Romney Adviser: 'Apology' Statement Fit Our Narrative, So We Went With It',

[kpete]

n short, it’s now clear that top Romney policy director Lanhee Chen basically confirmed to the Times — even though he was not quoted on record doing so — that the Romney camp attacked Obama in the way it did because it fit the campaign’s predetermined narrative.

Here’s the key quote in the original version of the story (with the subsequently removed part in bold):

“We’ve had this consistent critique and narrative on Obama’s foreign policy, and we felt this was a situation that met our critique, that Obama really has been pretty weak in a number of ways on foreign policy, especially if you look at his dealings with the Arab Spring and its aftermath,” one of Mr. Romney’s senior advisers said on Wednesday. “I think the reality is that while there may be a difference of opinion regarding issues of timing, I think everyone stands behind the critique of the administration, which we believe has conducted its foreign policy in a feckless manner.”

As Josh noted, this is akin to the Romney camp admitting: “we saw this thing happen. It fit with our campaign narrative. So we pounced.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/top-romney-adviser-apology-statement-fit-our-narrative-so-we-ran-with-it/2012/09/13/9e11293c-fdb9-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_blog.html

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/09/point_of_reference.php?ref=fpblg

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/13/1131623/-Romney-Adviser-Apology-Statement-Fit-Our-Narrative-So-We-Went-With-It-NYT-Deletes-Quote

[calimary]

1. Opportunistic infections.

[ismnotwasm]

6. 1+

LoL

[ashling]

2. When all you've got is a hammer

the world begins to look like a nail.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. +1. Romney and his followers are hammerheads.

[ashling]

5. Actual picture

[Cha]

3. Genius..They're admitting they're dumbfucks.

and pigs are smarter.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Their loose lips will hopefully sink their ship. n/t

[Ebadlun]

8. Apologising for America is EXACTLY the sort of thing Obama does..

the Invisible Obama that only Republicans can see.

[Solly Mack]

9. Wow. Idiots.