An interview of Mitt Romney from his 1994 Senate campaign is getting a
lot of buzz on the Internet.
In the video, which was uploaded to YouTube on Dec. 2, Romney is
interviewed by a teenaged Ken Cole at "Medfield Day" in Medfield,
Mass.
The video lasts slightly more than a minute and made its way through the
media and on blogs over the weekend.
In it, Romney appears on message about his campaign and looks about
the same as he does now, although his hair is a bit shorter and
darker.
The teen reporter starts off by asking Romney to tell viewers about himself.
"I've been in Massachusetts 23 years and I've come to believe that the
country and Massachusetts have been headed in the wrong direction and
that it's time for a change of course and, I believe, that after 32
years in the Senate it's time for Ted Kennedy to come home and
retire," said Romney.
Romney, who eventually lost the race to Kennedy, even got a chance to
give share his musical taste.
When asked what he thought about the music playing behind him Romney
said, "Well, I like music of almost any kind, including this."
Mother Jones caught up with present day Cole and got his thoughts on
the interview.
"It's a lot of fun watching the interview now that he's running for
president. The sincere awkwardness makes it amusing and unique. And
the line about his favorite music is so delightfully 'Romney.' I mean,
it's probably the greatest, shortest non-interview Romney's ever
done," said Cole in Mother Jones Sunday.
