Usually Unflappable Mitt Romney Gets Clearly Irritated During Extensive Interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier – Complete Video 11/29/11

Here is video of Fox News’ Bret Baier on “Special Report” interviewing Gov. Mitt Romney tonight.

Baier asked Romney a series of pointed questions, which at one point led Romney to say, “This is an unusual interview.” He first asked Romney about why the New Hampshire Union-Leader endorsed Newt Gingrich over Mitt Romney. Romney said he was not really surprised, but said he believes he has the right background to defeat President Obama and to turn the nation around. Romney cast Gingrich as a “life-long politician,” and he does not think that is the best person to defeat Obama.

Baier then asked about the myriad of policy changes by Romney over the years, which Romney seemed to bristle at, telling Baier “we’re going to have to be better informed about my views on issues,” and that “your list is just not accurate.” He pointed to his views set forth in his book, but he did not speak to the very real changes in his positions over the years on various issues.

Romney is almost always unflappable, but when Baier asked him if he still supports a “mandate” for health care as he did in his RomneyCare Plan, Romney was clearly irritated (8:24 mark of the video). He looked at Baier and said:

Romney did much better in the latter portion of the interview. He seemed to relax and be more at ease as he talked about wanting to create “11 million new jobs” in his first four years as President, which he said would bring unemployment down to around 6%.