Despicable Romney attack

Romney has not backed off the response — "It's never too early for the United States government to condemn attacks on Americans and to defend our values," he said Wednesday — but his campaign faces a near consensus in Republican foreign policy circles that, whatever the sentiment, Romney faltered badly.

"It’s deeply unfortunate when the circumstance of the statement becomes the story," said Rick Perry's former foreign policy adviser, Victoria Coates, who is now an adjunct fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, and who suggested that Romney should simply have "gone earlier rather than save it for midnight" to avoid appearing to play politics on September 11. "It’s unfortunate that it’s playing out this way, and hopefully they can get back on message, because their point is sound," she said.

Other conservatives were less sympathetic.

"It's bad," said a former aide to Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. "Just on a factual level that the statement was not a response but preceding, or one could make the case precipitating. And just calling it a 'disgrace' doesn't really cut it. Not ready for prime time."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/foreig ... romney-cai

Mitt Romney Response To Libya, Egypt Attacks Called 'Irresponsible,' 'Craven,' 'Ham-Handed'

Many members of the media reacted with puzzlement and criticism to Mitt Romney's continuing criticism of the White House response to the deadly attacks in Libya and Egypt.

The Romney campaign drew fire on Wednesday morning for issuing a blistering statement condemning the American embassy in Egypt for speaking against an incendiary anti-Muslim film, even though the embassy made the statement before any attacks had taken place. NBC's Chuck Todd, for instance, called the statement "irresponsible" and a "bad mistake."

Other reporters were similarly baffled. "The Romney campaign's politicization of the embassy attacks is even worse than I expected," Foreign Policy writer Blake Hounshell tweeted.

Speaking on Fox News, Peggy Noonan was also blunt. "I don't feel that Mr. Romney has been doing himself any favors in the past few hours," she said. “Sometimes when really bad things happen, when hot things happen, cool words or no words is the way to go.”

"If you think the eye-rolling at Romney is just coming from the MSM, call up some Republican foreign policy hands," BuzzFeed's Ben Smith added.

@donnabrazile
Donna Brazile
Mr. Romney Campaign Attacks President Obama Over Mythical Apology to Embassy Attackers http://t.co/jtAFVJqH This is reckless and shameful.

@joshtpm
Josh Marshall
Romney should know that shameful political attacks should at least not include demonstrable lies

@ron_fournier
Ron Fournier
A ham-handed and inaccurate response from Romney http://t.co/we74MX1g There is a reason why politix stops at water's edge

@BuzzFeedBen
Ben Smith
If you think the eye-rolling at Romney is just coming from the MSM, call up some Republican foreign policy hands.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/1 ... _ref=media

So many Tweets to show how irresponsible, stupid, and incompetent Mitt-the-Twit is.....and so little time....

Sure. We can all try to blame Mr. Romney for calling it like it is. You know...sort of redirect our embarrassment for failed foreign policy against someone who hasn't caused the failure.

The way I see it, the recent violence in Libya and Egypt...the festering issues between Israel and Iran and the greater trouble throughout the Arab world are a reflection of failed foreign policy on behalf of the current administration. You can try to blame Mitt or GW but we know where the responsibility lies. We have projected weakness and now we are getting pushed around.

To me, nothing says "respect" for your country or its foreign policy like people storming the walls of your embassies, tearing your flag off the pole and burning the place down.

The only thing despicable is how this administration, in its effort to be EVERYONE's bestus buddy, has failed so miserably on foreign policy.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-env ... 2012-09-12

No, actually, the despicable thing is Gov NumbNuts making statements that were uninformed, and based on lies, about things he obviously doesn't know anything about.

But thanks for playing.

You, Madam, are dillusional. US foreign policy is a failure under this administration. The big difference between us is you can't see it for what it is. In an effort to be everyone's bestus buddy...we have become the joke of the world. Ask anyone in Europe, Asia or the Middle East.

If you act like a candyassed know-it-all....then the world tends to treat you accordingly. It's a lesson most of us learned in grade school. Act like a pussy...plan on getting beat up. A lot.

lionshead2010 wrote: If you act like a candyassed know-it-all....then the world tends to treat you accordingly.

Yeah, that's why RMoney is behind in the polls... ...making statements that were uninformed, and based on lies, about things he obviously doesn't know anything about.

Every time this twit responds to something, he responds the wrong way. We don't need that kind of moron in the Oval Office. And "Not Obama" is not a selling point.

The way I see it, the recent violence in Libya and Egypt...the festering issues between Israel and Iran and the greater trouble throughout the Arab world are a reflection of failed foreign policy on behalf of the current administration

Of course. Everywhere, everything is always about us. It's a small world after all!

Democracy4Sale wrote:
[snipped the propaganda from Huffington Post]

So, yeah, I would guess that this inflammatory film was created by someone who part of a group that are supposed to be U.S. "friends."

[snipped mindless snark from Lady Jazzer]

It was created by someone who has freedom of speech.

The Liberals GOP Twin wrote:

Democracy4Sale wrote:
[snipped the propaganda from Huffington Post]

So, yeah, I would guess that this inflammatory film was created by someone who part of a group that are supposed to be U.S. "friends."

[snipped mindless snark from Lady Jazzer]

It was created by someone who has freedom of speech.

Wow just like Lady Jazzer and the writers at HufPo. :thumbsup:

"Despicable" as in Mr. Romney Kills workers wife?