Ann Romney: Michelle Obama Is 'Lovely' (VIDEO)

Ann Romney had some kind words in a recent interview for First Lady Michelle Obama, the woman she could replace in the White House if Mitt Romney wins the 2012 election.

“I think she's lovely," Romney said of Obama during an interview on Fox News. "And as everyone can appreciate it is a very difficult position to be in. Where your husband's under enormous scrutiny all the time and attacks from one side or the other and yet to be able to keep your calm and to be able to have your composure, we appreciate that and see that in her.”

Romney has spoken positively about the first lady before, and Obama has returned the gesture, standing up for Romney in the wake of a controversy over stay-at-home mothers.

The niceties are a notable departure from the often combative rhetoric that dominates presidential politics, perhaps encouraged by the popularity of both women. In a recent poll, both Romney and Obama prevailed over their husbands in personal popularity numbers.

While Romney has shown some admiration for the current first lady, that doesn't mean she doesn't have her own plans for the role, should she find herself in the White House next year.

“Every first lady brings her own personality to the White House," Romney told Fox News. "For me of course it's going to have something to do with things I care about, the things I love. Having had breast cancer, I'm sure I'll be involved in breast cancer awareness. Having had Multiple Sclerosis, I'm sure, and I know for sure I'll be working trying to promote research, but beyond that I also have worked for many years with at-risk youth, so I know I'll never be able to give that up either.”

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Comments

[tigereon]

07:32 PM on 05/13/2012

Ann Romney put out an ad this moth’s day, I guess as a response to the lady who said that she never had to work a day in her life that offended Ann so much. What’s amazing is that Ann still does not get it.

While any mothering is admirable work, to insult Americans by saying “we don’t get how hard it was for you to raise your 5 boys” only further proves that she and her husband really have no idea what real Americans are going through.

To compare what she went through with a loving husband who was the governor and $250milin the bank to a 23 yr old single mom who makes minimum wage with no support is one of the most ridiculously insulting things I have heard anyone say in quite sometime.

I have remade the ANN ROMNEY AD, if it had been made based in reality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYiewj2Kfdo

[Brianne Williams]

01:11 AM on 05/13/2012

"I've had breast cancer" so I will fully be involved with helping my husband get rid of Planned Parenthood (he said he would) which screens for breast cancer! Give me a break. Must be nice to have health care and not KNOW what it is like to have PP as your ONLY form of health care. Why do Republicans hate pap smears and breast exams so much? Ya know, 97 PERCENT OF WHAT PP DOES.

[One Nation]

10:39 PM on 05/12/2012

Michelle Obama is so awesome! I love hear appeal to motherhood, family and community service. Love her!

[linnwood]

01:31 PM on 05/12/2012

I totally agree with Mrs Romney.....Mrs Obama is lovely and a wonderful First Lady.

[UKGAL36]

01:12 PM on 05/12/2012

What has Ann ever accomplished except being a stay at home mum with helpers?

[MarcDel]

01:04 PM on 05/12/2012

Nice compliment and that should have ended her comments. Yeah she was once involved working with at risk teens and donated to Planned Parenthood in hopes of reducing teen pregnancy. So Ann how about your first leadership in your effort; tell us you don't agree with your husband in ending funding to Planned Parenthood

[Dw Skinner]

01:01 PM on 05/12/2012

Anno Romney's most significant role will be driving the caddy past the White House so her husband can wave to Obama during his second term.

[Tracee Collins]

12:50 PM on 05/12/2012

Notice how she plays up the cancer and MS diagnoses, trying to evoke sympathy..(?)
This woman is JUST as out of touch as her empty shell of a husband. NEXT!

[Gestas]

12:31 PM on 05/12/2012

You, Betcha..Ann Romeny would hire in a Heart Beat..especially if she can do windows.

[IFany]

12:30 PM on 05/12/2012

Does Michelle Obama need validation from Mrs Romney?

[UKGAL36]

12:21 PM on 05/12/2012

Does Ann think saying Mrs O is "lovely" likely to win her and her dull, unappealable husband votes? Yes Ann, MO is lovely and everything you could only dream you were.

[kevamy]

12:20 PM on 05/12/2012

Don't worry Annie you won't be moving into the white house anytime soon. So worry about moving into your newly doubled beach house in LaJolla.

[juzcuz]

11:52 AM on 05/12/2012

I'm just wondering how Ann Romney would be moving into a much smaller house such as the White House... she's used to so much bigger and better. She'd feel like she was living in the slums. Probably want to renovate the entire House. Oh well... there's no way they're going to win... so she won't have to worry about any downsizing.

[RSGmusic]

11:46 AM on 05/12/2012

Seems like lovely and exchanges by the Romneys and Obamas are nice.

You do notice the republicans are trying hard to get on the same side of almsot all issues theses days, to try and get, We the People to vote for them.

Do you really believe that!
On marrige, Mitts current stance is not marrige by A judge or other wise none religious! thought same sex couples are good Parents?. I wonder when hetrosex couples by the public will not get any rights?

Planned Parent Hood though the want to elimnate, all people use the program even if they are Repbulicans, Independent or Democrates!

All politcal parties get well fair right! The republicans want to defund them? Oh the military need and large boost, we definitly need more bullets and intercont missiles! If we cut the defense and home defense budgets in half, we still out spend the almost the whole world.

Of course Republicans whats to give the US military lower heath care!

Mitt whats to pay Taxes to foriegn countries instead of America?? ( 1.2 million ) more than a few people earn in a life time!

Mitt likes to fire people in both the private and government sections! Why all parties are employed by both?

People will not vote for mitt if I tell them what He wants to do. Mitts dudget is undefined!

I will vote for President Obama though!

peace to all !

[grannykate]

11:15 AM on 05/12/2012

How ...generous of you, Ann. I'll agree that she is "lovely", and also smart, so smart, and energetic, and dedicated, and talented, and she has real grace in all of her aspects - oh, and did I mention; she is also seems to be a very "real" person.