Speakeasy: Romney pokes fun at ponchos By Jenny Rogers FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint February 27, 2012 5:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint “I like those fancy raincoats you bought. Really sprung for the big bucks.” — GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, speaking to a group of fans wearing plastic ponchos at the rainsoaked Daytona 500 this weekend. Romney was later booed by the crowd. TagsJenny Rogers Related Content Columnists Recovering from the insanity of summer 2020 Policy EU defends tech rules as Trump threatens retaliation: ‘We set our own regulations’ News New Mexico becomes first state to make child care universally free Justice Detroit neighborhood allowed to ban LGBT flags after legal battle with all-Muslim city council Columnists Michael Whatley is running to restore North Carolina values