-school-revealed-20120510,0,5780513.story
This is good for a presidental candidate.It shows how tough you are. We need a man like this in the oval office. Look how Ronald Reagan used to be tough he bullied China and the Soviets. He was Tough on Terrorism. Reagan was like a John Wayne cowboy. You saw how the bad guys were scared of John Wayne.
By Robin Abcarian
May 10, 2012, 9:07 a.m.
A Washington Post investigation into Mitt Romney’s years at the Cranbrook School in Michigan, which included a disturbing account of Romney bullying a student who later turned out to be gay, earned an unusual apology from the presumptive GOP presidential nominee Thursday morning.
The incident came to light one day after President Barack Obama said he supports same-sex marriage, and Romney reiterated his opposition.
“Back in high school, I did some dumb things,” Romney said during a radio interview Thursday morning. “And if anyone was hurt by that or offended, obviously I apologize for that." The Post said the call with Brian Kilmeade of Fox News Radio, was hastily arranged by the campaign to respond to the potentially damaging story.
The Washington Post story, by Jason Horowitz, detailed a 1965 incident, witnessed by at least five Cranbrook students, in which Romney, reportedly incensed by the dyed blond locks of a fellow student, led what the Post described as a “posse” of students in a charge against the boy, threw him to the ground and hacked off his hair. “He can’t look like that,” Romney told a close friend at the time. “That’s wrong. Just look at him!”
http://www.latimes.com/news/politic...high-school-revealed-20120510,0,5780513.story
This is good for a presidental candidate.It shows how tough you are. We need a man like this in the oval office. Look how Ronald Reagan used to be tough he bullied China and the Soviets. He was Tough on Terrorism. Reagan was like a John Wayne cowboy. You saw how the bad guys were scared of John Wayne.