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Manhattan Diary by Cahir O'Doherty

Ann Romney feels your pain but doesn't share it

Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 09:34 AM

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Ann Romney wants you to know that she feels your pain. She may not personally share it, because she's richer than Croesus, but she sees, oh she sees.

'I know that people are suffering right now,' she told NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday. 'And for people to think that we don’t have empathy just because we’re not suffering like they’re suffering is ridiculous. And our struggles have not been financial, but they’ve been with health and with difficulties in different things in life.

'And one thing that I, again, like to remind people is that — multiple sclerosis has been my teacher. It has been at times a cruel teacher. But it has also been a great gift in my life because of what it has done, it has taught me to be more compassionate and caring for others that are suffering.'

I'm not sure who she's trying to convince here? Me, you, herself? Perhaps she was moved to talk to her house cleaners? Who will ever know? If there is one thing we have learned about the Romneys, it's that they like to keep the details of their lives under wraps.

Ann's compassion, of course, doesn't extend to securing legal protections for the children of gay families. They can take a number. And she won't be drawn on women's reproductive issues, because that's not what this election is about, she says.

On Sunday she claimed her husband is being 'demonized' for being 'heartless.' I don't know about that but the fact is he is being evasive, apparently believing that furnishing tax returns are for the little people, not presidential candidates.

I'd suggest that anyone who thinks that 'corporations are people' is having some issues with their own humanity. I mean to say, how can a man that makes a $10,000 dollar bet as casually as other people buy a scratch card really relate to the working man?

And I'm not sure if she's watched any of her husband's political ads lately, but the GOP and their mouthpieces demonize president Obama pretty relentlessly: Kenyan Muslim Socialist Jihadist anyone?

I'm not sure how much empathy it took for her husband to make hundreds of millions of dollars repeatedly buying struggling companies, then loading them with debt with loans that put millions in his own pockets, then getting out before they were forced to declare bankruptcy.

I'm sure it brought a tear to someone's eyes. Just maybe not the people she's thinking of.

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johhnyb | Sep 12, 2012, 11:17 AM EDT

Hi Old perfessor, Superior people don't browbeat those they think are their inferiors. It's to do with being classy. Best wishes, Johnny

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ktrush512 | Sep 12, 2012, 11:16 AM EDT

More character assassination from an envious Leftist clinging bitterly to his failed Messiah. If you weren't so consumed with jealousy, maybe you could do something positive with your life. Instead you tear good people down, and through your support of Obama, are trying to tear down a great nation.

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micky74007 | Sep 12, 2012, 11:14 AM EDT

SO what? Do you think obama and muchelle give a rats behind about the pain i feel everytime i go to the store or the gas station? get real. it's hard for the so called president and first broad to worry about anything other than where to take their next vacation.

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BrianO | Sep 12, 2012, 11:12 AM EDT

Sorry Mother Irish the sept 12 10:59 should be BrianO

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MotherIrish | Sep 12, 2012, 11:09 AM EDT

Oh just another liberal rant. Talk about not feeling the pain - Cahir you don't even feel.

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MotherIrish | Sep 12, 2012, 10:59 AM EDT

Cahir very bitter piece, not much tolerance for a braest cancer survivor, did your mother teach you to pick on girls? If you are not making enpugh money writing to support your downtown manhattan lifestyle then create a better job, how hard can it be even Mitt Romney can do it.

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katieherk | Sep 12, 2012, 10:19 AM EDT

What is wrong with you, Cahir? Can you hit any lower then to make Ann look like she doesn't care. Just because they have money does not mean they don't have feelings for the poor and undertrod!! My gosh, how far do you go? Keep in mind that others are/were also rich but since they're Democrats they are never critized... Kennedys (inherited), Kerry (married) whereas Romney worked for his .

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TheOldPerfessor | Sep 12, 2012, 10:13 AM EDT

johnnyb - It is stated fact that Obama was on the editorial board of the Harvard Law Review - it is on their masthead from those years. People with your keen intellect must know that this is a consolation prize, only given to their worst students.

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johhnyb | Sep 12, 2012, 10:10 AM EDT

Whereas Michelle Obama just lives in an endless holiday paid for by the American Taxpayer. Maybe Romney will release further tax returns when Obama releases any college records. What's he hiding?

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Frosty38 | Sep 12, 2012, 09:54 AM EDT

My sister has MS and the newer meds are great you don't see it any worse then Cancer. medical break thoughs . breast cancer is also one that has come a long way from when my other sister had it, I think she playing the sympathy card

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TheOldPerfessor | Sep 12, 2012, 09:48 AM EDT

Only in the Wonderland that is between the ears of Republicans can somebody claim HATE SPEECH for giving somebody's direct quotes.

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mikehoulihan | Sep 12, 2012, 09:30 AM EDT

More garbage from Niall O'Dowd and his stooge O'Doherty. Irish Central you make me sick.

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JimmieM | Sep 12, 2012, 09:29 AM EDT

Just a very ignorant biased opinion a waist of time for all...this fool or my self or anybody has no idea what is in the head of anyone else in the world but ourselves....you have to be a very hateful spiteful person to bear false witness against another human.

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