# Romney Sons, Weird? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 2, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421 "2012-09-02T04:41:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Untoward\_Parable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/1 "2012-09-02T04:41:43Z")
Don’t know if it’s just me but does anyone else get the creeps from the Romney family? Romney has his own Ivy league polo team from the same graduating class as sons. And what’s up with Craig going from being [super light skinned](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/25/mitt-romney-s-sons-low-key-role-in-campaign.html) in earlier pictures where you don’t notice a difference from his brothers to all of a sudden going [full on olive-latin tone](http://abcnewsradioonline.com/politics-news/romneys-sons-none-of-us-expected-wed-be-here.html)? ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/2 "2012-09-02T05:02:48Z")
Uh, maybe he went to the beach or something? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/3 "2012-09-02T05:09:25Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Uh, maybe he went to the beach or something? Or hopped in Daddy’s tanning bed for a few. 😃 (Assuming, of course, Mittens could spare the sexifyin’ time) ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/4 "2012-09-02T05:31:03Z")
> [@Untoward\_Parable](#): > > Don’t know if it’s just me but does anyone else get the creeps from the Romney family? Romney has his own Ivy league polo team from the same graduating class as son Yeah, they seem creepy, but that’s because they’re constantly putting on those politician fake-smiles. You can just tell that each one of them is thinking only about his political future every time a camera comes around. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/5 "2012-09-02T06:32:00Z")
> [@Untoward\_Parable](#): > > And what’s up with Craig going from being [super light skinned](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/25/mitt-romney-s-sons-low-key-role-in-campaign.html) in earlier pictures where you don’t notice a difference from his brothers to all of a sudden going [full on olive-latin tone](http://abcnewsradioonline.com/politics-news/romneys-sons-none-of-us-expected-wed-be-here.html)? One picture was taken outside, and one inside. Really, is this what anyone cares about? ---
**Author:** ![Untoward\_Parable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/6 "2012-09-02T07:19:39Z")
Its not the only picture thats available. plenty of others have them all inside and looking like they have the same complection. It just strikes me as massively pathetic pandering if they had him tan up before that speech he gave in Spanish at the RNC. Like “look, one of our sons is dark like you, we wouldn’t do anything to hurt you, honest.” Maybe I’m wrong but I couldnt find any other images of him dark like that before the RNC and plenty of him with his bros lookin just the same as him. This kind of ties into other marvelous arguments made by Romney/Ryan. “I know women personally. Therefore I must be supportive of women’s issues even if I’m against them.” and Ryan’s “I have a grandmother, therefore I couldn’t do anything to hurt seniors.” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/7 "2012-09-02T14:37:23Z")
[Feast Your Eyes.](http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0oGkki.bkNQISAAqs9XNyoA?p=craig+romney&fr=my-myy&fr2=piv-web) Looks like he has non-pasty white skin in most of the pics. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/8 "2012-09-02T15:24:35Z")
Makeup. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/9 "2012-09-02T15:51:20Z")
Creepy. They remind me of [These Guys](http://www.freewebs.com/thunderbirds-unofficial/thecharacters.htm). ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/10 "2012-09-02T16:25:17Z")
> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#): > > Makeup. Lipstick! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/11 "2012-09-03T18:19:47Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > [Feast Your Eyes.](http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0oGkki.bkNQISAAqs9XNyoA?p=craig+romney&fr=my-myy&fr2=piv-web) Looks like he has non-pasty white skin in most of the pics. Oh, great. None of these guy struck me as weird before. Now all I can see is that Cenobite with the teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/12 "2012-09-04T00:50:15Z")
Why assume that they tanned him up just for that speech? It is the end of the summer, you know, a time when a lot of folks enjoy outdoor activities that can lead to a tan. Maybe he just happens to enjoy the outdoors more than his brothers do. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/13 "2012-09-04T07:25:42Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > [Feast Your Eyes.](http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0oGkki.bkNQISAAqs9XNyoA?p=craig+romney&fr=my-myy&fr2=piv-web) Looks like he has non-pasty white skin in most of the pics. Wow, look at that guy’s mouth and eye brows. Either one of the Romneys had a lot of work done or who the heck does he take after looks-wise? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/14 "2012-09-04T15:47:41Z")
Ann’s chauffeur. _rimshot_ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/15 "2012-09-04T16:06:41Z")
I mentioned this in another thread. The whole family looks like the Village of the Damned mated with the Stepford Wives. That unblinking stare, the coiffed hair, the smiles that never reach the eyes. Shudder. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/16 "2012-09-04T17:06:02Z")
This is the worst conspiracy theory ever. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/17 "2012-09-04T19:39:13Z")
Am I the only one who got a little creeped out by Nikki Haley? ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/18 "2012-09-04T19:44:05Z")
What on GOD’s green earth is so weird about getting a tan? I dont get it… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/19 "2012-09-04T20:05:22Z")
> [@slm2955](#): > > What on GOD’s green earth is so weird about getting a tan? I dont get it… He’s a Republican. ---
**Author:** ![Sacrilegium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Sacrilegium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sacrilegium)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421/20 "2012-09-04T20:20:21Z")
_The Daily Show_ (by way of Leonard Nimoy) took a small swipe at them [recently](http://www.laughspin.com/2012/08/31/watch-the-daily-shows-documentary-on-mitt-romney-narrated-by-leonard-nimoy/) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-sons-weird/633421.md?page=2)