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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNow the wingnuts are claiming
that - Quote: Obama said this after speaking for a paragraph about SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001. He did NOT call the consulate attack an act of terror in the rose garden. Unquote
Now the wingnuts are grasping at straws.
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Now the wingnuts are claiming (Original Post)
Unknown Beatle
Oct 2012
OP
...on Hannity.com they recognize it was a body blow for Mitt, his attitude changed after that...
uponit7771
Oct 2012
#4
They actually need to start chugging the bong water...it'll take their mind off everything. nt.
OldDem2012
Oct 2012
#7
Pathetic. I watched the Rose Garden comments live and vividly remember "act of terror"...
Barack_America
Oct 2012
#11
appleannie1
(5,070 posts)1. And that is why Hillary was standing beside him. Yeah right
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)2. They know they lost. they are sore losers.
raven42
(88 posts)3. Doesn't matter if it's not true.
I'm sure faux news will take the quote out of context and run it all day tomorrow. Hannity will probably have a whole program devoted to this "shocking" revelation.
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)4. ...on Hannity.com they recognize it was a body blow for Mitt, his attitude changed after that...
...and he noticed that he was losing
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)5. They need to put down the crack pipe.
OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)7. They actually need to start chugging the bong water...it'll take their mind off everything. nt.
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)9. They will need it later to put their hair out
jackbenimble
(251 posts)6. Who cares what they claim. n/t
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)8. And the attack itself
Was ON 9/11. The President's speech was 9/12.
RedStateLiberal
(1,374 posts)10. I like to debunk such nonsense.
So here's the full transcript with my emphasis on relevant parts in bold.
The following is a transcript of President Obama's remarks on Sept. 12, 2012, following attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
OBAMA: Good morning.
Every day all across the world, American diplomats and civilians work tirelessly to advance the interests and values of our nation. Often, they are away from their families. Sometimes, they brave great danger.
Yesterday, four of these extraordinary Americans were killed in an attack on our diplomatic post in Benghazi. Among those killed was our ambassador, Chris Stevens, as well as Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith. We are still notifying the families of the others who were killed.
And today, the American people stand united in holding the families of the four Americans in our thoughts and in our prayers.
The United States condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. We're working with the government of Libya to secure our diplomats. I've also directed my administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the world. And make no mistake, we will work with the Libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people.
Since our founding, the United States has been a nation that respects all faiths. We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others.
But there is absolutely no justification for this type of senseless violence. None. The world must stand together to unequivocally reject these brutal acts. Already many Libyans have joined us in doing so, and this attack will not break the bonds between the United States and Libya. Libyan security personnel fought back against the attackers alongside Americans. Libyans helped some of our diplomats find safety, and they carried Ambassador Stevens' body to the hospital, where we tragically learned that he had tied.
It's especially tragic that Chris Stevens died in Benghazi because it is a city that he helped to save. At the height of the Libyan revolution Chris led our diplomatic post in Benghazi. With characteristic skill, courage and resolve he built partnerships with Libyan revolutionaries and helped them as they planned to build a new Libya.
When the Qaddafi regime came to an end Chris was there to serve as our ambassador to the new Libya, and he worked tirelessly to support this young democracy. And I think both Secretary Clinton and I have relied deeply on his knowledge of the situation on the ground there.
He was a role model to all who worked with him and to the young diplomats who aspire to walk in his footsteps.
Along with his colleagues, Chris died in a country that is still striving to emerge from the recent experience of war. As (ph) today the loss of these four Americans is fresh, but our memories of them linger on.
I have no doubt that their legacy will live on through the work that they did far from our shores and in the hearts of those who loved them back home. Of course, yesterday was already a painful day for our nation as we marked the solemn memory of the 9/11 attacks. We mourn with the families who were lost on that day. I visited the graves of troops who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan at the hallowed grounds of Arlington Cemetery, and had the opportunity to say thank you and visit some of our wounded warriors at Walter Reed. And then last night we learned the news of this attack in Benghazi.
As Americans let us never, ever forget that our freedom is only sustained because there are people who are willing to fight for it, to stand up for it, and in some cases lay down their lives for it. Our country is only as strong as the character of our people and the service of those, both civilian and military, who represent us around the globe.
No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for.
Today we mourn for more Americans who represent the very best of the United States of America. We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act. And make no mistake, justice will be done.
But we also know that the lives these Americans led stand in stark contrast to those of their attackers. These four Americans stood up for freedom and human dignity. They should give every American great pride in the country that they served, and the hope that our flag represents to people around the globe who also yearn to live in freedom and with dignity.
We grieve with their families, but let us carry on their memory and let us continue their work in seeking a stronger America and a better world for all of our children.
Thank you.
May God bless the memory of those we lost, and may God bless the United States of America.
They are completely full of shit. He clearly mentions Benghazi before the paragraph just before the one where he calls it "acts of terror." In the sentence that follows he is also talking about the attacks in Benghazi. He is clearly not talking about 9/11/01.
I've also noticed some right-wingers are continuing to spread this lie by linking to the press release from the WH on the Benghazi attack and not this transcript of President Obama's actual remarks on Sept. 12, 2012.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)11. Pathetic. I watched the Rose Garden comments live and vividly remember "act of terror"...
...being said. It was discussed on DU for chrissakes.