It’s just not that impressive when a wife’s speech is basically “I love my husband, and so should you.” Now, if she came out and confided how he’s gotten over his drinking problems, and how he hasn’t raised a closed fist to her in almost twenty years, well, then I’ll listen…
She’s so fucking full of shit it’s coming out of her ears. She’s an heiress and her husband has piles of money. She’s never done any real housekeeping in her entire life or eaten pasta because it was cheap and she had no other choice. She’s just another rich, spoiled bitch with no clue about most American lives. Her attempts to pretend otherwise are ludicrous.
But she looked nice in her red dress, at least.
Here’s a photo from his grad school days. I had noted she mentioned him being in Business School and Law School at the same time. This is kind of true: he was in a new (at the time) Harvard Grad School program that was geared toward a dual degree. Since it was designed as such, I think saying he was attending both at the same time, while technically true, was not the same as handling a full course load and trying to earn both degrees simultaneously. FWIW, I knew he had attended Stanford but they kind of gloss over that after his mission to France*, he transferred to BYU.
*Was also wondering how he might have been a different person if his mission had been to a third world country. Also that I could never vote for someone who had the chance to live in France and didn’t drink wine.
Nothing says love like a guy that has the following view about marriage and family (from the linked article):
No wonder she swooned over him. That’s what every woman wants to hear her husband say.
Horseshit. Just like W, Mitt’s first job was CEO. His dad was the chairman of American Motors, for Christ’s sake. Anybody who believes that she and Mitt ever had money problems is just one step up from the people who believe Obama has the UN poised to invade Lubbock County.
And I can summarize Ann’s speech in one sentence: “My husband really loves America — unlike a certain President I could mention.”
He is the guy who as a church leader counseled a single mother that she should give the child up so that a couple could raise them, as prescribed by Mormon beliefs.
His views on the importance of family are about as valuable as the dog diarrhea he washed off the family truckster.
I believe it.
Pasta (with lobster and white truffle sauce) and (bluefin) tuna fish (steaks).
Why doesn’t the “lamestream” (Trademarked and wholly owned by Sarah Palin) media follow-up on this nonsense she is spouting?
Seems a bit harsh. Maybe true, but lots of people whose parents are loaded have to make it on their own. Parents aren’t required to support their kids through years of grad school, even if they’re millionaires. Maybe their parents thought eating lots of pasta and tuna would build character. Who knows?
It is true, having Mitt sell stocks to help pay for their domestic necessities isn’t exactly Gift of the Magi heartwarming.
I’m just wondering if they have paid off their student loans yet.
I’m a firm Democrat, so consider that when I say I think it was a great speech. She presents very well with warmth and sounding honest. I believe she believes what she said about remembering struggling - however, it may have only been for 2 weeks until the furniture order arrived and the stock sales cleared.
Consider, in the UK even Prince William and Princess Kate set up housekeeping and she was photographed pushing a cart in the local grocery store - even if they had alternatives I think it’s just something young couples like to do - play at starting out, struggling.
Other thoughts -
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[li]The red dress - standard issue Republican Wife wear, echos of Nancy Reagan.[/li][li]“I love Mitt” - Advertising 101 - keep repeating the word “Love” along with “Mitt”, eventually they will be associated together in peoples minds. [/li][li]Struggling Mom story - Let’s try to pull back in all those womenfolk who we alienated with all that rape / abortion talk.[/li][/ul]
Not a bad populist speech. She did what she was supposed to do, and tried to humanize him. It would have worked better if the camera hadn’t kept switching to her kids, who all look like Mitt clones and who all have that Stepford StareTM. That’s one creepy-looking family, if you ask me.
Given that Mitt and Ann are attempting to present themselves as oridinary Americans I think my criticism is wholly deserved. Ann gave a speech in which her basic message was she’s one of us. She isn’t.
She and Mitt did not make it on their own.They didn’t take out student loans. They didn’t delay childbearing because they couldn’t afford the neighborhood with the good schools. They didn’t have one parent work the opposite shift from the other so they don’t have to put the kids in daycare.
I’m so tired today. The baby did not go to bed last night until 1 am and then she woke up three times. She woke up for good at 6:30 am. But I went to work today because I have to. Because my government worker husband who is just as smart as Mitty does not make the kind of money hers does. Because unlike her, we actually pay our taxes here in America and not there in Switzerland. Because the Republican governor raised my fucking property taxes. Because my fucking employer today, the fucking assholes who call me a temp even though I’ve worked for this fucking company for ten fucking years, give not a day of paid time off and one lousy raise in ten years. And because greedy, useless, pigs like Mitt Romney think that’s just fine.
When I’m sitting here on my break completely exhausted because of people like the Romneys who have so much money they don’t know what to do with it yet they whine about taxes I’m really just disgusted that Ann doesn’t even the grace to admit that she isn’t one of us; that she leads an insanely privileged life.
The speech was an insult to every real working women and every real stay at home mom. Ann Romney hasn’t the slightest clue about our lives. She should have the fucking conojes to say so.
Or someone in that family should. Also cojones.
I thought all the speeches were between OK and good, except one.
Nikki Haley’s speech was kind of creepy. She had a jaw clenching grin the entire time and she was jabbing with her fingers and saying mean shit, with a clenched jaw grin the entire time. She would smile at odd times in her speech, it was all kind of off. YMMV
Speaking of creepy looking, who was that blonde reading off the votes for Romney in the roll call? You know, the one that said— Hawaii…20…Romney. She was hot but those huge eyes of hers were very creepy, they reminded me of the unicorns in Charley the Unicorn video.
On five hours of sleep I consider myself lucky I if spell any words correctly.
Another citizen of Village of The Damned.
I just watched this speech, and all I have to say is: Wow. Ann Romney is so out of touch, she doesn’t even realize how out of touch she is. Unbelievable.
I’m not sure how this is really going to play, but “I’ve struggled just like you have” doesn’t seem like a winning message when coming from the privileged daughter of a wealthy industrialist who’s married to the son of a former governor.