Obama On Romney’s Libya Response: ‘Shoot First And Aim Later’

[ProSense]

Obama On Romney’s Libya Response: ‘Shoot First And Aim Later’

President Obama pushed back against Mitt Romney's accusation that his administration mishandled its response to the Libya crisis, noting that Romney bungled basic facts in his Tuesday night statement.

"There's a broader lesson to be learned here: Governor Romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later and as president one of the things I've learned is you can't do that," Obama told CBS News on Wednesday."It's important for you to make sure that the statements that you make are backed up by the facts and that you've thought through the ramifications before you make them."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-on-romneys-libya-response-shoot-first-aim

[lumpy]

1. Bravo Obama

n

[panader0]

2. K and R perfect response.

[Whovian]

3. Wonderful response!

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Facts matter!

[Patiod]

5. Gentlemanly, yet patronizing

Way to be, Bar!!!

Mitt needs a good swift kick in the ass, and instead, President Obama gave him a pat on the head, which is actually more embarrassing....

[Cha]

7. As if talking to the

bad seed. Oh wait..

[Cha]

6. Romney shot himself in both

feet. Ya should listen to our President, Barack Obama, willard.

[Habibi]

8. And it'll go right over Mitt's head.

[savannah43]

16. Yes it will. We all became aware of his grasp of foreign affairs

during his last trip overseas. With any justice, as it "goes over his head," it will kick him. Hard.

[winstars]

9. Thats why I tell people I know him!!! (The Prez of course)

Bravo!!!

[Thrill]

10. OUCH. That hurt

[tjdee]

11. Perfect smackdown--he's the President, punks.

"backed up by the facts"

Sooooooooooooo awesome.

The grownups are definitely in charge, oh yes.

[SunsetDreams]

12. K&R That's my President!!

[DemKittyNC]

13. So proud of my President!

[MineralMan]

14. Nicely said, Mr. President.

Well done.

[polichick]

15. Hey Rmoney! DUH!

[Gregorian]

17. Sounds like Dick Cheney. Shoot in face, then aim.

[cheezmaka]

32. LOL!!

Took the words right out of my mouth...

[hifiguy]

18. Well played, sir.

Well played indeed.

[Jazzy_Obama]

19. Well said Mr President

Obama makes Romney look like a screaming child who needs a nap! He could have easily slammed Romney for his messy comments! But instead he gave a very mature statement! He swapped him away like a fly! THIS is the real Class act President! Romney please take notes!

[Liberalynn]

20. Now that's Presidential

[spanone]

21. k&r...

[nolabear]

22. Those pesky facts again. If it just weren't for them Romney could be King!

Just as he wants to be.

[avebury]

23. Right on! nt

[Stuart G]

24. K and R nt

[lovemydog]

25. Romney's idiotic statement

wasn't conservative. It was neo-con all the way.

No republicans should get elected (or reelected in Congress) until they drop the stupid saber-rattling that only inflames with misinformation. And until they go back to being fiscally conservative, which right now none of them are. They still push the stupid trickle down nonsense of huge tax cuts for the ultra rich, which will actually raise our deficit. That's not conservative. It's reckless and irresponsible.

[cheezmaka]

33. Romney and Ryan were right

they don't need "fact checkers"...

[NICO9000]

26. The President is a class act as usual

RMoney's miscalculations are as classless as usual too.

[indepat]

27. I'm confident der Mittens will heed the President's sage advise

[Aldo Leopold]

28. First, I like the fact that this man,

our President, THINKS.

Second, I like the WAY he thinks.

[fishwax]

29. reminds me of O making jokes about Trump at the dinner, while knowing about the OBL raid underway

Just another clear indication that one of these guys is competent and fit for the position while the other is just a haircut.

[tjwash]

30. ...

[Smickey]

31. Mutt meets corretion collar.

For the cat people out there.

[link:http://tinyurl.com/8dc4ey5|

[calimary]

38. Welcome to DU!

Glad you're here. If we've learned anything over the past 24-36 hours, it's a solid comparison between who IS president (Obama) and who is NOT FIT to be president (Wrongney).

We need you.




Now get to work.

[Smickey]

43. Thanks Calimary.

I have been reading the pages for quite a while and just decided to jump in with both feet. Or tentacles if you like. Love me some squid. haha

[calimary]

53. Lol!

[highplainsdem]

34. Perfect response!

[valerief]

35. But that takes brains and Rmoney wasn't born with them. nt

[BlueMTexpat]

36. The adult in the room -

as opposed to the spoiled child who believes that the Office of the Presidency is due him.

Thanks heavens we have the adult.

[gollygee]

37. No way Romney can spin it in his favor

He looks like a war-hungry bafoon.

[red dog 1]

39. K & R

Thank You Mr. President.

[central scrutinizer]

40. I think President Obama should not have responded at all

Bullys want attention and ignoring them completely will cause them to come unglued even faster.

[bhikkhu]

45. Kerry tried that

under entirely different circumstances, of course, but if there was lesson of 2004 its to stay ahead of the narrative. With the speed of the news cycle now, even 3 hours is too long to let something brew without an answer, and keeping them on the defensive has worked very well so far.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

41. Romney is Fractally wrong

[malaise]

42. That's how it's done

Rec

[1StrongBlackMan]

44. Yep ...

Obama On Romney’s Libya Response: ‘Shoot First And Aim Later’ ,then lie about it.

[Zalatix]

46. Rmoney smacked himself down. Hard.

Obama just wandered down aisle 5 and identified the man sitting in his own piss puddle.

[Sophiegirl]

47. This might not go over well..

But I wish there was more discussion on these threads beyond a rec or thumbs up. Maybe supporting references. Or, personal opinions backed by facts or sources. Even well thought out opinions, to me, are preferable to the simple "great post" response. If you give a thumbs up, I for one, would like to understand your perspective as to why you did so.

So, does this post get me banned? I know I'm new here and have said on a different thread that I didn't find posting a very positive thing as a newbie. However, I would hope that some sincere constructive criticism might be accepted without hostility.

[Generic Brad]

48. Bring it up in Meta-Discussion

That would be the proper forum to bring this up. Good luck on your quest!

[Sophiegirl]

50. I have no quest.

More like frustration. I really ready to go back to being a lurker.

[Generic Brad]

52. I would urge you to stay

We need more voices and opinions. I don't like echo chambers.

[mshasta]

58. I had same issue before

it gets better ...first they mock,banned, then they listen

[Overseas]

49. K&R. Well said.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

51. shooting from the hip

[Blue Owl]

54. The Cheney runs deep in that one

n/t

[tclambert]

55. There he goes again, criticizing President Bush, who, as you know, never checked facts and never,

never, never considered ramifications. "Ramifignations? Whut's that? Sumthin' ta do with sheep? Heh-heh-heh. Now let's talk about the Axis of Evil."

(Note: Of the 3 countries called the "Axis of Evil," one responded by developing nuclear weapons, one is working on nuclear weapons, and one didn't even dig up its old plans to build nuclear weapons. We invaded the one that did nothing, supposedly for fear of their weapons of mass destruction.)

[lunatica]

56. cooler heads and all that...

[ProSense]

57. Kick! n/t