Right Wing Media Continues to Defend, Praise Romney's “47 Percent” Comment Written by Evan Whitbeck, Lisa Reed & Laura Keiter Published 09/19/12 5:13 PM EDT CD-MMM09192012-1043 Audio file Following publication of a secret video recording by Mother Jones, conservative media figures continue to defend and embrace Romney's comments about the 47 percent of Americans that Romney says are “dependent upon government.”