Romney: White House Agrees With Me

[SheHateMe]

In an interview with ABC News Thursday evening, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney suggested that, after it was all said and done, the Obama administration concluded that his criticism of their handling of yesterday's embassy attacks was, indeed, valid.

“What I said was exactly the same conclusion the White House reached, which was that the statement was inappropriate. That’s why they backed away from it as well,” Romney told George Stephanopoulos.

This is fairly impressive verbal gymnastics. Yes, the White House distanced itself from the initial statement put out by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo that apologized for a crass anti-Muslim film that had been making the rounds on the Internet. And yes, Romney also criticized the issuance of that statement.

But Romney also accused the president of sympathizing with the rioters because of that initial statement, despite the fact that the embassy released it hours before the attacks took place. And while Romney may want to focus attention elsewhere, it was that specific attack on Obama that had Democrats, foreign policy experts, and a good chunk of Republicans criticizing his conduct. His statement didn't comport with the actual timeline of events.

Stephanopoulos asked Romney about it during the interview and he seemingly avoided the substance of the issue -- whether Obama does, in fact, sympathize with the rioters.

"Well, I think the statement was an inappropriate statement," he said. "I think it was not directly applicable and appropriate for the setting. I think it should have been taken down. And apparently the White House felt the same way."

Nice backtrack, Mittens.


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[EXman]

The video is a red herring. imo

 

[UberNeuman]

 

[EXman]

please he could have farted?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I have generally been ambivalent about Romney, but as his campaign goes on it becomes increasingly clear that he is really a bad man, both craven and comprehensively dishonest. I have thought for months that it was fairly clear he would lose, but I think this was his killing blow. What a jackass.

 

[Jhhnn]

I have generally been ambivalent about Romney, but as his campaign goes on it becomes increasingly clear that he is really a bad man, both craven and comprehensively dishonest. I have thought for months that it was fairly clear he would lose, but I think this was his killing blow. What a jackass.

Probably not, although craven is the word I've been looking for. He's still trying to crawl out of the coffin. The debates should finish him entirely, screw the lid on nice & tight.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

To be fair, at the time that photo was taken, only one anonymous American was known to have been killed. I'm sure his smile would have been much bigger otherwise.

 

[Perknose]

...craven and comprehensively dishonest.

...craven is the word I've been looking for. He's still trying to crawl out of the coffin. The debates should finish him entirely, screw the lid on nice & tight.

Excellent one-word descriptor for this man.

 

[Incorruptible]

Highly convenient you dont show obama smiling and campaigning only hours after the killings :\

 

[UberNeuman]

 

[DominionSeraph]

I have generally been ambivalent about Romney, but as his campaign goes on it becomes increasingly clear that he is really a bad man, both craven and comprehensively dishonest.

Fox News' constant use of this technique has programmed the unthinking masses into thinking this means the argument is good. Do you think Romney, the ultimate weasel, is going to miss this and the fact that the entire Conservative Talk juggernaut will eagerly throw together arguments backing anything he says?

 

[Budmantom]

I have generally been ambivalent about Romney, but as his campaign goes on it becomes increasingly clear that he is really a bad man, both craven and comprehensively dishonest. I have thought for months that it was fairly clear he would lose, but I think this was his killing blow. What a jackass.

I have a feeling that your feelings for Obama aren't ambivalent......

 

[Incorruptible]

Nice partisan hackery

 

[Budmantom]

Is that what the White House told them to print?

 

[UberNeuman]

Nice partisan hackery

“I don't feel that Mr. Romney has been doing himself any favors, say in the past few hours, perhaps since last night,” Noonan told Fox News. “Sometimes when really bad things happen, when hot things happen, cool words or no words is the way to go.”

 

[Budmantom]

“I don't feel that Mr. Romney has been doing himself any favors, say in the past few hours, perhaps since last night,” Noonan told Fox News. “Sometimes when really bad things happen, when hot things happen, cool words or no words is the way to go.”

Or an apology form the White House/Empassy.

 

[UberNeuman]

Or an apology form the White House/Empassy.

Quoted just for the dumbfuckery...

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I have a feeling that your feelings for Obama aren't ambivalent......

No, I think that is an accurate word.

I am generally a Democrat and have only voted for Democrats for President, but have voted for Republicans for other offices of consequence (including voting for Norm Coleman for Senate in 2008).

During the GOP primary, I frankly wanted Romney to be nominated (and probably said as much here) because, despite his firebreathing, arch-conservative rhetoric, I believed he was most likely a centrist (though he made it hard to be sure, through his endless flip-flopping), and certainly a bright and competent person. Accordingly, if Obama had to lose, I'd rather he lose to Romney than, say, Gingrich, because I didn't think Romney would be a ruinously bad President.

Since he was nominated, Romney has demonstrated such a total lack of judgment and backbone (e.g., his change in position on portions of the Affordable Care Act within a few hours last week, and his comments about the Libya embassy event) that I consider him a thoroughly untrustworthy person, and not fit to hold the office of President. To be succinct, I think he's a total liar and political opportunist, and it would sadden me to have such a person serve in our highest elected office. I can respect Republicans criticizing the President, but I cannot respect anyone defending Romney's actions over the last two days. His behavior is sheer fuckery and should be recognized as such.

 

[Budmantom]

Quoted just for the dumbfuckery...

Empassy is a new word: it's an embassy with empathy = Empassy - it's a democratic word.

 

[sportage]

Joe Scarborough pretty much nailed it.
Romney is the worst of both worlds.
In his own words,
"And the lesson is clear: If we want to win the battle of ideas in the long term, we should be willing to face the fact that Mitt Romney is likely to lose — and should, given that he’s neither a true conservative nor a courageous moderate. He’s just an ambitious man."

 

[Budmantom]

No, I think that is an accurate word.

I am generally a Democrat and have only voted for Democrats for President, but have voted for Republicans for other offices of consequence (including voting for Norm Coleman for Senate in 2008).

During the GOP primary, I frankly wanted Romney to be nominated (and probably said as much here) because, despite his firebreathing, arch-conservative rhetoric, I believed he was most likely a centrist (though he made it hard to be sure, through his endless flip-flopping), and certainly a bright and competent person. Accordingly, if Obama had to lose, I'd rather he lose to Romney than, say, Gingrich, because I didn't think Romney would be a ruinously bad President.

Since he was nominated, Romney has demonstrated such a total lack of judgment and backbone (e.g., his change in position on portions of the Affordable Care Act within a few hours last week, and his comments about the Libya embassy event) that I consider him a thoroughly untrustworthy person, and not fit to hold the office of President. To be succinct, I think he's a total liar and political opportunist, and it would sadden me to have such a person serve in our highest elected office. I can respect Republicans criticizing the President, but I cannot respect anyone defending Romney's actions over the last two days. His behavior is sheer fuckery and should be recognized as such.

and Obama?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

and Obama?

I think he's a good man and a decent President. Could be better, could be much worse. I will have no problem with seeing him re-elected.

 

[Incorruptible]

“I don't feel that Mr. Romney has been doing himself any favors, say in the past few hours, perhaps since last night,” Noonan told Fox News. “Sometimes when really bad things happen, when hot things happen, cool words or no words is the way to go.”

I am not defending romney but why is it alright for obama to condemn the film, he supports the Islamists because he attacked the film yet he didn't say anything about the Christians being targeted. He only cares about Muslims

 

[Budmantom]

I think he's a good man and a decent President. Could be better, could be much worse. I will have no problem with seeing him re-elected.

Jimmy Carteresk?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Jimmy Carteresk?

No. Obama has been a hawk, like it or not.