msnbc’s Lawrence O’Donnell called out Mitt Romney for attempting to “change the wording of the most memorable thing he said in his second and final presidential campaign.”
In an excerpt from the book Collision 2012 published in Saturday‘s Washington Post, Romney repeatedly insisted his infamous 47% remarks were taken out of context.
Dan Balz questioned the Republican candidate: “But when you said there are 47-percent who won’t take personal responsibility…” Romney interrupted Balz saying, “Actually, I didn’t say that. That’s how it began to be perceived, and so I had to ultimately respond to the perception, because perception is reality.”
In a campaign speech to wealthy donors, which was secretly recorded by bartender Scott Prouty, the former Republican candidate declared “there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.”








