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Subscribe to RSSDE PERE, WI -- Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan called the attacks in the Middle East in the last 24 hours that resulted in four Americans killed “outrageous” and that a Mitt Romney administration would follow a “peace through strength” doctrine.
“The attacks on our diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya and the loss of four American lives including our Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens-- this is outrageous,” Ryan said inside an ice rink outside of Green Bay. “Our hearts are heavy and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families, and I would just like to ask at this moment that we join together in a moment of silence in memory of them.”
Following the moment of silence, Ryan continued: “This is a time for healing. It is a time for resolve. And in the face of such a tragedy, we are reminded that the world needs American leadership. And the best guarantee of peace is American strength.”
The U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked Tuesday -- September 11th -- killing the American ambassador and three other diplomats. There were also protests outside the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
The Romney campaign released a statement late Tuesday night, which the former Massachusetts governor told reporters this morning he stands by: “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.”
With less than two months before the Nov. 6th election, foreign policy is back in the spotlight.
In Ryan’s first solo town-hall style event since being chosen as Romney’s running mate, the very first question came from a bronze-star recipient on how national security would be handled under a new administration.
“It is very important that a president speak with a singular voice representing our principles and our values," Ryan said. "We don't want people around the world wondering what our values are. Peace through strength works, and a Romney administration will embrace the peace-through-strength doctrine.”
For nearly 40 minutes, Ryan fielded questions from fellow Wisconsinites on a variety of topics, but the very final question circled back to foreign policy. He began talking about the problems of White House “leaks” after he was asked about Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who aided the CIA in the Bin laden effort and who was throw in jail for treason by Pakistan.
“Let me be careful with my words, but be really clear," Ryan said. "These leaks on national security coming from the White House undermine the men and women who put risks on their lives for us. How are we going to get people to help us in the war on terror if this is how we treat our allies in the war on terror? These leaks are not helpful.”
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According to the White House calendar, there is no public record of President Barack Obama attending his daily intelligence briefing--known as the Presidential Daily Brief (PDB)--in the week leading up to the attacks on the U.S. embassy in Cairo and the murder of U.S. Libyan Ambassador Chris Stevens and three American members of his staff:
9/6/2012- http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/president/2012-09-06
9/7/2012- http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/president/2012-09-07
9/8/2012- http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/president/2012-09-08
9/9/2012- http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/president/2012-09-09
9/10/2012- http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/president/2012-09-10
9/11/2012- http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/president/2012-09-11
The last time prior to the slayings that the White House calendar publicly confirms Mr. Obama attending his daily intelligence briefing was September 5th. (The White House did not provide an official public calendar for September 8-10.) Mr. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta at 5:00 p.m. yesterday.
According to a recent study by the Government Accountability Institute, Mr. Obama has only attended 43.8 percent of his Presidential Daily Briefs in the first 1,225 days of his Administration.
The White House responded by claiming that President Obama reads daily intelligence reports, even if he does not attend the briefings personally.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/09/12/Exclusive-Obama-Skipped-Intel-Briefings-Week-Before-Embassy-Attacks
Yesterday was the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and on that day President Obama snubbed Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but did agree to appear on David Letterman's show.
Priorities.
Now we're learning that yesterday, you know, on 9/11, MTV confirmed that although Obama can't find time to meet with Netanyahu, he has found time to attend a fundraiser with Jay-Z and Beyonce:
Maybe if Netanyahu changed his name to The "Pimp with the Limp," Obama might find some time for him.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2012/09/12/Obama-Snubs-Netanyahu-Attends-Jayz-Fundraiser
We have a crazy conservative pastor, Terry Jones who, a few months ago burned a number of Qurans and has now produced a film that ridiculed
the Prophet Muhammad, thus directly or indirectly leading to the deaths of
American citizens. Then, without garnering any of the facts we have candidate Mitt Romney making a huge error in judgment by attacking our President while President Obama is working with the Libyan government to bring these terrorists to justice.
It's hard to determine who has the poorest judgment, Terry Jones or Mitt Romney.
Statement by the President on the Attack in
Benghazi
"I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in
Benghazi, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris
Stevens. Right now, the American people have the families of those we lost in
our thoughts and prayers. They exemplified America's commitment to freedom,
justice, and partnership with nations and people around the globe, and stand in
stark contrast to those who callously took their lives.
I have directed my Administration to provide all necessary resources to
support the security of our personnel in Libya, and to increase security at our
diplomatic posts around the globe. While the United States rejects efforts to
denigrate the religious beliefs of others, we must all unequivocally oppose the
kind of senseless violence that took the lives of these public servants.
On a personal note, Chris was a courageous and exemplary representative of
the United States. Throughout the Libyan revolution, he selflessly served our
country and the Libyan people at our mission in Benghazi. As Ambassador in
Tripoli, he has supported Libya's transition to democracy. His legacy will
endure wherever human beings reach for liberty and justice. I am profoundly
grateful for his service to my Administration, and deeply saddened by this
loss.
The brave Americans we lost represent the extraordinary service and
sacrifices that our civilians make every day around the globe. As we stand
united with their families, let us now redouble our own efforts to carry their
work forward."
Citizen # 3030456,
The President has an Intelligence briefing every morning.
The President has an Intelligence briefing every morning.
The President has an Intelligence briefing every morning.
The President has an Intelligence briefing every morning.
The President has an Intelligence briefing every morning.
..................................................
Is it too late for you to THINK, Citizen # 3030456?
We don't want our enemies to like us but fear us! They were scared to death of Bush!!
Romney - Ryan 2012 !!!!
PATHETIC.
This amateur has been to busy campaigning the last three years to do his job.
Thanks for the Arab Spring and giving control to the Mooslum Brotherhood savages.
If Lyin Ryan wanted to instill "peace through strength" why did he vote for huge cuts in defense ?
I trust the President to bring al Qaida to justice. Romney shouldn't have criticized the Obama administration before the dust had even settled.
The Dims leave God and Jerusalem out of their DNC platform. Then an act of war is committed at an American Embassy by radicals that hate Jews & Christians and our do nothing president "strongly condemns" it.
That's it? That's all an American life is worth? What a biased, bigot, racist, leader America has. This has to stop. The writing is on the wall and the intentions are quite clear where this president is leading us.
Obama Must Go!!!
so whats the point? are you pulling a terry jones, looking for a war to create? or ready to step into the shoes of president?
It sounds like the Neo Cons are tuning up their war drums. Just what we need, another useless, endless war against Islam.
If ignorance is bliss then these a---holes are living very happy lives.
Oh, and by the way, when is your spineless candidate going to show us his taxes?
Yes, they were so scared Iraqis weren't throwing shoes at him. Oh wait.
Its funny how much the republican/tea party are such war mongers. Than complain were broke. But its ok to go to war with no money. That's how you republicans sound. If we never have stuck our nose in the worlds business, our country would not be called the great satan.
Peace ....
... says the guy whose sole foreign policy credential, by his OWN statement, is that he voted to send troops to Iraq for an unjustified war.
And who is jumping to conclusions. Last headline I saw is that Al Qaeda group is probably behind this and its been planned for sometime. Are you really that naive to think this is about a tiny film that no one probably has watched till now. A film that's been out for a while. This isn't about any darn film, its about Al Qaeda wanting US citizens dead. Period. End of Story.
As for Romney, last I looked he's an American Citizens thus has the right to speak up on any issue in this country.
Well, Mr. Ryan, we know how peace through strength worked out in Iraq: "pre-emptive" strike; billions of dollars, thousands of American military personnel dead and many thousands more wounded, more than a hundred thousand dead Iraqi civililans and many, many years later, we finally leave; the Iraq war gave power to Iran which Iraq had kept in check. The anti-Muslim rhetoric from the right fuels mistrust and anger. Some evangelical nut preachers throw gasoline on the fire and then those same anti-Islamic hate speakers wonder why angry Islamic protesters storm the embassies.
The utter filth of the far right knows no limits. The stupidity of Ryan and Romney is so outstanding it can no longer be denied except by those who have no integrity and absolutely no intelligence.
Obama/Biden 2012
What a day for obama... -(1st..he sends $$$ 1 BILLION tax -dollars to Egypt ..-(2nd. he shuns the leader of Israel.. -(3rd..he has a jimmy carter experience with his mulism-broHOOD buddies.. -(4th..the Egypt USA compound is over ran and the US Flag is burned--obama will not salute it anyway... -(5th. Syria kills the USA ambassador and many more Americans.. -(6th.RA--.emmanual and the union thugs in Chicago stage a riot that puts children on the street when murders in chicago have escalated...(7th..nbc says credit for USA to be downgraded again. (8th.. Russian and cartel submarines invade the US undetected.. (9th. obamaDoNOTcare is the largest tax in world history, that NO ONE can afford...
yep, our prez is doing a great job...NO economy or jobs, NO foreign respect, NO concern for Americans being murdered by muslum-terrorist or by street thugs, NO security on the US border....Increases taxes on the middle class and kills Medicare--700 billion removed, cuts the pay to our TROOPS..
as Eastwood said, this craziness has got to stop!! WE the people hired you to do a job and you have FAILED..now WE will replace you!!
Oh boy,,,can hardly wait for the republicans to regain the office of president..and see just many wars they can start again without paying for them. I agree that this nation spends way too much money on other nations...however..look at our congress..and the amount of funds they take in from the lobbyist of those same other countries.
Yea HarleyChic ~ They were so afraid of Bush, they sent 4 planes out to destroy the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, and who knows what the other plane's target was. They were just trembling in their boots.
I try not to tar all Muslims with the same brush, but the vengeance mind set of so many of them is frightening. Those who do NOT agree with these extremists need to be shouting out like those Christians who deplore and protest the likes of Westboro and Terry Jones.
ivan, NC: We might not have to wait until then because Israel has about had it with wishy-washy US.
@Ron Indiana
The fellow that created the factual video of muhammed was in fact an Egyptian Christian not the preacher that burns korans.
While your whining over people that do not trust muslimes consider this.
Barack Obama using your money helped overthrow 3 governments. Those 3 countries Egypt, Libya and Yemen are now controlled by the muslime brotherhood and al-qaeda.
Barack Obama keeps sending them your money just to get things going.
Barack Obama is currently financing the "rebels" in Syria with your money.
The "rebels' in Syria is al-qaeda.
Maybe this will help you figure out whats really going on and who the real terrorist is.
@Amy B. Portland, ME
Sorry to rock your world but Obama is sending your money to al-qaeda.
They are the "rebels" in Syria and Obama just sent them $100,000,000 million of your dollars .
Seems like the libs want an Arab Spring here in the US. Remember this - over 20 million NRA members,millions of ex-law enforcement, millions of ex-military = Priceless!!!
You Repubs are losing it both ways and you can't handle it, Bush was a coward and no country was afraid of him, he just blew some hot air and yeah why do you think they did bomb us, you all are bunch of money hungry liar especially Rommie/Ryan with their fail policies, we would be a joke to world if we elected them two misfits, Obama is the best thing we have going for us, we already are in enough wars you idiots, you fools to believe in Rommie/ryan they are cowards and i don't see any of Rommie 5 sons fighting, you repubs are good at starting a fight but you can't finish like your precious Bush, it took a real man to come in and do the job we gave to a coward, remember WMD he lied about that, like i said bunch of cowards. I don't like Romney at ALL he stands for nothing but the rich, i can't wait to vote where we can get rid of ugly face for good, it is sad that most repubs knows he's not worthy of the highest office in the land it would be like giving a child a loaded gun and say have fun, Rommie isn't a man of god he probably made a deal with the devil, sometimes i think i see horns he creeps me out knowing what he's capable of doing to this world i fear the Repubs that why i pray every night the lord that the snake doesn't win!
Do you think it coincidence that Bin Laden waited a few months into the Presidency of G.W. Bush to stage his infamous 9/11 attack? Do you think he was oblivious to the fact that G.W. would immediately discount all warnings from officials of the former Clinton administration now that he, Lil' Bush, was the decider? Do you think that master-mind Bin Laden was not aware that Lil' Bush would never be satisfied as a President to lead an abstract and very difficult war on terror?
Bin laden knew very well that Lil' Bush would seek to portray a "real" war President and preemptively attack a sovereign nation that made a fool of his Daddy. Bin Laden also knew that such an act by G.W. would be the greatest recruiting tool ever for new Al Qaeda members beyond his wildest dreams. Saddam Hussein was the most serious threat to Bin laden and Al Qaeda in the Middle-East. Bin Laden and his royal family in Saudi Arabia knew the entire Bush family well. Lil' Bush was long an open book with easily pushed buttons to do exactly as Bin Laden wished.
It was no surprise that G.W. bought this hook, line and sinker. The most unexpected and pleasing surprise was that the American people willingly followed this smirking and dress-up pretend cowboy to seriously compromise their own precious freedom as well as destroying the greatest economy in American history.
Is it no surprise that Bin Laden retired in a luxurious Pakistani home while hiding in plain sight? Is it no surprise that he spent most of his retiring days in front of a television relishing his remarkable accomplishments on video recordings? Praise Allah, G.W. Bush gave one of word's greatest terrorists paradise on Earth. Who needs 40 virgins when you can pleasure yourself over and over again while watching proof that you single-handedly brought the greatest nation on Earth to her knees by playing a fool that simply wanted to be a "decider" to best his daddy.
Yeah, What he said! Seriously! *Clapping*
Before the republican party, there were less than 250 Al Quaida. They as well as the Taliban were using rusted, dust worn weapons. After Bush led a world wide war of terror, I mean on terror, Al Quaeda grew to the thousands, while the Taliban has grown to many tens of thousands. Not sure where they got all the updated weaponry after the Bush war on them came from other than maybe from the oil industry, but they sure do have them now.
What amazed me though, was that days before the world knew that Bin Laden was behind the attacks and on the very day of the 911 attacks, the only flight over the United States was the Bin Laden family being flown from the Bush ranch in Texas back to safe havens and another irony being that Bush ordered the very soldiers that had Bin Laden trapped in Tora Bora and within a few hundred yards, to turn around and report to Iraq immediately thus allowing Bin Laden to escape into Pakistan. This is the republicans idea of how to fight wars.
Romney running for President has given this man, who is grossly uninformed, an international stage to condemn a standing President openly with no understanding of the possible outcome of the decisions the President is making.
Romney is clearly the imbecile the Republicans were afraid he was!
Yup...and he's their man.
After all, the other one-time front runners for the republicon presidential candidate were:
Bachmann
Perry
Cain
Trump
Gingrich
Santorum
Any wonder why this particular imbecile was their choice?
But Huntsman? Far too intelligent and moderate for the rightwing nutjobs that have taken over the republicon party, and he checked out after receiving 3% of their vote.
10 REASONS WHY ISLAMIC TERRORISTS WANT MITT ROMNEY TO WIN
1) President Obama's sane, measured responses to issues in the Moslem world work against their efforts to stir up trouble and portray the U.S. as the "great Satan". They see Mitt Romney as a knee jerk President that will over-react, which is exactly what they are after.
2) President Obama has successfully and systematically targeted their leadership. Islamic terrorists were safer under a Republican administration.
3) Mitt Romney will say and do anything for Israeli support. Even turn the other way to Muslim targeted hate speech and call movies that demonize Muslim religious figures as pedophiles, as acceptable vehicles for "free speech"without condemnation. This plays into the hands of those wishing to whip the peaceful Muslim majority into a frenzied mob.
4) Republican presidents invade, attack, destroy and rebuild the entire Muslim infrastructure. Iraq and Afghanistan were rebuilt with US taxpayer dollars instead of using targetted and much cheaper methods to destroy terrorist bases. Having foreign troops on Muslim soil is a huge boost to Muslim terrorists as they seek to portray the US as Christian invaders.
5) Romney's energy policy will make the Muslim world rich and wealthy, causing a flow of dollars from democratic governments to Muslim monarchies, which, once overthrown, can put the money in the control of the terrorists elements. Bush/Romney's support of Saudi princes is better than Obama's support of Arab democracy if you're looking to overthrow a government.
6) The availability of weapons is easier to come by in countries that are invaded by Republican presidents. The fog of war creates many opportunities for terrorists to obtain weapons that would normally not be available to them. The US military leaves behind much that can be used again. Republican administrations have been more than willing to negotiate deals with Iran, Iraq, and other unstable or despotic regimes in the past, just to further weapons sales.
7) Romney will bring the war to the Middle East, rather than the terrorists having to try to hit U.S. targets. Republican presidents have ignored Presidential Daily Briefings that forewarned terrorist attacks against the U.S., GOP presidents have decided to attack countries that haven't attacked the U.S., and GOP presidents have protected the hotbeds of Islamic terrorism, wealthy Arab countries that have produced the leadership for Islamic terrorist organizations, such as Al Qaida.
8) Islamic militants see Romney as a weaker president, someone they can dupe into making mistakes, miscalculations, and remarks that inflame the Muslim world to accept their point of view, that the U.S. wants to dominate and control them, and force western lifestyles on the Muslim world. Romney's remarks about the Israeli vs. Arab economies is just the right amount of racism and condescension that Islamic militants need to boost anti US sentiments.
9) Islamic militants and terrorists see Romney as one who would weaken the US economy with trickle down economics. For them, a weaker US is a better foe.
10) Romney has been critical of the Arab Spring uprisings. He's happier maintaining the Muslim dictators that the general Muslim public deplores. To that end, he helps the terrorist cause and drives Muslims to extremism to rid themselves of these dictators, while at the same time feeding into the idea that the US is the "great Satan" helping to keep the average Muslim family subservient to the dictators.
Nice cut and past MckMike.
I would like to point out one thing to those who compare Obama to Jimmy Carter, and that is Jimmy Carter was good at foreign policy.
It burns my butt to hear America apologizing to terrorist, and I'm not talking about yesterday's events, but the events of the past year. Obama and Hillary have apologized more in the last 3 years than all other presidents combined.
Romney understands that a strong Military is simply vital to our economic stability. A strong military means the rest of the world has faith and respect for our currency. This will insure the US Dollar remains the defacto currency for the rest of the world. Romney/Ryan 2012 for a better America than we have had the last 4 years....
It damn sure is not the Privileged White Guy Liar ticket! They make these stupid statements when not all the dead are identified and families notified!
Totally devoid of morals, ethics, or compassion and blatant liars to boot! Men [I use that term lightly] HAVE YOU NO SHAME?
They are Bankrupt and a threat to America..Willard has even sold out to bibi and the likud!
NOBODY APOLOGIZED for anything certainly NOT the President..The Memo was sent out BEFORE the massacre ...What utter disgraceful lies they tell with alacrity!
Sirie. I have some bad news for you. This administration is much more respected globally than, Bush, Cheney & Rumsfeld could ever imagine. We will not allow you chiken@!$%# chickenhawks to badger us into another of your wasted expensive middle east wars. SCREW YOU.
PTNY, for your commeents, LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL, Get the message. When you still believe in romney, after allllllllll he has done to hurt america, by outsorcing jobs, I guess your waiting for the day when he does it to american people. LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL. and more LOL'S
Every single time Romney has made a statement on foreign policy he has come out sounding like a yahoo.
His behavior in this crisis was very narrow minded and selfish - not Presidential at all
......obama vows to track down ambassador's killers...
What a joke..track them down....NEWS flask BOZOhussan...they are your MuslimBROS!!!
Remember them???,,You & over-the-HILLary .put them in power!!..hOWS THAT WORKING FOR YA!!!???
To run on the idea, that a war with the world, would bring peace, is the same idea HITLER had when he began the second world war. Border joe, did you go to war, did you ever kill so you could live. The war we are facing is not with other countries, BUT here in america. I guess you repub's like that idea. To go to war over a few, misguided, people, and wipe out an entire country, just to show how strong we are, is down right STUPID! Have you ever put friends in body bags, or see children killed for asking for food, If you've done just one of these things, You would not be talking out of the other opening of your body, This opening should be used in bathroom, not for talking.
It seems to me that a lot of people, only watch fox news. Turn the station and hear other news, like cnn,nbc,. You would then see how stupid Romney and the repob's are acting. Thay are making up stories, about OBAMA, because, he beat McCain in 08. Thay are willing to take your vote and flush down the toilet, because a person of color, beat a person of NO color!
Violence against Violence is not the answer!!! They kill we kill they kill we killl where does it END? diplomacy must be involved to create world peace... Rushing to judgement like Mitt Romney and the Republicans have done is WRONG!!!!Continue to stir the FIRES overseas with Romney/Ryan remarks, and JOHN MCCAIN's is only putting Americans in DANGER!!!
Typical republican nonsense. If only our military was stronger they wouldn't do this. We have by far the most powerful military in the world. The tonnage of our naval forces exceed the total tonnage of the next 17 largest navies combined yet if only it was bigger there'd be sunshine and daisies. We have a 16 trillion dollar debt and a 1 trillion dollar a year military expense and Romney want's to increase spending 260 billion a year on top of his 500 billion tax cut. Another Bush clone.
The only out come Of Obamas decisions are more Americans dying.
He has with your money financed the overthrow of 3 governments Egypt, Libya and Yemen.
All 3 of these countries are now controlled by the muslime brotherhood and al-qaeda.
Obama is financing the "rebels" in Syria with your money.
The "rebels" in Syria is al-qaeda.
Maybe this will give you a better picture of whats really going on.
Maybe but anyone is better then Obama!
Obama just sent al-qaeda $100 million dollars to help overthrow the government of Syria.
In case you didn't know the "rebels" in Syria is al-qaeda.
Under Obama an Al'queda attack on 9-11 cost 4 lives under the last republican president over 3000 died. I guess those drone attacks killing their top leaders as fast as they promote them has defanged them a bit. Typical right wingers, Bush sends off 1000's to die looking for imaginary WMD and you cheer. His administration fails to prevent 9-11 even though details about terrorists known to be training to fly but not land planes and silence. If 4 men die under Obama despite his increased fight against it's leadership and the tears flow as it's not enough.
Fisted red head must have gone to the store to stock up on some more Mad Dog 20/20 and marbs.
2 for 1 sale at the Roselle quickie mart
And Elliot is not happy he is first. Your posts reflect you elliot, all breitbart and no substance......or sense.
Elliot seems to be a moron.
Mitt Romney's foreign policy in a sentence: "Shoot first and ask questions later!"
More like "shoot self in foot, change position later."
or, "shoot off a tweet, have surrogates walk it back later."
Obama's foreign policy in a sentence:
"America apologizes, it was our fault"
bob in virginia Rmoney's foreign policy. What's that?
LOL! All of the posts above are hilarious! Except yours Bob.
The apologies are what you right wingers should be giving us for nominating Mitt and doubling down on stupid with Ryan.
Although Ryan's response was appropriate. Why doesn't Romney have Ryan's advisors?
you bet ursala, war monger romney and his side kick lyin ryan are read to lead this country to war. when are people get over the fact that we do not own the world or the people in it.
lybia will play its role and the murders will be found and killed and then what?
how about we go to war in this country we have several; the war on the homeless, the hungry, the poor, the sick, but no our christain right wants nothing left in this country but people like terry jones. those people are insane and should be treated as so. these people are the american taliban with the same ideology under the term christain? they even re-written the bible called the wrath of god.
500 american troops to libya,we now have boots on the gound whrn 1 year ago we were promised no troops in libya. here we go again
bipolar...the obamaZoMAbie do not want you to say that!!. .they will be making stuff up about you very soon!! The fact is, obaam said he would have the troops home for Christmas..they are still being murdered by the muslimCowards we are protecting...Afghanistan is obama's war, he kept us there and escalated it(just like LBJ did with Vietnam), now he wants a war in Syria.. He Tries to remove GOD & Israel from the DNC and shuns a meeting with Israel's leader.
OMG==ObamaMUST GOOOO!!!
Better then Obamas policy of kill Americans first then make apologies later.
Obama with your money put the muslime brotherhood and al-qaeda running Libya. I'm surprised it took them this long to start killing Americans.
“It is very important that a president speak with a singular voice representing our principles and our values," Ryan said. "We don't want people around the world wondering what our values are."
Nice words. Too bad he didn't share them with his running mate before Romney started shooting his mouth off and undermining that "singular voice".
Agreed JoAnne. At a time like this America should stand with one voice. Too bad Romney and to some extent Ryan don't understand that.
JoAnne, well said.
That's the first thing Ryan has said that I agree with. It's also another reason why no one in their right mind would vote for him and romney.
JoAnn, notice how two draft dodgers are ready to go to war, when others have to fight. With both of them aiming at their feet, thay manage to shoot self in the butt. their ape call, sound like mice calls. Its esay to fight a war with other peoples lives. Would thay send their sons. NO. it would be like bush, who got his son in the air guard, a unit never sent to vam, and the son refused to even go to drill. He became a drunk. Romney/ryon have never joined the brave soldiers, in battle, but want to send them into harmsway. Stupid uh?
JoAnne, its nice to see smart people on this comment pages. With all the repub. idiots, I'm glad your not a follower, but a leader. Remember the front of a car, gets fresh air, the back,well! not so fresh, infact very smelly air!
Front leads, back follows!
“It is very important that a president speak with a singular voice representing our principles and our values," Ryan said. "We don't want people around the world wondering what our values are."
It is just like 11 years ago when we trusted President Bush to speak for us as a people, as a nation united, with one voice. I don't and didn't agree with Bush on most things but I stood with him at that time and Ryan is correct, despite any disagreement one may have with the President he is the focal point, the spokesman for the nation and we should stand shoulder to shoulder with him in this crisis as we did with Bush 11 years ago.
JoAnne in Pa
How inteligent.
What do you think about all the taxpayer money Obama spent overthrowing the governments of Egypt, Libya and Yemen, rplacing them with the muslim brotherhood and al-qaeda?
Do you think the muslim brotherhood and al-aeda will run those countries better then the prior governments.
Also how much of your money should Obama spend helping the "rebels" in Syria overthrow that government??
You do realize the "rebels"in Syria is al-qaeda don't you??
@Adler-273784 : Right! And at that time, there was a total, Unimind mentality amongst his supporters. It was all, "You're either for us or against us! " and," You support the President, no matter what!" I haven't seen this lack of disrespect for a President since, I don't know when (Ford?).
Frank, you are a parrot and an idiot. Please go back to burning ants with a magnifying glass or pulling wings off flies or whatever else it is you do and leave discussions like this to the adults. When you keep repeating the same thing over and over you remind me more of Dustin Hoffman before a Wapner episode than as a rational person.
This is the Romney Family's chance, "A CALL TO ARMS" ...
Mitt Romney, suit them 5 boys of yours up and send them to Libya with the 200 troops President Obama is sending.
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Ryan should follow his own advise and get his campaign partner to support our country at times like this.
This is not the time for politics or look for an advantage from the political perspective. You only diminish yourselves further.
Talk to the Hand: Naw. I'm pretty sure Romney only has 5 sons. Do you happen to know about 9 other wives and 45 other sons that we don't ?
Fruits don't fall far from the tree. Romney ran from the draft, so you think his sons are any braver. Dought that very much.
I agree with you all on Romney and Ryan, but could we all agree to leave his, and any other children, out of these adult discussions, because they are in no way fair game, no matter what side of the fence you sit? It just doesn't seem right to call a child's bravery into question.
Divine intervention...
I thank GOD for Romney's Leadership in bringing down the entire Republican Party!
God does seem to be using Mitt, but not in the way Mitt thought he'd had in mind.
No kidding Amy - I think Romney was just pimped out by Allah.
he's not bringing them down, He's blowing them up! I guess divine intervention works!!!!!!!!!!
Obama is showing strong leadership..he has agreed to appear on the David Letterman show.
That's not till next Tuesday. Your point is....?????
FYI, of all the late night talk shows, Letterman has spent far more time over the years engaging his guests in serious conversations as opposed to canned jokes and cheap laughs. Just a thought, but maybe you could wait until AFTER the President's appearance on the show to give us your review of it.
Bob, you should go on the tonight show, this country needs a good laugh, with your comments.
What a day for obama... -(1st..he sends $$$ 1 BILLION tax -dollars to Egypt ..-(2nd. he shuns the leader of Israel.. -(3rd..he has a jimmy carter experience with his mulism-broHOOD buddies.. -(4th..the Egypt USA compound is over ran and the US Flag is burned--obama will not salute it anyway... -(5th. Syria kills the USA ambassador and many more Americans.. -(6th.RA--.emmanual and the union thugs in Chicago stage a riot that puts children on the street when murders in chicago have escalated...(7th..nbc says credit for USA to be downgraded again. (8th.. Russian and cartel submarines invade the US undetected.. (9th. obamaDoNOTcare is the largest tax in world history, that NO ONE can afford...
yep, our prez is doing a great job...NO economy or jobs, NO foreign respect, NO concern for Americans being murdered by muslum-terrorist or by street thugs, NO security on the US border....Increases taxes on the middle class and kills Medicare--700 billion removed, cuts the pay to our TROOPS..
as Eastwood said, this craziness has got to stop!! WE the people hired you to do a job and you have FAILED..now WE will replace you!!
You need to open your eyes a bit and see what is happening, the muslim world laughed at Bush, even when he invaded them, they laughed at him, the terrorists never even took him serious, Bin Ladin went all over the middleast, almost daring Bush to catch him. Well, Obama did get him and many of the rest of them, they more afraid of Obama than they ever were of Bush. Iran was laughing in Bush's face for years, but has calmed down some with Obama. Bush sent Billions of dollars to Egypt and supported the dictator and not exactly American to support dictators, why didn't Bush kiss ole Sadam, he was dictator too. The Isreal leader is not the Beta guy, although he's high up and as right wing as ole Bush was, he's wanting to go to war, not trying to make peace. Jimmy Carter experience? Bush is buddy buddy with the Saudi's, he's even a godfather to one of them Saudi's grandkids, they all tied into his daddy's oil business and Saudi Arabia, and guess where most of the terrorists including ole Bin himself were from? American Embassy attack, that isn't that unusual in the middleast, it's happened before and I will say that we need to make all the muslims aware that attacking an embassy is a good way to get your butt kicked, but Romney and Ryan ain't saying that either, in effect, their policy is saying that Isreal will attack your butt if you mess with the US. Hell of a political stance there. The rest of what you say isn't worth responding to till the last sentence. Obama has not raised your taxes, not one cent, Bush did raise your tax in 05 and Romney and Ryan are already saying they will raise your tax again in 2012 and Bush and Romney want to give the megarich more tax breaks. Since you trying to say it would be a sin for Obama to raise your tax, then I guess you will vote against Romney is for sure going to raise your tax if he's elected. I won't vote for anyone raising my taxes, period, end of discussion.
The first statement from the US was an apology....Romney criticized this....
....and the Obama Administration then walked the apology back...
But per First Read, the Obama camapign's lapdog, Romney was at fault for criticizing an apology that the Obama Administration later distanced itself from.
bob in virginia Speaking of lapdogs. Wipe the $hit off your nose. Rmoney could careless on how much you kiss his a$$ on here.
You have it reversed.
The embassy in Cairo was apologizing for the maniac American pastor who produced a film characterizing the Prophet as a debauched womanizer.
Kind of like, Democrats would apologize if one of their members funded a film ridiculing Joseph Smith, the debauched womanizer who founded the Church of the Later Day Saints, oops. Sorry. (What am I saying, Mitt says no apology is necessary.)
Bob, you have it right...the Obama news channel likes to twist everything in Obama's favor. Romney was speaking in response to the initial statements made, they were then retracted.
The Egyptian Embassy issued a statement apologizing for the film in the morning. The Obama admin did not issue it, the embassy did it on their own. The White House responded by saying it had not approved the statement before its release, and "The statement by Embassy Cairo was not cleared by Washington and does not reflect the views of the United States government."
The Libyan embassy was attacked in the late afternoon and into the evening.
So we have two different embassies, one that issued a statement and the other that was attacked.
We also have a statement composed by embassy staff that the White House did not endorse. Is that the same as a retraction?
Bob and JFK have it completely wrong.
Bob, JFK, the initial statement from the US Embassy in Cairo was made BEFORE either of the embassies were attacked; it was an effort to tamp down the anger before the anger exploded. Try getting your facts straight otherwise you look as big a fool as Mitt Romney does.
Amy, you are right. And so was Romney. So here is my take on this. I was all for Obama, until I found out who he really represents. People like Amy, who think that it is ok to bash Romney's religion, but condemn others who bash the Muslim religion. It is really the left who want more and more freedoms, but refuse to accept the responsibility that comes with freedom. Recent studies suggest that less than 20% of all career military officers are Dems. This shows me that they want the security, but don't want to do the work. I voted for Obama the first time around but unfortunately, it is the party he represents that I can't stomach any longer. I'm not a REP either, but I see so much more bashing from DEMS on this site than I do from the other side that it tends to tell me who the better people are.
Mr. McFly, consider viewing/sampling other web sites and see who does more aggressive bashing. I'd suspect that the site location has a lot to do with the level and type of abuse being heaped from one party to another.
Providing yourself with more samples and less isolated examples may or may not change your perspective but at least it would tend to be more accurate.
Amy: You need to get up to speed. On the ABC news with Diane Sawyer "a family who lives in Egypt produced the video and paid an Egyptian guy $60K. The Egyptian guy who is now in hiding resides in Cerritos, California. The American pastor was only contacted to spread the video. He had nothing to do with it at this point.
Blearyeyed: The US Embassy issued the statement which is under the control of the WH as all embassies are also. WH did not distance itself from the statement (which was posted on their website for over 16 hours)until Romney criticized the president. Then the liberal media "pounced" on Romney because they knew he was right.
Romney was dead on! Obama's teaching his people to apologize first is ANTI-AMERICAN!!!!! Yes they walked it back but they shouldn't have been taught that in the first place. 4 more years of idiot and chief and we will really be sunk.
dvk you must be ready to be president. how about the truth first, then the plan and then correction. the obama administration will hunt these fellons down and put them in the ground.
The embassy's statement came before the deaths in Libya. The ambassador was trying to ease the tensions in Egypt and to stop the attack on the embassy. Obama did not teach others, not has he ever apologized for this country. Either republicans hate Obama so much that they insist on misrepresenting everything he says or does....or you guys are just to stupid to understand what's really going on.
No romney was DOA. and so are you!
Sue you need to take some time to read transcripts of all speeches on foreign soil.
The Libyan President apologized to the US for the actions of their Islamist Extremist doesn't it make sense that we apologize for our religious zealot for inciting this kind of response?
Keeping score is what I do.
score keeper: It was an Egyptian family who paid to have the film produced. They are Coptic Christians who still live in Egypt. We don't have anything to apologize for even if someone American had produced the film. We don't censor our internet like China. These Muslim extemists have done this before and are really the "bully in the playground" They'll probably start making things up just so they can riot and kill regardless. That's how they live.
harley chick, you must be ready to step in and be president? what a strange statement for a patriotic american to make? you call the president a racist because he took the necessary time to gather all the facts?
all i know is obama doesnt step back nor is he a racist. osamba is gone, every high ranking taliban is gone and now you want him to start a war with a country we helped liberate? please think your statement through, because thats the type of statement the terrorist want to hear.
harley chick, you are embarassing yourself again...u remind me of a misguided,misinformed cartoon...
I doubt that any chick in her right mind would vote for ryan/romney anti women, anti hispanics, anti black anti seniors, anti- gay, anti students, anti midlle class,anti poor, anti veteran ticket
Redshoes, you said it right, but was in a round about way, so I'll say it plain, if you work for a living and still vote for Romney, then you are seriously in need of phychotherapy, Romney is against everything you live and work for. We "you people" need to stick together.
Lyin' Ryan is at it again. First there is no evidence that any national security leaks are coming from the White House. There is evidence that the Pakistani Intelligence outed the good doctor. As for his "peace through strength"...when? After you guys start wars in Iran and Syria? After you keep the war in Afghanistan going for another 10 years. What happened to national unity in times of attack? The people killed in this tragedy deserve more than a moment of silence, they deserve their deaths not to be politicized.
It is very important that a president speak with a singular voice representing our principles and our values," Ryan said. "We don't want people around the world wondering what our values are. Really, so why is Romney even talking? He is NOT THE PRESIDENT. One voice, one president. No doubt tomorrow Mr. Romney will do another flip flop probably denying his early response, then taking it back, then saying it again, then running away.... LOL. He should just be quiet. As for Ryan aka Eddie Munster, he should follow suit.
Pennylane05 this is going to be the closest that Rmoney gets to be President. The more he talks like he is, he is bound to say something really stupid and make things more f*#ked up!!!
What the world needs is less of the neocon bravado that ignored warnings about the attack of 9-11 and wants to start new wars in Iran and other parts of the Middle East in a thoughtless heartbeat. Electing Romney and Lyan would insure that all of those deficient neocons would be back in power. Exactly what the world and the nation does NOT need.
Mitt Romney's chief foreign policy adviser is the man who was in charge of the Bush administration's torture program; one of Dick Cheney's most trusted advisers....are you scared yet? 'Cause Romney's foreign policy acumen scares the you know what out of me!
Don't know why Ryan said that' the Republicans have always seeked peace by starting wars.History books do not lie.If Mittens were to get elected,the first thing the Repubs will do is start a war with Iran.They have always been war mongers.
You are so right mr. ryan......now we have one more reason not to vote the romney/ryan ticket for obviously the words PEACE and STRENGTH do no appear in their resumes.
I think we have "peace through strength" with President Obama. Strength is more than pushing your will down people's throats! Getting all the facts, making good decisions, working with other countries to seek out the terrorists who are responsible shows absolute strength and the brains to keep the peace. President Obama has made the United States a respected nation in a global world. The last thing we need in the White House are the Romney/Ryan shoot from the hip and ask questions later mentality. Mr. President, thank you for all you do for the common man. I believe in your vision for a better America, I believe you can't get there in four years after being left with a massive economic hemorrhage, but I believe you will get us a better America build on a solid structure. And honestly, after this weeks events, you are the only one I would trust to run this country if there was a phone call in the middle of the night due to an attack on our blessed United States of America!
What a day for obama... -(1st..he sends $$$ 1 BILLION tax -dollars to Egypt ..-(2nd. he shuns the leader of Israel.. -(3rd..he has a jimmy carter experience with his mulism-broHOOD buddies.. -(4th..the Egypt USA compound is over ran and the US Flag is burned--obama will not salute it anyway... -(5th. Syria kills the USA ambassador and many more Americans.. -(6th.RA--.emmanual and the union thugs in Chicago stage a riot that puts children on the street when murders in chicago have escalated...(7th..nbc says credit for USA to be downgraded again. (8th.. Russian and cartel submarines invade the US undetected.. (9th. obamaDoNOTcare is the largest tax in world history, that NO ONE can afford...
yep, our prez is doing a great job...NO economy or jobs, NO foreign respect, NO concern for Americans being murdered by muslum-terrorist or by street thugs, NO security on the US border....Increases taxes on the middle class and kills Medicare--700 billion removed, cuts the pay to our TROOPS..
as Eastwood said, this craziness has got to stop!! WE the people hired you to do a job and you have FAILED..now WE will replace you!!
border joe if you don not like America leave with rushie and go to coasta rico
I would like for one of you libs to try to make me leave. Remember this - over 20 million NRA members,millions of ex-law enforcement, millions of ex-military = Priceless!!!
No offense, but what do you or Romney know of foreign policy. You've never been out of Janesville and Romney's foreign experience is basically that he draft dodged the Vietnam war in Paris. Oh, that and Romney's disaster of a one-term as Mass. governor didn't impress anyone at Romney's recent stint at playing a politician worthy of the world stage. Nobody in Europe cared that he once ran the Salt Lake City olympics.
Ryan says his experience is that he has voted for war before.
Romney is a DISGRACE to america, a DISGRACE to the GOP, a DISGRACE as a human being, AND a COWARDLY DRAFT DODGER greedy wall street vulture.
I am now convinced that Mitt Romney is a Democrat and is taking a fall to help Obama get re elected. No one would purposely be so stupid as he. This is all planned, and it is romneys job to help get Obama re elected. Which is why you GOP voters may as well stay home in November because he has already lost the election to Obama.
What the hell does this little squirt, wet behind the ears Ryan know about WHAT AMERICA NEEDS!! He can't tell the truth because he doesn't know the difference between TRUTH & LIES! He's nothing but a religious HYPOCRITE, LIAR, GUNSLINGER, MAMA'S BOY political puppet who doesn't know whether his A-- is BORED OR PUNCHED!! A true exlax ETCH-A-SKETCH "president" WORTH NOTHING to the 99% American People!
The man is a slime bag
lyan ryan is his name and lying is his GAME!
Don't be fooled again!
Obama/Biden 2012
Obama is a fence sitter that refuses to get down and make conclusive decisions.
The world needs American leadership more than ever? That’s strange but typical as I don’t remember Mr Ryan asking what the rest of the world wanted, indeed if he did he may find that a large percentage of the world wish that it’s American leaders would gracefully step down and give someone else a chance
The world definitely does NOT need leadership through idiocy!
Ryan need to not make any comments about leadership. As a retired soldier we have a saying, Lead, Follow or get the hell out the way. If Ryan were in front of me calling himself leading I would exercise push him out of the way./ For him to say on TV that he has send service member to war piss me of when he said it. Nothing would please me more than to see his sorry butt on the front lines fighting like so many service members have. Oh by the way take his buddy Romney with him. Chances are this man has never lead anything in his life. HE IS A JOKE JUST LIKE HIS BUDDY, ROMNEY.
Yes, but if either Romney or Ryan were on the "front line" of any conflict, their ineptitude would put our other service members at risk.