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Related: About this forumRomney picked the wrong Vietnam vet to sit next to in a diner.
From December 2011 -- an oldie but goodie.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/romney-has-heated-exchange-with-vet-over-gay-marriage-i-guess-the-question-was-too-hot/
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Romney picked the wrong Vietnam vet to sit next to in a diner. (Original Post)
pnwmom
May 2012
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MyTwoSense
(46 posts)1. Heated?
That was heated? Lukewarm perhaps. Maybe tepid. But heated?
ilikeitthatway
(143 posts)2. Poor Mittens
n/t
I guess Romney thought he had a safe refuge in talking with an old guy in a baseball cap and flannel jacket; probably thought he was just a local republican hick. Romney cleared out fast when he found out the guy was gay, didn't he?
pnwmom
(108,977 posts)4. Yeah, he sure stereotyped that guy. And, yes, he couldn't wait to get away from him. n/t
amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)5. Myth Rmoney
is a fraud
pnwmom
(108,977 posts)8. I prefer to call him, "Snip."
Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)6. this made me smile just reading the OP title..
now I can't stop smiling.. hope this gets lots of replay.
pnwmom
(108,977 posts)7. Snip sure had the guy pegged, didn't he? Of course, he was absolutely wrong.
That's what happens when you rely on stereotypes.
Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)9. "SNIP"