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arely staircase

(12,482 posts) Mon Jul 30, 2012, 11:31 AM Jul 2012

romney makes racist comments in isreal [View all]

calls Jews better than Palestinians because they're good with money. Manages to dis Mexicans and Ecuadorians too somehow.

Enjoy

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUO0F3oTD_POLpUvSsyDkIYj1SWA?docId=f2542195c4d04d0b99881100e2a317df

Edited to say: to clarify, I am not saying "Jews are good with money." Romney's comments amounted to as much. He thought he was complenting them (in an Archie Bunker sort of way) but be was actually playing up an old stereotype.the Palestinians he insulted by saying they were inferior to the Jews.

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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