Poor Mitt, it's hard to make friends...

PJ_Soul

Byrnzie wrote:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/30/mitt-romney-israel-economic-success

The presumptive Republican candidate in the the US presidential race told a $25,000-a-head (£16,000) fundraising event in Jerusalem: "As I come here and I look out over this city and consider the accomplishments of the people of this nation, I recognise the power of at least culture and a few other things."

"I am overwhelmingly impressed with the hand of providence, whenever it chooses to apply itself, and also the greatness of the human spirit, and how individuals who reach for greatness and have purpose above themselves are able to build and accomplish things that could only be done by a species created in the image of God."


'A few other things'? Like $4 Billion of U.S Aid every year? And 40 years of U.S vetoes at the U.N in Israel's favour?

What a douchebag.

HUGE douchebag.

inmytree

ah, good ol' Twit Romney is at it again....


Take Three: Mitt Romney Now Says He Stands By Palestinian ‘Culture’ Comments

On Sunday, Mitt Romney boldly declared that Israel’s economic superiority over the Palestinians was due to its culture. On Tuesday morning, he dismissed any notion that he had even discussed Palestinian culture. On Tuesday night, Romney reversed himself yet again, in an op-ed entitled “Culture Does Matter.”

“During my recent trip to Israel, I had suggested that the choices a society makes about its culture play a role in creating prosperity, and that the significant disparity between Israeli and Palestinian living standards was powerfully influenced by it,” Romney wrote in the National Review. “In some quarters, that comment became the subject of controversy. But what exactly accounts for prosperity if not culture?”

In an interview earlier the very same day with FOX News, Romney told interviewer Carl Cameron that he “did not speak about the Palestinian culture or the decisions made in their economy” and that he “certainly [doesn’t] intend to address that during my campaign.”

That interview appeared to be directly at odds with Romney’s original speech, in which he directly compared the per capita GDP of Israel and the Palestinian territories and attributed Israel’s comparative strength to “culture” and the “hand of providence.” It also directly contradicts the first paragraph of his National Review op-ed, in which he explicitly says he was comparing the two economies and cultures.

In his op-ed, Romney went on to make a point about economic policy, arguing that open markets and freedom were superior to closed communist systems and citing the former West Germany and East Germany as proof — two countries that, ironically, shared an identical national culture before being separated by war.

“The linkage between freedom and economic development has a universal applicability,” Romney wrote. “One only has to look at the contrast between East and West Germany, and between North and South Korea for the starkest demonstrations of the meaning of freedom and the absence of freedom.”

The unremarkable suggestion that capitalist democracy is superior to communist authoritarianism was hardly the source of the controversy over his Jerusalem remarks, however. Romney’s op-ed did not address the central objection Palestinian officials raised over his comments: that he suggested Palestinian poverty was due to “culture” without acknowledging that the territory is under a decades-long military occupation and residents face restrictions on movement and trade.

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/ ... hp?ref=fpa

Kevinman

If I ran for President, I would let everyone see what I make and what I pay in taxes, and I'm sure I would be elected just for the fact that I'm getting fucked just like the rest of you. What's he hiding, and when are we, Americans, going to be treated equally, no matter what our salary or income is. If I pay xx% of my salary in taxes then so should everyone else in this country!

Byrnzie

inmytree wrote:

ah, good ol' Twit Romney is at it again....


Take Three: Mitt Romney Now Says He Stands By Palestinian ‘Culture’ Comments

On Sunday, Mitt Romney boldly declared that Israel’s economic superiority over the Palestinians was due to its culture. On Tuesday morning, he dismissed any notion that he had even discussed Palestinian culture. On Tuesday night, Romney reversed himself yet again, in an op-ed entitled “Culture Does Matter.”

“During my recent trip to Israel, I had suggested that the choices a society makes about its culture play a role in creating prosperity, and that the significant disparity between Israeli and Palestinian living standards was powerfully influenced by it,” Romney wrote in the National Review. “In some quarters, that comment became the subject of controversy. But what exactly accounts for prosperity if not culture?”

In an interview earlier the very same day with FOX News, Romney told interviewer Carl Cameron that he “did not speak about the Palestinian culture or the decisions made in their economy” and that he “certainly [doesn’t] intend to address that during my campaign.”

That interview appeared to be directly at odds with Romney’s original speech, in which he directly compared the per capita GDP of Israel and the Palestinian territories and attributed Israel’s comparative strength to “culture” and the “hand of providence.” It also directly contradicts the first paragraph of his National Review op-ed, in which he explicitly says he was comparing the two economies and cultures.

In his op-ed, Romney went on to make a point about economic policy, arguing that open markets and freedom were superior to closed communist systems and citing the former West Germany and East Germany as proof — two countries that, ironically, shared an identical national culture before being separated by war.

“The linkage between freedom and economic development has a universal applicability,” Romney wrote. “One only has to look at the contrast between East and West Germany, and between North and South Korea for the starkest demonstrations of the meaning of freedom and the absence of freedom.”

The unremarkable suggestion that capitalist democracy is superior to communist authoritarianism was hardly the source of the controversy over his Jerusalem remarks, however. Romney’s op-ed did not address the central objection Palestinian officials raised over his comments: that he suggested Palestinian poverty was due to “culture” without acknowledging that the territory is under a decades-long military occupation and residents face restrictions on movement and trade.

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/ ... hp?ref=fpa

Yep, Israel's prosperity has nothing at all to do with it's annexation of all the best land in the region, including the Golan Heights, and the Palestinians relative poverty has nothing at all to do with the fact they've been under Israeli occupation for the past 40 years.

polaris_x

Byrnzie wrote:

Yep, Israel's prosperity has nothing at all to do with it's annexation of all the best land in the region, including the Golan Heights, and the Palestinians relative poverty has nothing at all to do with the fact they've been under Israeli occupation for the past 40 years.

what is scary is that this wasn't an off the cuff remark taken out of context from a baited question from a reporter (not that he's taking questions from journalists) ... this was a scripted speech ... so, not only does this guy walk around talking utter stupidity - he is surrounded by people who advise him to utter stupidity ... and the real scary thing is people will still vote for this asshat ... :fp:

Byrnzie

polaris_x wrote:

Byrnzie wrote:

Yep, Israel's prosperity has nothing at all to do with it's annexation of all the best land in the region, including the Golan Heights, and the Palestinians relative poverty has nothing at all to do with the fact they've been under Israeli occupation for the past 40 years.

what is scary is that this wasn't an off the cuff remark taken out of context from a baited question from a reporter (not that he's taking questions from journalists) ... this was a scripted speech ... so, not only does this guy walk around talking utter stupidity - he is surrounded by people who advise him to utter stupidity ... and the real scary thing is people will still vote for this asshat ... :fp:

The man is a complete tool. A dangerous idiot. If this prick is elected President - that won't happen - the World will be well and truly fucked. Cue war with Iran, war on the environment, and a huge escalation in settlement construction in the Occupied territories, just for starters. Probably another attack on Lebanon too.

PJ88

Waaaaaaaaaa! I have no friends, waaaaaaaa!

gimmesometruth27

Byrnzie wrote:

The man is a complete tool. A dangerous idiot. If this prick is elected President - that won't happen - the World will be well and truly fucked. Cue war with Iran, war on the environment, and a huge escalation in settlement construction in the Occupied territories, just for starters. Probably another attack on Lebanon too.

he has people from the bush administration advising his campaign on foreign policy, and you can bet that some of them will be in his cabinet if he wins....

Byrnzie

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

Byrnzie wrote:

The man is a complete tool. A dangerous idiot. If this prick is elected President - that won't happen - the World will be well and truly fucked. Cue war with Iran, war on the environment, and a huge escalation in settlement construction in the Occupied territories, just for starters. Probably another attack on Lebanon too.

he has people from the bush administration advising his campaign on foreign policy, and you can bet that some of them will be in his cabinet if he wins....

Like Dick Cheney.

But then some people need war - that other people go and fight - to feel good about themselves. The thought of poor, brown-skinned foreigners being blown to smithereens is a turn-on for them.

Probably why they hate Obama so much - he hasn't given them the fix they need. Scaling down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has made their dicks go limp.