Democrat Says Ann Romney “Has Never Worked A Day In Her Life”
Republicans pounce on Hilary Rosen for questioning Ann Romney’s qualifications to speak about women in the workforce. Mrs. Romney joins Twitter to reply that raising kids is a lot of work.
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney listens as his wife Ann introduces him during a campaign stop at Gregory Industries in Canton, Ohio March 5, 2012.
I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work.
— Ann Romney (@AnnDRomney) April 12, 2012
Rosen defended herself on Twitter
When I said @AC360 Ann Romney never worked I meant she never had to care for her kids AND earn a paycheck like MOST American women! #Truth
— Hilary Rosen (@hilaryr) April 12, 2012
Mitt Romney is running for President, not Ann. He hired only 10%women at Bain; now makes up false concern for women's economic struggle.
— Hilary Rosen (@hilaryr) April 12, 2012
I've nothing against @AnnRomney. I just don't want Mitt using her as an expert on women struggling $ to support their family. She isn't.
— Hilary Rosen (@hilaryr) April 12, 2012
Obama advisers repudiated Rosen’s remarks and called on her to apologize:
I could not disagree with Hilary Rosen any more strongly. Her comments were wrong and family should be off limits. She should apologize.
— Jim Messina (@Messina2012) April 12, 2012
Also Disappointed in Hilary Rosen's comments about Ann Romney.They were inappropriate and offensive.
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) April 12, 2012
@Messina2012 Families must be off limits on campaigns, and i personally believe stay at home moms work harder than most of us do.
— Stephanie Cutter (@stefcutter) April 12, 2012
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Villain a year agoWork and job are different, but sometimes mean the same things…you can clearly easily tell, she was saying Ann Romney has never had a “Job” but when using the word “Work” then all the sudden the world blows up. Rosen was right, someone who never held a job in the private sector shouldn’t say the know about experiences in the job market. A surgeon certainly wouldn’t seek my input on any procedure they were going to perform. Because I’ve never been a doctor.
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TeddyKGB a year agoSo, Republicans are allowed to rake Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton over the coals, but we can’t point out that Mrs. Romney has a luxury that very few American voters have? To paraphrase Chris Rock, raising children is SUPPOSED to be hard, you low-expectation-havin’ Mormon mother! And how many maids and nannies did she have on staff? Please.
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Miss Cellania a year agoIt was a mistake for Rosen to word her statement this way. However, Romney’s response that she made the choice to stay home immediately reminds us of how many families don’t have a choice. Raising kids is hard. It’s even harder when you have to support them financially yourself.
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Denis R. a year ago1. Ann Romney had a choice. Most women don’t
2. Ann Romney has an army of domestics to do her bidding. Most women don’t.
3. Ann Romney has never had to worry about money, EVER. Not true of most women. Ann Romney has no idea what the real world is like, and Hillary Rosen was 100% correct on that point. -
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trollprincess a year agoAgain, there is nothing wrong with the fact that the Romneys are rich. Where they fuck up is when they pretend like their lives are equivalent to the lives of the average American when they’re not. Raising children is definitely a difficult job, but Ann Romney has never had to worry about if the paycheck she earns at her job will be able to feed her kids, fund child care, pay the rent, fix the car, and take care of her medical bills. I don’t care that the Romneys have $250 million dollars. I care that they continually pretend like having $250 million is the same as being a struggling single mom or a laid-off factory worker, and it’s not.
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Godfather02 a year agoRepublicans say the most fucked up shit and never apologize. Just on that principal alone she should not apologize. Democrats need to start having more of a backbone when it comes to shit like this.
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DwayneSPB a year agoAnyone attacking Ann Romey for bring wealthy is pathetic. Their family worked hard and earned success. Money isn’t everything! She has beaten breast cancer and still struggles with Multiple Sclerosis. She knows struggle. Money doesn’t guarantee an easy life. Rich people are still people.
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R. a year ago
So does Buzzfeed have assigned conservative “journalists” that are supposed to be obvious in their anti-liberal bias, or is Zeke just here in an effort to make things more “fair”? Because it’s really obvious and pathetic, especially when he posts things like this that are meant as attacks but fail miserably.
And on that note… Yeah, Hilary Rosen is right. Families are not off limits when they’re being used to sell a campaign. Sarah Palin’s kids, for example, were trotted out on stage at every one of her appearances and she constantly and consistently used them as props and as a means of selling her politics. And then when other people dared say something bad about her kids she was shocked - shocked! - that anyone would do that. How dare they talk about the thing that she kept shoving our faces day after day?? And now Mitt is using his wife to appeal to women, a group he’s not very popular with. So yes, his wife is fair play, and Hilary Rosen is right. Sorry, Zeke. -
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Bob Builder, The a year agoHaving to leave your kids at a daycare to earn a paycheck to be able to feed those kids. Getting home late, getting food ready, do laundry, clean and take a few minutes to enjoy being with your kids.
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