If Mitt Can't Name His Plane, No Wonder He Can't Stick to One Position
Multiple Choice Mitt sent out a new email offering the opportunity of a lifetime:
Ann likes to joke that the campaign plane should be called “Hair Force One.”
Personally, I don’t quite know what to call it, but I do know it’s crucial in getting this campaign’s message to every corner of the country. And with just 54 days left until the election, we will be putting it to good use.
I’m excited to invite two of my supporters to come on board the plane, and join me for a day on this important journey. I hope you’ll enter for a chance to fly with me.
I don’t know exactly what our itinerary will be, but if you’re one of the winners — I can tell you it will be exciting. And, who knows, maybe you and I will come up with a better name for the campaign plane.
Thanks for your support,
Mitt Romney
John McCain had the "Straight Talk Expess." Maybe Mitt can call his plane the "Stuck in a Roundabout Express."
Any other suggestions?
(h/t Wonkette)
Mitt Romney's 4 Positions on Embassy Attacks
A Timeline of events:
1) US embassy in Egypt releases statement condemning movie made by Americans mocking Islam. Statement is released to try to quell protest/riot in front of Embassy.
2) US Embassy in Libya is attacked during a similar protest. 4 people, including the Ambassador, are killed.
3) After the news of the attack, but before word of the deaths is released, Mitt Romney issues a statement. The statement reads, in part, "It’s disgraceful that the Obama administration’s first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks."
4) The next morning, Mitt holds a press conference, where he admits that the statement he was referring to was the one from the embassy. He condemns the Obama Administration for standing by the statement.
5) 20 seconds later, Romney sets a personal record for flip flopping, condemning the administration for distancing themselves from the statement.
6) Does interview with ABC where he says that white house agrees with him that the statement was bad.
7) In same interview, condemns movie made by Americans mocking Islam. "I think the whole film is a terrible idea. I think him making it, promoting it showing it is disrespectful to people of other faiths. I don't think that should happen. I think people should have the common courtesy and judgment- the good judgment- not to be- not to offend other peoples' faiths. It's a very bad thing, I think, this guy's doing."
Lost, well, let's recap the positions:
-Supporting statement condemning movie is bad.
-Not supporting statement condemning movie is bad.
-Not supporting statement condemning movie is good.
-Supporting statement condemning movie is good.
Several of my Republican friends have posted columns declaring Romney right on this issue. Well, if you hold one hand behind my back, ask me to guess how many fingers you are holding up, and give me 5 guesses, I'll probably be right.
It must be hard being a Republican and remembering what position you hold this minute.
-Bob
1) US embassy in Egypt releases statement condemning movie made by Americans mocking Islam. Statement is released to try to quell protest/riot in front of Embassy.
2) US Embassy in Libya is attacked during a similar protest. 4 people, including the Ambassador, are killed.
3) After the news of the attack, but before word of the deaths is released, Mitt Romney issues a statement. The statement reads, in part, "It’s disgraceful that the Obama administration’s first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks."
4) The next morning, Mitt holds a press conference, where he admits that the statement he was referring to was the one from the embassy. He condemns the Obama Administration for standing by the statement.
5) 20 seconds later, Romney sets a personal record for flip flopping, condemning the administration for distancing themselves from the statement.
6) Does interview with ABC where he says that white house agrees with him that the statement was bad.
7) In same interview, condemns movie made by Americans mocking Islam. "I think the whole film is a terrible idea. I think him making it, promoting it showing it is disrespectful to people of other faiths. I don't think that should happen. I think people should have the common courtesy and judgment- the good judgment- not to be- not to offend other peoples' faiths. It's a very bad thing, I think, this guy's doing."
Lost, well, let's recap the positions:
-Supporting statement condemning movie is bad.
-Not supporting statement condemning movie is bad.
-Not supporting statement condemning movie is good.
-Supporting statement condemning movie is good.
Several of my Republican friends have posted columns declaring Romney right on this issue. Well, if you hold one hand behind my back, ask me to guess how many fingers you are holding up, and give me 5 guesses, I'll probably be right.
It must be hard being a Republican and remembering what position you hold this minute.
-Bob
Mitt Romney's 20-second flip flop
1:55 mark -- condemns Administration for "standing by" the Embassy's statement.
2:15 mark -- condemns Administration for "distancing" themselves from the Embassy's statement.
Wow, 20 seconds from flip to flop.
And, the best part was why he said distancing yourself from the statement was bad: because it sends an inconsistent message to the world.
Like contradicting yourself in the matter of 20 seconds.
11
Some continue to use the phrase "Never Forget" in reference to 9/11.
I don't know that I could ever forget. When I see the images of one tower on fire, I remember standing in my kitchen with my sister, seeing it on TV. Most times that I stop near the LDS Seminary Building across the street from Olympus High, I remember hearing the second plane hit live on KSL Radio (who was broadcasting a New York station). When I drive through a stretch of 4700 South, I hear President Bush speaking from Florida. In fact, most of the time I hear that speech, I remember driving that stretch of road. Pulling into the SLCC parking lot, I remember the call for all off-duty FDNY and NYPD to head toward the Trade Center come over the NYC Airwaves via KSL. That call haunts me when I see images of the towers fall. War crossed my mind the moment I saw the Pentagon on fire.
So, no, I will never forget.
But, I think it's important to remember. To remember Americans standing together; to remember people looking out for their neighbor. To keep our friends and family close.
I happened to watch most of the events of 9/11 with two of my best friends. One of them had a cousin who was a Congressional intern. Because none of us had cell phones, he was calling his mom from a pay phone. I remember people coming and giving him change to make those calls -- complete strangers who were also watching with us. I remember someone buying me a Coke if I saved his seat, and how even that simple gesture touched my heart.
I pause this morning to remember, but I also plan to move on. I'll spend the afternoon with my nephew. He's five, still to young to understand. One day, he'll understand that things happen. And hopefully then, our loved ones will all be safe.
I don't know that I could ever forget. When I see the images of one tower on fire, I remember standing in my kitchen with my sister, seeing it on TV. Most times that I stop near the LDS Seminary Building across the street from Olympus High, I remember hearing the second plane hit live on KSL Radio (who was broadcasting a New York station). When I drive through a stretch of 4700 South, I hear President Bush speaking from Florida. In fact, most of the time I hear that speech, I remember driving that stretch of road. Pulling into the SLCC parking lot, I remember the call for all off-duty FDNY and NYPD to head toward the Trade Center come over the NYC Airwaves via KSL. That call haunts me when I see images of the towers fall. War crossed my mind the moment I saw the Pentagon on fire.
So, no, I will never forget.
But, I think it's important to remember. To remember Americans standing together; to remember people looking out for their neighbor. To keep our friends and family close.
I happened to watch most of the events of 9/11 with two of my best friends. One of them had a cousin who was a Congressional intern. Because none of us had cell phones, he was calling his mom from a pay phone. I remember people coming and giving him change to make those calls -- complete strangers who were also watching with us. I remember someone buying me a Coke if I saved his seat, and how even that simple gesture touched my heart.
I pause this morning to remember, but I also plan to move on. I'll spend the afternoon with my nephew. He's five, still to young to understand. One day, he'll understand that things happen. And hopefully then, our loved ones will all be safe.
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