Look what you people have done to Ann Romney

[kpete]

Look what you people have done to Ann Romney
Posted on December 2, 2012

The Atlantic Wire: ”By all accounts, the past month has been most difficult on Romney’s wife, Ann, who friends said believed up until the end that ascending to the White House was their destiny. They said she has been crying in private and trying to get back to riding her horses.”

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/12/mitt-romneys-not-doing-much-his-free-time/59527/
via: http://underthemountainbunker.com/2012/12/02/look-what-you-people-have-done-to-ann-romney/

CRY ME A RIVER:

[WinkyDink]

1. STOP IT!

[nc4bo]

3. THIS IS HARD!

Maybe she can dump it all on Mitt.......

CMAFR Ann!

[Liberal_in_LA]

116. HIS INTEGRITY IS GOLDEN!

[lalalu]

2. I have been laughing at this all morning.

[Nay]

53. Me, too. Schadenfreude in spades. nt

[Cooley Hurd]

4. A victim of the bubble...

Had she listened to sources other than Fox News, the letdown of Election night wouldn't have been so stark.

[TheBlackAdder]

102. Actually, if they hadn't listened to FOX, they might have WON! nt

[SummerSnow]

109. So u mean that...

The Romney's were outfoxed by fox? Oh the irony.lol

[DreamGypsy]

5. And Mitt is undergoing 'retail therapy'

More from The Atlantic Wire article (emphasis mine)

Rucker's report is filled with heartbreaking line after heartbreaking line chronicling what Romney is doing with himself, culled straight from the CEOs closest to him. That is, what Mitt's doing when he's not having lunch with the President. To help himself deal with the loss, Mitt apparently bought himself (or has been seen driving, at least), "a new black Audi Q7, a luxury SUV manufactured in Slovakia." Retail therapy is an effective and frequently used coping mechanism, at least for this writer. He apparently hasn't decided what he'll do next, but one thing is for sure: "In private, Romney has told friends he has little interest in helping the Republican Party rebuild and rebrand itself," Rucker reports.

[DreamGypsy]

9. Here's the black Audi Q7 I built...

http://mediaservice.audi.com/media/live/50710/xi/4lb5ka-0/2013/14+2t2t/aaue0a/aer0p0/bav1lf/bbo6fa/chrqj0/dar3s1/dei3fa/hsw8bj/radce1/sbr8sl/sfs2k2/ssh4kf/swr8x0/szu0na/tplb34/zbr2wa/zie4zb.png

Your 2013 Q7
3.0 TFSI® Premium: Eight-speed Tiptronic® automatic transmission with quattro® all-wheel drive
Base MSRP
$ 46,800

Options price
$ 3,650

Destination charge
$ 895

Price as Built*
$ 51,345

I didn't get the optional towing packing because I plan to buy a custom roof rack for the 2 dogs.

[Cooley Hurd]

10. I'd go with the Porsche Cayenne, personally...

[Johnny Noshoes]

44. This would be my guilty pleasure - a Jaguar F Type

[Tikki]

108. Chrome yellow Tesla roadster for me...

Tikki

[DreamGypsy]

113. I forwarded your choices to Mr. Romney

Last edited Thu Dec 6, 2012, 01:19 AM - Edit history (1)

He responded that he will definitely purchase at least one of each the cars you recommended, as soon as he has verified they are NOT manufactured in the United States.

He's also placed an order for a 6-pack of these:

?v=1343935922

Top Speed: 268 mph
Engine: 1,200 HP 8.0L W 16 (Quad Turbocharged)
MSRP: $2.4 million

The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is the fastest car of 2013. It achieves a face-melting top speed of 268 miles per hour, and outpaces its nearest competitor by over 50 miles per hour. It also outpaces its competitors in terms of price.

“A ‘princely sum’ sounds inadequate when talking about a $2.4 million automobile, but if you want to go faster than any other street-legal car ever produced that's what it will cost you,” Brauer said “The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is the current King of Speed, and many Veyron owners have ‘king’ in their official title.”

He indicated that he and Ann have always wanted to own a Volkswagen.

[Tikki]

114. Well dang...my Telsa is made in the USA and in California, to bote.

but robme wouldn't like it because it doesn't use gasoline so there would be no photo op for him at the gas station.



Tikki

[DreamGypsy]

115. So, you're out of luck, Chucko.

If you don't offshore and you don't support oyl, then don't talk to the Loser.

[roguevalley]

63. drool. I love it. BAHAHAHA on the dog rack. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[tanyev]

18. Well, it's wasteful to build a car elevator and not have enough cars to fully use it.

[LeftyMom]

25. Well, that means he knows he's not running for shit after this.

Otherwise he'd buy domestic.

[Retrograde]

40. Ostentatious spending has never been a problem for him before

at least as far as Romney himself is concerned. If he thought he could get away with offshoring his money -which he seems to have - and donating only a pittance to non-LDS charities, buying a non-US-made car shouldn't affect him in the least.

BTW, as an Audi owner since 1998 (same one), they're good cars. I do wish he'd have gone with something else, though.

[LeftyMom]

45. Yeah, but tootling around in an import loses votes in the rust belt.

His daddy was governor of Michigan, he knows how that works.

He's not running again.

[Mariana]

47. Exactly. A couple of Cadillacs, perhaps. nt.

[dixiegrrrrl]

31. "he has little interest in helping the Republican Party rebuild and rebrand itself,"

thanks for all the help, GOP, now go fuck yourself.

Man, talk about a user.

[unblock]

51. in fairness, it's easier for them to rebuild if he goes away....

remember what shrub did for them every time he made a headline.

[dixiegrrrrl]

61. and what Rove did this time around..

Rove's being spanked by the GOP is almost as good as Unicorns and Skittles.

[DonCoquixote]

82. In all fairness

Why should he?

I hated Mitt as much as anyone, but the ugly fact is this: the Tea party was so successful that, even though hundreds of millions of dollars (That we KNOW of) were spent trying to prop him up, many GOP members would not vote for someone they saw as the "moderate Mormon from Massachusetts."

Even though Mitt pandered, nay, even though Mitt bent over backwards, they still hated him. Hell, you know that if he won, some people would be calling for an impeachment or assassination, just to put Paul Ryan in there, and Grover would make damn sure the right media people towed that line, as well as the Churches.

If I was Mitt, I would tell them all to go to Hell, why associate with a bunch of people that could spend a billion dollars and still lose every state not part of the Confederacy? \

Of course, I do not pity him. If he was able to have a life outside of his money and his church (which was an extension of that money) then maybe he would not be so bored. And we all know Annie wanted to be Queen, hell, wait until SHE runs...

[dixiegrrrrl]

100. Interesting point.

Your comment about Queen Anne running is not that first time that idea has been in my head.

[musette_sf]

52. Mitt's a piker.

Were I seeking retail therapy of the Audi variety, I can tell you that it wouldn't be an SUV.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/new-car-buying/audi/r8-v10/

I believe the base model for these babies starts at a cool $100K+, and fully loaded approaches $200K.

I saw one of these on the road yesterday while driving up to Napa, and I will admit it is a head-turner.

[Please proceed]

54. Saw one parked in boston, out is even more impressive if

You can look in the back seat. Thats where all the cylinders sit. All motor behind the front seats.

if mitt drove a car like this he'd shit in his magic under wear.

[pamela]

94. Welcome to DU!

I love your user name. That was my favorite moment of the election season.

[Happyhippychick]

6. Her misery literally makes my heart sing

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. Awwwwww.........

Poor Ann doesn't get to be First Lady and live in the White House and do all that dressing up. Not to mention the staff that goes with the job!

My heart bleeds.

[dixiegrrrrl]

32. I have had a sneaking suspicion

that she had already ordered her Inaugural gown.

[wendylaroux]

55. Yes,but the gown isn't going to waste,

I read,she puts it on at night and whips Mitt using her riding crop,screaming "LOSER LOSER!!!"

[greatauntoftriplets]

79. That wouldn't surprise me at all.

I wonder if she's planning on returning it? Reason: Not invited to inaugural ball.

[GoCubsGo]

34. She can afford that kind of staff now.

She and her husband are worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and by several accounts, probably over a billion dollars. She probably already has that kind of staff. What she doesn't have, and never will have, are the most prestigious address in the world, and everything else that goes with it. That's what she really wanted--and of what she thought she was entitled. Oops. Guess not.

[Ilsa]

78. She knows they don't have Respect. nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

80. Ann thinks she's entitled to taxpayer-funded staff...

May be one of those multi-millionaires who are cheap!

[Historic NY]

8. She couldn't even get the hired help to cook a turkey...

hubby had to order out at Boston Market.

[grasswire]

96. yeah, what's up with that?

Do we believe this? That they were so bummed they couldn't get together a real Thanksgiving dinner?

Are they just inefficient? Or very very very cheap?

Obviously, Ann would have been a terrible first lady if she can't get a staff together to shop, cook and clean up.

[SummerSnow]

111. Well she kept screaming at the staff ...

So they left and no one was there to cook.Didn't Obama give Mitts some leftovers?

[demwing]

11. 1st World Problems

[MoonRiver]

12. ROLF!

In light of all that I guess Ann does have a lot to cry about!

[dixiegrrrrl]

33. OMG,,WHERE did you find these?????

[demwing]

36. Not sure where or when the meme began (probably on Reddit)

but search Google images for "1st World Problems" - there's a ton. There's even a video:

[roguevalley]

65. that video is brilliant. I want to adopt everyone of those cute kids. :D :D :D

[dixiegrrrrl]

66. ahhh..the name of it is helpful.

Thanks, demwing...

[roguevalley]

64. oh my god, demwing. That is hilarious!

[NV Whino]

13. No wonder it's flooding in California

[L0oniX]

14. She'll get no sympathy from Bat Boy.

[LeftInTX]

71. Weekly World News were on to something....

Bat Boy resembles Paul Ryan
And the Tea Party endorsed

[Loge23]

83. I thought it was Rick Scott! (eom)

[L0oniX]

93. ...

[Enrique]

15. this is a good way for everyone to deal with disappointments

try "getting back into riding your horses." (plural, of course)

[Botany]

16. Even with Mitt doing the all the cooking?

[Lady Freedom Returns]

19. AH! My Eyes! MY EYES!!

[Cooley Hurd]

22. Nice azz...

[LongTomH]

85. AAARRRGH!!!!!

[grasswire]

98. Mitt is much hairier than that. nt

[sheshe2]

103. Oh dear Lord!

[Warpy]

17. The Big Lie

finally jumped up and bit the Republcan leadership hard on their corpulent arses this time.

I think we owe a debt of gratitude to Neil Newhouse and Dean Chambers for convincing them that the election was a done deal because the polls were obviously wrong (with no shred of evidence of that) and to all the Mormon crazies who fed them the White Horse prophecy that one of the most evil predatory capitalists this country has been scourged with was already anointed by gawd to ascend to the presidency and make us all moral again. They all bought Romney's inevitability as president and none of them prepared for the contingency of his loss.

Not only did they wake up on the morning of November 7 and realize they'd been lied to and the polls were accurate, they'd also been abandoned by the gawd who was supposed to swoop down and save everybody's bacon.

There is some party soul searching going on and they're even questioning some of the social hogwash since women abandoned them in droves. Unfortunately, it still hasn't dawned on them that their economic philosophy has utterly failed in practice and has served only to maximize misery.

They will continue to point fingers and come up with bogus reasoning for their loss, of course, but the two lies they bought--that the polls were skewed and that the gawd who set the stars and planets into motion meddled in everyday human affairs--has shaken their faith in the workings of an orderly universe. It's a real crisis of faith for everyone in that party, whether they admit it or not.

It's the perfect time for Obama to break out that steamroll.

[tavernier]

20. As a nurse

I know that patients with MS suffer greater emotional disturbances from any type of stress, and uncontrollable crying jags are a symptom. I would imagine that going through a campaign like that would be highly stressful to even the healthiest individual. I honestly felt sorry for her and resentful of him for dragging her through that. Having said this, it was their choice and probably prompted by his egotism which convinced her that they would win. But I can't really delight in her suffering, even with that knowledge, so I'd better walk over to the Obama house to do my celebrating.

[Cooley Hurd]

23. Best, most useful comment in the thread

[jillan]

27. Thanks for posting that.

[CountAllVotes]

30. I couldn't agree more!

n/t

[demwing]

39. After her many comments of elitist entitlement

I have no sympathy for her.

[Warpy]

46. Don't discount her ego in this

because it was obvious she was counting on being able to swan around the Washington social circuit as First Lady. She was a totally willing participant in that campaign.

However, yes, the emotional lability that comes with MS likely made the campaign trail a pretty miserable proposition. I wouldn't wish that disease on anyone, not even her. Not even Cheney.

I think the loss was devastating to them both because everybody in the party hierarchy was convinced of the inevitability of a Romney win. They didn't emotionally prepare for the possibility of defeat.

[GoCubsGo]

49. I don't get the impression that he "dragged her through that."

She's the one who pushed him to run against Ted Kennedy. Yeah, she said "never again" after that race, but this is TWICE that she went back on that. I don't believe for a minute that meant any of it. She does not strike me as the kind of person who can be talked into doing something she doesn't want to do--even by her husband. Nope. I think she wanted her husband to be President as much as he did. Probably more, given her attitude.

As for taking delight in her suffering, I don't, because I really don't care enough about her to do that. But, I sure as hell don't feel sorry for her.

[Lilyeye]

58. I agree 100%. I don't delight in her suffering, but I don't feel sorry for her either

[SummerSnow]

112. Well in that tape.

Romney said they use Ann sparingly so people won't forget her.lol

[mahina]

56. Right on.

Good post, agreed. Another's sorrow doesn't. do a thing for me either.

[Lilyeye]

57. I understand

However, I would not say she was the poor victim who was blinded by his egotism. Her comments throughout the campaign screamed entitled woman who felt she and her husband were groomed for the White House and deserved to be there over the Obamas. Her saying that it was "our turn" really brought that home to me.

[joesdaughter]

89. I agree n/t

[kstewart33]

106. I feel sorry for them both.

Mitt would have been a disaster, but campaigning is absolutely grueling and exhausting, and instead of taking a much-needed rest, they contend with an indescribably devastating defeat that they both will never completely recover from.

[spanone]

21. my nose bleeds for her....

[stevenleser]

24. Do these people ever listen to themselves?

Do these people even understand how they sound? If you are not on the cotillion circuit, this is not going to make you feel sorry for Ann Romney.

[etherealtruth]

26. I am so disgusted by this vile woman

This is a woman that has displayed no gratitude for how much this life has given to her; she has simply believed she has deserved it.

How dare she have the audacity to believe that based on her "specialness" the role of first family would simply be delivered to her door step.

I generally avoid criticisms of political spouses and families .... but, this woman has evoked an extremely negative reaction in me. her utter lack of gratitude and grace sickens me.

[siligut]

59. My belief as well

I am just so glad so few people in the real world are like her.

[spanone]

28. i don't remember these 'sympathetic' stories when Gore or Kerry lost...media bullshit

'trying to get back to riding her horses' manure

[tavernier]

95. Oh trust me, I was furious with the bullshit on Kerry,

especially when the pukes stuck band-aids all over themselves in disrespect to John Kerry and, in my opinion, to all the Viet Nam vets. To this day I am livid about this and mostly livid against the media for not declaring this as the most disgusting act of anti patriotism ever!! The memory of those fat fucks with their ugly laughing and mocking mugs still turns my stomach.

[rateyes]

29. the worst part is

she has to spend all day with Mitt.

[HockeyMom]

35. Queen Ann can ride off into the sunset

on the same horse she rode into here on. No offense to horse lovers.

[rrneck]

37. Destiny.

[GoneOffShore]

60. Every time I hear "Destiny" I think of this

[catrose]

37. the horse thing?

the house nearest to Rafalca's stable is 160 mi away. Hard to get back to riding at that distance.

[libdem4life]

41. One of the few things even enormous wealth cannot buy ... Respect.

[Rex]

42. Awww...hahahahaha...sucks to be her horse!

Hopefully she is kind to her horses.

[patrice]

43. Is it our fault that Ann has been so deeply dishonest for so very long about what VALUE is? &

such a blasphemer about who "deserves" what?

[pokerfan]

48. But Ann looks like a first lady!

"I just—I don't like him," Lussier said of the president. "Can't stand to look at him. I don't like his wife. She's far from the first lady. It's about time we get a first lady in there that acts like a first lady and looks like a first lady."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2012/09/13/161094365/racism-and-michelle-obama-in-support-of-self-censorship

[roguevalley]

67. Michelle is luminously beautiful inside and out. I salute her wonderful parents.

[dixiegrrrrl]

69. Even my dog just looked up at that dog whistle.

[cyglet]

104. I just had my mouth agape

when I heard that on the radio.

[lunatica]

50. I am only grateful that she's not our FLOTUS

I'm delighted that Michelle Obama is our First Lady for the next 4 years. I love Michelle Obama.

[Ilsa]

81. Agreed. Having a self-indulgent, self-obsessed

FLOTUS like "Queen Ann" would have been a huge step backward for all women and young men learning how to live and work with smart, independent women.

[Initech]

62. You people stop it! This is hard!!!

[JaneyVee]

68. FOX news, Dick Morris, & the conservative media bubble did it to her.

[mzteaze]

70. She was not likable at any point

so, I don't feel sorry for her. Now she can go back to privately caring for her medical health as a citizen. Ironic that they age to placed automatically in Medicare.

[brewens]

72. Poor dear! They have pills for that don't they? She's not first lady but that doesn't mean

she has to miss out on the Republican first lady medication tradition!

[Raine]

73. Aw gee, poor widdle Ann

Bwahahahahahahaha!

[Mr.Bill]

74. Someone should take Ann

through a homeless shelter. One with lots of women and children. Maybe she'll feel better about her current situation.

[Ilsa]

87. Oh, you know that will never happen. She's like

"May" in Age of Innocence, with a "hard, bright blindness," and "incapacity to recognize change." She believes all other households are as harmonious as her own. To her, "homeless" people are folks living in the penthouse suites at the Hilton and other hotels.

[Mr.Bill]

91. There was a skit in the 80s on SNL where they had Reagan say:

We understand the homeless problem. Nancy and I have a number of friends that are in escrow.

[MrMickeysMom]

75. She'll survive...

She always has, in spite of all those horrible Democrats!

[War Horse]

76. I'm actually able to muster up a tiny bit of sympathy. Esp. for Ann.

All the while realizing that they both seem to be totally devoid of any sense of empathy...

[zellie]

84. I remember one interview with mittens when she said ...

" ITS OUR TURN NOW"

no Queeny ...its not and you cant buy this like everything else.

[Odin2005]

86. I'll make those tears into a martini!

[LongTomH]

88. Cry Me a River!

My favorite version, by Diana Krall!

[2naSalit]

90. Somebody, quick...

call the WHAAAAmbulance!

And she was worried about Mittens' mental health post election...

And how can we see what we've done when there aren't any pictures?

[krispos42]

92. Nothing fails like prayer.

They decided they had a mandate from God for Mittens to become president.

This believe is fantastically dangerous (for everybody in the country) if it comes true, and fantastically depressing (for the candidates and supporters) if it doesn't come true.


I know which one I'd prefer!

[dondondonjaun1964]

97. I bet you...

I'll bet you $10,000 she doesn't get over this!

[hrmjustin]

99. LOL! Welcome to DU my friend.

[liberal N proud]

101. Why is everyone picking on the wannabe queen?

Carry on!

[Douglas Carpenter]

105. on a purely personal level - I understand her deep disappointment. Who wouldn't be?

What confounds my mind is the state of shock. Were they not following the election at all? Did they not pay any attention to all the various neutral, nonpartisan sources - whether financial derivative predictions markets, London bookies or non-partisan political science number crunchers? If they had been paying only cursory attention - even with the most optimistic outlook - they would have known that they had a reasonable shot at winning - but all neutral indicators without exceptions saw Obama as having a definitive advantage. How could they have not known that?

[Kingofalldems]

107. On the link a poster referred to her as

Mrs. Thurston Howell III.

[SummerSnow]

110. Reportedly heard in the Romney mansion ...

"Ann honey,now put that down! "
"Ann..please open the door "
"I have to sleep where tonight? "
"No Hon,I don't know where your tiara is?"
"Yes dear you look lovely in your inauguration gown."
"I know what I promised. "
"We don't have anymore glasses, you broke them all"
"Ann,why is that moving truck outside?"

[Liberal_in_LA]

117. show us those tax returns!