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- Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 12:31:58 -0400 (EDT)
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Romney's Lame Response on Bullying Allegations
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Romney's Lame Response on Bullying Allegations
By Paul Waldman
CNN
updated 3:49 PM EDT, Fri May 11, 2012
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/11/opinion/
waldman-romney-bully-teen/index.html
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When he was questioned about the story, Romney gave what has now become
the politicians' standard response to the revelation of misbehavior from
long ago: "I don't recall the incident myself, but I've seen the reports
and I'm not going to argue with that. There's no question but that I did
some stupid things when I was in high school and obviously if I hurt
anyone by virtue of that, I would be very sorry for it and apologize for
it."
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A candidate who has struggled with seeming human, as Mitt Romney has,
could have done himself a favor by using this as an opportunity to show a
little more of himself. He could have said: Yes, it happened. It was
stupid and cruel. I wish I could go back and undo it. But part of growing
up is realizing where you failed when you were young, and learning from
your mistakes so you can become a better person.
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Most importantly, Romney could have said something that indicated he had a
conception of how horrible the assault must have been for John Lauber, the
victim. His only mention of Lauber, who died in 2004, was to say "I had no
idea what that individual's sexual orientation might be."
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By referring to Lauber as "that individual" he makes Lauber a nameless
figure, further distancing himself from the incident. Which is exactly the
opposite of what he should have done. After all, it's the quality of
empathy -- being able to see things from someone else's perspective and
feel what they feel -- that Romney has had trouble convincing voters he
possesses.
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This problem comes up for Romney again and again, often in the form of
"gaffes" that are usually taken out of context, but still reveal a tin ear
for the lives people lead. To take just one example, when Romney said "I
like being able to fire people that provide services to me," anyone who
has ever been laid off recoiled in shock, whatever the context. Business
owners and supervisors who have had to do the firing -- the humane ones,
anyway -- know it can be a painful experience from the other side of the
desk as well. It may be necessary at times, but you certainly wouldn't say
you "like" it.
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Perhaps Romney really doesn't remember the assault on John Lauber nearly a
half-century ago, despite the fact that so many of the other people who
were there have never forgotten it. Or perhaps he decided that claiming
ignorance would be the safest course of crisis management. But what he
said told people nothing about the man he is today and how he has changed
and grown over that time. We're all different people than we were in our
youth, and we all have regrets. The 17-year-old Mitt Romney may have been
a privileged, entitled boy with a mean streak. The 65-year-old Mitt Romney
missed an opportunity to convince us he's something different.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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