Anybody have the video of Rose Garden speech where Obama said "It was Act of Terror"?

[Little-Acorn]

At the 2nd debate, Romney said that Obama never called the Benghazi attack a "terrorist attack" for the first two weeks after it happened, and that Obama had always said it was a spontaneous demonstration that had simply got out of hand, until Obama finally changed his tune a few weeks after the fact.

Obama immediately jumped on him and said he had called it an "Act of terror" the day after the attack, in a speech in the Rose Garden. Even Candy Crowley the moderator chimed in, and said Obama was right.

(As if one pronunciation of "terror" among two solid weeks of insisting it was NOT done as a terrorist act, made any real difference.)

Now I just heard that Candy Crowley appeared on CNN a few minutes ago (morning after the debate), and admitted she had been wrong and Romney was right: Obama had NOT called it an Act of Terror in that Rose Garden speech.

What the hell?

Surely there are videos of that Rose Garden speech around. Anybody know where to find one? Shouldn't be hard to clear this up, one way or another.

[jimnyc]

Is this it, I think?

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[jimnyc]

Listening to it now, seems like he is blaming the whole thing on denigrating other religions, but that there is no excuse for the attack. I haven't seen him yet call it a terrorist attack.

[jimnyc]

"No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation." Was somewhere around the 5:50 mark, but he was also talking about 9/11 and other things, and seemed to be beyond explaining what happened in Libya. Not sure, I'm not the best at deciphering political mumbo jumbo crap, as excuses are made as to why Americans were killed, when they asked for security and were denied. Same as Fast and Furious, which goes unpunished, and even the moderator at last nights debate interrupts Romney and wouldn't let him discuss it.

[Kathianne]

"No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation." Was somewhere around the 5:50 mark, but he was also talking about 9/11 and other things, and seemed to be beyond explaining what happened in Libya. Not sure, I'm not the best at deciphering political mumbo jumbo crap, as excuses are made as to why Americans were killed, when they asked for security and were denied. Same as Fast and Furious, which goes unpunished, and even the moderator at last nights debate interrupts Romney and wouldn't let him discuss it.

Crowley came on immediately after the debate and said that Romney was 'right on facts, he chose the wrong word...'


http://youtu.be/athcyCTnTTs

You can find the text of the Rose Garden Speech at whitehouse.gov

Obviously it's 'public domain:

You'll notice that 'religion' came up first, way before. You'll also note 2 paragraphs preceding 'terror' word, are regarding 9/11/01:


Rose Garden

10:43 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Every day, all across the world, American diplomats and civilians work tirelessly to advance the interests and values of our nation. Often, they are away from their families. Sometimes, they brave great danger.

Yesterday, four of these extraordinary Americans were killed in an attack on our diplomatic post in Benghazi. Among those killed was our Ambassador, Chris Stevens, as well as Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith. We are still notifying the families of the others who were killed. And today, the American people stand united in holding the families of the four Americans in our thoughts and in our prayers.

The United States condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. We're working with the government of Libya to secure our diplomats. I've also directed my administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the world. And make no mistake, we will work with the Libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people.

Since our founding, the United States has been a nation that respects all faiths. We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. But there is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence. None. The world must stand together to unequivocally reject these brutal acts.

Already, many Libyans have joined us in doing so, and this attack will not break the bonds between the United States and Libya. Libyan security personnel fought back against the attackers alongside Americans. Libyans helped some of our diplomats find safety, and they carried Ambassador Stevens’s body to the hospital, where we tragically learned that he had died.

It's especially tragic that Chris Stevens died in Benghazi because it is a city that he helped to save. At the height of the Libyan revolution, Chris led our diplomatic post in Benghazi. With characteristic skill, courage, and resolve, he built partnerships with Libyan revolutionaries, and helped them as they planned to build a new Libya. When the Qaddafi regime came to an end, Chris was there to serve as our ambassador to the new Libya, and he worked tirelessly to support this young democracy, and I think both Secretary Clinton and I relied deeply on his knowledge of the situation on the ground there. He was a role model to all who worked with him and to the young diplomats who aspire to walk in his footsteps.

Along with his colleagues, Chris died in a country that is still striving to emerge from the recent experience of war. Today, the loss of these four Americans is fresh, but our memories of them linger on. I have no doubt that their legacy will live on through the work that they did far from our shores and in the hearts of those who love them back home.

Of course, yesterday was already a painful day for our nation as we marked the solemn memory of the 9/11 attacks. We mourned with the families who were lost on that day. I visited the graves of troops who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan at the hallowed grounds of Arlington Cemetery, and had the opportunity to say thank you and visit some of our wounded warriors at Walter Reed. And then last night, we learned the news of this attack in Benghazi.

As Americans, let us never, ever forget that our freedom is only sustained because there are people who are willing to fight for it, to stand up for it, and in some cases, lay down their lives for it. Our country is only as strong as the character of our people and the service of those both civilian and military who represent us around the globe.

No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for. Today we mourn four more Americans who represent the very best of the United States of America. We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act. And make no mistake, justice will be done.

But we also know that the lives these Americans led stand in stark contrast to those of their attackers. These four Americans stood up for freedom and human dignity. They should give every American great pride in the country that they served, and the hope that our flag represents to people around the globe who also yearn to live in freedom and with dignity.

We grieve with their families, but let us carry on their memory, and let us continue their work of seeking a stronger America and a better world for all of our children.

Thank you. May God bless the memory of those we lost and may God bless the United States of America.

[jimnyc]

She's an idiot and should never be allowed to moderate again. Her actions in interrupting so many times, and then agreeing with one while interrupting, was a horrible and tacky thing to do.

[Little-Acorn]

Hmmm... so Obama never directly called the Benghazi attack an "act of terror" or "terrorist act" etc., or say that the people who did it were terrorists.

But he made a general reference to "acts of terror", echoing George W Bush standing on the wreckage of the World Trade Center.

So... who was right during the debate?

Obama or Romney?

(BTW, Candy Crowley just went on CNN a few minutes ago, the morning after, and said that Romney was right.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=athcyCTnTTs

[Noir]

Just ambiguous enough so that both sides can argue that the other candidate was wrong.

[MtnBiker]

Ambassador Rice went on 5 talk shows and said the cause was protest over the YouTube video. Did Obama not know this? I suppose nobody told him or Joe.

[Kathianne]

Ambassador Rice went on 5 talk shows and said the cause was protest over the YouTube video. Did Obama not know this? I suppose nobody told him or Joe.

That's where Romney messed up. Rice and the fact that Obama went to the UN on 9/25 and 6 times said/apologized for the 'intolerant ones here'. Then he went on THE VIEW and did the same.

[MtnBiker]

That's where Romney messed up. Rice and the fact that Obama went to the UN on 9/25 and 6 times said/apologized for the 'intolerant ones here'. Then he went on THE VIEW and did the same.

Yup, he did diminish the impact of his point, however he did tee up the opportunity for the next debate. Really Obama has little wiggle room on this subject.

[aboutime]

An easy way to solve this question about WHAT Obama said, and WHEN. Is easily remedied by just admitting. Obama Lies.