Mitt Romney calls for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down

The Los Angeles Times ^ | February 1, 2011 | James Oliphant

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Mitt Romney became, on Tuesday, the first of the potential 2012 GOP presidential contenders to call for the exit of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak.

Speaking on ABC's "Good Morning America," Romney said although President Obama should not publicly support Mubarak's removal, the time for it had come.

"I don't know that I would say to the president, 'You should call for Mubarak's resignation,' " Romney said. "That, I think, flies in the face of a long history of friendship between he and our country and our friends, but it is very clear that [Mubarak] needs to move on and transition to the voices of democracy."

Romney largely praised the administration's response to the crisis, aligning himself with Republican leaders in Congress who favor a unified approach to the unrest in Egypt. Other potential candidates, such as Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee, have been more alarmist...

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Governor Clymer chimes in ... maybe he thinks it's the "Mormon Brotherhood" that are poised to take over in Cairo....

[LearnsFromMistakes]

Mitt opts to ‘go Palin’ and act like a leader. Bold strategy, lets see if it works for him.

[wk4bush2004]

Ok, if the no apologizing for RomneyCare thing and now this doesn’t convince people that he is NOT the answer, I don’t know what else will.

The people calling for Mubarak to step down don’t know what they are asking for: they are asking for a war against Israel!

[Leaning Right]

What makes Romney an expert on the Middle East? Just curious.

Now, if Romney had advised Mubarak to send his family into exile in Massacusetts for the wonderful free healthcare, that would have made more sense.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

" . . . but it is very clear that [Mubarak] needs to move on and transition to the voices of democracy."

You Empty Suit! There ARE NO voices of democracy. Name ONE, you stupid puke.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Can a penguin act like a lioness?

[hennie pennie]

*ping*

[SoConPubbie]

Mitt opts to ‘go Palin’ and act like a leader. Bold strategy, lets see if it works for him.

Except, everytime Myth does this, his true self comes out.

He aligns himself with people like Sen. Kerry.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

He joins his Mass. brother John Kerry (Who served in Vietnam).

[Leaning Right]

maybe he thinks it's the "Mormon Brotherhood" that are poised to take over in Cairo....

As Larry the Cable Guy would say, that's funny right there.

[ReneeLynn]

Go Palin? How is this going Palin? He’s jumping on the bandwagon. More sh..crap from Mitt.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[Osage Orange]

If that's leading, I won't follow.

He cannot be that stupid...to think "Democracy" is going to happen there.

Does he not realize...who is shaping the chaos there?????

[reasonisfaith]

Does Romney have the courage to take a stand against the Moslem Brotherhood?

[Diogenesis]

From the 911 victory mosque to the Moslem Brotherhood,
KNOW WHICH SIDE THE SABOTEUR ROMNEY (partner of Soros)
is on.

"(The GroundZero Mosque) cleared its final hurdle ….
developers plan to build the $100 million center which will include a mosque.
Since its incipient stages in July 2009, when a Muslim-run real-estate development
company purchased the damaged, vacant building and land where the new center
will be built, the project has sparked controversy and debate.
.... the tattered building that was bought by the Muslim real estate company had
been owned by a subsidiary of Bain Capital, a company Romney founded in 1984.
So it’s OK if his company can profit off the sale of the land ."

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“Bain Capital, has cut checks totaling $90,000 to Romney’s operation. “

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Groan...

[Servant of the Cross]

He joins his Mass. brother John Kerry ...

That was my thought too. The only difference between these two phonies is Mitt's hair dye.

[Carley]

Isn’t he Kristol’s guy?

Last nite on Bret Baier Kristol said that the reason Iran fell to the mullahs is because the Shah took so long to leave. Kristol posited that if Mubarak leaves now there won’t be time for the MB to mobilize towards winning the elections.

Not sure if I believe that but he may be advising Romney.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

What does Mittens propose as the resolution?

[napscoordinator]

He obviously got the memo that he needed to step up.