Re: Ann Romney's concern of Mitts emotional health: alternative theory

[grantcart]

I had a completely different reaction to most people who were legitimately shocked at Ann suggesting that she would be concenred about how Mitt would handle the stress of the job.

I thought she was projecting her own concerns about how she would handle the job.

First it is very suspicious that the Romney campaign hasn't used her more, especially given the fact that he is getting killed on the likeability issue and she should be the one that could make him more likeable as a husband and father.

Instead she is like a person in the witness protection program. Even her daughters in law make more public appearances.

Now if it is true that she is a person who is fearful that she couldn't handle the emotional stress then her focusing on Mitt's potential in that field would be a logical projection of her own feeliings. Frankly I think most people would face uncertainty about that kind of exposure, especially if you were sensitive about how your religious views were perceived.

Finally if this perspective is true then consider this, what kind of husband is Mitt Romney. What kind of blind ambition would compel you to put your spouse in a position in which she would be in constant fear of emotional breakdown because of the stress.

On the other hand she could be terrified that he would have a complete breakdown. Either explanation works for me.

[UCmeNdc]

1. Mitt Romney seems to me to be falling apart

To me it just seems she is voicing her concern that Mitt is starting to act erratic. She knows Mitt Romney better than the rest of us and even to me he seems a little off and getting more crazy as the campaign continues.

[JanetLovesObama]

2. I have been posting for weeks

that Romney appears to me to be suffering from early onset dementia or Alzheimer's. My Mom was diagnosed with early onset dementia about 9 years ago and this is exactly how she started out. I believe this is a very serious matter and this statement by Ann should go viral. This, in my opinion, is worse than the "47 video".

[flamingdem]

4. His defense system is crumbling, he must see himself as invincible nt

[Waltons_Mtn]

3. I think Mittens has flip flopped so much that he can't tell reality from politics!

I am concerned too. If that loopy f%^ker wins, no telling where this country will go.

[s-cubed]

5. Projection could be a factor here?

It's well known that stress tends to aggrevate MS.

[grantcart]

7. I agree.

So what does it say about Mitt as a husband?

He's lost his reputation as a politician, governor, ethical business man, compassionate human being.

About the only thing left was his status as a good family man.

What kind of a family man puts his wife under that kind of stress when she suffers from that kind of a disaease?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. I will be afraid if both of them are in the White House

[Schema Thing]

8. yeah, I could see that... but at the same time she

clearly doesn't see Mitt as a rock of Gilbraltar for herself, himself, or the USA.

[lunatica]

9. She's more of a liar than he is

She can practically taste the power it would give him. And by extension the power it would bestow upon her as First Lady.

And she's probably making some excuse about him losing and how is 'a good thing' for her and the family.

[Wounded Bear]

10. Didn't you see clips of her earlier adventures with the press?

The reason she's not out there is that she's not any more like-able than he is. She might be even less socially adept than he is.

They're irritable, at least in part, because they're not used to losing, especially to "those people" meaning us. Neither of them exhibit any empathetic qualities that I can see.

On a more serious note, I would certainly buy a fear component in her concerns. Given what we know of his history, she would be an obvious target if he flipped out. I certainly wouldn't want to be in a room where he goes nuclear.

[DemoHawk]

11. Crazy Mitt

This is not a joke people. You don't want a president with mental illness.

[magical thyme]

12. He is oblivious to his vulnerability

"What kind of blind ambition would compel you to put your spouse in a position in which she would be in constant fear of emotional breakdown because of the stress."

Part of what makes people nuts is that they don't realize they're nuts. They think they're fine and the rest of the world is off. So he probably doesn't recognize her fear that he will breakdown because he doesn't see the signs of it in himself.

I think they don't use her a lot because every time she opens her mouth, she damages his campaign. Even Mitt is on record as saying he didn't want to use Ann too much because he was afraid people would get sick of her.

I think she was speaking honestly about Mitt because of what we know about him. His temper is known. His bullying is known. Their family refers to "Mittfrontations" as something they all avoid.

He cannot handle being challenged, and he is being challenged every day by his opponents, by the press, by his and her missteps, by leaked tapes, by world events.

[iemitsu]

13. i think ann is the driving force behind mitt's ambition.

when the two of them are interviewed together she is in control. mitt gazes at her fondly while she answers the questions. she always refers to mitt's campaign as their run for the office, "we're running because mitt knows how to create jobs", "we're in this race to see that no more little people get government benefits", "its our turn", etc.
when they were taped with chris wallace at their new england lake home, she did all the talking. she seemed to be making up responses as the interview progressed, remembering that mitt had ironed his own shirt that morning, then remembering that the shirts came from costco, and how much fun they had shopping there. fond memories no doubt.
he smiled and nodded his head, "oh, yeah. we do love shopping at costco".
but i remember when she had a shopping complex in miami shut down so she could shop without having to encounter other shoppers. she emerged from that trip with the famous $1,000. bird tee shirt.
she chose to be with mitt because she recognized in him a certain ruthlessness, a sense of entitlement, and that greasy, snake-oil salesman, preacher, charlatan look that so easily fools american consumers. that was her kind of man.
i could be wrong but she seems to be in control of her destiny.