Editorial Cartoon: Mitt Romney turns 65

Editorial Cartoon: Mitt Romney Turns 65

Former Governor and current GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney turned 65 this week proclaiming that he would not enroll for Social Security payments or Medicare.

For those unfamiliar, AARP is an organization in the States that has huge interest group focusing on those above 50 on age related issues.  It was formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons.  Historically in the U.S. the retirement age has been 65 though you can get your AARP card which offers discounts on travel, restaurants etc long before that age.  In fact I knew a 30 year old once who had her card.  I guess all you need to do is send in your money and boom, there it is.

Oh and Denny’s is a national chain of restaurants that specializes in breakfast food.

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74 responses to “Editorial Cartoon: Mitt Romney turns 65”

  1. Rogers George Avatar

    Well, one thing Romney and I agree on.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Dennys or not taking SS??

  2. Tony McGurk Avatar

    Gotta love a Denny’s discount. There used to be a Denny’s in Sydney when I lived there which was 21 years ago now. I have never seen another one since. The food was great. I was looking forward to my Seniors Card when I turned 50 but then discovered you can only get them at 50 if you’ve ceased full time work. Now I gotta wait till 65. Stupid rules.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Just send in your money for an AARP card or in Ohio it is called a Golden Buckeye Card and see if that works in Taz.

  3. nursemyra Avatar

    Whenever I see his name I think of Oven Mitts

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Not Catcher’s Mitt?

      1. eltiare Avatar

        He’ll be any kind of mitt that you want, depending on the day.

        1. lisleman Avatar

          good one – that could become a tagline for his competition

          1. JerryBenedict Avatar

            His real first name is actually Willard…. insert joke about rat based movie here!

    2. Lynn Avatar

      That’s why I like to call him “Mittens”.

  4. Jim Avatar

    It’s never too early/late for breakies. Kinda like pizza, I suppose. Even when it’s bad, it’s still good. 🙂

    Love the toon, BTW. One of these days I’ll get a handle on the coloring thing, too.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Layers Layers Layers. Put your color in a layer under your inks and you never have to worry.

      1. Jim Avatar

        Yep . I do that. Suppose I just need to quit procrastinating, and simply start coloring at least one of the titles. After all, that’s pretty much the purpose of that comic-blog.

      2. Jim Avatar

        Oh, and I loves me some Barnyard Buster, from TJ’s. 😀

        1. Bearman Avatar

          What’s a TJ???

  5. Frank M Hansen Avatar

    Mitt could not resist the pancakes or the savings I guess.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I worked in a similar restaurant when I was younger. Took me 5 years after I stopped working there to go back. I saw what the cooks did to the food and wanted to make sure they were long gone.

      1. eltiare Avatar

        I’ve worked a few fast food places. I hate to tell you, but you really shouldn’t be eating out at all.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          I have heard stories but I figure my immune system has protected me so far.

          1. SpilledInkGuy Avatar

            So…
            maybe it wasn’t the dye + swimming excursion that turned your hair green after all?! It was your lunch! If you’d had the shrimp you famous locks might appear more flamingo-like?
            🙂

  6. Comedy Plus Avatar

    Denny’s has good food? I don’t think so. That’s a very low end place to eat. They have lunch and dinner to and the worst coffee in the world. To each his own I guess. It’s been years and years since I’ve been in a Denny’s and they are everywhere here in California.

    Have a terrific day. 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Some people love it, some hate it. As I mentioned, I used to work at a competitor and they weren’t much better.

  7. Binky Avatar

    Pancakes, mmmmm!!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      And 4 kinds of syrup.

  8. Scholar Mel Avatar

    I didn’t realize that Mit was 65. I thought he was in his late 50’s.

    I saw an AARP mag today with Sharon Stone on the cover. I remember when she was the happening slut in all the B rated Cinemax movies. Can I use the word slut or do you prefer something else?

    btw – My blogging break is an on again off again thing until July.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      You are getting to be like Tony with trying to find your posts.

      Go ahead, the loon’s f bombs have already banned my site from all corporate entities.

  9. MJ Avatar

    Excellent cartoon my friend! Bravo!

    1. Bearman Avatar
  10. James Avatar

    20% off at Denny’s is basically free. Who could pass that up.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I would for a free chipotle coupon.

  11. lisleman Avatar

    I suspect Mitt and AARP have many different opinions on issues.
    I would rather talk about Denny’s. I ate there for a blog post once. They came out with a bacon sundae and I reviewed it in a post (all on my own dime). I’ll go to a Denny’s but not the one I did that time. I know they don’t all have the same quality. Do you think of Denny’s more as a breakfast or open 24 hrs. place?

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Anyplace that serves breakfast 24 hours is a breakfast place to me. Waffle House, Perkins, etc etc. I know First Watch is considered a breakfast place to me because they are only open for breakfast and lunch. If a place served dinner 24 hours a day I guess I would call it a dinner place.

  12. DadaHyena Avatar

    Hey, who can say no to that Lumberjack special? “Oh, I’m a lumberjack and I’m okay…”

    1. Bearman Avatar

      You like to press wild flowers??

  13. Deb Avatar

    I really would like to know if there is a way to get email notification of your new posts. I don’t use reader, but do have you on my Google desktop, but it’s just not good enough unless I happen to look. Email would be a sure thing since I check it all the time.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      You are not the first person to ask me about that. I guess I am going to have to load a plugin. Anyone got a good wordpress plugin that they like??

      1. Deb Avatar

        I wish I could be of help. I really hope you can do something about this. I miss too many of your posts, then have to play catch up.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Just know my typical posting schedule is Sunday and Wednesday so if you show up on Monday and Thursday you should be good to go.

          1. Binky Avatar

            Is that a bathroom joke?

      2. Binky Avatar

        I do it through Feedburner. I just copied the code into my sidebar.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Yeah..most who want email notification don’t use an RSS.

  14. JerryBenedict Avatar

    I wonder if he’ll have the Denny’s Maple Bacon Sundae? He might still be full from eating all of those cheesy grits.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I think that is the sundae that Bill was talking about above. I likes my cheesy grits.

  15. Rent Textbooks Avatar

    Funny, but at least it is one less person on the gov, bill.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Well technically he hasn’t retired yet according to him but if he loses the nomination he still has time to enroll in Medicare.

  16. Jande Avatar

    I think I’m confused (not unlikely considering the subject is political) But he turned down social security and medicare (thought you guys didn’t have medicare!) but he did sign up for AARP? And why is that a bad or laughable thing?

    *waits for enlightenment from the BearmanCartoons cognoscenti.*

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Yes he turned down SS and Medicare. I was joking that he would sign up to get an AARP card simply for the discounts.

  17. Friggin Loon Avatar

    That went quick Bearman. You come back early? I had a heap more drunken bears to post.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Save it for my charity drive of you and the bear.

  18. Friggin Loon Avatar

    Can’t use his 20% off Starbucks as he’s a Mormon.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Didn’t know coffee was a contraceptive.

      1. jynksie Avatar

        Its considered a stimulant… mormons refrain from soda as well! Still dont understand why chocolate gets a free pass. o.O

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Things you don’t learn when you live in Ohio.

  19. jynksie Avatar

    Believe it or not, the richer the person, the cheaper they are. Having worked in the hospitality industry, I can tell you, they don’t like to tip, they fight for discounts and for getting money off their bill! You can deliver them drinks and food poolside all day long and all you’ll get is a “dont piss in the wind” as your “tip” of the day. #TrueStory

    1. Bearman Avatar

      There must be a sweet spot like a bell curve around the amount someone will tip.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks Lisa!!

  20. Chris K Avatar

    Hey, I would take the 20% off. They do serve breakfast all day. 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      You and me both.

  21. Mark Stokes Avatar

    That bland smile, that newscaster hair, that milk-toast demeanor. Must be Romney! Good job, Bearman!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks Mark!!!

  22. Jack of Gulls Comic Avatar

    Great version of Mitt! He would totally do that for a Denny’s meal.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks Jack!

  23. Jenn Avatar

    Nice one, Bearman! I learned something new today!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Are you saying I should post more often….I am a wealth of knowledge.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks Deb…hope it was a safe one.

  24. Tony DiGerolamo Avatar

    Whoa! He’s 65? That Muppet doesn’t look a day over 50.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Good jeans or is it genes? haha

  25. Tim Green Avatar

    After 35 the only thing to look forward to are the senior discounts!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      And viagra.

  26. Tony McGurk Avatar

    I see you’ve got Jetpack installed now

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Yep…thanks. Let me know if it slows things down.