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Derrick Z. Jackson

Mitt Romney failed to man up on bullying

As a target of bullying in the 1960s, it is disgusting to hear Mitt Romney claim he does not remember being the reputed ringleader of a gang of prep school teens that pinned down an “effeminate” boy as Romney allegedly cut off the hair of classmate John Lauber. Either he is lying or even worse, if he truly cannot remember, his response betrays a creepy lack of empathy for someone seeking the highest office in the land.

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