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Obama Campaign Calls Romney Trip ‘Disaster’
The Wall Street Journal ^ | July 31, 2012 | Laura Meckler

Posted on 07/31/2012 3:25:34 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

President Barack Obama’s campaign ripped into opponent Mitt Romney’s just-completed foreign trip, calling it “an embarrassing disaster” and a failed test for a potential commander in chief.

“Romney was auditioning to be leader of the free world, and it’s clear he was simply unable to represent America on the world stage,” said senior campaign adviser Robert Gibbs.

He said that any president of the U.S. must be able to carefully measure his words, and that Mr. Romney failed, a reference to comments in London that the British took as an insult to their Olympic preparations and comments in Israel about cultural differences that upset Palestinians.

“He both offended our closest ally and triggered a troubling reaction in the most sensitive region of the world. He certainly didn’t prove to anyone that he passed the commander-in-chief test,” Mr. Gibbs said, on a conference call with reporters.

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1 posted on 07/31/2012 3:25:40 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

LOL

so much irony, so little time


2 posted on 07/31/2012 3:28:24 PM PDT by Principled (Vote Romney to stop Obama. Vote for conservative Reps and Senators to stop Romney. [ZET 7/30/12])
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hey yo AnointedIdiot and your idiot-ridden merry band of goons, I would much rather have a trip labeled ‘a disaster’ than a presidency, eh? =.=


3 posted on 07/31/2012 3:29:39 PM PDT by cranked
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Romney should send the Brits some Region 1 DVDs to make amends...


4 posted on 07/31/2012 3:29:39 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: Free ThinkerNY

A “disaster”... really? Why, because he confirmed his intentions of strengthening relationships with traditional American allies? Why don’t you just STFU and fade away Sparky!


5 posted on 07/31/2012 3:30:57 PM PDT by Common Sense 101 (Hey libs... If your theories fly in the face of reality, it's not reality that's wrong.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“He certainly didn’t prove to anyone that he passed the commander-in-chief test,”

This coming from someone on the Obama team? Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! These people are hilarious!!


6 posted on 07/31/2012 3:32:36 PM PDT by Batman11 (Obama's poll numbers are so low the Kenyans are claiming he was born in the USA!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
“Romney was auditioning to be leader of the free world, and it’s clear he was simply unable to represent America on the world stage,” said senior campaign adviser Robert Gibbs.

What? Romney couldn't apologize sufficiently for America, nor bow low enough to our enemies?

Als Obamalama?

7 posted on 07/31/2012 3:34:02 PM PDT by Ole Okie
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Can you say “projection”?


8 posted on 07/31/2012 3:34:21 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Democrats are dangerous and evil. Republicans are useless and useful idiots.)
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To: Batman11

Hilarious ......and desperate.


9 posted on 07/31/2012 3:34:31 PM PDT by expat2
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To: Free ThinkerNY

What would an Auburn graduate know about anything to do with analyzing success? Gibbs is a typical Auburn grad through and through!

(Please do not flame, just teasing the Auburn fans out there about Gibbs)


10 posted on 07/31/2012 3:38:37 PM PDT by Codeflier (Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama - 4 democrat presidents in a row and counting...)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Perhaps he should have given a 'rousing' speech at the Berlin wall.

That would demonstrate his readiness to lead, right?

11 posted on 07/31/2012 3:39:31 PM PDT by JOAT
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To: expat2

Checking.....checking...

Nope! No reports of bowing to Muslim despots reported.


12 posted on 07/31/2012 3:39:44 PM PDT by driveserve (You likes to drink? Of course you do! Who da hell don't?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I expected o’s camp to praise his trip.

I find it funny that at the dumpster, they think everything they do is brilliant as if the ‘rats are playing three level chess while the republicans are playing checkers.


13 posted on 07/31/2012 3:40:14 PM PDT by Lx (Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
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To: Codeflier

I should have researched first! Gibbs didn’t even go to Auburn, he just grew up there. My apologies. Also, Auburn is a pretty decent school.


14 posted on 07/31/2012 3:40:59 PM PDT by Codeflier (Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama - 4 democrat presidents in a row and counting...)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The London Olympics appear (to me) to be fairly well run but has not been without glitches that might have been avoided. So Romney's comments may have been impolitic but not far off the mark.
15 posted on 07/31/2012 3:44:36 PM PDT by luvbach1 (Stop the destruction in 2012 or continue the decline)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Wow. At this rate Gibbs, Axelrod, Carney and the whole Obama crew will blow a few vessels by Nov.
16 posted on 07/31/2012 3:45:35 PM PDT by JPG (Whatever semantics are used, it is still a TAX.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The Gaffer-in-Chief, 0bumble, shouldn’t talk. Neither should Joe Biteme, the Vice Gaffer-in-Chief.


17 posted on 07/31/2012 3:47:02 PM PDT by luvbach1 (Stop the destruction in 2012 or continue the decline)
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To: Batman11
"These people are hilarious"

And so far winners.

Ha, ha! Look at those stupid dopes grinding us under their heels.


18 posted on 07/31/2012 3:47:15 PM PDT by I see my hands (It's time to.. KICK OUT THE JAMS, MOTHER FREEPERS!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Our "Closest Ally?"

The Paleosimians?

The same sub humans that were dancing and singing on 911?


The sooner 0moslem is gone the better!


UBO You're done!

19 posted on 07/31/2012 3:49:42 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one," Jeremiah 50:31)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

It was a disaster for Obama. It highlighted what a non leader he’s been for four years.


20 posted on 07/31/2012 3:50:14 PM PDT by jersey117
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