Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:08 PM

Mitt Romney CNN Interview: The 47% Comment Is 'Not What I Meant'

Source: huffingtonpost.com

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney again distanced himself from his infamous 47 percent comments caught on video at a private fundraiser in May, telling CNN in an interview Tuesday night that, "the words that came out were not what I meant."

This is the second time in as many weeks that the Republican nominee abandoned his position that the sentiment he expressed when he called 47 percent of the country government-dependent, self-identified victims was correct but poorly worded. Last week, he told Fox News' Sean Hannity that the comment was "completely wrong" as opposed to ineloquently stated.

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Mitt Romney CNN Interview: The 47% Comment Is 'Not What I Meant' (Original post)	Grassy Knoll	Oct 2012	OP
so what did he mean ?	JI7	Oct 2012	#1
He meant 97% n/t	Duer 157099	Oct 2012	#44
^^^^^ DUzy!	magical thyme	Oct 2012	#50
He's running for office for pete's sake	Politicalboi	Oct 2012	#2
lol poor ole pete	grantcart	Oct 2012	#37
I think they have...	Left Coast2020	Oct 2012	#45
The bishop always speaks the truth	jsr	Oct 2012	#3
The lyin' toad	Rosa Luxemburg	Oct 2012	#4
No.....it was EXACTLY what you mean't.	yourout	Oct 2012	#5
Listen to my words... n/t	Ed Suspicious	Oct 2012	#36
Rmoney - not buying what you are selling.	Panasonic	Oct 2012	#6
Yes Mitt, we know that you did not mean what you said	Bjorn Against	Oct 2012	#7
Then he went on to say he was actually for the 100 percent blah blah blah...	ClusterFreak	Oct 2012	#8
Obama Should Repeat Rmoney's 47% Quote And Ask Rmoney - "Mitt Exactly What Did You Mean By This?....	global1	Oct 2012	#10
Exactly!!	The Old Creak	Oct 2012	#18
Except I will lay you odds by now he has a prepared answer for what he meant to explain away the 47%	cstanleytech	Oct 2012	#29
OK - So Let's Take What You Said About The 47% And Analyze It Word For Word Right Along With You...	global1	Oct 2012	#9
You ended poorly, but your journalism in the first sentence	tavalon	Oct 2012	#13
Not what I meant... people to hear.	JBoy	Oct 2012	#11
Bingo!	Andy823	Oct 2012	#19
+1000	smirkymonkey	Oct 2012	#33
If I were a journalist, and given what we generally seeng on the TVs, I am	tavalon	Oct 2012	#12
"He Said It He Meant It"... fucking loser whiner	Cha	Oct 2012	#14
President Romney hits the nuke button... "Oh that's not what I meant to do"	L0oniX	Oct 2012	#15
He Meant What He Said, and He Said What He Meant	bucolic_frolic	Oct 2012	#16
Romney to America: "Who are you going to believe? Me - or your lyin' ears?"	Adenoid_Hynkel	Oct 2012	#17
Its a shame	fingrinn	Oct 2012	#21
You can say a word you didn't mean to say. Even a phrase, from time to time. However...	wtmusic	Oct 2012	#20
I didnt mean	fingrinn	Oct 2012	#22
LIAR! nt	onehandle	Oct 2012	#23
How can we believe you mean anything you say?	Glimmer of Hope	Oct 2012	#24
The 47% Comment Was Clear And Concise	DallasNE	Oct 2012	#25
"The 47% Comment Is 'Not What I Meant' ....."	DJ13	Oct 2012	#26
The problem i have	fingrinn	Oct 2012	#27
This, from a guy whose Lord commands him to lie.	DollarBillHines	Oct 2012	#28
Willard can't run away from these remarks.	BVictor1	Oct 2012	#30
He doesn't communicate through words, but by unleashing scents	aint_no_life_nowhere	Oct 2012	#31
Any way the wind blows, doesn't really matter...to me	SaveAmerica	Oct 2012	#32
Not sure I can make it for the next 4 weeks.	spiderpig	Oct 2012	#34
The more he talks about it, the more he reminds the Stupid of it	adigal	Oct 2012	#35
Introducing the New Mitt Romneey See and Say... Pull the string and he'll say what you wanna hear.	sky imager	Oct 2012	#38
Do we want a president who says things he doesn't mean?	JDPriestly	Oct 2012	#39
So if he's negotiating	evilhime	Oct 2012	#40
not what he meant for us to hear	Skittles	Oct 2012	#41
Sure it was.	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Oct 2012	#42
Bull$hit. That is EXACTLY what he meant. And still means. n/t	AllyCat	Oct 2012	#43
More proof that President Obama was correct not to bring it up	Turborama	Oct 2012	#46
still wrong	Doctor_J	Oct 2012	#56
Shake that Etch-a-Sketch, Mitt. Shake it! Shake it!	tclambert	Oct 2012	#47
Then wolfie rolled over and asked mittens to rub his belly. nt	Javaman	Oct 2012	#48
So, how are we to feel secure if when you're in negotiations to prevent a war, you	sinkingfeeling	Oct 2012	#49
What part of "I hate you" isn't what he meant?	no_hypocrisy	Oct 2012	#51
He meant to say he'd promise us moochers he wouldn't touch Social Security	magical thyme	Oct 2012	#52
Yeah, Right	Scalded Nun	Oct 2012	#53
LIke you said Robme. You don't have a right to your own facts.	Lint Head	Oct 2012	#54
The interviewer followed up with, "but you said it twice, and Paul Ryan	Doctor_J	Oct 2012	#55
So, was it not what he meant, or completely wrong?	mzmolly	Oct 2012	#57
Fraudian slip -	IDemo	Oct 2012	#58

Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:11 PM

JI7 (40,054 posts)

Mitt Romney CNN Interview: The 47% Comment Is 'Not What I Meant'

1. so what did he mean ?

44. He meant 97% n/t

50. ^^^^^ DUzy!

2. He's running for office for pete's sake

37. lol poor ole pete

45. I think they have...

3. The bishop always speaks the truth

4. The lyin' toad

5. No.....it was EXACTLY what you mean't.

36. Listen to my words... n/t

6. Rmoney - not buying what you are selling.

7. Yes Mitt, we know that you did not mean what you said

8. Then he went on to say he was actually for the 100 percent blah blah blah...

10. Obama Should Repeat Rmoney's 47% Quote And Ask Rmoney - "Mitt Exactly What Did You Mean By This?....

18. Exactly!!

29. Except I will lay you odds by now he has a prepared answer for what he meant to explain away the 47%

9. OK - So Let's Take What You Said About The 47% And Analyze It Word For Word Right Along With You...

13. You ended poorly, but your journalism in the first sentence

11. Not what I meant... people to hear.

19. Bingo!

33. +1000

12. If I were a journalist, and given what we generally seeng on the TVs, I am

14. "He Said It He Meant It"... fucking loser whiner

15. President Romney hits the nuke button... "Oh that's not what I meant to do"

16. He Meant What He Said, and He Said What He Meant

17. Romney to America: "Who are you going to believe? Me - or your lyin' ears?"

21. Its a shame

20. You can say a word you didn't mean to say. Even a phrase, from time to time. However...

22. I didnt mean

23. LIAR! nt

24. How can we believe you mean anything you say?

25. The 47% Comment Was Clear And Concise

26. "The 47% Comment Is 'Not What I Meant' ....."

27. The problem i have

28. This, from a guy whose Lord commands him to lie.

30. Willard can't run away from these remarks.

31. He doesn't communicate through words, but by unleashing scents

32. Any way the wind blows, doesn't really matter...to me

34. Not sure I can make it for the next 4 weeks.

35. The more he talks about it, the more he reminds the Stupid of it

38. Introducing the New Mitt Romneey See and Say... Pull the string and he'll say what you wanna hear.

39. Do we want a president who says things he doesn't mean?

40. So if he's negotiating

41. not what he meant for us to hear

42. Sure it was.

43. Bull$hit. That is EXACTLY what he meant. And still means. n/t

46. More proof that President Obama was correct not to bring it up

56. still wrong

47. Shake that Etch-a-Sketch, Mitt. Shake it! Shake it!

48. Then wolfie rolled over and asked mittens to rub his belly. nt

49. So, how are we to feel secure if when you're in negotiations to prevent a war, you

51. What part of "I hate you" isn't what he meant?

52. He meant to say he'd promise us moochers he wouldn't touch Social Security

53. Yeah, Right

54. LIke you said Robme. You don't have a right to your own facts.

55. The interviewer followed up with, "but you said it twice, and Paul Ryan

57. So, was it not what he meant, or completely wrong?

58. Fraudian slip -