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Noonan: Romney not helping himself
politico ^ | 9/12/12 11:31 AM EDT | MACKENZIE WEINGER and DYLAN BYERS

Posted on 09/12/2012 4:00:50 PM PDT by Red Steel

The Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan is criticizing Mitt Romney’s response to the death of a U.S. diplomat in Libya, telling Fox News today she doesn’t feel that the Republican presidential nominee “has been doing himself any favors” in the past few hours.

“I was thinking as he spoke, I think I belong to the old school of thinking that in times of great drama and heightened crisis, and in times when something violent has happened to your people, I always think discretion is the better way to go,” Noonan said. “When you step forward in the midst of a political environment and start giving statements on something dramatic and violent that has happened, you're always leaving yourself open to accusations that you are trying to exploit things politically.”

In a statement last night, Romney slammed the Obama administration for sympathizing "with those who waged the attacks" rather than condemning the attacks outright. Romney doubled-down on that attack today during a press conference, telling reporters the statement was “akin to apology" and that it was “disgraceful to apologize for American values.”

But Romney's effort to politicize the violence in Libya was met with blowback not just from the Obama administration but from the media. "[Romney's] doubling down on criticism... is likely to be seen as one of the most craven and ill-advised tactical moves in this entire campaign," Time magazine's Mark Halperin wrote on his blog.

Noonan's criticism delivers a harder blow, however, coming as it does from high within the ranks of the conservative establishment. Indeed, it is just the latest in a string of criticisms Romney has faced from the right's most influential media outlets in recent days, including The Wall Street Journal editorial page and the Weekly Standard.

“I don't feel that Mr. Romney has been doing himself any favors, say in the past few hours, perhaps since last night,” Noonan told Fox News. “Sometimes when really bad things happen, when hot things happen, cool words or no words is the way to go.”


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 911ii; enemedia; gope; libya; noonan; obot; piggynoonan; romney; vichyrepublicans
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To: Red Steel

I cannot believe this was her impression. I just saw a clip, and he looked presidential in addition to sounding it.

Maybe most other Americans feel the same way I do, but the media’s knee-jerk response, to make this tragedy an opportunity to dissect Romney, really concerns me.


41 posted on 09/12/2012 4:13:45 PM PDT by LittleSpotBlog
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To: Red Steel

-— I always think discretion is the better way to go,” Noonan said-—

Reminds me of “Life of Brian.”

“Reg! Something is actually happening!”

“Right! I propose a resolution to consider future action.”

“Seconded.”

“Aaaaaauuuuurrrgh!!”


42 posted on 09/12/2012 4:14:22 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: Red Steel

I saw the A %% passing her judgement..people were calling for him to make a statement.


43 posted on 09/12/2012 4:14:50 PM PDT by dalebert
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To: Cinnamontea

I think that an edict came down from the White House to condemn Romney for speaking out against the Obama foreign policy. I think that Obama told the press that it was imperative that the country speak with one voice and that one voice did not belong to Romney.

Noonan is oh so compliant.

The fact is that Obama slept through the events last night. The Three AM call came and Obama slept through it. …or maybe no one bothered to call him at all. In any case, he was MIA. People on the West coast were following the events very closely, waiting for some word from the President that he was on top of things and that the Marines were on their way. … but nothing came.

We finally went to bed and didn’t even know that Romney had finally spoken out. Romney must have been waiting for the President, too, because we didn’t hear about the Romney statement until this morning.


44 posted on 09/12/2012 4:15:33 PM PDT by Eva (Obama and Hillary lied, Americans died.)
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To: Red Steel

Noonan knows if she is critical of Romney, she’ll get her name mentioned favorably by the MSM. She is a publicity whore.


45 posted on 09/12/2012 4:15:36 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: Red Steel
Noonan's criticism delivers a harder blow, however, coming as it does from high within the ranks of the conservative establishment.

Peggy Noonan is not part of the "conservative establishment." She left the conservative movement long ago.

46 posted on 09/12/2012 4:15:36 PM PDT by Fiji Hill (Deo Vindice!)
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To: Red Steel

>> “I always think discretion is the better way to go,” Noonan said

Then shut up, and get lost.


47 posted on 09/12/2012 4:16:07 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Demoralization is a weapon of the enemy. Don't get it, don't spread it!)
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To: Red Steel

I saw this on Fox this morning, Noonan is a bigger idiot than ever, she was pathetic.


48 posted on 09/12/2012 4:16:12 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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To: Red Steel

Kudlow is on CNBC right now destroying obama....taking dem politicians to task...


49 posted on 09/12/2012 4:16:40 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Red Steel

Peggy Noonan = A FEMALE Karl Rove!


50 posted on 09/12/2012 4:17:07 PM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: Ann Archy
NOONAN IS A nothingburger......SHE TRIES to sound SMART but she's just a Moderste Democrat stupid woman.


Title - "ENDORSEMENTS 12:15 pm October 31, 2008 Peggy Noonan Is Barack Obama’s #1 Fan"

http://wonkette.com/404002/peggy-noonan-is-barack-obamas-1-fan

Noonan is another OBot who lacks credibility.

51 posted on 09/12/2012 4:17:50 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel
Mark Levin played Romney's response to reporters ganging up on him and stated, “I worked for Reagan... this sounded like Reagan”. peggy... you sound like a shriveled up, skanky, has-been progressive hag of the left.

LLS

52 posted on 09/12/2012 4:17:50 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("if it looks like you are not gonna make it you gotta get mean, I mean plumb mad-dog mean" J. Wales)
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To: Red Steel

may have all been staged to make Obama look presidential.wouldnt put it past him..his brotherhood would help him.


53 posted on 09/12/2012 4:18:56 PM PDT by dalebert
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To: Red Steel
Peggy's toting Obama's water again...
54 posted on 09/12/2012 4:19:12 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (christian.bahits.com)
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To: Red Steel; All

“”[Romney’s] doubling down on criticism... is likely to be seen as one of the most craven and ill-advised tactical moves in this entire campaign,” Time magazine’s Mark Halperin wrote on his blog. “


falsey accusing romneyt of murder or claiming he has not paid taxes is okay with these morons though...liberalism thy name is hypocrisy...


55 posted on 09/12/2012 4:19:23 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Red Steel
Noonan voted for 0bama in 2008.

Recently, she seemed to be suffering from buyer's remorse.

I guess it's time for her to prove her beltway bona fides again.

56 posted on 09/12/2012 4:19:23 PM PDT by mojito
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To: Red Steel

Noonan has apparently forgotten Ronald Reagan.

Noonan is worthless.


57 posted on 09/12/2012 4:19:29 PM PDT by savedbygrace (But God.)
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To: Fiji Hill

Reagan fired the b****.

LLS


58 posted on 09/12/2012 4:20:28 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("if it looks like you are not gonna make it you gotta get mean, I mean plumb mad-dog mean" J. Wales)
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To: Red Steel

Noonan has been an Obamabot since 2008. She should stay silent, she is doing herself no favors being such an obvious 0bot.


59 posted on 09/12/2012 4:21:27 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: kingattax

what the heck happened to this woman? Is she Bob Beckel or Alan Combs secret lover?


60 posted on 09/12/2012 4:22:29 PM PDT by 2nd Amendment
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