Mitt distancing himself from Ann's horse--doesn't even know when it will be competing...

[WI_DEM]

In an interview in London, Mitt Romney "expressed ignorance about when a horse owned by his wife, Ann Romney, would be participating in the Olympic sport called dressage," Reuters reports.

Said Romney: "I have to tell you. This is Ann's sport. I'm not even sure which day the sport goes on. She will get the chance to see it, I will not be watching the event. I hope her horse does well."

Andrew Sullivan: "This is either a fib, designed to insulate him from whatever minimal fallout there is from owning a dressage horse; or it's true and he's just unlike other human beings."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/07/26/romney_isnt_going_to_watch_his_wifes_horse.html

The guy simply can't tell the truth about anything!

[southernyankeebelle]

1. There is goes again lying. Why wouldn't he go to see his wife's horse? Really?

[Blue Owl]

2. Mitt Romney, a supportive husband who cares

[Bonhomme Richard]

3. The guy has no spine and stands for nothing, even his wife. If what he says....

is true then he is more self-absorbed than I can even imagine.

[truedelphi]

46. Sadly, you are summing him up exactly.

Did you get to see Jon Stewart's moment of Zen from about a month ago?
it featured Mitt introducing his daughter-in-law and grand kids at some political events. He seemed so uncomfortable doing it, like "Well, this is my, uh-h-h, daughter-in-law, yeah that's the ticket. And my grandchildren are here too. And they are like, um, my, uh what would you call it? My family?"


Gotta wonder who tailors his suits, that the windup knob on his back is covered up so perfectly.

[hedgehog]

4. He knows enough about the horse to take a $77,000 tax exemption on it!

[xxqqqzme]

10. That is all he needs to

know - how can I write it off.

[TwilightGardener]

5. I guess we have a horse around, somewhere...but we don't know what he's doing.

We barely know him, really.

[renate]

18. that made me laugh

Thank you!

[denverbill]

27. You never know what that horse will do. Maybe he ran off to compete in the Olympics. Who knows?

[JBoy]

6. He knew once, but retroactively forgot.

[Evasporque]

7. On another note: Romney Tracks Horse Manure into #10 Downing Street....nt

[hifiguy]

8. You own a goddamned

dancing horse, Mittwit. Own it, your lordship. No, we commoners do not own goddamned dancing horses.

Jeebus riding into town on Mr. Ed, what a pathetic piece of shit Mittwit is.

[KurtNYC]

9. the best time to distance yourself from a horse is when the tail goes up

and we may have to quarantine Mitt when he returns as it seems he has the symptoms of Hoof in Mouth disease.

[Motown_Johnny]

11. He can always hire 120,000 twitter followers to support it instead.

Sport is so much work.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

12. At this point, the horse is probably more popular that Mitt

The horse is probably ducking his calls right now.

[NYC Liberal]

13. I believe it. Does Mitt seem like a loving, supportive

husband to anyone here? I can easily believe he has no interest in what his wife does or even an interest in pretending.

[ecstatic]

35. He's a liar AND an asshole. Either scenario

(lying to the media or indifferent towards a huge milestone in his wife's life) is entirely plausible. Hell, maybe a combination of both.

[NYC Liberal]

47. Yep, my thoughts exactly.

Either way isn't good.

[Snarkoleptic]

14. "...not even sure which day the sport goes on."

He says laughing nervously while fingering the dressage schedule in his vest pocket.

[Raine]

15. He's such an ASS! nt

[XemaSab]

16. Most people who go to the Olympics are passionate about a particular sport

The people who go who don't care about any particular sport are rich, entitled assholes.

[rufus dog]

17. Horse Prom is a Black Tie affair Mutha F*(*!%er!

And either way Mitt looks like a DICK!

He is either too aloof to give a flying fuck about a major affair in his wife's life, or he is a lying piece of shit. I have $10,000 to cover the latter.

[jmowreader]

62. He can't be both?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

19. He thinks that nonchalance somehow makes him seem less elite, doesn't he?

[FSogol]

20. Said Romney: "I have to tell you. This is Ann's sport. I'm not even sure what a horse looks like."

[Smilo]

49. Mittens forgot about the media again...............

The Romneys investment in dressage is as much emotional as it is financial. The Romneys have long shared a fondness of horses -- the news website Gawker obtained tape of Romney speaking lovingly about the animals with Sean Hannity in an off-air exchange, praising the bloodlines of his wife's Austrian Warmbloods, but also noting his preference for the "smoother gait" of his own Missouri foxtrotter.

Braddick said the Romneys were regulars at dressage events and traveled to Europe together to purchase horses for their California stables. When Ebeling was preparing a dressage routine to try and qualify for this year's World Cup, one of the sport's major annual events, Braddick said it was Mitt Romney who selected the music that would accompany the horse and rider's performance -- selections from the soundtracks to "Rainman" and "The Mission."

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/romneys-dancing-horse-competes/story?id=16162590&page=3

[backscatter712]

21. Nothing says "I love you" like not knowing when your wife's Olympic event is taking place... n/t

[HeiressofBickworth]

22. Reminds me of my rich uncle.

Back in the 70's he invested in a herd of cows as a tax write-off. He never saw the cows, probably never ate one of them, and not quite sure exactly where they were, but he could claim he was a "rancher" and take the tax benefits.

This prancing pony schtick smacks of the same thing. They have said it was to help the little woman with her disease, but I just need to know this: is she riding the beast in the Olympics? Does she ride the thing for training? Or does she rest on her divan in her well-appointed sitting room and admire pictures of the horse, taken by someone else, with someone else in the saddle and someone else mucking out the stalls?

Now I don't actually begrudge the wealthy and their ways. It's their money and they can spend it (or not) as they please (no, not to buy elections). But what I do object to is total lack of compassion or understanding of people who DON'T have the extra scratch to spend on dancing animals and thinking THAT is qualification to be President of the United States. Take for example, Ted Kennedy -- obviously a very wealthy man from a very wealthy family yet he was at the forefront of health care reform. He wrote 7/17/09 in Newsweek: "But quality care shouldn't depend on your financial resources, or the type of job you have, or the medical condition you face. Every American should be able to get the same treatment that U.S. senators are entitled to. This is the cause of my life." Just WHAT is the cause of Romney's life? Dancing horses? Five houses in five states? A car elevator? Tithing to his church? What, if any CAUSE has Romney worked on, defended, supported?

I gotta quit -- it pisses me off.

[progressivebydesign]

34. My RW ex in laws did the same. they owned horses, bred ONE a year, and took fat deductions for it.

They wrote of most everything, including the horses they kept as pets. It's how those people think...

[riderinthestorm]

42. Ann has other horses she uses for therapy. She supports this dressage pair

because she likes the sport, just like someone who likes rowing supports a US rowing team, or fencing or whatever.

Her horses are organized as a business but they are actually very active in the industry. She and her trainer buy, train and re-sell a lot of horses and she has a legitimate business going.

I'm sure however that she doesn't muck the stalls.

[awoke_in_2003]

23. I think the horse...

is distancing itself from Mitt

[Aviation Pro]

24. A wife tells a husband everything.....

....so the marriage between Lurch the Fucking Stiff^TM and Horsey Wife^TM is either a sham or he's too busy banging that hot assistant of his.

[malthaussen]

25. Another instance where one hopes Mr Romney is lying,

... because the alternative beggars belief.

-- Mal

[mikeytherat]

36. Agreed. If he's not lying, that's some cold, cold sh** right there.

mikey_the_rat

[catbyte]

26. He'll even throw his own wife under the bus if he thinks it'll help get votes

What a creep.

Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Taz, Nigel, and new baby brother Sammy, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"Dogs Aren’t Luggage--HISS!”

[Lizzie Poppet]

28. It's probably the other way around.

That poor horse wants nothing to do with this trainwreck.

[Arugula Latte]

29. He is such a neigh-sayer.

[PDJane]

43. A DUzy. And groaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.

[IggleDoer]

30. Horses are a part of Anne's "therapy".

Why isn't Willard supportive of her recovery?

If he doesn't care about her dressage hobby, why is mocking it off limits to the rest of us?

[catbyte]

37. One thing, though--how is watching a horse tap dance "therapy"?

Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Taz, Nigel, and new baby brother Sammy, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"Dogs Aren’t Luggage--HISS!”

[riderinthestorm]

39. She has another horse she rides. She just enjoys the sport and by owning this horse she has a front

row seat. I presume that getting into riding has made her pretty enthusiastic about dressage and supporting Rafalca also gives her pleasure.

[reformist2]

38. It is pretty outrageous that her "therapy" horse is in the Olympics.

[riderinthestorm]

40. This is not her therapy horse. nt

[reformist2]

44. Thanks for the correction. I should have known they own several horses!

[guneydomuz]

31. I have the feeling that if the horse does not win at least a Bronze

it will 'suddenly' have an injury and have to be put down, along with a nice business loss on his taxes.

[riderinthestorm]

41. This is a mare so she'll be bred. She won't win anything anyway. Americans suck at dressage nt

[Javaman]

32. There is only so much distance between the horses ass and it's head. nt

[Doc Holliday]

52. I truly hope

that the horse does well. The horse's ass, on the other hand, is off to a rocky start. You have to wonder who he'll piss off in Israel, and what spectacularly dumb shit he'll pull off to do it.

[progressivebydesign]

33. Correction Mitt.. this a business, and your tax deduction. Not a pet. n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

45. Considering that he relies on the wisdom that originates from the horse's digestive system for

his utterances this might not be a bad thing.

[Smilo]

48. Mitt was going to compete in the dressage event

but couldn't find anyone to be his front end

[pinboy3niner]

50. "Rafalca? I never even met her!"

[Raster]

51. Andrew, I'll take bold-faced lie for one thousand.

[spanone]

53. he's lying. you don't think he knows his wife's itinerary? bullshit.

[Stinky The Clown]

54. I agree with you. He's a liar. And *that* is the pearl in this story.

[cbrer]

55. Hey he got the tax exemption

After that, who cares!

[Generic Brad]

56. How did he get the horse to London?

Do you suppose he put it in a large pet carrier and strapped it to the roof of the jet?

[Botany]

57. fucking liar

2 August - 3 August Individual Dressage Grand Prix
7 August
10:00 Individual Dressage Grand Prix Special
9 August
12:30 Individual Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle

it took me all of 30 seconds to google this information

[SmittynMo]

58. If he doesnt care for his wifes own horse,

Imagine what he thinks about the American people.

[skip fox]

59. If that had been Obama that had said that, the nuts would be all over him: "He doesn't care

about what is most important to his wife and likely her shining moment!"

[Octafish]

60. Mitt doesn't know what day it IS.

Guy knows he's a sacrificial elephant.

[Buns_of_Fire]

61. He's pissed because he knows the horse is more popular than he is.

[klook]

63. If my wife was entering her prize goat at the county fair

I would instantly become her biggest fan, rooting like hell to see that blue ribbon around her neck.

WTF is wrong with this guy? Is he just trying to seem like less of an upper-class twit? Too fucking late for that.

[Heather MC]

64. As a wife I would be hot pissed if my DH told someone he wasn't going to watch my horse in the...

FREAKING OLYMPICS what a dick!!!!

No one would be mad if you supported your wife stupid, that would be a win in your column and damn you needed one
MITT the TWIT