Romney's statements about the poor and about being able to fire people were misrepresnted by those who had an interest in misrepresenting them. However, those who don't care about misrepresentation, don't want to take the time to sort through those misrepresentations abound. Thus, politicians have to be careful about what they say. Romney should heed that advice and parse his words. But that's hard to do when you are making extemporaneous statements on the campaign trail. Just wait until the general election gets underway.