have you ever tried that?

gawd, she bugs my ass.

poor people get these problems also.

...of dealing with a family member with a serious disease, why in the hell would Mitt want to handicap any other family going through basically the same circumstances? Shouldn't every family have access to heath care?

because how can she now pimp her disease for sympathy and at the same time laud her husband for all of the destruction his "first order of business when elected President" will do to people with MS who DON'T have the billions and billions of dollars squirreled away in the Cayman Islands and in Switzerland? I don't get that kind of disconnect in this woman.

She can't see that having that disease and having no health care exacerbates the situation? Really?

She needs to stop whining.

Michelle Obama talks about people needing help . she isn't out crying over attacks on her husband.

and everytime she whines about this it just shows how much more out of touch she is.

her husband said himself, he dosen't care about the poor. policies don't show any concern .

Stay classy, Ann.

Sorry, but most people look at her and think, that it really is awful that she has MS and no one would wish it on anyone. Then in the next thought.. "well, at least SHE has all the money in the world, and insurance, so that she can afford the best care.. and if the MS ever progresses to where she'd need help getting around, she has drivers and employees."

But she uses it for pity, all the while supporting people that want others to suffer and die because they don't have the money or insurance. She's supporting the "health care is a PRIVILEGE, not a right!" crowd.

That's the fundamental problem with the Romneys. They just DONT GET IT and at this point it's just infuriating. They're very clueless and ??? about things like this and continue to show how much they don't know.

The Kennedys, by contrast, realized/realize that their money gave them opportunities that others did not have--and they fought/fight to give others those same opportunities.

I'm all for born-rich people with brains, and I for one would love it it if they were like "look, I'm rich. I don't know what it is like to be hungry--and I want to work so that your children don't know what it is like either." Or something like that.

You don't have to know what it's like, but don't be a douche about it either.

And, I could not agree with you more..


But she had her chance to actually speak to these issues. She chose to let her paid writers script out the entire speech and as a result she sounded just as insincere as she undoubtedly is. For her to keep returning to this, is not likely to convince most people otherwise.

an illness or injury of some kind, milking it for as much human sympathy as possible?

Most Americans don't have that option,
or a million dollar pony to ease their pain.

Misspeaking seems to be a common occurrence for the GOPers lately.

but loss of hope would be if she was dying quick or crippled which I don't see…she doesn't look like she is in extreme pain. I have had lots of that with my back so I wouldn't be on skidoos or horses with it…

She can go to the best hospitals, the best clinics, get daily massages and spas…so its hard while I feel bad for anyones pain to think she has had it to the point of no hope.

I think not, Ann. Your husband is getting his own words and actions held up for scrutiny. In other words, we are looking at his record. It's probably the first time in his life that he's ever had to be vetted for a job rather than being anointed for one or cutting a deal to buy one.

to be demonized and lied about 24/7/365 on fox news.

Funny...in Ann Romney's world they do.

She's an awful person.

Poor and middle class people can have the same problems. But they have to worry about money.

sorry, not buying it.

Keep talking, Ann. Keep talking.

You know hardship like we know your tax returns.

Yup, pretty hopeless for crabby Ann.

Getting tired of the finger wagging when she talks and saying she & mitt can relate to people with the me, me talk. I'm very sorry for her health issues, but she's not had to deal with the inability to get all the medical help she needs. Getting a horse (that costs $70,000/yr to take care of) for therapy is not in the cards for everyone

She is an insult to alll sick people who don't have insurance or the means to pay for the health care they need to cure their ailments or save their lives. Especially when her fuckwit of a husband is trying to deprive everyone who isn't filthy rich of attaining the health care they need to live or for their children to live without going into crushing bankruptcy.

God, I really hate them more every day. How can people be so cold and evil?

At the risk of revealing too much personal information...here goes.

I was diagnosed in the early 90's with a rare disease. I was a single parent raising two young children. I HAD to work to make ends meet...but even more so, to keep my insurance.

I dragged my ass in to work even when I was too sick to do so. And when I did it too often, I ended up in the hospital. To date, I have been hospitalized 75 times for illness and 10 times for surgeries.
I have spent countless months at home on intravenous medications.
I have worked with bags of medication hanging into the implanted port in my chest.

And when I lost my job because I was sick too much, I had to work per diem so that I could pay outrageous amounts of premiums under COBRA. Yes, I was thankful it was available, but destroyed my credit because health insurance was the FIRST thing that was paid for.

Once, I did go and apply for Food Stamps, but I was turned down. Yes, it made me upset against the system because I felt I was in need, but it didn't make me bitter against those that had help.

Over the years, when I have had flares, I have lost jobs because I am not a member of a profession that has a union that would protect me, simply because I was sick. And even though I have had jobs that had short term disability insurance and FMLA and even long term disability, employers WILL find loop holes to deny you those benefits and in a right-to-work state, good luck fighting it.

Over the years, I have maxed out TWO million dollar policies and I know what a desperate feeling that is. In fact, the first employer that I worked for when I maxed it out was very understanding and certainly worked with my illness and its constraints, but I HAD to leave that job to find another one with another insurance policy so that I could proceed to max it out.

So Ann, while I have empathy for your chronic illness, it really sucks, but I honestly doubt that YOU have been able to walk in my shoes for even one tiny second because if you did, YOU would understand how important it is to extend HELP in the form of insurance coverage to those people that are just like you and just like me. But YOU have yours, and in your opinion, people like ME can just drop dead since we weren't born rich, so I have NO sympathy to you.

Yet her party wants to throw people like you and me INTO THE FUCKING STREET.

Fuck her and her grand old party.

I don't begrudge them anything else...but their money went to Switzerland and the Cayman Islands to "protect" it from the proles.

Thank-you for sharing your story, I'm sure it wasn't easy to write. Hope you can continue to manage your health and things get a bit easier for you.

Ann Romney DOES NOT know how you feel nor will she face the same problems as many of us when Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan repeal the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCares).
I sincerely wish you well

First of all, it sounds like you had a job with medical benefits until you were too sick to continue.

If you were here in Ontario you would be allowed to take off and come back when you are well and when it became too serious you would be put on disability.

My son and husband were cancer stricken in 1998. My son was just in his job 2 months when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
He had the same one as Ted Kennedy.. He received the same treatment as Ted. surgeries,, radiation, chemo , 3 operations. and 6 weeks in intensive care and a week of palliative care... His company paid his long term disability until he died.

My husband who was diagnosed 2 months later than our son with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma also got disability from his company. He was employed for over 20 years with his company.
He had operation, chemo, radiation , stem cell transplant, a month in the hospital for his chemo and transplant.

Finally 3 months before he died he entered palliative care ..for 3 months. The cost for their treatment...zero..

My dear friend was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2002. She continued to work as it was slow growing. In 2006 it started growing again. She had surgery which left her too disabled to work. so she is still on the disability from work.. She is getting 60 percent of what she made.. Same was for my son and husband. It would be against the law here for the companies they worked for to fire them for being sick.

America is not the greatest country for all their citizens...only for their elite rich. I hope your president Obama wins for all the citizens. Health care is a right not for profit.

Thank you for sharing. I'm so sorry for your loss.

I hope Obama wins too.

(((((((((hugs)))))))))))

I wish that our country was as forward thinking as yours...because to be chronically ill in this country is stressful worrying about losing your job...and living in a "right to work" state is doubly stressful because you can be fired at the whim of your employer--for any reason that they decide they want to fire you for.

One hospital that I worked for had a consulting company come in and magically, every single employee that used FMLA was terminated for various causes--but none of them being the REAL reason.

My story isn't unique though...and that is what really sucks.

She's a fucking idiot. Hasn't got a clue.

Ok Queen Ann, now imagine you are an hourly wage earner in Idaho and you get diagnosed with MS like my late uncle. Trust me Ann, when you have millions of dollars at your disposal - there is always hope. My uncle passed after a struggle with the disease, his insurance company, and a health care system that showed little if any mercy.

Fuck you Ann - and the multimillion dollar Olympic pony you rode in on.

I used to set aside one day a week to argue with the insurance companies...then one day, I decided I was too tired to do it anymore. I quit taking a necessary and expensive medication and I paid dearly for it. I was supposed to take it for the rest of my life.

My doctors are still trying to persuade me to take it again, but having to argue weekly with bean counters is not something I am going to do again. I just suffer the consequences of not taking it. It is easier.

I'm sure you know the Romney's view your problems as totally your fault. They think anyone who is not rich is somehow morally to blame.

I think you are a hero because you are fighting for the health care you deserve against the greed of the for-profit insurance industry.

Don't let the bastards wear you down - ok?

They wore me down a long time ago.

However, I have found ways around taking the expensive medicine...but there are more repercussions to my story than I am willing to share (at least at this time).

I had to hock my vacuum cleaner to feed my kids one week...so I honestly don't think she can relate to what it is like to be chronically ill in this country without adequate resources to tend to those needs and maintain a functional life.

For those that are chronically ill--and I am speaking for many more out there just like me...one of the first things you lose is your credit record. I haven't spoken to anyone that has disputed that.

And now that your job is tied to your credit record and your health insurance is tied to your job....it isn't hard to realize that more and more chronically ill people are being denied employment, but not because of their "illness"...but because of their "credit".

It is on purpose, I think.

However, this subject is very personal and brings a lot of feelings to me, so I should probably just stop.

I know that doesn't make it any better, but sometimes its good to know you are not alone, and that someone cares. Sometimes I feel utterly alone in America, but I have my family to love me, and some dear friends.

and it doesn't matter what the illness is...we are all in the same boat.

And we all need help. And we all need insurance. And we all need food.


And a great many of us do not get those things.

Ann Romney CANNOT relate. She just can't.

and prosperity during her initial health crisis. I wonder if she ever imagines what "no hope" would have looked like, if she had to choose between keeping her home, feeding her family, and getting proper medical care?

I just saw the title. This condescending b*tch is telling me to wake up!?

They both need to disappear into the private sector- never to be heard from again.

You got to sling feces and blow dogwhistles for 3 days. Now just sit back and take what's coming to you. The part that pisses you off the worst is that it's all TRUE. To struggle is not to be without hope. To struggle with NO OPTIONS is to be without hope. And THAT'S the part neither you nor Thurston Howell the Turd can relate to. SO KINDLY PISS RIGHT THE FUCK OFF, you mendacious, arrogant, pretentious scumbag.

What I wanted to say.

Yesterday, I went to the doctor with a friend of mine who is suffering from a life-threatening condition. The doctor wanted to talk to him about chemotherapy and my friend wanted someone along as a "second pair of ears."

My friend is on Medicare, lives in a subsidized apt, and pretty much lives SS check to SS check. His big social event is breakfast with friends once a week.

The doctor explained the chemo -- once a day for a week, one week a month -- would provide a better quality of life, allowing him to function better than he is, although he wouldn't return fully to normal or necessarily lengthen his life significantly. He would be able to do things like walk to the mailbox without exhausting himself.

Sounded good until my friend asked how much it would cost. Even with Medicare, the co-pay would be $1,100 a week. Out of the question.

I almost fell off my chair. My friend was crushed.

hoping Queen Ann loses hope about 8 PM election night. Fuck her and the dancing horse she rode in on.

Not getting that there are millions in this country who don't, is because you've always lived in a bubble.

You don't know a thing about not having hope, or being afraid you won't get care. Really. You don't.

She plays it like a 'get out of jail free' card.

It's beginning to get funny now, like Ryan's lyin'.

Another running joke in my house, everything that happens is Obama's fault. The sink backs up, that's Obama's fault. Mail didn't arrive on time, Obama's fault. No matter what ever happened or ever will happen, it's Obama's fault.

Perfect.

Now she wants a piece of my hardships? It is really all I have left! I cannot stand her. Mrs. O achnowledges her good fortune, and only wants the rest of us to have a fair chance. Annie just does not "get it"

...how he kept working to support his family through that illness.

Can we call this playing the "MS" card? She plays it every time things get tough, as if it's going to make everyone who says something unkind about her or her husband feel bad and take it all back.

I initially read this as MO "playing the MS card."

If she and Mitt had learned the first thing about having a terrible disease, they would be first in line to make sure every American had the same access to health care as they did!

They propose the opposite, taking away healthcare from those who are protected by Obamacare. They are more and more like Louis and Antoinette every day. I hope images of guillotines haunt their nightmares!

Why don't you fucking stop lying about President Obama, you bitch.

Poor Ann has suffered in silence for years because she couldn't have the priceless 45 carat stone. She tried to buy it but the Smithsonian Institution has said it's not for sale and Ann must resign herself to suffer living with no Hope.

when Michelle's Dad got MS, he got a cane, then crutches then a walker to get to work!


The one thing I have learned dealing with my chronic diseases and those of my kids, is that there is always someone in such bad shape that my problems seem like butterfly kisses! Never complain about how tough you have it, because someone else would love to have your problems!

Totally useless ... I guess 'human' being ?

Queen Ann should just shut the fuck up