was 29. wi let s it doesn t matter where you are from. the question is not where you hail from, where you live but can you empathize and talk about the struggles. no matter where you live can you talk in a way that makes sense about how people are struggling to make ends meet? katty kay. they don t mind that people have lots of money and politicians have been successful. for romney, the problem is, he hasn t found a way to be easy with his wealth in the way he talks about it. he makes gaffes to his wealth. it sets him apart. it s not the money, per se. it s the way he relates to the money that makes it seem like he doesn t understand there s a world out there where you don t have an elevator for your car or a couple cadillacs. for him, that s so normal to associate with friends who own
we re back. we re back. meet the press, more with our roundtable. mika? mitt romney can t seem to get out of his own way, especially when it comes to looking like a rich guy who s out of touch. take a look at these clips. one is we could raise taxes on people. corporation! corporations are people, my friend. rick, i ll tell you what, 10,000 bucks? i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. i m not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i ll fix it. i drive a mustang and a chevy pickup truck. ann drives a couple cadillacs, actually. not as closely as many of the most ardent fans but i have great friends that are nascar team owners. and then, david brooks, word
jolla ocean side property, san diego area. politico had a new report. they got some plans from the city about a renovation he s doing on the place. $12 million expansion, which would triple the size of the property, includes a split-level, four-vehicle garage that comes with a car lift, an elevator for the cars, to transport vehicles between floors. the romney campaign got some criticism he s out of touch, he s got a car elevator, et cetera, et cetera. the campaign says it s simply a mechanism for storing cars in tight spaces, and we know how mitt romney loves cars. i love cars. i don t know, i mean, i grew up totally in love with cars. i drive a mustang and a chevy pickup truck. ann drives a couple cadillacs, actually. who, by the way, likes cars. and drive a mustang. i love cars. i love american cars. and long may they rule the world. they will rule the world in his giant garage in la jolla,
most of the cars i see are detroit made automobiles. i drive a mustang and a chevy pickup truck, ann drives a couple cadillacs, actually. i argue these are not gaffes, and i will really stick it to you, i think these are confessions. i think everything he said it what he thinks, and after he said it, someone told him there was something wrong with it. the couple cadillacs, the $400,000 is pocket change. it s who he is. i think there are two issues. there is the first, have they stepped on their own story repeatedly, and i think it s indisputable that has happened. i think the larger issue, and it s not fun to talk about, it doesn t make for great television, but the larger issue is whether it matters. and i would argue that despite all of this, it hasn t really
from time to time but not very much. not very much, about $400,000 a year. just days before the michigan primary, romney wants to make headlines, but all anyone could talk about was this. it feels good being back in michigan. you know, the trees are the right height, the streets are just right, i like the fact that most of the cars i see are detroit made automobiles. i drive a mustang and a chevy pickup truck, ann drives a couple cadillacs, actually. i argue these are not gaffes, and i will really stick it to you, i think these are confessions. i think everything he said it what he thinks, and after he said it, someone told him there was something wrong with it. the couple cadillacs, the