Romney thinks there's still a Soviet Union that's a threat to America. DNC confirms it, flaunts their Soviet military hardware.

Surely you could just say "Toronto"?

I am officially the forum's bow tie guy

No. You really overestimate the alleged charisma and political abilities of John Huntsman. He's just not a good salesman of his message. Listening to John Huntsman speak is sort of like getting poked in the eye. Instead of trying to convince me "he's like me" it seems like he's trying to convince me I'm wrong. Huntsman would be a great candidate on the Forum and a terrible one in real life.

He convinced me such. Why not for others?

The fact Politico has even admitted Romney made gaffes is a worrying sign in and of itself.

Fully endorsed! I saw the comments and worried you had dropped out or something.

If Obama really had a fascist youth corps this would make me more likely to support him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08BAfKCfu74&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqF19Phn0Og&feature=related

If only they had nifty uniforms and had mandatory membership, one party state, etc, etc!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMLtkp4AFkc

If this was America I'd be D-NY! (Not that I'd have a choice, but still...)

[But they can't have seriously thought a tweet would actually quell the violence.]

First thing they did was condemn the Americans. Second thing they did was condemn the attackers. Obviously the folks at the embassy were just desperate enough to hope that appeasing the attackers would work. But they can't have seriously thought a tweet would actually quell the violence. They were scared.

Normally, I'd agree with you, but considering that this whole thing was started by a stupid YouTube video, I'd digress.

What's up with the black people?

But I've made my own response.

I'd vote for him.

On Friday, I'm skipping a free Romney event that would normally cost $2,500 to get in to wait all night to see some crazy Korean man do weird dances. This should say a great deal about the state of the campaign.

Would that man happen to be Psy?

Yes, yes it would. In any other context doing that would be highly irregular.

We see the irrelevant ramblings of a known seditionist to people who shan't be his constituents, if he was expressing irrendentism this might be marginally better. Northeasterners need someone to stand up for them and represent them, not someone who is part of grandiose, self-serving transcendentalist movements that are about fuzzy cosmopolitan "ideas" and "concepts" and not actual solutions.

On Friday, I'm skipping a free Romney event that would normally cost $2,500 to get in to wait all night to see some crazy Korean man do weird dances. This should say a great deal about the state of the campaign.

[As discussed in IRC.]

As discussed in IRC.

I vote for Carly Rae Jepsen, though neither is at all likely. Someone put it best as that Far East Movement are as likely to have another hit as Dexy's Midnight Runners.

Ah so this is where your ideas come from! I was there, I'm glad to note.

Left: Julio
Centre: homelycooking
Right: Vosem

A plutocratic authoritarian oligarchical committee state. Nothing less.

So the second statement from the embassy in Cairo condemned the attacks while also condemning the film that incited the violence?

If that's the case, then there's a point to be made that the American diplomats sort of were sympathizing with the attackers. I mean, Romney definitely fudged the timeline (and continues to do so), but the bulk of what he's saying isn't necessarily wrong.

No, it doesn't mean that. It means the embassy was going out calling a stupid movie stupid, and trying to distance itself (rightfully) from it, and also saying "you shouldn't go about killing ambassadors, or any one for that matter, over stupid movies".

God Bless the Internet! Am I the only one that's shocked this sort of thing could happen in this day and age? Ambassadors being carted out of their offices and murdered? I mean, also, I feel like this isn't being as made as a big deal as it should be, this is well, really, really shocking. I'm mildly upset at the Times for not having a "sh**t just got real" headline along these lines:

Whoops!

Will the attack in Benghazi have an effect upon the election? Romney seems to be bungling the response somewhat, but might this make a victory on his part a bit more likely?

Nay

Nay

Tried the kilt on today to make sure all was well

FF.