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Be asked and would be asked if this had happened on george bushs watch. megyn: is there a question about whether the administration should have been more forceful in disavowing those embassy statement? what they were apologizes for was a clip from a film by a private u.s. citizen. this was not a u.s. marine who did something like we saw in the koran burnings. this was a private citizen. >> it was rather extraordinary that the u.s. embassy engaged on that issue. im shocked it took the obama admin...

Attack that same part of the u.s. government. called the actions of embassy personnel in egypt, "disgrace "disgraceful." just like in previous situations, some of the harshest criticism of mr. romney has been coming from his own side, from fellow republicans. former reagan speechwriter peggy noonan telling fox news today, sometimes today when really bad things happen, when hot things happen, cool words or no words is the way to go. mark salter described mr. romneys comments today as unfair and h...

Conference. tonight, correspondent shannon bream looks at how the press has covered governor romney response to events in the middle east. >> late tuesday, g.o.p. romney called the u.s. response to the attacks in middle east disgraceful and say it appeared to sympathize with those weighing the attack. i came in form of an embassy statement which secretary of state hillary clinton rejected and senior officials officials say the white house never approved. despite the distance the administration w...

Exactly right say what he said when he did? >> yeah. look he is getting pressure all day because of some major event, attacks on our embassy to issue a statement. he issued a statement that rightly focused on this completely indefensible press release reaffirmed during the day by the embassy in egypt, basically apologizing to these protesters in saying that people in america were abusing their free speech rights which is not the place of one of our embassies to comment on things americans say in...

American values. >> "a part of the u.s. government was under attack." mitt romney responded while the attack was still going on, to attack that same part of the u.s. government. called the actions of embassy personnel in egypt, "disgra "disgraceful." just like in previous situations, some of the harshest criticism of mr. romney has been coming from his own side, from fellow republicans. former reagan speechwriter peggy noonan telling fox news today, sometimes today when really bad things happen,...

Government was under attack." mitt romney responded while the attack was still going on, to attack that same part of the u.s. government. called the actions of embassy personnel in egypt, "disgraceful." just like in previous situations, some of the harshest criticism of mr. romney has been coming from his own side, from fellow republicans. former reagan speechwriter peggy noonan telling fox news today, sometimes today when really bad things happen, when hot things happen, cool words or no words ...

Here is peggy noonan on fox. >> i dont think mr. romney has done himself any favors perhaps since last night. sometimes when really bad things happen, hot things happen, sometimes cool words or no words is the way to go. >> a number of experts also rebuked romney. one senior foreign policy p hand called it an utter disaster and said it was romneys lehman moment to the financial crisis back in 2008. he said, they were just trying to score a cheap news cycle hit based on the embassy statement and ...

Sometimes when really bad things happen, when hot things happen, cool words or no words is the way to go. >> and according to buzz feed a number of republican foreign policy experts, quote, senior republican foreign policy hand called it an utter disaster and said it was romneys lehman moment, referring to senator mccains tone deaf response to the financial crisis in 2008. he said, they were trying to score a cheap news cycle hit based on the embassy statement and now its just completely blown u...

Cairo embassy statement saying no one in washington approved it. 10:26, the embargo on the romney statement is lifted early and can be reported. right after midnight, the obama campaign formally responds to romney saying its shocked. fast forward and you get the duelling speeches this morning. romney slamming the president for that embassy statement. president obama did not mention the political back and forth at all. so why does this tick-tock matter? well, heres my take. first, i want to put u...

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