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"Not elegantly stated," eh? Seriously?

After hearing that the "secret video" had leaked of him telling some large donors at a private fundraiser in Boca Raton that 47% of Americans are fully dependent upon government and can't even brush their own teeth or wipe their own backsides without the government there to help, Mitt Romney responded by saying his comments were "not elegantly stated," yet has stood by his claims.

Romney's running mate - Paul Ryan - said Romney's comments were "inarticulate."

Have either of these two heard the Republican nominee speak? At that private fundraiser, he was more articulate, more elegant than I'd ever heard him be before. He actually laid about specifics, which is about as rare for Romney to do as it is for me to win a diving competition while never leaving my bed. The guy sounded genuine, which is about as likely as O.J. Simpson becoming a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. 

It's difficult for me to take the Republican ticket seriously (surprise, surprise) on this matter when they're stating that while Romney was accurate in what he stated, he should have stated things a bit differently - especially since these words were spoken at a private fundraiser when the presidential candidate had no knowledge of his being recorded. I think I'll believe the genuine-sounding fundraiser Romney over the public-speaking-backtracking-but-not-really Romney who has come forward since the tape's release.

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/17/13926387-romney-secretly-recorded-remarks-not-elegantly-stated?lite

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/19/paul-ryan-says-romney-comments-obviously-inarticulate/comment-page-2/
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