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In the discussion thread: Ann Romney's nanny: "It's true that Ann Romney never worked a day in her life." [View all]

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 08:57 PM

aquart (67,538 posts)

68. I agree. Do it.

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Ann Romney's nanny: "It's true that Ann Romney never worked a day in her life." [View all]	polichick	Apr 2012	OP
Do you have a link? I am not surprised. nt	MADem	Apr 2012	#1
No - I heard it in the car when she called in...	polichick	Apr 2012	#4
I heard that call as well.	Raine1967	Apr 2012	#7
That parakeet story was quite personal - don't know if she could fake it.	polichick	Apr 2012	#10
Parakeet story?	Control-Z	Apr 2012	#57
The nanny told Stephanie that the kids had a parakeet...	polichick	Apr 2012	#105
Actually, I think "Cranbrook" in that case was the private school she and Mitt went to....	MADem	Apr 2012	#11
Yep - that's the one. It's quite an institution.	polichick	Apr 2012	#13
tiny nit	magical thyme	Apr 2012	#18
One of the youngsters in my extended family did that "work for ride time" thing for years.	MADem	Apr 2012	#21
well, to the horse people ya smell better than roses, but	magical thyme	Apr 2012	#27
If not roses...rose feed!	MADem	Apr 2012	#34
Wonderful illustration of what is so great about DU	eridani	Apr 2012	#47
Honey, I love you for loving that horse.	aquart	Apr 2012	#65
Amy Tryon	cilla4progress	Apr 2012	#71
I haven't followed the "outside" horse world for 3-4 years now	magical thyme	Apr 2012	#82
Yes, she was a working-person's horseperson	cilla4progress	Apr 2012	#84
you'll find that more among eventers and jumpers	magical thyme	Apr 2012	#96
I totally hear you!	cilla4progress	Apr 2012	#108
I don't know that it's on video	magical thyme	Apr 2012	#109
Do you live in Vermont?	cilla4progress	Apr 2012	#113
next door in Maine	magical thyme	Apr 2012	#118
I hear you.	maddiemom	Apr 2012	#97
1% only love money	Hawkowl	Apr 2012	#117
some pics of Cranbrook...	Bozita	Apr 2012	#20
Rough life! nt	MADem	Apr 2012	#35
A Republican for choice!	cilla4progress	Apr 2012	#70
Who wouldn't choose to cruise around in a caddy and ride a horsie for recreation if one could?	MADem	Apr 2012	#72
I hear you!	cilla4progress	Apr 2012	#75
I agree. After all this "Waaah, Hillary Rosen, CNN contributor, was mean to Ann Romney" stuff dies	MADem	Apr 2012	#78
In a good way, or a bad way?	cilla4progress	Apr 2012	#81
No one will remember who Hillary Rosen is, in a week or three. What they WILL remember is this:	MADem	Apr 2012	#86
Just for interest...	cilla4progress	Apr 2012	#85
Ann Romney never had to worry about that.	MADem	Apr 2012	#87
I LOVE this, MADem! "Ann Romney Proudly Stands Up For Rich Housewives " nt	gateley	Apr 2012	#73
Someone's gotta hold up the side for the Beverley Hills set, I guess!	MADem	Apr 2012	#88
"She rides Austrian warmbloods." Somehow I imagined her riding cold-bloods . . .	tclambert	Apr 2012	#98
Ugh. Yuck. Double yuck.	dkf	Apr 2012	#103
I heard it too	liberalmike27	Apr 2012	#53
Lived in that area too	goclark	Apr 2012	#95
Wow. Sure undercuts Ann as ambassador. n/t	BlueToTheBone	Apr 2012	#2
Primpin' ain't easy!	Cirque du So-What	Apr 2012	#3
Best comment yet! nt	MADem	Apr 2012	#23
Love it! nt	snappyturtle	Apr 2012	#5
Somebody ought to find that woman	Jackpine Radical	Apr 2012	#6
This is why I've been saying that the phrase "never worked a day in her life" will resonate	enough	Apr 2012	#8
+1	kristopher	Apr 2012	#38
yes	Rosa Luxemburg	Apr 2012	#54
'zactly!	cilla4progress	Apr 2012	#74
This didn't surprise me when I heard it on The Stephanie Miller Show on CurrentTV	BlueCaliDem	Apr 2012	#9
This is what we need to know and understand.	LiberalFighter	Apr 2012	#12
and apparantly didn't pay her nanny very well either.n/t.	uncle ray	Apr 2012	#14
Stephanie Miller has also nailed it	pink-o	Apr 2012	#15
"Thurston and Lovie" -- just perfect. nt	gateley	Apr 2012	#76
+100...n/t	whathehell	Apr 2012	#104
This was the nanny before she was married. Mean more if it was the nanny that raised	rhett o rick	Apr 2012	#16
She probably hired undocumented workers, who would prefer to not call attention to their	MADem	Apr 2012	#24
The "Meg Whitman JobOne Employment Program."	KansDem	Apr 2012	#50
This nanny wouldn't know -- you're absolutely right. n/t	pnwmom	Apr 2012	#61
Well someone had to order the nanny around - that could be really hard work	LynneSin	Apr 2012	#17
She probably has the butler do that, or the housekeeper!	MADem	Apr 2012	#37
This will back for for Repugs	Johnny2X2X	Apr 2012	#19
She should have worked somewhere as a teenager if not...	RegieRocker	Apr 2012	#22
PLEASE!! The Cranbrook Preppie kids WORK???? Gawd forbid!	TahitiNut	Apr 2012	#40
True dat. Lots of affluent and very rich parents make sure their kids--	eridani	Apr 2012	#48
I'M SHOCKED	AtheistCrusader	Apr 2012	#25
This is demeaning to women who hire domestic help	jberryhill	Apr 2012	#26
lol - I guess the nanny shouldn't have called in then.	polichick	Apr 2012	#39
I'm a stay-at-home-mom...	CoffeeCat	Apr 2012	#28
Exactly, you nailed it with this!! n/t	KarenS	Apr 2012	#29
I think I might post this as an OP...	CoffeeCat	Apr 2012	#32
Please do!	Bozita	Apr 2012	#33
Absolutely do	jberryhill	Apr 2012	#45
I agree. Do it.	aquart	Apr 2012	#68
Yes it does- I have observed the same thing (nt)	Tumbulu	Apr 2012	#92
Great points! Mrs. Romney had 3-4 homes in which	SamG	Apr 2012	#31
I agree - you describe two very different kinds of sahms...	polichick	Apr 2012	#41
+1 (nt)	enough	Apr 2012	#46
Brava, CoffeeCat! VERY well done! nt	gateley	Apr 2012	#80
Applause!! You nailed it.	indie_voter	Apr 2012	#102
When being a SAHM is a supervisory position.	CanOfWhoopAss	Apr 2012	#30
19th century womens work was just so taxings.......	Historic NY	Apr 2012	#64
Well, she sure did learn how to shovel the horseshit for herself.	TahitiNut	Apr 2012	#36
Hey! Michael Moore tweeted a link to this post!!	bleever	Apr 2012	#42
I love that guy! nt	gateley	Apr 2012	#83
Yet somehow she manages to staff three homes for only $20k a year in wages.	Ian David	Apr 2012	#43
that's only what they reported	Beaverhausen	Apr 2012	#49
and I'll bet	SemperEadem	Apr 2012	#51
Ann's kids are grown now. I want to see what she paid the nannies when kids were young n/t	Tx4obama	Apr 2012	#58
I don't know if it was in DU or some other liberal site	Rozlee	Apr 2012	#79
the tithe	greymattermom	Apr 2012	#116
Ann knows nothing about what women are going through...	tksabunchjohn	Apr 2012	#44
I agree	Rosa Luxemburg	Apr 2012	#52
I am so sorry- your story is heartbreaking	Tumbulu	Apr 2012	#93
I'm so sorry that you and your family are going through such hard times.	Beacool	Apr 2012	#115
Besides Romney could have 4 wives like her	Rosa Luxemburg	Apr 2012	#55
Mexico or Canada? He's got connections to both countries, and there are huge	MADem	Apr 2012	#89
Ann Romney's "Childhood Nanny" Dishes On Privileged Upbringing	Ian David	Apr 2012	#56
I am SO looking forward to hearing from ALL the other NANNIES that...	Tx4obama	Apr 2012	#59
Oh, SNAP!	Squinch	Apr 2012	#60
So Ann still needed a nanny while she was old enough to be dating Mitt?	pnwmom	Apr 2012	#62
Old time nanny jobs often turned into life-long commitments...	countryjake	Apr 2012	#66
Interesting, countryjake. I guess I have heard of that kind of thing before. Thanks. n/t	pnwmom	Apr 2012	#94
The nanny in the video said after the marriage she did maid work (cooking/cleaning) for Ann	Tx4obama	Apr 2012	#69
Standard marry a rich guy fare.	timesup	Apr 2012	#63
Now THIS deserves a K&R!!!	the antichristie	Apr 2012	#67
This OP is getting alot of Twitter love on my timeline.	FarLeftFist	Apr 2012	#77
Did Ann have a nanny for her sons that did all the work too?	midnight	Apr 2012	#90
Nobody has come forward that I know of...	polichick	Apr 2012	#106
Aha!	limpyhobbler	Apr 2012	#91
My problem with Ann Romney critique is that	OKNancy	Apr 2012	#99
There are many courses MS can take, but	FlaGranny	Apr 2012	#119
The thing is you know it's true. There's a big difference	spicegal	Apr 2012	#100
From the mouth of true working woman.	geckosfeet	Apr 2012	#101
Wasn't any doubt about that pig before the nanny spoke up.	lonestarnot	Apr 2012	#107
ok, is it normal for rich people who are old enough to be dating	arely staircase	Apr 2012	#110
Some wealthy families keep the household staff but the job morphs a bit...	polichick	Apr 2012	#111
kick	Laura PourMeADrink	Apr 2012	#112
Ann Romney is rich, so what?	Beacool	Apr 2012	#114
Missed the point? n/t	FlaGranny	Apr 2012	#120
That may be the case,	JoeyT	Apr 2012	#122
Don't get me wrong, I'm not in Ann's corner.	Beacool	Apr 2012	#123
Ann Romney is a fraud	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#121
We can't judge her	tje1211	Apr 2012	#124
So glad you are gone. nt	siligut	Apr 2012	#125

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