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Dear Ann Romney,

No one really gives a shit that you are rich. No one begrudges you a good life or is insinuating that Mitt didn’t work hard to earn your money. Granted, “working hard” may have a vastly different meaning than taking over companies, loading them with debt, gutting them and then collecting huge fees to anyone with a modicum of conscience and decency, but we’ll get into that, as well as the tax havens and loopholes he milks for every last dime, some other time.

What you don’t seem to be able to get through your pretty little blond cranium is that, while you may have had to live in an apartment sans multiple Cadillacs and dancing horses in your college days, you always knew that there was a familial safety net there to catch you if you fell. You didn’t have to live with the terrorizing realization that your lights might get turned off at any moment because you chose to buy food or medicine for your kids instead of paying your overdue utility bill. You weren’t working two jobs while going to college, and STILL living in constant fear of eviction. You never had to apply for Food Stamps because your spouse died and then cower in embarrassment at the grocery store checkout counter, aware of the judgmental faces all around you glaring at the nice cake you put in your cart because it was the ONLY thing you could get your son for his 5th birthday.

In other words, you living like many of us live our entire lives for a couple of years isn’t reality…it’s a cute story, an anecdote to chuckle over at Thanksgiving dinner in one of your many mansions. It’s bullshit. You don’t know what it’s like to be a regular American any more than I know what it’s like to be a Sudanese orphan or a fucking amoeba. I think it would make us all feel slightly better if you would just conjure up a little goddamned humility and admit that.

What is even more perplexing and infuriating is that the political party you endorse begrudges a social safety net to those not fortunate enough to be born into a supportive family. You don’t seem to grasp the fact that a stroke of PURE LUCK afforded you a start in life that most of us can only dream about. I’m not saying that your family didn’t have problems, as I’m sure they did, but regardless, they were able to care for you in a way that gave you huge educational and financial advantages. And, good for you! I’m happy for you and any other person that is raised in a stable environment. The difference between us is that I realize that when some poor soul is born into a situation with, say, a meth-addicted mother and an absent father, it is our job as society to make sure they have at least a chance in life.

We’re not all envious, Ann. We don’t want to take what you have or villainize you because you are able to live a luxurious lifestyle. We just want you to show some respect and compassion for all those not as blessed as you have been and confess that you have no idea what their lives are really like. In short, we want you to stop being such a self-deluded, egocentric daft cunt.

Love,

Us People

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Stoner wrote:Dear Ann Romney,

No one really gives a shit that you are rich. No one begrudges you a good life or is insinuating that Mitt didn’t work hard to earn your money. Granted, “working hard” may have a vastly different meaning than taking over companies, loading them with debt, gutting them and then collecting huge fees to anyone with a modicum of conscience and decency, but we’ll get into that, as well as the tax havens and loopholes he milks for every last dime, some other time.

That came later in life. No one who earns the kind of money Mitt did can do so without a lot of schooling and a ton of overtime work at whatever companies he worked his way through. Rich people work like motherfuckers to reach their goals, often sacrificing time with their families.

I actually know a few (very few) people who not only ended up divorced because of this sort of dedication, but then said, "Fuck it, I want a healthy relationship next time," and decided to take less demanding jobs with a much lower pay scale.

brotherplanet wrote:
That came later in life. No one who earns the kind of money Mitt did can do so without a lot of schooling and a ton of overtime work at whatever companies he worked his way through. Rich people work like motherfuckers to reach their goals, often sacrificing time with their families.

I wonder if being the son of a governor and US presidential hopeful gave him any leg up in life.

Probably not much. Yay, hard work! HE BUILT THAT!

HueyRamone wrote: I wonder if being the son of a governor and US presidential hopeful gave him any leg up in life.

Probably not much. Yay, hard work! HE BUILT THAT!

"Young man, you'll finish your dinner and LIKE It!
We have servants who live in the inner cities and go to bed HUNGRY!"

HueyRamone wrote:

brotherplanet wrote:
That came later in life. No one who earns the kind of money Mitt did can do so without a lot of schooling and a ton of overtime work at whatever companies he worked his way through. Rich people work like motherfuckers to reach their goals, often sacrificing time with their families.

I wonder if being the son of a governor and US presidential hopeful gave him any leg up in life.

Probably not much. Yay, hard work! HE BUILT THAT!

Come on Huey now I'll bet there were plenty of nights Ann slaved over a hot dinner of Ramen noodles and PB&J while Mittens used her second hand wringer washer to wring the sweat out of every dollar he earned that day...

We know how ugly girls like her had to suffer.

brotherplanet wrote: That came later in life. No one who earns the kind of money Mitt did can do so without a lot of schooling and a ton of overtime work at whatever companies he worked his way through. Rich people work like motherfuckers to reach their goals, often sacrificing time with their families.

These people are working pretty hard too. If they are lucky, they'll live. If they're really lucky, their wife and kids will still be waiting for them when they get home. Romney did not even mention them in his speech.

DEATH ROW JOE wrote:

brotherplanet wrote: That came later in life. No one who earns the kind of money Mitt did can do so without a lot of schooling and a ton of overtime work at whatever companies he worked his way through. Rich people work like motherfuckers to reach their goals, often sacrificing time with their families.

These people are working pretty hard too. If they are lucky, they'll live. If they're really lucky, their wife and kids will still be waiting for them when they get home. Romney did not even mention them in his speech.

Maybe he's just not as much of a warmonger as Obama is.

HueyRamone wrote:

brotherplanet wrote:
That came later in life. No one who earns the kind of money Mitt did can do so without a lot of schooling and a ton of overtime work at whatever companies he worked his way through. Rich people work like motherfuckers to reach their goals, often sacrificing time with their families.

I wonder if being the son of a governor and US presidential hopeful gave him any leg up in life.

Probably not much. Yay, hard work! HE BUILT THAT!

Sure he got a leg up, but you still end up busting your ass. Look, I'm not saying he's a good guy. I'm saying you don't get as far as he did without working your ass off - even with connections.

In 1971, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University and, in 1975, a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.

Connections don't help you study for your degrees.

Besides, are we obligated to hate everything about the candidate we don't support. Are we obligated to attack every aspect of the person's life as if they were Satan come to life?

Is someone paying us to be that fucking petty?

brotherplanet wrote:Besides, are we obligated to hate everything about the candidate we don't support. Are we obligated to attack every aspect of the person's life as if they were Satan come to life?

You mean like Obama?

brotherplanet wrote:

HueyRamone wrote:

brotherplanet wrote:
That came later in life. No one who earns the kind of money Mitt did can do so without a lot of schooling and a ton of overtime work at whatever companies he worked his way through. Rich people work like motherfuckers to reach their goals, often sacrificing time with their families.

I wonder if being the son of a governor and US presidential hopeful gave him any leg up in life.

Probably not much. Yay, hard work! HE BUILT THAT!

Sure he got a leg up, but you still end up busting your ass. Look, I'm not saying he's a good guy. I'm saying you don't get as far as he did without working your ass off - even with connections.

In 1971, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University and, in 1975, a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.

Connections don't help you study for your degrees.

Besides, are we obligated to hate everything about the candidate we don't support. Are we obligated to attack every aspect of the person's life as if they were Satan come to life?

Is someone paying us to be that fucking petty?

Is someone paying you to gargle Romney's balls?

roxxxtar wrote:

DEATH ROW JOE wrote:

brotherplanet wrote: That came later in life. No one who earns the kind of money Mitt did can do so without a lot of schooling and a ton of overtime work at whatever companies he worked his way through. Rich people work like motherfuckers to reach their goals, often sacrificing time with their families.

These people are working pretty hard too. If they are lucky, they'll live. If they're really lucky, their wife and kids will still be waiting for them when they get home. Romney did not even mention them in his speech.

Maybe he's just not as much of a warmonger as Obama is.

Yeah that's probably it.

That's why he's threatening the Russians and Iran on prime time.

Christ you are fucking stupid. Did you even watch the speech? Cause that's the only "shout out" the troops got in his awful Address.

Danzig in the Dark wrote:

brotherplanet wrote:
Is someone paying us to be that fucking petty?

Is someone paying you to gargle Romney's balls?

Great response!!! You really countered my point! I now see your logic! Lets hate everyone we don't want to be President, and not just because we don't like their policies, but because of every single aspect of their lives. I hate Obama... Okay... I'll start...

Obama sometimes smokes cigarettes so he's a loser with no self control.

Okay, now it's your turn!

brotherplanet wrote:

Danzig in the Dark wrote:

brotherplanet wrote:
Is someone paying us to be that fucking petty?

Is someone paying you to gargle Romney's balls?

Great response!!! You really countered my point! I now see your logic! Lets hate everyone we don't want to be President, and not just because we don't like their policies, but because of every single aspect of their lives. I hate Obama... Okay... I'll start...

Obama sometimes smokes cigarettes so he's a loser with no self control.

Okay, now it's your turn!

You are an idiot and I hope you actually stay home and don't vote as you have implied you would, for the good of the country.


By your unrelenting and incessant criticism of Obama, it's obvious you started long ago. Obama is not my ideal candidate but still I consider him superior to Romney. I'm not even going to discuss your laughably ineffective attempt to portray yourself as neutral.