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Speakeasy: Conan knows what Mitt Romney and Manny Pacquiao have in common

December 11, 2012 | 5:04 pm | Modified: December 11, 2012 at 5:05 pm
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"Over the weekend Mitt Romney -- did you know this? Mitt Romney met Manny Pacquiao just before Pacquiao lost his boxing match to Juan Manuel Marquez. Afterward Romney told Pacquiao, 'You lost for the same reason I did -- young Hispanics.' "

- Comedian Conan O'Brien's take Monday night on Romney and Pacquiao's weekend meet and greet. O'Brien spent his weekend in Washington, taping TNT's "Christmas in Washington" special, meeting President Obama and dining in Georgetown.

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