Marco Rubio Calls Romney's I-Wish-I-Were-Latino Comment: 'A Joke'

Source: abc news

In a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio called Mitt Romney 's I-wish-I-were-Latino comment, which came to light in a leaked video tape this week, a "joke."

"I think he meant it as a joke," Rubio said on a conference call organized by the Republican National Committee, adding that's "how most reasonable people would take it."

Romney was shown on a hidden-camera video clip posted by Mother Jones magazine telling his audience at a May 17 fundraiser in Florida about his father's background.

"My dad, you probably know, was the governor of Michigan and was the head of a car company," Romney said. "But he was born in Mexico, and had he been born of Mexican parents, I'd have a better shot at winning this. But he was unfortunately born to Americans living in Mexico. He lived there for a number of years. And, I mean, I say that jokingly, but it would be helpful to be Latino."

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Thanks for keeping this one alive mr. Rubio