Gag me: Mitt Romney's secret weapon: Wife Ann, and her lessons of MS

[miskie]

cali takes a swipe at Ann Romney and her "privileged life" - here, http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002890966 - and then weakens her point by doing something all primitives seem to do automatically, lie.

Gag me: Mitt Romney's secret weapon: Wife Ann, and her lessons of MS

By Susan Page, USA TODAY

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Some Republicans see her as Mitt Romney's secret weapon, his wife of 43 years whose warmth and humor can make the sometimes awkward presidential contender come across less corporate and more human.

Ann Romney also has a story of her own to tell: Her 14-year battle with multiple sclerosis, an experience that first crushed her, then forced her to re-examine her priorities and sense of self — and in the process, she says, opened a window into the lives of those who face hardships of all sorts.

"It's really chiseled and shaped me, almost like a wine press would, or an olive press," she said in an interview with USA TODAY, sitting in the sun-splashed garden of an inn in California's Sonoma Valley, where she headlined a campaign fundraiser a few hours later. If her husband is elected in November — as she says she is certain he will be — that experience will help define her role in the White House. Her goal: "reaching out, giving people a helping hand" when they face troubles beyond their control.

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-07-02/ann-romney-interview/55966990/1

Sickeningly glowing piece on this woman who has never earned a penny in her life from working, who has lived a life almost unimaginably privileged, who has really suffered no great tragedy such as losing a child. Yes, she has MS and I'm not saying that that can't be a challenge but this woman can in no way relate to those who suffer an illness with no financial resources. I've been on crutches for almost a year and because medicaid doesn't pay for crutches, I've had to super glue and duct tape them. (Finally after my last surgery the hospital gave me a new pair of crutches)

Items of durable medical equipment that have been pre-approved for
coverage are limited to:
• Alternating pressure pumps and mattresses, gel and egg crate
mattresses, and decubitus care pads;
• Ambulatory uterine monitoring devices;
• Apnea monitors and related supplies and services;
• Bathtub chairs and seats, including shower chairs and transfer
benches;
• Beds (hospital frame and mattress) and bed accessories for severe
medical conditions, e.g., cardiac disease, chronic obstructive lung
disease, spinal cord injuries including quadriplegia
(Note: Craftomatic beds, oscillating/lounge beds, bed boards,
ordinary mattresses, beds larger than single occupancy, tables and
other bed accessories are not covered.);
• Biosteogenic stimulators;
• Blood glucose monitors;
• Blood pressure cuffs/machines (including stethoscopes) when
prescribed for patients who require frequent monitoring for a
specific disease and when used as an alternative to home health
nursing visits;
• Rental of electric breast pumps and supplies for mothers of
premature or critically-ill newborns;
• Canes, crutches, walkers;
• Circulatory aids;
• Commodes (including bed pans, urinal pans and raised toilet seats)
when the beneficiary is unable to access typical bathroom
facilities;
• Continuous passive motion devices (CPM) for homebound
beneficiaries who have received total knee replacements;
• Cushions and invalid rings;
• Diabetic equipment and diagnostics and daily care supplies;
• Digital electronic pacemaker monitor;
• External infusion pumps;

Link to the PDF document is here - http://humanservices.vermont.gov/dual-eligibles-project/person-centered-materials/medicaid-vs-medicare-service-coverage-final-1-24-12/ -- this is located on page 6 under the Medicaid column. I made certain to get Vermont's chart as Medicaid does vary state to state.

[Ballygrl]

Sad isn't it? the lengths they'll go to. And from your link you proved the original OP's complaints are

[Vagabond]

Crutches?  They cost 25$ at Walgreen.

Also, why has she been on crutched for a year?  What ailment hasn't healed after a year?  Why hasn't she been moved to either a cane, a walker, or a wheelchair if for no other reason than to facilitate healing?

[miskie]

Sad isn't it? the lengths they'll go to. And from your link you proved the original OP's complaints are

Indeed - and if by chance she reads this, and claims she misspoke and meant Medicare, the same document on the same page shows that Vermont Medicare also includes crutches.

[andhe78]

Wait, losing a child is now a "great tragedy?"  What do they think abortion is all about?

While I don't know a lot about her, I have been liking what I've read about Mrs. Romney and she makes voting for Romney a bit easier.  It was one of the things I liked about President Bush, his wife was a genuine lady and brought class and dignity back to the White House.

[thundley4]

I've been on crutches for almost a year and because medicaid doesn't pay for crutches, I've had to super glue and duct tape them. (Finally after my last surgery the hospital gave me a new pair of crutches)

I could see doing that with wooden crutches maybe, but do they even make them anymore?  I have a pair of crutches from about ten years ago and they are aluminum.

[miskie]

I could see doing that with wooden crutches maybe, but do they even make them anymore?  I have a pair of crutches from about ten years ago and they are aluminum.

I think I have at least three or four pairs of aluminum crutches collected over the years. I threw out the old wooden ones long ago.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Oh dear...

...someone isn't suffering worse than a DUmbass.

[Chris_]

Sorry, I can't choke up a whole lot of sympathy for Miss Earwig 2011.

[Rebel]

Cool, let's bring up wives:

[JohnnyReb]

As far as I know, or as told by MSM, Brokeback and Moochelle Obama haven't had a tough life, you know. Niether one of them has ever had a job where any work has been required of them....Moochelle ain't worth $300,000.00+ a year in any job.

[DumbAss Tanker]

I could see doing that with wooden crutches maybe, but do they even make them anymore?  I have a pair of crutches from about ten years ago and they are aluminum.

I actually was issued a pair at a military hospital after foot surgery on my last deployment, about four years ago.

[Bad Dog]

I actually was issued a pair at a military hospital after foot surgery on my last deployment, about four years ago.

Nothing but the most modern care for our troops.

[whiteguyPI]

Earwigs can be hell on aluminum and rubber...they will eat the crutches right out from under you.

[Kyle Ricky]

One of my best friends dad died from MS. So any negative talk about it really upsets me. Those douchebags at the DUmp don't know a damn thing they are talking about. If this was Moochelle Obama with MS, they would be gathering around and having candle light ceremonies in her honor, and sending all kinds of cards and flowers to her. They are without a doubt the biggest hypocrites and most stupid people on the face of this earth.

[jukin]

I regularly see crutches on craigslist for under $10.

[thundley4]

I regularly see crutches on craigslist for under $10.

That would entail a DUmmie spending their own money.   

[Bad Dog]

I regularly see crutches on craigslist for under $10.

And, they can get BC pills at Walmart for $9.  They want you to pay for it.

[sybilll]

cali, Ann Romney and her husband PAID for your crutches, you ungrateful asshole.  And to deny she had breast cancer as well, is despicable.  Hell, they are probably paying for your housing, your food, your dental work, your cellphone, while you rant about them on your high speed internet you pay for (I assume) because you have no other financial obligations other than your rent-a-center payment for your 52" TV.  You truly sicken me. 

[Ogre]

I've been on crutches for almost a year and because medicaid doesn't pay for crutches, I've had to super glue and duct tape them. (Finally after my last surgery the hospital gave me a new pair of crutches)

Remember, DUmmies lie, DUmmies lie all the time.  This is the same hypocritical bitch who's lying ended with her losing her job last year.  I wouldn't take anything it has to say without a grain of salt the size of the watermelon.

[Freeper]

What gets me is, they love Michelle 0bama, she wears expensive clothes and lives it up on the tax payer dime, Anne Romney does not live it up on the taxpayer dime, yet she gets blasted for not living in a shack, and not being barefoot in the kitchen. As much as they hate conservative men, their hatred towards conservative women is 100 times greater.

[Ogre]

What gets me is, they love Michelle 0bama, she wears expensive clothes and lives it up on the tax payer dime, Anne Romney does not live it up on the taxpayer dime, yet she gets blasted for not living in a shack, and not being barefoot in the kitchen. As much as they hate conservative men, their hatred towards conservative women is 100 times greater.

Your right, it really comes down to the R or D after the name.  Anything with R is tacky, pampered and privileged.  Anything with D is pure, tasteful, and classy.  The primitives want me to worry more about what Romney does with his own money than their dear leader has done with our tax dollars.  They don't project much do they?

[Freeper]

Your right, it really comes down to the R or D after the name.  Anything with R is tacky, pampered and privileged.  Anything with D is pure, tasteful, and classy.  The primitives want me to worry more about what Romney does with his own money than their dear leader has done with our tax dollars.  They don't project much do they?

Yep it's a sin to live well off your own money, but living off the taxpayer is noble.

[vlad335]

What gets me is, they love Michelle 0bama, she wears expensive clothes and lives it up on the tax payer dime, Anne Romney does not live it up on the taxpayer dime, yet she gets blasted for not living in a shack, and not being barefoot in the kitchen. As much as they hate conservative men, their hatred towards conservative women is 100 times greater.

Yes Sir. My Wife's Stepmom still posts vile, hate filled rants regarding Sarah Palin regularly on Facebook. Calls her The "Witch from Wasilla." I just don't get it.

[whiffleball]

What is cali doing to the crutches that she breaks them?  If she's using Medicaid for her surgeries and DME then we're paying for it.  She's gotten the best care out money can buy, yet it's not enough.

She says she broke her tibia and fibula last September.  As I recall she crawled out of her house and into the road to flag down help.  Anyway, she's had at least two surgeries with titanium rods and metal plating since last year.

She posts screeds about SP and AM because she's literally brimming, like all DUmmies, with jealousy and hatred.  Her negativity runs her life.  She posts for sympathy, but can't manage to resemble anything human.  AFAIC cali is the poster child for liberalism as she exhibits every horrible trait of that peculiar mental disorder.