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DUBLIN, OH – Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said her impression after attending a recent Mitt Romney speech is that "there's just nothing going on" with the Republican presidential nominee. She said his understanding of foreign policy not only lacks depth but diminishes U.S. standing abroad.
Fmr. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright joins Morning Joe to discuss the lingering war in Afghanistan, Romney's criticism of President Obama's foreign policy record, the latest in Syria and why Romney didn't mention Afghanistan in his RNC speech.
"He is so two-dimensional. I mean, up close and personal, there's just nothing going on," she said.
Speaking at a Women for Obama rally here just outside of Columbus, OH on Sunday, Albright told the crowd that she had recently been on hand when Romney delivered his address at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.
"It's the sense that I've had throughout the campaign that it's unclear what [Romney] really believes in," Albright told reporters after the event. "I think when you contrast him with President Obama, who also gave a speech later there, and President Clinton, who spoke several times there, there is not, kind of, a sense of depth."
Albright also mentioned the video of Romney suggesting that 47 percent of Americans view themselves as victims, arguing that the comments "diminish us in many different ways" and that the former Massachusetts governor's rhetoric sounds like he wants to start another war.
Albright, who in 1996 was appointed by President Bill Clinton to become the first female secretary of state, has been an active surrogate for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. She has traveled to swing states across the country, often reaching out to women voters. Sunday's event came just two days before Ohio begins early voting -- and while she did mention women's issues -- most of her speech was aimed at discrediting Romney's foreign policy views.
While speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney offered his take on why current US foreign aid practices are generally ineffective, saying that building a strong nation through free enterprise is the best assistance America can provide to developing and impoverished nations.
The former top diplomat also defended the Obama administration’s handling of the recent attack on a U.S. Consulate in Libya, telling reporters, "I think they said what they knew, when they knew it."
The attack, which U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice originally said was spontaneous, has since been deemed by the administration as a coordinated and planned effort. The Romney campaign pounced on what they described as mixed messages.
White House senior adviser David Plouffe said on NBC's "Meet The Press" that it was not initially clear if the attack in Benghazi was an act of terror, while Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod said on CNN's "State of the Union" that, "The president called it an act of terror the day after it happened."
“The Obama White House and the Obama campaign can’t seem to get their stories straight on the attack on our consulate in Libya,” Romney spokesperson Ryan Williams said in press release.
“These inconsistencies raise even more questions about the confusion and mixed messages that have marked the White House’s response from the very beginning.”
Albright accused Republicans of politicizing the death of four Americans.
"It takes a while to know what all the facts are. So I believe that the administration is telling us what they know and they are being very careful not to get ahead of the whole investigative process," she said. "We also support the president's re-election because we want a chief executive who actually understands foreign policy."
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Wow isn't this the very same argument she and other "worldly" people said about Obama while they were campaigning for Hillary?????
your best excuse right now is to claim a childhood of hard drugs and not the fact you have absolutely no synaptic functions in your little noodle.
There's a perfectly good reason why NBC is highlighting the partisan opinions of Albright - they just want to provide some balance. If you look through NBC's website, I'm absolutely 100% sure that they've balanced her comments with someone on the conservative side supporting Romney, like Condoleeza Rice. Let's see...it MUST be here. Let me just take a quick look...scanning, hmm...I'm obviously looking in the wrong place because it must...be....here...hmm...
Uhh...nevermind.
That's right phillykevin - it's either MSNBC or Fox - there are no other news outlets other than that.
You're so shrewd.
Who is more stupid $*itt Romney or Michael1969? WOW IT"S A TIE!!!!! Both turds are equal.
"it's unclear what [Romney] really believes in,"
I disagree. To me it's very clear what Romney believes in $$$$$$$.
Obama the gaffes:
"...Ten thousand people died -- an entire town destroyed." Obama - after a tornado killed 12 people in Kansas.
Obama the gaffes:
"Jews were being murdered on a massive scale, and smuggled him into the Warsaw Ghetto and a Polish death camp to see for himself. " - Obama, 2012
I had no idea Poland had death camps. Somebody needs to rewrite all those history books!
wayne....
This is what it has come to? Do you HONESTLY think you're going to persuade anyone with ludicrous comments like yours? Your comments are a perfect example of how the right only talks to themselves.....
As it has been said, 'the last gasps are usually the most irrational'.
Phillykevin!? Don't stop now! I've got a lot more of Obama's gaffes - probably 2-1 for Romneys.
Maybe you're extra tired from LOL so much.
Why don't you talk about something important. Oh that's right, you have NOTHING.
its perfectly obvious that Mitt is incompetent at foreign policy - check his status after he visited several countries over there, in europe and the uk, and see what a mess he created with his brand of foreign policy. his foreign policy is foreign to everyone except the koch brothers, grover Norquist and the ever rising black star of Karl Rove.
Having Mitt as a POTUS would be like having a lifeguard at the beach who cannot swim well - he is a dog paddler at best. and he treads water very well waiting for the Rove advertising policies to continue spewing their vomit and half truths. the GOP reality is to make their reality your reality. if you want a reality check, then check out the GOP activity in congress since 2008. the answer is there, the conclusion is there, and for them, the GOpers, having no shame is their baptism.
Obama.Biden 2012
I hear Democrats have adopted a No Whites Need Apply
policy for presidential primaries.
Or was that a No Women Need Apply policy in Democrat
presidential primaries?
Or was it just No White Women Need Apply in Democrat
presidential primaries?
Maybe that was just Michigan and Florida.
"He is so two-dimensional. I mean, up close and personal, there's just nothing going on," she said.
Our number 1 ally in Europe - Britain agrees. "Mitt the twit", is what they call him.
Albright, Turn the light on Obama and you be able to read between Obama's lies.
You should change your name to Aldark.
Are you a communist, a Muslim or just a dumb liberal minion for Obama?
Jeffy,
What Obama lies are you talking about?
It is pretty difficult to try and call Obama a liar when your candidate's entire campaign has been based on lies and distortions.
LIE #1)Romney started off lying months ago when he took a snippet of President Obama saying, "if we're talking about the economy, we're going to lose." To find out the President said that in 2008 during the campaign when he quoted John McCain. It got the vaunted "Pants on Fire" rating from Politifact.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/nov/22/mitt-romney/mitt-romney-says-obama-said-if-we-keep-talking-abo/
LIE #2)Then, of course, you has the infamous, "you didn't build that" line of nonsense. When played in context, it was obvious the Romney campaign lied regarding it as well. Don't believe me, here is a fact checker's opinion:
http://factcheck.org/2012/07/you-didnt-build-that-uncut-and-unedited/
LIE #3)Or, how about, the lie that Obama "stole 716 billion from Medicare to pay for Obamacare"? What makes this claim even more egregious is the fact Paul Ryan himself claims those exact same savings in HIS budget. Here is an analogy stating how dubious the Romney claim was:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57494197/romneys-$716b-medicare-cut-attack-is-dubious/
LIE #4)Another is the lie about the fact that Obama is removing the work requirement from welfare. There really isn't much to say about this other than it is complete and utter bull ****.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0820/Romney-s-attacks-on-Obama-and-welfare-deemed-false-by-fact-checkers
LIE #5)Or, the lie repeated by the Vice Presidential candidate himself that the Janesville auto plant was Obama’s responsibility. GM decided to shut down the Janesville plant in June, 2008 and shut production down in December 2008 (Bush was still President for both)
http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/08/paul_ryan_makes_misleading_cla.html
This is just off the top of my head....there are more.
You don't really get the whole "freedom" thing, do you?! Guess what slappy....I am a 43 year old white, middle-class male who has voted both Democrat and Republican...and I support Obama. This is why you yahoos are losing the election.....you assume ALL Obama supporters must be some fringe group (as you see it). It is pathetic to watch grown adults act like children.
I bet you believe Obama was born in Hawaii too.
Are you a communist, a Muslim or a liberal mindless minion for Obama?
Nah, I live in Wisconsin.
By the way, aside from being painfully offensive and incredibly ignorant, do you really think you win people over with juvenile stuff like that?!
I love it....the more buffoons like yourself post stuff like that the better my side looks. Keep on postin'!
Oh, I see you changed your original post.....I'll keep it copied here so people know the type of nimrod you really are.
Although, I have to say...going with the whole birther stupidity isn't much better. Both are equally as stupid.
I'm going to be very curious what happens at the debate on Wednesday.....Mitt Romney (I'm sure) will have very polished, well rehearsed initial answers to the questions. However, I believe he is going to be in serious trouble if he has to follow up with too much depth (especially on foreign policy). To say Romney is hollow is an understatement......
Obama's only HOPE is to CHANGE America into a third world country like Kenya where he was born.
If Obama is re-elected he will continue moving FORWARD to destroy America.
okee dokee !
Jeff,
Right! He is destroying America! Those 5 million jobs over the last 30 months after a Republican President drove the economy toward the cliff is sure utter 'destruction'...right?! (that's sarcasm)
Problem is Jeff, your pathetic message resonates with only the people in your little hillbilly circle ****. I REALLY love it when you bring up the idiotic birther stuff.....any credibility you might have had would be out the window.
Examples of Obama's "destruction"..............
January 19, 2009: We were losing 800,000 jobs per month and the economy was shrinking at around 9% per quarter. (President: George Bush, Republican)
August 31, 2012: We added jobs for the 30th straight month of private sector job gains and 4.7 million in that time. GDP gains of 1.7% (President: Barack Obama, Democrat)
....or.....
January 19, 2009: Osama Bin Laden is alive and well along with 14 other Al Qaeda leaders. Bush states, "he didn't think much about him" (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Obama presided over the killing of the mastermind behind 9/11 along with many other Al Qaeda leaders. (Democratic President)
....or.....
January 19, 2009: We are still entrenched in two wars, one of which was claimed "mission accomplished" 9 years ago (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Obama has orchestrated our departure from Iraq and set the plan for our leaving in Afghanistan (Democratic President)
....or.....
January 19, 2009: The auto industry is on the brink of failure (Republican President) and the current Republican candidate wanted to let "Detroit go bankrupt" losing over 1 million jobs
August 31, 2012: Obama presides over the restructuring of GM and Chrysler. GM is now the #1 auto maker in the world and Chrysler is the fastest growing (Democratic President ) The CBO stated it not only saved those jobs but created hundreds of thousands more.
....or.....
January 19, 2009: The health insurance industry is posting record profits while continuing to discriminate against women and people with pre-existing conditions. (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Through the passage of Obamacare, health insurance companies can no longer discriminate by pre-existing condition or against women, have to spend 85% on health services or rebate customers, keep kids on parents' plans until 26 etc. (Democratic President)
....or....
January 19, 2009: Banks were on the brink of collapse given years of deregulation and abuse of the system (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Common sense regulations are put in place to assure we do not have another taxpayer funded bailout of the banks plus the consumer protection bureau is set up to protect consumers (Democratic President)
Plus, to add in another kicker....your retirement account is much wealthier now thanks to Obama given the Dow is up 80% since he took office (more than 100% since bottoming out in the recession).
The list goes on and on.
January 19, 2009: We were losing 800,000 jobs per month and the economy was shrinking at around 9% per quarter. (President: George Bush, Republican)
August 31, 2012: We added jobs for the 30th straight month of private sector job gains and 4.7 million in that time. GDP gains of 1.7% (President: Barack Obama, Democrat)
....or.....
January 19, 2009: Osama Bin Laden is alive and well along with 14 other Al Qaeda leaders. Bush states, "he didn't think much about him" (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Obama presided over the killing of the mastermind behind 9/11 along with many other Al Qaeda leaders. (Democratic President)
....or.....
January 19, 2009: We are still entrenched in two wars, one of which was claimed "mission accomplished" 9 years ago (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Obama has orchestrated our departure from Iraq and set the plan for our leaving in Afghanistan (Democratic President)
....or.....
January 19, 2009: The auto industry is on the brink of failure (Republican President) and the current Republican candidate wanted to let "Detroit go bankrupt" losing over 1 million jobs
August 31, 2012: Obama presides over the restructuring of GM and Chrysler. GM is now the #1 auto maker in the world and Chrysler is the fastest growing (Democratic President ) The CBO stated it not only saved those jobs but created hundreds of thousands more.
....or.....
January 19, 2009: The health insurance industry is posting record profits while continuing to discriminate against women and people with pre-existing conditions. (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Through the passage of Obamacare, health insurance companies can no longer discriminate by pre-existing condition or against women, have to spend 85% on health services or rebate customers, keep kids on parents' plans until 26 etc. (Democratic President)
....or....
January 19, 2009: Banks were on the brink of collapse given years of deregulation and abuse of the system (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Common sense regulations are put in place to assure we do not have another taxpayer funded bailout of the banks plus the consumer protection bureau is set up to protect consumers (Democratic President)
Plus, to add in another kicker....your retirement account is much wealthier now thanks to Obama given the Dow is up 80% since he took office (more than 100% since bottoming out in the recession).
The list goes on and on.
When Obama is re-elected, I hope you right wingers go seek some serious psychotherapy, because you are going to need it to get through his second term.
Oh, and another thing: as good as the president was in his first term, he will be even better in his second.
I sure am glad we have the best and brightest in charge during difficult times, rather than the sort of person you people prefer, I tell ya.....
Thank you Mr. President for a job well done.
Oh Dearie me, the Far Reich Wing has determined that things are reaching critical mass and they are getting more frantic by the hour. The fear & terror is palpable and I think I can hear the sounds of their wailing in the distance. Oh, the humanity of it all.
R.I.P. G.O.P.
Go read the bios of Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, and Rove on Wiki....not one completed college, Beck maybe not one course he started once, Limbaugh flunked out per his mother and went into radio work, Hannity became a home contractor and bartender if I remember correct, and Rove was loved so much by the Bush family in 1970 that he dropped out of college just to work for them and the repubs stealing elections.
Barry had a little lamb. Its fleece was black as coal and everywhere that Barry went the lamb had to go.
Than one day Barry took the lamb to slaughter so all the people would know what would happen to them if they followed Barry like the little lamb.
Bbaah bbaah bbaah Obama sheople.
I'm actually starting to feel embarrassed for you.
Your logic is ill logical.
There is no hope for you.
You are stuck to far up Obama's azz to see the light.
Jeff,
If you have any other dandies in the quiver, you better get them out quick.....I think they turn the computers off at 6am at the asylum.
If that's the case....do what most adults do.....actually convince me. Make an argument using facts and evidence. All you do is make one, two sentence statements that literally mean nothing. (and the rhyme didn't even follow the correct pattern)
Be an adult for once and make an argument....if you clowns tried doing that, maybe you wouldn't be getting stomped in the election.
so if you agree with obama you are a sheep? and if you disagree with him you are a patriot? and you wonder why we think you guys are delusional. guess what obama didnt get elected by some bogeyman. you guys voted against him from the beginning. you were never gonna change your opinion. its obvious by the outright lies you believe about obama and his successes/failures. you dont want to give the guy credit for anything and you want to blame all the entire worlds problems on him. you deny how bad the recession was and then in the same breath claim we are still sinking and getting worse. you guys are the sheep. the flock following limbaugh and hannity all the way to vote against your own interests and you are bragging about it while you do it. its asinine. and insane.
wow you guys on the right are just crazy. really all of your posts make no sense. there is no logical line of argument just we hate obama and whatever he does is wrong. if you guys fact checked yourselves you would be ashamed. then again i guess thats the rights whole agenda right now, totally rewrite history if the facts dont say what you want them to say. if dems argue with you they are sheep not people who just happen to disagree with the idiocy spewing out of your mouths. poor gets phones, its an obama handout(actually bush started that). if you looked at any facts you would realize how stupid you sound saying the things you do.
I think bat-**** crazy is more appropriate.
Mitt Romney understands foreign policy perfectly well for a Republican: he has decades of experience taking American jobs and sending them to foreign country's.
What a stupid washed up, arrogant, who should keep her assessments to herself.
Like Obama had one ounce of ANYTHING that had to do with foreign policy and he has done so well that the world economy has just sky rocketed with his leadership.
Just goes to prove how little and how much damage the liberal Democrats have done to this country.
We only have to look at Europe's black hole and that arrogant. (never did nothing either worth the history books) has the nerve to say that they have done anything but take us down the same black hole.
what are you talking about? do you even know? none of your post makes sense in the real world. obama's foreign policy is a strong point of his. its a weakness for willard. you dont even know what foreign policy is do you?
Stevie
Your post reads like the manifesto of an insane person. What "damage" have the liberal Democrats done? Maybe this will help:
January 19, 2009: We were losing 800,000 jobs per month and the economy was shrinking at around 9% per quarter. (President: George Bush, Republican)
August 31, 2012: We added jobs for the 30th straight month of private sector job gains and 5 million in that time. GDP gains of 1.7% (President: Barack Obama, Democrat)
....or.....
January 19, 2009: Osama Bin Laden is alive and well along with 14 other Al Qaeda leaders. Bush states, "he didn't think much about him" (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Obama presided over the killing of the mastermind behind 9/11 along with many other Al Qaeda leaders. (Democratic President)
....or.....
January 19, 2009: We are still entrenched in two wars, one of which was claimed "mission accomplished" 9 years ago (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Obama has orchestrated our departure from Iraq and set the plan for our leaving in Afghanistan (Democratic President)
....or.....
January 19, 2009: The auto industry is on the brink of failure (Republican President) and the current Republican candidate wanted to let "Detroit go bankrupt" losing over 1 million jobs
August 31, 2012: Obama presides over the restructuring of GM and Chrysler. GM is now the #1 auto maker in the world and Chrysler is the fastest growing (Democratic President ) The CBO stated it not only saved those jobs but created hundreds of thousands more.
....or.....
January 19, 2009: The health insurance industry is posting record profits while continuing to discriminate against women and people with pre-existing conditions. (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Through the passage of Obamacare, health insurance companies can no longer discriminate by pre-existing condition or against women, have to spend 85% on health services or rebate customers, keep kids on parents' plans until 26 etc. (Democratic President)
....or....
January 19, 2009: Banks were on the brink of collapse given years of deregulation and abuse of the system (Republican President)
August 31, 2012: Common sense regulations are put in place to assure we do not have another taxpayer funded bailout of the banks plus the consumer protection bureau is set up to protect consumers (Democratic President)
Plus, to add in another kicker....your retirement account is much wealthier now thanks to Obama given the Dow is up 80% since he took office (more than 100% since bottoming out in the recession).
The list goes on and on.
Hell, Flipper Mitt has no foreign policy except bombing Iran..Ya,lets have another war. Willards is so naive when it comes to foreign policies,,
doctor logic, they will never admit any of that. they are truly in a bubble and happy about it. they defend their logic by totally eliminating facts from the discussion. they are crazy.
pittsburgh,
Unfortunately, I know you are correct. However, their craziness will drive them to lose the Presidency in November and will help Dems keep the Senate. I just hope it is enough for the Dems to take back the House.
I am actually a big believer in divided government....but this current crop of GOPers are literally nutbags.
Saying "losing 800,000 a month" How many months were the losses over 800,000? Look at something else.
Obama term in office:
23 million unemployed
43 straight months of 8+% unemployment
Obama has the worst job creation record since 1945 (BLS)
Obama recovery the worst in 75 years
Median household income $4,300 declines under Obama
Average family health insurance up $1,500 under Obama
Added $6 trillion to our debt...more than all Prezs. Combined
Presided over only US credit downgrade
5 million on food stamps
and his failed policies continue. He said he would cut the deficit in half during his first term, he did not. He said pass his stimulus or unemployment would go over 8%, passed stimulus and unemployment went over 8%. He has failed time for a change.
Looks like panic is setting in on the right. Even Limbaugh is setting the stage lately to be able to blame it all on Republicans failing to support Romney, rather than the better ideas winning out.
There will be more finger pointing as the Romney campaign and the Republican Party crumble. The post election posture of the losser searching for someone to blame has already set in among Republicans.
My fellow citizens check the voting record of the GOP/RNC "House Of Horrors" in 2011. The GOP/Tea Beggers lead by "Richie Rich" Ryan voted to end Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid as Gorvernment Programs. The GOP/RNC "Hoodlum's On The Hill" made thieir votes to kill the Jobs Bill of the President very clear. It is on the House Of Representatives voting record. LOOK IT UP! "Bonehead Boehner" made it clear that the word "Compromise" is a swear word. Now the biggest Tea Begger on the Hill is "Crazy Cantor." Is he still running around with rotten tea bags hanging off his ears?? Now "Richie Rich" Ryan is a loyal member of "Crazy Cantor's Cronies." It is very clear that "Richie Rich" Ryan is the "Golden Child" of the Koch Brothers, and is helping "Richie Rich" Ryan win in Wisconsin. Again! That is if he is NOT elected as the VP for the GOP/RNC "Speculator and Chief." Our military vets need to understand that the GOP/RNC "Romulian" is too "Alien" to their current situations. Has anyone heard about how the "Mickey Mouse Mitch McConnell" just recently shot down the latest bill to help our vets? Read how the GOP/RNC voted America! Does this sound like TREASON by the GOP/RNC? Again!
Romney is a CEO,...not a "president". They are different skill sets.
From the start, Romney has been a shill for corporate welfare,...attempting to "buy" the election.
He is not the leader of a nation. God help us if we let him into the oval office.
Vote for "We the people",...vote Obama/Biden 2012.
Republicans believe that the highest level of intelligence of their party consists
of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, Dick Cheney,
Dan Quayle, Louie Goehmert, and Todd Akin. Probably could add Ryan and Romney, and maybe Ann Romney and her dancing horse.
First, nobody is calling Rush, or Beck, or certainly not Palin the intelligence of the Repub party any more then funny man Bill Maher, disgraced anchor Oberman or Village Idiot Harry Reid is the intelligence of the Democratic Party.
Dan Quayle is 20 years ago, but thanks for bringing that back up....since you want to bring up douchebags from the 70's and 80's throw Carter in there as well. Look, you want to discuss ideas and platforms, I'm all game....but if throwing names out there as a defense for a president who has a mediocre record at best is all you got....just don't even bother.
I'm serious when I say this....I miss the old days (not that long ago) where you could have genuine debates with folks from the other side based upon factual evidence.
Now, we are left debating folks like Jeff and Steve....one of which admits to believing that Obama wasn't born in this country (despite the 2 birth certificates, and two birth announcements in the paper from 50+ years ago). How do you reason with people like that?
Most studies indicate CEO's make poor politicians..
All studies indicate that a community activist never makes a good POTUS.
Nothing wrong being a community organizer,state senator and president of the US..Not a bad resume,Ditto Head..