Mitt Romney has an adopted grandchild, a beautiful black baby...

[MrScorpio]

By the way, they named the kid, Kieran… Which is gaelic for "Black." http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Kieran


Meet BLACK JAMES ROMNEY.

[merrily]

1. Adorable baby. I hope someone re-thinks the name, though.

Are they naming by hair color or race? Is the other adorable child named White or Blondish?

[bravenak]

2. And boy is he cute.

My name means white for what its worth. Bianca. I have always found it strange to be named that. I know you don't expect them to habe any imagination, now do you? Look at how stiff they are.

[merrily]

3. Maybe you were named for the loveable sister in Taming of the Shrew?

[bravenak]

4. I hope so.

She had spunk!! I think my mom just liked how it sounded with my last name. It does sound musical.

[merrily]

6. You may be thinking of Katherine.

Bianca was the one all the males loved.

Katherine was the shrew that had to be "tamed" (so she could be "lovable," too). You know, like how a horse is broken so it can be obedient to its owner.

Elizabethean rednecks!

[bravenak]

9. I think you are right.

I never could be told what to do. I need to do a reread, i feel like I have forgotten half of what I have read.
Elizabethan Rednecks!! Too funny!

[merrily]

10. We all probably forgot a lot of what we read.

I think there's just so much room in our mental file cabinets and they purge themselves periodically to make room for new stuff. Especially now that we have Mr. Google to find for us almost anything we need to review. Like people lost their skills for memorizing centuries of oral history once everyone could his or her hands on paper and pencil without inordinate expense.

[kwassa]

5. 22 grandkids? Trying to procreate the Republican Party?

[yeoman6987]

7. There is no guarantees in life

Ronald Reagan had 4 children and two of them ended up Democratic supporters and voters. We have no idea if 22 Romney Grandchildren will end up GOP. I would doubt it actually.

[merrily]

11. Does the name Duggar mean nothing to you?

[Yupster]

20. Mormons on average have lots of kids

and they adopt lots of kids too.

[brush]

8. Shameless pandering for the black vote.

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He'll announce he's running any minute now.

[littlemissmartypants]

12. Yep. nt

[JustAnotherGen]

15. I don't know if I agree with that . . .

I'm not saying I find anyone named Romney to be a wonderful person - but this is a huge step . . . to lose an election.

[brush]

19. "but this is a huge step . . . to lose an election"

You lost me.

What does that mean?

IMO (with tongue firmly in cheek) the thinking in the Romney camp it is that it won't lose the election, but may help win it.

Why else would we be getting the PR campaign with the photo and all (tongue dislodging from cheek now)?

[JustAnotherGen]

21. He won't win - wont even get the nomination

And I think we are reading too much into it.

A name referencing darkness to me is not racist/bigoted either. My name means that - given to me by my great grandfather - he was all Frank ie blonde haired blue eyed man off the boat from France.

A dark, rich, regal woman - and ethnic name. If not for him - I would have left the hospital without a name and my parents would have argued themselves to death over Amanda vs. Samantha.

I'm far more concerned about his binders full of women.
His belief that 47% of this country can be thrown away and disregarded.
That he can't acknowledge he was born somewhere between third base and home.

So the idea that he had one of his children go out and adopt a really cute little kid to get votes is as silly as the Clintons forcing Chelsea to give birth for good optics.

We have plenty of reasons to look down our noses at bigots in this country - this isn't one of them.

Point blank - I think it's going to be Huntsman. Romney has proven he can't take it over the finish line - and everyone from Cruz to Paul are just useful idiots for the money people in the Republican Party.

[brush]

23. My original post about him announcing any minute was just snark

so don't read anything into it but that.

Pls re-read my post. I said nothing about a name or darkness or anything being racist/bigoted. That must have came from another post.

[JustAnotherGen]

24. Ahh - I didn't realize it was snark

I'm reading the general overall messaging of the thread.

There are things that are blatant to me - But this one. It's not. On children - I'm always going to assume the best of intentions. Even when it comes to a man who once defended the "Mark of Cain".

And we tend to be pretty free flowing in the AA Group.

[3catwoman3]

13. I looked up the meaning of every name I considered for our sons.

I had rather liked Cameron, until I discovered it meant "crooked nose."

I just looked up Kieran, to be sure, and the OP is absolutely correct - one source even said, "little dark one or 'blackie' ".

Could this possibly be on purpose? A bad joke? Failure of parental due diligence when choosing names?

[JustAnotherGen]

14. Oh - how cuuuuuuuuuuute!

[Arkansas Granny]

16. I wish them all happiness and joy.

[kimbutgar]

17. Rmoney, " I'm not a bigot I got a black grandson"!

I hope he doesn't use that baby as a prop when he runs again got the third time for President.

It's wonderful that a beautiful boy was adopted but with the hostility of the Mormon church and black people I feel sorry for the boy. He will experience some extreme racism in Utah despite having the last name of Rmoney.

[noiretextatique]

18. cute kid

i hope he survives them.

[JustAnotherGen]

22. Looks to me like

We have another Allen West in the making. But he is a really cute little guy. Too bad his mouth is going to wreck it in about 25 years.

[noiretextatique]

25. unfortunately, i agree

maybe he will rebel and become a black panther

[JustAnotherGen]

27. That would be just awesome!

Then they'll have like what? 4 members?

[noiretextatique]

29. lol...yep

maybe more now, given the recent murders.

[JustAnotherGen]

28. Read the OP again

By the way, they named the kid, Kieran… Which is gaelic for "Black."


Mr. Scorpio is making a funny since many Mormons of Mitt's age grew up that black folks had the Mark of Cain - making us less than human.

[noiretextatique]

30. poor kid

he doesn't have a chance. i pray he has a tough and independent spirit

[Wellstone ruled]

31. Willard is building a new home in the Halladay part of

SLC,next to his son Josh. 5900 sq ft,just a house in town. You know this guy is the next head of his church. Watch and see. The White Horse Prophecy is in play. Wake up people this family is a fake and it's all about the money.

[heaven05]

32. why?

[Hutzpa]

33. smh @Mitt Romney

even when he is perceived as doing something good he finds a way to screw it up, what a bumbling idiot. Kieran

Goes to show how genuine he is.