December 7, 2007
National Reaction to the Romney Speech--Where's the Undies?
Pundits, talking heads, and peanut galleries in general have sat back and digested Massachusetts governor and political aspirant Mitt Romney's "I Am Mormon, Hear Me Roar" speech.
Reactions range from underwhelmed to slightly less underwhelmed. Christopher Hitchens took some time out from getting his body waxed to call it "windy" and "boilerplate." The Globe said it was "tactically astute," but that Romney shut out non-religious and non-Christian audiences, despite his brief shoutout to those of Jewish and Muslim faiths.
But a few writers seem to be obsessed with Mormon undergarments. Wonkette seems disappointed that Mormon undergarments didn't come up. They write, "He mentioned Mormonism only once, but not in reference to his underpants."
Wonkette wasn't the only one. The Washington Post entertained the subject in the form of a reader question, but Andres Martinez shot back, "I hope we never know the answer to your question." Agreed. Romney's Mormon religion isn't our business, and his britches most definitely are not our business.
But the ultimate response to the speech may lie in the poll that announced Mike Huckabee just took second place behind Rudy Giuliani in the Republican candidate race, which just might go to show that you have nothing unless you have Chuck Norris on your side.
Image of Mitt Romney from his official website.



Photo caption: "Nothing comes between Mitt and the secret of his underpants."
Huckabee also has Ric Flair supporting him.
I've got to disagree with Wonkette on the underwear issue. I don't want to know about Mitt's undergarments. I might be curious about the undergarment choices of Mrs. Romney or Mrs. Thompson, though.
Being called "windy" by Hitchens is truly hilarious. (And this opinion was apparently BEFORE he started drinking yesterday).