Romney canceled his campaign event tonight, but Obama didn't. Bad idea?

[alp227]

I'm already hearing right wingers (starting with a conservative friend on facebook) complaining about Obama going ahead with his scheduled Las Vegas campaign event tonight. Meanwhile, Jan Crawford of CBS News reports that Romney is most likely canceling his scheduled event in Florida. The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that the Vegas campaign event was delayed one hour as Obama was dealing with the event (I had to use Google News because Twitter was just EXPLODING with right wing talking points).

Speaking of Twitter, I'd like to share some of the crap I've seen there so you don't have to. Some tweeters mis-interpreted Obama's quote from 2009 "You can't get corporate jets, you can't go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer's dime" as being hypocritical on Obama's part when in fact this statement was in the context of the bank bailouts and corporate welfare. (Gee, before "you didn't build that" THIS was the prime Obama right wing misquote!)

And then Erick Erickson, he who called the Democratic convention "vagina monologues", tweeted: "Liberals still upset Bush didn't stop reading to kindergarteners are probably cool with Obama flying to Vegas today."

I'm afraid that Romney or the right-wing 527's and Super PACs will start superimposing video of this Obama event and the embassy attacks in future ads. What do you think? From listening to Thom Hartmann today I know Romney lost his face big time last night trashing the US embassy in Egypt response to that embassy being attacked. But should Obama have canceled today's campaigning due to the murder of an American diplomat?

[progressivebydesign]

1. I don't think that the President should cancel. He will say something appropriate and thoughtful

as a leader should.

Romney cancelled for one reason. Political, and his campaign is in a freefall.

[Carla in Sequim]

28. I agree.

Just make the speech be about foreign policy and a remembrance to those we lost.
Let the other guy's cancellation look like what it is...FAIL!

[Whisp]

32. exactly. He will say something of substance

Romney is cancelling because he has been SHAMED and is hiding in his hidey hole, the loose lipped idiot fucker

[JRLeft]

2. I think he will cancel his campaign events today.

[alp227]

16. Hmm...but the LVRJ article I linked to previews his agenda tonight.

Basically talking about his economic plan and dissing Romney as usual. If the event were really canceled we'd know by now. Doors open to that event in 45 or so minutes, and the event is scheduled for 6pm. Obama has merely delayed the event by one hour, and I think his campaign has more professionalism than to open the doors and then say "sorry, event canceled".

[sharp_stick]

3. No not a bad idea

Romney is canceling the event because he already looks like the tool he is. He knows he's going to get hounded for his handling of this and he's going to run from it now.

I for one tend to avoid the yammering of Twitter when it comes to news, I don't find it very useful for more than simple stuff.

[Myrina]

10. Agreed.

Rmoney needs to spend some time naval-gazing and figure out WTF he's running for President for, or decide to just concede now and save himself the embarrassment of the resounding electoral ass whuppin that's headed his way.

[Whisp]

33. has a candidate ever dropped out of a race so close to election day before?

would be great for Romney to be the first timer in that regard.

Drop Out, Turd!

[alp227]

19. Thanks for clarifying what the hell is going on here.

When right-wing talk radio like Limbaugh came to national prominence in the early '90s, conservatives gained more influence in the political messaging wars. The conservative takeover of political dialogue continued with the launch of Fox News in 1996 and then even more when Bush became president in 2001 and even MORE after 9/11/01 and Bush launching wars and further when Congress turned full Republican in 2002.

In 2004, the Air America radio network launched to provide a left-wing alternative to the dominant right-wing talk radio. While Air America no longer exists per se, its hosts continue to be on select stations in the nation, and the Air America hosts like Thom Hartmann must have woken up a substantial portion of America. But if you read Twitter posts about politics or comments sections at mainstream news sites (not left-wing or right-wing blogs, but rather generic news sites i.e. your local newspaper, local TV/radio, CNN.com, etc.) you'll see right wing talking points all over the damn place (especially when it comes to immigration or economics). I was frankly disturbed with all that crap the right wingers were posting about Obama and am relieved to get a more rational dose of info from my fellow DUers like you.

[The Wielding Truth]

20. Exactly!

[FrenchieCat]

4. Thank you for your "consistent" concern!

[Donald Drunksfeld]

5. Mittens probably has figured out that he's already screwed himself enough for one day.

[Thrill]

6. No one was going to show up

at his Florida event anyway

[JanetLovesObama]

7. Hell NO President Obama should not cancel

his Vegas trip. Romney is ONLY canceling his because he has fucked up so badly he is running and hiding from what he did. Romney doesn't give a shit about about what happened in Libya. He is a fucking piece of shit LOSER !

[Scootaloo]

8. Don't worry; he's got this

He's not a Republican; he won't be cracking wise, cutting cake and playing guitar on the stage while there's a crisis in the air. he'll turn it into a forum for respect for the five killed this morning, and he'll do it with all the grace and aplomb we've come to expect over the last for years.

[fleur-de-lisa]

9. No, he shouldn't cancel . . .

I have no doubt that the POTUS will spend a good deal of time tonight talking about the tragedy, reminding us of the lives lost and reaffirming our image of him as a calm, cool leader.

It really doesn't matter though, because the repukes would trash him if he went into a chapel tonight and spent hours on his knees in prayer.

Fuck the repukes! I really don't give a shit what they think!

[TDale313]

11. Obama seems to be pretty...

pitch perfect on this stuff. Whatever he does, I'm guessing it won't be overly political or aggressive. He won't pull a Romney

[avebury]

12. I seem to remember that President Obama, then Senator Obama, made a comment

to the fact that Presidents need to be able to handle multiple issues at the same time (stated after McCain stopped campaigning for a short time during the fiscal crisis. Our President is the Multi-Tasker In Chief.

[SmittynMo]

13. Rmoney canceled tonight because

he has to regroup from the idiotic remarks he has made in the past 24 hours. It's been a constant downfall over the past several months for this idiot. And the GOP is all over his ass. Is it too late to get Perry back in there?

[BeyondGeography]

14. Romney's about 24 hours late with the caution and dignity thing

I think Obama's the guy who has the sequencing right.

That said, I'm sure he has a new script for Las Vegas. He'll handle it the right way; Romney has already been beaten up pretty good for last night's statement in the press, so I don't think Prez will even go there, at least not directly.

[MADem]

15. RMoney is in HIDING owing to his excoriation in the press.

He's not cancelling out of respect for the dead, he's afraid of being buttonholed for his boneheaded remarks.

John Kerry just appeared on my television and said Romney should APOLOGIZE.


Yes--APOLOGIZE.


Romney's having a bad day; that's why he's ducking out. This has nothing to do with "respect" for anyone. He's smelling toast and he realizes he the loaf of bread.

No need for concern or fearmongering--it's unwarranted. Did you happen to see the pic on the Front Page of DU? This one?



THAT's why RMoney cancelled--and you can take that to the bank.

[alp227]

21. Thanks for reposting the frontpage image.

I hadn't seen that yet. But you are right, it seems that Romney is in PANIC MODE after that disgraceful smug attitude he displayed last night. I can't wait to see next week's polls! If there is a fiscal cliff that Congress must resolve, Romney's got his own campaign cliff now.

[Tarheel_Dem]

27. +1000. You have such a magical way of shooting down bullshit talking points, even when they come...

from our side. Thanks for being here to, hopefully, lessen the "concern".

[powergirl]

17. Romney is cancelling his event because

he is afraid of getting booed.

[alp227]

22. Republicans would boo Romney?

I thought his campaign staff would do party registration check at the door?

[powergirl]

25. I'm thinking maybe he would be booed by normal people on his way into

the venue. But I agree that the actual attendees would have been required to sign some Oath of Fealty.

He ain't showing up because he might get a pie thrown at him; he needs to have some "emergency campaign stragergeee" meting; he forgot what he was going to say; try to use it against Obama, or maybe low turn out. Either way - he loses.

[Floyd_Gondolli]

23. Not quite

He's canceling it with the hope that Obama goes through with his, then he can criticize Obama for that. As someone said on MSNBC yesterday the Romney camp has been reduced to (desperately) chasing news cycles.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

18. Life goes on?

Obama's addressed it, marines are en route to help safeguard the embassy. He's done his job, right? I don't remember the Republicans being so nitpicky about their last President running for re-election while still serving as POTUS irregardless of what was going on in the world.

[kathman-duzi]

24. Too little too late for mittens to save face. Knee jerks and

opportunist statements do not disappear with a day off for reflection, like go to your room. Much to dire a blunder and rather like McCain calling a halt to the debates while he saves the financial well being of the USA. No do overs, no time outs, this is the big league and lying doesn't cut it for personal gain. Shame shame that.

[Zoeisright]

26. Rmoney is running away.

Like the cowardly little turd he is. He knows he stepped in shit big time and doesn't want to show his smirking face anywhere.

[polichick]

29. Maybe Rmoney is too embarrassed to show his smirking face...

Nah, that would be asking too much.

[MjolnirTime]

30. Mitt's running scared. Sorry.

[savalez]

31. What would your "friends" then say if Obama cancelled?

They'll always have something to whine about.

[gkhouston]

34. Obama is used to carrying out scheduled events while handling crises behind the scenes.

It's part of being a President. Only people predisposed to find fault will give it a second thought.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

36. If the POTUS canceled every time there's a crisis...

he'd never get out of the White House.

[Kteachums]

35. Mitt, playing politics with American lives at stake!

Just goes to show what he would do as President. He opened his mouth before he was sure Americans were safe.

[helpisontheway]

37. Reminds me of 2008

when McCain suspended his campaign so he could go to a meeting about the financial crisis. Then they said he barely said a word once he was there.

[NYC Liberal]

38. Erick Erickson thinks Obama flying to Las Vegas

the night after an attack on a single embassy in a foreign country, is comparable to Bush sitting and doing nothing in the middle of a terrorist attack on US soil, while it was happening and tens of thousands of Americans were feared to be dead. Pathetic.

[cstanleytech]

39. Well Mitt had to go see a doctor to get that foot surgically removed from his mouth. nt

[UCmeNdc]

40. Mitt Romney canceled his campaign because he needed to regroup

Mitt Romney just wanted to gain time to reconstruct his campaign messaging. He knew if he went on the reporters will continue to ask questions about his actions. Romney needed to "hide out" and get his act together.