I suspect he is being sarcastic.
But since the MSM mistakenly believe themselves to be smart, they simply assumed he must have seriously meant what he said.
Well, the left is taking full advantage. I get posts on FB from ThinkProgress (just to annoy them with my responses) and they are in agreement that smart people will never vote for conservatives. They’re idiots.
Just like when he said he wasn’t concerned about unemployment. The fact is that he was quite correct that unemployment is a symptom of a larger problem which needs to be dealt with.
Unfortunately there are plenty of “conservatives” who behave exactly like the left and will attack at the drop of a hat. The same when Michele Bachmann said we should drill everywhere even in places like the Everglades. It was astounding how quickly those same “conservatives” went full watermelon to attack her. It didn’t take but a few minutes of digging to find that there are a few working oil and gas wells in the everglades now.
Its that kind of moral cowardice that drives me further from the GOP by the day.
The people who think Romney is perfect are in for a real surprise when he’s finally caught in unscripted moments again. After all, he was getting beat up pretty good in some of the debates.