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Originally Posted by Antitrust32
this is the media's fault.
When the consulate was first stormed, and the flags were replaced with islamic flags, I was reading CNN and they gave the Obama Admin statement of
“efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims.”
which, after reading that, pissed me the fucl< off.
If that Obama Admin statement was about Terry Jones and not about the consulate being attacked... then the way the media portrayed it was wrong.
I had the same reaction to the statement as Romney did.
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but, lori, you can't actually have an effect on things...romney could. he should know not to pop off before he gets all the details, because they matter.
as the article said, the part about 'feelings' was issued before the attack occurred.
now he has to backtrack again, and it's no one's fault but his. former presidents keep mum on things like this, with reason. perhaps candidates should as well? he's not in charge, a question on what his policy would be in a situation like this is something to ask as a rhetorical question. and he should have said something like, it's a developing story-until more is known, i have no comment. beats looking like a neophyte, or having to apoligize, or just plain looking like he's clueless-again.
just saw this, on the romney campaigns 'odd response'
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/20..._protests.html
romney decided to condemn pre-attack statements as tho they came after the attack. and they had time before their 'embargo' ended to get it straight.