Ann Romney appeared on America’s Morning with FOX News’ Martha MacCallum to respond to Hillary Rosen's ill-advised attack on Mrs. Romney for being a stay at home mom. You can watch the interview below.
Mrs. Romney handled the interview like a pro, adeptly pushing back against Rosen's unwarranted attack:
"I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work.
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He should have come to my house when those five boys were causing so much trouble. It wasn't so easy.... Maybe I haven't struggled as much financially as some people have, but I can tell you, I've had struggles in my life. I would love to have people understand that Mitt and I have compassion for people that are struggling."
Watch the video:
Ann Romney is the mother of five boys, grandmother to 16 grandchildren, a church, charity, and community volunteer, former Massachusetts First Lady, breast-cancer survivor, and suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. In addition to all that, she is Romney's not so secret weapon.
Townhall's Carol Platt Liebau put it better than I ever could:
For far too long, people like Rosen have made a cottage industry of trying to shame and demean women whose calling is that of a mother, wife and homemaker.... Those who stay home feel keenly the attempts to stigmatize them, while those who work outside the home carry their own burden of worries and regrets about the time they are missing with their children (even Rosen herself admits that she sometimes "envies" women who are not working for a paycheck). All who struggle with this dilemma are deserving of social respect and compassion, whether they work for a paycheck or not.
Simply put, Anne Romney is terrific.
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