Mitt's Karl Rove wannabe Eric "Douche" Fehrnstrom: It wasn’t necessary to thank troops at convention [View all]

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Senior Romney adviser: It wasn’t necessary to thank troops at convention
By David Edwards
Sunday, September 2, 2012 13:15 EDT



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/02/senior-romney-adviser-it-wasnt-necessary-to-thank-troops-at-convention/

“Well, the day before the convention speech, Candy, Gov. Romney traveled to Indianapolis on Wednesday, and he gave a speech before the American Legion,” the senior adviser explained. “That was an invitation that President (Barack) Obama declined. … And in that speech he talked about Afghanistan.”

Crowley pointed out that even conservative Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol also blasted the former Massachusetts governor for failing to “utter a word of appreciation to the troops fighting.”

“It has been since 1952 when a Republican did not mention troops serving overseas,” the CNN host told Fehrnstrom. “In hindsight, he should have said something.”

“Well, again, he spoke to Afghanistan in a big speech before the American Legion the night before his convention speech,” Fehrnstrom repeated. “Gov. Romney’s convention speech was an opportunity to introduce himself to millions of voters who are seeing him for the first time. And in that speech, he accomplished what he set out to do.”