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Romney joke: Spat 'broke my hair'

March 03, 2010 11:01 pm • Last Updated: October 31, 2014 9:26 am

New York (AP) - Mitt Romney says a recent airplane scuffle with a rap star "broke my hair." The 2008 Republican presidential contender joked about it on the "Late Show with David Letterman."

Romney says rapper Sky Blu ignored the instruction to put his seat back upright, so the former Massachusetts governor "tapped him on the shoulder" to remind him.

Blu says Romney clasped him with a "Vulcan grip," so Blu lashed back at him.

The highly gelled Romney says: "He gave a good swat - and broke my hair."

Romney also says he'll "keep the door open" to another run in 2012. And he calls potential rival Sarah Palin "terrific."

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