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WilliamPitt

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17. I Skyped the gist to my co-workers. Transcript as best as I could manage
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 10:29 AM
Sep 2012

William Pitt: We're sad we're sad, freedom...and doubling down on saying the administration "sympathized" with the attackers.
[10:18:44 AM] William Pitt: "Mixed signals they're sending to the world."
[10:19:15 AM] William Pitt: "American leadership is necessary to ensure that events in the region do not spin out of control."
[10:19:39 AM] William Pitt: He's taking questions. Brace yourselves.
[10:20:01 AM] William Pitt: First question is about that. He's stammering.
[10:20:18 AM] William Pitt: "It's a terrible course to apologize for our values."
[10:20:30 AM] William Pitt: "An apology for America's values is never the right course."
[10:20:48 AM] William Pitt: All the questions are about his statement
[10:21:55 AM] William Pitt: "It's their administration. Their administration spoke.
[10:22:03 AM] William Pitt: "The embassy is their administration."
[10:22:30 AM] William Pitt: "The statement that came from the administration is akin to an apology."
[10:22:48 AM] William Pitt: Lots of stammering in that last one. Lots of stammering in general.
[10:23:28 AM] William Pitt: Question: did you jump the gun on the statement?
[10:24:41 AM] William Pitt: "I'm not going to take hypotheticals on what might have happened," in response to question of would you have made that statement if you knew the ambassador was dead.
[10:24:55 AM] William Pitt: HA. "President Obama has shown a lack of clarity on foreign policy."
[10:26:32 AM] William Pitt: The questions are all about the timing of his statement. The press isn't buying it. MSNBC just cut away.

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The networks aren't there.. just the cables.. . .n/t annabanana Sep 2012 #1
That's what it was. BumRushDaShow Sep 2012 #2
Now he's taking questions.... crazylikafox Sep 2012 #3
Ho many "Uh's and ums" so far? Whovian Sep 2012 #4
Enough to make anybody "cringe"! Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #6
The family of the ambassador should demand an apology from Romney Democat Sep 2012 #5
I can't wait to get home and see the video! Lucy Goosey Sep 2012 #7
holy shit....he is fumbling like crazy. he is in WAY over his head. Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #8
Now THIS guy needs a teleprompter! fugop Sep 2012 #16
Totally out of his depth--back to the wading pool for you, MittWit! Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #18
Wow, he is doubling down and exacerbating his grossly inappropriate statement from... Spazito Sep 2012 #9
Can this guy not afford an editor? fugop Sep 2012 #10
Is there a transcript of the "salad"? surrealAmerican Sep 2012 #11
It's in real time--a transcript will come later, I expect. Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #14
His "foreign policy": tjdee Sep 2012 #12
Absolutely tone-deaf!!! pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #13
Epic fail!!! Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #15
I Skyped the gist to my co-workers. Transcript as best as I could manage WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #17
That's just about the size of it--doubling down on the Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #20
Yikes, Klein did better in "Dave". The whole thing was actually very surreal...he was Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #23
Apology! Apology! Apology!!! Tracer Sep 2012 #19
Is it like chicken salad... C_U_L8R Sep 2012 #21
Both the form and contents--tongue-tied gobbledegook! Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #22
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