Romney Refuses To Apologize For Condemning Dead Americans

[Katzndogz]

Romney's statement came before the deaths in Libya, which is why his statement was correct, but premature. That's why Romney's statement has been more of a story than the murders themselves.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

When did Romney condemn dead Americans?

 

[BlindBoo]

Liar.

Directly quoting Obama makes me a "liar?"

"The Obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks," Romney said in a statement first emailed to reporters at 10:09 p.m. Eastern time, under the condition it not be published until midnight.

That is NOT what Romney said, liar.

{America will not tolerate attacks against our citizens and against our embassies. We'll defend, also, our constitutional rights of speech and assembly and religion. We have confidence in our cause in America. We respect our Constitution. We stand for the principles our Constitution protects. We encourage other nations to understand and respect the principles of our Constitution, because we recognize that these principles are the ultimate source of freedom for individuals around the world.

I also believe the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in Egypt instead of condemning their actions. It's never too early for the United States government to condemn attacks on Americans and to defend our values. The White House distanced itself last night from the statement, saying it wasn't cleared by Washington, and that reflects the mixed signals they're sending to the world.} - Mitt Romney

Now do you notice the difference?

I actually post the words said, where you post what ThinkProgress says ABOUT what Romney said.

The dishonest one is you.

And I understand why, this is it for Obama, this will cost him the election. You think that if you and the party press scream enough, that maybe you can change it - but you can't.

In fact, neither a statement by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo earlier in the day nor a later statement from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered sympathy for attackers.

What I posted was said by Barack Obama.

The statement from the Cairo Embassy had condemned anti-Muslim religious incitement before the embassy walls were breached. In her statement, issued minutes before Romney's, Clinton had offered the administration's first response to the violence in Libya, explicitly condemning the attack there and confirming the death of a State Department official.

What all of these did is excuse the actions of the attacking Muslims. In essence; "We understand why you are outraged, and we're outraged too - but violence is still bad."

This is an apology, it is apologetics.

Obama is unqualified to be President, and demonstrated this to the world.

Comprehension problems.

 

[koshergrl]

Liar.

Directly quoting Obama makes me a "liar?"



That is NOT what Romney said, liar.

{America will not tolerate attacks against our citizens and against our embassies. We'll defend, also, our constitutional rights of speech and assembly and religion. We have confidence in our cause in America. We respect our Constitution. We stand for the principles our Constitution protects. We encourage other nations to understand and respect the principles of our Constitution, because we recognize that these principles are the ultimate source of freedom for individuals around the world.

I also believe the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in Egypt instead of condemning their actions. It's never too early for the United States government to condemn attacks on Americans and to defend our values. The White House distanced itself last night from the statement, saying it wasn't cleared by Washington, and that reflects the mixed signals they're sending to the world.} - Mitt Romney

Now do you notice the difference?

I actually post the words said, where you post what ThinkProgress says ABOUT what Romney said.

The dishonest one is you.

And I understand why, this is it for Obama, this will cost him the election. You think that if you and the party press scream enough, that maybe you can change it - but you can't.



What I posted was said by Barack Obama.

The statement from the Cairo Embassy had condemned anti-Muslim religious incitement before the embassy walls were breached. In her statement, issued minutes before Romney's, Clinton had offered the administration's first response to the violence in Libya, explicitly condemning the attack there and confirming the death of a State Department official.

What all of these did is excuse the actions of the attacking Muslims. In essence; "We understand why you are outraged, and we're outraged too - but violence is still bad."

This is an apology, it is apologetics.

Obama is unqualified to be President, and demonstrated this to the world.

Comprehension problems.

I'm sorry. You will improve your comprehension by returning to school, and reading a variety of material.

 

[salem.hills]

Yesterday we noted that Mitt Romney, down in the polls after the convention, was throwing the kitchen sink at President Obama. Little did we know the kitchen sink would include -- on the anniversary of 9/11 -- one of the most over-the-top and (it turns out) incorrect attacks of the general-election campaign . Last night after 10:00 pm ET, Romney released a statement on the attacks on the U.S. embassies in Egypt and Libya. After saying he was “outraged” by these attacks and the death of an American consulate worker, Romney said, “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.” Yet after learning every piece of new information about those attacks, the Romney statement looks worse and worse -- and simply off-key. First, Romney was referring to a statement that the U.S. embassy in Egypt issued condemning the “efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims.” But that embassy statement, which the White House has distanced itself from, was in reference to an anti-Islam movie and anti-Islam pastor Terry Jones, and it came out BEFORE the embassy attacks began. Then this morning, we learned that the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and others died in one of the attacks
First Thoughts: Over the top - First Read
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Just saw where Romney is refusing to apologize for his politically motivated statement that the Americans in the Embassy, fearing for their lives, were terrorist sympathizers.

What a pompous self righteous ass Romney is...

only time I will agree that Mitt shouldn't say things just because there true.
I'm really inquiring about the quote, so your kind of admitting you leftists want to dictate to the people? This Chomsky is right and they are trying their best for Marxist change but the people get that and it's why Fox is up in the ratings. That really bugs me that quote because its happening

 

[FJO]

When did Romney condemn dead Americans?

Romney condemned only BRAIN-DEAD Americans.

 

[BlindBoo]

Yesterday we noted that Mitt Romney, down in the polls after the convention, was throwing the kitchen sink at President Obama. Little did we know the kitchen sink would include -- on the anniversary of 9/11 -- one of the most over-the-top and (it turns out) incorrect attacks of the general-election campaign . Last night after 10:00 pm ET, Romney released a statement on the attacks on the U.S. embassies in Egypt and Libya. After saying he was “outraged” by these attacks and the death of an American consulate worker, Romney said, “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.” Yet after learning every piece of new information about those attacks, the Romney statement looks worse and worse -- and simply off-key. First, Romney was referring to a statement that the U.S. embassy in Egypt issued condemning the “efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims.” But that embassy statement, which the White House has distanced itself from, was in reference to an anti-Islam movie and anti-Islam pastor Terry Jones, and it came out BEFORE the embassy attacks began. Then this morning, we learned that the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and others died in one of the attacks
First Thoughts: Over the top - First Read
.

Just saw where Romney is refusing to apologize for his politically motivated statement that the Americans in the Embassy, fearing for their lives, were terrorist sympathizers.

What a pompous self righteous ass Romney is...

only time I will agree that Mitt shouldn't say things just because there true.
I'm really inquiring about the quote, so your kind of admitting you leftists want to dictate to the people? This Chomsky is right and they are trying their best for Marxist change but the people get that and it's why Fox is up in the ratings. That really bugs me that quote because its happening

Except there was never an apology or sympathy given by the Embassy or the adminitration, Mittens shouldn't have lied about it. He disgraced himself and the entire Republican party.

 

[Katzndogz]

What puts Romney's statement in a whole different context is the fact that there was no protest or demonstration at the Libyan consulate office at all!

The obama's failed regime is falling apart at the seams and being torn in its body. It is in tatters.

 

[oreo]

Yesterday we noted that Mitt Romney, down in the polls after the convention, was throwing the kitchen sink at President Obama. Little did we know the kitchen sink would include -- on the anniversary of 9/11 -- one of the most over-the-top and (it turns out) incorrect attacks of the general-election campaign . Last night after 10:00 pm ET, Romney released a statement on the attacks on the U.S. embassies in Egypt and Libya. After saying he was “outraged” by these attacks and the death of an American consulate worker, Romney said, “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.” Yet after learning every piece of new information about those attacks, the Romney statement looks worse and worse -- and simply off-key. First, Romney was referring to a statement that the U.S. embassy in Egypt issued condemning the “efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims.” But that embassy statement, which the White House has distanced itself from, was in reference to an anti-Islam movie and anti-Islam pastor Terry Jones, and it came out BEFORE the embassy attacks began. Then this morning, we learned that the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and others died in one of the attacks
First Thoughts: Over the top - First Read
.

Just saw where Romney is refusing to apologize for his politically motivated statement that the Americans in the Embassy, fearing for their lives, were terrorist sympathizers.

What a pompous self righteous ass Romney is...

What a load of HORSESHIT--- Romney was condemning our State department for issuing an APOLOGY--for some unknown youtube video that has been out there since June--which had absolutely NOTHING to do with the Cairo embassy raid or the attack on the Libyan consulate on the ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11.

This is an ALL-OUT push the panic button by democrats who are desperately trying to "cover" for Obama- who did not order heightened security at our Cairo embassy and Libyan consulate--the two most RECENT (this year) hotspots in the middle east--that Obama fully supported and defended--and who helped create a LEADERSHIP vacuum in. Obama knew full well that these two countries were FULL of Islamic extremists--and OBAMA failed to order heightened security--so they "blame" it on some stupid video that had nothing to do with these planned--orchestrated attacks.

EVEN THE PRESIDENT OF EGYPT SAYS--THE VIDEO HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ATTACK ON OUR EMBASSY. They were and are chanting--"We're all Osama's--OBAMA" and "Death to America."


And if anything got Islamic Extremists incited into this 21 country RAGE-- it is Obama's continually spiking the ball in the end zone over the Bin Laden hit--with Joe Biden--SCREAMING AT the DNC Convention--Bin Laden is DEAD--Government motors is ALIVE. Which was a continual theme at the DNC convention. The Obama reelection campaign committee has been and is campaigning on the hit of Bin Laden.



It's the same thing as if thugs--(Islamic extremists) break into your house--trash it--then come up with some lame excuse that someone you don't know, probably don't agree with--or will never meet "hurt their feelings. Then these same extremists go over to your neighbors house--KILL THEM--using the same excuse--and then being the moron you are you apologize to THEM FOR IT. They just move onto the next block and do it again.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Romney's statement came before the deaths in Libya, which is why his statement was correct, but premature. That's why Romney's statement has been more of a story than the murders themselves.

Romney showed himself to be presidential, Obama not so much.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Comprehension problems.

On Obama's part? It might be, but I still think it's rank incompetence. Obama simply doesn't know what he's doing. He's over his head.

 

[koshergrl]

He knows what he is doing.

The stupidest thing our side does is to refuse to face the fact that Progressives want the horrible things that happen as a result of their death-cult policies to happen.

He wants people to die in the Middle East, he rejoices when Americans are killed by Islam and he can find a way to turn that into motivation to remove freedom from Americans...he wants the things that come about by his hand. It isn't bungling.

And Hillary wants it even more than he does.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Except there was never an apology or sympathy given by the Embassy or the adminitration, Mittens shouldn't have lied about it. He disgraced himself and the entire Republican party.

Yeah, who are people going to believe? Their lying ears, or the revisions submitted by ThinkProgress?

Boo, give it up, you can't lie your way out of this. Obama is a fuckup, he engaged in apologetics for those attacking us, and demonstrated what a complete disaster he is as POTUS.

 

[Erand7899]

What I heard is that it was Jones who made the video.

The important point is that Mitt was wrong to attack an America embassy. There is no way you rw's can spin that fact.

Obama's statement was as it always is - measured and appropriate. He did not put Americans at even more risk by getting into a back and forth with Mitt or the video. He DID make it clear that those responsible were in our sights and if you rw's remember, when he has done that before, our enemies have died.

The mistake that MittWitt made was in jumping the gun, criticizing the embassy and then trying to make it about Obama. He should have shut up until he had some idea what he was talking about.

Mitt Romney was not wrong. Mitt Romney did not attack an American embassy, and Mitt Romney did not get anyone killed. Mitt Romney was absolutely correct, and reacted just as he should have to administration personnel apologizing for our freedom of speech.

The message was put out by the embassy in Cairo, and had nothing to do with the terrorist attack on the consulate in Libya. If the people in Cairo were in fear of their lives, Obama, through the state department, should have taken action to see that they were protected. They had several days notice that these demonstrations were going to take place.

Obama could have left the campaign trail, and tried to do the job, for a change, that we hired him to do. He could have picked up the telephone, called the leader of Egypt, and insisted that our embassy be protected.

The United States of America should not have to make nice to a bunch of religious fanatics because our President is too busy campaigning to listen to his intelligence briefs or ensure that Americans are safe around the world.

 

[BlindBoo]

Except there was never an apology or sympathy given by the Embassy or the adminitration, Mittens shouldn't have lied about it. He disgraced himself and the entire Republican party.

Yeah, who are people going to believe? Their lying ears, or the revisions submitted by ThinkProgress?

Boo, give it up, you can't lie your way out of this. Obama is a fuckup, he engaged in apologetics for those attacking us, and demonstrated what a complete disaster he is as POTUS.

The transcripts and timelines don't lie. There was never an apology or sympathy given.

 

[oreo]

What puts Romney's statement in a whole different context is the fact that there was no protest or demonstration at the Libyan consulate office at all!

The obama's failed regime is falling apart at the seams and being torn in its body. It is in tatters.

Oh the hell they didn't issue and apology--they're still issuing an apology by continually bringing up this no name no account youtube video. THAT'S an apology simply for MENTIONING it. Something that had nothing to do with the breaking into of the Cairo Embassy or the attack on the Libyan consulate.

It was the ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11--and the freaking MORON PRESIDENT you elected decided not to order heightened security at the two most recent Muslim hot spots-in the middle-east knowing full well that these countries were jammed pack full of Islamic extremists.

The Egyptian President has stated the video had nothing to do with these attacks. They were planned orchestrated attacks because it was the anniversary of 9/11.

 

[JakeStarkey]

There was never an apology by the admin.

Anyone who says that is mentally incompetent, or woefully ignorant, or malignantly motivated.

Romney has been wise enough to back off of his mistake earlier last week, thank heavens.

 

[Katzndogz]

This failed regime is STILL apologizing.

 

[Uncensored2008]

The transcripts and timelines don't lie.

But you do, so that makes up for it.

There was never an apology or sympathy given.

It's been quoted repeatedly, so you know you're lying.

 

[Uncensored2008]

There was never an apology by the admin.

Fuck off, Obamabot.