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Romney's 'Bullying' Profile Contradicted: Was Romney a Bully in 1960s?

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The Chicago Tribune reported back in 2007 that Obama thanked the “Choom Gang” in his high school yearbook; “chooming” was Hawaiian slang for smoking pot.
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    The Chicago Tribune reported back in 2007 that Obama thanked the “Choom Gang” in his high school yearbook; “chooming” was Hawaiian slang for smoking pot.

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    "You know, I made some bad decisions …. You know, got into drinking and experimenting with drugs. There was a whole stretch of time where I didn't apply myself." -- Obama

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    Barack looking 'cool' with his cigarette

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Romney's 'Bullying' Profile Contradicted: Was Romney a Bully in 1960s?
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Mitt Romney has a target on his back. Democrats want to cast doubt on the integrity and character of the Republican Presidential candidate. They had to stretch really hard and far back to come up with something, which may or may not have happened. Either way, the article accuses Romney of pulling a prank in high school in the 1960s -- five decades ago. Susan Swift writes about the Washington Post's story of alleged bullying:
The Washington Post's controversial exposé on the young Mitt Romney just became more controversial. Presented as an investigative journalism piece, Jason Horowitz’s article contrasts sharply with a similar "flashback" article on Romney recently published in the June 2012 print edition of Automobile Magazine by author David Murray. Both articles chronicle anecdotal events in Romney’s teen years as told by classmates and friends. But while both quote some of the same people, the Washington Post article contains several inexplicable inconsistencies, omissions and false inferences.

The Democrats may have made a big blunder by going after Romney's high school past. That opens the door for equal criticism about President Barack Obama's high school behavior and crimes. The president admitted to regularly using drugs and hanging out with radicals and communists like Frank Marshall Davis. The president, then known as "Barry Obama", has more to explain than Mitt Romney -- even if the allegation of bullying did occur (which I doubt). Ben Shapiro reports in Breitbart about Obama's high school dayz:
In his memoir, Obama talked about routinely getting high. “Junkie. Pothead,” he wrote.... The Chicago Tribune reported back in 2007 that Obama thanked the “Choom Gang” in his high school yearbook; “chooming” was Hawaiian slang for smoking pot. The Honolulu Advertiser reported that Obama’s senior portrait “prominently displayed … A package of ‘Zig-Zag’ rolling papers and a matchbook.” This activity is certainly more reflective of Obama’s ideological history than Mitt Romney’s pranks on teachers and fellow students.reflective obamas ideological history mitt romneys pranks teachers fellow students

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  • Hula girl - Friends not Fol... 2012/05/14 21:57:01
    Doesn't matter what candidate did in high school in 1960s
    Hula girl - Friends not Followers
    +5
    Obama was a racist bully in school and he was beat up for it and he still is a racist bully so if he wasn't to open that can of worms then let all those worms crawl out.

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  • Maya Zauberman 2013/04/15 11:59:52
    Doesn't matter what candidate did in high school in 1960s
    Maya Zauberman
    Honestly, I never heard any opinion on either side. So I can't say anything, because I have no clue.
  • Alummina 2012/05/20 00:14:25
    Doesn't matter what candidate did in high school in 1960s
    Alummina
    What a coincidence that they were together in the same high school! Does this mean they were already chosen to be playing the presidency’s roles? Is this a joke?
  • findthelight2000 2012/05/16 21:35:08 (edited)
    Romney WAS a Bully in high school in 1960s
    findthelight2000
    If you really want to sway the people in Romney's defense, you could at least post a link to something other than Brightbart.com, a well-known anti-Democrat/pro-Conservative Fascism conspiracy theory online (non)news source!
  • sjalan 2012/05/16 05:20:43
    Romney WAS a Bully in high school in 1960s
    sjalan
    +2
    With three eye witnesses I'd say it is time for the person that was assulted to come forward and set the record straight.
  • Idiot r... sjalan 2012/05/16 15:54:21
    Idiot repubs
    +1
    He's dead.
  • sjalan Idiot r... 2012/05/16 19:13:53
    sjalan
    +3
    Too bad.
  • EdVenture 2012/05/15 16:55:09
    Doesn't matter what candidate did in high school in 1960s
    EdVenture
    +1
    He's a Bully now, thats the issue.
  • Guru_T_Firefly 2012/05/15 14:03:34
    Romney WAS a Bully in high school in 1960s
    Guru_T_Firefly
    +1
    The only one giving people a reason to doubt Romney's integrity and character is Romney himself.
  • Uranos7 2012/05/15 01:25:39
    Doesn't matter what candidate did in high school in 1960s
    Uranos7
    The victims sister says it never happened but even if it did few of us are the same person we were in high school.
    If we blame Romney for being a bully then we blame Obama for being a druggie and a thief I really doubt he wants his high school days looked into matter of fact we cannot because they are sealed unlike Romneys.
  • A Lionheart 2012/05/15 00:45:55
    Romney WAS a Bully in high school in 1960s
    A Lionheart
    +2
    We remember incidents that are a "big deal" to us, apparently this incident wasn't a "big deal" to Romney. And THAT is some incite into his character. Oh noes Obama smoked pot. Gimme a break.
  • Uranos7 A Lionh... 2012/05/15 01:38:51
    Uranos7
    Your beliving this based on a high school rumor?
    The birthers have more evidence than that so I guess you believe them too?
  • A Lionh... Uranos7 2012/05/15 15:55:12
    A Lionheart
    +1
    Birthers are nuts.
  • Uranos7 A Lionh... 2012/05/15 19:21:44
    Uranos7
    But they have more evidence to support thier claims than this story does; so if you believe this you should believe them.
  • A Lionh... Uranos7 2012/05/17 01:22:29
    A Lionheart
    They do not have any evidence, at least none worth anything.
  • Uranos7 A Lionh... 2012/05/17 02:01:42
    Uranos7
    They have documents, witnesses, fake SS#'s a lot more than this story has.
    All this story has is a high school rumor refuted by the family of the victim, and a couple of the people it called witnesses.
  • zbacku 2012/05/15 00:04:20
    Romney was NOT a Bully in high school in 1960s
    zbacku
    +1
    The fact that the media does NOT care on bit about Obama's drug use makes their obsession on Romney's past moot.
  • Bibliop... zbacku 2012/05/17 00:46:24
    Bibliophilic
    Marijuana vs. bullying? HAHAHA.
  • ♥☯ ʂıoвнaп ☮♥ 2012/05/14 22:45:00
    Doesn't matter what candidate did in high school in 1960s
    ♥☯ ʂıoвнaп ☮♥
    Even if Romney was a bully then, he's a different person now. Just like Obama is a different person now in comparison to when he used weed.
  • DJL ♥☯ ʂıoв... 2012/05/15 00:01:52
    DJL
    +1
    Has he changed that much since the weekend?
  • Guru_T_... DJL 2012/05/15 14:08:40
    Guru_T_Firefly
    +1
    No, Romney's probably still a bully.
  • DJL Guru_T_... 2012/05/16 01:52:02
    DJL
    With all the criminal activity from Obama Romneys high school days are not even worth mentioning.
  • Guru_T_... DJL 2012/05/17 02:17:18
    Guru_T_Firefly
    Nice try, but no cigar.
  • mich52 2012/05/14 22:40:31
    Doesn't matter what candidate did in high school in 1960s
    mich52
    +2
    He was a bully but it doesn't matter what they did in high school or when they were seven but that didn't stop you RWNJ's from ridiculing and demonizing the President did it.. It shows what hypocrites you people are.
  • sockpuppet 2012/05/14 22:36:07
    Doesn't matter what candidate did in high school in 1960s
    sockpuppet
    Just a bunch of crap the dirty-tricks guys dreamed up. Gonna be a long time til November.
  • Brainfart " Bane of the Col... 2012/05/14 22:33:29
    Doesn't matter what candidate did in high school in 1960s
    Brainfart " Bane of the Collective "
    The Libs are desperate for something to draw attention away from the failure of Obama..

    Then their own Vice pres delivers the gift that will keep on giving right thru the election.
    .
    Making Obama come out of the closet has all but assured that the 75% of the Christians in America will rise up send his Skinny ass back to Chicago to Disorganize some communities.

    All Cons should write a Thank you letter to Biden at the soonest .

    O and keep digging up irrelevant tripe ..Its hilarious
  • joe ramirez 2012/05/14 22:30:51
    Doesn't matter what candidate did in high school in 1960s
    joe ramirez
    +1
    The stupid Media and Liberals are going to do everything (dirty) that they can to distract the people from focusing on Obama's record! Obama,has a terrible record he knows it and so do the Liberals and they don't want Americans to know their rotten dirty little secret!
  • Idiot r... joe ram... 2012/05/15 00:09:24
    Idiot repubs
    +1
    Like pointing out Rmoneys past.
  • Sofahead 2012/05/14 22:19:42
    Doesn't matter what candidate did in high school in 1960s
    Sofahead
    +1
    Get Real! Are ANY of you the exact same person you were 45 - 50 years ago?
  • captainquiggle 2012/05/14 22:06:05
    Romney WAS a Bully in high school in 1960s
    captainquiggle
    +4
    How do you tackle people to the ground and cut their hair and NOT end up being a bully by the end of that incident?

    You think that anyone didn't know that Obama smoked pot in high school? That's old news. So did Bill Clinton, so did GW. What's your point?

    Smoking pot and bullying aren't anywhere close to the same set of concern to me or anyone else. Only you are trying to spin it that way, though. Have fun with that.
  • zbacku captain... 2012/05/15 00:08:02
    zbacku
    +1
    Don't forget the Cocaine Obama used.
  • captain... zbacku 2012/05/15 13:33:46 (edited)
    captainquiggle
    +2
    There's a difference between using and being an addict. But, yeah, Bush was a big-time cokehead... so what's the issue? And, o top it all off, Obama admitted to it right away and didn't wait for it to be uncovered in investigations and deny it by not speaking about it like Bush did.
  • Guru_T_... zbacku 2012/05/15 14:10:44
    Guru_T_Firefly
    +1
    So did George Bush. Your point is?
  • Idiot r... captain... 2012/05/15 00:11:08 (edited)
    Idiot repubs
    +1
    Funny how the skinny black kid in Kansas / Hawaii was a bully to the GOP.

    No wonder Trevon martin is dead, these people are petrified of black people.
  • Uranos7 Idiot r... 2012/05/15 01:40:26
    Uranos7
    +1
    Your beliving this based on a high school rumor?
    The birthers have more evidence than that so I guess you believe them too?
  • Idiot r... Uranos7 2012/05/15 02:16:56
    Idiot repubs
    +1
    No the 5 witnesses that all recall the event, the one rMoney apologized for, no rumor.
  • Uranos7 Idiot r... 2012/05/15 03:59:09
    Uranos7
    +2
    and the victims sister said it never happened, big of Romney to apologize even though he didn't remember it. Don't ya think. He takes responsibility for his mistakes instead of spreading blame.
  • Guru_T_... Uranos7 2012/05/15 14:11:45
    Guru_T_Firefly
    +1
    Birthers have no factual evidence.
  • Uranos7 Guru_T_... 2012/05/15 19:25:26
    Uranos7
    What factual evidence does this story have?
    Birthers have birth certificates SS# that do not match his birthplace, witnesses, aliases, and the DNC document that conveniently omits the eeligibility clause.
    Far more than this story has; so if you believe this you should believe them.
  • Guru_T_... Uranos7 2012/05/17 02:23:37 (edited)
    Guru_T_Firefly
    My comment was a response to your ridiculous "The birthers have more evidence than that..." comment. Sadly, what little evidence (if you can call it that) the birthers have is tired and badly-fabricated and, as has been proven in Georgia and elsewhere, won't stand up in a court of law. God luck changing that.
  • Uranos7 Guru_T_... 2012/05/17 02:32:48
    Uranos7
    and niether would this, matter of fact it would not even be enough to get to a trial.
    BTW: The evidence whas not thrown out of the trial it was deemed irrrelevent because it seems there are no requirements at all in Georgia to be on the ballot. Obama's Lawyer stated even Mickey Mouse could be on the ballot. Which is both funny and scary at the same time.

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