Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Here is a transcript of the RNC Convention acceptance speech by Willard "Mittens" Romney. Transcript: Mitt Romney's Acceptance Speech.
Go ahead, word search his speech for "troops," "service," "veterans," "Afghanistan." I'll wait.
In his acceptance speech, Willard "Mittens" Romney never mentioned the war in Afghanistan, never acknowledged the service of men and women serving their country in the U.S. Armed Forces, nor our veterans. Not once. Romney mentioned the "military" only once, but in reference to sequestration budget cuts.
If a Democrat did this, there would have been an instantaneous firestorm of howling criticism from the mighty Wurlitzer of the right-wing noise machine. This slight to our Armed Forces and veterans went largely unnoticed by the media villagers and Beltway bloviators in their post-speech commentary.
As Steve Benen notes today in An invisible war:
I think we know what would happen under such a scenario. McCain,
Kristol, Krauthammer, Limbaugh, Cheney, et al, would reach an
unavoidable conclusion: there's simply no way this Democrat has a
credible claim to be Commander in Chief during a time of war.
* * *
When was the last time there was a major-party nominating convention
held during a war in which the presidential candidate decided not to
mention the conflict or those fighting on our behalf? Has this ever happened?
For
that matter, can anyone say with confidence what Romney's position on
the war is? Or how he intends to execute this war if he's president in
five months?
Are McCain, Kristol, Krauthammer, Limbaugh, Cheney, et al, on board with this?
[Note: Bloody Bill Kristol was not pleased with Romney's failure to mention the troops, veterans, or Afghanistan.]
* * *
If Romney takes the oath of office in January, he'll have tens of
thousands of American troops on the ground in Afghanistan. Does anyone
have the foggiest idea what he intends to do with those troops and/or
how long he intends to keep them there? Does he?
Benghazi is spelled IOKIYAR
Crossposted from DemocraticDiva.com
To be a liberal in America is to be acutely aware of the gaping double standard that exists with regard to the expectations placed on you versus those put on conservatives. The disparity is so enormous that I doubt even the most dimwitted “both sides do it!” centrist pundits can deny it to themselves. Liberals are expected to argue politely and rationally, have our facts perfectly in order, and maintain a calm and pleasant demeanor at all times no matter what mendacious, hateful nonsense the other side is flinging at us. No concomitant expectation exists for conservatives. They are free to behave as poorly as they want and take whatever liberties with the truth they’d like, knowing that “both sides” will be blamed, which lets conservatives escape accountability and encourages them to see how much farther they can push the envelope.
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