I hate the thoughts that I am having that we are witnessing a type of planned swiftboating with

[mfcorey1]

the incidents at the embassies. I fear it goes beyond 9/11. I am wondering why all of a sudden Cheney accuses the President of ignoring briefings, Mitt pounces with a smirk, and other little things are questionable. Talk me down, but I am just collecting my thoughts.

[randome]

1. You're overthinking it.

None of these things does the Republicans any good. They look like panicked elephants. Obama stays cool under pressure no matter what.

[Chorophyll]

8. +1

[Jim Beard]

2. This has

Sheldon Adelson's finger prints all over it. It doesn't take much money to hire some thugs. What is the currency rate between Lybia and Las vegas?

[oldhippydude]

3. every time i hear Sheldon

i picture some type of Ian Flemming character... this guys for real!!

[upaloopa]

4. This all could be coordinated. The right is desperate for power.

The problem they can't seem to get over is that their base isn't large enough to elect them.

And they seem to me to be the gang that couldn't shoot straight. They just stumble all over themselves and can't get enough people to hate Obama.

I do not trust the right.

First the movie, then the riots then the killing of Americans then mittens already prepared remarks. I see coordination.

[lunatica]

5. This thread is full of

[randome]

11. You got that right.

Small comfort to the OP, isn't it? Be afraid. Be very afraid!

[sufrommich]

6. It's a planned effort to paint Obama as Carter and Romney

as Reagan, it's not working. Take some comfort in the fact that this is the best idea they can produce . They had to refer back to 1979 to find it and nobody is buying it, the world has moved on and so have Americans. Romney is done.

I should add that I don't think the republicans are behind what's going on in the middle east, I think they've been looking for a way to paint the President as weak and the situation availed itself, they overplayed their "concern" and it exposed their utter willingness to pander in the most cynical way possible.

[renie408]

13. Bingo.

[GeorgeGist]

7. Here you go ...

[Jawja]

9. I was having the same thoughts myself....

I don't put ANYTHING past the GOP/Israeli interests with deep pockets. The attacks are most likely coincidence so close to an election; but like the peculiar timing of the Bin Laden tape in 2004, the thought did cross my mind.

[JHB]

10. Three words: Shameless, Brazen Opportunists.

Don't discount the ability of these people to take something that pops up, jump on it, and grab with both hands to advance whatever their agenda is.

[renie408]

12. Then they are really stupid and why were we ever worried about them?

Cause this isn't going to go the way they wanted if they thought having Mitt Romney act like an ass would encourage ANYBODY to vote for him.