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Title: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: Allhallowsday on May 17, 2012, 09:50:27 PM
Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster
By Gail Collins 
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/15/3240422/mitt-romney-that-guy-sure-has.html (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/15/3240422/mitt-romney-that-guy-sure-has.html)   

Today, let’s do a favor for Mitt Romney.

Indulge me.

You have undoubtedly heard the story about a bullying episode during Romney’s high school years. The Washington Post quoted former classmates who said that Mitt had led an attack on a kid who had bleached blond hair that he wore over one eye. While the others held the boy down, Romney cut off the offending tresses.

Let me say right off the bat that stuff politicians did when they were in high school shouldn’t count. And while this appears to be a particularly mean, and possibly homophobic, incident, it is really a good idea to stick to that rule. Otherwise, we would have to go back to the question of whether Barack Obama ate dog meat in Indonesia and we will never move on to health care reform.

But about the hair-cutting story. When Mitt was asked about it, he said he did not “recall the incident.”

This puts a whole new spin on things.
The idea that Romney could have absolutely no recollection of this event is way more shocking than the incident itself. Did he engage in this sort of behavior so often that things just sort of ran together...?

...Romney supporters have made a vague attempt to lump the hair-cutting incident in with Mitt’s long history of pranksterism. It certainly is true that Mitt has a longstanding affinity for practical jokes. Let’s revisit a few:

• Invited to the wedding in which his wife was one of the bridesmaids, Romney livened up the afternoon by snitching the groom’s shoes and using nail polish to write H-E-L-P on the soles so all the guests could see it when the happy couple knelt down to take their marital vows.

• On his first visit to the White House during the Clinton administration, Romney protested when he was handed a red visitors’ badge with the letter A. “I’m not the one that cheated on my wife. He should be wearing the scarlet A, not me,” Mitt said, repeatedly, to the fun-loving White House security staff.

• During his stint in France, Romney entertained a homesick and undoubtedly edgy fellow young missionary by coming to his door wearing a sheet and impersonating a French terrorist/bandit.

A teacher who students enjoyed making fun of for his poor eyesight was walking with Romney and some of his classmates when they came to two sets of glass doors. Mitt opened the first for his professor, swept his hand forward to indicate the second set was open as well, and then laughed hysterically when the teacher smacked into the closed door.

That last one was in high school, so we’re not counting it. Except as part of a lifelong pattern of fun.

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Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: Criswell on May 17, 2012, 11:17:36 PM
HAHAHA the guy sounds like an absolute riot.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: HappyGilmore on May 17, 2012, 11:19:31 PM
Oohhh...'hilarious.'...zing.

Guy just sounds like an a**hole.

Not particularly fond of Obama, but I'd likely vote for Obama over Romney.

I can think of funnier things than his pranks.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: indianasmith on May 17, 2012, 11:44:26 PM
I would vote for Atilla the Hun over Obama.  At least he would conquer and plunder and bring wealth INTO the country instead of spending $6 trillion in new debt, and running up 1.5 TRILLION dollar deficits! 

Romney was not my first choice.  But I firmly believe Obama will bankrupt the country if he is re elected.
And he has NO concept how badly he is hurting the country.  Give me an absolute a##hole who knows how to handle money any day!


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: HappyGilmore on May 18, 2012, 11:45:19 PM
Personally, I was hoping Ron Paul would do better, as he's the candidate who'd have gotten
my vote.

However, this likely isn't a 'political thread' and it isn't the space for it.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: indianasmith on May 19, 2012, 12:14:46 AM
I admire Paul's consistency over the years - he is one of the very few politicians who practices what he preaches.
His bent towards isolationism really scares me, though.   Also, I think he would have a very hard time getting any of his  major policy initiatives thru Congress, and the Presidency would wind up being a very frustrating experience for him.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: lester1/2jr on May 19, 2012, 07:59:36 AM
I can't tell if this is real.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: Allhallowsday on May 19, 2012, 10:43:34 AM
I can't tell if this is real.
What can't you tell "is real", Lester?


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: tracy on May 19, 2012, 11:41:44 AM
I really wonder about Romney.....perhaps he knows about money but I also suspect he understands little about the common folks. I would never vote for Obama...NEVER....but I can't be settled on Romney yet.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: Jim H on May 19, 2012, 02:12:30 PM
Quote
On his first visit to the White House during the Clinton administration, Romney protested when he was handed a red visitors’ badge with the letter A. “I’m not the one that cheated on my wife. He should be wearing the scarlet A, not me,” Mitt said, repeatedly, to the fun-loving White House security staff.

OK..  I can't lie, that's pretty funny.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: Allhallowsday on May 19, 2012, 02:50:47 PM
I really wonder about Romney.....perhaps he knows about money but I also suspect he understands little about the common folks. I would never vote for Obama...NEVER....but I can't be settled on Romney yet.
So, you're going to vote for him or you're not going to vote.  Seriously. 


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: lester1/2jr on May 19, 2012, 03:22:42 PM
the column. is the author making it up?


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: Allhallowsday on May 19, 2012, 05:44:05 PM
the column. is the author making it up?
No.  I read two pieces about MITT ROMNEY's "hijinks" in the New York Times and found one of the stories online. 


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: lester1/2jr on May 19, 2012, 07:30:41 PM
there's an expression of sorts about mormons. Basically, You take a religion like Islam, it has very basic tenets but the followers are kind of crazy, whereas mormons, their beliefs are kind of weird on close inspection but they are by and large pretty nice people.

I think Romney will make a good president but i have a few reservations. Fpreign policy for one, but also I was here in MA when he was Gov and he didn't do that great of a job. You could only look over in amazement at the stuff Guliani was doing in NYC, just totally and completely transforming the city.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: indianasmith on May 19, 2012, 10:15:35 PM
I think that the whol "concern with the common folks" is what leads us down the garden path to bankruptcy.
The desire to help others is incredibly commendable, but when the whole benevolence industry is taken over by the gov't, what results are huge, bloated bureaucracies with enormous overhead that may do some good to some people, but wind up doing harm to others in the process - and they also shield people from the consequences of negative decisions, so that lessons are never learned and people go on and on and on making those negative, destructive decisions, until the government destroys the producing classes and then bankrupts itself trying to "help".

Providing food, medical care, housing, and clothing used to be a normal responsibility of adulthood. Socialism makes all those things the responsibility of the government to some degree.  When the responsibilities of adulthood are assumed by government, people are free to never grow up, and continue living their lives in a selfish and irresponsible manner.

here in the U.S., we hear all about "the one percent" from the Socialists, communists, idiots, and malcontents who make up the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Those are the villains who are allegedly stealing the wealth that belongs to all of us, or something like that.  Yet the top 1% of wage earners supply the government every year with about half or more of its total annual tax revenues.  The bottom 50% of wage earners pay virtually no income taxes at all, by the time you calculate the benefits they receive.  As someone who pays a hefty chunk of my annual income and receives no federal assistance of any sort, I think it's time we quit taxing the producers and start taxing the freeloaders - or at least, quit giving them money that we are having to borrow from China because our President and Congress don't understand the simple concept of ceasing to spend when there is no more money in the bank!!!!


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: El Misfit on May 20, 2012, 12:45:45 AM
I can't tell if this is real.
What can't you tell "is real", Lester?
Well, this is a dot com site, which can be a whole bunch of B.S. put together.


I think that the whol "concern with the common folks" is what leads us down the garden path to bankruptcy.
The desire to help others is incredibly commendable, but when the whole benevolence industry is taken over by the gov't, what results are huge, bloated bureaucracies with enormous overhead that may do some good to some people, but wind up doing harm to others in the process - and they also shield people from the consequences of negative decisions, so that lessons are never learned and people go on and on and on making those negative, destructive decisions, until the government destroys the producing classes and then bankrupts itself trying to "help".

Providing food, medical care, housing, and clothing used to be a normal responsibility of adulthood. Socialism makes all those things the responsibility of the government to some degree.  When the responsibilities of adulthood are assumed by government, people are free to never grow up, and continue living their lives in a selfish and irresponsible manner.

here in the U.S., we hear all about "the one percent" from the Socialists, communists, idiots, and malcontents who make up the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Those are the villains who are allegedly stealing the wealth that belongs to all of us, or something like that.  Yet the top 1% of wage earners supply the government every year with about half or more of its total annual tax revenues.  The bottom 50% of wage earners pay virtually no income taxes at all, by the time you calculate the benefits they receive.  As someone who pays a hefty chunk of my annual income and receives no federal assistance of any sort, I think it's time we quit taxing the producers and start taxing the freeloaders - or at least, quit giving them money that we are having to borrow from China because our President and Congress don't understand the simple concept of ceasing to spend when there is no more money in the bank!!!!
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! No, really! If there's one thing that p**ses me off the most is extreme people in either Rep. or Dem. bashing each other when it's both of their faults, getting people to follow their ways, which is having a fault growing more wider. People who post s**t like this are a main cause for the fault ever growing wider, I would choose your words more wisely. Oh yeah, see the view from a different perspective from time to time, you'll be surprised that way, and not just be considered a single party minded jerk! :hatred:


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: indianasmith on May 20, 2012, 01:13:59 AM
Look, when the Republicans had control of Congress, they SPENT TOO MUCH TOO.  I fully accept that.  But they ran a deficit of $165 billion the last time they wrote the federal budget (FY07).  Since the Dems took over Congress in both Houses back in Jan. 2007 the deficit has bloomed to $1.5 TRILLION.  Understand, that is JUSt the deficit - spending above and beyond what we take in every year.  All told, this administration has added $5 trillion to the national debt in just over 3 years, and Obama's budget proposals include trillion dollar annual deficits as far as they go into the future.  It doesn't take a genius to see that this is VERY bad for the country!  And yes, Republicans are resistant to tax increases.  However, if they rolled over and gave Obama EVERY SINGLE TAX INCREASE he has requested since he took office, the revenues would cover only ONE FIFTH of what he is proposing to spend!  And the tax increases would so brutally punish investment that even more jobs and companies would flee the country for good.  Not to mention that any time you raise taxes you put more money in the hands of the U.S. Congress, which, under EITHER party, has demonstrated that it has ZERO self-control when handed large amounts of tax money.

  The House has proposed multiple budget plans since the Republicans took control in Jan. 2011.  All of them have included effective ways to try and get the runaway spending and borrowing under control.  The Democrat controlled Senate has killed every single budget the House has put forward, and in return?  Not a single proposed budget from them.  Not since 2008.  Just one continuing resolution after another.  Continuing to spend, continuing to borrow, and continuing to mortgage our nation's future to China.

  Republicans aren't perfect.  I will be the first to admit that.  But on the issue of our runaway debt and spiraling deficits, the Democrats have yet to put forward anything that actually deals with the problem.  Their solution is always the same: tax more, spend more, strip away more liberties, and give more power to the government.  It is ALL they know how to do, and this administration has proved that in spades.

  So you think I'm a partisan jerk.  I won't call you a jerk.  I don't roll that way as a rule.  Show me something the Democrats get right, and I'll support it.  But right now, the choice is either to walk slowly towards bankruptcy and national ruin, or to do what this administration is doing - race towards it with the windows down and the accelerator floored, singing along to the radio as the United States shoots over the edge of the cliff.

  I believe this with all my heart - if Obama is re-elected he WILL bankrupt our country.  He has already made a good start!


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: Allhallowsday on May 20, 2012, 12:03:24 PM
...  So you think I'm a partisan jerk.  I won't call you a jerk.  I don't roll that way as a rule...
You do realize you are responding to a teenager? 
This thread is about MITT ROMNEY's character, that's all. 


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: lester1/2jr on May 20, 2012, 12:28:59 PM
I would just add 1 thing that gets left out of the 1 percent argument: our government is made up of people who are in the one percent or soon join it when they get to DC.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/washington-d-c-area-now-richest-nation-191806412.html

"Washington, D.C. area now the richest in the nation"

Hillary Clinton, John Beohner, Don Rumsfeld and all the contractors and lobbiests who work with and for them are multi millionaires.

people are occupying Wall Street but DC /our government is totally full of Wall Street people on both sides and in the wings. all over the place.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: RCMerchant on May 20, 2012, 02:55:57 PM
For the most part politidicktions are all lying self serving pieces of s**t.
I don't trust a one of them.
EVER.
Romney is the worst kind of example-"I forgot."
Lying sonofab***h. I bet he don't forget to cash his paycheck that he bankrolls for being a liar.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: indianasmith on May 20, 2012, 07:51:31 PM
RC - the reason all politicians lie is that all people lie.  I might be lying right now, in fact! :teddyr:

Lester - I know this and I'm really not that upset about it.  Hamilton once said "Those who own the country ought to run it."  One of the huge problems today is that so many people holding high office in our government have never written or cashed a private sector paycheck.  Bottom line, I trust neither big business nor big government.  But if I have to pick between the two, I will pick big business every time.  All they want is my money. Big government wants to control every aspect of my life!


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: lester1/2jr on May 20, 2012, 10:05:27 PM
Indiana- you can't seperate big business from big government. I argue from the other side when talking with liberals who see the government as the savior.

Big Busines DOES just want to make money but they do that in a way that empowers big government. THAT is the problem. I love business that's why i feel this way.

The idea that the big corporations want free markets is wrong. They turn to thwe state for protection from competition.

Obamas administration is full of guys from Wall Street. Geitner is from Goldman. Peter orzag, who was Obamas economic advisor till a little while ago, is at Citigroup.


http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul665.html

"Socialism is a system where the government directly owns and manages businesses. Corporatism is a system where businesses are nominally in private hands, but are in fact controlled by the government. In a corporatist state, government officials often act in collusion with their favored business interests to design polices that give those interests a monopoly position, to the detriment of both competitors and consumers."


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: El Misfit on May 20, 2012, 10:59:18 PM
Lester, I would question that statement- that sounds more like Communism there. Just saying.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: indianasmith on May 20, 2012, 11:04:09 PM
At this point in time, I would take RC as President over Obama!


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: RCMerchant on May 21, 2012, 06:16:37 AM
At this point in time, I would take RC as President over Obama!

I wouldn't want the job.
For one-I couldn't handle the stress.
Or the other idiots.
Or the fact I'd get drunk and p**sed and push the red button.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: indianasmith on May 21, 2012, 06:18:38 AM
Don't worry, Ronnie,  just name me as your VEEP and all you'll have to do is smile for the cameras! :teddyr:


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: lester1/2jr on May 21, 2012, 08:02:36 AM
el misfito- It's very similiar.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: El Misfit on May 21, 2012, 10:53:48 AM
el misfito- It's very similiar.
Actually, scratch that. TRUE Communism (not like USSR and such) has no gov't, just realized. This is more like dictatorship with more gov't people.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: HappyGilmore on May 23, 2012, 12:10:42 PM
This election, as it stands now, is gonna be between a sh*t sandwich and a giant douche.

I'd be more inclined to vote for neither of them.

Registered Libertarian.  Ron Paul was the closest we had.



Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: tracy on May 23, 2012, 12:34:47 PM
No more Obama....enough said about that.

As for Romney,I just have this suspicion that he has dealt with money so long that it will be his main focus. If he could get our economy going again....I don't really believe the current administration's claim that it's improving...that would be nice. But I wonder how he will do it. By not discouraging more outsourcing or relaxing rules on hiring illegals or allowing more supposed American companies to manufacture outside the USA while putting more folks here out of work. I think the government and big business are intertwined way too much as it is and I don't think I can trust such a business oriented person to run things in everyone's best interest.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: lester1/2jr on May 23, 2012, 05:29:11 PM
Tracy- No one is going to do anything about outsourcing or illegal aliens. that ended with the BUchanan brigades. Illegals pay into social security to the tune of billions, the government has no incentive to go after them. What I like today is how white collar guys are complaining abuot china stealing their software and stuff. It's okay for China  to have our manufacturing jobs but we can't have lower prices for software.  whatever


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on May 25, 2012, 02:43:10 PM
Lester, I would question that statement- that sounds more like Communism there. Just saying.

El Misfito's post reminded me of something, I heard back in the '60's. Though they probably date back to the '30's. And while I admit the definitions are somewhat simplistic, there is a kernel of truth to them; therefore, here are . . .

socialism
2 cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.

communism.
2 cows. Takes the cows and gives you some milk.

facism
2 cows. Takes the cows and sells you some milk.

new dealism
2 cows. You shoot one, milk the other, and pour the milk down the drain.

nazism
2 cows. Shoots you and takes the cows.

maoism or marxism
2 cows. Shoots you, shoots the cows, and starves the consumer.

capitalism
2 cows. You sell one and buy a bull.



Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: indianasmith on May 25, 2012, 04:35:52 PM
Under Obama-style capisocialism . . .
You have two cows.  The government raises your taxes until you have to sell one, issues 400 pages on how to milk the other one properly, then sues you when your milk doesn't meet EPA standards! :teddyr:


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: RCMerchant on May 25, 2012, 06:36:56 PM
I trust Hitler before I trust any modern polititions.
At least in MEIN KAMPH he told every one he was an a***ole.
No Politititn says that. They say one thing-do another.
Hitler said he would kill everyone he hated-and he did.
Romney can't remeber what he said last week.


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: El Misfit on May 25, 2012, 06:39:27 PM
Since we're getting out of control here
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/581650_10151714576920092_438375240091_24225561_1587508235_n.jpg)
I feel like Andrew is gonna close this soon. :lookingup:


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: Allhallowsday on May 25, 2012, 08:12:15 PM
Since we're getting out of control here
([url]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/581650_10151714576920092_438375240091_24225561_1587508235_n.jpg[/url])
I feel like Andrew is gonna close this soon. :lookingup:
Well then everyone needs to stop pushing it.  Really, c'mon man.  You get it. 
However, Andrew only closes threads that involve persons insulting one another. 
There has not been too much line crossing.  Yet. 


Title: Re: Mitt Romney: That guy sure has long history as a prankster (read in NYTimes)
Post by: lester1/2jr on May 25, 2012, 08:48:05 PM
In "The Vampire Economy" they recounted a saying something along the lines of the communists take your cows, the fascists take the milk and leave you the expense of caring for them.