Romney fails the 3 AM test

[swampy]

Twitchy is forever

http://twitchy.com/2012/09/11/us-embassy...ogy-tweet/

And this from Politico

The Obama administration is disavowing a statement from its own Cairo embassy that seemed to apologize for anti-Muslim activity in the United States.

"The statement by Embassy Cairo was not cleared by Washington and does not reflect the views of the United States government," an administration official told POLITICO.

The U.S. embassy in Cairo put out a statement early Tuesday that was pegged to anger over an anti-Muslim film being circulated by an Israeli-American real estate developer.

"The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims – as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions," the embassy said in a statement published online.

Sounds like an apology to me.

[$tevie]

Again: talking about the movie, pre-violence. NOT talking about "apology to terrorists who besiege our embassies and kill our citizens".

You just proved yourself WRONG.

[swampy]

Why do we Americans apologize for free speech?

[cbelt3]

swampy wrote:
Why do we Americans apologize for free speech?

Because it's not free. Or have you forgotten Political Correctedness ? People get fired regularly for opening their mouths. in the US.

[(vikm)]

$tevie wrote:

You just proved yourself WRONG.

It's a theme within the Republican Party, it seems. I always think of The Clash record "Give 'em Enough Rope" in these instances. Eventually, if they keep talking they will do exactly what you just pointed out.

[swampy]

The Cairo Embassy issues a tweet apologizing for some movie that hurts some Muslim's feelings. Radicals attack two Embassies and kill four Americans. Before condeming the attackers, Obama throws our Embassy under the bus for the apology statement which apparently was not "approved".

Somehow I don't see the Embassy staff coming up with the apology all on their own. So who's great idea was it to fan the issue flames on the eve of 9/11? And why does Obama feel the need to walk it back?

Too many mixed messages.

[Ted King]

swampy wrote:
Why do we Americans apologize for free speech?

First of all condemnation of the content of someone's free speech utterances does equate to apologizing for the nation because a citizen made those utterances.

Second, there aren't any free speech utterances you would ever condemn? None? For example, suppose some male member of your church congregation published a screed where he said that there's nothing wrong with forcing young girls into sexual slavery since the little sluts want to do it anyway and he has come to that realization from his reading of the Bible. You wouldn't condemn that? If you did condemn that, would that be the same as apologizing for your church?

[August West]

CONDEMN EFFORTS != APOLOGY

[August West]

Ted King wrote:
Second, there isn't any free speech utterances you would ever condemn? None? For example, suppose some male member of your church congregation published a screed where he said that there's nothing wrong with forcing young girls into sexual slavery since the little sluts want to do it anyway and he has come to that realization from his reading of the Bible. You wouldn't condemn that? If you did condemn that, would that be the same as apologizing for your church?

Swampy quite clearly calls for the banning of people who call her epithets that she does not approve, on this very forum.

[john dough]

I don't think she ever got the memo that when you are in a hole, you should stop digging.

Every post she makes = more donations to people that will be defeating her candidates. :patriot: