Jump to content

Mitt Romney Angers The Jews


Recommended Posts

This from the "Special Place in Hell" section of Haaretz

 

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/825372.html

 

Mitt Romney, blood libel, and that old time Jew hate

 

By Bradley Burston

 

It may just be a bad dream. Or it may be the future.

 

In the space of a week, we have had a professor from an Orthodox-oriented Israeli university argue that some medieval blood libels against the Jews were based in fact.

 

We have had Muslim clerics declaring that the Jewish Temples of antiquity never existed, that there is no evidence that they ever did, that the Jews' insistence that they did was "the greatest fraud crime in history," that the Western Wall is a Muslim site, that the Jews' reverence for it - and for Jerusalem - is a relatively recent and politically-motivated phenomenon.

 

 

 

 

Advertisement

 

Not coincidentally, we have had Egyptian legislator Mohammed el-Katatny of President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party informing parliament "That cursed Israel is trying to destroy al-Aqsa mosque," and that "Nothing will work with Israel except for a nuclear bomb that wipes it out of existence."

 

And now we have Mitt Romney.

 

On Tuesday, the former governor of Massachusetts is set to formally launch his campaign for the Republican nomination for the presidency.

 

He has chosen as the venue a museum which bills itself as America's Greatest History Attraction, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

 

Named for America's greatest anti-Semite.

 

Named for a man revered by Adolf Hitler, who awarded him the Grand Service Cross of the Supreme Order of the German Eagle. Named for the U.S. publisher of the "Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion" and "The International Jew: the World's foremost problem."

 

Perhaps unfortunately, perhaps inevitably, the first to take Romney to task for the decision was the National Jewish Democratic Council. The council's executive director Ira Forman said the group was "deeply troubled by Governor Romney's choice of locations to announce his presidential campaign."

 

"Romney has been traveling the country talking about inclusiveness and understanding of people from all walks of life," Forman continued. "Yet he chooses to kick [off] his presidential campaign on the former estate of a well-known and outspoken anti-Semite and xenophobe."

 

According to Forman, 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."

 

Petty? Maybe Partisan? Certainly. Or maybe these things are just becoming second nature. After all, the Romney campaign says it's sticking by its decision, and that the campaign kickoff will continue 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," said Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said. "The Ford Museum embodies that bold, innovative spirit."

 

There's something bold and innovative about that old-time Jew hate as well. When it comes back, after being gone so long, its adherents have that feeling of freshness, of renewal.

 

What's next? Accusations of bubonic plague?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Since your such a big fan of cut and paste, why don't you ever use stories like this?

 

Rice in Jerusalem to press for peace

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/17/...east/index.html

 

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday for a series of meetings with Middle Eastern leaders.

 

Before having dinner with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Rice said the proper foundation for a two-state solution in the Middle East depends upon creation of a Palestinian government that recognizes Israel and renounces terror.

 

Livni seconded Rice's prescription, saying that "the path toward a Palestinian state goes through renunciation of terrorism and violence."

 

Rice came to Jerusalem from Baghdad, Iraq, where she had made an unannounced stop to check on the security situation. (Full story)

 

She is to meet Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert before a three-way summit Monday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

 

Rice will then go to Amman, Jordan, to meet with King Abdullah II before heading to Germany for more discussions on the Middle East peace process.

 

The Palestinian government's acceptance of Israel and interim peace agreements has been a major sticking point for the ruling Palestinian party Hamas.

 

"It makes sense that you have to renounce violence. It only makes sense that you have to recognize the right of your partner to exist and to respect international agreements," Rice said.

 

"And those principles remain the foundational principles for the foundation of two states and for the formation of leadership that can lead in that two-state solution," she said.

 

Hamas and Fatah leaders met last week in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca to negotiate the terms of a power-sharing government, which will represent both Palestinian factions.

 

Abbas is a member of Fatah, which formerly led the Palestinian government. Hamas now controls the Palestinian parliament.

 

The leaders hope a unity government will halt weeks of street clashes in Gaza and open the door to renewed international aid.

 

But while both factions agreed on a variety of terms, the reluctance of Hamas to explicitly endorse Israel's right to exist may leave Western countries unwilling to embrace the new government.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Since your such a big fan of cut and paste, why don't you ever use stories like this?

 

Rice in Jerusalem to press for peace

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/17/...east/index.html

 

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday for a series of meetings with Middle Eastern leaders.

 

Before having dinner with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Rice said the proper foundation for a two-state solution in the Middle East depends upon creation of a Palestinian government that recognizes Israel and renounces terror.

 

Livni seconded Rice's prescription, saying that "the path toward a Palestinian state goes through renunciation of terrorism and violence."

 

Rice came to Jerusalem from Baghdad, Iraq, where she had made an unannounced stop to check on the security situation. (Full story)

 

She is to meet Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert before a three-way summit Monday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

 

Rice will then go to Amman, Jordan, to meet with King Abdullah II before heading to Germany for more discussions on the Middle East peace process.

 

The Palestinian government's acceptance of Israel and interim peace agreements has been a major sticking point for the ruling Palestinian party Hamas.

 

"It makes sense that you have to renounce violence. It only makes sense that you have to recognize the right of your partner to exist and to respect international agreements," Rice said.

 

"And those principles remain the foundational principles for the foundation of two states and for the formation of leadership that can lead in that two-state solution," she said.

 

Hamas and Fatah leaders met last week in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca to negotiate the terms of a power-sharing government, which will represent both Palestinian factions.

 

Abbas is a member of Fatah, which formerly led the Palestinian government. Hamas now controls the Palestinian parliament.

 

The leaders hope a unity government will halt weeks of street clashes in Gaza and open the door to renewed international aid.

 

But while both factions agreed on a variety of terms, the reluctance of Hamas to explicitly endorse Israel's right to exist may leave Western countries unwilling to embrace the new government.

 

Because brilliant, independent black women in postions of leadership who dont toe the Democratic Party line SCARE people like him, thats why. Same thing with men like Michael Steele.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Because brilliant, independent black women in postions of leadership who dont toe the Democratic Party line SCARE people like him, thats why. Same thing with men like Michael Steele.

 

I still dont understand the Micheal Steele thing. I am from VA, but what I saw of him I really liked. Oh well...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Actually Hitler was a teetotaler and vegetarian.

So, all you sober veggie eating Jew hating Nazi's, may be more appropriate.

 

Sounds like the left in the US today!

 

 

Don't drink , smoke, no trans fat,etc -nanny state

veggie eating- PETA crowd

Jew Hating- Israel is the root of all problems in the Middle East

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Sounds like the left in the US today!

Don't drink , smoke, no trans fat,etc -nanny state

veggie eating- PETA crowd

Jew Hating- Israel is the root of all problems in the Middle East

 

<rubs eyes and re-reads>

 

Thankfully there are enough drunk, meat-eating people with pre-cancerous lesions and

fur hats to keep Tel Aviv on the map. :rolleyes:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

×
×
  • Create New...