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Mitt Romney Accused Of 'Dyeing His Face Brown'
For Univision Interview (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Mitt Romney appeared on Univision Wednesday alongside Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas, but something was a little peculiar about his appearance -- his skin tone. Looking back at the hundreds of photos logging his every moment on the campaign trail, the Republican presidential nominee is usually not so shockingly tan.
While his orangey-brown appearance on Univision could have been the result of bad lighting or a makeup mishap, left-wing blog the Democratic Underground concluded that Romney "dyed his face brown for his Univision interview."
The claim is not completely out of the ballpark. After all, as Gawker points out, Romney did say "it would be helpful to be Latino," in a video secretly recorded at a campaign fundraiser earlier this year.
Appearing at a campaign fundraiser in Atlanta, Georgia, before his Univision interview, Romney showed a bit more color, but nowhere near the amount of bronze as seen on stage at the 6:30 p.m. ET filming.
If Romney did indeed alter his skin tone, it was likely done in the past few days. Three days earlier, on Sunday, Sept. 16, Romney appeared much paler when he landed in Missouri.
From left to right: Romney steps off his campaign charter plane on Sept. 16; Romney is introduced at a campaign fundraiser earlier in the day on Sept. 19; Romney speaks on stage during a Univision interview later in the evening on Sept. 19. (All photos courtesy of AP)
And on Monday, Sept. 17, when Romney addressed Los Angeles' Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, his face was a bit redder than usual.
With his bustling campaign schedule, Romney spending enough time outside to develop a natural tan of that color within the time frame is doubtful -- making it even more possible that he somehow altered his skin tone as Democratic Underground suggests.
Though the intentions behind this plausible move are a mystery, some have ventured to make a guess, speculating that Romney's "brownface" is an attempt to appeal to Latino voters -- a voting bloc Romney desperately needs if he hopes to win the election.
Romney is currently trailing nearly 40 points behind Obama in Latino support.
Check out clips from Romney's interview in the video above and tell us what you think about Romney's color in the comments below.
Quick Poll
Do you think Romney altered his skin tone intentionally?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/20/mitt-romney-dyed-face-brown-fake-tan-univision_n_1900707.html
Mitt Romney appeared on Univision Wednesday alongside Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas, but something was a little peculiar about his appearance -- his skin tone. Looking back at the hundreds of photos logging his every moment on the campaign trail, the Republican presidential nominee is usually not so shockingly tan.
While his orangey-brown appearance on Univision could have been the result of bad lighting or a makeup mishap, left-wing blog the Democratic Underground concluded that Romney "dyed his face brown for his Univision interview."
The claim is not completely out of the ballpark. After all, as Gawker points out, Romney did say "it would be helpful to be Latino," in a video secretly recorded at a campaign fundraiser earlier this year.
Appearing at a campaign fundraiser in Atlanta, Georgia, before his Univision interview, Romney showed a bit more color, but nowhere near the amount of bronze as seen on stage at the 6:30 p.m. ET filming.
If Romney did indeed alter his skin tone, it was likely done in the past few days. Three days earlier, on Sunday, Sept. 16, Romney appeared much paler when he landed in Missouri.
From left to right: Romney steps off his campaign charter plane on Sept. 16; Romney is introduced at a campaign fundraiser earlier in the day on Sept. 19; Romney speaks on stage during a Univision interview later in the evening on Sept. 19. (All photos courtesy of AP)
And on Monday, Sept. 17, when Romney addressed Los Angeles' Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, his face was a bit redder than usual.
With his bustling campaign schedule, Romney spending enough time outside to develop a natural tan of that color within the time frame is doubtful -- making it even more possible that he somehow altered his skin tone as Democratic Underground suggests.
Though the intentions behind this plausible move are a mystery, some have ventured to make a guess, speculating that Romney's "brownface" is an attempt to appeal to Latino voters -- a voting bloc Romney desperately needs if he hopes to win the election.
Romney is currently trailing nearly 40 points behind Obama in Latino support.
Check out clips from Romney's interview in the video above and tell us what you think about Romney's color in the comments below.
Quick Poll
Do you think Romney altered his skin tone intentionally?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/20/mitt-romney-dyed-face-brown-fake-tan-univision_n_1900707.html
OH Sista! A challenge has been thrown in the gauntlet and accepted! Game on!
oh brother.
yes it is
Actually, I farted a little bit when I read it;-)
Welcome to our little community, by the way.
Game on!
Welcome to our little community, by the way.
Game on!
Oh hush Carl. You know you laughed.
Yeah... good one Steph!
NOT!!!
NOT!!!
Frankly, I what I've noticed is that overall Romney is much paler this election season than he was last! He used to be a tan dude ALL the time and I had thought some political stylist had told him to lay off the creams. But you know how tanning people are . . . they get a bit addicted to it. So, maybe he relapsed. I don't know.
Okay, clearly joking around. Who cares about this, right? Silly.
Okay, clearly joking around. Who cares about this, right? Silly.
rofl... That was good Paige!
It is very oblivious what happened here.....Gov. Romney's party has included anti-equality policy in their platform. You anger the gays, there will be retaliation in the hair and make-up department. It's one of the most effective civil disobedience tools we have in our handbags. G.O.P. Beware!!!
Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear to Tread
Know what's even more frightening? No doubt a certain percentage of the population actually has this stuff influence their vote.
You are right, no more National Enquirer, now it's the mainstream media.
Makes me wonder~ what are the Men in Black reading ?
(I look to Al Jazeera for news of the world.)
Makes me wonder~ what are the Men in Black reading ?
(I look to Al Jazeera for news of the world.)
Yes the Mainstream Media is getting so desperate; it’s hard to define them from the Tabloids. The Headlines yesterday was Madonna’s boast of Obama being a Black Muslim (I watched the clip, Madonna needs to shut up and stick to entertainment.) It's amazing how fast they move from one chunk of Crapola to the next.
Remember that song "Dirty Laundry"?
Remember that song "Dirty Laundry"?
I saw this days ago, laughed and moved on. It's not really worth much thought it it ?
Slow news day folks. Not sure what to think of this, I hope its not true but thought it would be fun to get others takes on it. I did not watch so cannot say but if it was true? OMG! Lets just hope its not and keep in mind we have not heard any of this on the local news. lol
The Democrat Machine has resulted to the very same garbage that the Republican Machine resulted to in the last election. (And they above such a thing 4 years ago.... maybe they "evolved")
I gotta say, I think the media that is claiming this is being a bit ridiculous. Maybe he used a tanning booth or self tanner - tan's look good on TV. Heck, I use self tanner and I am not attempting to look Hispanic, I just like having a tan. With all Romney's faults, I am fairly confident he is intelligent enough to realize that a tan isn't going to make voters think he's Hispanic or anything but who is he. I think this is one of those weird but entertaining stories with no basis. Funny to think about though.
If Romney dyed his face in the belief that it would garner the Hispanic vote, we've got far more problems than we thought we did....
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