krose wrote:If people really voted based on the candidates' wives, that still wouldn't give Romney any advantage. Michelle Obama has a higher favorability rating than Ann Romney.
Any president's wife whose first reaction to the idea was "And now he wants to be president!!" has my heart.
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“First of all there is no tougher job than being a mom, I think this was an ill-advised statement by somebody on television. It's not something that I subscribe to, and moreover my general rule is you don't talk about the spouses of elected officials because they've got a really tough job. They're out there supporting their husband or wife who have chosen to serve in public eye."
"Sometimes that spouse isn't volunteering for that job, but they're doing the best they can supporting somebody they love and they care about. And I think they're off limits, so on both counts it was the wrong thing to say and I haven't met Ms. Romney but she seems like a wonderful woman and I know that she's devoted her life to her family.”
The unfortunate thing about the recent Ann Romney flap is that CNN's Rosen was actually making a good point, which became obscured by the Outrage Generation Machine because of her poor choice of words.
Her comment was in response to Mitt's statement about going to his wife for advice regarding how American women feel about the economy and jobs. Given this fact, it was entirely appropriate to point out that his "women's issues advisor" has never had to go get a job so she could feed her children, and never had to make tough economic choices for her family.
She (a working mother herself) just should have done it better.
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bcspace wrote:Had a chance to hear Ann Romney speak. I felt like a good and well-loved Relief Society president was speaking to us and the appeal was amazing and familial. Very complimentary to all classes of people. If more women hear her, they are all going to vote for Romney because of her; all but the most crusty, hairy, and hoary of feminists.
Noticed that you haven't vomited this crap over in the thread on MAD about following the D&C in voting.