Ann Romney: 'When I tithe...I actually cry"

[WI_DEM]

Exchange of the Day
Parade: How has tithing [the Mormon practice of giving 10 percent of one's income to the church] shaped your view of how we treat each other?

Ann Romney: I love tithing. When Mitt and I give that check, I actually cry.

Mitt Romney: So do I, but for a different reason.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/08/24/exchange_of_the_day.html

[Arkana]

1. It's like they're robots and the only human display of emotion they know

is crying.

[flakey_foont]

2. Makes absolutely no sense

Is she any relation to John Boehner, BTW?

[denverbill]

3. She hates parting with her money that much. It's like giving away her child.

[NightWatcher]

4. she cries? because she's giving cash away to a cult?

or she gets misty when she thinks of all the anti-gay ads it will buy the LDS church?
or she's a money grubbing whore more than her cult worshiping hubby?

(not a big fan of the LDS if ya missed that)

[Zoeisright]

5. They are loathsome.

[HughBeaumont]

6. I don't think the vomit smilie regurgitates enough to cut it.

[SQUEE]

7. Of course she does

Probably at the thought that some that "hard earned" money could go to a less deserving Mormon.

[jsr]

8. Yeah, whatever

[renate]

14. nice!

[jsmirman]

37. Exactly. Ann "Let them eat cake" Romney

Such a bang on picture.

[randome]

9. It sounds like a joke but the commenters on the site think it's genuine.

Are they truly that much out of synch with normal human behavior?

Did they ask Mitt why HE cried? Or was that a nod to the idea that only a man can manage the family finances?

[madamesilverspurs]

10. Uh huh.

And Mitt says he cried when he learned that the Mormon church changed its views on people of color.



Anne and Mitt = two people utterly devoid of depth or sincerity


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[Curtland1015]

11. But scheming to come up with ways to pay no TAXES is a-okay!

Even though that would help even more people.

[B Calm]

12. I cry for the people who don't have money to throw away!

Fucking no good elitists who made their money outsourcing American jobs! I hate this couple!

[Blue Idaho]

13. Make no mistake

If Willard and Queen Ann end up in the White House they will take their orders from Salt Lake.

[dixiegrrrrl]

33. Actually you are right: there IS a Mormon prophesy that needs a Mormon President to come true

and Salon posted an article about it, explaining that Mitt's life goal has been to fulfill that prophesy.
No shit....

http://www.salon.com/2012/01/29/mitt_and_the_white_horse_prophecy/

[Blue Idaho]

34. Mormon apologists will rush in to deny this "prophecy."

But I grew up in a third generation Mormon household and there are PLENTY of church faithful that can quote you chapter and verse on the whole "constitution hanging by a thread" hogwash.

You can bet Willard and Queen Ann believe it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

36. I just googled and found there are 20 LDS churches in my state.

Surprising but true.

editred to add more accurate Google map findings.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

15. Sounds like self love to me

It makes her all weepy to see, in all her glorious narcissism, how beautifully generous she is. Why else would your own generous act towards an anonymous charity make you cry? Now if you saw someone else making a sacrifice for another living human being I could see a normal non-sociopath crying over the beauty of the act.

What's more likely however, is that she just thought up this "makes me cry" scenario in the hopes that it might make her and the machine she's married to seem more human.

[Bobbie Jo]

16. WTF? Is she touched by

The sheer magnitude of her selfless "work" for good of humanity?

I signed a fucking check for money I'll never miss?

A regular Mother Theresa, that one.

[Enrique]

17. it's intense, but it's not like when we fire people

when we fire people we get sexually aroused.

[closeupready]

18. There we go. Whether Ann or Willard, these people are stingy.

Scrooge can't hold a candle to these skinflints.

K&R

[ArnoldLayne]

19. I saw that on video they both actually said that!! Amazing isn't it?

[aquart]

20. Is tithing their sole "charitable" donation?

[Initech]

23. Unless Cayman Islands offshore holding corporations count as charities...

[SoCalDem]

30. and of course

IT'S DEDUCTIBLE

[TwilightGardener]

21. Cry about what? Being taken for a very expensive ride?

WTF?

[Initech]

22. Could the Romneys get any more repulsive?

[Alduin]

24. Like the church needs more money.

What bs.

[Panasonic]

25. The stupid. It burns.

If I was forced to tithe 10% of my income, the synagogue better be giving me a solid gold seat for the High Holidays.

[HopeHoops]

26. If you were stuck with rMoney, wouldn't you?

[get the red out]

27. Why am I supposed to identify with these people?

They are nothing like any normal person I've ever met.

[Flashmann]

28. I bet she really wails,too

For that dollar bill she just threw away....

[DawgHouse]

29. Did she answer the question?

Other than turning the focus back to how tithing makes HER FEEL, how has tithing shaped her view of how we treat each other?

[Tanuki]

31. My parents always tithed

They never cried and they never felt that they were especially generous, unless they gave above and beyond the tithe. They also paid their taxes.They actually read the part of the bible.where Jesus said "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and.unto God.what is God's.

[sinkingfeeling]

32. Yeah, giving 10% of $21 million each year, might make a swallow person cry.

[greatauntoftriplets]

35. They must hate giving up those $$$$!

I wonder if he tithes based on his ( ) tax returns?

[progressivebydesign]

38. as if anyone believes that they write an actual check to the church. Yeah right. n/t