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Tagg Romney: Father wanted to be president ‘less than anyone I’ve met’ [View all]

Source: The Hill

Tagg Romney: Father wanted to be president ‘less than anyone I’ve met’
By Meghashyam Mali - 12/23/12 09:45 AM ET

In an interview with the Boston Globe, GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney’s son Tagg described his father as reluctant to run for the presidency and hesitant to reveal his personal side during the long campaign.

“He wanted to be president less than anyone I’ve met in my life. He had no desire to … run,” said Tagg, according to the report.

“If he could have found someone else to take his place . . . he would have been ecstatic to step aside,” he continued.” “He is a very private person who loves his family deeply and wants to be with them, but he has deep faith in God and he loves his country, but he doesn’t love the attention.”

According to the report, Romney was shaken by his 2008 failed bid to capture the GOP nomination and was wary of a second run. The former Massachusetts governor initially told family members he would not run again.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/274445-tagg-romney-father-wanted-to-be-president-less-than-anyone-ive-met

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Tagg Romney: Father wanted to be president ‘less than anyone I’ve met’ [View all] kpete Dec 2012 OP

This makes no sense brush Dec 2012 #1

Because Ann secretly threatened to shave off both of Willard's sideburns. Jamaal510 Dec 2012 #54

He probably let others convince him that he was the prophesied messiah tblue37 Dec 2012 #107

lol lol lol avaistheone1 Dec 2012 #113

Yeah, or, he could be a sociopath still spinning lies. sofa king Dec 2012 #127

Very funny. surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #2

Tag believes sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #51

On the other hand... defacto7 Dec 2012 #109

Really? Really? And that's why he acted so devastated that he lost? He should have been Nay Dec 2012 #3

sour orange man thing IMO CountAllVotes Dec 2012 #7

Done gone. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2012 #98

All along I've said that Willard wanted the title, but not the job or responsibilities Siwsan Dec 2012 #4

Oh, I agree, but Tagg there says he didn't want it because he was "shy..." Moonwalk Dec 2012 #33

So - Ann worried about his mental well-being if he won - but encouraged him to run? djean111 Dec 2012 #5

Sure. I can see that. matt819 Dec 2012 #6

quotes/actions to the contrary bluemarkers Dec 2012 #10

Not to mention a metric ton of his own money. beac Dec 2012 #55

Ah, so that's it. klook Dec 2012 #8

He didn't want to run but God told him he was the man for the job. milestogo Dec 2012 #9

I'm not going to actually read the article because ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #11

You see it too. nt MrScorpio Dec 2012 #15

Exactly 1StrongBlackMan wendylaroux Dec 2012 #49

Now, there is the proper use of the word entitled. Live and Learn Dec 2012 #50

That's what was so repulsive BainsBane Dec 2012 #63

don't believe a word of it, R$ lost in '08, could have decided not to run '12 wordpix Dec 2012 #12

The other son, the one named "Burp" is telling the truth: Romney is in hiding, compulsively Squinch Dec 2012 #52

hahaha! you made me laugh. grasswire Dec 2012 #66

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I myself had a sense that he didn't want run for president MrScorpio Dec 2012 #13

Then why did he lie his head off and go so low Cha Dec 2012 #14

And he kept on lying BumRushDaShow Dec 2012 #17

Repent Romney Repent! And, Cha Dec 2012 #29

Bullshit BumRushDaShow Dec 2012 #16

Not one penny.. their campaign even "overbilled reporters" to Cha Dec 2012 #32

sour grapes much? alphafemale Dec 2012 #18

There may be an element of truth to what he says in this sense bucolic_frolic Dec 2012 #19

Mitt- Have a beer with? No Vested Interest Dec 2012 #72

In other words... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #20

the nation was crying out for Mitt Romney Enrique Dec 2012 #21

All I can picture is Pee Wee Hurman falling over his bikes handle bars. aandegoons Dec 2012 #22

Sour grapes or bullshit, screw Mitt. He didn't lose, the nation won and so did the President. marble falls Dec 2012 #23

I believe it duffyduff Dec 2012 #24

Tagg gave Meghashyam Mali the reporter a snow job. LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #25

I'm so glad Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #26

"Fine. I didn't want to win anyway." n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #27

Shit, I felt the same way about Mitt and his whole family. jerseyjack Dec 2012 #28

Stop it stop it SummerSnow Dec 2012 #30

I always had the sense he was more in love with the concept of being president. AngryOldDem Dec 2012 #31

Nah. It wouldn't have involved work! You know Mitt had deals with all his backers... Moonwalk Dec 2012 #39

I believe he didn't want to RUN. He wanted to BE President. Asshole. catbyte Dec 2012 #34

Connect this with the Morman prophesy and it makes sense. jerseyjack Dec 2012 #35

This! PearliePoo2 Dec 2012 #88

How long was he running for president? R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #36

Yeah he didn't want to run for president because he wanted to be anointed president. Riley18 Dec 2012 #37

I think his Daddy had a lot to do with it Freddie Dec 2012 #65

That's good, because I wanted him to be president 'less than anyone I've met' too. Nanjing to Seoul Dec 2012 #38

Good point!! So did SHmitty boy vote for Obama then.... Theyletmeeatcake2 Dec 2012 #138

Yeah, right. Quantess Dec 2012 #40

I guess it's like Ineeda Dec 2012 #41

Sure that's why he spent $50 million of his own money. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #42

Yeah okay, he has been running since 2008 Historic NY Dec 2012 #43

Since 2006 blackdiamond62 Dec 2012 #89

Well he certainly is getting excercise & going no where fast. Historic NY Dec 2012 #106

Since 2004 MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #111

So why in the Heck did he run? nt LiberalElite Dec 2012 #44

Specifically, why did he file papers for his candidacy? no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #94

I Always Thought This otohara Dec 2012 #45

Classic covering for failing. nt onehandle Dec 2012 #46

Wasn't Taggart the one who wanted to xfundy Dec 2012 #47

*lulz* XemaSab Dec 2012 #118

I don't buy that! napi21 Dec 2012 #48

Lying and Making Big Whoppers Runs In The Family AZ Progressive Dec 2012 #53

Actually, lying is part of the Mormon cult DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #83

Just looked that up, wow that's pretty interesting.... obama2terms Dec 2012 #121

Did you see the video? DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #129

Tagg is only saying that because he never met me arcane1 Dec 2012 #56

That's not necessary Tagg. We don't need another reason for A Simple Game Dec 2012 #57

Lying runs in the family. nt Kahuna Dec 2012 #58

What a lie (White Horse Prophecy) broadcaster75201 Dec 2012 #59

Totally bogus grasswire Dec 2012 #60

Don't believe this for a second! If true, then why LibGranny Dec 2012 #61

He's either monumentally stupid or thinks the public is monumentally gullible Major Nikon Dec 2012 #62

Well, you answered your own question. Boomerproud Dec 2012 #132

Apparently he never met Fred Thompson RZM Dec 2012 #64

Rob-me's love of money "trumps" everything judesedit Dec 2012 #68

What This Shows Is That Tagg Is As Big Of A Liar As Mitt DallasNE Dec 2012 #69

good article about Rmoneys loss TeamPooka Dec 2012 #70

Ha, ha, ha Smilo Dec 2012 #71

Must have been some doozies in those tax returns: aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2012 #73

He had no desire to "RUN" ... which means, in typical priviledged frat-boy fashion, Myrina Dec 2012 #74

Sure, Tagg, sure. AndyA Dec 2012 #75

Sour Grapes. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #76

My first thought, too. Maeve Dec 2012 #81

Of course Nero No Hero Dec 2012 #84

Can you imagine the absolute frothing at the mouth of, say, Gingrich, Santorum, et al , WTF? libdem4life Dec 2012 #77

Defeat is one thing exboyfil Dec 2012 #104

Didn't he also come on board fairly late in the campaign? Like when it started not looking so good libdem4life Dec 2012 #105

Yes, Rmoney didn't want that old job anyway Politicalboi Dec 2012 #78

He wanted to be president "less than anyone I've met." The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #79

Let's see, onethatcares Dec 2012 #80

Tagg is trying to save face because his dad got his a$$ handed to him, by President Obama. ywcachieve Dec 2012 #82

Of course he had no desire to run jmowreader Dec 2012 #85

Seven years of campaigning - why? ehrnst Dec 2012 #86

Uh huh. Sure. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #87

His wish was granted (nt) question everything Dec 2012 #90

Even republicans aren't clueless enought to believe this nonsense FreeBC Dec 2012 #91

... he said with his fists clenched, tavernier Dec 2012 #92

What about all that money he spent?? lin_e65 Dec 2012 #93

So, a win all around then... brooklynite Dec 2012 #95

No Tagg he ran a shitty campaign and he made his money screwing people. Botany Dec 2012 #96

I keep hoping that I won't have to hear dinger130 Dec 2012 #97

What a fucking liar. bitchkitty Dec 2012 #99

Bull and sh*t. Talk about an impression management piece. Nice try Romney clan...no dice. NoodleyAppendage Dec 2012 #100

Those grapes are probably sour anyway. Ash_F Dec 2012 #101

Does Tagg think we were all born yesterday??? What a dummy! Little Star Dec 2012 #102

I don't know Drale Dec 2012 #103

They lie about everything. This morning on C-SPAN the two Politico guys who just wrote an E-Book politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2012 #108

so Ann was a negative for the campaign!! grasswire Dec 2012 #112

What is that E-book called? I would love to read it obama2terms Dec 2012 #122

The book is titled, "The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama" politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2012 #134

Thanks :) obama2terms Dec 2012 #135

Like the cookies from 7-11 ... nice touch. Yeah, they knew all right. libdem4life Dec 2012 #133

I'll accept that he had no compelling reason to *be* president . . . MrModerate Dec 2012 #110

Tag is a lier like his father. oldbanjo Dec 2012 #114

What a coincidence, I wanted him to be President less than anyone i've met too. n/t okaawhatever Dec 2012 #115

Oh, would you and your family just. go. away. SemperEadem Dec 2012 #116

You didn't break up with me; I broke up with you. Bucky Dec 2012 #117

Apparently there were a lot of people MissMillie Dec 2012 #119

Well good. He got his wish. Nt adigal Dec 2012 #120

I'm calling bull shit on this obama2terms Dec 2012 #123

So it was.... a prank !? KurtNYC Dec 2012 #124

Tiresome fratboy blather: if he'd REALLY wanted it, he would've won PurityOfEssence Dec 2012 #125

liars joetubes Dec 2012 #126

Oh, baloney! hamsterjill Dec 2012 #128

That's good because we wanted him "less than anyone." Phx_Dem Dec 2012 #130

Good riddance to that family. Sour applegrove Dec 2012 #131

OOOOOOOOhhhhhhh Bluegene Dec 2012 #136

This message was self-deleted by its author NoGOPZone Dec 2012 #137

So everyone in a gated community wants to be president? aquart Dec 2012 #139