Politics | Mitt Romney Romney to Obama: Let's Go Waterskiing GOP candidate would prefer to stay off the links By Matt Cantor Posted May 11, 2012 7:03 AM CDT Copied Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign stop in Omaha, Neb.,Thursday, May 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Sounds like this presidential race could be decided at sea. Asked if he's as "hip" as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney said he'd skip out on golf with the president—but "I'll be happy to take him through a waterski course." Speaking on Fox News yesterday, he added, "we have different skills and different interests and different hobbies." The AFP calls it another "tone-deaf" comment emphasizing his riches, adding to a list that includes Romney's mentions of his wife's Cadillacs and his close friends who own NASCAR teams. Read These Next Husband of the Coldplay 'Kiss Cam' woman breaks his silence. Amy Coney Barrett weighs in a possible third Trump term. Wall Street is getting twitchy over falling lumber prices. It's Rand Paul versus JD Vance: 'Despicable' Report an error