something about this story... kinda creeps me out and pisses me off and makes me rolls my eyes at the same time..
let's file this under...'the on-going pursuit to make himself seem human...'
my thoughts in purple..
Romney knew ex-SEAL slain in Benghazi
Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Mitt Romney knew one of the former Navy SEALs killed in this year's Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, he told an Iowa audience Tuesday.
The GOP presidential nominee choked up as he described meeting the man his campaign confirmed was Glen Doherty, who was killed in the Libya attack.(of course he choked up, but did he lose the smirk?..)
"We had a lot of things in common," Romney said of Doherty, recalling the two had skied at some of the same places, and that when they met Doherty had discussed his care and concern for people he had met working in the Middle East. "You can imagine how I felt when I found out that he was one of the two former Navy SEALs killed in Benghazi on Sept. 11th." (I'm sorry, but just saying he 'skied' with someone sound hoity-tioty coming from him. and I imagine he pissed himself with the opportunity to use this death in his campaign when he told by staffers that he met the guy once)
Romney only recently learned for certain that Doherty was the same man he had met at a party in La Jolla, California, a campaign spokesman said.(and he ran out and told a crowd the second he did)
Reminiscing on a windy Tuesday in Iowa, Romney cited reports on CNN International that Doherty had left a safe location to rush to the aid of the consulate under attack last month.
"They didn't hunker down where they were in safety – they rushed there to go help," Romney said, tying that spirit to his candidacy. "This is the American way – we go where there's trouble. We go where we're needed. And right now we're needed."..(is he really comparing himself with AND politicizing this persons death in such a blatant way, and no doubt with that fucking smirk on his face?)
The two men met under unlikely – and humorous – circumstances, Romney said. Several years ago he and his wife Ann headed out for a neighborhood party but did not confirm the address on their invitation.
"We went over, knocked on the door, they let us in 'good to see you' when we came in," Romney said. "We had dinner together and got our pictures with everyone."
"Turns out, this wasn't the neighborhood party," he continued, to laughter from the audience. "This was a family having a party with their friends all right?"(ah hah aha hah.. you home invaded someone at a 'neighborhood' party you just happened to stumble upon..ah gov, aren't you just the Jim Dandy)
the whole thing seems sooo..... Pat Tillman,erroneous propaganda material,used to make him seem more like the little people..-ish.
