Rafalca didn't win a medal, but she entered into the spirit of the occasion with poise and éclat, in contrast to the spouse of her owner. She's a beautiful horse with splendid markings.Never for a second during her seven-minute performance did a hoof stray dangerously mouthwards, nor did she do anything at all to offend or upset the host nation. From the moment she entered the Greenwich Park equestrian arena at 12.15 on Thursday afternoon, the most famous political horse since Caligula toyed with making a consul of Incitatus seemed in her element.
She bowed her neatly plaited head on cue, trotted diagonally across the sand, did the jogging-on-the-spot thing, the skipping thing, the rhythmic boogying thing, the controlled trotting thing: in short, Rafalca did everything that the occasion and the peculiar rules of the dressage demanded of her.
Her part-owner seemed equally delighted. Ann Romney, who was in the VIP section of the equestrian arena, rose to give Rafalca a standing ovation and a wave. "She was consistent and elegant," said Mrs Romney. "She did not disappoint. She thrilled me to death."Is Ann prouder of Rafalca's performance in England than of Mitt's? I expect so, but she'd never say.
Update: Mitt Romney deducted $70,000 from his tax bill for Rafalca.
The amount of tax credits the Romneys receive from this horse alone exceeds the average annual salary of an American household. Is there any doubt that a Romney administration would favor the rich and increase the income gap in our country? Mitt is a pariah in Mormon Clothing and will stop at nothing to expand an empire of greed for the rich in this country. Can his sacred Mormon underwear gain him enough donations to buy this election? See for yourself as Mitt dons his tighty-whities from the Good Lord Himself at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/05/mitt-romneys-magic-mormon-underwear.html
ReplyDeleteIs there any doubt that a Romney administration would favor the rich and increase the income gap in our country?
DeleteBrandt, I never doubted. I don't know whether Mitt's Mormon garment, will save him, but your drawing of Mitt's Magic Mormon Underwear makes the point well. There. I gave you a clickable link.
Thank you ma'am!
Delete"Rafalca didn't win a medal, but she entered into the spirit of the occasion with poise and éclat, in contrast to the spouse of her owner."
ReplyDeleteI would argue in contrast to her owner, too. "You people" n' all.
I was referring to the time in England. So far as I know, Ann did not insult anyone.
DeleteWiki tells me that these garments are to be worn by "Endowed Members".
ReplyDeleteI won't ask what "Endowed Members" are. You can't make this stuff up.
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ReplyDeleteDid you see where Harry Reid said a constituent told him that the reason Rmoney won't release his taxes is that Rmoney paid NO TAXES for ten years? Someone proposed a bumper sticker if that turns out to be true, reading "Ten Years. No Taxes." I think that would sink the good ship Mittwit.
ReplyDeleteYes, I was going to do a post about Sen. Harry Reid's comment.
DeleteUpdate to your Update: $70K tax deduction for the ONE year we know about!
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True, JCF, we have only limited information.
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Soon-to-be hurricane headed Gulfward. In your (greater) neighborhood in ~ 9 days...
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Delete(This anon is Porlock Junior who ought to know by now that FYWP will not accept his postings and is trying to sneak past the watchful dragons.)
ReplyDeleteGotta be a pedant here. What he got, according to sources who know this stuff, is a deduction (not a credit) for that amount. Given the obscenely low tax rate that he pays (All together now: "Less than Warren Buffett's secretary!" But WB actually thinks that's a *bad* thing!) what he saves is a lot less.
Also, apparently this is a Passive Activity Loss. I know, you think I'm making up Passive Activity, a truly outlandish oxymoron. You're wrong. Just look in your tax return. Well, maybe not *yours* (Lucky Ducky You, not having to worry about taxes on exotic investments), but you can get the forms from IRS.GOV if you want to see proof.
What this means in practice is that he can't even take the deduction unless he has a Passive Activiy Gain in the same year, which apparently he doesn't have this time, so he'll have to carry it forward to some better year.
I'm sure we're all hoping that a better year comes soon, since what's good for George Romney is good for America.