I Want To Make Sure I Have This Right Re: The Romney Reaction

[DemocratSinceBirth]

The members of the U.S. Embassy were under siege and in that instance they said something to placate the mob and Willard Romney criticized them for that. Even flipping soldiers are given wide latitude in what they can say and not say when they are captured to avoid torture, as long as they don't divulge information that will endanger other troops.

Is he unhinged?
Is he really nothing more than the total sum of his unbridled ambition?

He's not fit to lead this great nation. He's not fit to lead some isolated hamlet in Massachusetts.

He is a dangerous, amoral, and hollow man.

[TwilightGardener]

1. He wanted to attribute the embassy's statement (made under duress) to

the President, because he thought he saw an opportunity to beat the "apologizing for America" drum again. So did Reince Priebus. They were salivating over this. In fact, they were so fast, one might almost think somebody somewhere knew the violence was coming.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. If A Muslim Mob Is Coming After Me I'm Hollering Allahu Akbar.

Ditto for any clerical crowd. I'll just change the name of their God.

[TwilightGardener]

3. LOL, I'm the same way.

[flygal]

7. exactly!

I'm an American living overseas and I appreciated their attempt to smooth the situation. Not this "USA - boot up their ass" shit.

[Roy Rolling]

13. Hand me the snakes...

I'd convert to Islam or snake-handling Christianity if religious zealots were chasing me.

[avebury]

14. I so agree with you! When a mob is at your door, threatening to

batter it in, it is not the time to piss them off.

[TeamPooka]

18. I'd be all "let's get the infidels!"

[socialindependocrat]

4. Then he made a ststement about the President's responsibility.

He said something to the effect that the President is responsible for what is said by all the people who work under him in some representative capacity.

He's an ass.

Then he smirks like he hit a homerun!

I really told them what I was told to say!
Now let's get a look at those headlines!

NOT!

My recommendation - Mitt, you really need to change your underwear! They are bad luck!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. How Can They Contact The Pres Is If The Threat Is Immediate?

And what's the pres supposed to say?


Incite them some more?

[BadgerKid]

8. Well then he must assume responsibility

for Ryan's lying!

[.99center]

16. And for any other comment made by the GOP or those around him

Including Pat Robertson. Romney needs to explain why his campaign told a man to beat his wife!

[HopeHoops]

6. He's not fit to lead his own shit to the toilet.

[Roy Rolling]

15. LOL

[coalition_unwilling]

21. Awesome. Thread-winner! - n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. As I understand it, the cairo embassy was not "under siege"

at the time of the embassy statement. Rather, there were extensive protests that were gathering steam. None of it has to do with the goings on in Libya, in any case.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

10. You forgot about the lies...

It goes without saying, of course, because Romney's lips were moving, but let's recap.

Romney blasted the statement from the Cairo Embassy for "apologizing for America's values" which is, of course, a bold-faced lie. The statement said nothing of the sort. It went to some lengths to state that tolerance and respect for religion is one of America's core values, and we condemn attempts by certain people to exploit our differences.

He's a lying sack of crap.

[ecstatic]

11. Link to the screenshots:

There was never an apology, as Liar claims.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/09/us-embassy-in-egypt-deletes-tweets-condemning-anti-muslim-film.html

So, Rmoney was just plain. wrong. And the embassy never challenged free speech either. They challenged specific comments, which we all have the right to do, based on free speech rights!

[Marrah_G]

12. He is a dangerous man

[bayareaboy]

17. He is an idiot ...

Do you ever get the felling that somehow Obama and some of his advisor's control what is said by Mitt-man and his close staff. What do you think they gave up to Mittens, perhaps no tax evasion charges?

Or is it kind of a Vulcan mind meld thingee?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. It's worse than that if you get right down to it.

A Right Wing asshole preacher puts out a video offensive to the entire Arab world just to cause trouble and when it causes the trouble they wanted then Romney steps forward and blames the trouble on,...Obama....

Further, he implies in his statement that the video that caused it all is part of our "American Values" and said we shouldn't apologize for it.

He should have condemned the video and assured the world that this preacher does not represent America.

[coalition_unwilling]

20. He's barely fit to be a used-car salesman and, without having won the

sperm lottery, that's all he would have ever achieved in this life.

No disrespect intended to honest used-car salespeople.

[anneboleyn]

22. He and FAUX News are calling Obama Jimmy Carter over this. Romney saying this was an attack on US

soil since embassies can be considered as such. Saying that Obama is being too "stoic."

I hate them all (not Obama of course). Using this for political gain.