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Chorophyll

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

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #21)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:31 PM

Jul 2012

and my first thought was, "omg, he basically just said Jews are good with money." So I thought your paraphrase was fine.

His understanding of Jews (Israeli or otherwise), Palestinians, and everyone else is based on stereotypes. The guy is World War III waiting to happen.

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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