I swore I wasn’t going to pay any attention to the presidential election until much closer to November \u2014 but \u2014 it’s really hard to have an extended conversation with anyone without it at least being mentioned.<\/p>\n
Lately every time the presidential race comes up someone invariably asks, “what kind of a name is Mitt?” Or, “Where did he get a name like Mitt?”<\/p>\n
So, as a public service, I did some extensive research and came up with the answer. The republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s first name is Willard \u2014 Mitt is his middle name. Mitt is a shortened form of Milton, and Willard was given the middle name as a tribute to his father’s cousin, Milton Romney, who happens to be a former quarterback for the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n
My extensive research also turned up the fact that Mitt spelled backwards is Ttim. Now you know\u2026
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I swore I wasn’t going to pay any attention to the presidential election until much closer to November \u2014 but \u2014 it’s really hard to have an extended conversation with anyone without it at least being mentioned. Lately every time … Continue reading