Faced with criticism for his amateurish reaction to the mob attacks on diplomats in Libya and Egypt, Mitt Romney’s campaign has been quietly asking Republicans to pretty please say something nice about him if they’re asked, or at least maybe they could deflect the question by explaining that this is all Obama’s fault, duh. CNN obtained a copy of the Romney campaign’s suggested talking points, which include sample questions and answers like these gems:
“Did Governor Romney ‘jump the gun’ last night in releasing his statement?”
“No. It is never too soon to stand up for American values and interests.”
Unlike some of the early attacks on the President yesterday, the memo at least remembers to start off by mentioning “the four American patriots who lost their lives in yesterday’s attacks” and goes on to insist, despite the mixed messages being sent by Romney’s political interference in a developing foreign crisis, that “America cannot send mixed signals to either our allies or our enemies.”
The best bits (if by “best” you mean “most transparently attempting to shift the focus away from Romney’s colossal boneheadedness” — which we do) are to be found in the suggested Q & A replies:
via Romney Camp’s Crisis Management Tip: Things And Their Opposites Can Both Be True.
