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.”
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.
-— 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!!”
I saw the A %% passing her judgement..people were calling for him to make a statement.
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.
Noonan knows if she is critical of Romney, she’ll get her name mentioned favorably by the MSM. She is a publicity whore.
Peggy Noonan is not part of the "conservative establishment." She left the conservative movement long ago.
>> “I always think discretion is the better way to go,” Noonan said
Then shut up, and get lost.
I saw this on Fox this morning, Noonan is a bigger idiot than ever, she was pathetic.
Kudlow is on CNBC right now destroying obama....taking dem politicians to task...
Peggy Noonan = A FEMALE Karl Rove!
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.
LLS
may have all been staged to make Obama look presidential.wouldnt put it past him..his brotherhood would help him.
“”[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...
Recently, she seemed to be suffering from buyer's remorse.
I guess it's time for her to prove her beltway bona fides again.
Noonan has apparently forgotten Ronald Reagan.
Noonan is worthless.
Reagan fired the b****.
LLS
Noonan has been an Obamabot since 2008. She should stay silent, she is doing herself no favors being such an obvious 0bot.
what the heck happened to this woman? Is she Bob Beckel or Alan Combs secret lover?
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