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Ann Romney Never Worked a Day In Her Life.

Why we have such a massive disconnect in our country. The president doesnt need to be 'sympathetic' or be governed by 'fairness' and 'feeeeelings'. The president needs to lead a country, to be decisive, to be strong, and to promote strong ideas with regard to economics. We dont need to have a national election for the nations nanny or big borther...we need a President. We need someone that understands business and industry. We need a government that is fiscally responsible. So far...both major parties have failed this country miserably. If you want a buddy...if you want a pro tem daddy...fine...do that on your own time. The country needs a LEADER.,

You're the only one that's mentioned feelings. Understanding the concerns of Americans doesn't mean their feelings it means you prioritize based on what's important to most Americans. That you recognize issue that are important to Americans and try and solve them as President.

For example...we hear from conservatives in Arizona that passed the immigration bill that people don't understand the situation in that state in regards to immigration....aka understanding the concerns of those citizens. That immigration is a large issue. They are tired of it not being dealt with.
 
just because we haven't heard about it, doesn't mean it wasn't done....
like I said, I know more than a few rich Mormons, and they DON"T have nannies.....

I haven't mentioned a nanny. She never has to worry about healthcare, she never has to worry about gender inequality in pay, she never has to worry about the things most people and/or most women deal with. She's not the best sounding board for what's important to women.
 
Retirement at least denotes that you worked hard and achieved something.

But I don't see myself wanting to do so - I'm 31 and have yet to get back into my career as management.

Well, that's your choice and your right, but I don't have a problem if someone doesn't work, so long as they aren't sponging off the public or charity. I think it depends a lot on how much one enjoys his or her work. If you love your work it's not really work. If you hate it, I don't see any great virtue in doing it just for the sake of doing it.
 
Well that's how it was for me - sort of. . . but him making enough money wasn't the sole reason there.

I guess I'm just baffled as to how people can look at a capable person and say 'don't work, that's ok - it's one thing to be a stay at home mom - but Ann's not a stay at home mom anymore. . . that should simply be a temporary status.

But whatever: I never liked him as a candidate even without this housewife thing.

There is quite a few stay at home moms even 40 years ago that went and found employment after the youngest went off to 1st grade, i think some of it was so they were doing something not sitting around watching Days of Our Lives which this thread has come down to.
 
I haven't mentioned a nanny. She never has to worry about healthcare, she never has to worry about gender inequality in pay, she never has to worry about the things most people and/or most women deal with. She's not the best sounding board for what's important to women.

Neither is Obama or Romney. Or even Michelle, considering the lifestyle she's able to live.....at least if we're going to insist that you must be a middle-class woman working with babies in daycare to understand the challenges women face.

That's like saying I can't understand the needs of abused dogs because I'm a human.
 
Neither is Obama or Romney. Or even Michelle, considering the lifestyle she's able to live.....at least if we're going to insist that you must be a middle-class woman working with babies in daycare to understand the challenges women face.

That's like saying I can't understand the needs of abused dogs because I'm a human.

I agree Tess...by no means are the Obama's struggling....but the Obama's have the benefit of being in a party that historically and now passes legislation that are popular with women. Romney is in a party that historically and recently have passed legislation that is not popular with women.

Obama's first major act was passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act with Republicans voting against it. The RNC chairman can talk all day about how this perception of Republicans not being friendly to women is manufactored by the media and Romney can state all day that his wife tells him it's the economy....well everybody is worried about the economy...the first priority for anybody is the economy....
 
They have to prove they aren't out of touch just like they need to prove they are good family men/women. That they are energetic. That they are tough. That they are decisive. These all are attributes people find important in a President.

It's important to be sympathetic to the concerns of Americans....which is pretty closely linked to understanding the concerns of Americans. There is relevance. It's the core of what dictates what policies they push.

You can demonstrate your qualities and your policies without having to pander constantly to the masses' lifestyle by showing up at the local pub or landing a job as a plumber in your 20s. Basic "connecting" is a current-era campaign requirement, but pretending to be "like us" is no demonstration of one's coming administration, despite what liberals (right now) want you to believe.
 
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I haven't mentioned a nanny. She never has to worry about healthcare, she never has to worry about gender inequality in pay, she never has to worry about the things most people and/or most women deal with. She's not the best sounding board for what's important to women.

neither do I, but it doesn't mean I haven't been there, or some place similar....
and I can certainly recognize a stupid statement, which is what this thread is about.....
 
You can demonstrate your qualities and your policies without having to pander constantly to the masses' lifestyle by showing up at the local pub or landing a job as a plumber in your 20s. Basic "connecting" is a current-era campaign requirement, but pretending to be "like us" is no demonstration of one's coming administration, despite what liberals (right now) want you to believe.

It seems like you're trying to sway my opinion on what I consider important qualities in a President. Because you don't think that trait isn't important doesn't mean it's not important.

I don't care if a President sleeps around on his wife constantly....he can still be a great President. It's not a quality or attribute I care about but I can easily understand how it's something someone else holds as important.

With Romney...it goes well beyond not pandering to the realm of anytime he goes off of his talking points he comes across as out of touch.
 
neither do I, but it doesn't mean I haven't been there, or some place similar....
and I can certainly recognize a stupid statement, which is what this thread is about.....

Ehhh...like I've said I don't think it's a stupid statement. It's factually correct unlike a lot of stuff I see defended on this board.

It may be stupid in a political context because it adds really nothing to the conversation and honestly....the Republicans are drowning and the last thing Democrats need is to throw them any sort of rope but to me it's not a stupid comment.
 
Now on the note of a president being unfaithful to his wife: if he can't abide by his marital vow how can we expect him to abide by his oath as president? I think it shows character - very poor character. And a complete lack of respect for others and poor integrity.
 
Perhaps not the most heartfelt apology ever, but an apology nevertheless....

Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen on Thursday apologized to Ann Romney, wife of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, for criticizing her for having "never worked a day in her life." Ann Romney has been a stay-at-home mom, raising her five children with Mitt.

"I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was offended," Rosen said in a statement. "Let's declare peace in this phony war and go back to focus on the substance."

Hilary Rosen Apologizes To Ann Romney, Calls For End To 'Faux War' Against Moms
 
Well, that's your choice and your right, but I don't have a problem if someone doesn't work, so long as they aren't sponging off the public or charity. I think it depends a lot on how much one enjoys his or her work. If you love your work it's not really work. If you hate it, I don't see any great virtue in doing it just for the sake of doing it.

There is great virtue in keeping the lights and water on and your family fed. ;)

I don't know what kind of job you have, but mine is work. I think it's valuable, and there is much about it that I love...but it requires me to be up early every morning when I'd like not be, to dress up every day when I'd rather be wearing jeans, to tackle chores including meetings that I hate, and to leave my home, which is where I want to be.
 
Perhaps not the most heartfelt apology ever, but an apology nevertheless....



Seems President Obama has gotten into the fray and called Ms. Rosen out for her comments. I predicted earlier we'd hear it on the 8 o'clock news, but it came early. I guess she won't be visiting the WH anymore.
 
There is great virtue in keeping the lights and water on and your family fed. ;)

I don't know what kind of job you have, but mine is work. I think it's valuable, and there is much about it that I love...but it requires me to be up early every morning when I'd like not be, to dress up every day when I'd rather be wearing jeans, to tackle chores including meetings that I hate, and to leave my home, which is where I want to be.

Absolutely -- I mean for most of us it isn't optional.
 
Why isn't obama's pet attack poodle Hillary Rosen attacking all those welfare mothers who stay at home raising illegitimate children because us tax payers have to support them. Ann Romney isn't costing me any money and her kids aren't causing crime or sucking on the public tit either
 
Seems President Obama has gotten into the fray and called Ms. Rosen out for her comments. I predicted earlier we'd hear it on the 8 o'clock news, but it came early. I guess she won't be visiting the WH anymore.

That's kinda overkill, isn't it?

Wasn't the Axlerod Twitter enough, LOL?
 
Ehhh...like I've said I don't think it's a stupid statement. It's factually correct unlike a lot of stuff I see defended on this board.

It may be stupid in a political context because it adds really nothing to the conversation and honestly....the Republicans are drowning and the last thing Democrats need is to throw them any sort of rope but to me it's not a stupid comment.

I call BS.....factually correct must mean "my opinion" to you....
You don't know what she has done....and certainly being a mom to 5 kids is work....
If you mean she never worked outside the home, so what?
 
How awkward that just a few years ago, what Michele Obama wore and where she traveled was an issue for Republicans on this forum. The Obama's were constantly called elitists because they supposedly couldn't identify with never went to college Joe Blow and his plumber abilities. Now the shoe is on the other foot and wives are irrelevant, wealth is irrelevant and it's okay to be a rich snob with a lot of education. Oh Republicans...
 
Now on the note of a president being unfaithful to his wife: if he can't abide by his marital vow how can we expect him to abide by his oath as president? I think it shows character - very poor character. And a complete lack of respect for others and poor integrity.

I think work life is different from personal life. In my personal life I occasionally drink until I throw up. That doesn't mean I'm going to drink on the job or come into work drunk or otherwise act a fool. I want to know what the candidate has done professionally and what, if any, laws he's broken in conjunction with performing his jobs. Speeding while driving? Don't care, so long as it wasn't a company vehicle and he didn't use his position to escape the ticket.

Does cheating speak to character? Sure, in some ways. But I don't think Bill Clinton and his cigar affected his ability to be president....though the media onslaught and Ken Starr certainly did.
 
How awkward that just a few years ago, what Michele Obama wore and where she traveled was an issue for Republicans on this forum. The Obama's were constantly called elitists because they supposedly couldn't identify with never went to college Joe Blow and his plumber abilities. Now the shoe is on the other foot and wives are irrelevant, wealth is irrelevant and it's okay to be a rich snob with a lot of education. Oh Republicans...

Oh Hatuey. How does this pertain to what was said? Are you saying that you think Obama should have been attacked for her wealth and inability to connect to common people?
 
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