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backscatter712

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30. No, but I think it will hurt him at the polls.

Reply to coalition_unwilling (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 03:56 PM

May 2012

The only people who like this sort of behavior are the teabagging Christofacist right. Everyone else is going to be repulsed.

Which probably means that Obama's going to win this November by a landslide!

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Will the bullying revelations force Romney to withdraw? [View all] coalition_unwilling May 2012 OP

Are you kidding? Bake May 2012 #1

I have a couple Repuke acquaintances. Each was a victim of coalition_unwilling May 2012 #3

Let us know what they have to say about it, please. Bake May 2012 #8

I seem to recall Karl Rove was beaten up by a 10-year-old girl. Geoff R. Casavant May 2012 #19

I really hope Mitt doesn't withdraw...I'm lov'in his hypocritical, flip-flopping, homophobic, racist nanabugg May 2012 #62

Ditto Bake gratuitous May 2012 #23

Eggs Ackley knocks it out of the ballpark on the first pitch. Fumesucker May 2012 #7

Yep. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #55

For the base they get some points for the middle the story has to keep legs and it'll hit him even.. uponit7771 May 2012 #2

Being a bully is a prerequisite for GOP membership meow2u3 May 2012 #4

No. Why would it? this is the republican party WI_DEM May 2012 #5

If Romney's base starts jumping ship, I would imagine the coalition_unwilling May 2012 #10

You're thinking of the wrong party eissa May 2012 #6

the republican base opposes anti-bullying legislation fishwax May 2012 #9

I don't think he can stand too many more revelations aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #11

Especially the ones where he was living in his son's unfinished basement KamaAina May 2012 #26

And we just got started with the vetting. Life Long Dem May 2012 #60

Why would it? The phrase "youthful indiscretion" has worked before. Brickbat May 2012 #12

No but it may cause Tim Pawlenty to become suicidal. Tim if only you had listened to Lawrence O. grantcart May 2012 #13

No ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #14

Dream on. n/t FSogol May 2012 #15

You funny nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #16

He was also cruel to a vision-challenged teacher and taunted another coalition_unwilling May 2012 #38

The modern RNC is authoritarian in nature nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #40

Bullying is a plank in the Republican platform. Blue_In_AK May 2012 #17

Withdraw??? They'd give him COLGATE4 May 2012 #18

No. Republicans love Bullies. emulatorloo May 2012 #20

It depends on how hard this hits and whether it's still an issue in summer longship May 2012 #21

Excellent point on independents. However, media will kill this story ASAP. emulatorloo May 2012 #24

Media kill this story??? longship May 2012 #35

glad to hear your analysis. Just read another story from his stint as Governor that adds a lot emulatorloo May 2012 #36

Yes, see my post there... longship May 2012 #46

Yup, I'm thinking maybe, just maybe, some enterprising Woodward and Bernstein coalition_unwilling May 2012 #39

The Rock song "Bully" by Shinedown has also topped the charts for weeks. alphafemale May 2012 #61

Maybe, maybe not. NYC Liberal May 2012 #42

watching Hardball now and it doesn't look like anyone wants to bury this story maddezmom May 2012 #58

Republicans will like him better - they love bullies... polichick May 2012 #22

They didn't seem to like Rahm very much. n/t hughee99 May 2012 #48

True dat! I didn't like him either. polichick May 2012 #50

In all fairness, a lot of Dems didn't like him either. n/t hughee99 May 2012 #56

Running with scissors can be fatal. GreatCaesarsGhost May 2012 #25

Oh, snap! That's positively stilleto-like in its coalition_unwilling May 2012 #53

Erick Erickson on CNN just now: "Romney cut a hippy's hair" Bolo Boffin May 2012 #27

They are wondering why he didn't bully more. DefenseLawyer May 2012 #28

This kind of thing is what those people want. They have no problems with bullies ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #29

No, but I think it will hurt him at the polls. backscatter712 May 2012 #30

serious? piratefish08 May 2012 #31

They'll give him "street cred" with the Repugs." skip fox May 2012 #32

LOL. Why would it? RZM May 2012 #33

I guess I was hoping for a little justice for all past victims of bullying. I understand coalition_unwilling May 2012 #41

The more I think about this type of thing RZM May 2012 #54

Doubtfully. But we can still hope. n/t RebelOne May 2012 #34

It will be (at best) little more than a blip on the political radar. LanternWaste May 2012 #37

For the past 30 years, I have been hoping that Americans' fundamental coalition_unwilling May 2012 #43

No, but it will be one more thing that contributes to his loss. NYC Liberal May 2012 #44

Haha, that's a good one. Tell us another joke. Quantess May 2012 #45

I was a victim of bullying in school and I suppose I was coalition_unwilling May 2012 #49

I am sorry to hear it, and I did not mean it to sound insensitive. Quantess May 2012 #52

Actually, that is an badge of honor in the halls of the GOP. Rex May 2012 #47

There are not many who could truly be called 'power brokers' in the GOP. randome May 2012 #51

Odds are there are much bigger skeletons in his closet. Zorra May 2012 #57

Are you serious??? Logical May 2012 #59

I did ask the question seriously, as I'd like to think coalition_unwilling May 2012 #65

They are covering the story now on NBC Nightly! PotatoChip May 2012 #63

Bully by Shinedown alphafemale May 2012 #64

Not at all. pa28 May 2012 #66