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In reply to the discussion: Ann Romney accuses Obama of showing 'poor sportsmanship' [View all]KansDem
(28,498 posts)128. Here's one...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/mitt-romney/9347495/US-election-2012-Mitt-Romney-pushed-sons-faces-into-plates-of-butter.html
The Republican presidential candidate dispatched his five adult sons onto a late night television show where they jokingly told stories of their father's pranks in an effort to humanise the former businessman who critics accuse of being boring.
But the light-hearted anecdotes carried an uncomfortable echo of earlier allegations that Mr Romney had been a bully while at prep school and has a long history of uncaring behaviour.
Matt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor's second son, told how his father would present his children with a stick of butter, telling them "it's so rotten you have to smell it". When they leaned down he would gleefully shove their faces into the plate.
Mr Romney apparently repeated the trick recently with one of his grandsons, pushing the shocked child's head into a platter of whipped cream.
During the rare joint appearance by all five sons on Conan O'Brien's talk show, Josh Romney told how he once ambushed his father in a darkened basement as Mr Romney groped for the light switch.
The startled private equity boss responded by tackling him to the ground and wrestling him on the floor.
"He does like pranks but he doesn't like to get pranked. We've learned that the hard way," Josh said.
But the light-hearted anecdotes carried an uncomfortable echo of earlier allegations that Mr Romney had been a bully while at prep school and has a long history of uncaring behaviour.
Matt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor's second son, told how his father would present his children with a stick of butter, telling them "it's so rotten you have to smell it". When they leaned down he would gleefully shove their faces into the plate.
Mr Romney apparently repeated the trick recently with one of his grandsons, pushing the shocked child's head into a platter of whipped cream.
During the rare joint appearance by all five sons on Conan O'Brien's talk show, Josh Romney told how he once ambushed his father in a darkened basement as Mr Romney groped for the light switch.
The startled private equity boss responded by tackling him to the ground and wrestling him on the floor.
"He does like pranks but he doesn't like to get pranked. We've learned that the hard way," Josh said.
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Queen Annie is most displeased that "you people" aren't bowing down to King Willard.
Indpndnt
Oct 2012
#3
Welcome to DU my friend. I would not want to be her child because she looks like she can...
hrmjustin
Oct 2012
#197
Ann Romney accuses Obama of showing poor Mormon sportsmanship a.k.a. poor lying skills
jsr
Oct 2012
#5
This is what the Karl Rove's do-take a person's strongpoint, steal it, and twist it
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#6
Me, too. I think Ann gets to me more quickly, because I think Mitt has problems.
Frustratedlady
Oct 2012
#14
It's poor sportsmanship to point out that your opponent can't run on the truth and has to lie?
truthisfreedom
Oct 2012
#9
I saw her on TV with Mittsy tonight, standing beside Allen West as he gave a speech.
MADem
Oct 2012
#175
Barbara--Class in a whiskey glass-Bush (the one that looks like Geo. Washington's sister)
MADem
Oct 2012
#82
I think the target there was Hillary and she wasn't the candidate at the time.
Rose Siding
Oct 2012
#134
Mitt pushing his sons' faces into butter and his grandson's into whipped cream is poor sportsmanship
begin_within
Oct 2012
#12
Queen Ann: "That colored boy should know his place, and step aside to let his betters take over."
regnaD kciN
Oct 2012
#16
Coming from someone who drugged a crippled horse with surgery-level anesthetics to compete
magical thyme
Oct 2012
#20
it also means she cheated in competition. drugs are banned from dressage competition.
magical thyme
Oct 2012
#140
I guess her Mitty was "kicking sand" when he declared that Obama was going to...lie.
WinkyDink
Oct 2012
#26
"This is what he believes" - please divine it, Queen Ann, since he changes his stands every day
wordpix
Oct 2012
#188
In other words: Obama and his Family should know their Place. It's Mitt's time!
torotoro
Oct 2012
#36
It's really hard to reconcile her sense of sportsmanship with her appreciation of Mitt's "pranks"
Rose Siding
Oct 2012
#38
“I mean, lied about what?" Everything, that's what. Lying is a tenet of his Cult.
DollarBillHines
Oct 2012
#42
This is the lady who said it was their turn for the white house. Talk about bad sportsmanship.
southernyankeebelle
Oct 2012
#56
So its unsportsmanlike for the administration to point out that Romney said 50% of the alternative
truthisfreedom
Oct 2012
#59
"These are his positions"! Where has she been the entire primary and general election season?
wisteria
Oct 2012
#85
Can we use the term fucking bitch on DU now? I keep forgetting... nt
progressivebydesign
Oct 2012
#93
Dear Marie Antoinette Wannabe: Just because Mitt keeps repeating the same lie over ....
LynneSin
Oct 2012
#141
Now it is 100 lies in 100% of the time. How often does he lie to Ann? 100% of the time, perhaps?
DhhD
Oct 2012
#150
I was wondering how soon Ann would re-appear and reinforce the image we've all grown to love
Aldo Leopold
Oct 2012
#166
Implying that Obama is a dishonest little kid seems to be the new Romney strategy.
beac
Oct 2012
#167
"it’s like they lost"---Queen Ann, O did not lose anything & he won't lose this race, either
wordpix
Oct 2012
#177
Her and her husband are both now refering to Obama as a child. They are racist fucks.
Kurovski
Oct 2012
#180
I know when I look at any quote from Ms. Sour-Face-Pucker-Lips that I'm going to be furious
spiderpig
Oct 2012
#182
I think poor sportsmanship is having a dressage horse used as a $77K tax deduction
wordpix
Oct 2012
#187
Not playing a game by the rules (i.e. lying and cheating) IS Poor Sportsmanship!
AZ Progressive
Oct 2012
#195