Ann Romney Says Husband Has Deeply Principled Side No One Ever Sees In Public

[Mr. Peepers]

He has done more for the working man than you, by helping companies grow like Staples. Of course, you are jealous that he is rich and you are poor.

You mean a bunch of part-time minimum jobs with no benefits? Aces! Those'll get this country back to the golden age.

 

[Katzndogz]

It is going to be great having a gracefully, witty and charming First Lady in the WH!

As opposed to a first lady whose presidential husband complains on television that her oral sex isn't up to his standards? Is that what you mean?

You know that lost him a few female votes.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Ann Romney Says Husband Has Deeply Principled Side No One Ever Sees In Public


LA JOLLA, CA—Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said Monday that despite her husband's public image as a shameless opportunist with no convictions whatsoever, in private he displays a rare principled side that most people never get to see.

In a casual conversation with reporters at the couple's oceanfront home in California, Romney said her husband's many months on the campaign trail had caused some voters to develop a distorted view of her longtime partner, who she said actually possesses numerous core beliefs and ethical values when relaxing in the company of close friends and family.

"Sure, on TV, Mitt might seem like a shameless opportunist who stands for absolutely nothing, but at home he's actually just an ordinary guy with a decent sense of morality," Romney said of her partner of 43 years. "I've known this man almost my whole life, and I can tell you that, off camera, there are just so many things he cares about in a completely non-politically-motivated way."

"I realize in debates and interviews he comes off as this completely amoral corporatist who couldn't be more out of touch with average Americans—heck, sometimes even I roll my eyes," Romney continued with a chuckle. "But when he's out of the spotlight and just hanging out with me or his grandkids, enjoying the weekend, you'd be amazed. To us, he's just regular old person-with-genuine-moral-convictions Mitt."

Romney told reporters she has repeatedly urged her husband to "loosen up" and give voters a glimpse of the integrity she sees every single day. But despite her best efforts, she said, she still has some work to do.

"I tell him, 'Everyone thinks you're a shallow and merciless prick with no real center and no interest in anything other than using other people's money to make money for yourself,'" said Romney, adding that just throwing in an offhand principled stance during an interview could do wonders for him. "But, in the end, I guess he is who he is. You're just going to have to believe me when I say that the fuddy-duddy in the suit you see pandering to absolutely anyone to win an election is pretty much nonstop commitment to heartfelt, conscientious ideals around the house."

"I just wish your readers could sit at our dinner table," Romney added. "Then you'd see the Mitt who's really concerned about the health care system, immigration reform, and the stagnant economy. That's my Mitt."

When reached for comment by reporters, Mitt Romney smiled uncomfortably and said, "Boy, my wife's a remarkable woman, isn't she?"

Was he deeply principled when he forced the citizens of Massachussetts to buy a product from a private company.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Listen here folks.

The practice of prematurely spilling the beans on parody posts must end. They are not fun unless we give the dummies enough time to submit their lame replies.

Patience, please.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

It is going to be great having a gracefully, witty and charming First Lady in the WH!

She's white, too.

And doesn't consider herself wealthy.

 

[Chris]

Romney tied his dog to the roof of his car for a 12 hour trip.

 

[Chris]

Romney has been arrested twice for disobeying police officers.

 

[Chris]

Romney fled to France to avoid the draft, and then said he did nothing to avoid Vietnam.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Romney tied his dog to the roof of his car for a 12 hour trip.

And we want to trust out nation to someone who can't take care of a dog and who thinks 4 years is longer than 3.

 

[Chris]

Friedemann entered Stevens Hall off the school’s collegiate quad to find Romney marching out of his own room ahead of a prep school posse shouting about their plan to cut Lauber’s hair. Friedemann followed them to a nearby room where they came upon Lauber, tackled him and pinned him to the ground. As Lauber, his eyes filling with tears, screamed for help, Romney repeatedly clipped his hair with a pair of scissors.

The incident was recalled similarly by five students, who gave their accounts independently of one another. Four of them — Friedemann, now a dentist; Phillip Maxwell, a lawyer; Thomas Buford, a retired prosecutor; and David Seed, a retired principal — spoke on the record. Another former student who witnessed the incident asked not to be identified. The men have differing political affiliations, although they mostly lean Democratic. Buford volunteered for Barack Obama’s campaign in 2008. Seed, a registered independent, has served as a Republican county chairman in Michigan. All of them said that politics in no way colored their recollections.

“It happened very quickly, and to this day it troubles me,” said Buford, the school’s wrestling champion, who said he joined Romney in restraining Lauber. Buford subsequently apologized to Lauber, who was “terrified,” he said. “What a senseless, stupid, idiotic thing to do.”

Mitt Romney’s prep school classmates recall pranks, but also troubling incidents - The Washington Post

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Friedemann entered Stevens Hall off the school’s collegiate quad to find Romney marching out of his own room ahead of a prep school posse shouting about their plan to cut Lauber’s hair. Friedemann followed them to a nearby room where they came upon Lauber, tackled him and pinned him to the ground. As Lauber, his eyes filling with tears, screamed for help, Romney repeatedly clipped his hair with a pair of scissors.

The incident was recalled similarly by five students, who gave their accounts independently of one another. Four of them — Friedemann, now a dentist; Phillip Maxwell, a lawyer; Thomas Buford, a retired prosecutor; and David Seed, a retired principal — spoke on the record. Another former student who witnessed the incident asked not to be identified. The men have differing political affiliations, although they mostly lean Democratic. Buford volunteered for Barack Obama’s campaign in 2008. Seed, a registered independent, has served as a Republican county chairman in Michigan. All of them said that politics in no way colored their recollections.

“It happened very quickly, and to this day it troubles me,” said Buford, the school’s wrestling champion, who said he joined Romney in restraining Lauber. Buford subsequently apologized to Lauber, who was “terrified,” he said. “What a senseless, stupid, idiotic thing to do.”

Mitt Romney’s prep school classmates recall pranks, but also troubling incidents - The Washington Post

Mit sounds like just the kind of person that Republicans will vote for - a bully.

 

[ABikerSailor]

If Romney is so "principled", why did he get 4 deferments while supporting the Vietnam war, then in '94 saying that he was glad he didn't serve, and then in '97 when he's running for president, he says that he wishes he'd been over there?

How principled can an etch-a-sketch really be?

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

If Romney is so "principled", why did he get 4 deferments while supporting the Vietnam war, then in '94 saying that he was glad he didn't serve, and then in '97 when he's running for president, he says that he wishes he'd been over there?

How principled can an etch-a-sketch really be?

What a flip flopper.


He wished he had served? Is he aware that the military takes volunteers?

 

[Papageorgio]

Soon as I started to read the story, I thought, this is from The Onion.

Funny

 

[Chris]

WAYLAND, MASS. (1981) -- ARREST- DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
In June 1981, ROMNEY attempted to launch family motorboat at Cochituate State Park despite park ranger advising that he was prohibited from doing so because his boat did not display proper registration. ROMNEY was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. ROMNEY handcuffed and transported in bathing suit to Natick police station, where released on own recognizance.5 Disposition: Charges were dropped when ROMNEY threatened to sue the state for false arrest; case dismissed at Natick District Court in February 1982. ROMNEY successfully petitioned that the files be sealed.

Bigger Fatter Politics: Romney's Rap Sheet: Romney's Criminal Record

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

WAYLAND, MASS. (1981) -- ARREST- DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
In June 1981, ROMNEY attempted to launch family motorboat at Cochituate State Park despite park ranger advising that he was prohibited from doing so because his boat did not display proper registration.

That should make him a tea party hero and help them to forget the fact that he forced the people of Massachussets to buy health insurance.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

He is a principled man. You see it in what he does. Unfortunately, the media doesnt like that story because it doesnt help the President.

Didn't even read the first line

 

[Chris]

HUNTSVILLE, UTAH (2002) -- USE OF PROFANITY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
On February 10, 2002, while overseeing 2002 Winter Olympics, ROMNEY became extremely angry upon encountering a traffic jam at a venue and proceeded to berate two persons authorized to direct traffic there, including with obscenity laced tirades, according to a police captain at the scene and a volunteer targeted by ROMNEY. The traffic volunteer Shaun Knopp stated that ROMNEY "asked me who the f___ I was and what the f___ I was doing. We got the Olympics going on we don't need this s___ down here."8 Weber County Sheriff's Office Capt. Terry Shaw, commander of the Snowbasin venue, stated that ROMNEY twice used the F-word while also berating one of his officers, Deputy Kodi Taggart. Capt. Shaw stated that ROMNEY "was abusive" to his officer and advised, unsuccessfully, that "he needs to apologize."9 ROMNEY denied part of the allegation, insisting he hadn't used the F-word since high school -- but admitted he used a word he described as "H-E-double hockey sticks." Disposition: The Utah Department of Safety advised it had decided against initiating a "profanity probe."

Bigger Fatter Politics: Romney's Rap Sheet: Romney's Criminal Record

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

ROMNEY was arrested along with future wife Ann Davies for actions in connection with practical joke at Cranbrook Academy. Reportedly ROMNEY and several friends "bought huge blocks of ice from the local gas station, laid towels over them, and went sliding down the slopes of a nearby golf course."7

Sounds like ordinary middle class fun to me. What ordinary kid doesn't do this?

 

[Flopper]

Most people do think he's a shallow and merciless prick but who else would you expect them to nominate.