Did anyone else hear this about Mitt?

[Vinca]

This afternoon on MSNBC there was a little piece on about the Romney family that lives in Mexico. Apparently, Mormons used to migrate there to live and it turns out - according to the item - that Mitt's father was born there. Of course, none of us could care especially, but this should have Republican heads exploding all over the country. It could give Orly Taitz a whole new career. LOL.

[elleng]

1. George W. Romney

Romney was born to American parents in the Mormon colonies in Mexico; events during the Mexican Revolution forced his family to move back to the United States when he was a child. The family lived in several states and ended up in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they struggled during the Great Depression. . .

Romney entered politics by participating in a state constitutional convention to rewrite the Michigan Constitution during 1961–1962. He was elected Governor of Michigan in 1962 and was re-elected by increasingly large margins in 1964 and 1966. Romney worked to overhaul the state's financial and revenue structure, culminating in Michigan's first state income tax, and greatly expanded the size of state government. Romney was a strong supporter of the American Civil Rights Movement while governor. He briefly represented moderate Republicans against conservative Republican Barry Goldwater during the 1964 U.S. presidential election. He requested the intervention of federal troops during the 1967 Detroit riot.

Romney was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1968. While initially a front-runner, he proved an ineffective campaigner, and fell behind Richard Nixon in polls. Following a mid-1967 remark that his earlier support for the Vietnam War had been due to a "brainwashing" by U.S. military and diplomatic officials in Vietnam, his campaign faltered even more, and he withdrew from the contest in early 1968. Once elected president, Nixon appointed Romney Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Romney's ambitious plans for housing production increases for the poor, and for open housing to desegregate suburbs, were modestly successful but often thwarted by Nixon. Romney left the administration at the start of Nixon's second term in 1973. Returning to private life, Romney advocated volunteerism and public service, and served as a regional representative of the Twelve within his church.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Romney

[liberal N proud]

2. We can still demand he shows his birth certificate

If for no other reason than to disrupt his campaign.

[DesertRat]

4. We need to see the long form birth certificate

and his tax returns.

[kentuck]

12. Didn't he run for President also?

and he wasn't born in this country?

[elleng]

13. Yes, he ran for President.

Discussed in the link story.
Was born of U.S. citizen parents; THAT's all it takes, ya know, but orly nuts might disagree. but no, she wouldn't would she???

[rustydog]

3. Does this make Willard an Anchor Baby?

[progressoid]

7. That was my first thought.

How do you say "Willard" in Mexico?

[Ikonoklast]

9. I'm not too sure exactly how it's pronounced in Spanish, but it is spelled

"Shitheel".

[Vinca]

11. LOL - it's rare to start the day laughing so hard. Thanks.

[Charlemagne]

10. the ll makea y sound

so it would likely sound like wee-yard

Now if there is a spanish variant for willard, I am not sure.

[Motown_Johnny]

5. there was going to be a segment tonight on Brian WIlliam's show "Rock Center"

He mentioned it on the Evening News.


If you are on the left coast you should be able to watch it tonight, if not it should be on NBC.com tomorrow.

[DCKit]

6. My thoughts on the matter: How many Aunts and Uncles does (R)-money have?

The speculation is that Grandpa went to Mexico with more than one wife.

[spanone]

8. video link

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/45933562#45933562