Check out romney's 5 hunky, strapping militarily eligible sons!

[Philosoraptor]

http://fivebrothers.mittromney.com/



Ben! Craig! Josh! Matt! Tagg!






My my, the good Lord sure took his sweet time with these boys!

Wouldn't they all look just DREAMY on the cover of 17!

Have they enlisted in their daddy's favorite war yet? Or do they have good reasons not to be fighting for our freedoms?

[NewJeffCT]

1. They have other priorities

Like blogging for their dad's campaign, raising money for him, etc.

[liberaldemocrat7]

27. Ghod, each of them look like Yuppies

and have similar pasted on smiles.

[troubleinwinter]

43. "Other Priorities"...

..aside from working for the campaign:


"I work at a real estate company; we buy, sell, manage and develop commercial properties"

"I work as a music producer at an ad agency"

"I'm in my third year of medical school now"

"I'm currently working as a real estate developer"

"Chief Marketing Officer- Los Angeles Dodgers"

[Proud2BAmurkin]

53. Every one of them admitted to being a chickenhawk on 60 minutes last night

pukes

[Atman]

2. Didn't you watch the video? They're busy updating daddy's blog!

Sign those fuckers up. NOW.

.

[sheerjoy]

3. Like the Bush twins....

they are immune... but they are siffering like Georgie and Lawruh...poor things.

On a serious note... um... are politicians kids immune to going to war??

[NNN0LHI]

4. Bush and Cheney both managed to stay out of Vietnam during the hottest times there

I don't think that is any coincidence.

Don

[jojo54]

5. One of the grandkids is already blogging on Grandpa's behalf??

Oh well, the corrupt beat goes on, and on, and on......

[BOSSHOG]

6. Mike Wallace cleared that up last night

He asked the five of them if they had served. NO, not one of them, but one said there are other ways to serve and he hopes to make a sacrifice someday. Their daddy said he regrets not serving in the military. I'm so fucking overwhelmed with their sincerity. Makes me wanna cry.

Per that picture it looks like they are enjoying their liberties.

[Philosoraptor]

7. He hopes to make a sacrifice someday? How old testament can you get?

[zbdent]

33. He's going to sacrifice some of the taxes he pays ...

he's going to "heroically" suffer the indignity of a tax cut ...

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. "There are other ways to serve..."

The battle cry of Republican hypocrites everywhere.

What they really mean to say is that poor people do the dirty work in the military, while upper middle class Republican douchebags pen snazzy, half-witted editorials in college newspapers. The mind/body split assum3ed by these monumental assholes is clear: they are the deep thinkers, while those unfortunate enough to have been born in the ghettoes and poor rural counties get to act as the nation's "body," with all the bloody work that entails. They think exactly the same thing about labor: they are the "entrepreneurs" who "devise strategy," while the poor clean up the garbage, and stitch cheap clothes in sweatshops.

Other ways to serve.

Anyone who says such a thing should be publicly shamed.

[Philosoraptor]

11. If they all enlisted, romney would be our president for sure.

And he may end up being the guy anyway if the mighty bush family has anything to say about it, which they always do.

[CatWoman]

23. the second one looks like a refugee from The Brady Bunch movie

:hi:

[Philosoraptor]

25. Matt is by far the hunkiest!

If you're into that kinda thing.

[smoogatz]

26. He hopes to make a sacrifice someday? What's wrong with, you know, now?

Oh, right--he might get his rich, white ass blown off. Never mind.

[rusty charly]

8. do they remind anyone else of the romanovs?

[Philosoraptor]

10. That didn't go well.

[MrSlayer]

12. They should have started an all mormon boyband.

Like the dreadful Osmonds. Looks aren't everything as I've come to learn over the years but they do help.

[Philosoraptor]

13. Are they not also Mormons?

[liberaldemocrat7]

28. You realize that they only have long hair because of the Beatles. LOL

Blame their bad haircuts on the Beatles. They looked good on John Paul George and Ringo but on these Republicans? LOLOLOL noooooooooooo

[Sequoia]

48. You call that long hair?! Vs. Bald no doubt.

I'm sick of all these buzz cuts and gansta hair-doos on guys these days.

[Frank Cannon]

39. Hey, now, don't be bashing the Osmonds

The Osmond Brothers actually did have some musical talent. Musical innovators they weren't, but they COULD sing, at the very least. I actually like a couple of their songs.

I suspect these Mitt boys can't really do anything whatsoever. I'm not sure I would even trust them to carry weapons in Iraq.

[SpiralHawk]

14. More republicon chickenhawks? Why am I not surprised?

[formerrepuke]

15. They have a higher calling..producing more mormons........n/t

[Laughing Mirror]

16. I wonder which one of them is gay

Of course, not that it would matter to his father, but at least he'd have a good excuse not to enlist.

[Annces]

17. Great

The conservatives would love an Uber Man like this, just because they picture him disciplining his wife and kids so well.

You know Mayor Daley's son and of course the Queen's grandson have enlisted.

[UTUSN]

18. Yip, that WILD EYED look would scare the bejeebus out of somebody!!1 n/t

[Enrique]

19. I ain't no billionaire's son, no

[DesertRat]

20. Other ways to serve=going on a Mormon mission

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_missionary

[tinrobot]

21. You can't hold the sons liable for the father's sins

Just because they're his sons, doesn't mean they support the war. I'd much rather hear their personal opinions about the war rather than pass judgment on them based upon their father's campaign platform. Besides, Romney has no power to make them join up anyways, so what's the point?

Personally, I'd be really happy if nobody volunteered for the military. Then there would be no war.

[Philosoraptor]

22. Gosh I, ...I guess I don't have a point.

[troubleinwinter]

42. Apparently Mitt hasn't even discussed it with them.

"No, I have not urged my own children to enlist.I don't know the status of my childrens' potentially enlisting in the Guard and Reserve" Romney said, his voice tinged with anger.

Massachusetts residents can enlist in the National Guard up to age 39. Romney's five sons range in age from 24 to 35. Neither the Romney children nor the governor have served in the military.http://www.mfso.org/article.php?id=344

"I'd much rather hear their personal opinions about the war"... all five of them are working for the campaign. That tells you what their personal opinions are about the war.
.............................................

Josh: "I'm currently working as a real estate developer, but seem to be spending more and more of my time working on my dad's campaign, it's just too hard to stay away."

Ben: "Due to time constraints with medical school, my involvement with my dad's campaign is going to be somewhat limited compared to my brothers, but I do support my dad 100 percent and can’t wait to help where I can. I know my father as a man of integrity and sound judgment."

Craig: "I live in New York City with my son and wife where I work as a music producer at an ad agency. I'm planning on being very involved in the campaign. As of yet, I have been balancing work, the campaign, and family life.

Matt: "I work at a real estate company; we buy, sell, manage and develop commercial properties. ...Mitt Romney is the best person to bring change to Washington; he’s bright, capable, honest, articulate and an unparalleled problem-solver.

Tagg: Interests- Spending time with my wife and kids, baseball (go Sox), basketball (go Celtics), waterskiing, horses, travel, snow skiing, movies. Favorite movies- Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan. Favorite Books- For Whom The Bell Tolls...

Companies-

Romney for President
Boston, Massachusetts US
Senior Advisor and Surrogate 2007

Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles, California US
Chief Marketing Officer 2006

Reebok International
Canton, MA US
Vice President of Marketing Onfield 2003-2005

Romney for Governor
Cambridge, Massachusetts US
Deputy Campaign Manager 2001-2002

Season Ticket Solutions
Boston, Massachusetts US
Owner

[tinrobot]

51. So... you want more war?

I see so many people in this thread calling Mitt Romney's sons hypocrites and advocating they go fight this war. Yet wanting these people to go fight means you want more soldiers in Iraq. That in itself is hypocritical. Either you want war or you don't.

I wouldn't advocate anyone enlisting, not even people who advocate this war. The more people who enlist, the more war we have, and the more people die. No more people need to die.

I don't want more war. I want everyone to come home. Period.

[Kingshakabobo]

50. Sorry. No dice. They are actively campaigning for that freak-show of a father they have.

Their ChickenHawkishness is fair game.

[wicket]

24. I worked with one of them a couple of years ago

Real nice guy, even when he caught a group of us bashing his dad (when he was Gov.) heh :)

[Sequoia]

49. They're a sight better than Huckabee's creepy dog killing son.

Now that boy needs to be watched.

[Nikki Stone1]

29. They all look capable of carrying a weapon in a land laden with IEDs

I am shocked, I tell you, that they're not already serving their country.

[proud2BlibKansan]

30. Tagg?

What kind of a name is that?

[Arugula Latte]

31. The same kind of name as "Mitt"

consonant-vowel-double consonant

:rofl:

[Philosoraptor]

32. Answer: Taggart and Mittart.

Tagg, you're it.

[proud2BlibKansan]

34. Check this out - found on their blog:

My wife, Mary, and I have also helped to organize called Students for Mitt in which full-time college students earn a 10% commission on all of the money that they raise for my dad's campaign. It is a great way to take the edge off a little while balancing school and it enables students to play a vital role in the outcome of the campaign. You can learn more and sign up at studentsformitt.com


Is that legal???

[onenote]

36. not sure why it wouldn't be legal

Don't most campaigns used "paid" fundraisers?

[proud2BlibKansan]

38. Wow I didn't know I was supposed to be paid!

I have worked on a kazillion campaigns and never got paid a damn dime.

[progressoid]

44. Yeah, I had one of those moments during the '06 campaign.

I took off quite a few days to make phone calls, knock on doors, courier absentee ballots etc. On the day before the election these unknowns show up to put fliers in doors...for $$. :grr:

I know how the system works but it felt a little like scabs crossing strike line.

[loudsue]

35. Damn! How many of those are his kids?? Are any of the females his daughters?

:kick:

[onenote]

37. Five sons, no duaghters, lots of grandchildren

Although only 8 appear in the picture, I've read that he has 10 grandkids.

[jerryme1]

40. If they support Dad and W, pathetic.

[bdamomma]

41. all married too.

[mnhtnbb]

45. Better get their butts to Iraq right now.

[Philosoraptor]

46. 5 virile young brothers would be a SURGE!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

47. Somebody should tell them that they can get really kewl tans in Iraq.

[Jed Dilligan]

52. Chickenhawks

They've ruined a perfectly good word for pedophile.