The multimedia furor erupted Wednesday night when Rosen said on CNN that Ann Romney, whose husband is worth millions, never had to work to pay the bills and should not be her husband's surrogate on women and the economy. David Axelrod, Obama's top campaign strategist, tweeted that Rosen's comments were "inappropriate and offensive. And the Democratic National Committee downplayed any connection to Rosen or her firm.
Families should be absolutely out of bounds in this discussion. Romney's campaign quickly assembled a conference call for reporters with the campaign's female surrogates, who said Rosen's comments pit women who make different choices in a difficult economy against each other.
Romney," said Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo. White House spokesman Jay Carney on Thursday deflected questions about Rosen's comment and her visits to the president's office building. Romney's campaign said Rosen has been to the White House 35 times. Carney said he knows three women with the same name and couldn't be certain that records showing visits to the White House by a similarly named person actually refer to the Democratic strategist. World champion Lewis Hamilton on Friday dominated qualifying at the Brazil Grand Prix but then found himself facing demotion to the back of the grid for Saturday's sprint race after Mercedes were placed under investigation for a potential breach of technical rules.
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And how I measure riches is by the friends I have and the loved ones that I have and the people that I care about in my life," she said. In fact, Ann Romney has spent her marriage cocooned in a wealthy, white world as a dedicated member of a church with a long history of racism and misogyny. Critics noted that she spoke about herself as if she were speaking for all women, but it only went to highlight how different her experience as a wife and mother is from those families grappling with recession, unemployment, foreclosure and insufficient funds to pay for healthcare at a time when her husband is campaigning to cut services for the poor.
At other times she has struck a note of entitlement, and an "us and them" mentality. I believe the country needs the kind of leadership he's going to offer … So I think it's our turn now," she said in a television interview this month. Ann Romney is not new to electioneering, although she has no love for the campaign trail. Because it is a stressful time and my heart goes out to anyone that participates in this event," she said this month.
She was among the most visible of the Republican presidential contenders' wives during the campaign. But she is, if anything, playing an even more prominent role this time. It wasn't always this way. During her first campaign, when Mitt was running against Ted Kennedy for a seat in the senate in , she was derided as "superficial, pampered and too deferential" to her husband, according to the New York Times.
Political pundits reckoned she did him more harm than good in that election. There's not much evidence that wives affect voting behaviour — except perhaps Gingrich's, who was a constant reminder of his infidelities and serial marriages. Ann Romney's emphasis on her year marriage offers a telling contrast, even if many voters worried about such thing are doubtful that the Romneys' Mormon faith is Christian.
Mitt has long recognised Ann's political usefulness. She was the first spouse to be included in an official portrait of the governor of Massachusetts. Yet her past contains some potential red flags for more conservative voters. Mitt is having to explain away his support as governor for compulsory health insurance, a requirement he says he vehemently opposed in Obama's reform law.
The president is going to hit him on that, as well as on his previous support for abortion and gun control. Her husband says he will cut off all government funds to the group because among its many services to women it offers abortions. And Ann Romney has also been left to defend a notorious incident during a family holiday long ago, when Mitt strapped their dog to the roof of the car for a hour drive to Canada. She said the animal "loved it". My desire to ride was, and is, so strong that I kept getting healthier and healthier.
I think it's an opportunity for service and an opportunity to see people of all walks of life from across the Commonwealth. And how I measure riches is by the friends I have and the loved ones that I have and the people that I care about in my life. I believe that the country needs the kind of leadership that he is going to be able to offer. And I believe he is the person that can turn around this economy. So I think it's our turn now. But you learn to take a deep breath.
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