Doing MA Proud. . .Romney Can’t Remember Counties In His Former State
Posted by Mike Gehrke on August 9, 2007 at 11:53 AM
Mitt Romney forgets how many counties are in the state he once governed:
A woman raised her hand. "Yes, please!" Romney said."How many counties are in Massachusetts?" she asked.
"Thirteen," he said. A few feet away, an aide shook his head and said, "Ten."
"Oh, no, I think it's 13," Romney said. "Not like your 99."
He paused for a moment. "Yeah, if you count Dukes County . . ." he trailed off. "So, anyway, we have very, very few."
"Ninety-nine counties," Romney said, apparently hoping to change the subject, "Why didn't you get to 100?"
The crowd laughed good-naturedly. A spokesman for Romney said he shortly thereafter "corrected the record" to the right answer of 14.
