Romney: Nearly Half of All Americans Lazy Mooches

Prez hopeful caught on video by Mother Jones

Romney says in video he'd have a better chance at election if his father had been born Mexican.
Romney says in video he'd have a better chance at election if his father had been born Mexican. (Courtesy of Mitt Romney Campaign)

Mother Jones magazine has released video surreptitiously recorded during a private fundraiser in May wherein GOP hopeful Mitt Romney describes half of American population as losers. Oy.

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