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opportunity later in life, you literally end up with a criminal record. >> right. i'm almost as shocked not at the incident itself but at the fact all these years have passed and evidently according to "the washington post," according to anything we know so far, he never called john lauber and said went a little overboard that day, never expressed to his confederates in the mission that we shouldn't have done that, we were wrong to do that. that's more of a shock than doing it. then his handling of it this week, pretty abyss mal. >> listen do what he said about it being a hate crime, about the sexual orientation and his general feelings about it. he said this on fox news. >> first of all, i had no idea what that individual's sexual orientation might be, going back to the 1960s, that wasn't
FactAnythingOpportunityLifeIncidentRecordWashington-postMissionConfederatesOverboardJohn-lauberMorewashington post" source for the story, stu white, who is quoted as saying i was always bothered by the lauber incident, he wasn't actually there. and he wasn't present for the prank and he only heard about it this year when he was contacted by "the washington post." >> isn't it interesting timing that this story comes out during the same time when the president of the united states who will be the opponent of mitt romney is talking about gay marriage and how he's supporting it. isn't it interesting that this story -- i mean, i'll leave it up to the viewer. i find it interesting. here's the quote from the sister of the young man at that time who apparently was pinned down. this is from betsy lauber. the family of john lauber is releasing a statement saying the portrayal of john is factually incorrect and we are aggrieved that he would be used to further a political agenda. there will be no more comments from the family. unfortunately, john laubar passed away, i believe, in 2004 so he's not here to defend
While-you-were-sleepingWasnt-presentPrankWashington-postSourceLauber-incidentStu-whitePresidentSharperGay-marriageUs-Isn-tthe base of the democratic party. but it's, look, social issues matter. people care about them deeply. this one will hurt rather than help obama. >> bret: casey, mitt romney talking about the article by the "washington post." expansive article about the allegations of his, allegation he singled out a fellow tune some said was gay. he cut his hair. verbal and physical abuse. this is how he answered it yesterday. >> i don't recall the incident myself. i have seen the report. not going to argue with that. no question but i did stupid things whence i was in high school. obviously if i hurt anyone by virtue of that, i would be sorry for it and apologize for it. >> meantime the sister of the man in question who passed away a number of years ago, john lauber and the sister betsy released a statement saying the family of john
President-obamaMitt-romneyBret-baierOnePeopleBaseIssuesDemocratsWashington-postCaseyArticleIt-son something he still claims he doesn't remember. >> i had no idea what that individual's sexual orientation might be. going back to the 1960s, that one something we all discussed or considered. so that simply is not accurate. i don't recall the incident myself but i have seen the reports. not going to argue with that. there is no question but that i did some stupid things when i was in high school and obviously if i hurt anyone by vir which you of that i would be very sorry for it and apologize for it. >> john lauber, mitt romney's victim, will never hear his apology. he died in 2004. >> jonathan, let's adjudicate as fair minded observers having read this story, watched mitt romney's response. do you think he is lying about
SomethingIdeaSexual-orientationIndividual1960OneThingsHigh-schoolQuestionAnyoneReportsIncidentnor did he think that about another closeted kid he is reported to have bullied, by shouting "atta girl" whenever the student would say something in class. >> a prank that could have gone down in high school with a guy named john lauber, who they say that you and a couple of your friends with, who this guy was thought to be homosexual, cut his hair. pinned him down and cut his hair. do you remember any of this? >> you know, i don't remember that incident. and i'll tell you, i certainly don't believe that i or -- i can't speak for other people, of course -- but thought the fella was homosexual. that was the farthest thing from our minds back in the 1960s. so that was not the case. but as to actually and play that back, i don't remember them all, but again, high school days, and i did stupid things, and i'm afraid i've got to say sorry for it. >> they also point out an
SomethingGuyStudentKidHigh-schoolJohn-lauberClassAtta-girlPrankHairIncidentCoupleinitially responded to the story today by saying it was a lie. she said, "the stories seem exaggerates and off base and governor romney has no memory of participating in these incidents." mr. romney himself later said he did not contest that the incidents had happened, but that he didn't remember anything about them. he didn't remember anything about them, but he somehow definitely remembers that he did not think the kid in question, who was attacked, was gay. nor did he think that about another closeted kid he is reported to have bullied, by shouting "atta girl" whenever the student would say something in class. >> a prank that could have gone down in high school with a guy named john lauber, who they say that you and a couple of your friends with, who this guy was thought to be homosexual, cut his hair. pinned him down and cut his hair. do you remember any of this? >> you know, i don't remember that incident. and i'll tell you, i certainly
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