Yesterday, he outdid himself by disparaging the US Embassy and the Obama administration for their handling of a video criticizing the Muslim faith. Never mind that both had already issued statements condemning the video.
The irony that this travesty occurred on September 11 is not lost on this blogger. Ham on Wry goes on record stating that politicizing such a tragic event is shameful at best, despicable at least. This blog expresses the same outrage that even the most conservative media have leveled at Romney. His outrage should aim at the Israeli-American real estate developer who made the video and released it yesterday with no regard for the effect it would have on Americans living in some of today's most violence-prone areas. That decision reminds Ham and Wry of Terry Jones, who threatened to burn the Koran in 2010. That level of ignorance causes innocent people to lose their lives.
Four people, including the American Ambassador Chris Stevens, died in Libya in a separate attack that some believe was planned to kill American diplomats that would have occurred without the video to inflame them. No matter what the cause of these heinous acts, no one should use it to make a political statement.
Perhaps Mitt Romney would fare better if he changed his advisers because this kind of egregious error sends a divisive message to the rest of the world. It's one thing to criticize his opponent, it's quite another to try to convert violence into political capital. He might have been CEO of Bain Capital, but the federal government is an entirely different kind of organization. Think before you speak, Mitt. You'll do us all a big favor, and by the way, this blunder will haunt you.
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