◼ Nothing is so clear as to the focus of the Obama campaign as their reaction to today’s attacks on American embassies that have resulted in evacuations and the death of one State department official. For hours ◼ report (image source) after report came in about the attacks, and no word from the Obama camp was forthcoming. - SooperMexican
The US Embassy in Cairo released a statement apologizing for any offense against Muslims by anyone ever. Then they stood by their condemnation of those insulting their attackers. Then the White House pulled the rug from under them and said their condemnation was not supported by the administration. ◼ Now the embassy deleted their statements.
Meanwhile, Hilary Clinton condemns the death of the State Department official, and nearly comes close to apologizing herself.
And all this time, nothing official from Obama.
Finally, the release a statement soundly and firmly condemning… Mitt Romney.
◼ From TPM:
“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.
◼ State Dept. Confirms Death In Libya; Romney Attacks ‘Disgraceful’ White House - Talking Points Memo
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.”
*9-11-12: US Embassies Attacked, One American Dead, US Apologizes to Attackers, Obama Team Slams Romney http://bit.ly/Op3qtA #forward
