Ben Labolt Denounces Mitt Romney's Political Exploitation of Violence in Cairo and Benghazi

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Ben Labolt Denounces Mitt Romney's Political Exploitation of Violence in Cairo and Benghazi

by HoundDog

In a 12:29 AM EST update to Mitt Romney Criticizes Obama Administration Over Response To Libya, Egypt Attacks, Joshua Hersh reports the White House's lastest denunciation of Mitt Romney's political exploitation of the attacks against the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt also commented on the statement from the Romney campaign. “We are shocked that, at a time when the United States of America is confronting the tragic death of one of our diplomatic officers in Libya, Governor Romney would choose to launch a political attack,” LaBolt said in a statement.

In a statement released late Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the attack on the mission in Benghazi "in the strongest" terms, and added that while the U.S. "deplores" the denigration of religion depicted in the film, it would not countenance such violent responses.

"Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet," Clinton said. "The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. But let me be clear: There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind."

The Romney campaign lifted its earlier embargo to delay their criticisms of President Obama's handling of the event until midnight, to keep their promise to avoid negative campaigning on September 11, but apparently could not resist. As they informed news organizations they could release their statement one and half hours early. (Continued below squiggle.)

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/12/1130650/-Ben-Labolt-Denounces-Mitt-Romney-s-Political-Exploitation-of-Violence-in-Cairo-and-Benghazi