# Fuck Romney for politicizing the events in Egypt and Libya **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 12, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-romney-for-politicizing-the-events-in-egypt-and-libya/634507 "2012-09-12T14:30:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-romney-for-politicizing-the-events-in-egypt-and-libya/634507/141 "2012-09-14T20:02:19Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Fuck Romney for politicizing events? > > You mean [like Obama used troop deaths to criticize Bush in 2008?](http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/barack-obama-used-troop-deaths-to-ding-bush-mccai) Wow, its like every conservative has been instructed to post this video on various websites, even though it has nothing to do with the situation at hand. Bravo! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-romney-for-politicizing-the-events-in-egypt-and-libya/634507/142 "2012-09-15T00:18:50Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > Wow, its like every conservative has been instructed to post this video on various websites, even though it has nothing to do with the situation at hand. Bravo! Well you know, conservatives have that “path-web” thing. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-romney-for-politicizing-the-events-in-egypt-and-libya/634507/143 "2012-09-15T01:03:24Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > What makes you think Obama had anything to do with that statement being released? Do you \*seriously \*think he, personally, vets every statement released by every ambassador’s office every day? They answer to him, but they act on their own initiative. I think you misunderstand his post. I read it as saying Romney is criticizing Obama’s response but doesn’t have a better one. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-romney-for-politicizing-the-events-in-egypt-and-libya/634507/144 "2012-09-15T01:18:15Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > Does it matter at all that this was not uncommon practice at that time and place or do we judge the actionf of yester millenia by the norms of western civilization today? People both online and specifically on the dope have been whinging for years about pedophilia happening in the past, despite child brides being legal in the US until pretty damned recently. There are still states that allow 14 year old girls to get married with parental permission. \ People today seem more than willing to judge the past by todays standards. I just pointed out that the age of Aisha is what many people are bitching about. I personally dont give a rats ass that she was 7 when betrothed and 9/10 when consummated. I am not a follower of any particular religion, so it doesn’t get my panties in a bunch, she has been dead for 1300 years. Now if it was a current 10 year old, _that_ would bother me. ---
**Author:** ![Willcross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Willcross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Willcross)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-romney-for-politicizing-the-events-in-egypt-and-libya/634507/145 "2012-09-15T01:48:12Z")
> [@Willcross](#): > > 1. Obama shouldn’t have let the ambassador’s office release that statement. > > 2. Obama tried to distance himself from that statement. > > 3. Romney believe’s that when people release statements like that, you should speak out. > > 4. “So, how would you have handled it differently?” > > 5. _Walks away_ Sorry guys, I should have been more clear. I meant this post to show how illogical the summary was of Romney’s press conference. Romney made points 1 and 2 which seem contradictory. Then when asked what he would have done differently, Romney just walks away without answer. I meant to start the post with something like “So he’s saying:” but I got distracted. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-romney-for-politicizing-the-events-in-egypt-and-libya/634507/146 "2012-09-15T10:40:23Z")
> [@aruqvan](#): > > I am not a follower of any particular religion, so it doesn’t get my panties in a bunch, she has been dead for 1300 years. Now if it was a current 10 year old, _that_ would bother me. Well, Muslims seek to emulate the life of the prophet Muhammad (as Christians are called on to follow the path of Christ). For instance, the scriptural support for the [niqab](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niq%C4%81b#Rationale) is that the prophet’s own wives did it, but apparently because they received undue attention when married to a controversial religious figure. Likewise, the text influences age of consent laws in the [Middle East](http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee302/libranoelrose/Chiefs%20Crowd%20thread%20posting/Age_of_Consent_updated_for_Canada.png), leading to scenarios such as [this](http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/12-year-old-yemeni-girl-dies-three-days-after-wedding-1.609531). I’m not a normative ethical relativist: I think that such scenarios are wrong in any context. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-romney-for-politicizing-the-events-in-egypt-and-libya/634507/147 "2012-09-16T02:16:40Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > That Stevens fellow did his job. From what I read, he left safety and put himself in harm’s way for his country’s sake, and hoping to help his colleagues to safety. > > Where do we find such men? And where can we find some more? The Peace Corps, wasn’t it? > [@gamerunknown](#): > > … Likewise, the text influences age of consent laws in the [Middle East](http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee302/libranoelrose/Chiefs%20Crowd%20thread%20posting/Age_of_Consent_updated_for_Canada.png), … Isn’t the issue then literalism? Not an issue 1200 years old? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-romney-for-politicizing-the-events-in-egypt-and-libya/634507.md?page=7)