. . . ann amazing woman . . .

"i read somewhere 

that mitt and i 

have a 'storybook marriage.' 

well, in the storybooks i read, 

there were never 

long, rainy winter afternoons 

in a house with five boys 

screaming at once. 

and those storybooks 

never seemed to have chapters

 called MS or breast cancer.

a storybook marriage?

no, not at all.

what mitt romney and i have 

is a real marriage."

"[success has] . . . given us 

the deep satisfaction 

of being able to help others 

in ways that we 

could never have imagined. 

this is important. 

i want you to hear 

what i am going to say.

mitt does not like 

to talk about 

how he has helped others 

because he sees it as a privilege, 

not a political talking point. 

we are no different 

than the millions of americans 

who quietly help their neighbors,

 their churches, 

and their communities. 

they don't do it 

so that others 

will think more of them ~ 

they do it 

because there is no greater joy.

 give and it 

shall be given unto you."

"i can't tell you will happen 

over the next four years. 

but I can only stand here tonight,

 as a wife, a mother, 

a grandmother, an american, 

and make you 

this solemn commitment:

this man will not fail.

this man will not let us down.

this man will lift up america!"

i believe you, ann.

excellent job.