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Ian David

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26. Mitt Romney Breaks Pledge to Refrain From Political Attacks On Anniversary Of 9/11
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 04:33 PM
Sep 2012

On this eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., both presidential campaigns promised to hold their fire and not engage in partisan politics while Americans observed a day of remembrance. But it didn’t take long for Mitt Romney to break that promise.

Romney delivered a speech before the National Guard Association Conference that was mostly bland platitudes and predictable, but vacant, praise. But at one point he veered away from his pandering to say this:

“With less than two months to go before Election Day, I would normally speak to a gathering like this about the differences between my and my opponent’s plans for our military and for our national security. There is a time and a place for that, but this day is not it.”

If you are not going to talk about politics, you don’t do it by talking about how you are not going to talk about it. Romney inserted that segment into his speech to deliberately and covertly convey a message about the differences between his plans for the military and those of President Obama. Why else bring it up at an event that was supposed to be free of politics? He might just as well have said…

“With less than two months to go before Election Day, I would normally speak to a gathering like this about what a douchebag my opponent is and how his plans for our military are tantamount to surrendering to the enemy. There is a time and a place for that, but this day is not it. So just pretend I didn’t mention it.”

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THE SCUMBAG IS DOING EXACTLY THAT!!! winstars Sep 2012 #1
Yep, crassly political... Spazito Sep 2012 #2
I wonder how he found an audience. JohnnyRingo Sep 2012 #3
Pathetic. Democrats4All Sep 2012 #4
Of course - rules don't apply to Republicons. polichick Sep 2012 #5
Desperate.....and despicable! LongTomH Sep 2012 #6
Yep! That's Mitty. IOKIYAR mfcorey1 Sep 2012 #7
Mitt doesn't work weekends, doncha know alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #8
it's what desperate sociopaths do. nt Javaman Sep 2012 #9
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #10
Enjoy your stay. Initech Sep 2012 #12
After my alert... Jazzgirl Sep 2012 #14
Was that the title of your dissertaton at Harvard? Libtards and the fairness doctrine crap? aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #13
Not even an ounce as much as your spelling LynneSin Sep 2012 #15
Well since he is pres... AnneD Sep 2012 #17
Wow 3? LynneSin Sep 2012 #18
Between 3 to ten.... AnneD Sep 2012 #20
Remember they tend to include police, bystanders and even protesters in their count LynneSin Sep 2012 #22
Wonder if the GOP... AnneD Sep 2012 #24
So long, shitbreath ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #19
Yeah, he did so much Romney-bashing during that moment of silence. gkhouston Sep 2012 #21
yep -- it was clearly a campaing speech fishwax Sep 2012 #11
His campaign is going to sink to depths we never saw before in a political campaign LynneSin Sep 2012 #16
Ugh! LeftofObama Sep 2012 #23
This man never honors his own word. MFM008 Sep 2012 #25
Mitt Romney Breaks Pledge to Refrain From Political Attacks On Anniversary Of 9/11 Ian David Sep 2012 #26
Yep..and he used the Nat'l Guard convention as an excuse to get face time on the news rainbow4321 Sep 2012 #27
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