Posted on 09/13/2012 5:50:40 AM PDT by EBH
Mitt Romney does not currently receive national security briefings, his campaign confirmed to CBS News today.
Typically, presidential candidates begin receiving briefings after securing their party's nomination, which Romney did in Tampa two weeks ago.
"It's a long-standing practice for presidential candidates and select advisers to be provided intelligence briefings following the party's nominating convention," Shawn Turner, the spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, told CNN in June. "During the last presidential campaign, all the candidates began receiving briefings in September following the conventions."
Turner tells CBS News the process is "moving forward."
"The Intelligence Community is working closely with the Romney campaign to finalize the logistics for the candidate briefings," he told CBS News. "The process is moving forward on schedule and we are not aware of any concerns."
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
According to Reuters, Obama had his first on Tues., Sept. 2 of 2008, with John McCain being prepared to do so. This article indicates Romney/intelligence are trying to work out logistics.
This says, then, that Obama began receiving updates within 5 days of the end of the 2008 DNC. The RNC ended on the 4th, which means McCain would not have had time to begin briefing on the Sept. 4 byline of the Reuters statement.
Given that the RNC closed this year Aug 30, the question has to be asked: what is taking so long that the national intelligence office isn’t getting the Republican candidate rolling? Romney’s been the presumed candidate for several months.
Not true. I think there is an empty chair...
No, I don’t think that is what they are saying at all.
They are saying he has not been brought up to speed or provided access at this time.
That falls directly to the 0bama Administration.
And Obama does?
Very true...if Romney had been getting the last few days worth of briefings...he would have known more than 0bama about what is happening in the Middle East.
But...what if 0bama did know what was going on...and did nothing?
Or better yet...why is the whole nation not outraged at 0bama right now. Protect and Defend and all that stuff? Why are we not demanding to know why 0bama can feign ignorance?
It isn’t ignorance of the subject it is willful neglect of duty! He has been negligent for 3 years and this time it is getting people killed!
Certainly it has become central to Obama’s campaign to claim Romney has no foreign policy experience and isn’t prepared to lead on that front.
Big surprise!!! This administration and their du following want to destroy our country.
I like it!
Photoshop the campaign logo with that and you have a winner!
Obama does not trust non-Moslems.
Unbelievable.
WHich is OK because apparently the President doesn't either!
I pray that you are wrong but I am so fearful this thug will remain in office.
If you look at all the events leading up to 9/11 you will see we are getting pretty much an exact repeat of those events.
With the election they are going to do a repeat and claim Romney stole the election.
Then there will be a terrorist attack after Romney is in office and they will claim Romney knew.
The left is following the Weather Underground playbook, they are not going to change.
Yes, quite telling isn't it?
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