After repeatedly defending his secretly taped description of 47 percent of Americans as “victims, dependent on government,” who don’t take responsibility for their lives, Mitt Romney appeared on Fox News Thursday evening and changed his tune, saying his comments were “completely wrong.”
Sean Hannity asked Romney what he would have said if Obama had brought up the damaging comments during the first presidential debate on Wednesday.
“Clearly, in a campaign with hundreds, if not thousands, of speeches and question and answer sessions, now and then you’re going to say something that doesn’t come out right. In this case, I said something that’s just completely wrong," Romney replied. "And I absolutely believe that my life has shown that I care about the 100 percent. That’s been demonstrated throughout my life and this whole campaign is about the 100 percent.”
Romney had originally defended the 47% comments at a recent press conference as “not elegantly stated,” "off the cuff” and “a message which I’m going to carry and continue to carry.” MSNBC’s Alex Wagner stopped by Thursday's The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell and offered one explanation for the unexpected turnaround.
“You know, Lawrence, the word that has popped into my head in the course of the last 24 hours is ‘lobotomy,’" she told host Lawrence O'Donnell. "Either Mitt Romney wants the entire American public to have one, or is proposing they get one, because that’s the only way they’re going to believe what he’s saying. Or, he himself has had a lobotomy, which is the explanation for this pivot that is miraculous."
O’Donnell noted that a presidential candidate never wants to say the sentence,“I was completely wrong,” because it opens the door to questions about other things he could be completely wrong about.
In the same vein, back on the campaign trail in Wisconsin today, Obama capitalized on Romney’s habit of contradicting his own statements and hoping voters will forget.
“Whoever it was that was on stage last night doesn’t want to be held accountable for what the real Mitt Romney’s been saying for the last year," Obama said. "And that’s because he knows full well we don’t want what he’s been selling over the last year."
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Mitt came with his impressive Master's Degree business plan with changes, lies, flip flps to run over the moderator Jim Leher and President Obama. The media, even on PBS, thinks its okay for him to move to the left. That's what politicians do.He is nothing but a liar and a taker. Obama's bailout Bain out and that's why he go "rich."He talks about Obama redistributing wealth, but he his distributing his wealth all over the world, not here in the U.S. except for the Mormon church. In my opinion, h is unAmerican.
Amen!
For those who are puzzled by a "religious" man like Mitt flipping, flopping, lying, closing plants, & kicking Americans out of work, I have a simple explanation. It is not a sin for Romney to lie to we non-mormons. Just that simple. We are viewed as cattle to be done with as he pleases.
When Romney was speaking at a Fund Raising Dinner, behind closed doors and in confidence, to those rich folks who had paid thousands of dollars to hear him speak, he told them that he was not concerned about 47% of those Americans who probably wouldn’t vote for him.
Now he avers that he didn’t mean that and that he really cares for 100% of Americans.
My question is:
Was he lying then? Or is he lying now? I would hazard that it is the latter!
No matter how you slice it, Romney is a Liar with a capital "L"!
Keith you keep calling mittsy a leader he is not a leader of anything? He had a chance to lead he ran to France,young men were dying he was running,and hes still running to FOX were he can tell all his lies,he might have you fooled either that or you are on the payroll? what Network does he go on FOX. FOX THE "UNFAIR AND UNBALANCED" NETWORK.
Right now mitts in a cage, there is an old saying the truth shall set you free.
Well whats fair is fair. You beloved lefties the current president admitted he has not worked hard the last 3.5 years.
From the LATimes- “I’m a big believer in closing the deal,” Mr. Obama said at a fundraiser attended by a small group of wealthy donors Sunday night.
“You will see me working as hard as I’ve ever worked for the next three years,” Mr. Obama added, before catching himself. “The next 30 days,” he said. “It will seem like three years. And then you’ll see me working as hard as I ever had for the next four years.”
So what deals has he closed besides the ACA which wasn't really a deal ?????
Larence O'Dumle is a empty vessel. He belongs on Sponge Bob!
We all heard him! Who was it who was clever enough to get Mitt on video saying that?? Bless that person and for sharing it with the world.
I cannot imagine being in the same room with Mr O;Donnell, Ms. Maddow and Mr. Matthews. Thank you for exercising my brain, making me ponder, and making me laugh! ! I watch the re run after my night shift every night ! You're all better than fabulous. Thank YOU!!!