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[LISTEN] Romney Tells "Humorous" Tale Of Father's Layoffs

Dan Watson |
March 28, 2012 | 4:09 p.m. PDT

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Get ready for a knee-slapper. 

Mitt Romney's father, George Romney — former president of American Motors — once shut down a factory in Michigan and moved all production to Wisconsin.

... Crickets? 

Romney's odd sense of humor struck again on Wednesday during a town-hall meeting with Wisconsin voters, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

During his 35-minute conference call, Romney, in an attempt to appeal to the voters of Wisconsin, talked about a "humorous" story about how his father had difficulty running for governor of Michigan after moving car production out of the state, and into Wisconsin. 

The remark was the latest in a number of remarks from the GOP hopeful that Democrats have targeted as proof that Romney is out of touch with middle-class America.

In a response to the controversy stirring over the remarks, Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom tweeted "You know what's 'humorous'? Caterwauling from the Dems about Mitt's recall of a campaign story involving his dad. #fakeoutrage."

Other quotables from Romney have included, "Ann has a couple of Cadillacs," "I'm not concerned about the very poor," and "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me."

 

Listen to Romney's remarks here:

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