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VAN METER, Iowa -- Mitt Romney said Tuesday that he had actually met one of the Navy SEALs to have been killed in the Sept. 11 attacks on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Evan Vucci / AP
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands during a campaign rally, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Van Meter, Iowa.
A day after delivering a major foreign policy speech -- which included sharp criticism of President Barack Obama's response to the terrorist attack -- Romney acknowledged having met the SEAL, Glen Doherty, during a past holiday party.
"This is kind of a strange story so bear with me here," Romney told an audience on a farm outside of Des Moines. He went on to say that he and his wife, Ann Romney, had been invited to a neighborhood Christmas party a few years ago, but they inadvertently went to the wrong party.
"We were a little embarrassed, but they treated us well nonetheless. And I got to meet some really interesting people," Romney continued.
One of them, Romney said, was a former Navy SEAL from Romney's home state of Massachusetts.
"He told me that he keeps going back to the Middle East," Romney recalled.
"He cares very deeply about the people there. He served in the military there, went back from time to time to offer security services and so forth to people there. You can imagine how I felt when I found out that he was one of the two former Navy SEALS killed in Benghazi on September 11th."
The events in Benghazi have become a charged issue in the campaign, as Obama defends himself against charges that the consulate was poorly protected.
The attack resulted in the death of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, the first ambassador killed in the line duty in three decades. Three other Americans were killed, including two former U.S. Navy SEALs working as security contractors.
The Romney campaign later confirmed to reporters that the man Romney met at that party in La Jolla, CA, several years ago was Doherty, of Winchester, Mass.
A neighbor of Romney's reached out to the candidate last week to notify Romney of the coincidence. Doherty's sister said the campaign had notified her family that Romney would speak about the late SEAL, and the family set up a foundation in his honor in anticipation of the mention.
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I live in the most liberal part of California there is.. Democrats around here are very disappointed with Obama now, and voter turnout seems like it will hit a low for them. If Romney wins this area he might win California.. Now that would be some upset.
Obama, the President who made it there off words alone, and didn't get anything done once he made it there.
Romney, a good man who's did a lot and will do more.
Is there any doubt that al qaida wants Romney to win so that they can extend the war indefinitely? They attacked the US mission just in time to mess up the election. They hope it will be Bush years all over again.
Many of us here have no clue, and that doesn't include Obama.
You might be right. We know their boss is sleeping with the fishes. I bet they are still p'oed that Obama gave the order.
Total BS. You think what you want, numb nuts. But reality is something you clearly aren't the least bit aware of.
Obama, Hillary Clinton, Rice and the rest of the idiot crew who failed to protect our brave Americans who perished in Libya need to get tossed out on their rearends. Any moron who feels it is more important to fly to Vegas to campaign while brave americans die because of their lack of security need to be thrown out of office.
These are the imbeciles who place their selfish careers ahead of american lives! Make you vote count for real hope and change in Nov!!
There should be a better way to ignore some of the more useless posters on this forum, like superimposing a big crater over posts like that.
"...These are the imbeciles who place their selfish careers ahead of american lives..." -- Yes, how can they compare to the selfless Romney who even under-reported his charitable contributions by $2M so as to pay more tax (Romney, I know you're not going to change your mind after the election and amend your tax return) to support our troops! You know, he could have paid only at a 9% effective rate, but he knew how much the government needed his tax dollars!
You have no idea. None. It's radicals like you that are the real problem.
Rick So true.They would rather talk about big bird.
This is a very immature thread...Like starderup, they won't answer a post, especially when it hits hard at their boy.
I'm moving on... nothing new here...must be a bunch of college kids on this thread...no answers, only talking points.
Bye bye.
wasn't there a bombing of Marine Barracks during Reagan's term - and he pulled out immediately afterwards too. (I know - to republicans this predates the fictitious Jesus Christ they worship so there is no actual recorded history of this event - except for history itself)
All Republicans look away - incoming FACT alert....
1983 Beirut barracks bombing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en(dot)wikipedia(dot)org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombing
U.S. President Ronald Reagan called the attack a "despicable act"[17] and pledged to keep a military force in Lebanon. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, who had privately advised the administration against stationing U.S. Marines in Lebanon,[18] said there would be no change in the U.S.'s Lebanon policy. On October 24, French President François Mitterrand visited the bombed French site. It was not an official visit, and he only stayed for a few hours, but he did declare "We will stay." U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush toured the Marine bombed-site on October 26 and said the U.S. "would not be cowed by terrorists."
There was no serious retaliation for the Beirut bombing from the Americans,[21] besides a few shellings. In December 1983, U.S. aircraft from the USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence battle groups attacked Syrian targets in Lebanon, but this was ostensibly in response to Syrian missile attacks on American warplanes.
Multi-service ground-support units were withdrawn from Beirut after the attack on the barracks due to retaliatory threats. (aka "cut and run")
..and history repeats itself.
The FORMER SEAL,...key word FORMER, was a contract security person who made hundreds of thousands a year to provide security,...all tax free,....and he was indeed brave because he heard about the violence and left his hotel and went to the embassy with a second security person where both were killed. But, keep in mind,...he was a FORMER, not current, military member and he knew the rewards and the risk involved. He did his job. Unfortunately, he died doing what he wanted to do. Ballsy guy, no doubt. And very brave. So, let's clear some air here. The ambassador rejected marines because he thought that it would be a provacation. That's his assessment. The state department office of embassy security agreed that PRIVATE CONTRACTORS were a better option. And that is why there was no Marine detachment at that consulate. Clear??? A mistake of judgement. Agreed. A lapse of sense, not so much. It was a call that was thought out. Could have been better, but so can a million other decisions where nothing goes wrong.
Ok, I call BS on this one.
Glen A. Doherty and Tyrone S. Woods are the names released. Someone track down these names and cross reference them to known Romney properties. It should be pretty easy to prove or disprove this amazingly improbable story.
If it is disproved, it could be the nail in the coffin for Captain Empty Suit.
Ya, boy that will be BIG news...who cares
I want to know why obama didn't protect our embassy and why did he lie for 5 days?
RP-2387990
Just like Bush got warning in the "phoenix memo"? regarding Bin Laden planning on using air planes to attack tall structures in the US mainland?
This warning was in the hands of the Bush administration for a month before September 2001 and well - you do remember what they did to prevent the towers from collapsing - right?
Or did you not learn about that? I realize Faux Blues never talks about this so as a low info person, try googling something.
so !?
Obama will win this election going away. Because despite what you see and read on these pages the majority of Americans, white, brown, black, and yellow have had enough of wars and believe it's time to fix America for America and let the world heal itself. Why should young American boys and girls lose their lives trying to liberate people who don't even understand what liberty is? Any why not let them remove their dictators like they did in Egypt. Obama is helping bring change to the mid-east without the loss of American lives. The loss of the Ambassador was an unfortunate aberration because Chris was out among people he trusted and never saw what was coming at him. But he knew and accepted the risk. He would be the first to condemn this tirade against Obama using his name. He is a hero. Even so how can someone who aided and abetted war and then hid in France to avoid fighting have the nerve to talk about Chris's sacrifice and try to use it for political gain. It is shameful. It makes every sense to let the mid-east play out. Obama has it right and is doing exactly what he needs to without getting the US into another stupid war. Romney on the other hand can't wait to have that power in his hands and will surely introduce heavier weapons into the conflict in Syria because he is being told to. He himself does not have a clue about the mid-east and will only further destabilize the region possible unMittingly starting WW3 in short order. The country cannot afford to take a chance with Romney. Not now.... Not ever. Obama/ Biden 2012
And this proves what? The death of the SEAL is somehow more meaningful to Romney than Obama because he found out he was at a holiday party with him? What a crock of s***. You didn't know the guy, you heard it through the grapevine that you "met" him. Not genuine, just give up.
Obama has lied to the American public about what happened in Libya and now it time for him to explain his actions to the people.
USAF44
spoken like a true sheep, just get in line and believe what your told.
You keep believeing the liar but the truth will come out that Obama murdered those four men.
If Romney had been honest about things up till now, I might believe him. But since he's lied and flip-flopped like no other candidate in US history, I tend to believe that this is just another one of his clumsy, dishonest attempts to appeal to the scared and uninformed - his base.
Yes, technically he may have met this guy. Along with a couple of million other people during his campaign. The chances of him remembering are zero and the chances of him remembering what they talked about is certainly a lie. Romney is disgusting. He lies about everything for his own personal gain. He is so certain that he has been chosen by his god on the made-up planet of Kolob to be president that he will say and do anything and deny that he is lying. To him, it isn't lying if his god tells him that he must be president. So many Americans are being duped by a lying fraud.
The fact that Obama had the nerve to lie to the people shows his disdain for the people and he must answer for this and now.
USAF44
I'm still watching my mail box for the checks from Iraq for the oil.....
Bush promised we all get refund checks for liberating Iraqi oil - notice "people" not a priority - but the oil was the financial "bait and switch"
What checks did you expect to get tool.
Mitt - please stop trying to make a little political hay off the dead Seal. Wait till you kill OBL and then say something.
Obama tell us the truth about what happened in Libya and stop lying now.
Obama's policies of kissing the mongrel islamist raghead terrorist has been a complete failure much like his presidency.
Alternate headline:
Romney says he met factory worker who was fired in Bain attack.
Go back and get dole check puff.
What are you doing here anyway limey.
USAF44 is a perfect example of the well reserched scientific study that concludes that conservatives are less intelligent and have a more primitive brain than liberals. They have lower IQs on average and larger amygdalas (fear-centers) in their brain. They tend to more fearful and rasicst, as evidenced by his comments. Conservative-exclusive thinking is less evolved than Liberal-inclusive thinking.
USAF44, why dont you suck on this and Google the phrase "Conservatives have a large fear centers in their brains" +17Million results.
Your a perfect example of a Brit that need to get your socialist liberal ass back across the pond.
You already fu cked up your country dont come here and f uck up mine.
USAF44
Does NOT support the first Amendment of "Freedom of Speech" - I wonder why he thinks it is fine to spew his puke, but nobody dare voice against his small narrow opinion.
USAF44 is also part of the 47 percent that Romney turned his back on, yet refuses to accept.
The 47% he was talking about was welfare cheats like you dont lump me in with you I pay taxes.
Obama has been lying to the American public for weeks and now we find out he denied security to the consulate you have a lot to answer for Mr. Obama.
I believe the only denial was the GOP for funding for more security.
I believe your a liar. How about that. Obama is responsible for that disaster and it is unraveling as we speak Obama is going to pay for this one.
Oh the questions that are going to come in that last debate will be Obama's final undoing.
Shaadaaap A$$$ wipe!
Are you really an AF member. I doubt it, as you are so completely disrespectful to your commander in chief.
Oh I am and let me give you another clue I lived in the UK for 18 years so I know your country very well dip@!$%#.
USAF44
hope your bag is packed and ready when Obama wins by a land slide.
I doubt you be welcomed in the UK, try Mexico or Canada - socialism might do you some good.
No worries we will deport you to your favorite socialist paradise after we throw this tool of a presidentb out of office.
Come on MSNBC tell the truth about what happened about the lie Obama portrayed to the American public about this all being about a video. He lied and now he must answer for that lie.
you MUST really love MSNBC - or have nothing better to do with your time....
how much did the Romney folks promised to pay you for trolling? How will you feel when he fails to pay you? Still love Romney? Or is your racist hatred that deep?
No I hate MSNBC as much as I hate all liberals.
Obama's Green Company failure List:
(1) Abound Solar; filed BK and sent their engineers to Yingli Solar (Chinese) Outsourced!
(2) Beacon Power; filed BK sold off factory to Koreans
(3) Ener1; BK'd battery maker
(4) Energy Conversion Devises; filed BK and employees went to Malaysia and China
(5) Evergreen Solar Panels; filed BK technology 5 years behind
(6) Mountain Plaza; truck stop plaza electric (what??) filed BK
(7) Olsens Crop Service; ethanol company filed BK
(8) Range fuels; biomass company filed BK
(9) Razor Tech; filed BK
(10) Spectrewatt; solar cell filed BK
(11) Thomson River; grid power filed BK
(12) 57 more companies, GREEN POWER, that received Obama loans and filed for bankruptcy including Solyndra and many more!
Obama has a 0% success rate and couldn't run a lemonade stand.
ah come on - least you could do is provide a source link.
is it really that hard?
If your source is fox news - I can understand why you be embarrassed to include that...
Why dont you provide a link to Obama's plan that is going to get us out of the mess he created.
Don't forget the battery factory in michigan.
USAF......these libs are big on links,,,can't start the day without them.
He HAD to make up this bizarre story because everyone he knows would be hounding him to find out if it was THEIR party where he met the Navy Seal. How could he pretend he met someone whom they had not invited, without being nailed for the lie as soon as it came out of his mouth? Answer, pretend he got lost and went to a strangers party instead....and stayed.
I mean seriously, both Romney's can't be THAT stupid that they could not find the house to which they were invited.....but instead crashed a party where they were total strangers....and stayed anyway....INSTEAD of going to the party where they were expected. .
If he is, God help this country if he is elected.
If the story is nothing but a lie, which it most assuredly is, this guy has zero respect for those who support him, because he apparently thinks he can say literally anything regardless how improbable and his fan club will believe him.
Next he will be talking about how he changed water to wine.
What you should be amazed about is how much your president has lied to you about what happened in Libya.
We want to know what happened in Libya?
When Romneys president, you can complain about him...right now, obamas got plenty of messes to keep us busy...
Come on, join us liberals in cleaning up obamas mess.
Come on liberals defend your president the murder of four Americans. You trash should be ashamed of yourself.
Ha Haaaa, funny stuff considering the 100s of thousands of lives lost (including Iraqi civillians) for Bush to seek the glory of killing Sadaam because his father failed to do so. His false war was a blatant persuit of hubris, one of the worst in the history!!
Bush lied about what he knew leading up to 911 AND he lied for an excuse to go to war with Iraq and your going to try and blame Obama for the death of 4 Americans?
What a baffoon.
To republicans
if it happened before Obama took office (Jan 21 2009 - it NEVER occurred....
I am sure you laughed at Tony Blair and and the Scotish turd Brown for 10 years didnt assclown.
Its a shame there is so much inbreeding in the UK since they produce the likes of asswipes like you.
Too bad we didnt kill a hundred thousand more less ragheads breathing my air.
Breathing YOUR air? Yea, because you're SUCH a valuable, indispensable human being right?
As if we need more like you.
Why don't you take your service revolver and clean those rocks out of your head dip$hit?
I am more valuable then you, are you a Pak that has fled the UK.
Come on by and I will help you back to the UK permanently.
No dumbfux, I am Britalian, (British/Italian) an I am married to an American, been living here for almost 20 years.
What a sad little poofter you are.
Ha ha ha ha thats funny a britsh Italian a double disablity.
Well you can go back to the UK anytime you want Marconi.
Gee, I thought USAF was an acronym for United States Air Force, but I guess in your case it means Ugly Sad Ass Fuk.
Oh it is and what you say to me really doesnt mean sh it and let tell you something else I helped to kill some of that 100K in Iraq you tout even thought know that figure is really high. I am proud of taking out any @!$%#ing raghead on this planet.
Oh, the old Bushs' fault defense...that's a new one.
Actually it's carters' fault, and clinton.
Obama is a liar and has been caught outright. He needs to answer to the families of those murdered in Libya for his mistakes.
Bush first (alphabetical order)
But you cant prove Bush was a Liar we can prove Obama is.
President Obama said in 2010 that “the true engine of economic growth will always be companies like Solyndra" He couldn’t be more wrong. Companies that are innovating and creating real value for consumers are the engine of economic growth, and they’re doing it without millions in taxpayer funding.
Furthermore, these jobs were outsourced!
MSNBC needs to have the guts to report the truth about the failure of this president.
Why do you need MSNBC? FOX is doing a fine job of reporting "truths".
No they need to report the truth of Obama's continued faliures he cant even talk about anything he has done because everything Obama has done has failed.
The biggest failure in recent history was 9-11 followed by the lies that led to the war crimes of the US occupation of Iraq.
In the words of Uncle Joey Biden, "This is a big f'k deal1"
You betcha it is, it's a deal killer for Obama. Come clean and
get smacked down, or stand and lie and let the masses roll over you.
The kool-aid libs are running away, like rats on a sinking ship. Self
preservation kicking in, hairless Reid, Visa stock option Pelosi are turning face.
Actually no pucks to the head. I guess I'm just naturally like this. And I'm still voting for Obama.
If you vote for Romney I respect you but I hope for your sake you make over $300,000 a year and believe me I know.
If you don't make that much and Romney wins then you'll get what you deserve but unfortunately I'll get what you deserve too.
The MAJORITY of people you see on TV in interviews and the like who are pro Romney make a LOT of money. They pay a LOT of money to come into your living room and tell you how to think. Last time it was "Obama will take away your gun"
I still own 17 of them and plan on doing so for many years. Any gun shop that tells you "Stock up now because if Obama wins the good times are over" are just creating a panic to get your money.
There are many more examples like this
Anybody out there who watches FOX - go watch MSNBC. Anybody who watches MSNBC, go watch FOX. Get both views and then decide your personal choice by Nov. 6th.
As of right now....
I'm voting for Obama.
No accounting for stupidity
icehock
I seriously doubt that USAF44 read anything you originaly said in OP.
If he did - he might get scared.....
Nothing like doubling down on Obama's failures.
Is there not one real journalist at NBC willing to report the truth about Obama's failures.
Failures? The past four years has exposed the Republitard Grand Obstructionist Party for what it is; stiffle the president at all costs, put party before people, protect the rich at the expence of everyone else, and suck on Grover Norquist's schlong.
I really doubt you are a Brit because you talk more like a fu cking liberal tool from the east coast.
What happened to the first two years you had a majority liberal.
What happened to the 6 years the GOP had before 2000 and the 6 with Bush II? They repealed nothing of consequence, but they did get the country attacked and invaded Iraq- yet again- and spent trillions.
Obama will answer to the American people for his actions concerning Libya he will not get away with these lies.