A RWer's reply to my comment makes me ask the question about when Ann Rmoney has time

[mfcorey1]

to be a mother. Check out the response:

I'd say Ann Romney's resume is probably a little more impressive than yours:
Since being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1998, she has been an active Board Member of the New England Chapter of the MS Society. She has been a leading fundraiser for advocacy and research for MS.
Governor’s Liaison to the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
United Way of Massachusetts Bay supporter
Initiator, Co-Chair and Member of the Faith and Action Committee serving at-risk youth
United Way Board Member
United Way Executive Committee
United Way Community Impact Committee
Involved with the international program Right to Play
Volunteers time and leadership to equine therapy programs to physically disadvantaged children
Volunteers for the annual Scholastic Reading event
Volunteers for Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Volunteers for the American Red Cross
Volunteers for the Perkins School for the Blind
Was a Board Member for the Massachusetts Children’s Trust Fund
Received the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award from Operation Kids
Director of Best Friends addressing needs of inner-city girls
Volunteer instructor at Mother Caroline Academy
Board Member of Families First
Served on the Women’s Cancer Advisory Board of Massachusetts General Hospital

[Tunkamerica]

1. it actually reminds me of a rich ex's mother's "resume"

you'd be amazed at how little time is actually devoted to the individual cause and how much is just constantly raising money for everything through social events.

[CTyankee]

9. I was a major gifts officer for a statewide nonprofit and I raised money in Greenwich, CT.

It's a good place to raise money because they sure have a lot of it in that town. We held a gala "house party" every year there...and in Greenwich the term "house party" takes on a new meaning. More like "estate party." I also had a group of women who served as our organization's fund solicitors, looking for big end of year gifts. The peer to peer fundraising was intense.

I suspect the same goes on in Ann's life.

[mac56]

2. "Volunteer"? "Supporter of"? And my favorite, "Initiator"?

This tells us nothing.

Ann Rmoney is as busy as she WANTS to be. Working moms are as busy as they NEED to be.

[gratuitous]

6. Today's winner of the internets

And yeah, Ann and her supporters, there's a big, as in BIG, difference between the two.

[Vinca]

3. I think some wealthy people trade titles for bucks.

Not bashing all rich people - many do great works - but some actually collect a few bucks by having their names added to a board or charity.

[rfranklin]

4. "Equine therapy" is a scam to write off the cost of keeping horses...

And most of those other positions are held due to her husband's position in the world.

I would like to see a time sheet for each of those positions.

And as mentioned above, these groups spend an inordinate amount of time arranging social events for charity. The work of setting up and running the events is done by low level employees who work their asses off and then get fed a sandwich while the Romneys are dining on filet mignon.

[DURHAM D]

5. She doesn't really need to be a Mother -

she has been an empty nester for over a decade.

The question should be - Why is that list so short?

[lunatica]

7. So when did she have time to take care of all those boys?

Because it takes time. Lots and lots of hours a day. Lots. Yeah, really. Lots. About 24 hours out of each day for the first 6 or 7 years for each child. Now add more children into to mix and no one can squeeze even the time it takes to go to the bathroom for oneself.

[Hollywood Hills]

8. The "baby" is 31 years old!!!!!

How come this never gets brought up?