Romney comments at fundraiser outrage Palestinians
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann board their charter plane in Tel Aviv, Israel as they travel to Poland, Monday, July 30, 2012.
JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who called his comments racist and out of touch.
“As you come here and you see the GDP per capita, for instance, in Israel which is about $21,000 dollars, and compare that with the GDP per capita just across the areas managed by the Palestinian Authority, which is more like $10,000 per capita, you notice such a dramatically stark difference in economic vitality,” the Republican presidential candidate told about 40 wealthy donors who breakfasted around a U-shaped table at the luxurious King David Hotel.
The reaction of Palestinian leaders to Romney’s comments was swift and pointed.
“It is a racist statement and this man doesn’t realize that the Palestinian economy cannot reach its potential because there is an Israeli occupation,” said Saeb Erekat, a senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
“It seems to me this man (Romney) lacks information, knowledge, vision and understanding of this region and its people,” Erekat added. “He also lacks knowledge about the Israelis themselves. I have not heard any Israeli official speak about cultural superiority.”
The economic disparity between the Israelis and the Palestinians is actually much greater than Romney stated. Israel had a per capita gross domestic product of about $31,000 in 2011, while the West Bank and Gaza had a per capita GDP of just over $1,500, according to the World Bank.
Romney, seated next to billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson at the head of the table, told donors at his fundraiser that he had read books and relied on his own business experience to understand why the difference is so great.
“And as I come here and I look out over this city and consider the accomplishments of the people of this nation, I recognize the power of at least culture and a few other things,” Romney said, citing an innovative business climate, the Jewish history of thriving in difficult circumstances and the “hand of providence.”
Romney, in comparing the Israeli and Palestinian economies, made no mention of the fact that Israel has controlled the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem since capturing them in the 1967 war. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, but continues to control access, and has enforced a crippling border blockade since the Islamic militant Hamas seized the territory in 2007.
In the West Bank, Israel retains overall control, and Palestinians only have limited self-rule. Israel controls all border crossings in and out of the West Bank, and continues to restrict Palestinian trade and movement.
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have said repeatedly that the Palestinian economy can only grow if Israel lifts those restrictions.
“It’s Israeli occupiers and Palestinians under occupation, and that’s why Palestinians cannot realize their potential,” Erekat said.
The breakfast with top donors — including Adelson, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson and hedge fund manager Paul Singer — concluded Romney’s visit to Israel, the second leg of a three-nation overseas tour designed to bolster the his foreign policy credentials.
Standing on Israeli soil for the first time as the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee, Romney on Sunday declared Jerusalem to be the capital of the Jewish state and said the United States has promised never to “look away from our passion and commitment to Israel.”
The status of Jerusalem is a critical issue in peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
During his visit to Israel, Romney did not meet with Abbas or visit the West Bank. He held a brief meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
Romney’s campaign says his trip abroad, which began in England last week, is aimed at improving the former Massachusetts governor’s foreign policy experience through a series of meetings with foreign leaders. The candidate has largely avoided direct criticism of U.S. President Barack Obama while on foreign soil.
The Jerusalem fundraiser, however, was a political event that raised more than $1 million for Romney’s campaign. It marks at least the second finance event during his tour. The first, in London, attracted about 250 people to a $2,500 per person fundraiser.
Both presidential candidates have aggressively courted American donors living abroad, a practice that is legal and has been used for decades.
Romney’s declaration that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital was keeping with claims made by Israeli governments for decades, even though the United States, like other nations, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv.
His remarks on the subject during his speech drew a standing ovation from his audience, which included Adelson, the American businessman who has promised to donate more than $100 million to help defeat Obama.
Adelson was among a several donors who flew to Israel for a day of sightseeing with Romney in addition to private meetings with top Israeli officials.
A group of donors also met with a top aide to President Benjamin Netanyahu, one donor said on the condition of anonymity to discuss private meetings.
Romney met with Netanyahu and other leaders before his speech Sunday. He also visited the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, where he was mobbed by worshippers.
In his remarks, Romney steered clear of overt criticism of Obama, even though he said the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran “has only become worse” in the past five years.
Romney flew to the Middle East from Britain, where he caused a stir by questioning whether officials there were fully prepared for the Olympic Games. A stop in Poland will complete his trip.
Four years ago, Obama visited Israel as a presidential candidate, part of a five-nation trip meant to establish his own foreign policy credentials.
A goal of Romney’s overseas trip is to demonstrate his confidence on the world stage, but his stop in Israel also was designed to appeal to evangelical voters at home and to cut into Obama’s support among Jewish voters and donors. A Gallup survey of Jewish voters released Friday showed Obama with a 68-25 edge over Romney.
Romney and other Republicans have said Obama is insufficiently supportive of Israel.
Aug 1, 2012 at 8:35 p.m.
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Then the Romney camp was all upset that the TPC only ran actual numbers instead of taking some hypothetical economic boom that would occur when Romney's policies were implemented. So, the TPC humored that silly notion and:
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“Although reasonable models would show that these tax changes would have little effect on growth, we show that even with implausibly large growth effects, revenue neutrality would still require large reductions in tax expenditures and would likely result in a net tax increase for lower- and middle-income households and tax cuts for high-income households.”
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Good luck trying to continue selling that tax plan to the American people, Mr. Romney. Pleasse do bring it to the debates with President Obama, though. I'd love to see him chew it up and spit it out in front of a national television audience.
Aug 1, 2012 at 8:23 p.m.
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Poor Mitt Romney. He gets back from his gaffe filled political stumble overseas just to get nailed with this:
"Our major conclusion is that a revenue-neutral individual income tax change that incorporates the features Governor Romney has proposed - including reducing marginal tax rates substantially, eliminating the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) and maintaining all tax breaks for saving and investment - would provide large tax cuts to high-income households, and increase the tax burdens on middle- and/or lower-income taxpayers. This is true even when we bias our assumptions about which and whose tax expenditures are reduced to make the resulting tax system as progressive as possible. For instance, even when we assume that tax breaks - like the charitable deduction, mortgage interest deduction, and the exclusion for health insurance - are completely eliminated for higher-income households first, and only then reduced as necessary for other households to achieve overall revenue-neutrality- the net effect of the plan would be a tax cut for high-income households coupled with a tax increase for middle-income households."
Gale et al - Tax Policy Center
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So the Romney camp hits back with this:
“This is just another biased study from a former Obama staffer that ignores critical parts of Governor Romney’s tax reform program, which will help the middle class and promote faster economic growth.”
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But, uh oh, here's how the Romney campaign described the Tax Policy Center's work when attacking Rick Perry's tax plan:
"Objective, Third-Party Analysis Showed Governor Perry’s Plan Would Raise Taxes On Millions Of American Families – But He Doesn’t Seem Interested In The Discussion."
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So Romney was for the TPC before he was against them. Sounds like a lot of his views, doesn't it?
Aug 1, 2012 at 4:30 p.m.
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Harry Reid is running for President?
Aug 1, 2012 at 4:02 p.m.
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George Washington:
Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government. Excessive partiality for one foreign nation and excessive dislike of another cause those whom they actuate to see danger only on one side, and serve to veil and even second the arts of influence on the other.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/...
So who's doing fund raising in other countries? And making promises and threats? Like we need another unneeded war.
Aug 1, 2012 at 2:26 p.m.
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Ezoner,
Yes, you are correct-we should ignore the fact that Harry Reid believes obama does not speak with a "negro dialect unless he wants to" ---because Harry is a democrat. The party that looks at every single issue through the prism of race-because racism exists everywhere-wants you to ignore what Reid said--because he did say he was sorry (only because he was caught)....
Aug 1, 2012 at 11:01 a.m.
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So we are supposed to ignore Harry Reids comments??? Cmon people.... He should be chastized, ridiculed, -- you name it. You want to ignore those kinds of comments -- just because he is on the left.... The guy is a real racist.. Thats what one looks like..
Jul 31, 2012 at 8:53 p.m.
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Mittens flip, flops, and flips again http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/312...
Jul 31, 2012 at 7:27 p.m.
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lol, I just read an article calling Romney bush league on foreign affairs. I'd say "Bush league".
Jul 31, 2012 at 6:47 p.m.
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TCB: "Harry Reid called me today and apologized for an unfortunate comment reported today. I accepted Harry's apology without question because I've known him for years, I've seen the passionate leadership he's shown on issues of social justice and I know what's in his heart. As far as I am concerned, the book is closed."
What's your excuse? Or the sorry excuse for the tea party/GOP/Mr. flip-flop Romney (R-Money)?
Jul 31, 2012 at 6:04 p.m.
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baecuub,
Harry Reid, the leader of the Senate-who is a democrat-said that Obama is electable because "he is a light skinned black who can speak with no negro dialect-unless he chooses to"...who is the racist?
This is well documented in the book Game Change. Harry Reid only apologized when his racist comments were made public. Im certain this is what harry reid really believes in his heart. Reid is no different than David Duke or former WV dem senator and KKKer Byrd.
Baecub, if you have been living under a rock since 2008 - you would have known that your Senate leader Harry Reid-not a news network or AM radio talkshow host made this comment. Sure he apologized 2 years after the statement was made public. The democrat party needs ignorant people who believe that racism exists in all forms of life and that the real bogey man is a news network-and not its own leaders. The communist sympathizers called these people useful idiots-in the united states they often are called liberals.
Jul 31, 2012 at 5:36 p.m.
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rofl! talk about hypocrisy! Mitten's father, born in Mexico, releases 12 years of tax returns, saying one year might be a fluke. Mittens releases one year. That's all you little people need to know. So the Wisconsin GOP asks for up to 10 years of income tax returns from Democrat candidates for the state Assembly. Is the GOP/tea party insane?
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/purple-wis...
Jul 31, 2012 at 5:07 p.m.
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Second paragraph is funny: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/na...
Romney's comments about health care in Israel was also funny. Universal health care in Israel is great! (United States, no. Poland, no. Massachusetts is special.) Rest of the world has it, except a few third world African countries.
Mitt is a great candidate! He goes overseas to Britain, Israel, Poland, and Af-gaffe-istan.
Jul 31, 2012 at 4:58 p.m.
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TCB said, "I just want to see if you are consistent in your thinking."
Yes, I understood perfectly well what you wanted and it had nothing to do with the truth or the pursuit of learning.
Jul 31, 2012 at 4:55 p.m.
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TCB: "non negro dialect" and "skin tone or speech dialect".
Racist much? Or did you just get your dose of Fox and Rush?
Jul 31, 2012 at 4:37 p.m.
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Poobag, I guess you dont have the courage to answer a simple question. I just want to see if you are consistent in your thinking.
beacub, Do you think harry reid asks Obama to speak to him in his non negro dialect? I wonder why Nevada leads the nation in unemployment? Does Harry Reid think that skin tone or speech dialect has anything to do with it?
"A bain investor told him.....really? this is rich! Why would any investor have intimate knowledge of Romneys federal income taxes?
Harry Reid should ask the obama where are the millions of jobs he promised or why unemployment is raging under obamas leadership. Hope and Change....hope and change.
Jul 31, 2012 at 3:45 p.m.
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Whoa. Senator Harry Reid has just said publicly, in an interview, that he was told privately by a Bain investor, that Mittens didn't pay *any* income tax for 10 years. If true, Mitt is toast. If false, there's going to be lawsuits flying. Easy solution: release Mitten's tax returns.
Jul 31, 2012 at 3:44 p.m.
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Why ask for my input, TCB? You seem to be doing swimmingly well having a conversation with yourself.
Jul 31, 2012 at 3:39 p.m.
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Poohbah,
If spending a lot of tax dollars on military infrastructure means an eagerness for war does spending even more money on wasteful social programs mean a desire to keep people poor? I guess so. What say you?
Jul 31, 2012 at 3:34 p.m.
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Mittens in London: insults all British (and fund raises with bankers under investigation of massive fraud...LIBOR scandal)
Mittens in Israel: insults Arabs (and fund raises with Sheldon Adelson under investigation for bribery, foreign corruption, and organized prostitution)
Mittens in Poland: Solidarity says they don't endorse him because he's anti-labor and anti-union
And Mitten's spokesman cusses out reporters who yell questions at him since Mitt won't talk to American reporters. That was the most amusing. Cussing at what his spokesman said was a holy place, so kiss his...
Jul 31, 2012 at 3:33 p.m.
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Gabdy,
Which geneva convention states that israel is occupying "Palestine"? Palestine is a nation that has never existed-a vague geographic entity at best. its a term that invented for political purposes-
Maybe you also believe that Yasser Arafat-an antisemtic terrorist, born in egypt, founder of the PLO-is "palestinian"?
Jul 31, 2012 at 3:20 p.m.
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Oblama: so why did Romney visit London? He said it wasn't for his wife's expensive horse ballet. Oh, and your comment about British dental health is out-dated.
Jul 31, 2012 at 3:02 p.m.
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“If Romney can’t handle our special relationship with the British on the eve of the Olympic games, what’s going to happen when he has to deal with our enemies?” he asked. “It’s not like Romney struck out against a major league pitcher, he struck out playing tee ball.”
lol
Jul 31, 2012 at 2:38 p.m.
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LibertyBelle, one way to tell how eager people are to engage in war is to look at how much money they spend on their war machine. The United States spends as much on military spending as the next twenty highest military spending countries combined.
Jul 31, 2012 at 1:47 p.m.
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Palestinians? Who cares! All they want is war.
Jul 31, 2012 at 1:33 p.m.
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Gandy,
Based on your theory, the wars in the great plains against Indians (Native americans) and against Mexico constitute an illegal occupation of european settlers and 1st and 2nd generation "americans" who fought and died for these territories? The equivalent is the 6day war in 1967.
The jews were in Israel for thousands of years before the arabs. The differnece is that Israel gave back most of the land won in the 1967 conflict-perhaps you advocate the USA giving back parts of California, Texas, New Mexico,Arizona and Utah-territories taken by conflict (which according to you is illegal). Would this assuage your guilt or is it antisemetism guiding your opinion?
Jul 31, 2012 at noon
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Gandy -- so in your analysis -- Isreal should allow the import of weapons to Hamas and Palastine?? Thats essentially what your saying. The equivalent would be allowing Mexico to ship arms to Canada through the US -- assuming both Canada and Mexico wanted kill all Americans.
The Isrealis are not making the situation worse -- its been bad for much longer than the 1960's. They are only doing what they need to to survive.
The liberal thought process of treating people as though there is no issue and ignoring the reality does not make it go away.
Jul 31, 2012 at 11:55 a.m.
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oblamer says"black people living in the Detroit slums or LA Watts neighborhood"
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So, in your eyes, only normal, repectible blacks live in slums? Lets hear more of your racist remarks.....
Jul 31, 2012 at 10:44 a.m.
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gandalf,
please site your "source" that Israel is illegally occupying "palestine". perhaps you think that Europeans are "illegally occupying North America" today....
Jul 31, 2012 at 10:42 a.m.
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Gandy -- Maybe the blockage could be eased if they wouldnt import weapons to destroy Isreal. The reality is Hamas, and nearly every country around them are looking to wipe them off the face of the earth. I wonder what our policy would be like if Mexico and Canada wanted to kill every American.
Jul 31, 2012 at 10:36 a.m.
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Is this Rmoney saying that he wouldn't be electible if he didn't cheat the tax system???
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOQPnXr3r...
Jul 31, 2012 at 10:15 a.m.
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Tell the Palestinians, it's just Mittens. He'll flip flop on what he said tomorrow.
Jul 31, 2012 at 9:57 a.m.
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NVgrf,
To hear Romney's advisors talk, not only do they see the same thing under a Romney administration, they're all but guaranteeing it. I swear the Romney team has been on damage control since landing in England. While they're busy cleaning up one mess, Romney or his advisors make another one.
Jul 31, 2012 at 9:53 a.m.
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donnaw,
Romney praised Israel's nationalized health care system up one side and down the other yesterday. What was that again about tailoring the message for the group being spoken to? In Romney's case, he went completely against his party's platform to do so. He must think that no one will find out what he's saying when he's so far from home.
Jul 31, 2012 at 9:36 a.m.
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NVgrf Jul 31, 2012 at 8:18 a.m. "Why is it that when I see photos of Romney, I see visions of mushroom clouds behind him? "
I consulted my Tarot card reader, Madam Ballgaze, and she interpreted your vision thusly. The Romney vision is Mitt accepting his victory in the 2012 election. The mushroom cloud is the collective heads of the left exploding.
Have a great day :-)
Jul 31, 2012 at 9:26 a.m.
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I think you are on to something donnaw. When Mitt Romney spoke before the NAACP he articulated the same points as he has throughout his campaign and was taken to task by the media. Had he tailored the speech for the audience what would have happened?
One of the things Mitt Romney has going for him is the consistancy of his message.
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poobah: Nice research, but in the words of Dick Morris, "It's the economy, stupid."
Jul 31, 2012 at 9:21 a.m.
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Romney's itinerary
was written by Lemony Snicket.
Jul 31, 2012 at 8:29 a.m.
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Yeah, old Bubba is going to save Obama! Obama is such a chameleon. When he talks to Muslim groups he emphasizes his middle name, Hussein. When he talks to black groups he emphasizes his race. When is he a proud American who speaks for all of us?
Jul 31, 2012 at 8:28 a.m.
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That's funny donnaw. I've never seen a political party distance itself from a past president so fast as the GOP did with Bush/Cheney. Why is that? Not extreme enough for the Tea partier type, I'm sure.
I'd take Bill as president any day over Obama, stained dress and all. The 90's turned out to be a phenomenal time for America, compared to the 8 years of unfunded wars with Bush/Cheney, and the next 4 of Obama attempting to put out the fires.
Jul 31, 2012 at 8:18 a.m.
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By this knucklehead's comments, Germany has a far higher culture than that of the U.S.. Everything revolves around money to this guy. Why is it that when I see photos of Romney, I see visions of mushroom clouds behind him? Hmmm?
Jul 31, 2012 at 8:18 a.m.
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And old Bill never turns down an opportunity to be in public...what an ego! Almost as big as Obama's. Bill never could give up the spotlight! What a charade!
Jul 31, 2012 at 7:55 a.m.
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Oblamer...so true and where is the focus on the economy? If the Dems were smart they would deep six Obama and run Hillary. I see old Bill is being recruited to prop up Obama at the convention. They just better hope people don't start comparing Clinton's record to Obama's.
Jul 30, 2012 at 10:45 p.m.
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"Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians..."-from article.
Oh, and here I thought that the several billion dollars of American taxpayer's money that the US hands to Israel every year, no strings attached had something to do with it. And I thought that perhaps the genocidal attacks performed against the Palestinians by Israel might have held Palestine back a little. Or the the bombings of Palestine by Israel or the blockade of Palestine by Israel might have affected the Palestinian economy just a bit.
Never mind, I must have been mistaken.
Jul 30, 2012 at 10:44 p.m.
Jul 30, 2012 at 9:44 p.m.
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This foray into international relations has not gone well for Romney as Mr. Krauthammer will attest:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/27...
Jul 30, 2012 at 8:24 p.m.
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Not enough outrage to prevent Obama from maintaining a commanding lead in electoral college numbers. If you assign the few "leaning" states, it's 332 for President Obama to 206 for former one-term Massachusetts progressive moderate governor Willard Mitt Romney. If you exclude the leaning states, it's 281 for President Obama and 191 for Bain Capital founder Willard Mitt Romney. [ http://core.talkingpointsmemo.com/electi... ]
Jul 30, 2012 at 7:57 p.m.
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Obama's comments outrage Americans.
Jul 30, 2012 at 7:27 p.m.
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Romney's painfully awkward stumble around the globe continues.
Insult the British.
Check.
Proclaim Jewish culture superior to Palestinian culture.
Check.
Reenforce the offensive stereotype that links Jewish people and money.
Check.
Who's ready for some Polish jokes?
Jul 30, 2012 at 6:12 p.m.
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Lots of presidents never bothered to Israel. Among them:
Ronald Reagan — 0 in 8 years.
George Bush Sr. — 0 in 4 years.
Gerald Ford 0.
Jimmy Carter 1 in 4 years.
Richard Nixon waited 5 1/2 years to visit.
George W. Bush waited 7 years to visit, then twice.
Bill Clinton was the only recent president who visited often;6 times in 8 years. So donnaw, what's your point?
As far as the $70 billion, that's just politics.
I completly agree with your 4:23 post
Jul 30, 2012 at 5:05 p.m.
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Romney was right about Great Britain it turns out and Isreal is our friend.
No more apologies from America!
Motorman, look to your fundraiser and chief for that last comment of hyprocrisy. Obama can't decide if he's pro gay marriage or pro anything unless their is money involved.
Jul 30, 2012 at 4:23 p.m.
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You guys have hit a new low!
Jul 30, 2012 at 4:19 p.m.
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She always looks like she smells something bad.
Jul 30, 2012 at 4:01 p.m.
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His wife Ann is has it goin on ;-)
Jul 30, 2012 at 3:52 p.m.
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After alienating Great Britain, Willard Mitt Romney has now alienated Palestine and is showing his true colors in Israel when it comes to national healthcare plans. Too bad he doesn't feel as free to share his true feelings while on American soil.
"During a trip to Israel, Mitt Romney hailed the nation’s health care system for holding down costs and broadening coverage more effectively than the U.S.
The irony: Israel contains costs by adopting a very centralized, government-run health care system — anathema to Romney’s Republican Party.
“Do you realize what health care spending is as a percentage of the GDP in Israel? Eight percent. You spend eight percent of GDP on health care. You’re a pretty healthy nation,” he said Monday at a breakfast fundraiser, according to the New York Times. “We spend 18 percent of our GDP on health care, 10 percentage points more. That gap, that 10 percent cost, compare that with the size of our military — our military which is 4 percent, 4 percent. Our gap with Israel is 10 points of GDP. We have to find ways — not just to provide health care to more people, but to find ways to fund and manage our health care costs.”
Israel’s health care system is an instructive exercise in all that rankles American conservatives — replete with government mandates, price controls and centralized payments funded mostly by high taxes." [ http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/0... ]
"Despite a defeat in District Court last week, the Catholic Bishops and their conservative Protestant allies are forging ahead with lawsuits against Obama’s health care reforms. Their goal? To ensure that American health options are dictated by religion rather than medical science. With an infallible pope and an inerrant Bible as guides, they are convinced that they know what God wants.
In fact, they have tried to get the services of “prayer practitioners” reimbursed under federal health care laws. Like Catholics and conservative Protestants, they find basis for their belief in ancient texts: Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up (James 5:14-15)." [ http://www.salon.com/2012/07/29/bible_ba... ]
Why have Christians purchased healthcare insurance and utilized healthcare resources when they have prayer? One way to reduce U.S. healthcare costs as a percentage of GDP would be to encourage all Christians to utilize prayer instead of healthcare resources.
Jul 30, 2012 at 3:41 p.m.
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Not to mention Russia.
;-)
Jul 30, 2012 at 3:37 p.m.
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And she can see Alaska from her back yard, so, that's a plus.
Jul 30, 2012 at 3:31 p.m.
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Yeah But donnaw - wasn't Palin more qualified than Romney in 2008?
Jul 30, 2012 at 3:15 p.m.
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I have to laugh at Cheney's comment about Palin not being qualified for VP spot. Haaaaa, and Obama gets elected! Palin at least was governor of a large state. OMG...I pray for Obama's safety so Biden doesn't move up.
Jul 30, 2012 at 12:46 p.m.
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Romney Palin 2012!
Jul 30, 2012 at 12:19 p.m.
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So the President doesn't pay taxes?
Jul 30, 2012 at 11:56 a.m.
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During his presidency Obama has not once visited Israel but just to one-up Romney's visit he authorized a few more million (not his money, of course) for Israel.
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