Romney Tries To Clarify: “Not Elegantly Stated…I’m Speaking Off The Cuff”

By Alan with comments September 17, 2012 22:36

So is Mitt Romney saying he needs a teleprompter?

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney did not back down from comments published Monday in Mother Jones magazine, in which he dismissed supporters of President Obama as a “victims” who take no responsibility for their livelihoods and who think they are entitled to government handouts.

“It’s not elegantly stated…I’m speaking off the cuff in response to a question,” Romney told reporters Monday night in Costa Mesa, Calif.