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Fri, 11 May 2012|

Yesterday Mitt Romney was accused of attacking a student whom he believed to be gay during his prep school years. Although Mitt says he has no memory of the incident, he apologized for the “dumb things” he did back in high school. But now, the family of the purported victim is speaking up and slamming the story as a political ploy. Howie thought Obama has gone to far to try and create a scandal about Mitt.

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The Washington Post has another story that's it's falling. It's falling apart here. And this this is this is the one about the Mitt Romney he supposedly bully these two kids when he was with the sub prime but the boys all boys prep school. In the preamble -- schools in Bloomfield. Hills Michigan and the Wrigley was it based movement and became idea border. And supposedly he he organized this this gang of five kids and they want -- -- ideas here. Want to the top of this year once some people did despite in the sixth some kids what it will swing which the account I could -- remember some -- that one. And solely meant all organize this group of kids supposedly and at the school and so let's go get that guy in the made the but he coupled the kids held him down. And Mitt Romney cut off his his his -- belong blocks. And so they made it sound like it's in -- heard Steve from Montreal yesterday saying that. Basically saying that he was gay and Steve Steve from Montreal read the story too quickly I think because they presumed that he was again. Did they also ended the writer of of the story Jason Horwitz. Said that and made it sound like this guy's life had fallen apart Albert's wife had for the that if that's his name while robberies that now -- died in 2004. But his life had fallen apart after arrive -- after this terrible accident that occurred. And apparently the the family is very angry about this. It and that they they're saying that it's not that the that. That CM registry and just look at here. -- -- added that one of the people met him at a in an airport -- -- airport bar. One of the other one of the people who held him -- I'm sorry I didn't do more to help you in the situation. They've succeed says this was an earlier report Chicago. While were paused and responded it was harmful. He won on to explain how frightened he -- during the incident and acknowledged seed it's something I've got a -- -- Stan. Hubbard died in 2004 according to his three sisters. But you know apparently though his -- didn't fall apart that he had a pretty successful life he was a he was an interpreter. He you know he was the horsemen. He he did but that the more significant thing here is. That they had they had tea. The made a change in the story the -- change in the story. They the first the first part of the story the first part of the story is that he. They here's what here's I'll just -- to the original piece. I always enjoyed his pranks meaning Romney. Said store white a popular friend of Romney's who went on to a career as a public school teacher. And has long been bothered by the while Berenson. Has long been bothered by the whole robbery incidents. -- now -- now since that paragraph first appeared it has been edited. I always enjoyed his pranks say it's too white a popular friend of Romney's -- on -- career as a public school teacher. And said he was disturbed by the -- or incident since hearing about it. Several. Weeks ago. Several weeks ago. Before being contacted by the Washington Post say think you call them up and say excuse me -- -- has -- on here. Well I think Cindy the bigger question is of the Washington Post didn't tell him about the Henson who did tell him about the incident. You think may be worse. Apple -- search may be someone from the Obama campaign called and told about the incident. I'm more bothered actually that two things bother me number one who told him was this site. Was this was -- story this by this great investigative -- this -- act. Reporter Jason Horwitz. Was this story -- handed to him on a silver platter by the Obama campaign. But that's that's one problem but the other thing is he's long been bothered by the -- incident that makes it sound like he's been bothered about it since he said he was in school. Since he got out of -- -- schools fifty years ago. Almost fifty years ago but now now they say that it only that they he's he's been. Bothered by it since hearing about it several weeks ago also which as it is it's several weeks or is it fifty years ago. Amen -- one of the one of the B online. Journalism. Site's called BC porcupine asked the globe ombudsman or of the globe editor of the says about the globe much of course some confusing. To what to what money losing achieved liberal moon -- papers. The they asked but -- post editor they said well why didn't you -- collection. And I said well it doesn't really changed the meaning of the story what it does change the meaning of the story. He's been bothered for a quiet floral -- For you. A -- he's long been bothered by it I mean that you're the the obvious inference that a reader would make is that he's been bothered by its its it was a nice school. Since it happened and now we find out he didn't it was so it was such a significant incident in the school. But nobody this guy this guy who was a friend of Romney's didn't even know about it until a few weeks ago. How much of -- probably encoded of bad. And again as CNBC be put in the that the cut for a -- Barack Obama reading for a month. Reading from. Bill Ayers biography of him up masquerading as a autobiography about how he bullied. This what this -- kid the sub black girl at his high school named Coretta. And did the bullet did the Washington Post ever put the story about Bo Obama bullying can't wrap up on the front page. The thing about this story -- isn't it weird the timing that -- Barack Obama comes out. -- end you you know always says that he's for gay marriage but he's gonna do anything about it but -- -- gay marriage. And then the very next day the Washington Post has this. Cracker Jack story by reporter Jason Horwitz. Ready to gulf making Mitt appear to be a homophobic bully. 18774694322. They did to the like I said yesterday you know here's here's a Paper that looked the other way when John Edwards was knocked up his girlfriend and it was on the front page of national where everybody went -- -- market in the United States. IE everybody in the United States knew about the story but the Washington Post refused to print that in and sort of New York Times in the Boston Globe all the rest of them. The lame stream media. This Paper that never print that anything I don't believe about Juanita Broderick. Who claimed she was raped by Bill Clinton. I don't think they ever rubber we went out of their way to one port very much about it and do we digging on Chappaquiddick. That they did they do how often did they mention that Robert Byrd. The the deem the senate was a former member of the Ku klux point. Course these Liberal Democrats and so the but yet they go back to the back to Mitt Romney. This is like or dislike dislike me going to be this deal -- the New York Times columnist. Mentioning -- the -- fifty times and yet nobody yet and yet nobody for all these years all these New York Times and Washington Post reporters I'm sure the bodies. His book and fawn over may be got to the even autograph that. Dreams from my ghost writer it could get none of them ever mentioned that. Barack Obama didn't dog in a crate on the top of his car he eight at. Even dot. -- your next with how we cargo ahead bill. I. You went to report is one thing that probably. Abraham continue to say that it's it's it's good not to handle the road don't think that'll just raises. And it just concerns that. What a better idea just what these stories just fade away well and talking about seventeen I mean every time in the Seamus Sadat that comes back up again. And I guys moving and I mean it with any success with. Why should -- ratcheted bit bill I mean -- again there were they're running visa fake but accurate stories. You know now again. And they they never been Everest if we commit if we cannot column how -- let's Holloman a moment in the make the the the the post -- run a correction. And then they refused to call the collection. Trying to bring us up like this is gonna harm that. Now I. I can't imagine that anybody's going to be swayed one way or another by the story I mean it's. It's clear what the Washington Post is all about listen a Washington there's a chance that the New York Times is gonna survive as a newspaper there was no she acts but the Washington Post is gonna surprise you how much the Washington Post lost in the first quarter. 23 million bucks. Yeah yeah yeah I don't. Do you how much they have lost in the in the past four years. 412. Million dollars. This -- I. I know newspaper a dying newspaper so people like cracker Jack reporter Jason Horwitz are just trying to you know is set themselves up for their next career as a flack they wanna be the next Jay Carney. Thanks for the call bill 18774694322. On how we car. 87746. 43221877469. 432218774694322. Who's -- it was trouble. This classmate of Mitt Romney's which. Troubled. -- he was long. Long been bothered by the incidents where admit they got there. Yeah now and then the second part white was not. President for the in he had not been aware of it until this year when he was contacted by the Washington Post now the Washington Post says he was made aware of it by somebody else -- the Washington Post. Very interest. Who who. Who might have told him about the cents. That deeply the the the Washington Post yesterday before -- cracks are appearing in the story -- talked about out. Now hole. Now with -- to look like well I mean 11 must question you know who was the story handed them to post office over power supply and get stories. Often she stories handed -- so here's here's the people call your documents here's of people to call. And its its report. 187746943221877. Him yelling out of girl win while burst focus hilarious actually that might some may actually the the person yelled at a girl what is it that somebody else seems to. This whole story is kind of like blended together there's two people admit actually it's kind of that -- touch you know. That's more hopeful -- actually -- I actually did turn out to be the guy used the category -- when he -- -- collapsed. 18774694322. Christen your next with how we -- ahead Kristen. -- An inmate at the top -- would -- -- and it is -- -- and that time here it. So like with the stat is that might -- soft spot. For the latter day. -- Right it took it to allow it to about two hours to bust you up. Okay NN story and you watch our at least you like to -- patents. And ever watched Barack and that's why you're. About like any high. Anything ever talked about it and you know. They didn't have one gay character bad that was seen out of date it was very prided that was and nobody knew about it. Heights Alan I mean by beta -- -- you know they they -- totally -- and you know the fact that when you get her confirmed bachelor or not -- pat I would've been an issue. -- -- -- right about that meet you we're just kind of weird in and you know you're different and not but nobody ever nobody ever said you know I think he's you know doing this with so and so or do when that was soul and saw -- -- want to -- boys prep school and you know the people who later died there were both men who later died of the virus. And -- you know they were they were kind of different but you're right nobody ever nobody ever talked about it this way. -- -- -- -- -- There's another thing too weird too if there's say there's a story that was done by by an automobile magazine I think it's good may have been called auto auto weaker automobile. And they did a story about Mitt last year because you know was father was Leo former -- CEO of American motors. And I think they quoted this guy is saying you don't met you know like a lot of people crammed book Brooke schools -- Mitt didn't have radio car when he turned sixteen. They get the post has him. Has a what a car and when he turned -- -- sixteen. You know a lot of this stuff a lot of the stuff you know who knows what's right and that's a minor point but you know. It's like the old days when. You know -- Woodward and Bernstein could claim that they were run you know saving the republic by talking to deep throat. -- deep throat just wanted to become. You know the next head of the FBI -- everybody everybody everybody now I was watching on the Internet you know the you have the Pajamas Media the pajama -- media and these it's -- it's a lot harder to war two run -- journalistic scams than it used to be like you pointed at the Texas Air National Guard story being the classic example right. They are exactly Elan -- what they wanna see it like you -- the whole blocks the dictionary term president Obama's cap proposal. -- -- touted a drop passes in Indonesia out in about a market. No no they're not asking and eat dog vendors either in Indonesia government scientist father. Thanks -- called -- 18774694322. This is the most normal Mitt Romney is ever seemed to me. Will be hoping is that. And they mentioned this briefly yesterday but you -- -- to win your earned him all male and government. It's it's kind of -- Well I hate this used the phrase dog eat dog in this context but the you know it's the things that things really happen you know I mean it's whether it's prison military year -- it's easy it's hazing that's what it is. And I -- -- it still goes on today look at what the what happens to be Lamotte I'm not saying it's right -- like that but. Aid things were different in 1965. For the were built the standards were a lot different -- but again I don't think I am hoping that is that is a terror is terrible person I don't like to -- Public to see the -- a democratic politicians could stand up to the scrutiny again. They they. Even when the stories break. Place you -- money losing buying newspapers like the Washington Post. Ignore the store east they just refused to print them. All it's that's. It's that's just tabloid trash. As the used to say a bottle Monica Lewinsky storage remember remember Monica Lewinsky. -- Newsweek had the story and refused to print it. Right -- that's what made Matt Drudge. Look at the Juanita Broderick in BC had the story. And Brian Williams refused to put on the air. Was Brian Williams or was it his predecessor Brokaw Paul your next with how we cargo ahead -- In their ball. Bob go ahead Bob. Yeah I'd just like Connecticut but. You have to admit this campaign diversion of Obama and the Democrats is working -- which is saying. Very well I don't think it's working too well if you -- be you know he died at this week's. Diversion is gay marriage and he fell behind by seven points in the latest all I'm hoping it's that's that's our -- work and. It's not all what I mean -- services you're talking you're dwelling on this subject when in fact we should be talking about pretty lousy job that. Obama is doing -- the economy and everything else. Right right what this is a mean thing you know what I like to do though is is talked about the story that's -- bad day you know let me wounded that you know the economy is gonna continue to be crappy for the next six months leading up to the election Bob. You know. I don't disagree with the -- are absolutely correct of course. And by the way that the Washington also in New York Times does symptomatic trouble. No it's -- Washington it's the Washington Post is in deep financial trouble but. The New York Times is is like they they've sold off they've they've ripped them off their building they've leased it for sixteen years they've taken. Huge launch from this -- Mysterious Mexican billionaire. And they've sold off all their rural local newspaper all their local regional newspapers except for the globe which they can't sell. Because no one wants that no one wants at their price they spent the they spent they they bought it for a 1000000300. Million. And the most they were offered fort when they put on the market was thirty million so there's so you -- see -- the globe stance thanks for the call Bob. Let's see here Jeff that your next with all all newspapers -- it's trouble to to a greater or lesser degree all metropolitan newspapers but. The Wall Street -- doing okay because they they play at that down the middle it to report overpaid for it but it's it's it's still -- profitable newspaper that. The New York Times. Team man in the Washington Post like I said they've lost 400 million bucks in the last four years. Jeff and that that's a publicly held corporation those are their own figures Jeff you're next with how we cargo ahead -- -- greeting to every general -- once again. 24 I was -- Obama. You know coming out -- -- evolution to support gay man this is this a little bit ridiculous story from 45 or fifty years ago comes out about miss and that. Let's -- to Begin to try to make it sound like the bullying on again I mean actually eat it. It can't make this outcrop and I I I think debt at some point in time. Make it up the New York Times has been dormant for years the Boston Globe the Washington Post you know they don't they don't make up. I I think it's important time it is got to find a way to -- really. -- turn that surround him to get right back in the in the station the media or no and the liberal progressives that. Don't try to do what the other day you know when the woman just kept asking him about the you know gay marriage medical marijuana abort you know George Stephanopoulos remember during the debates kept hitting them on abortion I mean they just they want. Everything is operation change the subject bold talk about the economy don't know that's the one thing in and finally -- -- -- that this this reporter in Denver the CBS reporter. That's huge a couple of the real topic thanks for the call (%expletive) or 187746943221. Now car.