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Hey Cynics And Haters: Shut Up, The Mitt Romney Sand Photo Is Adorable


I don’t know whether you’re aware, but guys these days can really disappoint (young ladies are guilty of this as well, I’m definitely not exempt). They are taking forever to advance, refuse to settle down or remain faithful, and can make many of us think we must accept some level of disrespect or infidelity if we ever want to get married. So when I saw the 1968 photo of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney beside the words “I LOVE YOU, ANN” written in a heart in the sand, I lamented that this sort of thing doesn’t happen much anymore. Sure the picture is kind of cheesy and florid, but it’s very cute, and anyone who wants to trash it needs a lesson in romance (or should watch “The Notebook” again. Kidding…kind of).

Say it with me now: “AWWWWWWWWWW!” Maybe I’m biased because someone has done the same exact thing for me before, but I can’t help but beam at this and remember a time when I was better at picking dating prospects. The snapshot, of course, was taken during Romney’s missionary days in France. He missed Ann, who was studying at Brigham Young University and briefly broke up with him because sustaining a long distance relationship was becoming too much for her teenage self, so who could blame him for such a sweet gesture? Apparently, a lot of people. Some found it necessary to smear the pic, which is brave if nothing else:

Come on, people. The man loves his wife and always has. Would an Anthony Weiner-style Twitter dick pic be more socially acceptable or admirable? Most dudes are more likely to go with that than a grand romantic move, and that needs to change. If there’s anything guys can take away from Mitt Romney, it’s this, and his young self puts many Millenials to shame.

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  • Anonymous

    Why do we give a fuck that this asshole once built a testament of his love for his girlfriend in the sand? he’s running for fucking president of the united states. not student council president. this shit doesn’t matter and all it does is make clowns try to sympathize with a guy who is half of the lying-est campaign to ever run for the seat.

  • http://twitter.com/LauraDonovanUA Laura Donovan

    I don’t think we should necessarily care, but criticizing the photo is absurd.

  • http://www.facebook.com/shane.davis Shane Davis

    iheartmonsterpussy, you got yourself one closed-off heart, don’t you?

  • Anonymous

    How about a sand drawing of a couple of complete tax returns?

  • Anonymous

    Nope, just a whole lot of monsterpussy!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1026254605 Brandi Wall

    Ok, we get that this photo was cute for the time that it was done. Right now Mitt is a bead bag chair waiting to pop and I am sorry but the twitter posts you shared are right, he did it to show he has a heart but we all know that heart is for two things, HIS FAMILY and HIS MONEY. He does not care about you, me, or the wall. The comments were not about the photo, they were about the timing of the release of the photo, not to mention pinging the heart strings of every women that wished a guy would do this for her and maybe they will change their minds and vote for a guy that was once a romantic before money took hold of his balls! Cheap ploy for votes if you ask me!

  • Anonymous

    No I bet his/her heart is working just fine. It’s pumping blood to the brain so you can question and see through such a ridiculous PR ploy.

  • Anonymous

    Would a man who loves his wife make the comment he did about “using ann sparingly right now” so “people dont get sick of her”? I mean, really, who says that sort of thing about someone they love? Even if he wanted to express the concept of keeping her somewhat distanced from the political campaign for the time being, there are far more thoughtful ways of expressing it than “using her” essentially to get ahead (with the implication of her having the potential to harm his campaign — somehow more than he already has?)

  • Dayrk Flaugh

    I thought that when a Mormon is on a mission they are supposed to leave all worldly connections behind and devote their lives to their church and God. They aren’t even allowed to call or see their families during that time. Looks like this guy doesn’t give a crap about his religion or following rules set forth by the organization he volunteered to serve!

  • http://twitter.com/babyseatuna Scott Peters
  • Anonymous

    Right now, Laura Ingraham is on a beach recreating this for Ann Coulter.

  • Anonymous

    Willard should’ve used Ann more sparingly when he was pumping out those retarded sons of his.

  • http://www.facebook.com/delores.smith.33483 Delores Smith

    Romney rallied for the Viet Nam war as well as the draft. But instead of him fighting a war he wanted, he used his religion to dodge the war and to go France and play in the sand. Sending other young men to their deaths is not romantic.

  • Anonymous

    Barry looks like he just did a spliff, Romney is American and apple pie. No contest who is more romantic.

  • Anonymous

    Willing to bet he paid someone to do it.

  • Anonymous

    Wrong, Ms. Donovan. Mitt Romney did not write “I LOVE YOU, ANN” — he wrote “I LOVE ANN” declaring it to his buddies taking the photo rather than an intimate message to Ann. It’s all the more telling because Romney has a problem connecting to other people. It’s no wonder poor Ann looks so miserable in her wedding photo. She knew she was getting into marriage with a cold fish.

  • Morgan Flag

    Sure the picture is kind of cheesy and florid, but it’s very cute, and
    anyone who wants to trash it needs a lesson in romance (or should watch
    “The Notebook” again. Kidding…kind of).

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