RE: Libya, WHY are we forgetting and not pointing out

[babylonsister]

Romney's decidedly UNpresidential reaction to this? I think this is important, and wish the Obama admin would make some hay about his knee-jerk reaction.

Remember this? Why is this being ignored? The man didn't know what was going on yet wanted to trumpet his opinion to everyone, regardless of the ongoing tenuous situation. Are these the actions of a grounded individual who would do the right thing if he were in the 'big' shoes?

http://sync.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=93859


http://www.politico.com/playbook/0912/playbook1917.html?hp=l6

Here is what the Romney Campaign said last night:

"10:09 p.m., Mitt Romney “Statement On Developments In Libya and Egypt,” embargoed for midnight, putting it past 9/11: “I'm outraged by the attacks on American diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt and by the death of an American consulate worker in Benghazi. It's disgraceful that the Obama Administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks.”

"--10:25 p.m., Romney campaign emails reporters: “You can use this statement immediately, embargo(on not attacking the president during 911) is lifted.”

Here is what the President said:

"--12:09 a.m., Ben LaBolt, national press secretary at Obama for America, “Response to Governor Romney's statement: ‘We are shocked that, at a time when the United States of America is confronting the tragic death of one of our diplomatic officers in Libya, Governor Romney would choose to launch a political attack.’”


"NBC'S CHUCK TODD on "Morning Joe," on Romney aides issuing the statement "before they knew for sure whether there were going to be protests that spread around the world. It seemed to be an irresponsible thing to do. ... I have a feeling they wish they had that moment back, that they wish they had that statement back. ... I understand where they feel like they are: They're chasing news cycles right now. And they feel as if they have to be involved in every news cycle, in every event if the president's involved, in order to look on equal footing. That was a bad mistake they made last night."


Another example of a Republican betting against America for political gain

[Floyd_Gondolli]

1. Did you miss the debate Tuesday?

[babylonsister]

2. Not at all. It was all about what Obama had said and done and nothing about how

Romney reacted initially. I think that deserves more attention. He reacted without thinking or knowing the ramifications of what he might be saying. I think that's a horrible precursor to him actually having to react if he ever gets in a position of power.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. I agree

Mitt's (and Reince's) initial reactions/tweets about what was going on was 10X more reprehensible and IMHO scandalous than whether or not President Obama and his Administration labeled it a terrorist attack soon enough.

[babylonsister]

4. Thank you kindly; so I'm not nuts. I realize this stuff moves fast, but

if the Romney campaign can stay on topic for so long, why can't we? Of course, they're constantly providing new fodder.