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| Ann Romney talks dancing and dressage as GMA finds its perfect match | Ann Romney talks dancing and dressage as GMA finds its perfect match |
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| Wednesday morning in New York: outside it is drab and drizzly. Inside the Good Morning America studios at ABC it is brighter than ever – Ann Romney is here! And not just for a quick interview, but to host the show! Well not the whole show, we are told at 7am – but she would be "coming in in our second hour!" | Wednesday morning in New York: outside it is drab and drizzly. Inside the Good Morning America studios at ABC it is brighter than ever – Ann Romney is here! And not just for a quick interview, but to host the show! Well not the whole show, we are told at 7am – but she would be "coming in in our second hour!" |
| GMA is on a roll at the moment, beating NBC's the Today Show on a regular ratings basis. Ann Romney is on a roll, too, as one of the more popular faces of her husband's campaign. Her poll numbers currently outdo her husband's by nine points. Like all political spouses on the campaign trail, her duties fall into the intellectually light, but warm and fuzzy category. This means that GMA and Ann Romney are a perfect match. | GMA is on a roll at the moment, beating NBC's the Today Show on a regular ratings basis. Ann Romney is on a roll, too, as one of the more popular faces of her husband's campaign. Her poll numbers currently outdo her husband's by nine points. Like all political spouses on the campaign trail, her duties fall into the intellectually light, but warm and fuzzy category. This means that GMA and Ann Romney are a perfect match. |
| At 7.30am, we were told that among other things Romney would be doing was "sharing a family recipe." The Romney family is particularly partial to Welsh cakes – or "a kind of English scone". | At 7.30am, we were told that among other things Romney would be doing was "sharing a family recipe." The Romney family is particularly partial to Welsh cakes – or "a kind of English scone". |
| There's something of the Martha Stewart about Ann Romney's tall, strong, slightly intimidating presence. Both seem to stride through the oversized, well-equipped kitchens of life taking their blows firmly on their unflinching, upraised chins. "Tough" is a word you could use to describe them both. Also, "middle-class" and "white". So baking seemed a reasonable morning gig for Ann Romney to undertake on national television. | There's something of the Martha Stewart about Ann Romney's tall, strong, slightly intimidating presence. Both seem to stride through the oversized, well-equipped kitchens of life taking their blows firmly on their unflinching, upraised chins. "Tough" is a word you could use to describe them both. Also, "middle-class" and "white". So baking seemed a reasonable morning gig for Ann Romney to undertake on national television. |
| "After raising five boys, I'm ready for anything!" cried an enthusiastic Romney, catching a football and wearing a hot pink jacket as the camera announced her presence at 8am. But the best thing about live television is you can't always follow a script. | "After raising five boys, I'm ready for anything!" cried an enthusiastic Romney, catching a football and wearing a hot pink jacket as the camera announced her presence at 8am. But the best thing about live television is you can't always follow a script. |
| "They're burning," she muttered through clenched teeth to an unseen minion, seconds later, not realizing she was on camera. "You can turn the griddle down." | "They're burning," she muttered through clenched teeth to an unseen minion, seconds later, not realizing she was on camera. "You can turn the griddle down." |
| That was the first and last we saw of the Welsh cakes. Instead her first segment is a forgettable interview with the losers of last night's Dancing With the Stars. DWTS is not having a good season on ABC, so if the wife of a residential candidate can help get the show some viewers – great. I'm not sure Romney sitting formally in her signature red shirt-dress asking singer Drew Lachey: "How did you like your scoring on the cha-cha?" will really bring it home. But she tried. Romney might be very wealthy, but she's also a wife and a mother with health issues. Which means she falls nicely into the GMA demographic. The show tailored itself around those similarities creating a segment where she petted the horse Lord Ludger while its rider, Becca Hart, who had competed in the London Paralympics, was briefly interviewed. | That was the first and last we saw of the Welsh cakes. Instead her first segment is a forgettable interview with the losers of last night's Dancing With the Stars. DWTS is not having a good season on ABC, so if the wife of a residential candidate can help get the show some viewers – great. I'm not sure Romney sitting formally in her signature red shirt-dress asking singer Drew Lachey: "How did you like your scoring on the cha-cha?" will really bring it home. But she tried. Romney might be very wealthy, but she's also a wife and a mother with health issues. Which means she falls nicely into the GMA demographic. The show tailored itself around those similarities creating a segment where she petted the horse Lord Ludger while its rider, Becca Hart, who had competed in the London Paralympics, was briefly interviewed. |
| "It's so extraordinary what horses do for us. For me, it's balance, it's love, it's joy," said Romney, who has famously used equine therapy to help deal with multiple sclerosis. "Horses are a gift from God and they are a partner in our life's journey and they can bring such joy." | "It's so extraordinary what horses do for us. For me, it's balance, it's love, it's joy," said Romney, who has famously used equine therapy to help deal with multiple sclerosis. "Horses are a gift from God and they are a partner in our life's journey and they can bring such joy." |
| (Brief pause while I pictured Jason Sudeikis playing Mitt Romney as a horse on this week's Saturday Night Live.) Finally, with only 10 minutes of the show left, she began cooking. Well, actually, she watched as Stanley Tucci, who is promoting a new cookbook, began cooking. "I think our butter is burning, sorry," said Tucci in a relaxed manner, taking a saucepan off the heat. | (Brief pause while I pictured Jason Sudeikis playing Mitt Romney as a horse on this week's Saturday Night Live.) Finally, with only 10 minutes of the show left, she began cooking. Well, actually, she watched as Stanley Tucci, who is promoting a new cookbook, began cooking. "I think our butter is burning, sorry," said Tucci in a relaxed manner, taking a saucepan off the heat. |
| "They burnt my Welsh cakes, too," said Romney, throwing up her hands. | "They burnt my Welsh cakes, too," said Romney, throwing up her hands. |
| "This show's a disaster," said Tucci. | "This show's a disaster," said Tucci. |
| "Yeah," said Romney. | "Yeah," said Romney. |
| "This is really burning!" said Tucci as sparks started flying off the butter. | "This is really burning!" said Tucci as sparks started flying off the butter. |
| "Every time I don't know," said Romney, laughing. "My plane almost goes down – now I'm going to catch on fire." | "Every time I don't know," said Romney, laughing. "My plane almost goes down – now I'm going to catch on fire." |
| But she never did – in any sense of the word. | But she never did – in any sense of the word. |
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