I really don't know this

Because I didn't watch the debate (didn't remember it was on and not sure I would've given it the time anyway), just read a bit of the transcript.

But when Romney said, "And I'd bring that pipeline in from Canada. And I like coal" -- was he trying to be funny? Or is he so out of touch that he didn't know how he was living up to his stereotype? Or was he just being unapologetically himself? There's something to be said for someone who does that last one, though on its own it's not enough to make me vote for anyone. Real selves can be pretty bad, after all. 

Credit where it's due -- that was a U.S. Army photo before I started messing with it.