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said that was offensive. >> what were you thinking? [ laughs ] >> do you remember any of this? [ laughing ] >> you know, i don't remember. >> a young mitt romney would yell "atta girl," do you think that happened? >> i can't remember. >> mr. romney gets asked a question about a disturbing character issue, hilarity ensues, for him. get it? ♪ surf's up everybody get your boards and your wetsuits ♪
Mitt-romneyAtta-girlHilary-rosenHilarity-ensuesCharacter-issueEverybodyBoardsSurfs-upincident in english class with this guy, gary hummel, who says he was a closeted gay student at the time, and when he would talk out, a young mitt romney would yell, "atta girl," do you think that happened? >> well, i really can't remember that. you know, there are a lot of times, my guess is, at a boys' school, where other boys do something and people say, hey, atta girl. but as this person indicated, he was closeted. i had no idea that he was gay, and i can't speak to that even today. but as to the teasing or the taunts that go on in high school, that's a long time ago. for me, it's about, what, 48 years ago? so if there's anything that i said that was offensive to somebody, with i'm very deeply sorry about it. >> if you don't remember anything about it, how do you remember that you definitely didn't attack him because he was gay?
Mitt-romneyGuyStudentGayIncidentClassAtta-girlEnglishGary-hummelSomethingPeopleLotthe campaign is devoted to providing support no young people in the lbgt community in america. victims of bullying are between two and nine times more likely to consider suicide than those who have not been bullied. the focus on the issue is real bad timing for mitt romney. it seems like romney's campaign is getting hit by a new mac truck every day. well, today's no different. the cover story on "the washington post" is another incident that they've got to deal with. former schoolmates of mitt romney told the paper how romney abused, abused classmates who were believed to be gay. the article describes how one victim, his eyes filled with tears, screamed for help. romney repeatedly clipped his hair with a pair of scissors. another student who was a closet homosexual says his efforts to speak out in class were punk waited with romney shouting, "atta girl." on another occasion, romney walked a blind teacher into a closed door while class mates laugh. this is why, i guess we vet our presidential candidates, isn't it? the story is now on the record and the public will just have to render judgment on who this man
PeopleCampaignBullyingSupportCommunityTimesVictimsAmericansSuicideLbgtNineTwofor me, it's about, what, 48 years ago? so if there's anything that i said that was offensive to somebody, with i'm very deeply sorry about it. >> if you don't remember anything about it, how do you remember that you definitely didn't attack him because he was gay? how do you remember that you definitely didn't think he was gay if you don't remember anything about it. you remember that exculpatory thing but you remember nothing else? and there's one other thing, but what is the part of this that is so funny? >> do you remember any of this? >> you know, i don't -- i don't remember that incident. >> a young mitt romney would yell "atta girl," do you think that happened? >> well, i really can't remember that. again, if there was anything that i said that was offensive to anyone, certainly i'm sorry. >> it's not like nobody's laughing with him. he's just laughing alone. he was like this about the dog thing too.
Isnt-itSomebodyAnythingOffensive48ThingPartGayNothingDidn-tOneMitt-romneywill meet with agents at cia headquarters. it's just his third visit to the agency since entering are the oval office. let's bring in chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. this has been in the works since we heard the news of bin laden's death. so what does the president want to convey. again, we're saying this is a quick trip, but his third, but how important is it now? >> reporter: well, thomas, in the past, presidents have paid personal visits to the cia at times when they were commemorating the deaths of cia operatives or in an effort to provide moral support to the cia in the many times that they've gotten themselves in trouble, particularly with congress. but this is clearly an atta boy, atta girl, pat on the back from the president to congratulate them on a job extremely well done, and in their excruciatingly detailed and persistent efforts to track down osama bin laden and take him out. so essentially this is what this visit is all about. >> on a more serious note, we
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