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ArnoldLayne

(2,067 posts)
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 09:10 AM Aug 2012

Did anybody else watch This Week with George Steph. yesterday? The reason I ask is Mary Matelin was

going on and on gushing and heaping praise on Ann Romney about having and beating Breast Cancer, MS which I'm glad she did and then having a "Problem Child". I believe it was Jennifer Granholm that said "Problem Child I've never heard anything about that" and it was quickly dropped, did anyone else pick up on that? What was that all about, anybody know just curious?

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Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
3. The only one I've heard of was a miscarriage
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 09:12 AM
Aug 2012

between the last two boys.

I will have to admit, she has had her share of medical problems.

EC

(12,287 posts)
15. Wait a minute.
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 11:24 AM
Aug 2012

They already had 3 kids and decided to have a surrogate because 3 just weren't enough? Bull, I'll bet she's another wife.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
6. yeah, I heard that. I think she was muddlingly trying to say
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 09:28 AM
Aug 2012

that Ann had had a miscarriage.

There's zip on the Romney sons. Two are in private equity/banking though not with Bain. One is in real estate development, one other is vaguely in real estate, and one is an internist. They all appear to be squeaky clean. they all went to the same prep school as day students; Belmont Hill School. All attended BYU as undergrads. Three went to Harvard B School.

Frightening.

ArnoldLayne

(2,067 posts)
7. I'm just saying if the Romney's had trouble with one of their son's not Mitt
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 09:30 AM
Aug 2012

what was Matalin trying to say with "Problem Child". Was it an attempt to show more sympathy for poor Ann or why would she tell a lie like that? That's kind of personal thing for the Romney's and really grasping for straws to get votes.

ArnoldLayne

(2,067 posts)
10. When I was married my wife had a stillborn. She Taylor would have would have been my only child.
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 09:54 AM
Aug 2012

I never thought of her as the "Problem Child" I never had.

ArnoldLayne

(2,067 posts)
11. The sad thing is that aweful day was, ironically on Father's Day June 1998. She would have been
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 10:00 AM
Aug 2012

14 years old now.

reformist2

(9,841 posts)
12. Mary Matalin was way off her game yesterday, so I'd discount what she said.
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 10:01 AM
Aug 2012

She was just robotically ticking off all the talking points (we're a pro-life sanctity of life party yada yada yada), it was kind of disturbing.
 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
13. She also claimed that the (R)s would run a write in for the Senate seat in MO.
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 10:04 AM
Aug 2012

It seems that the only one she can argue with effectively is her husband.

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