Is this a REAL Ann Romney quote??? (Because If It Is, Oh Shit...)

[kpete]

I saw this linked on Facebook, but I just can't bring myself to believe it is a real quote:

At a meeting with the “Moms For Mitt” group yesterday outside Philadelphia, PA, Ann Romney was asked her opinion on Lilly Ledbetter and equal pay for equal work regarding women’s employment. Without hesitation she responded with another question that seemed to shock even the most staunch conservatives in the room.

“Why should women be paid equal to men? Men have been in the working world a lot longer and deserve to be paid at a higher rate. Heck, I’m a working mom and I’m not paid a dime. I depend on my husband to provide for me and my family, as should most women… and if a woman does work, she should be happy just to be out there in the working world and quit complaining that she’s not making as much as her male counterparts. I mean really, all this wanting to be equal nonsense is going to be detrimental to the future of women everywhere. Who’s going to want to hire a woman, or for that matter, even marry a woman who thinks she is the same, if not better than a man at any job. It’s almost laughable. C’mon now ladies, are you with me on this?”
http://www.freewoodpost.com/2012/04/18/ann-romney-why-should-women-be-paid-equal-to-men/

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/21/1085341/-Is-this-a-REAL-Ann-Romney-quote-

[babylonsister]

1. Wow. I'm glad you're asking for verification; I think we might have heard a whole lot

more about this if she actually said it, but then again, maybe not?

[Quixote1818]

2. No, freewood post is not real news. nt

[Fresh_Start]

3. spoof site not Ann

according to snopes

[magical thyme]

4. Good grief, no. FreeWoodPost is strictly satire

The the Onion for aspiring writers or just anybody wanting their 15 minutes of funny.

Dailykos should know that.

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. "news that's *almost* reliable" and "satire disclaimer" right at the top of the story

give it away just a tad, along with headings of

Almost News
Shady Facts
Vile Vociferations
Sorta True

You don't need to have heard of it before to work it out.

[polly7]

5. I don't think it is

Satire Disclaimer

March 7, 2012

By Sarah Wood

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Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental, except for all references to politicians and/or celebrities, in which case they are based on real people, but still based almost entirely in fiction.

FreeWoodPost.com is intended for a mature, sophisticated, and discerning audience.

http://www.freewoodpost.com/disclaimer/

[PDJane]

6. Nah, it's satire.........

But it's not all that far from what she might say.

[freshwest]

7. No surprise, I've heard that word for word before. A typical Cow of Bashan moos.

[a kennedy]

8. Holy crap.....

Ok, it's not real, right?? Right, it's not real.

[zbdent]

9. unfortunately for us, fortunately for Mrs. Rmoney ...

snoped ...

http://www.snopes.com/politics/romney/momsformitt.asp

[daligirl519]

10. I have seen so many people

on this site not be able to differentiate between news and satire. This is one of the smartest sites I know, and it is a testment to the insanity of the news that we are bombarded with every day. Sometimes the real news is less sane than the made-up stuff!

[cali]

11. I will never ever understand why people fall for stone obvious parody

I guess it's just wanting to believe something.

[Angry Dragon]

12. One reason would be

that it is hard to believe the things that actually comes out of republican mouths .......

[cali]

13. really? I can almost always distinguish parody.

I can't imagine that coming out of Anne Romney's mouth. She quite savvy and not politically tone deaf. Her husband on the other hand....

[Angry Dragon]

15. How about these??

Immigrants should be hunted down like wild boars
I have a higher security clearance than the president
Being a single mother is a form of child abuse