Mitt Romney, Ann Romney Ride On Jet Ski (PHOTO)

GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, took to Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., on a jet ski on Monday. Romney owns a vacation home there, where he'll celebrate the July 4 holiday.

(Photo credit: Charles Dharapak/AP)

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• Chris Lee

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• Vladimir Putin

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• Nicolas Sarkozy

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• President Clinton

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• Ronald Reagan

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• Gerald Ford

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• Kevin Yoder

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Comments

[Darius Molark]

12:29 PM on 07/23/2012

I'm buying one of these. The plastic model one my kid can play with in the bath tub. I got friends who have real ones.

[OnceProudAmerican]

07:38 PM on 07/20/2012

Is'bt it nice to know who wears the PANTIES in that family?

[oldsilkhat01]

06:46 PM on 07/19/2012

Bet that family vacation didn't cost the American people $500,000.00

[donut999]

10:54 AM on 08/20/2012

But, if Mitt is elected, do you think his will cost less? It doesn't matter who the prez is, getting them and their entourage around is expensive. Find something meaningful to pick at.

[goteamobama2012]

01:02 AM on 07/15/2012

why mitt who knew what a manly man you are!.. i mean letting Ann drive you around on your jet ski and everything...

[Frog in a pot]

02:26 AM on 07/14/2012

Interesting that Kerry was called "elitist" for windsurfing

.Maybe because it takes actual stamina and skill to windsurf?
For conservatives something that requires deftness and ability that means its "elite" I guess.

[Birdwatcher1]

07:44 PM on 07/07/2012

Notice they are not even moving? They hired a professional photographer to come and take this.

Bain Capital On Back Of Noisy, Fossil Fueled Vehicle In Front Of Mansion On Lake.

[NonCon]

01:38 PM on 07/06/2012

I'm sure this is going to win the Budweiser crowd over. What kind of wuss rides?
If he really wanted to impress, he would have gotten another jet ski and raced his wife around the lake.

[goteamobama2012]

01:03 AM on 07/15/2012

hey.. if the nascar crowd sees that HIS WIFE is actually drving.. i'd say hest TOAST!

[mariquita21]

06:35 PM on 07/05/2012

So Ann Romney has multiple sclerosis. I don't want to hear, "oh, it depends on the severity". That's a load. MS is an auto-immune disorder and it effects the joints and muscles. Let me tell you something, I saw her flying across that water and bouncing across those wakes. The pain that that would do to your body with MS would be UNGODLY. Not only would you have to have someone P E E L you off that ski, you would not be able to walk, crawl or pray your way back fast enough to lay down and beg someone to put you out of how much PAIN YOUR ENTIRE BODY WOULD BE IN...and not just for and hour or a day...but for days and days and days with no relief, no help, no drugs that work....jet skiing...madre de dios....how about taking a bath once in a while without help.

I swear to almighty god, if this woman has MS, I owe everyone on here all that I am and all that I own.

[proud2bemoderate]

07:14 PM on 07/09/2012

MS can take years for it to become severe...

[mariquita21]

07:22 PM on 07/09/2012

So you know what it feels like even in it's moderate statges then? Or any stage?

[Uncle Milty]

04:02 PM on 07/05/2012

The reporter asked him how he feels about jet skis. This shrug is his response. He can't even take a stand on jet skis.

[If it Looks Like A Duck]

11:26 PM on 07/06/2012

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Uncle Milty]

03:45 PM on 07/05/2012

He looks every bit as presidential as John Kerry windsurfing.

[Birdwatcher1]

07:39 PM on 07/07/2012

At least Kerry was doing the windsurfing on his own power, and not on an annoying, loud, fossil fuel driven vehicle driven by his wife.

I hate jet skis - a lot of folks on Lake Winnipasaukee hate them, too. They kill the beauty and serenity of the lake.

[Frog in a pot]

03:00 AM on 07/14/2012

He makes wind-surfing John Kerry look like an average joe

[hffngtn]

10:33 AM on 07/04/2012

Sea Doo is an import, not made in US; Now Romneys are outsourcing water vehicles. There are a lot of watercraft built in the US: sailboats, powerboats, canoes. And a canoe would be less noisy than a jet ski and wouldn't need an elevator.

[mummblemouth]

07:05 PM on 07/19/2012

If it doesn't require an elevator, the Snobbys aren't interested.

[Bagger]

04:28 PM on 07/03/2012

Must be nice.

[playsindirt]

04:13 PM on 07/03/2012

Part of the reason why Romney had such a low approval rating when he left the Governor's office is because the people of MA didn't like the fact that he was always on vacation. The presidency is a full-time job and maybe Mr. Moneybags, who worked for free in MA because he didn't need the money, doesn't have the personal discipline required to do the job.

[Maui sun]

09:09 PM on 07/05/2012

Wow...the majority of these comments are so pathetic, petty, and clearly jealous. Your comment is laughable given that Pres Obama has played more golf in 3 years than any predecessor in an entire term. The Obamas have taken lavish trips to Hawaii, the Hamptons...not to mention Michelle's own list of personal trips complete with entourage. Not a single eyebrow raised in judgement by anyone in the media. I don't begrudge either of these people spending time with their families....It's the ever present blatant double standard applied by the left that's so despicable

[kookycooker]

12:58 PM on 07/06/2012

Um President Bush actually took more vacations than any other president in history. George w Bush took 77 days. So your facts are wrong. President Jimmy Carter took 19 days and Bill Clinton took 21 days. Bush made more trips to Camp David a total of 78 days in 2001. President Obama 27 days. Bush was ALWAYS on vacation.

[kookycooker]

01:01 PM on 07/06/2012

Your facts are wrong. Try factcheck.org and you will find your friend Bush took more vacation time than any president in history.

[T-BONEIMPALA]

01:09 PM on 07/03/2012

'French Speaking' Vietnam Draft Dodger Mitt Romney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnOIynT5I7w

[toomuchpr]

11:02 AM on 07/03/2012

It's a really good idea some genius republican aide thought to substitute Ann for Chauncey, Romney's normal Jet Ski driver at the New Hampshire country house. Optics! They are the masters down to the tiny details of whom and how Mitt gets driven on the Jet Ski. Yes everyone, Mitt is a NORMAL GUY who lets his wife drive him on the Jet Ski - american males will totally relate - Mitt is comfortable being driven.

[CateManhattan]

02:06 AM on 07/14/2012

It's sooooo staged . . . to show off Ann's 'Michelle arms'. Mittens looks totally uncomfortable, and Ann looks . . . staged.