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EXCLUSIVE: Romney on Obama's 'Shoot First, Aim Later' Attack
ABC/Yahoo ^

Posted on 09/13/2012 5:36:06 PM PDT by Arthurio

By George Stephanopoulos

In our interview today, Mitt Romney did not back down from his belief that the Obama Administration's first response to the Cairo protest demonstrated "sympathy" for the attackers, but he also made it clear that he was ready to move on.

"What I said was exactly the same conclusion the White House reached, which was that the statement was inappropriate. That's why they backed away from it as well," Romney told me.

The Cairo Embassy's statement, released before it was attacked, said it rejects "the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others."

When I pointed out that the White House did not say the Embassy's statement showed sympathy for the attackers, Romney stuck by his remarks.

"Well, I think the statement was an inappropriate statement. I think it was not directly applicable and appropriate for the setting. I think it should have been taken down. And apparently the White House felt the same way," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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KEYWORDS: romney; shootthenaim
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To: RedMDer

21 posted on 09/13/2012 6:37:01 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Arthurio

Obama: Play golf first then do nothing.


22 posted on 09/13/2012 6:37:36 PM PDT by chiefqc
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To: tomkat

Great for distribution!!


23 posted on 09/13/2012 6:41:19 PM PDT by Jane Long (Soli Deo Gloria!)
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To: onyx

Nailed!

bttt


24 posted on 09/13/2012 8:45:17 PM PDT by 1035rep (Obama: "I killed Bin Laden" ...you didn't do that. Somebody else made that happen.)
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To: Arthurio

Aim or no aim, Romney hit the bullseye - what more do they want?.....


25 posted on 09/13/2012 9:04:45 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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