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trailmonkee

(2,681 posts)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:39 PM Sep 2012

Mitt Romney tells Kelly Ripa he 'Prefers to Sleep Naked, is a Snooki Fan (and more weird stuff)

not the oninion... this shit is real brother!!

btw, I have decided that it is ok to present Romney as 'the other', because he pretty much is the other of EVERYBODY

Rmoney:

'Look how tiny she’s gotten. She’s lost weight. She’s energetic. Just her spark-plug personality is kind of fun.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2203363/Mitt-Romney-tells-Kelly-Ripa-prefers-sleep-naked-Snooki-fan-considers-Sunday-morning-church-date-night-Ann.html

As a devout Mormon, Mitt Romney is not allowed to drink alcohol, coffee and tea or smoke cigarettes - but he does have some surprising guilty pleasures.

The politician revealed in an interview with Kelly Ripa that he is a big fan of Jersey Shore star Snooki, loves peanut butter and prefers to sleep naked.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2203363/Mitt-Romney-tells-Kelly-Ripa-prefers-sleep-naked-Snooki-fan-considers-Sunday-morning-church-date-night-Ann.html#ixzz26Smbeoxj

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Mitt Romney tells Kelly Ripa he 'Prefers to Sleep Naked, is a Snooki Fan (and more weird stuff) (Original Post) trailmonkee Sep 2012 OP
Thanks for ruining my lunch! sinkingfeeling Sep 2012 #1
I know, eww RepublicansRZombies Sep 2012 #30
Well...TMI. He really has no sense of what to keep to himself, does he? TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #2
I guess I've just become very cynical deutsey Sep 2012 #40
but but but but hollysmom Sep 2012 #3
That's what "little as possible" means. immoderate Sep 2012 #12
but that is not naked to anyone but another Mormon hollysmom Sep 2012 #15
Uggh... where do I go to scour that image from my mind-- hlthe2b Sep 2012 #4
Christ, does Ann Romney ever cut the umbilical cord??! JaneyVee Sep 2012 #5
Nah! She loves her Daddy Mitt DonViejo Sep 2012 #20
is this another onion. i took pride in our pres not knowing who snooki was. seabeyond Sep 2012 #6
He can't even be bothered to come up with a plan for the nation as he is running for president RepublicansRZombies Sep 2012 #33
i like your post. so true. lol. nt seabeyond Sep 2012 #41
Countering the Magic Underwear thing cthulu2016 Sep 2012 #7
How is sleeping naked a "guilty pleasure" jberryhill Sep 2012 #8
+1,000 Scuba Sep 2012 #9
WTF? More great judgment you're showing there, Mitt! Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #10
Mitt and Snookie share a common intellect. Scuba Sep 2012 #11
Sure does seem that way! polichick Sep 2012 #13
And it's not even a very good intellect, and then they each only get half! No wonder! Scuba Sep 2012 #16
Right! Rmoney seems so creepy saying things like this. polichick Sep 2012 #19
'like's Snooki' so he's still going after the dumb ass vote. WI_DEM Sep 2012 #14
He probably wears the three shirts Ann allegedly bought at Costco to bed. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #17
"You know, I live closer to Ann than you do. Can I give her a ride home for you?" Cock blockers Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2012 #18
Is he really TRYING to lose the election? lpbk2713 Sep 2012 #21
umm how the HELL does anyone accidentally walk in on any President getting a massage? Marrah_G Sep 2012 #22
????? hifiguy Sep 2012 #23
Remember during the '08 campaign DonViejo Sep 2012 #24
EGG-ZACLY! That's a man with a brain and impulse control. nolabear Sep 2012 #37
he said that? Right on Obama! RepublicansRZombies Sep 2012 #44
As if Mitt couldn't be any creepier... Initech Sep 2012 #25
oh yuk Lebam in LA Sep 2012 #26
TMI liberal N proud Sep 2012 #27
What the hell is the matter with you? I didn't need to read this. Bucky Sep 2012 #28
he wants to have dinner with "Nelson Mandela" aka "insert name of least threatening person of color progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #29
How lovely for Ann...her date night (day?) is going to church. Jennicut Sep 2012 #31
Ew. The harder the Rombot 3.0 tries to imitate a human being, the creepier it gets catbyte Sep 2012 #32
Oh, look at little Mittles trying to seem human again! Lucy Goosey Sep 2012 #34
Absolutely weird and on many things tells me too much karynnj Sep 2012 #35
In trying to prove he has a heart, Mitt once more proves he has no brain. nolabear Sep 2012 #36
No. Please no...please stop this... CTyankee Sep 2012 #38
Hey, Queen Ann, ya know we "don't know that about him"? Stinky The Clown Sep 2012 #39
Jesus, he is gross. ellie Sep 2012 #42
Sleeping naked is a big NO NO when your wear garments FreeState Sep 2012 #43
Still trying to pass him off as a human being, are they? Spirochete Sep 2012 #45
must be working on his likability factor Corgigal Sep 2012 #46
I bet Kelly and Michael puked in their mouths a little! mentalsolstice Sep 2012 #47
I'll be sure to miss that show, but I am going to miss them all. Since Regis onecent Sep 2012 #48
yuck outsideworld Sep 2012 #49
Prefers to sleep naked? TMI!!!!!!! moriah Sep 2012 #50
 
30. I know, eww
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:16 PM
Sep 2012

And what's this? he's got a heart?

Because God just loves people who lie to provoke war and killing, lie to steal from the masses to give to the already super rich....

Just who is this man worshiping because it ain't God.

deutsey

(20,166 posts)
40. I guess I've just become very cynical
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:34 PM
Sep 2012

but this consists of talking points designed to show him as "just a regular guy really, once you get to know him." Because they can't cast him as "the kind of guy you'd like to have a beer with" (even though Bush was supposedly a recovering alcoholic), they have to find other ways to make him appealing to the commoners.

Speaking about Snooki, he said: 'Look how tiny she’s gotten. She’s lost weight. She’s energetic. Just her spark-plug personality is kind of fun.' (See, he's hip and follows the one the hoi polloi call Snooki)

He also likes to indulge in peanut butter sandwiches, chocolate milk and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. (Kind of reminds of Reagan's jelly beans and Bush Sr's pork rinds...see how "just folks" he is?)

Asked what he wears to bed he said: 'As little as possible'... (Maybe a little Clintonesque there, e.g., Clinton saying he prefers briefs over boxers)

I don't know...maybe I just need to step away from the election for a while.

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
3. but but but but
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:42 PM
Sep 2012

as a good mormon, isn't he supposed to wear his temple whatever underwear to bed?


edited for quote

Asked what he wears to bed he said: 'As little as possible', that is when he can get to sleep, for the Republican said he is often kept awake at night.


As little as possible is not naked.

hlthe2b

(102,287 posts)
4. Uggh... where do I go to scour that image from my mind--
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:42 PM
Sep 2012
(and I won't even tough the obvious lack of "magic underwear" comment)
 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
5. Christ, does Ann Romney ever cut the umbilical cord??!
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:42 PM
Sep 2012

Will she be standing next to him during the debates too?!

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
6. is this another onion. i took pride in our pres not knowing who snooki was.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:42 PM
Sep 2012

i am more bothered he even knows her and creeped out this fuckin old man is nudging up to snooki in this manner of familiarity.

anyone else think this is a little creepy.

weird

lordy, this man is stupid.

 
33. He can't even be bothered to come up with a plan for the nation as he is running for president
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:19 PM
Sep 2012

But he's got time to watch Snooki.

This man is an embarrassment to our nation.

This is incredibly embarrassing that he is even running.

Can't someone just yank him off the stage now, this is all a bad dream..this is all a bad dream...this is all a bad dream....

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
7. Countering the Magic Underwear thing
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:43 PM
Sep 2012

(Sleeping nude would make one a relatively moderate/liberal Mormon.)

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
8. How is sleeping naked a "guilty pleasure"
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:44 PM
Sep 2012

I've slept naked for as long as I can remember.

Is it unusual?
 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
10. WTF? More great judgment you're showing there, Mitt!
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:46 PM
Sep 2012

Yeah, really inspiring confidence in the American people. Heckuva job, Mitty!

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)
18. "You know, I live closer to Ann than you do. Can I give her a ride home for you?" Cock blockers
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:50 PM
Sep 2012

are people my friend.

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
21. Is he really TRYING to lose the election?
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:52 PM
Sep 2012



It sounds like he might be trying to reach a different demographic perhaps but I
suspect most non-committed voters have made up their minds by now that he is a
weasel. All he is doing is alienating the hard core fundie base that he had at one time.





Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)
22. umm how the HELL does anyone accidentally walk in on any President getting a massage?
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:58 PM
Sep 2012

Seriously.... I can't imagine how that could ever logically happen with the Secret Service around.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
24. Remember during the '08 campaign
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:03 PM
Sep 2012

then Senator Obama was asked, "boxers or briefs?" He responded, "that's not an appropriate question." Mitt was probably washing his protective undies at that point in time.

nolabear

(41,984 posts)
37. EGG-ZACLY! That's a man with a brain and impulse control.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:26 PM
Sep 2012

Both of which are lacking in Mitt Romney.

Bucky

(54,020 posts)
28. What the hell is the matter with you? I didn't need to read this.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:13 PM
Sep 2012

First thing this November, I'm going to not vote for Romney. But the very next thing, I'm gonna not vote for you.

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
29. he wants to have dinner with "Nelson Mandela" aka "insert name of least threatening person of color
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:16 PM
Sep 2012

He has to be sure to hit all the bases. Nelson Mandela shouldn't piss off his right wing racist tea baggers too much, but lets the less racist voters know that Romney knows the name of one other black person and would actually eat with him. The "snooki" comment, plays to those wacky young kids out there, and the New Jersey voters. The sleeping in as little as possible is trying to paint him as a sex symbol.. for the ladies!!

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)
31. How lovely for Ann...her date night (day?) is going to church.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:17 PM
Sep 2012

This guy is one of the strangest people ever to run for President.

catbyte

(34,399 posts)
32. Ew. The harder the Rombot 3.0 tries to imitate a human being, the creepier it gets
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:18 PM
Sep 2012

This campaign is just getting worse and worse. I think college courses will be built around the dissection of the 2012 Romney/Ryan campaign. The slow motion car crash that is R/R is proof positive that all the money in the world won't help if the ticket is fatally flawed. It's sort of like visiting the Reptile House at the zoo--you're repulsed but fascinated. You can't look away.

Lucy Goosey

(2,940 posts)
34. Oh, look at little Mittles trying to seem human again!
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:20 PM
Sep 2012

"Snooki is the right height! See, I'm human, and I'm hip and down with regular American popular culture!"

It seems like proving he's human should be a low bar to clear, but Romneybot 2012 seems to keep coming across as phony.

karynnj

(59,504 posts)
35. Absolutely weird and on many things tells me too much
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:21 PM
Sep 2012

One really weird part was this:

They first met at a party, Ann caught Mitt's eye but had come with another date. Never one to shy away from competition he sidled up to him and said: 'You know, I live closer to Ann than you do. Can I give her a ride home for you? And he said sure. So, we’ve been going steady ever since then.'

Either Ann's date did not really want that relationship to continue or he trusted Mitt. At any rate, why tell a sorry that makes Mitt look like a jerk?

nolabear

(41,984 posts)
36. In trying to prove he has a heart, Mitt once more proves he has no brain.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:25 PM
Sep 2012

Forget Snooki; a presidential candidate should never answer the question "What do you wear to bed?" Politely demur.

And that Bush story is a creepfest. Why would she DO that?

Ew ew ew ew... (I wish there was a brain scrub smilie)

FreeState

(10,572 posts)
43. Sleeping naked is a big NO NO when your wear garments
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:34 PM
Sep 2012

Sleeping naked is a big NO NO when your wear garments, you are not supposed to take them off except for sports, showering and sex.

Spirochete

(5,264 posts)
45. Still trying to pass him off as a human being, are they?
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:41 PM
Sep 2012

Well, it's not working. Back to Area 51 with him.

mentalsolstice

(4,461 posts)
47. I bet Kelly and Michael puked in their mouths a little!
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 04:45 PM
Sep 2012

When announcing this interview, they said the same invitation had been extended to the Obamas, although Michelle had already appeared earlier this summer.

onecent

(6,096 posts)
48. I'll be sure to miss that show, but I am going to miss them all. Since Regis
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 04:50 PM
Sep 2012

left Kelly talks to everyone (especially her new WONDERFUL cohost like he is 3 years old)
I even emailed them and told them to get kelly to use her big girl voice and act like she's
half way normal.
Ever since the birth of one of her children when she said she bought $600 sheets for the baby bed, i cannot bear to get through one entire hour of her.

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