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Jim__

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3. Once again, romney displays an astonishing ignorance.

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 11:43 AM

Jul 2012

From the article:

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The economic disparity between the Israelis and the Palestinians is actually much greater than Romney stated. Israel had a per capita gross domestic product of about $31,000 in 2011, while the West Bank and Gaza had a per capita GDP of just over $1,500, according to the World Bank.

Romney, seated next to billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson at the head of the table, told donors that he had read books and relied on his own business experience to understand why the difference is so great.

His comparison of the two economies did not take into account the stifling effect the Israeli occupation has had on the Palestinian economy in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem — areas Israel captured in 1967 where the Palestinians hope to establish a state.

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romney makes racist comments in isreal [View all] arely staircase Jul 2012 OP

boston globe arely staircase Jul 2012 #1

"They're good with money", your words, are racist. Romney did not use those words. Sorry to robinlynne Jul 2012 #2

bullshit what he said was arely staircase Jul 2012 #4

What he said was racist against palestinians. What you said was racist in another way. robinlynne Jul 2012 #18

it was racist against both arely staircase Jul 2012 #20

From the article: Chorophyll Jul 2012 #6

Should my mexican side be offended nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #8

He's the universal offender. Chorophyll Jul 2012 #10

mine is arely staircase Jul 2012 #11

btw arely staircase Jul 2012 #21

No worries. I actually heard about this on NPR this morning just as I was waking up, Chorophyll Jul 2012 #22

Once again, romney displays an astonishing ignorance. Jim__ Jul 2012 #3

The old standby Lawlbringer Jul 2012 #15

that was priceless nt arely staircase Jul 2012 #17

That "good with money" gene skipped my family, dammit. Chorophyll Jul 2012 #5

if you read the whole story arely staircase Jul 2012 #7

He's a panderer and a bigot, and he's just awkward. Chorophyll Jul 2012 #9

british press picks up romney racist comlents story arely staircase Jul 2012 #12

Once again MittWit flunks geography KamaAina Jul 2012 #13

bwahahaha! arely staircase Jul 2012 #14

As someone who is Jewish, I'm offended to see pics of Mitt wearing a yarmulke knowing that jillan Jul 2012 #16

did nobody in the israeli press ask him about that? arely staircase Jul 2012 #19

now gingrich is defending rommeys racist bs arely staircase Jul 2012 #23