Mr. Romney was knocked off stride when he was asked by a voter about a comment he made on the trail, and later apologized for, in which he said his sons had chosen to serve the country by volunteering for his campaign instead of fighting in Iraq.
Bill Clinton gave a nearly identical argument he's been making on the trail for Sen. Barack Obama for weeks, but had a few good jokes and a nice defense of the Democratic nominee over the whole socialism debate.
That speech, which was unearthed as part of an extensive review of Romney appearances, speeches and addresses recorded in the CSPAN video archive, certainly had a different tone to it than recent statements Romney has made on the trail.
He remembers the mess the berries from the mulberry trees made on the trails in the park.
Many people are tired of hearing politicians recite the same prewritten stump speeches that they make on the campaign trail.
This is an easy claim for a candidate to make on the campaign trail, far away from the turbulent forces that a president must navigate.
Finally, I asked for clarification of a remark I heard Romney make on the campaign trail in western Iowa: "You cannot have a strong economy without strong families and strong values".
Paul's remark was similar to one he made on the campaign trail in 2010, when Clinton was campaigning for his Democratic opponent.
He was a major architect of nearly all the proposals that Mr. Obama made on the campaign trail, a familiarity that could help keep his presidency on track through his first term.
The Web site PolitiFact.com is tracking more than 500 promises Obama made on the campaign trail.
