Thu Oct 4, 2012, 11:31 PM

DonViejo (4,587 posts)

Romney On 47 Percent: ‘I Said Something That’s Just Completely Wrong’

Source: TPM

Mitt Romney's secretly taped comment about "47 percent" of Americans never made an appearance in last night's presidential debate. But on Sean Hannity's show on Fox tonight, Mitt Romney was asked what his response would have been had the debate moderator Jim Lehrer, or President Obama, confronted the candidate about the tape.

Here's his answer, portions of which likely would have been prepared ahead of the debate:

"Well, clearly in a campaign with hundreds if not thousands of 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. And I absolutely believe however that my life has shown that I care about the 100 percent and that has been demonstarted throughout my life. This whole campaign is about the 100 percent. When I become president it'll be about helping the 100 percent."

In a press conference shortly after the tape was released by Mother Jones, Romney took a different position. He then said that while his comments were "not elegantly stated" and "off the cuff," they were still "a message which I'm going to carry and continue to carry, which is look, the president's approach is attractive to people who are not paying taxes because my discussion about lowering taxes isn't as attractive to them."

Read more: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/romney-on-47-percent-i-said-something-thats

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Romney On 47 Percent: ‘I Said Something That’s Just Completely Wrong’ (Original post)	DonViejo	Oct 2012	OP
Like Obama noted, five weeks before the election and it's "never mind”.	gateley	Oct 2012	#1
Exactly right n/t	adamuu	Oct 2012	#63
So when was he lying, then or now?	Lasher	Oct 2012	#2
There is no honesty with this guy.	Fgiriun	Oct 2012	#20
Pres Obama denied Mitt the chance to say this while 60 million folks were watching......	FrenchieCat	Oct 2012	#3
Makes total sense	EarlG	Oct 2012	#6
Precisely, Frenchie! Bet he had a real Zinger	Cha	Oct 2012	#7
He probably had more than just a zinger	LynneSin	Oct 2012	#61
Exactly. All the bed wetters need to just relax.	BlueStreak	Oct 2012	#8
this is what I meant here in this post	nadine_mn	Oct 2012	#12
Yes, AWESOME that it sucks for Romney :) I'm watching the rerun of Piers Mogan right now and ...	Tx4obama	Oct 2012	#24
and they would have connected it to his winning the debate and how this issue was settled	JI7	Oct 2012	#40
I caught that too. He instead chose the comfortable surrounding of Faux for this. I guess the	silvershadow	Oct 2012	#75
As always, his timing is impeccable	Canuckistanian	Oct 2012	#4
I know! How will the media spin this??? nt	barnabas63	Oct 2012	#5
The media is still awfully busy tonight.......	FrenchieCat	Oct 2012	#9
lol..that pic made me laugh! nt	barnabas63	Oct 2012	#11
Great cartoon! eom	BlueMTexpat	Oct 2012	#43
Mitt, Mitt, full of shit	GoddessOfGuinness	Oct 2012	#10
Mittshit	goclark	Oct 2012	#87
Why Mr. Romney? Were your comments starting to affect your personal aspirations?	FrenchieCat	Oct 2012	#13
wait- he never apologised... he said "it didn't come out right".	stlsaxman	Oct 2012	#85
Which time? (I said something that was completely wrong!)	SaveAmerica	Oct 2012	#14
So Romney Flip-Flops About "47 Percent"	DallasNE	Oct 2012	#15
Mitt said something completely wrong	Flatpicker	Oct 2012	#16
Which version of the Mittbot2012 will be on the ballot?	freshwest	Oct 2012	#17
Come on, you Twitter Litterates...	DreamGypsy	Oct 2012	#18
Now he's really lying for the Lord	jsr	Oct 2012	#19
Why are we all calling him Mitt, the guy's real first name is Willard.	politicaljack78	Oct 2012	#21
The Etch-A-Sketch is shaking so fast it will catch fire	SHRED	Oct 2012	#22
+1	AsahinaKimi	Oct 2012	#28
You know, those things really don't last forever	Maeve	Oct 2012	#54
50.1%	NICO9000	Oct 2012	#23
Well, allow me to submit something "not elegantly stated."	calimary	Oct 2012	#25
Now we know what Romney would have said	NYC Liberal	Oct 2012	#26
That's exactly why Obama didn't bring it up....	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#32
What a pantload of malarkay. He's trying to head off what he knows is coming. nt	babylonsister	Oct 2012	#27
You were completely wrong? Oh. Okay. I'll vote for YOU then.	Kablooie	Oct 2012	#29
Exactly. If you're running for president of the F'ing US-of-A,	VWolf	Oct 2012	#53
Indeed...	dchill	Oct 2012	#82
Mitt, the Bait and Switch guy.. what a piece of lying, elitist crappola he is. He panders to so	crunch60	Oct 2012	#30
You can't make this stuff up. He is literally undebatable	andym	Oct 2012	#31
and that's exactly what happened to Obama...	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#34
Nice!	daleanime	Oct 2012	#69
those types of folks used to be called "crazymakers"	shanti	Oct 2012	#71
He said quite a few wrong things there...	jmowreader	Oct 2012	#33
I think Romney jumped the shark on his flip flops.	Herlong	Oct 2012	#35
I guess when you're wealthy, you can afford to take every position.	LiberalAndProud	Oct 2012	#36
.	jsr	Oct 2012	#37
Gees!	DemKittyNC	Oct 2012	#38
Now to be fair he has taken one stand that he refuses to back down from.....	daleanime	Oct 2012	#70
Ouch...	DemKittyNC	Oct 2012	#78
BULLSHIT MOTHER FUCKER. YOU GOT CAUGHT! nt	cbrer	Oct 2012	#39
I don't think "demonstarted" is a typo.	Nostradammit	Oct 2012	#41
Yes. He has "demonstarted" his 100% support	Tracer	Oct 2012	#55
47% of what he asserted in the debate was completely wrong ....	rizlaplus	Oct 2012	#42
Everything you say is completely wrong.	SamKnause	Oct 2012	#44
Nah...I believed him the first time. /nt	Ash_F	Oct 2012	#45
What about the 2000% Wrongny.	Festivito	Oct 2012	#46
If he had not caught lying, he wouldn't have changed his mind	Blue Yorker	Oct 2012	#47
So I'm to surmise that the Crack Fourth Estate will call Mitt on his "flip-flop" . . . .	HughBeaumont	Oct 2012	#48
What?? Romney lied again?? Shocker!!! nt.	OldDem2012	Oct 2012	#49
Reading this thread makes me	Rustycup	Oct 2012	#50
OK, so according to posters here, that makes him better than Al Sharpton	graham4anything	Oct 2012	#51
too late asshole........no one will believe you...no one..nt.	Stuart G	Oct 2012	#52
I want to know: WHO WAS MITT TALKING TO?	hexola	Oct 2012	#56
My guess is standard C-Level types	DaveJ	Oct 2012	#76
Sorry Mitt- can't put that genie back in the bottle	Marrah_G	Oct 2012	#57
Is anyone keeping the count on these etch-a-sketch moments?	SacoMaine61	Oct 2012	#58
Liar. nt	onehandle	Oct 2012	#59
Mitt, you've said many things that are completely wrong.	gkhouston	Oct 2012	#60
something, many things, how about everything he has said.	olddad56	Oct 2012	#86
And you wonder why Obama didn't bring this up during the debate	LynneSin	Oct 2012	#62
Well Romney, most your followers are saying 47% are moochers now.	DaveJ	Oct 2012	#64
Flip Flop	Blue Gardener	Oct 2012	#65
a bell cannot be unrung	SemperEadem	Oct 2012	#66
Due to the latest jobs report.	Third Doctor	Oct 2012	#67
cough Bullshitcough	bamacrat	Oct 2012	#68
Sorry Mitt. that was NOT a Q&A, you had the floor at a fundraiser. Period.	progressivebydesign	Oct 2012	#72
Exactly. He didn't answer a question incorrectly.	kcass1954	Oct 2012	#81
"Completely Wrong (but I still believe it)"	progressoid	Oct 2012	#73
So does this mean he's NOT doubling down?	Arkana	Oct 2012	#74
flip flop mitt	samgreatuncle	Oct 2012	#77
How long ago was that	xxqqqzme	Oct 2012	#79
"Mitt Happens IS a liberal."	alp227	Oct 2012	#80
Good lesson he does no believe what he says, question is what does he believe?	gordianot	Oct 2012	#83
Except for firing Big Bird and Jim Lehrer, no one knows.	kiranon	Oct 2012	#84
Flippity floppity floo	bushisanidiot	Oct 2012	#88
Kick!	sarcasmo	Oct 2012	#89

Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 11:34 PM

gateley (61,929 posts)

Romney On 47 Percent: ‘I Said Something That’s Just Completely Wrong’

1. Like Obama noted, five weeks before the election and it's "never mind”.

63. Exactly right n/t

2. So when was he lying, then or now?

20. There is no honesty with this guy.

3. Pres Obama denied Mitt the chance to say this while 60 million folks were watching......

6. Makes total sense

7. Precisely, Frenchie! Bet he had a real Zinger

61. He probably had more than just a zinger

8. Exactly. All the bed wetters need to just relax.

12. this is what I meant here in this post

24. Yes, AWESOME that it sucks for Romney :) I'm watching the rerun of Piers Mogan right now and ...

40. and they would have connected it to his winning the debate and how this issue was settled

75. I caught that too. He instead chose the comfortable surrounding of Faux for this. I guess the

4. As always, his timing is impeccable

5. I know! How will the media spin this??? nt

9. The media is still awfully busy tonight.......

11. lol..that pic made me laugh! nt

43. Great cartoon! eom

10. Mitt, Mitt, full of shit

87. Mittshit

13. Why Mr. Romney? Were your comments starting to affect your personal aspirations?

85. wait- he never apologised... he said "it didn't come out right".

14. Which time? (I said something that was completely wrong!)

15. So Romney Flip-Flops About "47 Percent"

16. Mitt said something completely wrong

17. Which version of the Mittbot2012 will be on the ballot?

18. Come on, you Twitter Litterates...

19. Now he's really lying for the Lord

21. Why are we all calling him Mitt, the guy's real first name is Willard.

22. The Etch-A-Sketch is shaking so fast it will catch fire

28. +1

54. You know, those things really don't last forever

23. 50.1%

25. Well, allow me to submit something "not elegantly stated."

26. Now we know what Romney would have said

32. That's exactly why Obama didn't bring it up....

27. What a pantload of malarkay. He's trying to head off what he knows is coming. nt

29. You were completely wrong? Oh. Okay. I'll vote for YOU then.

53. Exactly. If you're running for president of the F'ing US-of-A,

82. Indeed...

30. Mitt, the Bait and Switch guy.. what a piece of lying, elitist crappola he is. He panders to so

31. You can't make this stuff up. He is literally undebatable

34. and that's exactly what happened to Obama...

69. Nice!

71. those types of folks used to be called "crazymakers"

33. He said quite a few wrong things there...

35. I think Romney jumped the shark on his flip flops.

36. I guess when you're wealthy, you can afford to take every position.

37. .

38. Gees!

70. Now to be fair he has taken one stand that he refuses to back down from.....

78. Ouch...

39. BULLSHIT MOTHER FUCKER. YOU GOT CAUGHT! nt

41. I don't think "demonstarted" is a typo.

55. Yes. He has "demonstarted" his 100% support

42. 47% of what he asserted in the debate was completely wrong ....

44. Everything you say is completely wrong.

45. Nah...I believed him the first time. /nt

46. What about the 2000% Wrongny.

47. If he had not caught lying, he wouldn't have changed his mind

48. So I'm to surmise that the Crack Fourth Estate will call Mitt on his "flip-flop" . . . .

49. What?? Romney lied again?? Shocker!!! nt.

50. Reading this thread makes me

51. OK, so according to posters here, that makes him better than Al Sharpton

52. too late asshole........no one will believe you...no one..nt.

56. I want to know: WHO WAS MITT TALKING TO?

76. My guess is standard C-Level types

57. Sorry Mitt- can't put that genie back in the bottle

58. Is anyone keeping the count on these etch-a-sketch moments?

59. Liar. nt

60. Mitt, you've said many things that are completely wrong.

86. something, many things, how about everything he has said.

62. And you wonder why Obama didn't bring this up during the debate

64. Well Romney, most your followers are saying 47% are moochers now.

65. Flip Flop

66. a bell cannot be unrung

67. Due to the latest jobs report.

68. **cough Bullshit**cough

72. Sorry Mitt. that was NOT a Q&A, you had the floor at a fundraiser. Period.

68. cough Bullshitcough