Controversy surrounds Mitt Romney's newest grandson's name

[fried eggs]

Mitt didn’t actually say which once of his children adopted the boy, but he did tweet a picture of the baby being held by Andelynne Romney, the wife of his son Ben Romney.

There seems to be an interesting bit of irony with the boy’s name. The name they picked for the dark-skinned young boy, Kieran comes from the Gaelic name which literally means “black.”

Little Kieran Romney also aseemed to confuse his grandfather a bit. In sending out the tweet announcing his birth, Mitt proudly stated that Kieran is his 22nd grandchild.

The problem is that Mitt said the same thing for his last grandchild. Romney’s son Josh and his wife Jen gave birth to a little boy this summer — born the same day as royal baby Prince George — prompting Mitt to send a proud tweet welcoming grandchild “#22?.

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/960597/kieren-romney-mitt-romneys-new-black-grandsons-name-means-black/

[Robb]

1. One of the more interesting obscure saints, IMO.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciaran_the_Younger

[Alenne]

2. Not very controversial.

I know at least three black women named Ebony. It's a decent name.

[liberalhistorian]

3. I really do not see what the problem is.

Kieran is a popular Irish name, hell it was one of the names I seriously considered for my own son 22 years ago. Most people don't know what it means and I don't think they'd really care, nor should they. The important thing is that a needy child was adopted by a loving family. It's not as if they named him "Adolf Hitler" or some such shit, either. Sometimes the left can be as bad as the right in stirring up stupid "controversies" that are anything but, and seeing problems where there are none.

I also considered the name "Cameron", as I loved it, until I saw from a book of baby names that it actually meant "crooked nose" in Gaelic. Um, no thanks, lol. I wonder how many people named Cameron actually know that or would really care?

And as far as the confusion over the number of grandchildren-that's pretty typical for a lot of older men, too, I don't see any issue there, either. My grandfather only had 13 grandchildren altogether and he never could quite remember the number, lol.

[treestar]

8. Yeah, and they did adopt a black baby so they

can't be all bad. Real racists wouldn't do that, I mean. Though it's not a stretch to think of Mitt calling him his little black grandchild.

[philosslayer]

17. I highly disagree

I think Romney now gets a "son" who he can exploit and write off on his taxes at the same time. A win win. The Romney's are evil bigots, and should be cut no slack at all. This is all about optics, nothing else.

[oberliner]

18. "The Romney's are evil bigots"

Wow - is that post for real?

[philosslayer]

20. Yes, it is.

Did you not watch the last campaign? You may want to give this family some slack. I do not.

[oberliner]

21. Ben Romney was not involved much in the campaign

I cannot think of anything he did or said that would lead one to conclude that he is an evil bigot.

[cali]

23. ridiculous. ben romney is a dr. he's had relatively little to do with his father's

political career.

I find your comment bigoted ugly shit.

[philosslayer]

27. Your defense of the Romney's...

... and your intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the family are noted.

[cherokeeprogressive]

35. cali didn't defend the Romneys, Sparky.

Nor did she claim to have "intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the family". She merely called you on a bullshit post.

She was correct. It was a steaming pile. I was across the room from my computer, it was turned off, and I wondered... "what's that smell"? Turns out it was your post.

[cali]

43. lol. I neither defended or vilified them. I referred to one member of

the family and gave you some facts.

I just can't get my hate on like YOU, honeybunny.

[furious]

46. And your bigotry of the family is noted.

Ugly, ugly post.

[Agschmid]

25. OTT and bigoted comment.

Please consider deleting or editing.

[treestar]

31. The tax write off isn't pure profit

A kid costs a lot more to raise probably that what you get to write off in taxes. Especially at Rmoney level.

Though I can see the optics if Ben runs for President someday, like McCain, who had adopted a daughter.

But then the odds of that are not great enough to be worth it. So even though it's an Rmoney I think they likely really did just want to adopt the kid.

[TheDeputy]

39. As the father of 2 adopted girls...

I find your post repulsive. I have two girls. Some see my white girl and my South American girl. I just see my girls. I commend the Romney family for sharing their love. Adoption and politics do not mix.

[furious]

45. What a stupid thing to say.

This beautiful child was adopted by obvious loving people. Your comment is pure hate that's not deserved.

[Decaffeinated]

55. 18 years of child support is a hell of a price to pay for an optic...

... that will fade from the news in 5,4,3,2,1....

Especially post election...

It takes a special kind of person to take a steaming crap on adopting a child.... any child.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

56. That's right. Don't you let people pick on the Romneys!

[Ghost in the Machine]

50. Yeah, just like Poppy Bush calling JEBs kids his "little brown ones"....

Bush Defends 'Little Brown Ones' Term for Grandchildren, Tells 'Pride and Love'
August 17, 1988|Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — A bristling Vice President George Bush today defended his description of his three Mexican-American grandchildren as "the little brown ones," saying, "This heart knows nothing but pride and love" for the children.

"For anyone to suggest that that comment of pride is anything other than what it was, I find it personally offensive," Bush said at a news conference with his running mate, Sen. Dan Quayle of Indiana.

Bush on Tuesday introduced his grandchildren to President Reagan at a brief airport meeting.

"These are Jebby's kids from Florida, the little brown ones," the vice president said. The three youngsters are the children of Bush's son, Jeb, and his Mexican-born wife, Columba.

"Those grandchildren are my pride and joy, and when I say pride, I mean it," Bush said today.

http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-17/news/mn-655_1_pride

Ghost

[Brickbat]

4. Best wishes to the family.

To pretend this is an issue is ridiculous.

[Codeine]

5. It's a nice name, and it's nearly certain that they had no idea what it "means."

Besides, it's just a name now, void of whatever meaning it may have once had in a tongue nobody in this culture speaks. My own name means "healer", but my mom didn't know that when she named me -- she just liked the sound of Jason as a boy's name. Any ancient Greek connotations can be safely ignored.

[treestar]

6. Well Mitt can't count

I suspected that already. As to the name, I'm sure he doesn't know what it means. It is kind of fitting that grandchild 22 number one was born on the same day as Prince George.

[TxDemChem]

7. The only controversy I see here is Mitt's math

Someone should tell him there is no need to fudge numbers anymore. The election is over.

[mulsh]

9. Why is this important? These people all deserve obscurity. Let's move on.

n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. Meh. Dumb.

[UTUSN]

11. Wherever there is Mittens, the word "clueless" is involved. n/t

[LittleBlue]

12. Meh, this is too critical

Even knowing what it means, Kieran is a good name. The name actually represents something about the kid rather than just picking a random name that sounded good. It's a credit to them that they're adopting rather than having more children.

[Arugula Latte]

13. I'm sorry but that baby needs to have his chubby little cheeks, arms and legs nibbled on.

By me. Now.

[Liberal_in_LA]

24. + 1

[Skittles]

29. OMG that baby is guilty of cute overload

seriously

[Arugula Latte]

32. He makes me want to go "Alexander Swift" on him!

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Cute kid

And who cares? Now the home in La Jolla, that matters a tad more

[Dems to Win]

15. The ONLY appropriate comment on that tweet is "Congrats!"

or some variation thereof.

Not a political issue, not cool to nitpick a proud Grandpa.

Congratulations to the happy family!

[nolabear]

16. May little Kieran have a long and happy life.

[etherealtruth]

19. Can't say I actually care what some jack ass names their son/grandson

[msanthrope]

22. Cutie pie. Otherwise, the election's over and I don't care that Mitt can't count. nt

[ForgoTheConsequence]

26. Cute kid.

He financially hit the jackpot being adopted into that family. Lets hope he survives it mentally and grows up to do great things.

[OmahaBlueDog]

42. Let's hope he's the rebel who loves his family, but joins the Dems.

[NOLALady]

28. It's a lovely name.

[Posteritatis]

30. Wow, people are actually getting upset over that. (nt)

[handmade34]

33. sweet photo...

adorable baby with a nice name and a loving family... all is good!

[Beaverhausen]

34. What I find surprising is the Mitt named one of his son's Ben

That sounds too normal. Aren't the others named Tagg and Twit?

[Vanje]

36. He is ADORABLE!

That is all I know about it.

[Ecumenist]

37. AND? He's cute as a button and has found a family to love him I see no problem with

his name as I grew up with at least 5 "Ebony"s There are SO MANY OTHER THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT....This is nitpicking.

[Dash87]

38. Manufactured contraversy

[Jeffersons Ghost]

40. Whether it's a code-name or acronym, they should have used Mit's code name after the last election..

Moron Under Developed (MUD)

[furious]

48. You think that beautiful baby should have been named mud?

[OmahaBlueDog]

41. Kieran is a relatively popular name right now

I think too much is being read into it.

[furious]

47. Why is this an issue?

It's a very appropriate name for a beautiful child.

[HappyMe]

49. Omg! He's adorable!

I wish the family all the best.

[elleng]

51. Its just SO confusing, this numbers thing!!!

[Glimmer of Hope]

52. So frickin cute! Mittens is still a doofus.

[underthematrix]

53. beautiful melanin-rich baby will grow

to hate them once he learns how to read.

[KT2000]

54. my last name is Gaelic for black

(different than Kieran) Is that controversial too?