Did Mitt Romney assault a prep school classmate?

I read the whole thing ...

 

And you don't think White's suggestion that Romney was doing something out of character as a way to fit in with his peers offers some insight into what happened? Or why?

 

Oh, I definitely think it offers some insight into what could have happened. But then again, I bet L. Ron Hubbard, were he alive, could do the same thing.

 

Gotta agree with Doc on this...what good is it trying to psychoanalyze from afar based on an action you didn't witness?

Anyhoo...as for the traction this story's getting: IMO, part of it is due to Romney's mishandling of it. But part of it is due to the recent zeitgeist concern about bullying. Had this come up, say, during his attempted run to the nomination four years ago, it would have received barely a blip. But in this current mediascape, bullying in general has a new PR agent and it's being talked about in all media all the time.

 

I had my head shaved as sports initiation -- willingly. Anyone who tried to hold me down and cut my hair would have been much worse for the trying.

 

Was L. Ron Hubbard a gay student at Cranbrook during those years and a classmate of one of Mitt's brothers?

If I were trying to defend Mitt Romney, I would cling to the empathy suggested by White's version of things.

Otherwise, Mitt's a bullying douchebag who either singles out the weird kid for no reason at all and cuts his hair; or he's a bullying douchebag who singles out the homosexual kid and cuts his hair.

 

I won't be voting for you for President.

 

Niedemeyer . . .

DEAD!

 

I highly doubt Mittens would have hazed L. Ron, given that they both believe in a religion created by aliens.

 

I was subjected to more abuse than I ever gave out. I do not believe that "boys being boys" goes away as they older. I believe that it just feeds the sense of entitlement.

Living nearly 50 years, I believe that today's good people are the same ones who were good compassionate people in their youth.

 

The anecdote isn't a big deal to me, and I certainly think how it was reported and sourced played and followed up is a topic worthy for debate here.

However, some of you seem to be espousing this strange brand of paternalism in which you don't think that American voters are capable of deciding for themselves if they find this relevant.

 

When will Mitt Romney deny he beat up five nerds at Cranbrook?

We eagerly await his repudiation of this matter.

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