Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 27, 2012

MRS. Mitt Romney?!?!

Yeah, that’s what they called wives in the old days, the Mrs. with their husband’s full name. “Mr. & Mrs. Joe Smith.” Try to reverse that with your wife’s name and see how much you like it. Myself, I prefer this 21st century.

There may not even be a Republican Convention if Isaac has anything to do with it.

“Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs, actually.”

—Mitt Romney, 2012 February 24, Detroit, Michigan

it would be nice if she rode her horse up and down the aisles…

Why are these characters still Republicans?

There’s an “…and the horse she rode in on” joke in there somewhere.

“No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate.”—Mitt Romney, 2012 August 24, Commerce, Michigan

@ St. Bernard: Whenever I send my Mom a birthday card, she insists that I address it to “Mrs. [husband’s name]”.

Ronald Reagan didn’t have a birth certificate until the mid 1960s.

Don’t forget the $77,000 tax break the Romneys got for owning that horse. Yep, they’re just like you and me.

“All at the same time ?”πWHAT all at the same time?

My wife is an equine consultant and has many GOP supporters among her clients. So accusing Mrs. Romney of “elitism” would be the height of hypocrisy.

Fortunate for her that Hypocrisy is an important part of the GOP platform.

The MSM at work again!

The reason they like horses is that nobody notices what a horses’ A they are…

every correspondence i get from the republicans, i send it back on their dime, “please save us the price of a stamp and use your own” while adding a note to show more videos of the dancing horse. it’s tough to be a conservative these days.

Oh boy! I can’t wait for Bush and Cheney’s speeches! The ‘passing of the baton’!

We dodged the bullet down here in South Florida as Isaac went out into the Gulf, but I am afraid that the people of New Orleans may not be so lucky. The irony of Isaac hitting land on the 7th anniversary of Huricane Katrina isn’t lost on the good people of Louisiana nor on the Republican Convention people.Romney will have to tread a fine line between elation and commiseration. Republicans don’t exactly have a very good reputation for sensitivity, particularly for those in need.

Everyone knows Romney is rich. That isn’t the issue. The hush hush nature of his wealth is a problem. The refusal to release his taxes is a problem when other modern candidates have all released much more than 2 years of returns. The fact that he says he pays about 13% on taxes is a problem. There is also the irony that Romney’s dad set the standard for modern candidates to release their tax info.

Of course, meanwhile, the GOP is desperately trying to portray the Romney family as normal, when they are really anything but. I saw on the news this morning where they were interviewing Ann about doing the laundry this weekend after having lots of guests. Wow. She does laundry.

“Former Utah governor and Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman joined his father in criticizing Mitt Romney for not releasing more tax returns, taking a direct shot at the man he professes to support.”Anyone running for president should be willing to at least meet the standards required of those who will be appointed and confirmed by the Senate for senior executive branch positions. Something I’m familiar with having been confirmed three times," Huntsman said. “This is called leadership by example.”Huntsman had to disclose his own tax returns when he was confirmed by the Senate to be ambassador to Singapore, a deputy U.S. trade representative under President George W. Bush and most recently the U.S. ambassador to China . . . "article here

Nearly all politicians on the national level were either born into wealth or became wealthy – otherwise they would not be able to afford to run for office. But you can have an attitude of “I deserve everything I have, and if you were unlucky enough to be born poor, tough – and if my riches can help me acquire further riches I deserve it;” or an attitude of “I was lucky enough to be born wealthy, and I want those less fortunate than I to have at least some opportunity to rise through decent education, health services, etc.”

There’s nothing wrong with being rich. There’s something wrong with being insensitive to the needs of the poor.

“Mrs. Mitt”? Perfect.

It never ceases to amaze me that those people who cry the loudest about the government invading their lives and being overtaxed are the same people who will willingly allow the government to drastically change their lives by dismantling the very programs they rely on and support the very people who pay virtually no tax in comparison to themselves and who will do nothing to ameliorate this disparity.

Ok, I love Doonesbury. But, GT could ratchet it back a bit on his attacks on Mrs. Romney as she has been diagnosed with MS and uses riding as her therapy. Apparently, I should be more outraged at how the Romney’s spend their personnel income and time rather than how the current administration spends our tax dollars. Leave the attacks for the candidates, not the family members. Just saying…

I wonder if Trudeau has any idea how many people, and especially women, are involved in dressage in the U.S.? I sure the Republicans appreciate his help.

Doesn’t every MS patient have a $500,000 horse with which to get their therapy?

Shouldn’t that be “Mrs Willard Romney”? Is he ashamed of his real name? (Does he call her Lovey? Thurston Howell III?)

My mother is proudly Mrs. David _______. You guys are so incredibly arrogant.

I won’t say her name, but I did once know a famous woman who was married to a guy who wasn’t famous. He was practically known as MrTammy -—. It was kind of a tough thing for the guy, ego wise…

This horse is like folks entering “their” dogs at Westminster, having the professionals show them, in a display of ostentatious wealth. MS is serious, and equine therapy IS good for people with disabilities, but that’s not THIS horse.

Introducing “Mrs. Ann Romney” would also make her more “independent”, which, like MItt’s accumulated wealth, was NOT. Marrying money (yes, I know about John Kerry’s "ketchup connection) is more difficult than inheriting it, sometimes. Silver spoons don’t need polishing when inserted at birth.

GOP thinks it motivates the rich to give them more $, while they think it motivates the poor to give them less $. GOP believes in redistribution of wealth far more than the Democrats, just in a different direction. Socialism for the rich is great, for the poor it is terrible.

I’m not sure what folks expect to see from Obama’s transcripts. It is on public record that he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law, which isn’t done by being a C student, for example. It means you are in the top 10% of your class.

At Harvard Law, grades are assigned blindly, through a number, not a name.

“After my election, I have more flexibility.”πNot scary. Presumptuous maybe. But Obama’s not a scary person. Maybe to white racists who still can’t fathom a black man in power, but certainly not to most Americans.

Obama graduated HLS magna cum laude which means your GPA is 3.75-3.99. Magna cum laude = with great honor.Romney graduated HLS cum laude which means your GPA is 3.5-3.74. cum laude = with honor.I don’t think this is a game the GOP should want to pursue with Obama’s grades, but whatever.

Let’s hope Ron Paul gums up the works for all of ’em.

I can speak only for myself, but I don’t “hope Ron Paul gums up the works for all of ’em.” I don’t hate Republicans, and I want the democratic system to work better, not worse, not all gummed up. It seems as though Wowza may simply be trying to gum up the works of this website. Hopefully not. What do you say, Wowza?

Ron Paul is just as anti-choice as the rest of the GOP gang. He is not at all in favor of reproductive rights for women. He has other problems too. Just because he is loose in terms of marijuana law, doesn’t mean he is a really great candidate, as some seem to think.

True, we don’t know what is in his returns since he won’t release them, other than the 2 he released after he knew they would be scrutinized since he was running for prez.

Actually, the horse part is about all I can identify with. And if you ask the average horse person, there’s a reason the phrase “dressage queen” is commonly used about the sport of dressage. It is the most anal, micromanaging, nitpicky sport there is, and some horses just cannot abide it, no matter how tallented. It is the only horse sport where you ride at a precise time, exactly as you are assigned, not one minute beore or after. As to the candidate, I can’t help but think of them as Ken and Barbie: they have everything, and he is about as changeable and soul-less as a plastic doll

Yeah, as nasty as they are, I would like to see their works gummed up, since it seems to be a well (money) oiled machine to destroy democracy and replace it with an oligarchy.

Becuase people like Harry Ried who was born a coal miner’s son, are not only the token self made men, they are actually pretty high up in the ranks….

Wow, they delete your comments for sarcasm.

Gosh, first Alex & Leo get hitched, now it’s Mark & Maria. Don’t you love it when people unite with their soul mates? Bet they hit the Appalachian Trail for the honey moon.

Another GOP crazy guy has now stated that a rape pregnancy “is like having a baby out of wedlock.” this is Tom Smith, Senate candidate from Pennsylvania.

Tom Smith of Pennsylvania — here is another GOP crazy guy alert!

Campaign Season! “Where There’s Smoke… There May Be Mirrors!” (Everybody: Keep this in mind when the $#!/ flies…)

Like most liberals, can’t refrain from attacking a guy’s family. Bleah!

Tom Smith said that a rape pregnancy “is like having a baby out of wedlock.” Those are his words. It has nothing to do with attacking his family. It has everything to do with being tone deaf to women and the challenges they face. If you don’t know that the circumstance of a woman being raped and getting pregnant is different from getting pregnant from a relationship in which she was not raped, I think you have a major problem.

Regardless of whether or not she was married, rape is rape. If you are not married and get pregnant, this may be a challenge for you, or not. If you are raped and get pregnant, it is always a tragedy. Again, if you don’t understand the difference between those circumstances, I think you need a major reality check.

20 years ago we called them pigs, now we call them Republicans.

“It’s kinda’ like how Americans believe we have kangaroos hopping down the main streets of our major cities …”You mean you don’t? ;-)

Someone got way ahead of me on this. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist, either!)

I now hear that Chris Christie was Mittens’ first choice. CC turned him down because he thinks the GOP will lose, especially if they keep alienating women. Ya think?

Who knows what CC is thinking in terms of running for prez. He told Oprah he would be ready to run in 2016, so I guess that could not have made Mittens too happy.

Yep! I knew Gary would do it. He just can’t let any republican exist without putting lots of slime on him/her. Been doing it since Regan. Go to it Gary, empty your cesspool before it over flows. You’ve been holding back lately. You should have a good supply of lies and inuendos (sp) to hype. Have fun and collect your gold from the DNC crazies.

To quote another Republican — Whoops!!

The reports we get here are also “too much like the comics” — believe me, the comics are not too far off in the case of these morons.

“Considering his intelligence, I’m surprised that B.D.‘s still a Republican ….”πConsidering his intelligence, I’m NOT surpried that B.D.’s still a Republican.

I suspect that there are posters here who are using multiple “handles” or “screen names” and reinforcing their own statements. I wonder if GoComix has a way of sniffing them out and banning them from the website.

FOO!!

About as fake as you, and your false rank of sergeant.

The only thing Romney is future president of is a six foot plot somewhere deep, that would have to be certified by the EPA to contain toxic waste.

What, by spewing more Fox lies? Right, sure, believe your little fantasy if it lets you hide your racism from yourself.