WHAT THE HELL.

[ProSense]

WHAT THE HELL.

by weatherdude

CBS News:

(CBS News) Ann Romney's biggest concern if her husband becomes president would be his ability to maintain his "mental well-being," she said in an interview Thursday with KTVN in Reno, Nev.

His ability to maintain his mental well-being.

His ability to maintain his mental well-being.

His ability to maintain his mental well-being.

[font color="black" size="3" face="verdana"]His ability to maintain his mental well-being.[/font]

WHAT.

THE.

FUCK.

This is a man who wants to control a country with 2,150 active nuclear weapons.

This is a man who wants to control 1.4 million active duty members of the military.

This is a man who wants to...oh, wait:



Never mind. Don't worry, Ann. Your husband will be fine.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/28/1137685/-WHAT-THE-HELL

Make her stop!!!






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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. That's reassuring.

The person who knows Mittens best worries that he might not be able to maintain his mental well-being if he becomes president. The wife of a guy who could have access to the nuclear launch codes thinks the pressure of being president might drive him nuts.

Great.

[monmouth]

6. I've thought for a while now that he was half-way there..Seriously..n/t

[CrazyOrangeCat]

31. KKKarl gave him a new brain.

"Abby Someone . . . Abby Normal . . ."

[Voice for Peace]

2. I second her concern. I'm not sure he'll make it through to election day.

I bet he's babbling wildly to her at times. I don't think he has a healthy brain.

[C_U_L8R]

3. I'm not sure he'll make it though the debates

He might just have a freak out

[Voice for Peace]

14. yes.. his hair, the wild eyes

the debates could be intense in that regard,
we may witness a meltdown. One can hope.

But I feel guilty even saying that; that's how
genuine my concern is that he's cracking up.

[DollarBillHines]

23. You just know the Obama team is ready to pounce.

The guy cannot handle anything that comes at him sideways.

He'll be like that Witch in Oz.

[eridani]

46. Best if he does it before the election

That would spare him and Ann a good deal of pain.

[MH1]

72. It would spare a whole lot of other people

a good deal of pain, as well.

[BellaKos]

83. There's something terribly wrong with Romney.

He tied a dog to the roof of his car
He's been running for President for six years.
I rest my case.

But think about this: if someone puts all of his energy, time, and (a small part of) his money into ONE thing for six years, and then is ridiculed and rejected, it would stand to reason to expect that he will lose his mind -- sooner rather than later.

[panader0]

4. If Mittens is elected

I will concerned about the ability to maintain my own mental health.

[madaboutharry]

5. Keep talking Ann.

[snappyturtle]

10. LOL! yes. nt

[bunnies]

7. Translation: Mitts not fit to be President.

Thanks for the heads-up, Ann.

[Spazito]

8. Wow!

[Cali_Democrat]

9. I think we need to demand a psychological evaluation

[central scrutinizer]

11. WTF? from the one who knows him the best, this is damning

[NotThisTime]

17. I agree, WTH.... is he struggling already? Get out of the race

[longship]

29. Leave it to a scrutinizer to post a Venn diagram!

Kudos to you. And sköl!


(Mine is home made apple wine.)

[central scrutinizer]

55. the intersection is Zappa fan and math teacher

[Jackpine Radical]

57. Skål.

Øl før mig, tak.

[longship]

61. You're welcome.

I know "tak" and "sköl" mostly from Swedish fiction and movies.

My father was Norse, but didn't speak the language. My mother was a Suomilainen and was bilingual. Sköl was a big deal in my household, but that's the way we spelled it.

I would gladly be corrected by somebody who knows better.

Is it sköl or is it skål?

I think it is the former.

[Jackpine Radical]

82. The latter.

The "å" in the Scandinavian languages is actually a double-a, and the little circle was once written as a little "a", and it's pronounced as "aw" or "oh" depending on whether it's short or long.

The umlauted o (ø on Norw. & Dan.; ö in Sw.) is a vowel that sounds something like the vowel in Eng. "bird."

You often see Skål (old Dan. Skaal) spelled as "Skol" or "Skoal" in English orthography.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

70. Why not call it cider, or hard cider? Did you add sugar?

I just bottled two cases last week of cider, and almost two of plum wine (sugar added to the plum juice, but not the apple juice when fermenting.)

[Rosa Luxemburg]

12. That would make a great TV ad

[renie408]

13. Mitt might have been onto something about keeping ole Ann under wraps.

[Dont call me Shirley]

15. A woman who called Thom Hartmann a few days ago said she works as a

caregiver and recognized Rmoney's gait as that of a person with dementia. With the absolutely bizzarre things he says, his intense focus on himself and his awkward gait he reminds me much of my father who has dementia.

[JI7]

16. That's what i have been concerned about When he loses

the man does not seem well.

[cleduc]

18. Not a great thing to bring up when

Romney's father's own campaign for president suffered when he said he'd been "brainwashed" in Vietnam and folks started questioning his mental fortitude.

This Romney campaign is truly the gift that just keeps on giving. Rarely does a day go by when they don't step in it in some fashion.

[rucky]

19. Ann Romney is becoming the best player on our team.

[OneGrassRoot]

21. Ha! Yep! :) n/t

[leeroysphitz]

47. Stop it! This is hard. n/t

[rucky]

85. ...

[CrispyQ]

89. "We ... we, uh, use Ann sparingly right now so that people don't get tired of her."

Hey Mitt, we never get tired of her!

[PADemD]

20. Link to interview

http://www.ktvn.com/story/19659838/ann-romney-speaks-with-ch-2-anchor-wendy-damonte

[Major Hogwash]

22. I think Romney has to attain it first.

But then, I'm not sure that is possible at this point in time.

[WinstonSmith4740]

24. Wait a minute, wait a minute!

Is she trying to tell us is that the behavior he's been exhibiting up to now is a sign of mental health? You mean he's mentally well now??? Oh Ann, Ann. If this is mental wellness, you need to get out now.

[K Gardner]

25. She really said that??!! Holy mother. n/t

[Zambero]

26. So what would have to Ann say to Mitt when he "loses it"?

Stop! This is hard!

I'm outta here!

[jerseyjack]

27. --- and she thinks that he's now the apex of mental health?

[flyguyjake]

28. Here's the video

[Spitfire of ATJ]

30. This is the guy who wants access to launch codes?

[Auntie Bush]

71. This is the man who is already getting national secutity reports!

I'm already scared. God help us all if he wins!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

73. You know what would be something at this point? If the idiot spouted off a secret.

[warrior1]

32. Game over man,

game over.

[warrior1]

33. Twitter heard it too.

https://twitter.com/i/#!/search/realtime/%20mental%20well-being

[Cha]

35. Great! Thanks, warrior!

[JNelson6563]

40. should be hashtag #batshit

[Cha]

34. "Make her stop!"

hiccup@

[Tennessee Gal]

36. Are these people insane?

They just open their mouths and the most inappropriate comments come spewing out as if they have no idea that what they are saying might be anything less than appealing. It's like they think they can do no wrong. It's like they think they are above it all, above the fray. It's like the old saying about they think their "shit don't stink." It is just unfreaking believable that they don't have any better control over what they say.

If you expect to be the President and First Lady, you should at least have a modicum of decorum and the ability to process that you are trying to appeal to millions of people who have not lived the privileged life you have led.

Ann, bless your heart, you should think before you speak.

Never mind.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

37. They were so poooooor when they were first married . . .

. . . they had to eat paint chips instead of Fritos.

[Tennessee Gal]

38. Well, that is funny.

I am quite angry right now over the crap these people barf out of their mouths, but I have to admit you made me laugh.

Thank you!

[CrazyOrangeCat]

50. .

[undergroundpanther]

69. bwahahaha

When I was broke I ate tortilla chips and old Mc.donalds Asian dipping sauce.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

99. dang, you shoulda hit up Ronnie Raygun for some cheese! n/t

[L0oniX]

39. Ann ...the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks much.

[SaveAmerica]

41. WTH!! NC is solid blue?!!!!!

[treestar]

42. She's worse than Mitt

She's a gaffe machine that makes Biden look like an antique.

[SaveAmerica]

43. their campaign should be called Republicans: Unplugged

[brightertomorrow]

44. Unbelieveable.

You just can't make this stuff up...

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

45. Ann is sending us hints: "this is hard" - "emotional well-being"

Romney's surrogates jumping ship.

[leeroysphitz]

48. Oh sweet Jesus. n/t

[handmade34]

49. obviously

she does not want her husband to be president and she does not want to be first lady

[jonesgirl]

51. Karma...ya gotta love it. She said it so eloquently too. I love how she snuck that one in!

Good girl, Ann, kick in the flat spot for me too.

[orpupilofnature57]

52. These aren't real people, Narcissistic Fibrosis Set

[liberal N proud]

53. Visions of the mentally absent Reagan running through my brain.

If his wife is concerned, we all should be. He is not qualified to be President.

[ywcachieve]

80. Reagan and his alzheimer's.

Ron Reagan Jr. admitted his father had Alzheimer's during his presidency, I don't recall him saying how much of his father's presidency was effected.
The Repubs, and Nancy were disgraceful to let him go on. When they found out he had Alzheimers, they should have immediately made him resign as president,

[marions ghost]

98. Nancy and her astrologer steered the executive branch. Really.

People don't ever want to talk about this...he was not in reality his whole second term.

The Repug honchos LIKE the president to be kind of an empty shell, to just carry out their wishes...

[MADem]

54. I thought he was drugged when he gave his acceptance speech.

His voice had a different quality and lacked that usual high-strung tension one hears behind the chortling and bon homie.

He also slurred a few words.

They can't drug him for the debates, though...and that could be a problem.

[womanofthehills]

58. Bush was obviously drugged for his debates

His personality was different in each debate. In the last debate, he had foamy spit in the corners of his mouth - many people commented on it. I've seen that in some of my friends when they have done certain drugs.

[Historic NY]

56. The red button isn't for the servants....

mental well being, didn't talk like that sink Eagleton.

[FailureToCommunicate]

78. Good one!

[lonestarnot]

59. Crimufuckingnettly.

[Aldo Leopold]

60. Project much, Ann?

[Honeycombe8]

62. I can't believe she was that stupid to say such a thing. nt

[magical thyme]

81. self-sabotage, not necessarily stupidity. If she's conflicted over being 1st lady

it will come out. We all do it from time to time, if deep down we don't want something or really, really deep down know we aren't truly worthy.

I think the more money and stuff people "need" to accumulate, the deeper their lack of self-worth is. Just like the more people need to "control" other people, the less self-control they have. And the more they need "power" over others, the more powerless they feel (which also explains TSA bully behavior).

[underthematrix]

63. WTF!!

Seriously, does Ann realize what she said on national TV? i already knew he was crazy by that funny ass walk he had, the way he can lie straight into a TV camera cuz he can't recall what he said two minutes ago, and his delusional belief that "i can still win this".

[flyguyjake]

66. He does

have a crazy funny walk huh! I thought it was just me thinking that... LOL

God help all of us if Ryan EVER becomes Pres!

[grasswire]

64. teabaggers would love to see Romney debilitated in office.

Ryan would become POTUS.

Sweet Jesus.

[Indpndnt]

67. That's what I'm thinking, too.

They won't be pleased with Annie's over-sharing.

[Initech]

65. So according to the constitution no religious test is required for public office.

But it doesn't say shit about a mental health test being required. You'd think our founding fathers would have put that in there somewhere - and this guy wants to be president. I'm predicting a landslide in November.

[undergroundpanther]

68. Rmoney really is a Power tripping

Psychopath run amok.I guess Ann knows him best,he probably bullies her every fucking day.She probably caught hell for saying "her biggest concern was his ability to maintain his mental well-being".

I hope she gets some self love enough to leave him and tells everyone in earshot all about their "happy family".

[tawadi]

74. Obama's campaign needs to use this in a tv ad

ASAP.

Don't think the Romney camp wouldn't if it was the other way around.

[Liberal_in_LA]

75. .

[flyguyjake]

76. Tomorrow she'll say

what she really meant was "Mitt is of sound mind, body & soul" & "I may have been a little inelegant".

[muriel_volestrangler]

77. And to think a remark about brainwashing sank his father's campaign

This sounds more like the reality of what the 'brainwashing' remark was spun into (George Romney was saying he'd been fooled into accepting the military propaganda they fed American politicians about Vietnam) - that George Romney was weak-willed, or even still unde the influence of someone else. Here's Ann saying her husband's "mental well-being" may not be up to the job.

[ProSense]

79. What Ann Romney Did NOT Say

What Ann Romney Did NOT Say
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021435613

[whathehell]

84. Yes?

[Hutzpa]

86. Your wife is suppose to know your character

better than anyone else and that includes your mother, if she said "she is concern about his mental state" this is much more troubling than the 47% comment. This can be interpreted into so many things, such as your temperament, your assertiveness, your abusiveness etc, I could go on with all the implications about her comment. Really troubling for Willard.

[flamingdem]

87. I wonder just how many "incidents" of instability have occurred

already that made her state this ..one thing is for sure Ann doesn't want to suffer being First Lady, she knows it's nightmarish enough now to deal with this man and his issues.

[mentalsolstice]

88. Time for everyone to read the 25th Amendment

This may be what some republican leaders are hanging their hats on if they could get a Mitt win. He would be inaugurated, and then quickly be deemed to be unfit for office, thus giving us President Ryan.

[ThatsMyBarack]

90. RATS! Indiana is RED!

[robinlynne]

91. no, don't make her stop!

[valerief]

92. President Romney, protected by Fox no matter what.

[nolabear]

93. Seeing her say it, she looks like she means it. It's disconcerting.

As someone pointed out elsewhere, she doesn't say it with humor or say afterward "but I know he'll be fine". She looks actually concerned.

Damn. I can't help but wonder if Ann's unconsciously transmitting what's actually going on. "This is hard." "I worry for his mental well being."

Makes me shudder. Look how they protected Palin from public scrutiny. How might they be protecting Mitt?

[SunSeeker]

94. Ann's "his mental well-being" quote is burning up the interwebs thingy.

The DailyKos link has so many comments on it that it takes forever to load. But it's not just DailyKos talking about it:

http://news.yahoo.com/ann-romney-biggest-fear-mitts-mental-well-being-000852783.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/28/mitt-romney-mental-well-being_n_1924622.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/259299-ann-romney-mitts-mental-well-being-would-be-her-biggest-concern-if-elected


BTW, I do NOT want Ann to stop, ProSense (first time I've disagreed with you!). I hope the Obama campaign makes sure there is a live mic in front of her at all times.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

95. This story coming up now on MSNBC after the commercial break

[nc4bo]

96. Good Lord, what have I missed since Friday??!!

I go volunteer at a support camp for cancer patients and their families for 1 night and 1.5 days and is going on. Figured I wouldn't miss much it being a weekend and all.......

Ann Romney worried about Mitt's state of mental health? Oh really nah.

I've got some serious catching up to do!

[hrmjustin]

97. He will never have the chance to feel the pain. n/t