‘Terrorized’: MoveOn.org Uses Romney Bully Incident To Show What He Would Do to America & the ‘99%’
- Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:00pm by
Benny Johnson
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The election politics of 2012 has already turned into a class warfare fistfight. Now, George Soros-funded MoveOn.org is attempting to hype a controversial incident where a young Mitt Romney bullied prep school classmate John Lauber. The bulling story from nearly 50 years ago was first reported in the Washington Post, but has been seized upon by the staff at MoveOn.org as the quintessential defining moment in Romney’s past, as displayed in their latest email:
“Every once in a while a story comes along that captures a candidate and what he represents. And The Washington Post just did that by revealing a dark incident from Mitt Romney’s past.”
The MoveOn email then compares Lauber’s struggle to that of the infamous Occupy 99%:
“The right-wing media is pushing the Romney campaign’s spin that this bullying story is nothing… Because after 48 years one thing hasn’t changed for Romney: there are people who count and people who don’t, like young John Lauber, or the 99% of us who get beat up by Romney’s policies.”
Still, it admits Romney does have a good chance for victory in November:
“Why does this matter? Because Romney’s ahead of Obama or running even in the latest polls and has a real good shot at winning. And that’s before conservative super PACs will spend an unprecedented $300 million to tear Obama down.”
(Side note: Moveon.org spent $138 million dollars since 2004 attacking Republicans.)
MoveOn.org then pleads with its supporters to write letters to their local newspapers to run the bulling story again and again:
“So we need Americans to think about the light this story sheds on Romney today. But with the Romney camp and their Fox News friends trying to get the media to shrug this horrifying incident off as youthful hijinks, it’s going to take thousands of us, across the country, writing to our newspapers about why this matters.”
A snapshot from the MoveOn.org email.
It goes on to define Romney’s policies in class warfare rhetoric:
- The wealthiest 1% deserve bigger tax breaks, while people who rely on Social Security and Medicare should have their benefits cut.
- Wall Street executives deserve a bailout, not prosecution, for crashing our economy; while auto workers should face unemployment, foreclosure, and bankruptcy.
- Trust-fund kids, like Romney, deserve the best education money can buy, while lower-income kids should have Pell grant funding slashed.
“Mitt Romney thought he was teaching Lauber a lesson when he held him down to cut off his hair. Instead, it’s a lesson for all of us about what kind of man he is—and what kind of president he would be.“
The e-mail, of course, ignores the fact that the family of the bully victim has come out to say there are facts being misrepresented.
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Comments (56)
Individualism
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:29pmHistory tells you its dangerous to have an ex bully as leader because all of the oppressive leaders, well almost all were bullies before.
Report Post »AppalachianAmerican
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:59pm“The e-mail, of course, ignores the fact that the family of the bully victim has come out to say there are facts being misrepresented.”
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:05pmAss: We are a Species of Predator!
Report Post »davetrav
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:02pmMitt–stay on track, don’t play the games, you are on track, Obama is over the cliff as well as those that think he can walk on water. If the Democrats were on track, they would have gotten rid of him years ago. VOTE GOP–to save our great nation. Obama has failed policies, slaps our service people in the face, supports those who hate us with our tax dollars, will not support drilling in our country, NEED I SAY MORE–WAKE UP.
Report Post »circleDwagons
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:35pmDon’t worry, it’s in the bag. the GOP and Romney will take care of us
Report Post »leekennedyfff
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:56pmAre you kidding me with this? HA HA HA HA HA HA !
Report Post »If this is all the Libs have on Romney…it is going to be a long cold November night for one Barack Obama.
http://faithfamilyfreedom.com/join-the-fight/
gperky
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:53pmThey had to go back 50 years to find something, anything, on Romney? At least Romney hasn’t tried to hide his past, his school records or his birth certificate! I just wish someone would actually come forward that knew Obummer when he was in school. Isn’t it strange that no one has come forward? I wonder what the FBI has been doing since BO has been in office?
Report Post »BigFoot
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:33pmLet me see…..
At 17, Mitt was allegedy bullying some kid at prep school.
At 17, Barry was smoking dope, snorting coke, drinking and skipping school.
Darn that Mittster…Darn. Darn, Dang, Darn, Darn…..Darn him. Darn.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:55pmWell at least the blaze has acknowledged that the incident happened. Guess their sources to the contrary were less than credible.
Report Post »marcus_arealius
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:47pmTo wonder brain lib : Anything you read on the web is subject to verification by you.. However since 99% of libs are morons and have a 3rd grade reading proficiency, this is difficult at best. Their brain mechanism is quite simple, scan words until a partial match for what they believe is found. Then stop, beliefs now become facts.
Report Post »AppalachianAmerican
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 6:01pmhey Jrook….
“The e-mail, of course, ignores the fact that the family of the bully victim has come out to say there are facts being misrepresented.”
Read the entire article.
Report Post »FedUpAlready
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:06pmRomney- puts dog on roof of car
Obama- eats dog
Romney- Unsubstantiated Bullying incident in HS
Obama- (by own admission) pushes down little girl
Romney- Doesn’t smoke, drink or do drugs
Obama- smokes, drinks, and, (did) ? does drugs pot and cocaine
Romney- Lifetime member Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
Obama- Muslim (Indonesia) Christian ? (US) and whatever when it’s necessary
Romney – Natural Born Citizen
Obama- Not Natural born regardless of birthplace (this was the reason for the war of 1812) Read
up and learn.
Now, you decide who starts the crap, and continues it! Romney/Bachman 2012
Report Post »revron
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:08pmMitt Romney at 17 allegedly bullies a classmate,
Report Post »Obama, as President, intimidates the Supreme Court.
Superimposes his will on the American people by forcing health care down our throats.
Manipulates an arms crisis on the southern boarder (since gone very bad) to try to take guns from us against our wills.
Will be unaccountable to the people if reelected.
I wonder what type of president he will be?
revron
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:13pmOh, I forgot; forcing Christian institutions to be complicit in the murder of unborn children, against their creeds and consciences.
Report Post »ShawnB
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:56amRomney=Obama=Bilderberg=Tyranny
Report Post »TeaPartyForRomney
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:59pmHOT OFF THE PRESSES…
Hard Left Wing Chomsky has now admitted it. Palin was right about Obama: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/may/chompsky_palin_right.html
Watch the video, its true, even the hard left are turning on Obama.
Report Post »circleDwagons
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:44pmDon’t worry. We can count on Romney. He’s the best!!! Romney!Romney!Romney!!
Report Post »TheSoundOf Truth
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:06amRomney isn’t the best…but he’s all we have so…
He’ll win Florida. Who ever wins florida wins 2012.
Report Post »FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:56pmWorld Terrorist Operating In The US……….
“Communism and Zionism are Rothschild proxies: two pincers in the bankers’ plan for world government dictatorship, currently masquerading as globalism.” Dr. Henry Makow
“There will be a new form of global government.” David de Rothschild, World Banker, Nov. 7, 2008
“If we like it or not, we will have a One World Government. The question is if it will be achieved through consent or through conquest” – J. Warburg – (Rothschild banker)
“This may cost me everything that I have, but I’ve got to get out an alert to the American people. The Trilateral Commission represents a skillfully coordinated effort to seize control and consolidate the four centers of power, political, monetary, intellectual, and ecclesiastical. What the Trilateralists intend is the creation of a world-wide economic power superior to the government of the nation states. In other words, what they are driving, orchestrating, meshing and gearing to accomplish is the New World Order, the one-world government.” Senator Barry M. Goldwater
“The most powerful clique in these (CFR) groups have one objective in common: they want to bring about the surrender of the sovereignty and the national independence of the U.S. They want to end national boundaries…… What they strive for would inevitably lead to dictatorship and loss of freedoms by the people. The CFR was founded for “the purpose of promoting disarmament and submergence.
Report Post »- Har
Mikev5
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:55pmWHO would even swallow this load of BULL****
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:02pmEncinom, and she would ask for seconds.
Report Post »gperky
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:58pmEncinom is a girl? I thought it was a dude! Funny that!
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:50pmI’d like to see moveon or someone in the media come up with something about obama at 17 or 18….or any time before or after. His drug of choice…or whether he had girlfriends… or foreign student status….instead of making up nonsense about Romney.
Report Post »We have to get rid of every last leftist/socialist/progressive/marxist in government …and then go after the community organizers.
jackact
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:47pmWe, the productive 51% that pay federal income taxes in America are already living iunder the totalitarian rule of Emperor Obama.
Report Post »Add in absent and appeasing foreign policy, a bankrupt green industry, 0% job growth in 3 years, and a national unemoyment figure of 17%.
What could possibly be worse?
Haircuts grow back and ruined nations do not.
ROMNEY 2012
IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:45pmGeorge Soros brags about the Countries that he has collapsed or tried to collapse their economy. That is more evil. Evil is evil no matter at what age a person is. I would far more want Romney then I would any President that has anything to do with Soros and people that is in the present White House that are evil and the current Presidents choices.
This is a u tube on President Reagan. What a guy and I doubt if he had evil in his heart. http://www.youtube.com/embed/OvN1jTkzXbY?rel=0
Report Post »FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:57pm“Communism and Zionism are Rothschild proxies: two pincers in the bankers’ plan for world government dictatorship, currently masquerading as globalism.” Dr. Henry Makow
“There will be a new form of global government.” David de Rothschild, World Banker, Nov. 7, 2008
“If we like it or not, we will have a One World Government. The question is if it will be achieved through consent or through conquest” – J. Warburg – (Rothschild banker)
“This may cost me everything that I have, but I’ve got to get out an alert to the American people. The Trilateral Commission represents a skillfully coordinated effort to seize control and consolidate the four centers of power, political, monetary, intellectual, and ecclesiastical. What the Trilateralists intend is the creation of a world-wide economic power superior to the government of the nation states. In other words, what they are driving, orchestrating, meshing and gearing to accomplish is the New World Order, the one-world government.” Senator Barry M. Goldwater
“The most powerful clique in these (CFR) groups have one objective in common: they want to bring about the surrender of the sovereignty and the national independence of the U.S. They want to end national boundaries…… What they strive for would inevitably lead to dictatorship and loss of freedoms by the people. The CFR was founded for “the purpose of promoting disarmament and submergence.
Report Post »- Harpers
J.C. McGlynn
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:45pmDidn’t Obama say that he wanted college grads to be able to work for the government to pay off college loans? Last time I looked, working to pay off a debt is indebted servitude, which is what led to slavery. So the Democrats want slavery reinstituted. Move-on.org ever says anything about it.
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:44pmMoveOn and other paid obama propaganda groups make less and less sense each day.
Report Post »The ‘obama 2012’ campaign is imploding.
RougeFastFingers
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:44pmThey are just determined to make themselves irelivent aern’t they.
Report Post »brother_ed
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:44pmAn isolated incident from 50 years ago does not show a pattern of behavior, unlike Obama’s past.
We all make mistakes, and it is unfortunate. Obama’s past behaviors and thinking are indicative of his future actions, because he has not changed.
Obama has (and still does) surround himself with radicals.
Obama has (and still does) ally himself with anti-capitalist, anti- American organizations.
Obama has (and still does) believe in redistribution of wealth.
Obama has (and still does) think that the system is slanted against him.
I could go on, but you get the point.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:43pmWhat’s that socialist saying, “Just drag them to it” quote Mahar, now there‘s the bully and it’s Obama’s credo and best friend. Liberals might be dumb enough to buy this crap but I’m little above that.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:42pmAnd while Obama was in high school , he was studying the Koran, eating dog and praising Allah….I‘d vote for a dead rat before I’d vote for Obama, or I’d take inmate # 12267-06 any day….
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:52pmDead Rat 2012!
Report Post »Popp40
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:40pmSo what about Obama and when he bullied the little girl that he pushed down. You know the one that he talked about in his own book?
Report Post »floridacockleburr
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:37pmWe can only hope that’s the kind of president he will be.
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:35pmMoveon.org will be doing the same with Obamacare, and it’s Complete Lives System.
Report Post »carpee
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:34pmComing from the people who support the dictator that bullies Congress and the Supreme Court…
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:33pmObama’s been bullying America for the past few years.
Report Post »RLTW
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:59pmYet, another attempt by adult bullies (OWS) to paint a teenage incident as modern truth.
Report Post »klevalt
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:33pm… and couple this with the secret meeting in FL… what do ya got????
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:30pmIf those kids had been armed, there never would have been a bullying incident (which was probably just well-intentioned hazing in the first place).
What is the problem with having testosterone (well for guys – you know!) and getting a job done?
Vote for real M-E-N that don’t wear skirts in November – Go Mitt Romney/Allen West 2012!
2020 OMFG!
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:38pmDon‘t tell that to the men in the Queen’s Royal Scottish Guard.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:03pmThat’s kind of an “iffy” statement for you MOREACNE/SLEAZY HIPPO/ENCIDIOT…see..when you’re posting as MOREACNE you claim to be a femaile. But when you’re posting as ENCIDIOT or SLEAZY HIPPO..you’re a male. So I’m not surprised you have testosterone on your mind and skirt wearing at the same time. Sometimes you‘re male and sometimes you’re female apparently.
Report Post »Here fishy…
MONICNE
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:29pmJ.C. – LOL thanks for the note, it ‘kilt” me! (and I love your book)
Of course I was not referring to the elite uniformed services (including exceptionally talented and robust NYC firefighters and police in ceremonial Irish pipe bands) who proudly wear the traditional Celtic garb. And, much like our own Secret Service, the brave team you mention would die in a moment to protect the honour of her Majesty the Queen.
I was actually referring to the other kind of queen-lovers, pasty and bewildered, whom would just as soon desert their very heritage as they would cross dress in the privacy of their faux basement; like billy goats in buffalo.
Bye now. See ya ‘round! LOL
TEA
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:26pmGood, OWS could use a hair cut.
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