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In reply to the discussion: Israel: Romney, Walking Gaffe-Man, Insults America's Mid-East Allies [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)53. Yes
Usually Mitt Romneys problem, as we saw in London, is that he says something obnoxious. But on Friday, to the right-wing Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, owned by Las Vegas mogul Sheldon Adelson, he said something that simply made no sense, about George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and the Arab Spring. Check that: it made no sense unless you keep up with the tergiversations and vanishing-commissar new versions of history propounded by the neocons and duly followed by Romney. Once again, Herr Mittens proves that there are times when he emphatically does not misspeakwhen hes sucking up to the right.
...that proves the diarist's point, and it was not a "very accurate" statement.
It made no damn sense.
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Israel: Romney, Walking Gaffe-Man, Insults America's Mid-East Allies [View all]
ProSense
Jul 2012
OP
The trick here is saying something nice to one ally without offending any other allies.
gollygee
Jul 2012
#3
He's just doing the dog whistle for the drooling teabaggers. 'Mitt's agin dem Mooslem terrierists!'
freshwest
Jul 2012
#13
Dominionist theology is foreign policy, until all nations submit and we are all one theocracy.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#41
In my talks with *some*, they don't deny climate change, are even willing to admit it's man-made.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#73
U give him too much credit. He can't even tell if cookies are from 7-11 or not. n/t
progressivebydesign
Jul 2012
#33
"islamist" instead of "islamic" is like calling israel a "jew nation" instead of a "jewish nation"
unblock
Jul 2012
#36
The two terms might be different, but the term Islamist is also a bit misunderstood.
Malikshah
Jul 2012
#40
Now we get to find out what Adelson is buying with his $100 Million campaign investment
summerschild
Jul 2012
#15
He's PRETENDING that he's already President! "We..." There is no "WE" Mitt...
progressivebydesign
Jul 2012
#32
one ought to be careful about using the word Islamist for similar reason why one should be careful
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#86
holy fuck...this man has no knowledge of what he's saying. this is scary territory.
spanone
Jul 2012
#68