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Along with my sadness and anger over the unnecessary deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and the other US Consulate staff in Libya, I'm equally dumbfounded by the Romney response. First, the Republicans' took their "You didn't build that" misinterpretation and ran with it. Now, the Cairo Embassy's statement that “it condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims—as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others.” is also being misused. After being misunderstood. By a presidential nominee no less.  Who went to Harvard.

I have read the Embassy statement over and over.  Am I missing something?  What part of that statement did he take to mean that the administration is anti-First Amendment?  And that "the Obama Administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks.”And then he had the nerve to say:  "The administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in Egypt, instead of condemning their actions. It's never too early for the United States government to condemn attacks on Americans and to defend our values."

Does the man not understand English?  Or is it me who's not reading it right?  Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it obvious that the original statement meant that free speech is a universal right? But the cowardly man who made that horrible movie abused that right. And that the Embassy people are condemning the mob who invaded their compound. WTF is Romney talking about? Where was the apology to the perpetrators?  Why can't you just be respectful? Or even better, don't say anything if you don't have all the facts straight.  Then again, it is true that the great thing about freedom of speech is that we find out who the idiots are.

Mr. Romney, Oscar Wilde is right:  “I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself.”