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To: Ron who wrote (189053)	5/12/2012 12:16:29 PM
From: jim heger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543734

Nobody Likes a Bully This incident should plant an indelible thought in the brains of decent, open minded, independent voters - Romney's not the nice guy that he appears to be. Like Edwards' $400 haircut, the haircut Romney inflicted on his classmate can be real trouble for him. A big difference, though, is that, while Edwards problem came just before the Iowa caucus - crushing any chance he might have had - there are still 6 months that can be used to clean up Romney's bully image. I think incidents like this that allow voters to better define for themselves the candidates' character can be more determinative than a stack of policy statements.

To: Ron who wrote (189053)	5/12/2012 1:49:21 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543734

I have worked in real estate for 20 years. If you had any idea how many people like Romney I have seen over the years. What is so disheartening is how successful they are. They hide their greed, dishonesty and ruthlessness and few ever seem to notice they are doing it, or what they are all about. Even if they suspect in a general way, they still will go forward individually, which has always seemed strange to me? They lie with impunity and don't care who they hurt at all. The clients are not real people to them. Not even a little bit. They are objects. And even the best and brightest don't seem to notice the smiles and greetings are 100% manufactured. I have guessed that fully 10% are full blown sociopaths at any given time. I can usually spot them, I think. I have silently watched this drama for a long time and been incredulous. They are often smart and market themselves well, and so one after another walk right into their traps. I always think to myself when I see it, if you only knew who you had just entrusted your real estate to, your hair would stand on end. <<Interesting Commentary on the Romney/bullying incident: Nobody Likes a Bully http://www.talkingaboutpolitics.com/ ....It reinforces another thing we think we know about Romney: He’s a rich guy who doesn’t care who he hurts, so long as he gets what he wants. He didn’t like his classmate’s hair, so he cut it. He wanted to make millions of dollars, so he cut people’s jobs and ran companies into bankruptcy.