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trailmonkee

(2,681 posts)
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:22 PM Oct 2012

Ann Romney accuses Obama of showing 'poor sportsmanship'

Source: The Hill

Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, equated President Obama's campaign to a petulant child during an interview Tuesday after being asked about charges from the president's campaign that her husband had "lied" during last week's debate.

“I mean, lied about what? This is something he’s been saying all along. This is what he believes. This is his policy, these are his statements," Ann Romney said in an interview set to air Wednesday on Fox News. "I mean, lie — it’s sort of like someone that’s, you know, in the sandbox that like lost the game and they’re just going to kick sand in someone’s face and say, ‘you liar.’ I mean, it’s like they lost, and so now they just are going to say, OK, the game, we didn’t like the game. So to me, it’s poor sportsmanship.”

In an interview Sunday with CBS News, Obama adviser David Axelrod said Romney's debate positions were "uprooted" from what he had said on the campaign trail.

"I think [the president] was a little taken aback at the brazenness with which Gov. Romney walked away from so many of the positions on which he's run, walked away from his record,” Axelrod said.

Ann Romney said she "knew right away" that her husband was winning the first presidential debate.

"I knew after the first question," she said. "I turned to my son after 50 minutes, and I gave him a nudge, and I said it’s 100 to zero right now. "

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/261087-ann-romney-obama-showing-poor-sportsmanship-accusing-husband-of-debate-lies



What is it with these fucking people?
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Ann Romney accuses Obama of showing 'poor sportsmanship' (Original Post) trailmonkee Oct 2012 OP
No, Anne, tripping another person in a family contest is poor sportsmanship. bluedigger Oct 2012 #1
exactly renate Oct 2012 #47
So is holding someone down with 5 people adigal Oct 2012 #88
Is that a sport? n/t bluedigger Oct 2012 #91
It is to Mitt Romney nt adigal Oct 2012 #144
the greco roman olympic version is arely staircase Oct 2012 #169
I hate to quote Larry the cable guy, but... svpadgham Oct 2012 #173
They are so fuckin' entitled. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #2
Queen Annie is most displeased that "you people" aren't bowing down to King Willard. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #3
Their sense of entitlement is disgusting. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #104
Spot on description!! Fitterjack74 Oct 2012 #196
Welcome to DU my friend. I would not want to be her child because she looks like she can... hrmjustin Oct 2012 #197
Hey there, Annie, it's FLOTUS, not FLOUTUS BeyondGeography Oct 2012 #4
And Annie is FLATUS. nm nc4bo Oct 2012 #32
lol good one !! riverwalker Oct 2012 #53
Or flatulent--in any event, she's stinkin' up the room. MADem Oct 2012 #160
Ann Romney accuses Obama of showing poor Mormon sportsmanship a.k.a. poor lying skills jsr Oct 2012 #5
Good one. savannah43 Oct 2012 #34
Isn't Ann Romney a Sister / Wife? Guitarzz Oct 2012 #200
This is what the Karl Rove's do-take a person's strongpoint, steal it, and twist it graham4anything Oct 2012 #6
Arrrgh! I'd hoped she had gone into hiding. Laurian Oct 2012 #7
Me, too. I think Ann gets to me more quickly, because I think Mitt has problems. Frustratedlady Oct 2012 #14
If I had to choose BrainMann1 Oct 2012 #66
Queen Ann.....STFU !! zellie Oct 2012 #8
+1 nt barnabas63 Oct 2012 #31
It's poor sportsmanship to point out that your opponent can't run on the truth and has to lie? truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #9
there is something just so creepy... Satch59 Oct 2012 #18
welcome to DU! renate Oct 2012 #48
thanks! Satch59 Oct 2012 #89
Welcome to DU my friend. Ann Romney annoys me too. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #106
I saw her on TV with Mittsy tonight, standing beside Allen West as he gave a speech. MADem Oct 2012 #175
Wow. madaboutharry Oct 2012 #10
Classy, isn't she? savannah43 Oct 2012 #33
Do candidate's spouses ever attack the opponent? Rose Siding Oct 2012 #35
I'm shocked she hasn't Michelle and the girls yet nt maryellen99 Oct 2012 #40
You are so right -- behind closed doors she does goclark Oct 2012 #54
Barbara--Class in a whiskey glass-Bush (the one that looks like Geo. Washington's sister) MADem Oct 2012 #82
I think the target there was Hillary and she wasn't the candidate at the time. Rose Siding Oct 2012 #134
No--Geraldine Ferraro. I remember it like it was yesterday. MADem Oct 2012 #149
You know you're a nasty piece of work when Richard Nixon has this to say: spiderpig Oct 2012 #193
Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #11
Mitt pushing his sons' faces into butter and his grandson's into whipped cream is poor sportsmanship begin_within Oct 2012 #12
The fact that Ann went along with those actions BlueMTexpat Oct 2012 #37
Where's that article? Turborama Oct 2012 #121
Here's one... KansDem Oct 2012 #128
Thank you! Shame it wasn't reported more recently Turborama Oct 2012 #135
Hey, Queen Ann...Fuck off! SoapBox Oct 2012 #13
You took the words right out of my head! mimi85 Oct 2012 #119
Plus there are so many more Romneys than Palins . . . . hatrack Oct 2012 #143
What you said. Fuck You very much, Ann. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #152
Next up, accusations of cheating. bemildred Oct 2012 #15
Queen Ann: "That colored boy should know his place, and step aside to let his betters take over." regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #16
Did she really say that --- if so, I believe it goclark Oct 2012 #52
Queen Annie will NEVER be MY First lady...EVER!!!!!! onecent Oct 2012 #17
The President never said that The Blue Flower Oct 2012 #19
Coming from someone who drugged a crippled horse with surgery-level anesthetics to compete magical thyme Oct 2012 #20
It shows you she defacto7 Oct 2012 #108
it also means she cheated in competition. drugs are banned from dressage competition. magical thyme Oct 2012 #140
Not TOO smug, is she. Sparkly Oct 2012 #21
Fuck you Ann Romney. speedoo Oct 2012 #22
I hate that Stefpford wife skeewee08 Oct 2012 #23
YES!! This thread has the most FUCKS! per post I have ever seen... trailmonkee Oct 2012 #24
Don't forget the horse she rode in on!!! MADem Oct 2012 #83
Good one! maddiemom Oct 2012 #146
Ann - Mitt Is A Liar - Deal With It itssimplestupid Oct 2012 #25
I guess her Mitty was "kicking sand" when he declared that Obama was going to...lie. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #26
She is back! Is lying good sportmanship? Glimmer of Hope Oct 2012 #27
Oh yes, when one is a pigliCON. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #174
... VespertineIconoclast Oct 2012 #28
What's your point? defacto7 Oct 2012 #109
In the context of the OP, the pic is fine. As a "stand alone" it doesn't work. MADem Oct 2012 #147
WTF? lunatica Oct 2012 #133
Re-read the OP, then look at the picture. MADem Oct 2012 #148
So he's supposed to show how he doesn't care what Ann says? lunatica Oct 2012 #158
Yes--that is how I saw it, contextually. MADem Oct 2012 #159
Well that sort of makes sense lunatica Oct 2012 #165
I think the poster of that pic is solidly in the BHO corner. MADem Oct 2012 #168
OK... defacto7 Oct 2012 #171
If you ignore all the subthreads between that post and the OP, it flows. MADem Oct 2012 #172
And I begin by quoting Her Highness: savannah43 Oct 2012 #29
"This is what he believes" - please divine it, Queen Ann, since he changes his stands every day wordpix Oct 2012 #188
Anngry has her knickers in a twit! Boo Hoo.. Cha Oct 2012 #30
Anngry is a piece of crap! goclark Oct 2012 #126
In other words: Obama and his Family should know their Place. It's Mitt's time! torotoro Oct 2012 #36
It's really hard to reconcile her sense of sportsmanship with her appreciation of Mitt's "pranks" Rose Siding Oct 2012 #38
She's a liar like her husband. BVictor1 Oct 2012 #39
welcome to DU! renate Oct 2012 #49
she's part of the vapid response team. nt Javaman Oct 2012 #41
DUzy. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #46
Awesome comment! blackspade Oct 2012 #98
“I mean, lied about what?" Everything, that's what. Lying is a tenet of his Cult. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #42
Ha.. it's defacto7 Oct 2012 #110
Cheating is sportsmanly? McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 #43
addicts, and enablers and abusers - one lies and the other swears by it 2Design Oct 2012 #44
Fuck her and her... one_voice Oct 2012 #45
yes! trailmonkee Oct 2012 #73
+1 hrmjustin Oct 2012 #102
Put her back in the box, I'm sick of her. proReality Oct 2012 #50
+1 hrmjustin Oct 2012 #103
NO!!! Moostache Oct 2012 #118
This is good news. Now they can really double down on Mitt as a BIG liar. nt. andym Oct 2012 #51
Your Husband SUcked JI7 Oct 2012 #55
This is the lady who said it was their turn for the white house. Talk about bad sportsmanship. southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #56
This message was self-deleted by its author MadDash Oct 2012 #57
Mitts right about something DUgosh Oct 2012 #58
An embarrassing moment reteachinwi Oct 2012 #142
So its unsportsmanlike for the administration to point out that Romney said 50% of the alternative truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #59
... Said the wife ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2012 #60
pregnant! ? goclark Oct 2012 #127
The really sick part of this was ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2012 #151
someone really close to her should Raven Oct 2012 #61
fuck you ann romney. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #62
Can you imagine this sour old bitty as First Lady? Blue Idaho Oct 2012 #63
So when he flip flops both things are what he believes upaloopa Oct 2012 #64
It is our turn Botany Oct 2012 #65
Oh... it's a new thing.... defacto7 Oct 2012 #112
To the Romneys, the US of A is just another Bain acquisition deal. AdHocSolver Oct 2012 #67
another "Sore Loserman" attack? grasswire Oct 2012 #68
Romney Lies Again!!! Island Deac Oct 2012 #69
Wow Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #70
She really is a good match for the people skills of Mitt Romney. gordianot Oct 2012 #71
Eleven Republicans are on record declaring that Rob-me is a liar & a fraud. pacalo Oct 2012 #72
Lying SamKnause Oct 2012 #122
Welcome to DU, Sam! pacalo Oct 2012 #161
DU SamKnause Oct 2012 #163
Hey Ann ...even a dog has more integrity. www.dogsagainstromney.com/ L0oniX Oct 2012 #74
True sign they're losing. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #75
He didn't ride Rafalca correctly? greatauntoftriplets Oct 2012 #76
Just wait Ann just wait... jimlup Oct 2012 #77
Ann Liberalagogo Oct 2012 #78
But Mittens is the one playing with the Etch-A-Sketch n/t hootinholler Oct 2012 #79
Is that "code" for "Being Black While POTUS?" MADem Oct 2012 #80
a couple of weeks ago she was worried mittens could`t handle the job madrchsod Oct 2012 #81
No, someone told her she could have the White House. A new play thing. defacto7 Oct 2012 #113
This coming from "I love you women". Ugh Barf! Firebrand Gary Oct 2012 #84
"These are his positions"! Where has she been the entire primary and general election season? wisteria Oct 2012 #85
She is utterly useless and clueless. spiderpig Oct 2012 #86
Fox News Blonde Says Something. nt onehandle Oct 2012 #87
She really does live in a fantasy world, doesn't she? tawadi Oct 2012 #90
Aw, poor Mitt. Hey, here's an idea... pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #92
Can we use the term fucking bitch on DU now? I keep forgetting... nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #93
Go... Aviation Pro Oct 2012 #94
Memo to me, Send Ann Romney demwing Oct 2012 #95
I'm speechless. Up2Late Oct 2012 #96
Anne seems to have missed the line blackspade Oct 2012 #97
Listen Lady Robbedme...! VPStoltz Oct 2012 #99
Romney Said Earlier That He Wasn't Going To Let The Fact Checkers DallasNE Oct 2012 #100
Ann needs a lesson in class from Michelle. nt wtmusic Oct 2012 #101
I really, really tried to find where she said, "Mitt did not lie." Coyotl Oct 2012 #105
like horse traders they drug the lame horse and sucker the American people Sunlei Oct 2012 #107
I HATE HER PossumSqueezins Oct 2012 #111
I get the feeling you don't like her. defacto7 Oct 2012 #114
What I think theKed Oct 2012 #115
Dear Ann greymattermom Oct 2012 #116
WTF does she think this a f-ucking dressage event. Historic NY Oct 2012 #117
Ann SamKnause Oct 2012 #120
LOVE HER!!!! tomm2thumbs Oct 2012 #123
Ann Romney seems to think this is all a game... AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #124
sounds like Stockholm syndrome to me SemperEadem Oct 2012 #125
She is the JustAnotherGen Oct 2012 #129
Clueless! macisme Oct 2012 #130
The bullied family members of Mitten's family explain fasttense Oct 2012 #131
I would like to hear much more from Ann lunatica Oct 2012 #132
Someone should tell Ann... rainlillie Oct 2012 #136
Mittens is a lying snake in the grass!!! SmittynMo Oct 2012 #137
Sure, like his position on abortion that's changed twice today alone? sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #138
Its more of that projection thing BootinUp Oct 2012 #139
Dear Marie Antoinette Wannabe: Just because Mitt keeps repeating the same lie over .... LynneSin Oct 2012 #141
So she watched the debate and decided Mitty was winning? toby jo Oct 2012 #145
Now it is 100 lies in 100% of the time. How often does he lie to Ann? 100% of the time, perhaps? DhhD Oct 2012 #150
If lying ever becomes an Olympic event Mitt could take gold. n/t Ganja Ninja Oct 2012 #153
"Lied about what" AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #154
F her! I am so sick of their lies april Oct 2012 #155
Somebody's getting all "wee wee'd up" marshall Oct 2012 #156
Right Ann, and up is down, bad is good, hot is cold . . . siligut Oct 2012 #157
The Dressage Queen speaketh. We little people must obey. ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2012 #162
Cognitive dissonance. Whovian Oct 2012 #164
I was wondering how soon Ann would re-appear and reinforce the image we've all grown to love Aldo Leopold Oct 2012 #166
Implying that Obama is a dishonest little kid seems to be the new Romney strategy. beac Oct 2012 #167
Animal abusing, bullying, lying, money loving a$$hole and she's proud of him? mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #170
Thank you for putting my thoughts so succinctly, mnhtnbb spiderpig Oct 2012 #178
you forgot tax cheating and cheap wordpix Oct 2012 #179
.. mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #185
Dear Ann, the Gish Gallop is a debate tactic not a... Kalidurga Oct 2012 #176
"it’s like they lost"---Queen Ann, O did not lose anything & he won't lose this race, either wordpix Oct 2012 #177
Her and her husband are both now refering to Obama as a child. They are racist fucks. Kurovski Oct 2012 #180
Ann, this isn't a fucking game Politicub Oct 2012 #181
I know when I look at any quote from Ms. Sour-Face-Pucker-Lips that I'm going to be furious spiderpig Oct 2012 #182
not enough puking smiley's trailmonkee Oct 2012 #183
My bad! spiderpig Oct 2012 #190
She's never had to care about anything other than herself condoleeza Oct 2012 #184
My reaction is a bit different davidpdx Oct 2012 #186
I think poor sportsmanship is having a dressage horse used as a $77K tax deduction wordpix Oct 2012 #187
Arrogant Ann strikes again! City Lights Oct 2012 #189
Immune to the lies... MyOpinion-2 Oct 2012 #191
This is not a game moran! nt and-justice-for-all Oct 2012 #192
"She Added... Megahurtz Oct 2012 #194
Not playing a game by the rules (i.e. lying and cheating) IS Poor Sportsmanship! AZ Progressive Oct 2012 #195
Honey, fuck you and the horse you danced in on. Raster Oct 2012 #198
Isn't Ann Romney a Sister / Wife? Guitarzz Oct 2012 #199
As A True Mormon Wife Ann Should Be Submissive And Have No Say In Anything. Guitarzz Oct 2012 #201
Cool. This makes HER game. I say: GAME ON!! I'm waiting for the coming desertduck Oct 2012 #202

renate

(13,776 posts)
47. exactly
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:24 PM
Oct 2012

Boy howdy, now that she can really imagine herself in the White House, she is turning the unpleasantness up to "stun."

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)
3. Queen Annie is most displeased that "you people" aren't bowing down to King Willard.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:25 PM
Oct 2012

And acknowledging how blessed we are to receive his attentions.

That's the argument he made when he proposed to her, anyway. It worked then. Why shouldn't it work with us?

Fitterjack74

(3 posts)
196. Spot on description!!
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 05:31 PM
Oct 2012

I was looking for a short phrase that summed up the essence of this couple. When I read the words " sense of entitlement " I said to myself, that is it! They have a false sense of entitlement to the dam White House! Now that is really disgusting. It's sickening because they have to see it right? How would you like to be one of their children? Omg!

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
197. Welcome to DU my friend. I would not want to be her child because she looks like she can...
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 05:37 PM
Oct 2012

... be mean. I do not like the fact that these two come off as if the obama's need to step aside and allow them to be in charge. they make me sick.
I hope you enjoy DU.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
160. Or flatulent--in any event, she's stinkin' up the room.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 01:54 PM
Oct 2012

Just like her husband, "The Stench."

 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
6. This is what the Karl Rove's do-take a person's strongpoint, steal it, and twist it
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:26 PM
Oct 2012

and turn it around

but no Obama fans believe it.

OBAMA'S REAL FANS (not the debbiedowners/sad sams/cutten runners) feel they are being bullied and will come out and vote even more 11/6/2012.

It's funny- you don't hear black voters whining at all. They know the racism in America and dealt with it the way it should- by voting for Obama in 2008 and 2012.

it's why I am not worried.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
14. Me, too. I think Ann gets to me more quickly, because I think Mitt has problems.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:35 PM
Oct 2012

I'm not feeling sorry for him, but at least he might have an excuse.

Ms. Ann is just spoiled rotten and privileged.

Rev Al just said Tagg and Ann have taken over the campaign...to bring out the real Mitt...whoever the hell that is.

BrainMann1

(460 posts)
66. If I had to choose
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:02 PM
Oct 2012

it would be Mitt because I see him more but Ann's voice makes up for that. Now I'm stuck.

truthisfreedom

(23,148 posts)
9. It's poor sportsmanship to point out that your opponent can't run on the truth and has to lie?
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:30 PM
Oct 2012

Naw, that's just the facts, ma'am. Your "team" has no chance in hell of winning.

Satch59

(1,353 posts)
18. there is something just so creepy...
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:37 PM
Oct 2012

..about her and the 5 sons. Not an ounce of endearment comes through. Michelle on the other hand...is perfect in every way: she makes you want to hug her, trust her...LOVE her. I hope Ann IS seen more, I don't think she helps at all!!

renate

(13,776 posts)
48. welcome to DU!
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:26 PM
Oct 2012

I know--Ann is such a great advertisement for why the Romneys in the White House would piss off 99% of the entire world.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
175. I saw her on TV with Mittsy tonight, standing beside Allen West as he gave a speech.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 10:40 PM
Oct 2012

It was from a couple of days ago--totally typical of West, mouthing off like his usual nutjob self. But what was funny was Queen Annie...The look on her face....well, "shit on her lip" doesn't begin to describe it.

She looked like she was being forced to stand too close to "you people" or "the help." It wasn't even subtle! If someone could find the clip and make it a gif, well, pic worth thousand words!

madaboutharry

(40,211 posts)
10. Wow.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:32 PM
Oct 2012

These type of haughty comments are so out of bounds for the spouse of a candidate.

She has an incredible sense of entitlement.

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
35. Do candidate's spouses ever attack the opponent?
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:57 PM
Oct 2012

Don't think I've ever seen it before. Sure makes her fair game imo.

goclark

(30,404 posts)
54. You are so right -- behind closed doors she does
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:33 PM
Oct 2012

I bet you one think if she dared to mess with M bama -- she better get in shape. Michelle is one cool sista and she doesn't like anyone saying bad things about her man!

MADem

(135,425 posts)
82. Barbara--Class in a whiskey glass-Bush (the one that looks like Geo. Washington's sister)
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:21 PM
Oct 2012

called Geraldine Ferraro something that "sounds like witch, snicker snort."

It's a Republican thing, apparently...

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
134. I think the target there was Hillary and she wasn't the candidate at the time.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 07:56 AM
Oct 2012

Bar was talking to Connie Chung

MADem

(135,425 posts)
149. No--Geraldine Ferraro. I remember it like it was yesterday.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 10:09 AM
Oct 2012

The one talking to Connie Chung in a rather addled fashion was Newt Gingrich's mother. Connie Chung goaded her into saying it by asking her to just "whisper it" in her ear.

Barbara Bush apparently thought people would believe that she meant "witch" and not a much riper term.


• Barbara Bush, about vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro: I can't say it, but it rhymes with rich. (Barbara Bush later apologized for calling Ferraro a witch -- October 15, 1984, New York Times)
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/ger_ferraro.htm

And here's a video of Newt's momma calling HRC that naughty word:

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
193. You know you're a nasty piece of work when Richard Nixon has this to say:
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:07 PM
Oct 2012

(about Barbara Bush/Quaker Oats Guy)

"Now there's a woman who knows how to hate".

Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
37. The fact that Ann went along with those actions
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:58 PM
Oct 2012

or thought they were "cute" speaks volumes about her.

They clearly deserve each other.

Turborama

(22,109 posts)
121. Where's that article?
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:33 AM
Oct 2012

Not questioning the veracity, I just want to read all about it.

I seem to have missed the one about him tripping someone up, too.

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
128. Here's one...
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 06:51 AM
Oct 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/mitt-romney/9347495/US-election-2012-Mitt-Romney-pushed-sons-faces-into-plates-of-butter.html

The Republican presidential candidate dispatched his five adult sons onto a late night television show where they jokingly told stories of their father's pranks in an effort to humanise the former businessman who critics accuse of being boring.

But the light-hearted anecdotes carried an uncomfortable echo of earlier allegations that Mr Romney had been a bully while at prep school and has a long history of uncaring behaviour.

Matt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor's second son, told how his father would present his children with a stick of butter, telling them "it's so rotten you have to smell it". When they leaned down he would gleefully shove their faces into the plate.

Mr Romney apparently repeated the trick recently with one of his grandsons, pushing the shocked child's head into a platter of whipped cream.

During the rare joint appearance by all five sons on Conan O'Brien's talk show, Josh Romney told how he once ambushed his father in a darkened basement as Mr Romney groped for the light switch.

The startled private equity boss responded by tackling him to the ground and wrestling him on the floor.

"He does like pranks but he doesn't like to get pranked. We've learned that the hard way," Josh said.

Turborama

(22,109 posts)
135. Thank you! Shame it wasn't reported more recently
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 08:40 AM
Oct 2012

What with voters' short term memories and gnat like attention spans.

I really hope President Obama can push a couple of his buttons and make him explode in the next debate.

Thanks again.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
13. Hey, Queen Ann...Fuck off!
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:35 PM
Oct 2012

I'm sick and tired you your privileged lifestyle...you and The NitWitMit's bullshit and lies have pissed me off.

mimi85

(1,805 posts)
119. You took the words right out of my head!
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 03:50 AM
Oct 2012

I'm fucking sick and tired of being sick and tired of the Romneys - in fact, I think I can handle Palin's bullshit more than this bunch of whiney asshats. Lets just vote and get rid of the lot of them.

We don't need no more stinkin' debates. And (if we must have them), they should be at the beginning of the election cycle. And let's make that cycle 6 - 8 weeks at the most. How can ANYONE have not made up their mind yet?!? I honestly don't get it. I don't know one person that is on the fence on this one.

Jeez, it's like Groundhog Day every day for the last couple of months. I haven't had a drink in almost 30 years (an excellent move on my part - a lousy teen drunk), but damn, a cold one sure sounds good about now and I haven't felt like that in a VERY long time! Speaking of a cold one, PBO should send Queen Ann some of his home brew. She sure needs something to feed her head! Better yet, maybe Snoop can pay her a visit and present her majesty with a nice fat one!

hatrack

(59,587 posts)
143. Plus there are so many more Romneys than Palins . . . .
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 09:46 AM
Oct 2012

At least for now. Check back in a few years, though, and things will probably have changed.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
15. Next up, accusations of cheating.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:35 PM
Oct 2012

This is so pathetic. You have to wonder if they think that whining wins electiosn.

The Blue Flower

(5,442 posts)
19. The President never said that
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:38 PM
Oct 2012

And if she's been paying attention, she'd know that her sick, creepy husband radically changed his positions in the debate to align more closely with the message that's winning--which is Obama's.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
20. Coming from someone who drugged a crippled horse with surgery-level anesthetics to compete
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:41 PM
Oct 2012

and then drugged him up more to defraud a buyer -- and this was a horse she claimed to be "fond of" (dog only knows what she does to horses she's not fond of) -- well.....'nuff said.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
108. It shows you she
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 02:16 AM
Oct 2012

doesn't think of them as animals... or living things. They are possessions. You buy them, you do what you want with them, you get bored.. and throw them away, the buy another toy.

That's what she wants to do with us.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
140. it also means she cheated in competition. drugs are banned from dressage competition.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 09:13 AM
Oct 2012

If you or I gave a horse the equivalent of aspirin a couple days ahead of dressage competition and it was picked up in random testing, we'd be banned in a heartbeat.

She and her trainer used surgery-level drugs that aren't available to commoners -- and that aren't likely even tested for in the random testing at competitions -- and got away with it. Got caught defrauding a buyer, with the USET veterinarian providing testimony against the trainer...and he still got an Olympic slot (with a different horse, but seriously!). Known drug cheats sent to the Olympics.

Sparkly

(24,149 posts)
21. Not TOO smug, is she.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:41 PM
Oct 2012

This "petulant child" thing is clearly part of the GOP script now. (Along with, "What lies?&quot

speedoo

(11,229 posts)
22. Fuck you Ann Romney.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:42 PM
Oct 2012

You and your miserable family are all worthless pieces of shit.

Your husband is a pathological liar. Deal with it.

itssimplestupid

(37 posts)
25. Ann - Mitt Is A Liar - Deal With It
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:44 PM
Oct 2012

You married a liar. Now there is something wrong about people that live in the real world pointing that out?

MADem

(135,425 posts)
147. In the context of the OP, the pic is fine. As a "stand alone" it doesn't work.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 10:00 AM
Oct 2012

I wouldn't care what Queen Ann thought, either.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
148. Re-read the OP, then look at the picture.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 10:01 AM
Oct 2012

I'm giving "benefit of the doubt" on that one. I am hoping the context is as I interpret it.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
159. Yes--that is how I saw it, contextually.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 01:49 PM
Oct 2012

Alone, the thing is a "huh?" But in direct response to the OP (and that is what it is doing) it makes sense.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
168. I think the poster of that pic is solidly in the BHO corner.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 08:00 PM
Oct 2012

I do think it was a response to the OP, without even reading all the intervening commentary. I did a little poking around, and this individual has a solid history here going back years.

I think if you read the whole thread (something I do, often), post-by-post, it's easy to get caught up in the subthreads and forget what the OP said. It's a great retort to the Queen Annie comment in the OP, and it fits in that context.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
172. If you ignore all the subthreads between that post and the OP, it flows.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 10:18 PM
Oct 2012

Queen Ann mouths off--POTUS just doesn't care.

The poster has a fairly deep record here of support for the site's goals.

savannah43

(575 posts)
29. And I begin by quoting Her Highness:
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:49 PM
Oct 2012

“I mean, lied about what? This is something he’s been saying all along. This is what he believes." Look, Ann, he's either a liar or stupid. Pick one. Wait--I suppose he could be a stupid liar.

Cha

(297,249 posts)
30. Anngry has her knickers in a twit! Boo Hoo..
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:49 PM
Oct 2012

How dare anyone call mittLies on his LIES! MF Psychos.

BooFreakingHoo..we're suppose to roll over like Seamus because "mitt won"..bullshit on that.

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
38. It's really hard to reconcile her sense of sportsmanship with her appreciation of Mitt's "pranks"
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:59 PM
Oct 2012

Is it sportsmanlike, I'd ask her, to hold down a kid while Mitt and a gang of his friends assault him?

 

BVictor1

(229 posts)
39. She's a liar like her husband.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:00 PM
Oct 2012

All this coming from the woman who said "STOP IT!", "this is hard"...

Maybe she should be more focused on her husbands mental stability.

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)
42. “I mean, lied about what?" Everything, that's what. Lying is a tenet of his Cult.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:06 PM
Oct 2012

Lying for the Lord.

It's a Mormon thing.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
118. NO!!!
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 03:35 AM
Oct 2012

Put her in front of as many cameras and microphones as possible from now until election day...

Ask her all the hard questions for real - like, "Ann, since you and Mitt and the rest of your cult members believe that you can wear protective temple garments that repel knives and fire, is it safe to assume that one of your husband's budgetary cuts will be to eliminate personal protection by the Secret Service for both you and him?"

OR

"Ann, since you will one day be a god alongside Mitt and rule an entire planet, why are you interested in this earthly realm and ruling over the people of America, who quite frankly will NEVER see you as a goddess girlfriend and especially not in THAT...do you call that a pantsuit or just some really ugly crap the help laid out for you honey?"

But seriously, this woman is so repellant that the more time she spends in front of the cameras the more she makes people want to punch kittens....and that is a good thing for us in the next 4 weeks...after that, I pray I never see her again...kind of like Cindy McCain...

JI7

(89,250 posts)
55. Your Husband SUcked
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:33 PM
Oct 2012

even after the debate more people still thought Obama was a far better person than your political whore of a husband.

 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
56. This is the lady who said it was their turn for the white house. Talk about bad sportsmanship.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:34 PM
Oct 2012

Hello Annie hello. Come back down your hubby is a liar. You are living in that damn alternative bubble again.

Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

truthisfreedom

(23,148 posts)
59. So its unsportsmanlike for the administration to point out that Romney said 50% of the alternative
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:38 PM
Oct 2012

energy companies that Obama invested in were in bankruptcy, when in reality, 3 out of 33 were in bankruptcy.

I bet that the number of companies in bankruptcy that Bain worked with is a much higher percentage than those that Obama bet on.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
60. ... Said the wife ...
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:38 PM
Oct 2012

of the guy that tripped his pregnant daughter-in-law in order to win a family picnic race!

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
151. The really sick part of this was ...
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 11:39 AM
Oct 2012

everyone, well maybe not the pregnant daughter-in-law; but everyone, including romney's son found great humor in it as they recounted the story.

Had MY father tripped MY wife, pregnant or not, he and I would have had a serious conversation.

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)
63. Can you imagine this sour old bitty as First Lady?
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:47 PM
Oct 2012

Good God Almighty - what a small minded spiteful person she is.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
112. Oh... it's a new thing....
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 02:29 AM
Oct 2012

I want it, Mitty... I want it now!!! It's my turn to own the White House so I can have it. It's mine.

AdHocSolver

(2,561 posts)
67. To the Romneys, the US of A is just another Bain acquisition deal.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:02 PM
Oct 2012

The Romneys are promoting a hostile takeover to gut this country for profit.

They already have amassed the money to "buy" this country from their wealthy backers.

The peons, that is the citizens, that is, us, have no say in the matter.

Buyout strategy involves finding a "company" with valuable assets, heavily criticize its current management (with numerous lies to confuse the company's current shareholders), and make bold, untenable promises about turning the company around and bringing it back to "profitability".

Of course, the real goal is to steal the assets and bankrupt the company to void liabilities owed to creditors, employees, and shareholders.

Replace "company" and "assets" with the US of A, and replace "employees", and "shareholders" with U.S. citizens and you have the Romney plot to take over America.

The Romneys aren't running for the Presidency. They are executing a hostile takeover.


Island Deac

(104 posts)
69. Romney Lies Again!!!
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:11 PM
Oct 2012

Can we stop using this as a headline. It is the norm. It is what he does. It is the only thing he does. He is so practiced at it that he is becoming a professional. So just SHUT UP Missy Ann. Your husband is a freakin' LIAR. You have to live with it for the rest of your life. We only have 30 more days. Thank god, or Kolob, or J Smith, or your Lucky Stars (Oh, that is Kolob)!

Sugarcoated

(7,724 posts)
70. Wow
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:17 PM
Oct 2012

What dishonest people! I guess we shouldn't trust our lying ears and eyes??? Old sour Anntoinette is fair game now!

SamKnause

(13,107 posts)
122. Lying
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:37 AM
Oct 2012

Everyone of these Republicans now support Romney.

What does that say about them ?

What does that say about the Republican Party ?

There are no words to describe the disgust I have for Mitt, his supporters and the Republican Party.

They are anti American.

They are traitors to the American people and traitors to this country.

They put party before country.

They will steal, lie, cheat and do everything in their power to win.

I despise them !!!!

 

Liberalagogo

(1,770 posts)
78. Ann
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:39 PM
Oct 2012

is the VERY definition of the C-word. And I don't mean "Coulter". Or second thought, I do. The two words mean the same thing.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
80. Is that "code" for "Being Black While POTUS?"
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:12 PM
Oct 2012

Queen Annie needs to stick a sock in it....she really is starting to sound like she was born with a silver hoof in her mouth.

One of the RMoney turdlets did the same thing at a campaign appearance introducing Governor Pants-on-Fire. They may think this little "mean girls" act is cool, but it's actually quite alienating. No one wants a petty, meanspirited little shithead's finger on the nuke button.

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)
81. a couple of weeks ago she was worried mittens could`t handle the job
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:14 PM
Oct 2012

i guess someone told her to get on board or else...

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
113. No, someone told her she could have the White House. A new play thing.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 02:33 AM
Oct 2012

She wants to have it. Mitty will buy it if he has to because she wants it... now.

 

wisteria

(19,581 posts)
85. "These are his positions"! Where has she been the entire primary and general election season?
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:31 PM
Oct 2012

When did he discuss these views with her? In bed?

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
86. She is utterly useless and clueless.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:44 PM
Oct 2012

I guess that makes her a perfect mate for Governor Etch-a-Sketch, but she really gets on my last nerve.

Shut up, Ann. Just shut UP!

 

demwing

(16,916 posts)
95. Memo to me, Send Ann Romney
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 11:08 PM
Oct 2012

a mother fucking dictionary so she can look up the words lie, liar, lies, lied, lying, and sportsmanship.

VPStoltz

(1,295 posts)
99. Listen Lady Robbedme...!
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 12:15 AM
Oct 2012

Poor Sportsmanship is when you have ONE FUCKING SORT OF SUCCESS by cheating and go around gloating with your chest puffed up as if you'd done something important.
Get a life you two Cadillac owning MFer!

DallasNE

(7,403 posts)
100. Romney Said Earlier That He Wasn't Going To Let The Fact Checkers
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 01:10 AM
Oct 2012

Dictate how Romney would run his campaign. Here Ann Romney is just showing that to be the case. Just because a fact checker said something is a lie does not make it so according to Ann Romney. Neither Romney has a lick of character, much like Richard Nixon.

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)
116. Dear Ann
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 02:49 AM
Oct 2012

Most of the White House is office space. Are you sure you want to live in an office building? Think about it.

SamKnause

(13,107 posts)
120. Ann
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:16 AM
Oct 2012

Are you trying to be coy Ann ?

You know your husband lied.

You suggested the new strategy.

Tagg, your son suggested the new strategy.

You and your family knew that Mitt was getting trounced.

You and your family knew the right wing, lunatic fringe talking points were the reasons he was losing.

So in your infinite wisdom Tagg and you suggested he change his stance on everything.

Mitt would say anything to get elected.

You and your family would do anything, even lie to see that he is elected.

What does the Mormon Church think of the obnoxious tactics your husband has been using ?

tomm2thumbs

(13,297 posts)
123. LOVE HER!!!!
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 05:37 AM
Oct 2012




NO... the OTHER her!!!! LOVE HER!!!!!!


I think people need to be reminded that dysfunctional baggage like Ann Romney and Paul Ryan come with fast-talking Mitt.... and they can't return the item for a full refund once it's over

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
124. Ann Romney seems to think this is all a game...
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 05:43 AM
Oct 2012

That her husband should be winning. I got news for her, all our lives are at stake, in this race. Its no freaking game!

SemperEadem

(8,053 posts)
125. sounds like Stockholm syndrome to me
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 06:26 AM
Oct 2012

apparently, you dont' mind being married to a liar; it's no wonder you worry about his mental stability.

JustAnotherGen

(31,827 posts)
129. She is the
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 06:51 AM
Oct 2012

40 something years wife of a leader in the Mormon Church. As we peel back the layers of her faith - we learn that bowing down to the "voice" of Heavenly Father is all she knows. We also know that she is a person of the Lie.

This "reality" is all this woman knows - and if low information voters fall for the Romney Campaign - we are screwed as a country.

This campaign is not over, we need to pay attention to the polls of Low Information Voters - and if the Democratic Party leadership feels it necessary to fight a clean fight - then we the people of the party need to be relentless when we make our phone calls, canvass, etc etc.

The best way to overcome this whiny little snot and her arrogant little bitch (sorry to my Feminist friends - but basketball court smack talking is necessary here) husband is to GOTV. Volunteer to take Democratic voters to the polls who live in rural areas. Get on this NOW.

I'm not being reactionary - I believe we can win it. But if the Low Info people are voting for Romney - our best shot is to bombard the polls in November with Liberal and Progressive voters. Now let's win this!

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
131. The bullied family members of Mitten's family explain
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 07:12 AM
Oct 2012

how one must respond to Romney's abusive behavior.

Never call out how abusive he is or that he lies and cheats. Suck it up or you're considered a poor sport.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
132. I would like to hear much more from Ann
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 07:39 AM
Oct 2012

I think the Romney campaign needs to unleash her on us. They should make sure she's up there vociferously campaigning to be First Lady. I want to see her making major speeches and traveling all over the country and stealing the spotlight.

rainlillie

(1,095 posts)
136. Someone should tell Ann...
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 08:47 AM
Oct 2012

That this isn't a sport. We're talking about issues and decisions that will impact the lives of the American people.

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
137. Mittens is a lying snake in the grass!!!
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 08:49 AM
Oct 2012

And Queen Ann supports this type of behavior? She's as twisted as he is. A perfect match. What Rmoney said was nothing close to what he has stood for during his campaign to date. His lies were despicable. And MSM ate it up big time. I'm so sick of these two, I could puke.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
141. Dear Marie Antoinette Wannabe: Just because Mitt keeps repeating the same lie over ....
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 09:27 AM
Oct 2012

and over again doesn't make it true.

Just makes Mitt look real bad.

I have never seen a more awful First Lady Wannabe. Cindy McCain was also was of those rich privlegded women and even she seemed more personable. Maybe because she just kept quiet and stood by her man during the election.

I don't have an issue with the spouses of candidates campaigning but when they come across as crass and mean-spirit perhaps it's best they just stand back, look loving & supportive and keep their mouth shut.

Ann Romney is a gift to the Democrats because only the most hardcore of supporters can actually tolerate this woman who things she's owed the rights to be 'Queen of the USA'.

 

toby jo

(1,269 posts)
145. So she watched the debate and decided Mitty was winning?
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 09:50 AM
Oct 2012

But then lies are bright and shiny things - loved by crows and white trash.

DhhD

(4,695 posts)
150. Now it is 100 lies in 100% of the time. How often does he lie to Ann? 100% of the time, perhaps?
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 10:20 AM
Oct 2012

Does she know the truth from a lie or is it that she is accustomed to covering for his lies. Then there are his sons. Do they value lying and deceiving the American people? What a derogatory first family that should never be.

Aldo Leopold

(685 posts)
166. I was wondering how soon Ann would re-appear and reinforce the image we've all grown to love
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:40 PM
Oct 2012

Not a very elegant speaker, nor an apt analogy. "...in the sandbox that like lost the game and they're going to kick sand in someone's face and say, 'you liar'". WTF?

Let's have more of her!

beac

(9,992 posts)
167. Implying that Obama is a dishonest little kid seems to be the new Romney strategy.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:44 PM
Oct 2012

Mittens compared him to his own lying boys in the debate. Yesterday, Josh Romney took the silver spoon out of his mouth to reiterate that he and his brothers' constant untruths taught their dad how to deal with an "obstinate child." And now, Ann is trotted out with the sandbox line.


The Romneys are gunning to replace the Bushes as most disgusting political family ever.

mnhtnbb

(31,389 posts)
170. Animal abusing, bullying, lying, money loving a$$hole and she's proud of him?
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 09:55 PM
Oct 2012

These two are seriously amoral. They are both sociopaths.

We are in for a world of hurt if the President is not re-elected.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
178. Thank you for putting my thoughts so succinctly, mnhtnbb
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 11:02 PM
Oct 2012

I have yet to find a single redeeming feature about either of those creeps.

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)
180. Her and her husband are both now refering to Obama as a child. They are racist fucks.
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 11:14 PM
Oct 2012

Country club bullshit.

Politicub

(12,165 posts)
181. Ann, this isn't a fucking game
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 11:22 PM
Oct 2012

It may be considered "sport" by the one percent, but it's a serious matter to most of us.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
182. I know when I look at any quote from Ms. Sour-Face-Pucker-Lips that I'm going to be furious
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 11:31 PM
Oct 2012

But I peek anyway. I guess we can regard her as a valuable weapon in the Dem arsenal, since every time she pops off she shows herself for the nasty piece of work she is.

Likewise, what a clueless, soulless empty suit her husband is.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
190. My bad!
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:27 AM
Oct 2012

Thanks for the enhancement.

Seriously, isn't Annie the gift that keeps on giving? I just know she's going to piss me off, and I'm always right.

Plus I hate the fact that she exploits an innocent horse (animal lover here) for her own personal gain.

Ick-nast. (Feel free to add more pukes....)

condoleeza

(814 posts)
184. She's never had to care about anything other than herself
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 03:09 AM
Oct 2012

and no wonder "the boys" grew up to be liars, learned it from the master.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
186. My reaction is a bit different
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 09:15 AM
Oct 2012

I think Ann Romney has put herself in the "line of fire" making her now fair game. Michelle Obama may campaign for Barack, but she always focuses on her husband and what his plans are. To my knowledge she has never said anything in public that was negative. If I were the Democrats I would be tempted to go after her specifically on those comments.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
187. I think poor sportsmanship is having a dressage horse used as a $77K tax deduction
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 09:18 AM
Oct 2012

along with other tax avoidance schemes of Queen Ann and her husband King Tax Dodge Mitt.

City Lights

(25,171 posts)
189. Arrogant Ann strikes again!
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 09:33 AM
Oct 2012

Proof, once again, that money can't buy class.

to the whole clan. Rich trash.

MyOpinion-2

(54 posts)
191. Immune to the lies...
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:26 AM
Oct 2012

How about your husband showing untruthfulness; which one is he “Severely Conservative, or a Moderate?” I guess when you are with a person who lies all the time; you become immune to the lies and can’t distinguish what’s true. Go figure!

Note: Ann, WAKE THE F__K UP!

Megahurtz

(7,046 posts)
194. "She Added...
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:13 PM
Oct 2012
...that she hoped his performance would attract the support of more female voters..."

You gotta be fucking kidding me.

desertduck

(213 posts)
202. Cool. This makes HER game. I say: GAME ON!! I'm waiting for the coming
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 01:03 AM
Oct 2012

AttackS on her and see how she deals with it.

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