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WASHINGTON D.C. - Attempting to deflect growing criticism following a leaked video allegedly showing him alienating "47%" of the American electorate, Mitt Romney today addressed the issue, declaring: "Obama is ruining this great nation."
Mr Romney came under fire Monday after a video surfaced on the alternative news site MotherJones.com in which he appeared to say: "[M]y job is is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives," to which he emphatically responded: "Things are much worse than they were four years ago under this president."
"I understand there's been a video that's been on the internet for a few weeks that has attracted some attention and I thought I would make some comments about it," said Mr Romney, late last night. "President Obama has been a colossal failure on virtually every issue. That is what I have to say."
Allaying fears that, if elected, he would aim to serve only half of the nation's citizens, Romney assured voters that Obamacare is the "single biggest mistake of Obama's presidency."
"Make no mistake," urged Romney, attempting to dispel the assertion that his campaign does not care about upward of 90 million voters. "Obama should not have overturned 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' when he did. In my view, it was extremely irresponsible of him."
Meanwhile, asked if his latest gaffe could affect his latest poll standing against President Obama, Mr Romney was unequivocal in his response: "Obama must be defeated."