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Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!

Ashley Feinberg · 05/15/15 01:12PM

According to Mitt Romney’s decisively grim Twitter bio, he is simply “Former Governor of Massachusetts”—no more, no less. But it’s time to stop dwelling on the past. Because today, Mitt Romney has found love in former World Champion boxer Evander Holyfield—and that love is the sweetest victory of all.

Mitt Romney, Bad Comedian

Hamilton Nolan · 01/19/15 09:32AM

Politics is often comedy. The fact that the robotic and unloveable Mitt Romney may run for president again is funny enough. But Mitt Romney running for president on an anti-poverty platform is truly a comic masterpiece.

Mitt Romney Can't Tell Famous Black Women Apart

Allie Jones · 07/28/14 10:08AM

Buried in a New York Times piece about Rand Paul's efforts to woo black voters is the story of the most Mitt Romney thing Mitt Romney has ever done: confuse two famous black women in media. According to Donna Brazile, Romney called her "Gwen" during the 2012 campaign.

MSNBC Host: ‘Sorry For Joking About Romney’s Black Grandkid!’

J.K. Trotter · 12/31/13 11:45AM

Liberal cable network MSNBC has a way of offending conservatives in the least productive manner possible. Case in point: On Sunday Melissa Harris-Perry invited a roundtable of comedians to dissect a family photograph of failed GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who in the photo is holding on his right lap his newest baby grandson, Kieran Romney. Kieran, who is adopted, happens to be black. Which was enough for Harris-Perry’s guests to make fun of how the Romney family, much like the Republican Party, is mostly white. It’s not the dumbest thing MSNBC has ever aired (that would be Morning Joe), but still: It’s a baby.

Which Stupid Millionaire Lost a Fortune Betting on Mitt Romney?

J.K. Trotter · 09/24/13 10:37AM

Jacob Fischler at BuzzFeed reports that in the autumn of 2012, a single (unknown) millionaire staked, and lost, “at least $4 million” on Mitt Romney trouncing Barack Obama on November 6. Fischler cites a working paper by Microsoft’s David Rothschild and Columbia’s Rajiv Sethi, who studied trading patterns on the now-illegal InTrade.com, which allowed armchair speculators to bet on almost anything.

The Romney Family Voted on Mitt's Run, and Decided 10-2 Against

Max Read · 07/02/13 08:12AM

Over Christmas holidays in 2010, Adam Sandler movie bad guy Mitt Romney polled his family and held a vote as to whether he should run for president. The result: Two said yes. The other ten—Romney himself included—said no.

The Man Who Filmed Romney's 47 Percent Video Was Inspired By Bill Clinton's Generosity and Mitt Romney's Awful Speech

Taylor Berman · 03/12/13 11:15PM

The man who secretly filmed Romney's infamous 47% video during a campaign fundraiser last September has finally agreed to reveal himself tomorrow night on MSNBC. The Huffington Post interviewed the man several times over the past few months and, while they won't reveal his name until after MSNBC's big interview, they have released some information about the filmmaker, including his job and how he was indirectly inspired by Bill Clinton.

Cord Jefferson · 01/04/13 05:01PM

In a bit of karmic justice, Mitt Romney got just 47 percent (ha ha) of the presidential vote, according to new tallies.