Mitt's 41 Worst Gaffes of His Political Career

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7. “Liquefied coal, gosh. Hitler during the Second World War — I guess because he was concerned about losing his oil — liquefied coal. That technology is still there.” — During a Q&A session about energy policy. (April 19, 2007)

6. “The one by L. Ron Hubbard … I’m not in favor of his religion by any means, but he wrote a book called ‘Battlefield Earth’ that was a very fun science fiction book.” Romney names his favorite novel on Fox News (May 1, 2007)

5. “It’s not worth moving heaven and earth spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person.” — On capturing Osama Bin Laden (April 26, 2007)

4. “I’m not a big-game hunter. I’ve always been a rodent and rabbit hunter. Small varmints, if you will.” — After previously calling himself a “lifelong hunter” while on the 2008 campaign trail (April 5, 2007)

3. “Hugo Chavez has tried to steal an inspiring phrase — ‘Patria o muerte, venceremos.’ It does not belong to him. It belongs to a free Cuba.” It turns out the phrase does not belong to a free Cuba. It means “Fatherland or death, we shall overcome,” and it was a tag line for Fidel Castro. (March 9, 2007)

2. “I saw my father march with Martin Luther King.” Romney’s campaign later admitted that they did not march on the same day or in the same city. (December, 2007)

1. “Hi, how are you? Don’t run away. I want to shake your hand. I know, you haven’t got your makeup on yet, right? You do, you do.” — On the campaign trail while running for the U.S. Senate, to a random woman outside a store (1994)