Tom Maguire @ JustOneMinute:
Huh? The Middle East erupts in the sort of rioting that in earlier days Obma would reflexively blame on that hateful cowboy Bush, thereby prompting Molly Ball of The Atlantic to wonder whether this signals the collapse of the Romney campaign. Hmm, a bit more good news – maybe a Euro collapse and an Iraian missile launch towards Israel – might signal the return of the House to Nancy Pelosi. Keep hope alive, Ms. Ball!
Or maybe not – Clive Crook, also of the Atlantic, restrains his mirth manfully but has a few questions, after first exerpting Ms. Ball:
But his comments struck a sour note in light of the fact that the Egyptian embassy’s statement condemning those who would attempt “to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims” had long since been disavowed by the administration.
The disavowal makes Romney looks worse? I agree that in his press conference Romney should have acknowledged it–failing to do that was another fumble. But the more important fact, surely, is that the administration did actually disavow the statement. In other words, Romney’s criticism had some merit!
Indeed – how dare Romney criticize something Obama was about to criticize. Ms. Ball does conclude her piece with a possily prescient “on the other hand”:
Romney’s Libya blunder might be just a blip, a single news cycle lost in a campaign that still has nearly two months to go and will surely refocus on the economy before long. There’s also the possibility that further developments overseas reflect badly on the administration and somehow make Romney’s critique look prescient rather than crass.
Could “further developments” encompass turmoil in Yemen, Iran, Tunisia, Morocco, and Sudan, as well as continued agitation in Egypt?
I do agree that Romney missed a good opportunity to shut up and let the situation develop and the facts emerge. It will be difficult for some to face but what we are seeing is an administration with an empty Middle East policy and no preparation or appropriate security in Libya. As the public contemplates that over the next few days or weeks it will probably not hurt Romney.
REMEMBERING ANDREW SULLIVAN: Let’s reprise his full facial from 2007:
Didn’t we have a thread about how all the Dems talking points equaled a message to Romney (and anyone opposing Obama) to just ”shut up?”
Perhaps it was a Bill Whittle Afterburner video.
Seems this is yet another example from our left-leaning media.
Even when Romney is correct he should just ”shut up!”
Won’t work.
Heh.
Silence is assent, I’ve heard.
Here’s the true scoop: Obama started this whole thing and will keep it going through the election, because by having a continuous foreign emergency gives the incumbent the advantage. Believe it.
This administration has in fact created a solid Muslim block from north Africa to Persia.
Mission accomplished this term.
The secondary stage will be when the missiles fly from the middle east, and a coordinated sino / Soviet takedown of our naval forces.
Then invasion of the continental United States.
@mmercier:
With Obama’s wide open boarders such an invasion has probably already been underway for some time now.
no this is the comming of MITT ROMNEY, THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT TO KEEP SILENT
HE DID SHOW THAT HE CARE FOR AMERICA BY STEPPING IN
KNOWING THE NEGATIVES REPLY, WOULD COME AT HIM,
THOSE CREEPY LIBTARDS WOULD HAVE COME OUT ANYWAY WITH ACCUSATIONS OF WHY HE IS NOT GIVING AN OPINON,
AND ROMNEY IS ONE STEP AHEAD, BEAT THEM TO THE PUNCH, IT SHOW THAT AS PRESIDENT MITT ROMNEY
WON’T DEPEND ON MEDIAS , TO DO HIS JOB, HE WILL SHOW DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE WHAT HE IS DOING AND IF THE MEDIA WANT TO ATTACK HIS POLICY HE WON’T GIVE THEM ANOTHER LOOK,
SO THE MEDIAS WILL SELF DESTRUCT ON THEIR OWN NEGATIVENESS,
MITT ROMNEY IS SHOWING TO THE PEOPLE THAT ON HIS TERM THERE WILL BE TRUTH NOT COMING FROM THE MEDIA BUT COMING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE WHICH BELONG TO THE PEOPLE NOT TO OBAMA NOW FOR A SHORT TIME, AND SHORTER EVERY DAY,
BY THE WAY, we see the middle east turned against OBAMA THEY SAY HE IS A FRAUD, THAT MEAN HE PRESENT A DANGER TO AMERICA AND AMERICANS, SO HE MUST BE LET GO AND VOTE HIM OUT,
THAN, THE RIOTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WILL BE SATISFIED TO SEE HIM GO,
OTHER WISE THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR KILLING, EVEN HERE NOW
THEY SEND TREATS TO UNIVERSITY,
THE MUSLIMS ARE NOW ANTI OBAMA, MORE THAN ANTI AMERICANS
OBAMA MUST HAVE DONE WITH THEM WHAT HE DID WITH AMERICANS,
PROMISES AND FAIL TO LIVE UP TO HIS PROMISES,
IT’S COMING BACK AT HIM LIKE A BOOMERANG
THE RETURN OF THE ATTACK VICTIMS FROM LIBYA,
SO SAD INDEED,
AMERICA WEEP FOR THEM , UNJUSTLY KILLED,
FOX JUST SHOW A MAP OF COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN THE TERRORIST ACTIONS,
AND IRAN IS IN THOSE,
SO I STILL THINK THEY ARE MOBILIZING TO JOIN WITH IRAN ON THE WAR TO ISRAEL,
NO DOUBT ANYMORE,
That is total bullshit. The “solid Muslim block” you’re referring to has existed for centuries. No one is controlling events there. History is unfolding. People and nations react to that, as best they can. They don’t plan it. They don’t control it.
GREG
SO YOU THINK NO INFLUENCE IS MAKING THOSE TERRORIST TRIGGER MURDERING THE AMERICANS,
THE BLOCK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WAS THERE IN YOUR EYES, THE WAY YOU SEE IT ,
BUT THE BLOC WE SEE TODAY WAS REALIZE AND PLAN CAREFULLY BY THE THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CALLED THE ARAB SPRING AND APPROVE , SUPPORT USING SOME COVERED EXCUSES, AND HELP LEAD BY OBAMA SYMPATHETIC TO THEIR CAUSE OPENLY DECLARE AND LEARNED FROM THE SOURCE.
FOR WHO WAS INTERESTED TO KNOW MORE OF THAT SUSPECTED GROUP GETTING LARGER
ON EVERY COUNTRY THEY ACHIEVE TO GAIN THE POWER BY NOT CARING OF THE MULTIPLE DEATHS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE OF MURDERING,