GOP candidate hates Jews??
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Great, I guess hating gays and New Orleans wasnt enough for the GOP.
Jewish group blasts Romney over launch
By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Writer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070213/ap_on_el_pr/on_the2008_trail;_ylt=AsIsQFJeZcEPJp0_6XLkLsQDW7oF
Republican Mitt Romney's choice of a museum honoring auto pioneer Henry Ford as the site of his presidential announcement was strongly criticized Monday by Jewish Democrats, who noted Ford's history of anti-Semitism.
The former Massachusetts governor, who is scheduled to formally launch his presidential candidacy from the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., on Tuesday, was taken to task by The National Jewish Democratic Council.
The council "is deeply troubled by Governor Romney's choice of locations to announce his presidential campaign," executive director Ira Forman said in a statement.
"Romney has been traveling the country talking about inclusiveness and understanding of people from all walks of life," Forman said. "Yet he chooses to kick (off) his presidential campaign on the former estate of a well-known and outspoken anti-Semite and xenophobe."
Forman said Romney's "embrace of Henry Ford and association of Ford's legacy with his presidential campaign raises serious questions about either the sincerity of Romney's words or his understanding of basic American history."
Ford was bestowed with the Grand Service Cross of the Supreme Order of the German Eagle by Adolf Hitler.
Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Romney, said the candidate will go ahead with his announcement as planned.
"Governor Romney believes our country needs to put innovation at the forefront if we are to ensure a stronger, safer and more prosperous America," Fehrnstrom said. "The Ford Museum embodies that bold, innovative spirit."
Fehrnstrom noted that other political leaders have praised Ford in the past. He cited a 1999 speech on small business development in which former President Clinton quoted Ford and praised the "power of enterprise and the strength of the human spirit" of American entrepreneurs.
Jewish group blasts Romney over launch
By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Writer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070213/ap_on_el_pr/on_the2008_trail;_ylt=AsIsQFJeZcEPJp0_6XLkLsQDW7oF
Republican Mitt Romney's choice of a museum honoring auto pioneer Henry Ford as the site of his presidential announcement was strongly criticized Monday by Jewish Democrats, who noted Ford's history of anti-Semitism.
The former Massachusetts governor, who is scheduled to formally launch his presidential candidacy from the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., on Tuesday, was taken to task by The National Jewish Democratic Council.
The council "is deeply troubled by Governor Romney's choice of locations to announce his presidential campaign," executive director Ira Forman said in a statement.
"Romney has been traveling the country talking about inclusiveness and understanding of people from all walks of life," Forman said. "Yet he chooses to kick (off) his presidential campaign on the former estate of a well-known and outspoken anti-Semite and xenophobe."
Forman said Romney's "embrace of Henry Ford and association of Ford's legacy with his presidential campaign raises serious questions about either the sincerity of Romney's words or his understanding of basic American history."
Ford was bestowed with the Grand Service Cross of the Supreme Order of the German Eagle by Adolf Hitler.
Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Romney, said the candidate will go ahead with his announcement as planned.
"Governor Romney believes our country needs to put innovation at the forefront if we are to ensure a stronger, safer and more prosperous America," Fehrnstrom said. "The Ford Museum embodies that bold, innovative spirit."
Fehrnstrom noted that other political leaders have praised Ford in the past. He cited a 1999 speech on small business development in which former President Clinton quoted Ford and praised the "power of enterprise and the strength of the human spirit" of American entrepreneurs.
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"What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."
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George Bush does. Just ask Kanye West.
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No. I think it might be a little tactless of Romney to make his speech there, but its really not a big deal at all, and I'm sure the majority of Jews don't give two shits.
Did the Jewish Democrats go after Clinton when he made that speech? Everyone's going to have a problem w/ something. Seems like they used the "oppression" angle just b/c he's a Republican.
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The economy has polarized to the point where the wealthiest 10% now own 85% of the nation’s wealth. Never before have the bottom 90% been so highly indebted, so dependent on the wealthy.
with that said, I wonder, if Hillary or Barack had made a speech from Henry Ford Museum, would those on the right be so quick to see this as a non-story...?
me thinks, no....
how is it tactless? regardless of his flaws, ford was a pioneer in american history. sure, he was human and made mistakes. but everyone does. shit, would people bitch about a candidate speaking at monticello becos jefferson owned slaves like everyone else in those days?
this is why americans are so disenchanted. the way we put any public figure's private life under the microscope has lead to a total disenchantment and lack of innocence. becos NOBODY can withstand that kind of scrutiny. NOBODY. this unforgiving attitude has basically meant that americans no longer have any heroes... even our old ones have been destroyed by angry revisionist historians. we're a nation with nobody to root for and nobody to admire. just a bunch of sick and fucked up people lamenting the sick and fucked up people we followed.
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The press would have never reported such a story if Hillary or Barack made a speech at the Henry Ford Museum. It would not have been a story which is the way it should be.
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what do you propose...should we stop being "PC"...? would you be ok with being called a reneck or a hick...? after all, things are too PC, right...?
and you know this, how...?
Common sense. Look, I am not a right wing nut or some big Fox News fan. As of now Borack would get my vote. It is just my observation that these type of stories always refer to GOP candidates and in my opinion the media leans towards the left.
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No, i just said it has gotten to an annoying level. Not that it needs to be stopped. When a commercial has to be pulled because it shows a robot dreaming about jumping off of a bridge or someone is criticized for giving a speech at a museum named after a guy who didn't like Jews a hundred years ago. It has just gone too far in my opinion.
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hehehehe.
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im ok with being called a mick, or a suburban prat, or whatever. yes, PC is ok. there is a line between racism/harassment and being PC. calling someone a nigger and trying to deny them a job is racism. giving a speech at a building dedicated to an american pioneer who happened to be a racist (and im sure the ONLY one this country ever produced) is being PC.
He was a self avowed NAZI.
http://www.allfreeessays.com/student/Henry_FordPortrait_of_an_Anti-Semite.html
I cant wait to see which one of tha anti jew crew on the MT is going jump all over this as innaccurate...
Who really cares who he liked and hated! Don't drive a Ford if it really bothers you.
boo hoo. cry me a freaking river. im not anti-jewish, im anti-whining like a fucking crybaby about someone that didnt like you in the past. jefferson owned slaves, so did washington. should we cross them out of america history textbooks and ignore the huge contributions they made to american culture because of that? dyou support every dumb ass al sharpton crusade?
The media is practically 100% left wing. Open your eyes.
With the exception of Fox that is completely Right-wing Conservative.
No, its not Right-Wing, or Partisan. It just tells both sides, unlike NBC, ABC, CBS etc etc.
And if its so "Right-Wing" why does it get the by far the highest ratings of any News Station? Because all the others are dishonest.
Because most of the U.S. is conservative and because they are #1 in sensationalism.
It doesn't give both sides, or it doesn't do a very good job of it.
most of the US is conservative? really? seems to be at most 51%. and now much less.
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thats a pretty map. although im sure you know that the majority of people in this country live in the northeast and along both coasts. the middle has a whole lot of nothing.