Jeff Fuler you're famous - Ping
Posted on 06/21/2007 2:34:13 PM PDT by Rameumptom
I had the pleasure of following Mitt and Anne Romney across Iowa this weekend with Jeff Fuller of Iowans for Romney and R4′08’s own Jason (of MyManMitt fame too of course!)
I will not dwell too much on my personal observations of this weekends events, as I think the video and photo diaries will speak for themselves. I will say though, that having the opportunity to interact and observe the Romney’s close-up I have formed the personal opinion that they are two of the most genuinely kind and “real” people that you’ll probably meet in politics.
And not to get too sappy here-but it is obvious to everyone in whatever room they entered this weekend the depth of affection they have for one another. It is simply written all over their faces. Although this isn’t exactly a substantive analysis of the state of the Romney campaign or this weekend’s events; it is, however, the kind of observation that a blogger is allowed to indulge him or herself in that say, a CNN reporter cannot.
And speaking of CNN… Let me give you reason #478,399 to reevaluate whatever stock or faith that you may place in their reporting.
At the Dubuque “Ask Mitt Anything” Q&A, Anne Romney took a rather violent fall as the part of the stage that she was standing on collapsed as she concluded her remarks.
Mrs. Romney regained her composure almost immediately and assured the shocked audience that she was OK. She calmly returned to her seat and beamed at her husband as he continued his speech.
She mingled with the crowd afterwards and singed every autograph, answered every question, and posed for every picture showing absolutely no signs that the fall had caused her the slightest injury.
So imagine me and Dr. Fuller’s surprise as we read a CNN report that was filed shortly after the event which described the accident as Anne Romney misjudging the edge of the stage leading to her fall; then going on in great detail about her diagnosis and struggle with MS. The implication of course, was that her MS was somehow the cause of the fall.
Now that version of the story has since been pulled and replaced with a new one. Here’s the new version filed by CNN’s “American Morning” anchor John Roberts:
DUBUQUE, Iowa (CNN)–At an “Ask Mitt anything” event at the Best Western in Dubuque, Iowa on Saturday, Ann Romney fell to the floor as she stepped off a small stage she was sharing with her husband. She recovered quickly, quipping that she was bucked off a horse earlier in the week and that this fall didn’t compare to that. The stage was only a few inches high.
She later made light of the tumble, joking to me “I fell on da butt in Dubuque”.
The campaign said that she fell because of “stage failure”. One of the legs of the riser folded up as she stepped toward the edge.
Ann Romney suffers from multiple sclerosis, which is in remission.
Now let me ask you this: what on Earth does Mrs. Romney having a stage collapse under her have to do with her suffering from MS? It is bad enough that CNN erroneously implied that her fall was somehow the result of her condition (and let me assure you, I was 5 yards from Anne Romney with a clear line of site when this happened. It was clear to everyone in the room that the stage collapsed from under her. Not that she misjudged, or somehow could not control the movement of her legs.)
So why is the fact that she has MS still in the corrected story?
Back on track… I hope that you enjoy the following photo and video diaries of this weekend’s events.
or here http://www.mittromney.com/News/Blogs/index
FReeper Jeff Fuller referenced in "Race 4 2008" article.
Press goes crazy over Ann Romney's hangnail or fall or something like that. Anyway the MSM - irrelevant as ever.
Jeff Fuler you're famous - Ping
Sorry = Jeff FULLER
It just shows how gracious Ann is. If it had been John Kerry, he would have cursed out the stage workers.
Thanks for the post. Im still very interested in Romney. I just wish he could get more exposure..
Ann is a lovely woman.
Her “da butt” quip was terrific. She’s an impressive lady. They both have a lot of class.
I wish CNN would spend as much energy checking out Obama’s Muslim past! Of course they won’t. They aren called the Communist News Network for nothing!
Hi Lion!
God bless the Romney’s.
And put in for another purple heart!
So is this my “15 minutes of fame”?
Thanks for the kudos . . .
Kavon Nikrad is an ardent Rudy guy and runs Race 4 2008. He’s a class act and knows a class act when he sees one.
His support for another candidate makes his comment below even more solid:
“And not to get too sappy here-but it is obvious to everyone in whatever room they entered this weekend the depth of affection they have for one another. It is simply written all over their faces. Although this isn’t exactly a substantive analysis of the state of the Romney campaign or this weekend’s events; it is, however, the kind of observation that a blogger is allowed to indulge him or herself in that say, a CNN reporter cannot.”
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