Obama campaign accuses Romney of exploiting attacks on US offices in Egypt, Libya for electoral gain

[Tx4obama]

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Mitt Romney seized on the embassy attacks as an opportunity to condemn Obama’s “disgraceful” handling of the situation in a statement late Tuesday. Despite the embassy’s assertion that its statement was drafted before protests began, Romney slammed the White House for turning to apologies as the “first response” to violence.

“I’m outraged by the attacks on American diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt and by the death of an American consulate worker in Benghazi,” he 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.”

That didn’t sit well with the Obama campaign, who accused Romney of exploiting the crisis for electoral gain.

“We are shocked that, at a time when the United States of America is confronting the tragic death of one of our diplomatic officers in Libya, Governor Romney would choose to launch a political attack,” Obama’s campaign press secretary Ben LaBolt said in a statement.

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Full article here: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/state-dept-confirms-death-in-libya-romney-attacks-disgraceful-white-house.php?ref=fpblg

I don't think I've ever seen a presidential ''candidate'' sticking his nose in (and screwing things up) on foreign policy before as much as Romney has been doing lately.
Romney screwed up when he was in London during the Olympics and offended everyone over there.
Romney screwed up when he commented and said that Russia was The USA's No. One geopolitical foe.

Putin: Romney Helped Russia By Calling It Top Foe
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/11/putin-romney-helped-russia_n_1874924.html

And today the GOPers pushed the false story regarding an Obama/Netanyaho meeting.
And Romney is now spouting off about Libya and Egypt.

[Firebrand Gary]

1. Interesting...What did Romney say about the Brewer administration when Gabby was shot?

Check mate.

Edited to add:

Take your choice of incidents that have happened. The Colorado shooting, Alabama, Texas A&M...Romney could care less about the victims! All he cares about is scoring political points, using other peoples loss for his gain. Something that he is very good at.

However, this incident, the Romney Campaign has just made a FATAL error. They have now exposed themselves as tragedy opportunist. The Romney campaign better pray that under NO circumstance are they seen doing this again for the rest of the election.

[madaboutharry]

2. Romney and the republicans are

out of control. Romney is unfit to serve as president. He is a loose cannon. He is dangerous. Pres. Obama needs to have his surrogates out tomorrow saying this all over TV.

[progressivebydesign]

3. AND on 9/11, to boot!!

Romney and friends are the biggest sacks of shit in the political world. They lack any ideas, any character, any substance. They are SO desperate to win. They need to win, not because they think that they can help America and Americans, but they can help themselves to the spoils of war. If Romney gets elected, we're going to war in Iran. Period. And the military families can count on their loved ones going into back to back tours of duty, again.

[Cha]

4. Romney is a Loose Cannon!

He's a Danger to America.

[Democat]

5. If Obama's team turns this attack back against Romney it could be devastating

It depends how willing Democratic surrogates are to fight fire with fire.

[davidpdx]

6. I knew Romney was going to try to use this as a political opprotunity

This is what makes him and his campaign such sick fucking bastards.