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Stirring up east/west hatred by mocking islam. there's a lesson here, mitt romney is able to be pushed. he jumps into matters before understanding them. and it shows. and that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. good evening, americans. and welcome to "the ed show." i'm ezra klein in for ed schultz, and there is 55 days until the 2012 election. the tragic events in libya today have turned into ugly politics in america. this has genuinely been one of those 24-hour periods that could reshape not only the presidential campaign, but ame...

Difference, though, that we constantly gloss over. in egypt, what we have is the product of a real revolution. this government really represents the people. it was a real revolution, done over the objections, essentially, of the united states. mubarak was our true friend and ally for 30 years. in libya, what you had happen was, initially a revolution that then was intercepted with a military intervention, and what was put in place is largely a government of expatriates, who don't necessarily represent the country. and you're going to have, inevitably, militias that come out and violence and fa...

Egypt and libya, attacks that left four americans the dead. romney hastily released a statement late last night that read, "i'm outraged by the attacks on american diplomatic missions in america and egypt and the attack on a american consulate worker in benghazi. it's disgraceful that obama administration first response was to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with the protesters." some republicans have been quick to defend him. south carolina senator jim demint released a at the same time today that read, "governor romney's absolutely right. there is no justificati...

There is a saying in american politics. no campaign is ever as good as it looks when it is winning, nor as bad as it looks when it is losing. in mitt romney's comments on libya, you see part of the reason why campaigns end up looking so very bad when they are losing. a few months ago, the romney campaign had a clear theory of the race. to keep the focus on the economy. when other issues came up, they had a clear strategy for dealing with them. you acknowledge the issue, you put out some restrained comment. and if possible, you end by saying, and we need to remain focused on the economy. everyt...

There is a saying in american politics. no campaign is ever as good as it looks when it is winning, nor as bad as it looks when it is losing. in mitt romney's comments on libya, you see part of the reason why campaigns end up looking so very bad when they are losing. a few months ago, the romney campaign had a clear theory of the race. to keep the focus on the economy. when other issues came up, they had a clear strategy for dealing with them. you acknowledge the issue, you put out some restrained comment. and if possible, you end by saying, and we need to remain focused on the economy. everyt...