Ann Romney: "We’ve given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation."

[highplainsdem]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78711.html

Ann Romney dismissed concerns about her husband’s tax returns Thursday, contending that the two of them have “given all you people need to know.”

“You know, you should really look at where Mitt has led his life, and where he’s been financially,” the potential First Lady said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “He’s a very generous person. We give 10 percent of our income to our church every year. Do you think that is the kind of person who is trying to hide things, or do things? No. He is so good about it. Then, when he was governor of Massachusetts, didn’t take a salary for four years.”

“We’ve given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and how we live our life,” she added later.

-snip-

[treestar]

1. How condescending

Suppose I decide I need to know more? Way to throw away votes of people who think he should do what every other candidate does.

[FarLeftFist]

130. LOLZ. They don't GIVE 10% to church, the Mormon church DEMANDS 10%

[obamanut2012]

137. This

[mchill]

163. That's my theory too

They don't care about us little people. It's the LDS hierarchy they're hiding their tax returns from.

[lumberjack_jeff]

164. Bills are for the little people.

The church elders would overlook it in public, and gently ask in private.

[Puzzler]

2. "You people"??? WTF

[sadbear]

9. Are you surprised by this remark?

Seems to be very consistent to me.

[treestar]

20. my first thought!

Is she tone deaf completely? How have they not trained her before this to avoid those words?

[roguevalley]

67. tything to a church does not count. that is compulsery for mormons

What a pricked she is. You people. Her med condition has not taught her humility.

[PatSeg]

93. And the Mormon church

uses those offerings to finance hate legislation like Prop 8 in California or build profitable businesses. This is hardly charity, more like a mandatory investment in a very secretive organization.

[laundry_queen]

149. Precisely. +1. nt

[LiberalFighter]

151. I wonder... Opus Dei?

[PatSeg]

158. Hmmmm

Interesting comparison - secretive, wealthy, and politically influential.

[Marrah_G]

26. "Let them eat cake!"

[SCVDem]

72. My thoughts exactly!

How hard is it to generate a political ad given this treasure trove of stupidity.

Frame in on Ann Romney's comment split screen to Marie Antoinette. Although the guillotine may not be pc, the let them eat cake and the overthrow of that ruling aristocracy should resonate with Americans.

Then end with Mitt speaking French.

[coalition_unwilling]

102. Um, the people manning the barricades also spoke French. As opposed to our

national revolution that left slavery and established property relations intact, when the French do revolutions, they do them properly

[LiberalFighter]

152. Especially when the Republicans so hate the French.

[reformist2]

34. LOL - She'll be muzzled for a month for that one... at least.

[Wilms]

36. Oh. Give her a break. She misspoke.

She really meant to say, "all you common people", for goodness sake.

[siligut]

81. "All you people who dare question us"

Ann and Mitt are so used to just being carried through life.

[Pat Riot]

97. ha ha ha

good one. She is such an ASSet.

[hifiguy]

49. What condescending horseshit.

Paging Madame Lafarge, paging Madame Lafarge!!

[IDemo]

58. "You people", "those people"

Are obvious references to "Not our kind of people".

[WillyT]

59. In Poker... That's Known As A "Tell"...

Go fuck yourself, Ann.

[valerief]

60. What a complete waste of oxygen that broad is. nt

[bulloney]

64. Didn't the MSM gerbils attack Ross Perot for using that same phrase in the '92 campaign?

Will the corporate whores who make up the MSM gerbils give Ann Romney the same treatment for using it here?

I'm not holding my breath.

[coalition_unwilling]

103. Sorry to break it to you, but the MSM looks at us as 'you people' too. They're

merely better at disguising their classism.

[coldbeer]

120. You People is the 99%

Mitt always refers to the American People. That's who he talks to.

[xxqqqzme]

135. No - not quite.

The American people are the mark in this sting operation.

[democrat_patriot]

3. Thanks for whatever you deem to give 'us people', thank you.

We just enjoy basking in the warm glow of your money.

[ananda]

4. She said her horses got her through her illness.

Yeah. I mean.. I bet a lot of people have horses who get them through illnesses.

[LynneSin]

8. I know a few people with MS and none of them can stand Ann Romney

Of course being a multi-millionaire is the best way to be when one is diagnosed with any kind of life-threatening diseases but for the rest of us we'll have to make due with our paltry incomes.

[tpsbmam]

150. Add another to the list. nt

[Marrah_G]

25. Her billions got her the best healtchcare

I think THAT had more to do with it then her horses.

[annabanana]

62. That accounts for the stables at all the big hospitals. . . . .n/t

[Voice for Peace]

77. I've gotten through many an illness with the help of

spiders and crickets, mice, the occasional baby cockroach

[nolabear]

100. Horses can get you through an illness without being dressage competitors.

Typically the therapy part of having a therapy animal is riding, grooming, caring for, having a relationship with the animal that stretches the limits of your body and cements the bonds of a relationship.

If Rafalca was standing in themiddle of a field and Anne Romney was at one end calling and the paid groom/trainer/stable hand at the other, who do you think the horse would go to?

[progressivebydesign]

126. or getting a fat tax break for them. They're either an investment or a pet. Pick one, Ann. n/t

[IggleDoer]

101. Will therapy horses be given away?

... as a part of RomneyCare?

[Frustratedlady]

5. "You people"?

Well, honey! If "you people" want to live in the White House, you might come forth with a little more information. Donating 10% to the church does not make one an honest person.

She should stay silent, as she never helps the situation. She is a snip that only knows how to talk to the rich. We peons don't cotton to "you people" references. Your "code words" are showing.

[treestar]

21. I agree I would not be impressed with giving to an institution of any church

So much as direct charity.

[Marrah_G]

29. No shit

Giving ten percent to a corrupt misogynistic, bigoted, racist group of men in return for political support does not give you honesty or integrity.

[Arkansas Granny]

38. Oh, no! I don't think she should stay silent. I want to hear more like this from her.

Alll the way up to the election. Let her keep talking.

[bulloney]

66. I always wonder how generous people like the Romneys would be if donations weren't tax deductible.

[Rambis]

6. Mormons are required to give 10% Now answer the magic underwear question!

[Generic Other]

68. And what percent of taxes did he pay?

I bet that 10% tithe was a write-off. Fuck the old nag.

[LynneSin]

7. Lady MacBeth needs to get off her high horse - what a classless woman she is

Next thing you know she'll be screaming 'Let them eat Cake'

Do we want this as our first Lady? She makes Barbara Bush look warm and caring and that's a lady who though camping out in the Astrodome was an upgrade for thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

[coalition_unwilling]

110. Please don't insult Lady Macbeth by comparing her to these

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gauche parvenu(s).

LM is one of my favorite all-time villainesses in literature No matter what one thinks of LM (and Macbeth clearly loves her), she has class.

Ann Romney is more akin to Mrs. Malaprop (from Sheridan's "The Rivals&quot or maybe, for cruelty, Joe's first wife (from Dickens' "Great Expectations&quot .

[tanyev]

10. "That will be all. Do not turn your back to me as you leave."

[bullwinkle428]

11. WOW. Charlie Pierce will have a fucking FIELD DAY with this one!!

[tanyev]

15. I'm going to keep my eye on Juanita Jean's blog for the next few days.

http://juanitajean.com/

[annabanana]

78. Now THAT is a "professional political organization".!!

(I love Texas lefties)

[siligut]

83. Thank you for the link

She needs to be heard far and wide, her cynicism is actually quite refreshing

[lark]

85. Thanks for the link!

I've added it to favorites to enjoy later.

[flamingdem]

90. Great blog!

Thanks for the link

[Tsiyu]

145. If you really need to LOL about Southern/Texas politics then

The World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon is the place to go.

She absolutely always cracks me up. "Juanita Jean" is on it.

[tanyev]

157. Yep. I just knew Juanita Jean would have something to say about this.

Ann Romney: Screw Noblesse Oblige

Now I know I’m not supposed to talk about Ann Romney because the Republicans never, ever, in any way whatsoever speak ill of Michelle Obama, now or ever.

Flip it! I’m sick to death of dancing horses, car elevators, and God-only-knows how many houses while her husband espouses taking health care away from little children and lowering the minimum wage. I do not begrudge her wealth. I begrudge how she got that wealth and her damn arrogance about it. She got that wealth by robbing the middle class of their jobs.

And, now she’s done it. You people? Did Ann Romney just refer to the rest of America, including damn near everybody in the GOP, as “you people?”

Oh, have pity on us, Ann, we of the not-rich. The peons. The workers. The people who clean your house and handmake your cars and your clothes.

continued...

http://juanitajean.com/2012/07/19/ann-romney-screw-noblesse-oblige/

[emulatorloo]

160. That was GREAT! Thanks for the link.

[Tsiyu]

166. Zing Zing Zing!

"Good Lord, Ann, haven’t you ever heard of noblesse oblige? Honey, that is not “let them eat cake.” That is “let them eat poop and die.”

"So, we’re supposed to take Ann, of the $77,000 tax deduction for her pet horse, at her word that Mitt is a great guy. Well, crap, Darlin’, you can find several troupes of chorus girls in Las Vegas who say the same thing about their Mafia Sugar Daddies." ( Emphasis Mine )




Nobody says it like SDB!!!!!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

12. And by the way, have some cake (nt)

[Aerows]

13. "You People"

That pretty much says it all about the Romney's opinion of Americans.

[RKP5637]

14. Yep, "you people!" Now, go learn your F'en place in the world and

bow now, we own you. You should be honored we even acknowledge your existence, and, BTW, you are in the way.

[CoffeeCat]

16. You people?????????

It's "We The People" you arrogant, pony-prancing dipshit.

OMG...All of that money can't buy decency and class, I guess.

[GarroHorus]

17. HUGE display of ELITISM!

Fuck the Romneys and the horse they danced in on!

[lame54]

19. I think you mean...

tax deductible horse

[beac]

76. Deducted as a "business expense" and not a "medical expense" to boot! n/t

[lame54]

18. They do not have to give up their tax info...

just as people do not have to vote for them

great strategy

[Bolo Boffin]

22. And then this further insult to President Obama later in the piece

“I’m not disappointed,” she said. “I’m not surprised. I believe it was beneath the dignity of the office of the president to do something as egregious as that.”

Shorter Ann Romney: "Because what else would you expect when you let someone like Barack Obama be president?"

I really, really think attacks on spouses of candidates don't belong in a campaign, but Ann is really good about painting a target on her back.

[TheKentuckian]

45. I see no reason in the world that a spouse should be allowed to play attack dog

or even surrogate with deflector shields. If the spouse stays out of it for the most part that is a different matter.

Don't want to be a political target? Stay out of the politics. Want to participate in the politics with your spouse? Be prepared to be a target.

[siligut]

104. Ann says telling the truth is beneath the dignity of the office of the President, that should . . .

be the headline. Because that is all the Obama ad is, Romney's documented financial information. Overlaid on a very poor rendering of America The Beautiful. And, of course, because that is how Mitt will be if he gets in office.

[Johonny]

23. 10 % to the church sounds like a person trying to buy their way to heaven to me

but hey I'm only "you people"

[Ineeda]

35. Mormons are

required to tithe at least 10% annually to their 'church'. If it's revealed that he gives more to them than he pays in taxes, he's screwed. If it's revealed that he gives only 10%, the LDS church won't be happy either. So, two more reasons that he's reluctant to release financial info. And "you people" vote, Annie dear.

edited for typo

[Marrah_G]

24. I fucking hate this woman as much as Barbara Bush

Entitled, parasitic piece of shit.

[cali]

30. she's even worse.

[lark]

87. Oh, I disagree

While Ann is a shit, Barbara is evil shit. What she said about Katrina being a boon for the people in New Orleans - unforgivable. Barbara is also worse because she is a total tool and hypocrite - pro choice woman who totally changes her tune when hubby is running for national office. I really dislike her more than I can say.

[obamanut2012]

55. I think she is WORSE

Barbara Bush was smart enough to attempt be be gracious while campaigning and wile First Lady (ie Millie's book).

[TBF]

98. Barbara Bush does a lot for animal charities (which is probably the only positive thing)

while Ann has the family dog riding on top of the car.

"You people" indeed.

[obamanut2012]

136. Exactly

She is a rather icky person, definitely, "but" she does do that.

[aquart]

140. Ann sold a drugged-out horse. Why are we forgetting that?

[TBF]

142. I didn't even know about that.

I find both Barbara and Ann repulsive, but I can at least give a couple points for good deeds for animals. So, I would say Barbara is less repulsive. It seems that every time I hear something new about the Romneys it is worse than the last thing I heard.

[aquart]

153. Here's the link:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/ann-romneys-high-horse

[Puglover]

75. Oh Marrah

Geez I just love that.

"Entitled, parasitic piece of shit." Glorious!

[Marrah_G]

84. I wish there was a good flea shampoo that would get rid of them

[Spazito]

27. Geez, arrogant stupidity...

Her and her husband just ooze contempt for anyone but their fellow 1%ers. Using "you people" is surely a way to connect with the public and ensure their vote...NOT.

[hlthe2b]

28. Uggh. the arrogance just drips off her.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

31. What a hoity-toity, condescending snotrag

Ann Romney calls those demanding more of the Romneys' tax returns "you people". Condescending much, Mrs. Romney?

Someone should inform Mrs. Romney if "us people" are going to pay their hard-earned tax dollars for The Romneys to live in OUR White House and pay their salaries, then "us people" are essentially their •employers•.

If The Romneys don't want to submit to a financial background check + drug test & other vetting that employers typically do before hiring, then The Romneys shouldn't get the JOB.

"Us people" would be fine w/ that.

[Scuba]

32. Hey Ann, you arrogant piece of shit, you ass is showing.

[Enrique]

33. she didn't say it like that

I don't even think she said "you people". I think she said "you" and changed it to "people". There was nothing objectionable in what she said or the way she said it. Mitt is the one making the decision, which I disagree with, and she went out there and supported the decision, understandably, in an unremarkable way.

[JHB]

37. Really doesn't matter. Mitt is being conspicuously tight with his finiancial information...

...and his continuing weaseling out of disclosing more have all the hallmarks of (1) someone who considers is his due not to have to answer to anyone but "insiders" and (2) a little kid endlessly hairsplitting that he didn't do anything wrong when caught doing what he wasn't supposed to do.

[Enrique]

43. omg the hairsplitting is unbelievable

"Chairman, CEO and sole stakeholder, but not responsible"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101742062

[highplainsdem]

44. Enrique, judging by the video with the article, she said "you people" and without hesitation.

And this does match the elitism shown by such remarks as the "It's our turn now" comment she made following her husband's "start packing" message for President Obama:

http://thehill.com/video/campaign/221783-romney-tells-obama-to-start-packing

Being an elitist in support of her husband does not make her any less of an elitist.

[Enrique]

47. i have an image of her as being an elitist

based on other things she's said. I read this thread and went to the video expecting to see her be snooty, but all I saw was one millionaire talking calmly with another millionaire.

[Inuca]

48. Both Ann Romney and #youpeople

are trending on Twitter, so I guess she must have said it in a way that made many people react.

[Chiyo-chichi]

109. I think she's been taking elocution lessons from Rick Santorum.

I think she said "blah people."

[renate]

162. well, that made me laugh

[Marr]

113. She said it EXACTLY like that. There was no hesitation between the words at all.

I don't know what you're talking about.

[Swede Atlanta]

39. Well.......

Let's parse her statement:

(1) Very generous - 10% to his church
That is probably true because of the LDS Church's tithing requirement. If you look, however, at how that money is then spent by his church, the "generosity" becomes less clear. Mormons do have a tremendous social support structure in that they help members of the Church to a degree possibly not seen in other U.S. churches.

But they use a lot of that money to buy and run expansive businesses. And then there is their charitable "hate" giving such as their bankrolling in the Prop 8 campaign in California.

(2) No salary as Governor
I would be interested to see if he was still secretly CEO of Bain Capital while he was governor. If he was collecting a handsome salary as CEO then he probably didn't need a salary as governor.

But let's be clear, I have no doubt that Mittens used his governorship to establish credentials as an elected official to springboard a run for President (in his father's footsteps). After his tenure as governor he made a failed attempt for U.S. Senate against Teddy. And since 2006 he has been running for President.

(3) "You People"
Ann, you don't get to decide what information we need to know and understand when Mittens' entire campaign is on how he can turn the economy around. If he committed one or more crimes we need to know. If he oversaw a company that routinely off shored American jobs, we need to know. It is possible to have a good view into someone's character by watching how they conduct business, how far they push the legal envelope, etc. in the name of wealth.

So Ann, enjoy the Olympics. We wouldn't be too sad if you decided to stay there. You do know the Queen is quite fond of horses. Maybe you could get a job.

[Historic NY]

51. I'd bet he is even undercutting the Mormon pyramid scheme...

10% of what?

[tanyev]

57. 'Zackly.

Gross income?
Net income?
U.S. income?
Interest income?

Lots of ways to play that game.

[jinx1]

73. more incomes and still less disclosure

don't forget
Earned income and
Passive income

[dixiegrrrrl]

99. The remark about him not accepting a salary did not help at all.

Pointing out he is so rich he can afford to not take a Govrnor's salary ( how much was that salary, anyhow?)..
bad move, Anne.

[Voice for Peace]

139. do you suppose if he releases his returns

the Mormon Church will discover he wasn't really giving 10%?

That might be even a worse disaster for him, than being a felon.

[TwilightGardener]

40. She makes me miss Cindy McCain. And Laura.

[Jessy169]

41. Do you think that is the kind of person who is trying to hide things?

Hell YES!

[GarroHorus]

46. From her own words it's clear Ann Romney knows what he's hiding and is helping him hide it!

Elitist fucks.

[bluedigger]

50. Didn't Mitt put the blind trust in her name?

That makes her an accomplice.

[progressivebydesign]

127. Yep. He put Sankaty in her name the day before he took office. They lived off that...

among other things.

[Nye Bevan]

52. Oh, I'm SORRY your Majesty. (Tugs forelock and doffs cap) (nt)

[upaloopa]

53. "When Mitt is president you people will be his serfs so STFU already" Ann Romney

[ejpoeta]

54. first rule in persuasive arguments.... never say 'you people'.

it turns off your audience and they will not listen to you any more. I guess at least she saved it until the end. but man.... she is something else.

[dsharp88]

56. Yeah, we'll tell you what "you people need to know."

Don't take this all-men-are-created-equal stuff seriously now, OK?

[Botany]

61. Well "we people" think you Romney people don't know how to dress

Gotta wonder what is in those returns.

[NRaleighLiberal]

63. "this people" thinks "those people" are just utter, contemptible assholes.

[Ruby the Liberal]

65. Ann, you people have been freeloading on the taxpayers for decades

what with all those loopholes and whatnot.

You want to be the queen, then be accountable for that "free stuff".

[Baitball Blogger]

69. Oh, yes. They're going to make great presidents, keeping us in the dark.

[EnviroBat]

70. Man, they just keep digging the hole don't they...?

It's like they just keep providing and endless supply of condescending, holier-than-thou stupidity to be used to blast them with.

[Sherman A1]

71. No, in fact you have not

Mr. Romney is applying for the job of President and "We the People" will decide as to his qualifications for that job. It is not for the candidate's spouse to make that decision.

[Iggo]

138. ^^^This right here!

[Hubert Flottz]

74. The Queen of America has spoken!

You people can piss off!

[Digit]

79. How arrogant n/t

[AsahinaKimi]

119. I hate arrogance..

goman na hitoga kirada!

[beac]

80. .

Princess Annie went to town
riding on a pony,
Stuck a Manolo in her mouth
'cause she's a stuck-up phony!

[The Wizard]

82. Wait until the pictures

of Ann Rmoney and OJ are released. She'll be whistling another tune.

[DallasNE]

86. "You People"

Neither Romney knows how to connect with ordinary Americans. You just don't talk down to them with "you people" statements. Strange that none of their media people call to attention this irratating habit they both have.

[stanwyck]

95. exactly...You People.

Imagine having Ann as First Lady....yikes.

[uponit7771]

88. Are they TRYING to lose?

[Initech]

89. Yeah - you guys have (grifted) more money than fucking God and pay no taxes on it.

[eShirl]

91. She meant "You humans." n/t

[rufus dog]

92. this is great - the drip just became a pour

Rather than plugging the leak she made it worse. Now more repukes will want to see returns.

[magical thyme]

94. Dear Anne, we the people have decided how much financial or other data

we need in order to properly evaluate candidates for the job of President of the US.

Mitten's resume will remain on file should a suitable opening occur. Our decision will be made in November.

signed,
We the People

p.s. don't start packing. don't hold your breath. the rest of us.

[uponit7771]

96. K, Ann Romney...talking to a black women...says "you people"....

...k, these folk are the most disconnected people on Earth.

I know some 1%ers...they're very progressive though, they'd never talk to a person like Ann is talking in that video.

The Mormons have had a recent DE FACTO history of racism.

I'm starting to think rMoney might be unknowingly racist on the Ronald RayGun scale.

Regards

[bayareaboy]

105. She is just as craven as her Mittens

Big money and the upper level of the LDS church seems to really bring out the best in those folks.

[AsahinaKimi]

106. "We give 10 percent of our income to our church every year."

Yes , its a requirement, so I understand.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

107. I just HAD to put this here too.

[Harry Monroe]

108. Hey all you peasants and serfs!! Shut the fuck up already!!

Taxes are for the "little people" don't you know? If Slick Willard gets elected, expect to see a revolution that will make the French Revolution seem tame by comparison.

"Let them eat cake!!"

[L0oniX]

111. "10 percent of our income to our church" Watch out America ...new taxes coming your way.

[SemperEadem]

112. Ron Paul is going to end up with the nomination

[B Calm]

116. I know it's a long shot, but I think so too!

[B Calm]

114. Wow, and people plan to vote for these uppity SOB's

[marias23]

115. Why is the expression "you people" so insulting?

[CJCRANE]

117. You people would ask that, wouldn't you?

We've explained it to you people already.

[Lex]

124. "you people" translates to "those lesser than me"

nt

[lapislzi]

128. Srsly?

Let's look at the simple psychology of it. By her use of "you people," Mrs. Romney indicates that she is Other. She believes that she does not belong in the mass of ordinary Americans. Indeed, she inhabits a rarefied Other world in which "people" are mere tools to attend to her whims.

Damn, that expression gets my back up. IMO, it is 110% dog whistle.

[progressivebydesign]

118. giving money to a church that builds shopping malls, is not charity. You people don't get it...

Think about it.. the Mormon Church builds these massive projects, buys and runs all kinds of companies, and SOMEONE gets the contracts to do the work, to manage them, etc. That is not donated labor or services. There is a return on the investment, no doubt for the massive business interests.

Still stunned by their absolute arrogance. It is truly arrogance that "you people" are seeing.

[MissDeeds]

121. Oh my freakin' god

Are these people so clueless that they distance themselves from the human race? "You people" - like they are not one of us? But of course they think they are above "we the people". I hope to hell these worthless a-holes are brought to their knees. IF there is any integrity left in the rethug party (which of course there is not) there will be a brokered convention. I want to see this elitist POS vilified on a national stage - along with his botoxed bimbo. What a pathetic duo the Republican Party has chosen to represent them.

[closeupready]

147. +1. Just a disgrace.

If that's even possible.

[thelordofhell]

122. What do you mean "You People"

[raouldukelives]

123. Isn't that nice.

You spend your entire life screwing over the people, plants, animals and environment of this world and then claim we just don't get it.
Well fuck you! I get it! Your the standard 'I got mine. Fuck you." Wall St loving American I see every day of my life. Your the one who leads to more & more speculation of the only things still left worth saving on this planet. Your the ones who are literally sucking the life out of the next generations who will have to live in your mess. Your the ones who history will point the finger at as being the driver behind climate change, famine and acidic oceans. Your the ones whose place is only becoming more concrete with every blood dollar you draw from tomorrows children.
Your position is all but assured. Your legacy is death. Your god is greed. Your heart is cold as ice. The world will sing when your ilk are absent. When polar bears, salmon, bald eagles & every other imaginable creature that suffers from your wanton disregard for anything but your own wealth can live in peace. When we can start to rebuild the earth to actually make it a place a baby would like to be born in and not a hellish corporate abyss of money over liberty, dividends over justice, options over freedom. Lot of good people died striving to create this land we live in and claim to love. They would be sickened and ashamed at what we have done with it.

[amuse bouche]

125. Ah well

Antoinette Romney has spoken

[mnhtnbb]

129. What I want to say to Ann Romney is so outrageously indecent, well, just think Auntie Em.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

131. I don't remember the part of "The Wizard of Oz"

where Dorothy tells Auntie Em to go fuck herself. Maybe I have an edited version.

[mnhtnbb]

133. Oh, no, Auntie Em wants to tell 'the witch' off who comes to take away Toto, but can't

because she's a 'good Christian woman'.

[valerief]

132. Bad Santa You People

[azurnoir]

134. "You people" the ones Mitt and I intend to rule over

know all you need to know?

but unfortunately for you Anne the woman who would be Queen it seems not all the law says we have the right to know so it comes down to-what are you hiding?

[davidthegnome]

141. A thousand pardons, Your Grace

I mean... really. We ARE looking at HOW he has led his life and where he's been (and where he's at) financially. That is WHY we have so many questions. The fact that the Mormon church demands a 10% tithe is well known to anyone who cares to know anything about Mormons. As for not taking a salary... Ann... do you know what a PR stunt is? You should, after all, being of the elite class in this Country... be a little bit more educated than us people. Perhaps you could direct some of your (or your husband's) great wealth towards the furthering of your education... or the beginning of it. Whatever the case may be.

I'm just a GED educated nitwit, but even I know something smells fishy here.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

143. When talking to her country club friends it's "your people"

"When I come to visit your lovely estate, have your people pull my car around back and give it a wax job, oh and make sure they bring in my bags."

[polichick]

144. Nice display of Ann's true colors.

[Iggo]

146. Let us eat cake, Ann. (n/t)

[napkinz]

148. Both out of touch

[bucolic_frolic]

154. "You People" = Shades of Ross Perot

Perot used it to address a black audience ... she's used it to address
little inconsequential lesser mortals.

Let them eat cake!

[davidpdx]

155. It's a nice trick they are playing

They send Ann Romney out to tearfully talk about her illness, she attacks President Obama. If we attack back we look like monsters.

[Riley18]

156. No surprises with old Ann is there?

What a contemptuous and condescending bitch. She does not deserve to set foot in the White House. She really is too busy playing with her pony anyway.

[rocktivity]

159. Should have stayed on your dancing horse, Annie

Thanks for painting a NEW target on your back!


rocktivity

[fascisthunter]

161. lol... talk about an "elitist" head case

[liberalmuse]

165. I think she needs to read up on the Romanovs a bit.

This just adds fodder to the "over-privileged" meme. Fuck her. There's no excuse for this kind of thinking. I don't care how sheltered you've been. "Romney" sounds a lot like "Romanov".

[Zambero]

167. YOU PEOPLE don't ask, WE don't tell

This "disclosure" of an obligatory 10% tithe to the Mormon Church settles it once and for all. No more annoying questions, PEOPLE!