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Mom Ann Romney 'hasn't worked a day'

April 12, 2012 @ 4:52 am (Updated: 1:57 pm - 4/12/12 )

UPDATE 4/12 1:55 Rosen apologizes

Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen apologized this afternoon for saying Ann Romney "has actually never worked a day in her life."

"I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was offended. Let's declare peace in this phony war and go back to focus on the substance," she said in a statement to CNN.

Here's the full statement:

Let's put the faux "war against stay at home moms" to rest once and for all. As a mom I know that raising children is the hardest job there is. As a pundit, I know my words on CNN last night were poorly chosen. In response to Mitt Romney on the campaign trail referring to his wife as a better person to answer questions about women than he is, I was discussing his lack of a record on the plight of women's financial struggles. Here is my more fulsome view of the issues. As a partner in a firm full of women who work outside of the home as well as stay at home mothers, all with plenty of children, gender equality is not a talking point for me. It is an issue I live every day. I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was offended. Let's declare peace in this phony war and go back to focus on the substance."

Original story below:

Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, started a Twitter account last night to respond to a comment that she "hadn't worked a day in her life."

Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen, on CNN, said "What you have is Mitt Romney running around the country saying 'Well ya know, my wife tells me that what women really care about is economic issues, and when I listen to my wife, that's what I'm hearing.' Guess what, his wife has actually never worked a day in her life."

Romney was a stay at home mom. Apparently to Rosen, that's not working.

Rosen also said Ann Romney has never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of women in this country are facing in terms of how do we feed our kids? How do we send them to school? And why we worry about their future.

AnnRomneyAnn Romney opened a Twitter account, and through a series of tweets she responded to Rosen.

"Mom of five boys. Grandmother of 16. I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work," says Romney.

Rather than backing down, Rosen herself then took to the social media site, responding directly to Ann Romney through her Twitter account .

"I am raising children too. But most young American women HAVE to BOTH earn a living AND raise children. You know that don't you?"

"Please know, I admire you. But your husband shouldn't say you are his expert on women and the economy."

"Oh and welcome to Twitter. You will find it a very exhilarating and often unforgiving place!"

By LINDA THOMAS

Ann Romney photo courtesy her new Twitter account @AnnDRomney

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  • HLC wrote...
    Cbrew?
    April 12, 2012 9:13 am
    Who was in charge of congress when things went in the pot? Can you say the illiberate taxacrats. Get a grip and go cash your welfare check while your comrade is still king. I know everything is Bushes fault. You lefties are so funny.
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  • Cbrew wrote...
    HLC - You're telling me to get a grip!?
    April 12, 2012 11:50 am
    HLC - you're an idiot first and foremost, you sound like you regurgitate Rush Limbaugh sound bites and it's pathetic, don't you have a mind of your own? You blame Congress and not the President for what happened under the Bush administration but you blame Obama and not congress during the Obama administration? Huh, how's being a Hypocrite treating you? AS for your comment about getting a welfare check, Thank you very much I served this Country as a US Army Soldier for 4 years out of highschool including a tour in Iraq. The longest I've been unemployed since i was 18 was 3 months after i separated from the military, I now make 6 figures as a project manager for the largest I.T. company in the world, thank you very much. Sorry you're phony party has failed you but making a boogey man out of everybody that disagrees with you, well that's just like what your party likes to do. Bush is blamed for the Recession, the 2 extended conflicts overseas and the expansion of the National debt and the Federal government for a reason... BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE DID! ... if you're too dumb to understand that, I flat out feel sorry for you, you're pathetic... now run along and go put your big fat head back in the sand.
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  • maplefish wrote...
    CBrew You are Laughable
    April 12, 2012 3:10 pm
    Obama is CLUELESS - just like you. Liars never figure and figures never lie. $6TRillion added to the national deficit in 3 years. $4.25 a gallon gas. $BILLIONS of wasted tax dollars on FAILED "Green Energy" projects that we have been working on for 20 years and still don't work. $750 Million grant for Al Gore's FAILED car company. Ohhh and by the way, did you know that Warren Buffet OWES $1 BILLION in back taxes....You Liberals are CLUELESS!
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  • Cbrew wrote...
    Maplefish - the only thing laughable is the Republican's and their foolish followers
    April 12, 2012 3:44 pm
    Republican President George W. Bush took this economy off a cliff, how is that FACT even disputable? He had 8 years in office, he put us in the hole we're in, The economy is adding jobs, that's a FACT when Bush left office we were losing Jobs to the tune of HUNDREDS of thousands a month. TRILLIONS of dollars spent on 2 wars, 1 of which had NOTHING to do with our own defense, I fought in that war myself. Green Energy is the future whether we haven't figured it out yet or not There's NO POINT in investing in Middle Eastern countries who have the MAJORITY Of the worlds OIL, you're a FOOL if you want to continue to pay Middle Eastern tyrants for oil, It's absolutely COMMENDABLE that our President is trying to foster green energy, HOMEGROWN AMERICAN ENERGY.. Anybody that is opposed to us having energy indepence is opposed to the United States. Seriously dude, get a clue. Try and remember 4 years ago, that's become the Republican's target audience, idiots like you that can't remember 4 years ago... that's you maplefish.
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  • maplefish wrote...
    Wow
    April 12, 2012 7:44 pm
    You are deep. And staggeringly incompetent. Go bakc to you mommies basement and play video games moron.
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  • Cbrew wrote...
    Maplefish - I'm incompetent?
    April 13, 2012 7:08 am
    I'm incompetent? I'm a former US Army soldier with a college degree, a 6 figure income, and the longest i've been unemployed in my adult life is 3 months... that was the 3 months after i separated from the Army. I am a successful person with a wife and a family, Idiot trolls like you on the internet that talk crap, you got nothing, never made nothing of yourself and you talk crap to others when they point out how stupid you are.
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  • maplefish wrote...
    And very humble
    April 13, 2012 7:24 am
    You use a lot of words to spew your blather. I am not impressed you little chickshit!
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  • maplefish wrote...
    And BTW
    April 13, 2012 7:29 am
    I too have a college degree, have raised 3 kids own 3 houses, have built had sold 2 sucessful businesses (employing over 50 people) have paid more in taxes than you will probably make in your pathetic lifetime and am sick of liberal idiots like you telling everyone that Obama is GOOD for this country. If you are so smart than maybe you might want to pay attention to what is REALLY going on in this counrty. Wake up smart guy!
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  • DesertRez wrote...
    Spin it how you want
    April 12, 2012 9:25 am
    But you have to call B.S. when you see it, and that pile is steaming.
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  • DesertRez wrote...
    LOL poor Obamas:(
    April 12, 2012 9:27 am
    Poor Obamas: (CNSNews.com) - Speaking Friday at what the administration called “The White House Forum on Women and the Economy,” President Barack Obama said that after his two daughters were born, he and his wife—both Harvard Law School graduates—could not afford the “luxury” of having her stay home with the children. In 2005, when Obama began serving in the U.S. Senate (and his daughters turned 4 and 7), he and his wife were earning a combined annual income of $479,062. Barack Obama was paid a salary of $162,100 by the U.S. taxpayers, and Michelle Obama was paid $316,962 to handle community affairs for the University of Chicago Medical Center
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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    Yes...the poor Owebama's...
    April 12, 2012 1:01 pm
    part of the 1%. Hypocrites.
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  • gomariners wrote...
    Bush and Palin
    April 12, 2012 9:30 am
    Really? It was four years ago, move on. Kudos to Ann Romney for working at home with five boys. No thanks!
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  • Fuego wrote...
    I thought....
    April 12, 2012 9:42 am
    Mitt was running for Pres...did I miss the announcement from Ann that she's now running?
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  • calapete wrote...
    Raising kids is a job, unless you have money to hire nannies
    April 12, 2012 9:42 am
    How many nannies did the elitist Romneys have? How many maids, servants, gardeners do they employ?
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  • gomariners wrote...
    Bitter, jealous
    April 12, 2012 10:12 am
    much?
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  • Drool wrote...
    The Next Thing...
    April 12, 2012 9:55 am
    ...will be Romney's 10 million dollar trust fund kids telling us how tough it is to make ends meet.

    Must be tough to be parachuted directly into the 15% tax bracket.

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  • Stevebo wrote...
    Do any of you guys ever even listen to yourselves...
    April 12, 2012 10:12 am
    ... launch raunchy after raunchy insult at each other... day in and day out.

    There seemingly is little "discussion" happening... but a lot of grade-school level name-calling.

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  • Oly80 wrote...
    STEVEBO...
    April 12, 2012 11:44 am
    FTW.
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  • Petrah wrote...
    Pay Check
    April 12, 2012 10:38 am
    Really. That's what it takes to have an economic opinion that is valid. My wife is a stay at home mom. Her paycheck is the one I deposit in OUR bank account. As a part of her job, she monitors our finances and pays the bills. This qualifies her opinion as better than mine. But the 'logic; am seeing touted it that because my name is on the piece of paper, my opinion is more valid? I find it funny (and by funny I mean sad)that logic is tossed if there is a feeling that the person beign commented about is one of THOSE PEOPLE. Sounds like bigotry to me.
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  • LOUMAN wrote...
    @ intransit
    April 12, 2012 10:44 am
    Very wel said, and "Thank you!" I completely AGREE. With 37 comments here.. for the most part..yours was the only one that actually 'made any common sense'. Happy Thursday all..
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  • Owlwoman wrote...
    Stay at home Mom not the point
    April 12, 2012 10:46 am
    Whether a woman works at home or outside of the home doesn't mean she doesn't understand the issues facing other women. Wealth isn't a factor either or Michelle Obama wouldn't have a clue what the average womans issues are. Don't minimize what one woman can bring to the conversation because she doesn't share the same background as you. Our country seems to abound in small minded people.
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