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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ROMNEY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-07-30-07-49-43ROMNEY COMMENTS AT FUNDRAISER OUTRAGE PALESTINIANS
BY KASIE HUNT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
"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."
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spanone
(137,283 posts)Berlum
(7,044 posts)Good on Eddie S. for showing some journalistic courage and telling the truth.
Shame on Willare & hisRepublican cronies for trying to hide the truth,
then throwing a tantrum when the truth comes out.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)change....this is it. I don't miss that at all - that hateful pitting one country against another like BushCo did. Looks like MittWitt
would bring those days back in spades
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)Miserable pandering lowlife thinks he can be my president?
randome
(34,845 posts)EnviroBat
(5,290 posts)the next time this asshole shows his face in central Ohio. I'll probably be arrested for it though.
FUCK YOU ROMNEY!
bullwinkle428
(20,639 posts)"WHAT?? WHAT DID I SAY??"
jillan
(39,451 posts)overrated.
And a solution to the Palestine/Israeli conflict?? Forget about it! Just give Israel everything it wants and see how that works out for the good ole USA.
Fugging idiot!!
ananda
(29,975 posts)Romney is such a piece of work.
A puss postule on the butt of the world.
doohnibor
(97 posts)Wittless really needs to have a snare drum follow him around for his applause lines:
"Two Jews walk into a bank......." ba-dump bump!
"Take my wife, please, I have another one back at the ranch...." ba-dump bump
"There once was a darkie named Sparkie......" ba-dump bump
Seems to me, Wittless is living proof that Mrs. Howell had an affair with Henny Youngman.
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
(24,708 posts)hollysmom
(5,946 posts)He closes these meetings so he can speak his mind, his real mind.
And he is one of those of the manor born who does not have any grasp about poverty, no real understanding at all, what causes it, what keeps it going.
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)50% of americans are as dumb as they look
eppur_se_muova
(36,965 posts)SOP for Repugs.
crimson77
(305 posts)Hissyspit
(45,790 posts)crimson77
(305 posts)Hissyspit
(45,790 posts)Blindingly so.
senseandsensibility
(19,617 posts)I see an AP story attributed to AP journalists at the link and no mention of him, unless I'm missing something.