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Easy one...that's because it's her husband's money......n/t Jello Biafra Mar 2012 #1
one of the hallmarks of privilege... mike_c Mar 2012 #2
And how much more they have to deal with than the lessers. WingDinger Mar 2012 #35
Not to mention their shamelessness and insufferability quotients shoot through the roof. HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #42
Bingo! MrScorpio Mar 2012 #43
Did her butler forget to tell her? Happyhippychick Mar 2012 #3
Well, maybe the allowance Mittens gives her is modest, aside from the two cadillacs. Avalux Mar 2012 #4
She may have MS Worried senior Mar 2012 #17
She wins "most annoying" hands down. Mitt, "most embarrassing".... hlthe2b Mar 2012 #5
I guess neither does Queen Elizebeth. If you've never known anything but wealth, you can say that. demosincebirth Mar 2012 #6
If she really identifies with the poor in spirit, why no objections to her husband... Moonwalk Mar 2012 #7
I could be wrong, but I interpret "poor in spirit" differently karynnj Mar 2012 #24
Ann Romney: Oh ProSense Mar 2012 #8
Well that's nice (sarcasm) R.Blue Mar 2012 #9
In their case, the grass was greener because of the undocumented workers caring for it. Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #33
Is "Ann" short for "Marie Antoinette"? KamaAina Mar 2012 #10
Oh, honey... Iggo Mar 2012 #11
It's easy not to think about money nobodyspecial Mar 2012 #12
A three hour tour..... a three hour tour..... n/t DefenseLawyer Mar 2012 #13
Me neither. It wasn't there yesterday and it won't be there 2morrow. MichiganVote Mar 2012 #14
Well she is a few Cadillacs short of obscenely wealthy... Blue Owl Mar 2012 #15
She and her husband should invent a new dance: doing the Romney aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #16
Hey, Ann, I don't think of myself as poor malthaussen Mar 2012 #18
She is not thinking clearly marlakay Mar 2012 #19
This proves that she and Mittens are the most tone-deaf couple hifiguy Mar 2012 #20
You said it. (nt) enough Mar 2012 #23
Whatfuchingever! malaise Mar 2012 #21
Yeah, like she ever worried about having food EC Mar 2012 #22
Keep flappin' those privileged lips, Ann. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #25
with $250 million it doesn't matter how you consider yourself, ma'am spanone Mar 2012 #26
what a profoundly ignorant and callous thing for her to say renate Mar 2012 #27
Sounds like the kind of thing depression era wealthy folk say... Moonwalk Mar 2012 #30
Seriously. If I ever found myself with $250 million, they'd have to pry it from kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #31
Right? You'd have to be phenomenally incompetent with money to lose $250 million straight. HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #44
I really do hate these people Marrah_G Mar 2012 #28
The wealthy never do. They're basically insecure, which is why they became wealthy. mainer Mar 2012 #29
"The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it." -Edith Wharton limpyhobbler Mar 2012 #32
I'd swear that the only time the Romney's open their mouths, Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #34
Ooooh . . . Chris Wallace (a Faux-rightist tool) asked him just that. His answer? HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #45
How can a smart woman say something so dumb? perdita9 Mar 2012 #36
Here's a good one for Anne Robyn66 Mar 2012 #37
No, she considers herself "extremely" wealthy? gatorboy Mar 2012 #38
The Comments ROFL snooper2 Mar 2012 #39
I'm beginning to think mnmoderatedem Mar 2012 #40
The modern Republican's problems are five-fold: HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #47
Don't expect an easy victory! LongTomH Mar 2012 #56
You could NOT be more right. FedUp_Queer Mar 2012 #61
Keep on talking Romneys Liberalynn Mar 2012 #41
Of Course Everyone Can Afford dynasaw Mar 2012 #46
Her chauffeur told her to say that. Or, maybe one of her maids. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2012 #48
To be fair, she was saying that her true "riches" are... polichick Mar 2012 #49
Wrap Your Heads Around this number: 8,000 Yavin4 Mar 2012 #50
She is poor in spirit? liberal N proud Mar 2012 #51
I personally think she's uncomfortable as hell being thrust into this position LynneSin Mar 2012 #52
If Mitt and Ann want to try to live on minimum wage for a month, Cleita Mar 2012 #53
Here's a clue to knowing if you're wealthy or not. Ganja Ninja Mar 2012 #54
She needs a "Nickled and Dimed" moment NICO9000 Mar 2012 #55
No doubt, she's spends more in a year on beauty services and supplies Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #57
She Is As Out Of Touch As He Is ProfessorGAC Mar 2012 #58
Hey, she can't buy her own spaceship and vacation home on the moon. Incitatus Mar 2012 #59
I would LOVE to be that not wealthy. FedUp_Queer Mar 2012 #60
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