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Ann Romney’s remarks came during an interview with Baltimore radio station WBAL, during which the host asked her, “And one of the things, Ann Romney, that folks talk about with your husband, Mitt Romney, and I’ve seen him in casual conversation-He comes off very smooth and okay. But sometimes he comes off stiff. Do you have to fight back some criticism, like ‘My husband isn’t stiff, OK?’”
Laughing, Ann Romney responded, “Well, you know, I guess we better unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out because he is not!”
I wasn't sure that this quote was accurate at first, but I have just heard the audio, and yep THAT'S what she said all right.
Wow, I don't know who I feel sorrier for, Mitt and his inability to maintain an adequate amount of rigidity, or Ann who is clearly troubled enough to have this on the forefront of her mind even during an interview about politics.
You know perhaps we should feel the most sorry for ourselves after having this unfortunate mental image implanted in our brain.
OK, wow, well, if you're gonna go THERE
ReplyDeleteHey Ann - why not let the twins out while your at it?
...who says Republicans are all a bunch of repressed assholes?
I do.
DeleteIf you ask me, the comments will just write themselves...
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Pray he doesn't team up with Santirum.
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding?
DeleteThat would be a dream ticket- for the Democrats.
That is some funny shit! I guess they're both inflicted with Teh Gaffe.
ReplyDeleteOh my God, what a goof that statement was!!!!
ReplyDeleteO/T but I like listening to our president speaking about this:
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama Confident That Supreme Court Will Let His Health Care Law Stand
..."This is not an abstract argument," he declared. "People's lives are affected by the lack of availability of health care, the in-affordability of health care, their inability to get health car because of pre-existing conditions ... I think the American people understand and I think that the justices should understand that in the absence of the individual mandate, you cannot have a mechanism to insure that people with preexisting conditions can actually get health care."
"So there not only is an economic element to this, and a legal element to this, there is also a human element to this," he added.
The most forceful of the president's points was the third. Overturning the health care law, he argued, would resemble the very type of judicial activism that conservatives have routinely lamented. The Affordable Care Act passed both chambers of Congress and was signed into law by the president. To ignore such a definitive legislative stamp of approval would be a form of judicial overreach, Obama argued.
"Ultimately I am confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress," the president concluded. "And I just remind conservative commentators that for years what we have heard is that the biggest problem on the bench was judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint; that an unelected group of people would somehow overturn a duly constituted and passed law. Well, this is a good example. And I'm pretty confident that this court will recognize that and not take that step."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/barack-obama-supreme-court-health-care_n_1397548.html?ref=politics
Mitt's smile is so fake and plastic, and his son's smile looks very forced. Ann looks very posed as well. I have yet to see anything spontaneous out of the whole group (except for their behavior with Seamus). I wouldn't doubt that the 'unzip' comment was itself rehearsed, backstage, just to gain additional web hits and free press in advance of the up-coming tight primiaries.
ReplyDeleteQuel cynical. -:)
DeletePart of the Mormon secret temple chambers ceremony: they each stuck a foot in their mouths.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you said foot.
DeleteBut it coulda been a corndog.
DeleteMitt Romney looks uncomfortable in his own skin!
ReplyDeleteWell, actually, it's not his skin. He's an alien and he unzips it at night and sleeps in exo-gel which nourishes him with minerals from his home planet.
DeleteIs ADIDAS a major campaign donor? Heh Heh Heh
ReplyDeleteThis photo of Mitt displays what I call his "constipated-look" smile.
ReplyDeleteHilarious. Did she intend to be racy? Either way, it shows a lack of care in choosing her words if you ask me. She was laughing, so I guess she meant it.
ReplyDeleteFirst Lady material? Don't think so.
He may as well get SP as his running mate. SEWER MOUTH! LOL
DeleteMitt's next joke, after singing "America the Beautiful", of course, is "Take my wife, Please!"
DeleteIn a desperate bid to erase the damming etch-a-sketch image, team Romney brainstorms all night for something, ANYTHING to implant a substitute image in the pliable voters' minds.
ReplyDelete"Unzip Romney" was actually the losing entry. But "he's just like you" was already taken by Sarah Palin.
Poor Ann Romney. It's bad enough to be married to Mr. etch-a-sketch. But being trotted out to the microphones to deliver the Mormon equivalent of porn to try to humanize a robot, is really asking too much of the poor woman. She's being treated worst than Seamus the car-top dog.
I believe she's telling the world that her husband suffer' from impotency (erectile disfunction)
ReplyDeleteOh, maybe he needs to hang out with Rush...I hear he has acces to lots of those little blue pills, and we taxpayers pay for them!
Delete@Robert, with my limited ease with English I read it the same way you did, yoohoo !
DeleteJust to be sure of words here, in this situation, the correct opposite of "stiff" for an un-zipped Romney would be "limp", right ?
Isn't a "stiff" a deceased body too, or is it just in British slang ?
I don't really want to pick on MRS. Romney, but I am quite confidant that Michelle Obama would never say anything even remotely like, "Lets unzip my husband and see if he's stiff or not."
ReplyDeleteIt takes a complete lack of class to even mistakenly utter something that asinine.
NOT what anyone would like to see in a First Lady, especially one following a class act like the current one.
Or the kind of naivete that can exist in communities that live in silken cocoons.
DeletePoor Ann. No sense of humor as well as no taste.
ReplyDeleteNo - I did not need that mental image invasion. Ick!
ReplyDeleteHey if anyone's on Twitter, you could send him a link to Shailey's book and a link for IM, just to get him up to speed before tomorrow.
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/#!/Donny_Deutsch
Well, I did ask him to ask Sarah when she's going to release Trig's birth certificate.
DeleteThat Mitt was whining for his wife yesterday to speak to the women -- as he's been unable to. And then you have her with this 'unzip' him to give the impression he's not being real -- tells you even more that he's not qualified to be a dog catcher.
ReplyDeleteAnn would get up and speak and tell you to 'OBEY' and 'Do what she tells you to do'. It's clearly not Mitt wearing the pants in that family.
As for her 'unzip him' because it's not the real Mitt -- What, does he wear a 'Snap-On Tool'?? Just image the twitter pics!!! ROFL!!!
That's how I took the remark , more like Anne has to unzip the entire phony pandering politician who'll say anything to get elected suit off of Mitt, to see that there's an actual human inside. I doubt there's anyone in there myself.
DeleteAlso, it was completely lame, for Mitt to not answer that question from the voter about the GOP war on women, preferring instead for his absent wife to answer it. WTF? What kind of president would this weirdo make? He's afraid to even answer a question so he doesn't piss off the rabid base, but then comes off as a weak flip flopper.
I agree Virginia Voter. Women are half the nation and he has to be able to speak to us too. The last thing that's needed is a 'Shadow' President like Todd was in the Governor's office -- 'Shadow Gov Todd'. Don't need Ann sitting in the corner taking notes, making calls, doing the talking, meeting foreign leaders, etc. And truthfully -- I have no respect for the woman as I don't think she's brilliant -- she's a Stepford Wife. That she allowed her father after death to be baptized moron -- Loser.
DeleteAnd I should apologize to all the Doggies out there as I truly would not want to inflict the buffoon on them! Sorry puppies -- I just couldn't think of anything else to have said.
He is the last person on earth I would want to catch my dogs if they got loose, with Michael Vick a close second.
DeleteCorrection to my reply above:
DeleteThat she allowed her father after death to be baptized moron -- Loser.
It should be 'mormon' not moron.
It was an honest mistake but then -- Mittens is a moron!!
THis is too gross for words... again it only demonstrates that Robot & his mate are totally out of touch with reality. I am still not sure if Mrs. R was suggesting that Mitt had issues with erectile disfunction or not, but frankly I don't want to know or do I care. Fact is these remarks are crude and totally classless.
DeleteO/T - Big Time!!
ReplyDeleteAndrea Mitchell interviewed Joy-Ann Reid of The Grio, who has been reporting from Florida regarding Trayvon Martin.
It was finally talked about - Hurray -- That it appears that Zimmerman's father, the ex-judge, may have been at the 'scene'. It's also been reported that the Police Chief and the State Attorney - late on a Sunday night, were at the 'scene' too. The same State Attorney who overturned the head investigator's opinion to arrest Zimmerman and he then let Zimmerman 'walk' without processing him, as being handcuffed usually means you've been arrested.
The DOJ is now investigating - YES!!!!!!!
I have been asking, commenting and twitter messages as to what Zimmerman's Daddy's part was in this -- Pay Offs? - Favors? - What? Did Zimmerman call Daddy?? None of it would have surprised me. Zimmerman having time to call Daddy the ex-judge. Finally to hear it being said, I let out such a loud cheer that my friend across the road came over to see if everything was alright!!!
This is starting to feel like the kid from Holland that killed Natalie Holiway (sp?) in the Caribbean, as his father was a Judge in Holland and severely tampered with the case covering up for his son.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3096434/#46928847
Wow wow wow. That's unbelievable, though we all suspected that dad had some pull in this.
DeleteThere will be justice.
They showed the FBI investigating there today. It will be deemed a hate crime.
Thom Hartmann was on today talking about how there have been quite a few - 10 or 12 - murders of black people recently, by non-blacks, where the "stand your ground" law was invoked and no real investigations done. He was also talking about how the NRA and Walmart and conservative racists have all gotten together in this effort to boost gun sales and tacitly endorse vigilantism and worse - wink, wink.
DeleteTerrifying. The demonstrations that continue are absolutely justified, until these laws are looked at.
I also wonder with regard to Zimmerman's 2005 assault of a cop at a bar which had to do with a minor being served and Zimmerman stuck his nose in. The charge was reduced from a felony to a misdenmeanor.
DeleteI can't remember the last time I heard of any charges being reduced when it's an assault on a cop!! That's when the book get's thrown at you.
As in my initial post above -- it really makes me wonder what his 'Daddy' has to do with all of these incidents of Zimmerman's.
The FBI is doing it's own investigation, tons of FBI officers have infiltrated the neighborhood, collecting evidence, interviewing everyone and anyone, reconstructing the crime scene and they're not backing down.
DeleteBelieve me, there will be justice THIS time. Though it's a small measure of comfort for his loved ones.
No one should lose their child, especially this way.
Lol! I'm no psychiatrist, but I do know there is something Freudian going on with statement. Bwahahaha!
ReplyDeleteWillard is an alien who walks among us. Remember when Willard said something like "The trees are just the right height," in Michigan? Only a "Men In Black" alien would say something like that. No human would use those words.
ReplyDeleteNothing like having a major contender for the WH be the comic reliefe in a week of Trayvon outrages.
ReplyDeleteToday Santorum was ass enough to quote from some source he uses that California's universities don't offer American History, when in fact they do, as a requirement, as do most creditable universities.
If Man on Child Rickie is smart he will not go back to that source of lunacy.
So the pool for today is will he continue to use a la la land source for his campaign quotes.
Call 116 (that's 911 upside down and backwards) and punch 1 for Yes and 1 for No.
O/T Looks life Lifetime does not have ANY information for Bristol's tv show. I guess that is another bust.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they won't post anything until they actually decide to air it -- if it does. They know they would receive massive 'hate' mail and threats if they put up something toe Pee'ers don't like.
DeleteGoogle gives nothing past about March 2 - says it will be aired "some time this year - 10 episodes"
DeleteHer life would fit in 10 minutes - not sure what the rest of the show will be about
Canada also has universal healthcare. The GOP just want our President to fail and look like a failure.They have no plan. Now with Huff/Puff Post going anti Obama, time to boycott Huffpost.The GOP have never been about the people, they have always been about control of power and for the powerfull.
ReplyDeleteWe shall stand our ground and VOTE them out..congress, senate and put our people in.
She has to unzip Romney to etch a shetch!
ReplyDeleteIt's GOT to be that magic underwear!
ReplyDeleteI think what she really meant is "Let's open the *closet* and let the real Mittens out!"("...and maybe if the closet door is open wide enough,the real Santorum will come out too!")
ReplyDeleteWhy do so many Republikans' wives look like inflated bleachy-haired blowup dolls?Stepford wives much?
...Huh! Everybody thinks Ann Romney is a “rock star?” I did not know that. The “political arena” is all abuzz about her? Missed that, too; the buzzing must be confined to weekends, when I kinda check out from politics as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteIf you read this long piece, however, it begins to appear that most of the buzzing Romano is hearing is coming from busy bees inside the Romney campaign itself. And Ms. Romney’s “rock star” status seems to be a reflection not so much of her political virtues as of her husband’s political vices. At various points in the piece, it’s asserted that Ann Romney is the antidote for Mitt’s problems with the conservative “base,” his problems connecting with regular folks, and his problems in conveying any sort of authenticity at all.
The sense that Mitt Romney needs his wife to be a “rock star” comes out most clearly when you read Romano’s comparisons of Ann Romney today to Michelle Obama in 2008:
...Perhaps the most revealing thing about the Romneys as a team that Romano’s account mentions is that their handlers can’t decide whether Ann is more valuable on the road as a speaker, or behind the scenes as a steadying influence on the candidate. It sounds like Mitt needs a road manager and a psychologist as much as he needs a dazzling opening act. Indeed, he seems to be a very needy dude, and a presidential campaign that depends to much on a spouse to fulfill multiple roles may really just need a better act.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2012_04/the_rock_star_romney036437.php
There's a lid for every pot. They deserve each other.
ReplyDeleteGive the woman a break. The phrasing could have been better, but I think all she's trying to tell us is that he's more fun than what he seems in front of the cameras. We all say things from time to time that don't come off quite the way we meant them.
ReplyDelete"You know perhaps we should feel the most sorry for ourselves after having this unfortunate mental image implanted in our brain."
ReplyDeleteI never feel like that because i know what i am saying.
And yet another stupid comment from a member of the Romney clan... what bubble do these people live in? Do they not realize the consequences of their foolish words? As for me, about the LAST thing I want to see is Mitt unzipped! I'll believe he is the life of the party when pigs fly.
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