Romney Face Tattoo Guy wants Patriotic Ink Removed: Eric Hartsburg Ashamed of Mitt's 'Gifts' Comment [VIDEO]

30-year-old Eric Hartsburg became a viral sensation during the 2012 presidential election for being that guy "who got a Mitt Romney tattoo on his face." Now, it looks like the Indiana native regrets his permanent patriotic ink decision. According to reports, Hartsburg can't wait to travel to L.A. next week for his first session with Dr. Will Kirby (aka Tattoff) to get the red-and-blue Romney logo officially removed. Doesn't look like Hartsburg is a big fan of the Mitt tat anymore - in fact, he's ashamed of the Republican's post-election remarks, especially the ones that allege President Obama won reelection because of "gifts" given to various constituencies. In Hartsburg's opinion, Romney seems to be a rather sore loser, and that's just not worth keeping an honorary face tattoo over.

Apparently following Romney's presidential defeat, Dr. Tattoff (well-known for his appearances on hit reality TV shows including "Big Brother" and "Dr. 90210") offered to remove the pro-wrestler's rather noticeable ink - for free! (FYI: tattoo removal typically costs upwards of a $1,000). Initially Hartsburg denied the offer, telling Politico earlier this month - "I still love the ink and I am a man of my word and will keep the tattoo for life."

(By the way, the only reason Hartsburg got the tattoo in the first place is because he placed that part of his forehead up on an Ebay auction back in September - the highest bidder paid $15,000 for him to get the Romney-inspired tattoo).

But following some of Romney's post-election remarks (including the seedy allegations about Obama receiving "gifts" in order to secure a victory) Hartsburg has had a change of heart.

"It stands not only for a losing campaign but for a sore loser," Hartsburg told Politico. "He's pretty shameful as far as I'm concerned, man. There's no dignity in blaming somebody else for buying votes and paying off people. I can't get behind that or stay behind that."

So once the Romney tattoo is officially gone, how will Hartsburg feel about the end of his 15 minutes of fame? "With the tattoo gone, you can't say, 'Hey look, it's the Romney face tattoo guy from TV,'" Hartsburg explains. "I'll still be that guy, but the tattoo's gone, so some of the allure might be lost."

Still, it looks like Hartsburg is ready to maintain his viral fame for some other political hotshot - he'll just be more selective this time around:

"After it's off, I'll put the space back up for sale, but I might be a little bit more choosy about political tattooing. But things can change, you know? We'll see in four years what the election brings and what candidates come along."

Hartsburg went on to joking that if Marco Rubio runs in 2016, the "R" tattoo could perhaps come back for a second round.

The things people will do for social media fame.