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LynneSin

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52. I personally think she's uncomfortable as hell being thrust into this position

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 02:03 PM

Mar 2012

I feel a bit bad for her.

Dealing with MS is no laughing matter and the stress the campaign trail has got to be wearing on her.

She's obvious a woman who has lived a comfortable life for a very long time and really just has no clue how to relate to us 'common folks'.

Whoever advised her to say "I don't Consider Myself Wealthy" should be fired. Really? You think the world will feel sorry for her for living a life of privileged owning several Cadillac and millions of dollars in show horses (she won't even tell her husband how many she owns).

She would have done much better to just acknowledge she's been fortunate in life and then move on from there. Perhaps talk about charities she has worked with or something like that. Last night she said the equivalent of "Let them eat cake"

Saying "I Don't Even Consider Myself Wealthy" was about as smart as saying "I'm Not a Witch". It just shows you have no clue with reality.

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Ann Romney: �I Don�t Even Consider Myself Wealthy� [View all] babylonsister Mar 2012 OP

Easy one...that's because it's her husband's money......n/t Jello Biafra Mar 2012 #1

one of the hallmarks of privilege... mike_c Mar 2012 #2

And how much more they have to deal with than the lessers. WingDinger Mar 2012 #35

Not to mention their shamelessness and insufferability quotients shoot through the roof. HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #42

Bingo! MrScorpio Mar 2012 #43

Did her butler forget to tell her? Happyhippychick Mar 2012 #3

Well, maybe the allowance Mittens gives her is modest, aside from the two cadillacs. Avalux Mar 2012 #4

She may have MS Worried senior Mar 2012 #17

She wins "most annoying" hands down. Mitt, "most embarrassing".... hlthe2b Mar 2012 #5

I guess neither does Queen Elizebeth. If you've never known anything but wealth, you can say that. demosincebirth Mar 2012 #6

If she really identifies with the poor in spirit, why no objections to her husband... Moonwalk Mar 2012 #7

I could be wrong, but I interpret "poor in spirit" differently karynnj Mar 2012 #24

Ann Romney: Oh ProSense Mar 2012 #8

Well that's nice (sarcasm) R.Blue Mar 2012 #9

In their case, the grass was greener because of the undocumented workers caring for it. Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #33

Is "Ann" short for "Marie Antoinette"? KamaAina Mar 2012 #10

Oh, honey... Iggo Mar 2012 #11

It's easy not to think about money nobodyspecial Mar 2012 #12

A three hour tour..... a three hour tour..... n/t DefenseLawyer Mar 2012 #13

Me neither. It wasn't there yesterday and it won't be there 2morrow. MichiganVote Mar 2012 #14

Well she is a few Cadillacs short of obscenely wealthy... Blue Owl Mar 2012 #15

She and her husband should invent a new dance: doing the Romney aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #16

Hey, Ann, I don't think of myself as poor malthaussen Mar 2012 #18

She is not thinking clearly marlakay Mar 2012 #19

This proves that she and Mittens are the most tone-deaf couple hifiguy Mar 2012 #20

You said it. (nt) enough Mar 2012 #23

Whatfuchingever! malaise Mar 2012 #21

Yeah, like she ever worried about having food EC Mar 2012 #22

Keep flappin' those privileged lips, Ann. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #25

with $250 million it doesn't matter how you consider yourself, ma'am spanone Mar 2012 #26

what a profoundly ignorant and callous thing for her to say renate Mar 2012 #27

Sounds like the kind of thing depression era wealthy folk say... Moonwalk Mar 2012 #30

Seriously. If I ever found myself with $250 million, they'd have to pry it from kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #31

Right? You'd have to be phenomenally incompetent with money to lose $250 million straight. HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #44

I really do hate these people Marrah_G Mar 2012 #28

The wealthy never do. They're basically insecure, which is why they became wealthy. mainer Mar 2012 #29

"The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it." -Edith Wharton limpyhobbler Mar 2012 #32

I'd swear that the only time the Romney's open their mouths, Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #34

Ooooh . . . Chris Wallace (a Faux-rightist tool) asked him just that. His answer? HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #45

How can a smart woman say something so dumb? perdita9 Mar 2012 #36

Here's a good one for Anne Robyn66 Mar 2012 #37

No, she considers herself "extremely" wealthy? gatorboy Mar 2012 #38

The Comments ROFL snooper2 Mar 2012 #39

I'm beginning to think mnmoderatedem Mar 2012 #40

The modern Republican's problems are five-fold: HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #47

Don't expect an easy victory! LongTomH Mar 2012 #56

You could NOT be more right. FedUp_Queer Mar 2012 #61

Keep on talking Romneys Liberalynn Mar 2012 #41

Of Course Everyone Can Afford dynasaw Mar 2012 #46

Her chauffeur told her to say that. Or, maybe one of her maids. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2012 #48

To be fair, she was saying that her true "riches" are... polichick Mar 2012 #49

Wrap Your Heads Around this number: 8,000 Yavin4 Mar 2012 #50

She is poor in spirit? liberal N proud Mar 2012 #51

I personally think she's uncomfortable as hell being thrust into this position LynneSin Mar 2012 #52

If Mitt and Ann want to try to live on minimum wage for a month, Cleita Mar 2012 #53

Here's a clue to knowing if you're wealthy or not. Ganja Ninja Mar 2012 #54

She needs a "Nickled and Dimed" moment NICO9000 Mar 2012 #55

No doubt, she's spends more in a year on beauty services and supplies Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #57

She Is As Out Of Touch As He Is ProfessorGAC Mar 2012 #58

Hey, she can't buy her own spaceship and vacation home on the moon. Incitatus Mar 2012 #59

I would LOVE to be that not wealthy. FedUp_Queer Mar 2012 #60