It only took 17 days. Not long after the "47%" video made its rounds on the web and television, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke at a conference that the words he used in the video were "not elegantly stated." He seemed to continue with this language for the coming few days, even defending the accuracy of his video comments, before realizing that this strategy was doing him no good and began telling the American people that he was about the "100%." However, he refused to apologize or admit he was wrong about his remarks.
Through these 17 days, Mitt Romney saw polls which showed the gap widening between he and President Obama. He saw other polls which illustrated just how much his "47%" comments had hurt him. Then, 17 days after the onset of the video, he finally altered his tune.
Last Thursday night on Fox News, Romney said this: "Well, clearly in a campaign, with hundreds if not thousands of speeches and 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 100 percent and that's been demonstrated throughout my life. And this whole campaign is about the 100 percent."
This reminds me of the time when a man cheated on his wife and when his wife found out, he told her he probably should have done things a different way (different position perhaps). After two and a half weeks of repeating that line over and over again, he finally apologized to his wife and said that he should never have done fornicated with another woman. Yeah, his wife would be about as likely to believe him as I am to believe Romney in this case (or in many other cases).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/mitt-romney-47-percent_n_1941423.html
Through these 17 days, Mitt Romney saw polls which showed the gap widening between he and President Obama. He saw other polls which illustrated just how much his "47%" comments had hurt him. Then, 17 days after the onset of the video, he finally altered his tune.
Last Thursday night on Fox News, Romney said this: "Well, clearly in a campaign, with hundreds if not thousands of speeches and 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 100 percent and that's been demonstrated throughout my life. And this whole campaign is about the 100 percent."
This reminds me of the time when a man cheated on his wife and when his wife found out, he told her he probably should have done things a different way (different position perhaps). After two and a half weeks of repeating that line over and over again, he finally apologized to his wife and said that he should never have done fornicated with another woman. Yeah, his wife would be about as likely to believe him as I am to believe Romney in this case (or in many other cases).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/mitt-romney-47-percent_n_1941423.html
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