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Tagg Romney: Father wanted to be president ‘less than anyone I’ve met’
By Meghashyam Mali - 12/23/12 09:45 AM ET

In an interview with the Boston Globe, GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney’s son Tagg described his father as reluctant to run for the presidency and hesitant to reveal his personal side during the long campaign.

“He wanted to be president less than anyone I’ve met in my life. He had no desire to … run,” said Tagg, according to the report.

“If he could have found someone else to take his place . . . he would have been ecstatic to step aside,” he continued.” “He is a very private person who loves his family deeply and wants to be with them, but he has deep faith in God and he loves his country, but he doesn’t love the attention.”

According to the report, Romney was shaken by his 2008 failed bid to capture the GOP nomination and was wary of a second run. The former Massachusetts governor initially told family members he would not run again.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/274445-tagg-romney-father-wanted-to-be-president-less-than-anyone-ive-met

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Tagg Romney: Father wanted to be president ‘less than anyone I’ve met’ [View all]	kpete	Dec 2012	OP
This makes no sense	brush	Dec 2012	#1
Because Ann secretly threatened to shave off both of Willard's sideburns.	Jamaal510	Dec 2012	#54
He probably let others convince him that he was the prophesied messiah	tblue37	Dec 2012	#107
lol lol lol	avaistheone1	Dec 2012	#113
Yeah, or, he could be a sociopath still spinning lies.	sofa king	Dec 2012	#127
Very funny.	surrealAmerican	Dec 2012	#2
Tag believes	sulphurdunn	Dec 2012	#51
On the other hand...	defacto7	Dec 2012	#109
Really? Really? And that's why he acted so devastated that he lost? He should have been	Nay	Dec 2012	#3
sour orange man thing IMO	CountAllVotes	Dec 2012	#7
Done gone.	Cracklin Charlie	Dec 2012	#98
All along I've said that Willard wanted the title, but not the job or responsibilities	Siwsan	Dec 2012	#4
Oh, I agree, but Tagg there says he didn't want it because he was "shy..."	Moonwalk	Dec 2012	#33
So - Ann worried about his mental well-being if he won - but encouraged him to run?	djean111	Dec 2012	#5
Sure. I can see that.	matt819	Dec 2012	#6
quotes/actions to the contrary	bluemarkers	Dec 2012	#10
Not to mention a metric ton of his own money.	beac	Dec 2012	#55
Ah, so that's it.	klook	Dec 2012	#8
He didn't want to run but God told him he was the man for the job.	milestogo	Dec 2012	#9
I'm not going to actually read the article because ...	1StrongBlackMan	Dec 2012	#11
You see it too. nt	MrScorpio	Dec 2012	#15
Exactly 1StrongBlackMan	wendylaroux	Dec 2012	#49
Now, there is the proper use of the word entitled.	Live and Learn	Dec 2012	#50
That's what was so repulsive	BainsBane	Dec 2012	#63
don't believe a word of it, R$ lost in '08, could have decided not to run '12	wordpix	Dec 2012	#12
The other son, the one named "Burp" is telling the truth: Romney is in hiding, compulsively	Squinch	Dec 2012	#52
hahaha! you made me laugh.	grasswire	Dec 2012	#66
.	Squinch	Dec 2012	#67
I myself had a sense that he didn't want run for president	MrScorpio	Dec 2012	#13
Then why did he lie his head off and go so low	Cha	Dec 2012	#14
And he kept on lying	BumRushDaShow	Dec 2012	#17
Repent Romney Repent! And,	Cha	Dec 2012	#29
Bullshit	BumRushDaShow	Dec 2012	#16
Not one penny.. their campaign even "overbilled reporters" to	Cha	Dec 2012	#32
sour grapes much?	alphafemale	Dec 2012	#18
There may be an element of truth to what he says in this sense	bucolic_frolic	Dec 2012	#19
Mitt- Have a beer with?	No Vested Interest	Dec 2012	#72
In other words...	awoke_in_2003	Dec 2012	#20
the nation was crying out for Mitt Romney	Enrique	Dec 2012	#21
All I can picture is Pee Wee Hurman falling over his bikes handle bars.	aandegoons	Dec 2012	#22
Sour grapes or bullshit, screw Mitt. He didn't lose, the nation won and so did the President.	marble falls	Dec 2012	#23
I believe it	duffyduff	Dec 2012	#24
Tagg gave Meghashyam Mali the reporter a snow job.	LiberalFighter	Dec 2012	#25
I'm so glad	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Dec 2012	#26
"Fine. I didn't want to win anyway." n/t	lumberjack_jeff	Dec 2012	#27
Shit, I felt the same way about Mitt and his whole family.	jerseyjack	Dec 2012	#28
Stop it stop it	SummerSnow	Dec 2012	#30
I always had the sense he was more in love with the concept of being president.	AngryOldDem	Dec 2012	#31
Nah. It wouldn't have involved work! You know Mitt had deals with all his backers...	Moonwalk	Dec 2012	#39
I believe he didn't want to RUN. He wanted to BE President. Asshole.	catbyte	Dec 2012	#34
Connect this with the Morman prophesy and it makes sense.	jerseyjack	Dec 2012	#35
This!	PearliePoo2	Dec 2012	#88
How long was he running for president?	R. Daneel Olivaw	Dec 2012	#36
Yeah he didn't want to run for president because he wanted to be anointed president.	Riley18	Dec 2012	#37
I think his Daddy had a lot to do with it	Freddie	Dec 2012	#65
That's good, because I wanted him to be president 'less than anyone I've met' too.	Nanjing to Seoul	Dec 2012	#38
Good point!! So did SHmitty boy vote for Obama then....	Theyletmeeatcake2	Dec 2012	#138
Yeah, right.	Quantess	Dec 2012	#40
I guess it's like	Ineeda	Dec 2012	#41
Sure that's why he spent $50 million of his own money.	Hassin Bin Sober	Dec 2012	#42
Yeah okay, he has been running since 2008	Historic NY	Dec 2012	#43
Since 2006	blackdiamond62	Dec 2012	#89
Well he certainly is getting excercise & going no where fast.	Historic NY	Dec 2012	#106
Since 2004	MannyGoldstein	Dec 2012	#111
So why in the Heck did he run? nt	LiberalElite	Dec 2012	#44
Specifically, why did he file papers for his candidacy?	no_hypocrisy	Dec 2012	#94
I Always Thought This	otohara	Dec 2012	#45
Classic covering for failing. nt	onehandle	Dec 2012	#46
Wasn't Taggart the one who wanted to	xfundy	Dec 2012	#47
lulz	XemaSab	Dec 2012	#118
I don't buy that!	napi21	Dec 2012	#48
Lying and Making Big Whoppers Runs In The Family	AZ Progressive	Dec 2012	#53
Actually, lying is part of the Mormon cult	DollarBillHines	Dec 2012	#83
Just looked that up, wow that's pretty interesting....	obama2terms	Dec 2012	#121
Did you see the video?	DollarBillHines	Dec 2012	#129
Tagg is only saying that because he never met me	arcane1	Dec 2012	#56
That's not necessary Tagg. We don't need another reason for	A Simple Game	Dec 2012	#57
Lying runs in the family. nt	Kahuna	Dec 2012	#58
What a lie (White Horse Prophecy)	broadcaster75201	Dec 2012	#59
Totally bogus	grasswire	Dec 2012	#60
Don't believe this for a second! If true, then why	LibGranny	Dec 2012	#61
He's either monumentally stupid or thinks the public is monumentally gullible	Major Nikon	Dec 2012	#62
Well, you answered your own question.	Boomerproud	Dec 2012	#132
Apparently he never met Fred Thompson	RZM	Dec 2012	#64
Rob-me's love of money "trumps" everything	judesedit	Dec 2012	#68
What This Shows Is That Tagg Is As Big Of A Liar As Mitt	DallasNE	Dec 2012	#69
good article about Rmoneys loss	TeamPooka	Dec 2012	#70
Ha, ha, ha	Smilo	Dec 2012	#71
Must have been some doozies in those tax returns:	aint_no_life_nowhere	Dec 2012	#73
He had no desire to "RUN" ... which means, in typical priviledged frat-boy fashion,	Myrina	Dec 2012	#74
Sure, Tagg, sure.	AndyA	Dec 2012	#75
Sour Grapes.	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#76
My first thought, too.	Maeve	Dec 2012	#81
Of course	Nero No Hero	Dec 2012	#84
Can you imagine the absolute frothing at the mouth of, say, Gingrich, Santorum, et al , WTF?	libdem4life	Dec 2012	#77
Defeat is one thing	exboyfil	Dec 2012	#104
Didn't he also come on board fairly late in the campaign? Like when it started not looking so good	libdem4life	Dec 2012	#105
Yes, Rmoney didn't want that old job anyway	Politicalboi	Dec 2012	#78
He wanted to be president "less than anyone I've met."	The Velveteen Ocelot	Dec 2012	#79
Let's see,	onethatcares	Dec 2012	#80
Tagg is trying to save face because his dad got his a$$ handed to him, by President Obama.	ywcachieve	Dec 2012	#82
Of course he had no desire to run	jmowreader	Dec 2012	#85
Seven years of campaigning - why?	ehrnst	Dec 2012	#86
Uh huh. Sure.	Zoeisright	Dec 2012	#87
His wish was granted (nt)	question everything	Dec 2012	#90
Even republicans aren't clueless enought to believe this nonsense	FreeBC	Dec 2012	#91
... he said with his fists clenched,	tavernier	Dec 2012	#92
What about all that money he spent??	lin_e65	Dec 2012	#93
So, a win all around then...	brooklynite	Dec 2012	#95
No Tagg he ran a shitty campaign and he made his money screwing people.	Botany	Dec 2012	#96
I keep hoping that I won't have to hear	dinger130	Dec 2012	#97
What a fucking liar.	bitchkitty	Dec 2012	#99
Bull and sh*t. Talk about an impression management piece. Nice try Romney clan...no dice.	NoodleyAppendage	Dec 2012	#100
Those grapes are probably sour anyway.	Ash_F	Dec 2012	#101
Does Tagg think we were all born yesterday??? What a dummy!	Little Star	Dec 2012	#102
I don't know	Drale	Dec 2012	#103
They lie about everything. This morning on C-SPAN the two Politico guys who just wrote an E-Book	politicaljunkie41910	Dec 2012	#108
so Ann was a negative for the campaign!!	grasswire	Dec 2012	#112
What is that E-book called? I would love to read it	obama2terms	Dec 2012	#122
The book is titled, "The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama"	politicaljunkie41910	Dec 2012	#134
Thanks :)	obama2terms	Dec 2012	#135
Like the cookies from 7-11 ... nice touch. Yeah, they knew all right.	libdem4life	Dec 2012	#133
I'll accept that he had no compelling reason to be president . . .	MrModerate	Dec 2012	#110
Tag is a lier like his father.	oldbanjo	Dec 2012	#114
What a coincidence, I wanted him to be President less than anyone i've met too. n/t	okaawhatever	Dec 2012	#115
Oh, would you and your family just. go. away.	SemperEadem	Dec 2012	#116
You didn't break up with me; I broke up with you.	Bucky	Dec 2012	#117
Apparently there were a lot of people	MissMillie	Dec 2012	#119
Well good. He got his wish. Nt	adigal	Dec 2012	#120
I'm calling bull shit on this	obama2terms	Dec 2012	#123
So it was.... a prank !?	KurtNYC	Dec 2012	#124
Tiresome fratboy blather: if he'd REALLY wanted it, he would've won	PurityOfEssence	Dec 2012	#125
liars	joetubes	Dec 2012	#126
Oh, baloney!	hamsterjill	Dec 2012	#128
That's good because we wanted him "less than anyone."	Phx_Dem	Dec 2012	#130
Good riddance to that family. Sour	applegrove	Dec 2012	#131
OOOOOOOOhhhhhhh	Bluegene	Dec 2012	#136
This message was self-deleted by its author	NoGOPZone	Dec 2012	#137
So everyone in a gated community wants to be president?	aquart	Dec 2012	#139