US election 2012: Mitt Romney sons urged him not to run for White House

“For us as a family, this isn’t the best thing. But, as Josh said, for
the country we think it’s the right thing.”

Ben Romney, the only light-haired son and the least public of the five, drew
laughs by saying: “As you can probably tell, I really love the
limelight.”

The sons’ appearance on Conan O’Brien’s show on the TBS cable network appeared
aimed at showing off the lighter side of Romney, a multi-millionaire former
venture capitalist who often seems stiff on the campaign trail.

The sons said their father loved practical jokes, saying one of his favourites
was to ask them to sniff something that appeared to have gone bad – like
butter or whipped cream – before shoving it in their faces.

The adult sons – who share their father’s disarmingly wholesome demeanour and
prep school appearance – were an active presence on the trail in 2008,
frequently campaigning alongside Romney and running a joint blog.

Romney, who will be formally nominated as the Republican standard-bearer in
August, will take on President Barack Obama in the November 6 election
following months of heavy campaigning and intense media scrutiny.

Source: AFP

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