Mitt Says "Not worth spending $$$ to catch Bin Laden" Media response: Crickets

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Media, Right Wing Silent On Romney's Osama Gaffe
By Eric Kleefeld | bio
Yesterday we flagged an Associated Press story quoting Mitt Romney saying the following about Osama Bin Laden: "It's not worth moving heaven and earth spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person."

We noted yesterday that such a quote coming from a Democrat would have been broadly covered by the big news organizations and probably would have triggered a major outcry.

Curiously, though, Romney's quote has been met with near-total silence.

A news search shows there hasn't been any coverage of it beyond the original AP write-up yesterday, where the comment itself was buried towards the bottom of the piece.

There's been almost no mention of it whatsoever in any of the places where one would expect such a thing to provoke outrage — that is, in the conservative media and blogosphere. There are no mentions of it on Power Line Blog, Town Hall, InsaPundit, Human Events, or notably the site of Hugh Hewitt, who has written a pro-Romney book.

Indeed, the only condemnation we can find of Romney's remark comes in a single post on the National Review's group blog, The Corner. Byron York writes: "Perhaps Romney should watch the tape of the planes hitting the towers again."

Even so, The Corner devotes far more chatter to Barack Obama's answer to a question last night about a potential terrorist attack, than to Romney's arguably much greater offense.

Why the radio-silence on Romney?

http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/apr/27/media_right_wing_silent_on_romney_gaffe

[Solly Mack]

1. k/r

[TwilightGardener]

2. We expect idiocy from Mittens. News would be if he said something smart.

[ThomCat]

3. Why the silence?

Solely because he's a republican. :grr:

The double standard in the MSM is alive and well.

[Phredicles]

6. Yeah - just imagine the apocalyptic shitstorm if Harry Reid said this.

But I don't believe Shit Romney is speaking just for himself - have any Publicans expressed qualms about our failure to find OBL.

[Dr Fate]

16. Yes-and all the elected Republicans would be making it an issue. Where are the elected DEMS?

???

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. OMG!

:wow: Well then, NOT ONE REPUKE HAD BETTER EVER BRING HIS NAME UP IN THE FUTURE IN ORDER TO SCARE THE PISS OUT OF US OR INFLUENCE ELECTIONS! NOT ONE! :grr: :mad:

[karlrschneider]

15. Hell, Cheney QUOTED him at a meeting with fatcat donors here in Tulsa today.

OBL is Bushco's biggest fan. :grr:

[MadBadger]

5. Nobody really ever talks about him

And when they do, its about all his negatives (flip flopping).

[TwilightGardener]

7. Besides, Bush has said he's not worried about OBL, and

some Army General has said there is not a great push to find him. Mitt's just part of the same neocon club who could care less about OBL unless he's needed as a boogeyman to scare us back into submission.

[Dr Fate]

8. The media did not respond. What was the Democratic response then?

I understand that the Republican journalists refuse to attack him for this- but what are all the Democrats saying about it in public?

[AX10]

9. True. But even the msm is silent.

That is telling.

[Dr Fate]

13. Of COURSE the Republicans are silent. Why are THEY supposed to attack themselves?

I thought attacking Republicans was a job for Democrats, not bought & paid for Republicans.

It is the responsibility of Democrats to make this an issue, not Republican corporations.

[Lobster Martini]

10. If Hillary had said that, she would be burnt toast

n/t

[Dr Fate]

Yup- and every elected Republican would be talking about it. Where are the DEMS talking about this?

???

[Dr Fate]

14. dupe

???

[Cha]

11. Like stupid should know.

The corporatemediawhores are too fucking lazy to give a shit.

[sniffa]

12. K&r#4

fuck mitt.

but fuck the the M$M for not appLying the same standards in the fear-mongering bashing of dems. :eyes:

[chknltl]

17. So if he were President he would have to pull out of Iraq

...because if a World Class Rogue like osama bin laden is not worth the money then who in Iraq is worth more than osama bin laden? Ok, you have my attention Mitt. May suggest going after bush? He should not be too hard to locate and we all know he has caused far more damage to this planet than osama bin laden. My plan is very cost effective...very few troops needed here, just surge a couple of aerial observation drones and a platoon of Rangers in unarmored Hummers over to that Crawford Ranch and nab him. You will guarantee yourself a position in history should you bring the rascal in. We here in the DU will be giddy with delight and you know, someone here will make sure you get a gold star!