Richard Whitney's portrait of Mitt Romney unveiled (Caption please)

http://www.examiner.com ^ | July 27,2009 | Darla Dixon

[South40]

Spit on Mitt!

[Yardstick]

Looks like Mitt’s got man hands.

[cranked]

RomneyCare = ObamaCare = all I need to see and know.

[Huskrrrr]

Picture of Dorian Romney.

[harpu]

Arsehole!

[ellery]

More about this portrait:

Painted by New Hampshire artist Richard Whitney and funded by Romney’s campaign account, the $30,000 portrait depicts the governor seated at the front edge of his desk wearing his trademark business suit. Beside him is a small framed photo of his wife, Ann, and a copy of the health care reform law he called his greatest achievement.

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20090701mitts_all_business_in_official_governors_portrait/

[Huskrrrr]

[mnehring]

From an artistic perspective, that’s pretty good. You can almost smell the Aquanet.

[smokingfrog]

I guess every gov. gets their portrait painted, huh?

Seems like a waste of 30 grand. Just have your picture taken and blow it up to poster size.
Should cost about 20 bucks at Kinkos.

[gidget7]

Wow, if that was his greatest achievement, he had better go back to the drawing board of achievements and start over. That one is a disaster!

The fact he considers is one, is all anyone needs to know. No Mitt.

[FastCoyote]

I'm confused! Which is Mitt and which is the two dimensional cardboard fake?

[Servant of the Cross]

and a copy of the health care reform law he called his greatest achievement.

For real?! That is priceless.

[Roscoe Karns]

[ellery]

I agree 100%.

[FastCoyote]

[From an artistic perspective, that’s pretty good. You can almost smell the Aquanet.]

Har Har, That’s a keeper.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Looks like a cross between Billy Graham and John Edwards to me.

[wintertime]

It looks like he has a square halo around his head.

[big'ol_freeper]

Mitt gazing upon his likeness: "I love you, I love you, I love you!!"

[MrEdd]

O'bama light

[50mm]

[Maelstorm]

Hahahaha now that is the best observation yet! Thanks for the good laugh.

[Maelstorm]

That picture is one of the most revealing of any of Mr. Romney. A moment of jubilation at the public’s continued expense.

[FastCoyote]

The Rules of Fudge Club.

1st RULE: You do not talk about FUDGE CLUB.

2nd RULE: You DO NOT talk about FUDGE CLUB...

[Maelstorm]

He does love himself. He should hang it over his bed.

[libbylu]

Great looking guy. Gotta love him.

[ejonesie22]

Which one is the painting?

[ellery]

Yep, for real — in the official portrait that Romney commissioned and paid for, he had the painter feature RomneyCare as his signature achievement. Apparently that’s what he considers his proud legacy?

Crazy.

[ejonesie22]

Just more “ammo” to use when his sycophants here start in with the whole “it was a good idea until the Democrats got hold of it, it is nothing like Romney intended” BS routine...

[ellery]

Bwahahaha!

[ellery]

Exactly. :) Of course, with Romney running around the country awarding himself an “A” for RomneyCare, and calling it his greatest achievement (as the staggering debt mounts...and mounts...and waiting times lengthen and lengthen) I haven’t heard that argument lately.

[Carl LaFong]

It looks a lot like Joe Estevez.

[Maelstorm]

Yeah. I lean towards Edward’s myself. How glad I am that Edward’s political career is over. He was such a shameless liar.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

A two dimensional image devoid of depth and substance and a portrait of same.

[ZULU]

How about “The Great Has Been”?

With Massachusetts’ health care in the tank, I’d say Romney is kaput for 2012.

[Maelstorm]

Now that isn’t half bad. :-)

[khnyny]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302466/posts

Brigham Young University was just voted as the number one socially conservative university in the country. I’m Catholic, btw, but am bewildered by the MDS.

[manapua]

A two dimensional image devoid of depth and substance and a portrait of same.

Beautiful description. A+

[ellery]

What does BYU’s conservatism ranking have to do with Romney and the disastrous universal health care debacle that he’s so proud of?

[exist]

I hate it when they sit like that. Looks gay.

[khnyny]

I’m looking at the totality of the man, the way he has lived his life, and that doesn’t jive with the amount of hate I’v read about him on this site. It’s peculiar to me.

Democratics who are much, much worse haven’t generated the same amount of venom.

[Maelstorm]

I thought he looked like he was sitting on something uncomfortable.

[GOP_Lady]

I agree with your comments.

And Richard Whitney is a great artist.

People with a gift like that totally amaze me.

[ellery]

I don’t see much hate for the man. I see a lot of contempt for the disastrous big government programs he’s pushed, including RomneyCare...and more contempt for the fact that he tries to redefine these big government programs as “conservative.”

I still don’t know what that has to do with BYU, though...?

[khnyny]

Thanks. I remember Romney’s economic policy ideas from the campaign and there is no comparison between that and what we are currently dealing with from the Obama administration.

[UnwashedPeasant]

It looks like he has a square halo around his head.

He was trying to be subtle. But you caught it!

[MonicaG]

Ceiling.

[dixjea]

I think its a nice portrait, and I think Mitt is a good leader and a great man.

[Lizavetta]

You're bad!

(and freakin' hilarious too, I might add)

[Diogenesis]

Willard Brutus "I am Myth" Romney: Behold!!!! On your knees.
This is THE latest incarnation of myself and my newest principles.
Now go an attack Gov. Palin and the other candidates for me, me, me, me."

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