Mitt Romney admits he’s “haunted” by the verbal gaffes he’s made during his second run for president but says he’s the victim of a media environment that encourages “spontaneous” actions, yet pounces on mistakes.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan, Romney acknowledges that he’s forced himself to “be a little more careful in what I say” after mistakes that “make me want to kick myself in the pants.”
Even the White House press office isn’t immune from making geography gaffes.
Per CNN’s Mark Walz, the credentials given to members of the press corps traveling with President Obama on his campaign swing out west this week included a map that mistakenly identified Wyoming as Colorado.
The two rectangular states do look similar on the map, but it’s a pretty embarrassing error, especially considering how important Colorado might be to President Obama’s re-election chances next year.
