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2012 Mitt Romney Has Foreign Policy Proposals, He's Just Not Going to Tell You About Them Right Now
Posted by Paul Constant on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 5:32 PM
This morning, the gossip was that, in order to try to stave off his slide in the polls, Mitt Romney was going to make a speech today that drew a clear line between himself and President Obama on foreign policy issues. That's an edgy move to make on 9/11, but Republicans have lost so much ground on foreign policy lately that drastic measures clearly have to be taken.
Instead, what Romney offered was a mealy-mouthed implication that he had a foreign policy that was clearly different than—and better than—President Obama's foreign policy, but he wasn't going to share it right now:
This would be understandable if Romney hadn't refused to reveal specifics about anything, ever. Even Republicans are freaking out about Romney's vagueness. He needs to start delivering content, even if that content scares away independents, or else his base isn't going to be there for him in November.
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Nixon just had a Secret Plan to solve the Vietnam War. Romney has a whole flipping Secret Plan To Be President.
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@2 no ... I think he doesn't understand why he can't just be given the job ... since it's his turn (according to his wife) ...
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She really said that? Geez.
And, yeah, I can see what you mean. I was imagining he was getting frustrated that it wasn't just being handed to him and was all "screw this, I'm going to the caymans. Suck it, plebes."
And, yeah, I can see what you mean. I was imagining he was getting frustrated that it wasn't just being handed to him and was all "screw this, I'm going to the caymans. Suck it, plebes."
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Wow... He's a terrible orator. Not a sincere word, gesture, look, glance, turn of the head, smile. It's all just... off. I think Clinton's half full of shit but at least we get the pleasure of enjoying being lied to. Four years of Romney would be like nails on a chalkboard.
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He's reading that teleprompter like he has no idea what's about to appear on it. Reminds me a little of GWB reading his teleprompter and occasionally throwing in a little emphasis on the ends of sentences when he finally understood what he was saying.
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So now Romney's personal taxes are secret, his plan for closing tax loopholes is a secret, his plan to create twelve million new jobs is a secret, and his foreign policy plan is secret. Is there anything in the world this man is willing to be open about?
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7- playing devil's advocate: even if he gave some detailed answers to the several topics you mention, don't you think there would still be a ton of secrets his -or Obama's- administration would hold onto?
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no, willard, the world is NOT more dangerous than it was. the threat of thermonuclear annihilation is not constantly hovering over us.
his syrupy voice is so mannered he needs human lessons.
his syrupy voice is so mannered he needs human lessons.
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So maybe tomorrow will be the time and place when he will tell us the differences between himself and his opponent?
@5 Totally! And don't forget his wife. Four years of her, too.
@7 Yeah, but give us *something*. We know that we're going to get a lot of bologna from a political candidate, but at least he/she gives us the meat. This guy is so intent on staying on message - it's all about how Obama screwed up the economy, supposedly - that he's neglected to give out ideas or directions in his speeches and interviews. That game may work in the short term, but the omission is becoming increasingly glaring. Pretty friggin' soon he's gonna start giving some specifics. He got away with his personal taxes, but we're talking about public policy here.
@5 Totally! And don't forget his wife. Four years of her, too.
@7 Yeah, but give us *something*. We know that we're going to get a lot of bologna from a political candidate, but at least he/she gives us the meat. This guy is so intent on staying on message - it's all about how Obama screwed up the economy, supposedly - that he's neglected to give out ideas or directions in his speeches and interviews. That game may work in the short term, but the omission is becoming increasingly glaring. Pretty friggin' soon he's gonna start giving some specifics. He got away with his personal taxes, but we're talking about public policy here.
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I keep waiting for Willard to say "I have a plan for X, but I can't tell you what it is because I don't want the other team to steal my idea."
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Is it just me, or has GDfR been awfully quiet since the DNC about how great MittWorld would be? Maybe he's catching a clue. Or maybe he's back in Stockholm visiting his Uncle Thom. The old GDfR would be doing some splainin 'bout how Mitt was aces compared to PBO in the foreign affairs department.
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Romney wants to sell us a pig in a poke. I've said it before, and I'll keep saying it until you like it.
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Perhaps GDfR is being silent on this post because he knows Romney misspoke, 20 seconds into that clip. In 2001 we'd already been at war in Afghanistan. They made a movie about it after all, "Charlie Wilson's War".
There is also the fact that not long before George W. took office Clinton bombed Afghanistan and took out one of Osama's bases in an attempt to kill him.
There is also the fact that not long before George W. took office Clinton bombed Afghanistan and took out one of Osama's bases in an attempt to kill him.
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Such an aggressive foreign policy strategy is not likely to play well with a public that overwhelmingly opposes expanding military spending and war with Iran and Syria.
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Remember in 2008 when they said Obama had no foreign policy experience.
So The Democrat sent him to Europe for a three week vacation before the election to learn about it.
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Given the attacks in Egypt and Libya, it's now painfully obvious Obama is not qualified for his current job.
Obama's State department is apologizing for somehow offending muslims and causing them to attack our embassy.
Fuck them. And Fuck allah. Bitches.
Obama's State department is apologizing for somehow offending muslims and causing them to attack our embassy.
Fuck them. And Fuck allah. Bitches.
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@19 Allah, Yahweh, Jehovah, same God. Judaism, Christianity, Islam, same God, they are all children of Abraham. It is a stupid family argument that has been going on for thousands of years.
Theology is a bitch.
Theology is a bitch.
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I picture crowds of soldiers in Afghanistan - as well as all over the US - hearing this week-late phony thank-you and yelling "fuck you" at the TV.
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To embrace Obama is to embrace the NEW WORLD ORDER! Wake up you ignorant fools, whom still tout this SOCIALIST!!
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