Romney, Embassy Had Similar Tone On American Taliban Terrorist, Trailer

Romney, Embassy Had Similar Tone On Trailer - In Romney's interview with George he suggested that the original U.S. Embassy in Cairo statement was something of an apology to the Arab world for American values. But his comments to George about the movie trailer that appears to have sparked the protests were very similar to what the embassy staff had to say..

Here's that original embassy statement issued on September 11th during a protest over the trailer and before the walls in Cairo were breached:

"The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims - as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. Today, the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, Americans are honoring our patriots and those who serve our nation as the fitting response to the enemies of democracy. Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American democracy. We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others."

And here is how Romney referred to the documentary:

GEORGE: How about the film that seems to have sparked all this, the Innocence of Muslims film? Secretary Clinton (Thursday) said she thought it was disgusting. How would you describe it?
MITT ROMNEY: Well, I haven't seen the film. I don't intend to see it. I you know, I think it's dispiriting sometimes to see some of the awful things people say. And the idea of using something that some people consider sacred and then parading that out a negative way is simply inappropriate and wrong. And I wish people wouldn't do it. Of course, we have a First Amendment. And under the First Amendment, people are allowed to do what they feel they want to do. They have the right to do that, but it's not right to do things that are of the nature of what was done by, apparently this film.

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MITT ROMNEY: Well, this is politics.  I’m not going to worry about the campaign.