Atlantic Video: Romney Grilled, Grills
DES MOINES -- Maybe it was a way of saying, "Welcome to the Big Time." Mitt Romney held his first media avail -- we like to shorten words like "availability," which itself is a fancy word for "press conference" shortly after a stop at Ft. Des Moines, where Ronald Reagan became a 2nd lieutenant. The questions came fast and none were softballs.
Matt Stuart of ABC News wanted to know why Romney excluded people of no faith from his "freedom requires religion" formulation. Romney was a little testy, explaining that he meant that religion seeded the value of freedom for the country.
Jonathan Martin asked Romney whether he thought his speech would help calm evangelical concerns in Iowa. Romney wouldn't bite.
And here's Romney's fairly contentious exchange with CNN's Dana Bash:
Matt Stuart of ABC News wanted to know why Romney excluded people of no faith from his "freedom requires religion" formulation. Romney was a little testy, explaining that he meant that religion seeded the value of freedom for the country.
Jonathan Martin asked Romney whether he thought his speech would help calm evangelical concerns in Iowa. Romney wouldn't bite.
And here's Romney's fairly contentious exchange with CNN's Dana Bash: