... but don't call it "desperate" ...

[Luddly Neddite]

http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/mitt-romney-middle-east-unrest-2012-9/

This bipartisan condemnation would have been bad enough in itself, but its negative effects were amplified because it fed into a broader narrative emerging in the media across the ideological spectrum: that Romney is losing, knows he is losing, and is starting to panic.