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Ann's sport. i'm not even sure which day the sport goes on. she will get the chance to see it. i will not be watching the event. i hope her horse does well. >> mr. romney didn't even watch today? he's got an olympian in the family, but he's not watching. at least he hopes rafalca does well. late night comics have become fans, however. >> the image of romney as a privileged princeling ends today. now he's your average blue collar fan of dressage. >> there's no begrudging romney their horse or fans of horse ballet, the sport. but it has to be said that there are times that we're facing now when ...

And prance and pirouette. it takes years to train a dressage horse. and most of the best ones are in their late teens. dressage dates back to ancient greece. but it was revived in the renaissance as an art form. this is not a sport for rowdy fans, now. the riders stay silent during competitions. and fans are supposed to be quiet too. and the uniforms, well, on the dressage field riders are required to wear a top hat and white gloves. today rafalca showed off her moves. she danced. she pranced. she galloped. horse ballet isn't cheap. in 2010 the romneys declared a $77,000 loss for rafalca. just...

Wasn't so scary. maybe the joke is really on us. joining me now is michelle cato, washington reporter for the daily beast and "news week." and david corn for mother jones, an msnbc political analyst and also the author of "showdown." first of all, thanks both of you for your time tonight. >> sure thing. >> it's our pleasure. >> david, let me start with you. we're having some fun there with rafalca, but the point here is very serious. mitt romney for this time in history, i mean, what are we looking at here? >> well, first i have to say those were the most six gripping minutes of olympic sport ...

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A coat for the rider is $879. the top hat, a horse ballet requirement, $400. britches ring up at $379. gloves $62. don't even think of going into the ring without your silk tie. that's $100. as for the custom boots, they start at $1,000. and a saddle for a top tier horse like rafalca, that's more like $12,000. which means that just getting dressed to go into the ring costs a whopping $14,820. horse ballet has many passionate fans, but surprisingly mitt romney says he's not one of them. >> i have to tell you, this is