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Just to get this out of the way up front, Romney spokesperson Senior Communications Advisor Tara Wall was worse than pathetic in her dodging of O’Brien’s question about Romney’s upcoming foreign policy speech. I hope to never see Tara Wall on TV again as a spokesperson for Romney unless she’s willing to do her homework and know the issues. She was absolutely terrible.

That said here’s how the interview went down. Romney released a portion of his foreign policy speech today that promises to recommit American to a prosperous and peaceful Palestinian state beside Israel. Here’s the full quote:

Finally, I will recommit America to the goal of a democratic, prosperous Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the Jewish state of Israel. On this vital issue, the President has failed, and what should be a negotiation process has devolved into a series of heated disputes at the United Nations. In this old conflict, as in every challenge we face in the Middle East, only a new President will bring the chance to begin anew.

Soledad O’Brien plays that quote and then plays portions from his fundraiser in May where he spoke on the Israel/Palestinian issue. Here’s what she quoted:

I’m torn by two perspectives in this regard. One is the one which I’ve had for some time, which is that the Palestinians have no interest whatsoever in establishing peace, and that the pathway to peace is almost unthinkable to accomplish. …

And I look at the Palestinians not wanting to see peace anyway, for political purposes. Committed to the destruction and elimination of Israel. And these thorny issues. And I say, there’s just no way. So what you do is you move things along the best way you can, you hope for some degree of stability.

O’Brien then states that these statements are contradictory and asks the spokesperson to explain. And while they may seem contradictory, Soledad leaves out a portion of the fuller quote from Romney in that same answer.

Romney started his answer to the question of how to solve the Israel/Palestinian problem at his fundraiser back in May by saying “I’m torn by two perspectives in this regard.” So we know he has two different perspectives on the issue that he’s torn between. The problem is O’Brien only gave us one perspective. Here’s his second perspective from the fuller quote:

On the other hand, I got a call from a former secretary of state — and I won’t mention which one it was — but this individual said to me, “You know, I think there’s a prospect for a settlement between the Palestinians and the Israelis after the Palestinian elections.” I said, “Really?” And, you know, his answer was yes. I think there’s some prospect. And I didn’t delve into it, but you know, I always keep open the idea. But I have to tell you, the idea of pushing on the Israelis to give something up to get the Palestinians to act is the worst idea in the world. We have done that time and time and time again. It does not work. So the only answer is show strength, again. American strength, American resolve, and if the Palestinians someday reach a point where they want peace more than we’re trying to force peace on them, then it’s worth having the discussion. But until then it’s just wishful thinking.

So where’s the contradiction Soledad? Romney says in the full quote that he’s open to the idea of peace if the Palestinians are serious about actually wanting peace, but he’s not so stupid as to be fooled by their fake cry for peace while really wanting to destroy Israel. But he will in good faith, as president, recommit America to that peace process using American strength and resolve to try and achieve the goal of peace.

See, no contradiction. And if Soledad had been honest and unbiased she would have included that quote.

You can watch the clip below, but I warn you that neither side in this clip will make you happy:




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74 comments
A_Truism
A_Truism

I'm really thankful for citizens initiated journalism. "Breitbart" in action right here.

hongryhawg
hongryhawg

Soledad O'Brien is playing for an offer from msnbc. She will be a much better fit there, despite the fact that even less people will watch. But hey, what an addition to a resume.

Pete2099
Pete2099

BS can only be used for so long and than Romney and his spoke persons

are called out on it and have to change their tune.

Every time someone calls Romney out on his BS , they are attacked.

Romney , Ryan and other republicans are afraid to be on a real news media.

They are afraid they will be caught or have to explain their BS.

Fact checking Romney or Ryan is a full time job , because their lies never end.

James Gillman
James Gillman

My god!, Can't these women just tell the truth and stop arguing, wee all know the tape was edited and voice overs done. Plain stupid!!!!!

K-Bob
K-Bob

"Communications Advisor" must be a position helping email stuff and get things into "Social Media."

Kind of like the old notion of a "Computer Technician" being a fancy term for the guy who reloads paper in the printers.

kong1967
kong1967

I wanna smack that condescending whore. Can I?

Wolfie
Wolfie

YES YOU CAN!!! LOL! :-) (Just don't break your screen... or your hand! :-)

kong1967
kong1967

Lol, are you an Obama supporter now? "Yes you can"? Just kidding, don't break your hand on my face!

kong1967
kong1967

I didn't watch the video. If she sucked there's no sense in watching her get torn apart by a speech parsing bitch.

O'Brien knew what she was doing. Clipping small sections of two different speeches and comparing them makes it very difficult to confront the accusation on the spot....not without references to the context of the entire speech (or segment within).

kamiller42
kamiller42

Time to send in the cleaner. Sununu, you're up!

ObamaPelosi
ObamaPelosi

After watching this video, Tara Wall did nothing wrong. She was ambushed by Soledad.

Soledad purposely did not play the whole tape, and while Tara may not have been prepared with an answer, it was obvious O'Brein was trying to confuse Tara. Under the circumstances, Tara did a good job and she did not allow Soledad to pull her into a foreign policy dabate. Any rational person watching this video can extract that O'Brien is a liar and Tara was caught off guard.

drphibes
drphibes

I find it distracting to watch Soledad with the Obama bumper sticker on her forehead. Why do her producers allow this?

Booker T.
Booker T.

Note to the Romney camp:

Please don't send out folks that are not as vociferous as Sununu. That goes for Ms. Saul, too.

CitizenVetUSA
CitizenVetUSA

Soledad’s CNN role has diminished from a professionally trained journalist to the “Bloody Hatchet Man At The Gallows”

Rich Wojcik
Rich Wojcik

.....!! !!! !!! friggin' leftist idiots are on a mission "to save a world" according to their skewed Marxist views.

Soledad, you name is NOT in my Mensa Directory (and never will be placed there)

MSM urinalists - you report, we'll manage to judge! Really!!

Capisce???

iilii <-------------------- my middle finger salute to all commies. Yes, MSM included.

Yes, Soledad too.

PuritanD71
PuritanD71

Forgetting about CNN, the idea that there can be a Palestinian state peacefully living alongside Israel would seem to be at best a fantasy and worst a fallacy. The US needs to stop trying to have it both ways, trying to play both sides on this issue. The only way that this works is if the Palestinian groups (Hamas, PLA, etc) are thoroughly defeated, and they stop teaching their children to hate Israel.

I know that in political speak that one may find themselves in "hot water" by stating this. However, with our awareness of terrorism, one would think that being staunchly firm on Israel would be great.

p m
p m

The arabs occupying Israel, Judea and Samaria already have a state. It's called Jordan. You're spot on - the idea of some sort of peaceful arab state within Israel is a fatal mirage - no substance to it at all.

Salvatore Anello
Salvatore Anello

Wow! Anyone who airs any of this on TV without the sole purpose of discounting every second of it will prove they are HACKS! Thanks for making us aware of this one for sure.

Army_Pilot1967
Army_Pilot1967

Soledad O'Brien is a hack of the first order!!!!!!!

Were there ever news people that actually reported the news, instead of pushing a liberal/leftist agenda??????

Slickfoot
Slickfoot

All future conservative interaction with Soledad O'Brien should be handled by John Sununu.

Conservator1
Conservator1

Bias Alerts are the sacred norms of editing video clips at CNN and MSNBC. If they had to rely upon honest journalism, it would be impossible for the Obama sycophants in the elite lefty MSM to portray his 4 record as being anything other than a dismal failure.

I recall tuning in to CNN after the debate to see Van Jones arguing with James Carville who accurately stated that the president's performance was awful and Romney was the clear winner which was later validify by CNN's poll of debate watchers.

Sober_Thinking
Sober_Thinking

Soledad is a glaring example of the bigger problem... the problem of our domestic terrorists known as the LSM. As long as the general public listens to these shills, America will be in danger. My proof is that the lemmings, zombies, moochers, unions, left-wing zealots, etc. listened to them and Obama got elected (and he could still get re-elected).

Since Obama took office, America has been in tremendous decline, Americans have been killed (many of which could have been preventable), our credit rating went down (twice), our miltary is suffering, record unemployment... and I could go on and on and on. Obama seriously appears to hate this nation and has many questionable if not illegal acquaintences and he has made several really bad decisions. And to this day, these freaking sychophants still give him a pass and support him.

If we could somehow stop the bias and lies from the LSM and get honest, objective, fact-based reporting, it would change things significantly. In the meantime, cable news and the Internet are the only legitimate news sources worth considering. Hopefully that means that shrews like Soledad, Chris Matthews, George Stephaleupagus

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=snuffleupagus&id=2706EF9C248BF771AC779C9335562D248FAD076E&FORM=IQFRBA

and all the rest of the morons, are relegated to the trash heap of so-called reporters.

Howzah123
Howzah123

CNN is racist for talking to an African American that way

WordsFailMe
WordsFailMe

Set up worked. These are mature issues and neither behaved maturely or thoughtfully. I think Sullied wad probably had to change her pants after this one. She got sooooo excited, almost like she was getting a present from daddy.

These liberals are going to be so easy to oppress and persecute and it's gonna feel soooo good.

Grammie
Grammie

You accurately pointed out that "...if Soledad had been honest and unbiased ".

However, if the host had been "honest and unbiased" it would not have been Soledad conducting the inquisition.

LIBERTYUSA
LIBERTYUSA

...RS why waste good air time on the Communist News Network (CNN) I have canceled all Cable News Network Programming and I refuse to play it on this monitor at home.I know differing opinions are essential in a dynamic society but really the opinions from these Obama propagandist minions as in Soledad are a complete insult on all of our intellectual needs ."

VOTE 4 (as many times as possible) Romney / Ryan 2012 + DONATE NOW !

IwjwI
IwjwI

Exactly. I cut my cable right after the '08 election and it hasnt hurt me one bit. Don't need to support the Marxist takeover of our news media. Besides, I can and do get most of my news off the Internet.

If I want to watch FOX News, I can go to my dad's house.

wodiej
wodiej

Romney needs to replace the communications adviser. She should have known better.

IwjwI
IwjwI

@Soledad_OBrien needs a whipping. I'm starting with Scoops article...

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Well, I couldn't get the video to play either, so hopefully no one except the 2 regualars watched it.

I don't know, but I trust Scoop's judgement about Tara Wall's response or lack thereof, but it seems to me that in this most important election of our time, the Romney camp would put only seasoned and knowlegeable folks out there to talk to these propagandists.

On a separate story, if this is true, I can't describe in words what I'm thinking. Has anyone else seen this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2015944/Soldiers-ordered-shoot-Taliban-planters---WAKES-UP-locals.html

The Right Scoop
The Right Scoop

Video is fixed.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Thanks Scoop... i think ;-)

Wolfie
Wolfie

LOL! for some that wanted to watch it it was broken and for me, who didn't it seemed to work fine. :-) Still haven't watched it... I don't have a bucket nearby.

Nukeman60
Nukeman60

That story seems to sum up the RoE that our boys are forced to suffer under. Imagine an armed intruder coming into your house after midnight and you're not allowed to shoot them because it might wake the neighbors.

I'm sure they would like our soldiers to yell out, "Excuse me. You there, with the IED, is it okay for me to shoot at you while you're laying that mine? I wouldn't want to hurt your Muslim feelings."

How far have we fallen down the rabbit hole? If this is the way our soldiers are forced to fight, I say get them out of there now.

Wolfie
Wolfie

Oh dear God, It's enough to make your eyes bleed and your head explode! What the Heck kind of a war are our politicians running here? If we are NOT in to WIN, Get the Hell out! NOW! We should not have to be reading about good men and women falling and dying for the country and for freedom while politicians fight a "politically correct" war. It's a disgrace.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Exactly Wolfie. Our governments are murdering our troops by doing these things. Nothing short of murdering them. Bring them all home NOW!

Mike Kerns
Mike Kerns

Good thing absolutely NO ONE saw it.

p m
p m

Hope they don't broadcast it on their CNN International site - since it's not good for Romney, how will they resist?

Tiffini
Tiffini

I use to watch CNN everyday back when it was a news station. Now right along with all the other MSM it's just sad. Sad they can't do their job and report news and just let America decide. I'm tired of the MSM thinking they know what's best for me (us). I always knew the MSM leaned left, but now it's just the Left Stream Media.

Rightstuff1
Rightstuff1

Tiffini they "know" what is best for us. It doesn't matter what the method is, it doesn't matter how they get us there, they will deliver us unto the Socialist promised land. If that takes lies, deceptions and coverups its all good. All part of the bigger goal or destroying America from the inside.

loriannringold
loriannringold

I agree and I hope there are enough of us true, God fearing, America lovers to fight the leftist machine that is working to silence us all.

Tiffini
Tiffini

How can they not see in the Socialist promise land everybody loses? And I hope with this election we can change the course, show them most aren't as easy led as they believe.