If you were Romney, what would you say if they ask you

[Laura PourMeADrink]

"Mr. Romney, You were recorded saying that 47 percent of Americans feel entitled and that you could not possibly convince them to take personal responsibility and care for their lives. Can you explain this remark?"

I can just not even think how you could spin this. You can say you misspoke, but no one would believe that.

Wonder how they will prep him on this

[madokie]

1. Probably no prep is needed

as he won't be asked.
That would be my guess anyway

[morningfog]

5. He better be asked. If not by the moderator, then by Obama.

[madokie]

9. I agree but I'm not holding my breath that he will

So much wrong with our electoral process today that I'm not sure it can ever be fixed

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. They said this morning that Obama will be dropping 47% into every sentence. Surely, he needs to

have that ready, a comeback for the spin, and then another one for the counter - counter spin. hahah

[Earth_First]

2. After the stutter and stammer of 'being taken out of context'

I wouldn't think that their press credentials would be valid the following day...

[KharmaTrain]

3. He Won't...He'll Try To Word Salad His Way Out...

He'll say how he cares about 100% of the people and how his wife cares about 100% of the people and how he's gonna create all these great jobs (doesn't mention how) and things will be sweetness and light. Just "trust him".

Willard will do all that he can to pivot away from that statement...in typical rushpublican style...using Frank Lutz approved buzz words and tropes in hopes he can muddy the waters.

[morningfog]

4. "It was inelegant. I was trying to say....

I don't give a rats ass about the poor. They are a bunch of lazy fuckers who are lucky to have the wealthy supporting them."

[JoePhilly]

6. I MittSpoke ... I meant to say that Obama is doing a terrible job cleaning up the mess we made.

[geckosfeet]

7. Also, how about this unanswered question - "Why won't you release your taxes?"

Well, to be honest, it has been answered with several variations of "it ain't none o' yo' damn 99% business". But personally I want to see the dirt. Not releasing his taxes has done nothing but create more interest and curiosity around what kind of shenanigans he and his posse of corpo tax lawyers are hiding.

After this is all over, I am hopeful that the civil suits filed against the r0mnb0t for lying on federal disclosures will force a release of his taxes. It's just so fascinating to wonder what is so damning that he refuses to release them. It's the next tier down from an open admission of guilt.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. yes, want to hear them ask about taxes AND his opinion on the republican push around the

country to purge voters and id laws to suppress voters. I want him on record as saying he loves the laws so when the shit hits the fan in Nov he can look like more of an asshole than he is already

[Donkees]

11. Mitt responds:

"I was misheard and misrecorded. Honestly, I just misremembered lines from an old speech, "don't ask what your country can do for you"

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. Love that: "I was misheard and misrecorded" LOL

[RDANGELO]

13. Here is what might help him.

I was trying to convey the problem with dependency with government, but I misspoke when I said it was 47%. When I said I didn't care about them , I was referring to the fact that I could not get their vote, so I was not going to try. I will be president of the 100%.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. Yes, that's probably the best response I have heard. If he said it, and I was Obama, I

would say "So, what percentage of America do you really think are victims and lazy?"

I have a feeling that Romney may just divert this entirely somehow. focusing on "the rise in welfare and foodstamps"