Mother Jones has obtained video leaked by an anonymous source of Mitt Romney addressing a select group of donors, a setting in which he seems far more at ease than appearing before the public.
It’s fascinating to see a presidential candidate speaking unguardedly behind the scenes. Among other remarks, Romney says that nearly half the population does not pay income tax and thus is overly entitled and dependent on the government, and his “job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.” (Romney seems to be forgetting the low tax rates which he himself enjoys.) He jokes that he wishes he were Latino, which would make it much easier to become president, and brags that he has assembled a team of “Karl Rove equivalent” consultants who have influenced elections “in Armenia, in Africa, in Israel.” Below, he discusses visiting the Chinese factory of a Bain-owned company, and how it made him grateful to be American:
