Reply #15: Isn't the only person who can determine what Mitt meant Mitt himself?

[moriah]

That being said, of course we can speculate and the fact he tried to make a joke about what he said as it came out of his mouth can be taken both ways. I dunno if it was a manifestation of unconscious racism or if Mittens simply realized the moment the words came out of his mouth how badly they could be taken. Or both. Part of me thinks if it were *conscious* racism that he would have avoided using the phrase because he would have realized how bad it might sound, but ... I dunno.

But if you do happen to have telepathy and can read his mind, mind giving me some lessons?