Criticizing A Statement From A U.S. Embassy Desperate To Save Lives Should END Romney's Campaign

[AzDar]

He is dangerous.

[cags]

1. Yep, He just criticized the decisions of a man who just died in service to his country.

[Barack_America]

4. When he himself never put a toe in harm's way. nt

[central scrutinizer]

7. wrong embassy

It was the Egyptian embassy, not the Libyan embassy that issued the statement Willard was condemning

[HopeHoops]

17. Shhhh. A Republican might be watching. We wouldn't want to bother them with facts now would we?

[grantcart]

23. You are correct that there are 2 embassies but the embassy

In Egypt was also motivated to stop violence and loss of life.

[uponit7771]

2. ...and then places the blame on Obama BEFORE any official WH response is made?! I wouldn't doubt a..

...bit that the person who trips pregnant women doesn't mind do some immoral shit like this!!!

[AzDar]

6. So irresponsible and Palinesque it is staggering...

[aquart]

11. Romney tripped pregnant women?

Is that hyperbole or verified fact?

[starroute]

18. He tripped his daughter-in-law, but I don't think she was pregnant at the time

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/07/do-not-play-sports-mitt-romney/54122/

The Romney Olympics is not a joke, but in fact a for-real documented-by-witnesses official thing, and it will take place this week as the Romney family vacations at their New Hampshire home. Further, the incident in which Romney tripped his daughter-in-law so he'd beat her in the triathlon is not urban legend, but something multiple members of the Romney family have spoken publicly about. What is odd about Romney's cheating in a family sports tournament isn't that he cheats -- we all played kickball against that kid, right? -- but that his family thinks his cheating is a charming quirk. The triathlon is no longer a main event in the Romney Olympics, The Washington Post's Philip Rucker reports. After the tripping incident, Romney "expanded the games to give himself a better shot."

Rucker didn't have to dig too much to find out about the time Romney tripped the mother of his grandchild, because Craig Romney told the story in Iowa as if it would make people more likely to vote for his dad for president.

[pamela]

34. The Romney family is almost as fucking creepy as their patriarch.

So many of the ugly stories about Mitt, like this one and the dog story, are told by the family as if they were warm, childhood memories. That has got to be one of the most dysfunctional families in the world. Can you imagine their Thanksgiving's? "Hey, remember the time you wouldn't eat your mashed potatoes and Dad smashed your face into the plate and made you lick it clean? yuk, yuk, yuk..." "Oh, sure, yuk, yuk, that was fun! Dad's such a great problem solver!"

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. That was the most offensive part of his ludicrous statement . . .

blaming the embassy staff who were trying to tamp down the volatility and save lives. Romney is completely unfit to hold any public office in this country.

[Webster Green]

9. +1

Exactly right!

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. Maybe dog catcher

Some dogs do byte back you know...half kidding there

[magical thyme]

27. not dog catcher either. He'd not only have them in crates on top of his car

he'd be poking them with sticks and then when they snarled and snapped at the sticks, call them dangerous and have them killed. After all, he was just "playing."

[central scrutinizer]

5. ready, FIRE, aim is not the correct order, dim-Mitt

thanks for giving aid and comfort to the enemy

[Bragi]

8. Mitt did exactly what any pol would do

It is natural to make a sitting president wear a bad statement that had t be retracted.

[TwilightGardener]

10. ???

[Bragi]

12. Okay, not my finest intervention...

[TwilightGardener]

14. You understand that the statement against the offensive film

that the US embassy in Egypt offered was an attempt to keep the nuts from getting violent, right? I'd say "Yeah, it was a shitty movie, we don't agree with it" too, if it meant I didn't have a grenade launched at me.

[aquart]

13. Certainly. Any pol with piss poor judgement and no emotional intelligence.

Running his mouth before our people were SAFE? He's excrement.

[elleng]

21. and as it relates to foreign policy, especially during immediate turmoil,

he and EVERYONE BUT this administration should STFU.

[Cha]

37. Mitt's a dawg damn danger to others and his

own worst enemy. He Demonizes himself.

Our President didn't make "a bad statement".

[reflection]

15. He actually blamed both Obama and the embassy itself.

The poor folks at the embassy were just trying to cool everything down, and put some soothing balm on the inflamed tensions, and they failed. Our ambassador was hunted and killed like an animal. And Romney has the gall to basically smile into a camera and call them cowards.

Romney wets himself whenever he is asked a question of substance. Imagine what he would have done as a member of that embassy in the face of that impending danger. Chickenhawk indeed. He's never put his neck on the line for anything and yet he preens and postures as if he is some kind of bad-ass. I remember a guy like that. Turned out to be one of the worst presidents we ever had, and we barely survived him. God help us all.

[porphyrian]

19. . n/t

[elleng]

20. Damn right.

[socialindependocrat]

22. Romney had a press conference and watch him smirk...

First he has a press conference like he's the Pres
and they set it up with a blue, curtained background
with an American flag (like he's already won the election)

Then he dumps on the statement made to keep
things at the embassy down to a dull roar.

After he answers a few questions he starts to get this smirk on his face like this is some cool political maneuver and he's proud of himself.

And he keeps dumping on the statement and what was done and
the old - we should not apologize for our actions - bullshit!

The guy is a puppet mouthing the words of the political advisers who were hired by the Koch Bros. - He can't ad lib - he has no position of his own - He may as well have SONY stamped across his forehead!

Let's get the Koch Bros out there so they can run for office

[kestrel91316]

29. [phone] 000 000 000

[nanabugg]

25. "Our actions!???" Does mhe even know what mthis is all about?

This man should not be President of a fraternity let alone a country. I hope that even the GOP undersstands what harm he has done to the US international standing, First with Russia and now with this. Free speech is one thing in our own country but speech, no matter what form, that endangers the lives of innocent Americans is not "free" and should not be condoned,

[patrice]

26. He thinks it's a signal that The Deal is done on America's next PROXY WAR & he's HIRED. nt

[JDPriestly]

28. Romney is just another greedy, snarky, overconfident boss.

Every working American knows his type. When they aren't taking, they are criticizing for no good reason. And the whole time, they can't do anything right themselves.

And that is what happened to our economy -- because they outsourced and exported the jobs to places where they don't have to deal with working people.

[BattyDem]

30. How DARE he run his mouth off and try to score political points BEFORE our people were safe?!?

His behavior was childish, selfish, un-American and just plain stupid!! He could have scored some major points by refusing to make any comment during an ongoing situation and telling his party to remain quiet until everyone was safe. THAT would have shown real leadership. THAT would have shown good judgement. THAT would have shown true patriotism.

The Dems better hang this around his neck from now until election day because the man is unfit to be president!!

[hue]

31. Romney IS himself a threat to our country and the peace of the world!!!!

[liberalmuse]

32. I can't even say anything...

because what I'm feeling towards this man right now is way beyond anger and disgust.

[spooky3]

33. Time for H. Clinton to ask about Mitt & the 2 AM phone call

A horrifying prospect...

[Cha]

36. Sorry, to be persnickity but it was

"3am".

[Cha]

35. Yes, It SHOULD! It is the opposite of what

to do when Americans are in danger abroad or anywhere! Willard Mitt let his opportunistic tone deafness and eagerness to smear Pres Obama take over and turns out it was exactly what was needed to show America just how stupidly cruel, he is.

Mitt Romney "Demonizes" himself so Ann can stop Whining that he's being "demonized".