Mitt Romney, blood libel, and that old time Jew hate

[Behind the Aegis]

It may just be a bad dream. Or it may be the future.

In the space of a week, we have had a professor from an Orthodox-oriented Israeli university argue that some medieval blood libels against the Jews were based in fact.

We have had Muslim clerics declaring that the Jewish Temples of antiquity never existed, that there is no evidence that they ever did, that the Jews' insistence that they did was "the greatest fraud crime in history," that the Western Wall is a Muslim site, that the Jews' reverence for it - and for Jerusalem - is a relatively recent and politically-motivated phenomenon.

And now we have Mitt Romney.

On Tuesday, the former governor of Massachusetts is set to formally launch his campaign for the Republican nomination for the presidency.


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[Bonobo]

1. For those who will not click:

Named for a man revered by Adolf Hitler, who awarded him the Grand Service Cross of the Supreme Order of the German Eagle. Named for the U.S. publisher of the "Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion" and "The International Jew: the World's foremost problem."

Perhaps unfortunately, perhaps inevitably, the first to take Romney to task for the decision was the National Jewish Democratic Council. The council's executive director Ira Forman said the group was "deeply troubled by Governor Romney's choice of locations to announce his presidential campaign."

"Romney has been traveling the country talking about inclusiveness and understanding of people from all walks of life," Forman continued. "Yet he chooses to kick his presidential campaign on the former estate of a well-known and outspoken anti-Semite and xenophobe."

[whistle]

2. F**k Romney, his own ignorance and bigotry will bury him and he will more

...drag down all of his bigoted republican followers with him which will be just fine

[Kiouni]

3. "F**k Romney!"

I'll take a bumper-sticker, please.

[MADem]

4. Mitt, the Twit, is a lying sack of shit!!

He tried to beat our Ted, and we have him on tape pulling the "sincere" bullshit as he sleazily lied about his positions on issues. He did the same when he ran for governor.

Those tapes will SINK him. And odds are good his GOP opponents will be the first to air them. It's damning. The natural thing one thinks is "Man, that guy is one SMOOOOOOOOOTH liar....What a CON ARTIST!!!!!"

But ya gotta wonder if the baaastid isn't thinking he's America's future fuhrer, eh? Or will he try to suggest that, since he never spent a 4th of July in the US until he was 16 and his father "brainwashed George' was running for Prez (his family spent a boatload of time in CANADA, you see) he's just a harmless ignoramus?

....Romney's "embrace of Henry Ford and association of Ford's legacy with his presidential campaign raises serious questions about either the sincerity of Romney's words or his understanding of basic American history."

Petty? Maybe Partisan? Certainly. Or maybe these things are just becoming second nature. After all, the Romney campaign says it's sticking by its decision, and that the campaign kickoff will continue as planned.

"Governor Romney believes our country needs to put innovation at the forefront if we are to ensure a stronger, safer and more prosperous America," said Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said. "The Ford Museum embodies that bold, innovative spirit."

There's something bold and innovative about that old-time Jew hate as well. When it comes back, after being gone so long, its adherents have that feeling of freshness, of renewal.

What's next? Accusations of bubonic plague?


Here is a great article on the cretin, and his "deddy." http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2006/08/13/the_lessons_of_the_father/

You know he'll say the reason he's going back to Michigan is to honor his deddy, who was governor there for three terms. But I dunno about you, I've had enough of these asshole "little boys" who want to live the dream of their 'deddy.' As though they are on some bullshit quest.

George Romney wanted to be president so bad he could TASTE it. Spare us this bullshit where sons want to inflict their sense of purpose on the rest of us to fulfill a perverse dream....

[Hardrada]

5. The brainwashing part was actually OK. The elder Romney

came back from VN and said the people there had "brainwashed" him about the war but he had begun to see the actual situation nonetheless. This caused him to be given the 1960's version of swiftboating and he was not afterwards a serious contender for the presidency. I can still see that particular press conference in my mind, so much was made of it.

[MADem]

8. He actually claimed that the generals brainwashed him

And that was the reason he used to explain his support of the war. The way he recanted his support was with that claim--he might have well have pulled a Flip Wilson and said "The Devil made me do it!." It wasn't swiftboating, it was a poor choice of words, first, and it didn't inspire confidence, second. After all, who wants a President who makes up his mind based on pressure from unnamed Generals, and recants when he's out of their sphere of influence? Who else with a fast line of patter might unduly influence the man?

I remember that imbroglio well--the press didn't pile on, his remarks, on tape, were perceived by the public at large as very odd indeed, Strangelovian, in fact...his whole run for the presidency was more heat than light anyway, owing to the circumstances of his birth. His religion didn't help, either. He was called "Chihuahua George" by his political opponents, and he had something like twenty grandmas and sixty aunts and uncles (his family was among those that fled to Mexico after Utah eschewed polygamy).

[Daveparts]

6. A bit much don't you think?

First I would never vote for Mitt Romney but the idea that anyone that attends the Ford museum is an anti semite is absurd. Charles Lindburgh was a big suppoters of the Nazis that doen't take away from the fact he was a great aviater. Henry Ford was a nut and success tends to make nutty people even nuttier but that doesn't change the fact that he revolutionised transportation in America. Good people have bad ideas and bad people have good ideas the ideas, The Museum was a good idea On my visit to the Ford Museum I saw the Montgomery city bus that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on and the chair from Ford's theater that Lincoln was sitting in. The Museum is about American inventiveness and American Culture Using your same logic I would avoid the Washington and Jefferson monuments in DC both men were slave holders and believed in a genetic inferiority of black people

[DrunkenMaster]

7. Glaring at History

"Using your same logic I would avoid the Washington and Jefferson monuments in DC both men were slave holders and believed in a genetic inferiority of black people."

NOW you're beginning to understand. Stay with it....

[yellowcanine]

9. But why did he kick off his campaign in Michigan instead of Massachusetts?

He was guv of Massachusetts, not Michigan. It seems like a highly calculated, consultant driven move to try and trade on the family name in Michigan and downplay his Massachusetts political ties. This will not play well for him, imo.

[MADem]

11. He was a "caaaahpitbaggah" in MA--he first came here to Haaaaavid

He was actually born in Detroit. Spent every summer in Canada.

After school, he went to work for a few Boston-based companies, big ones, with a shitload of dough and influence. But he's not 'from' here and never spent or spends much time here. He has a big 'vacation' home (bigger than most people's full-time homes, a huge thing) in NH that he lived in a lot when he was the one-term governor here (And why, besides going for the Presidency, was he a one-termer? Because he'd be whipped like a rented mule if he had decided to run again).

When he went off to do the Olympics thing, he bought a house in Utah and got the "In-State Residents" tax break.

But you're right about the 'calculated' bit. See my other post on this subject, below.

[Marrah_G]

14. Because we hate his guts

Announcing here would be absurd. It would be him and his five remaining supporters.

I'm not sure if the rest of the country realizes how despised he is by the people of Massachusetts. We would be happier if he never ever returned here.

[MADem]

17. That sums it up precisely. He's reviled. He won't win this state on the unlikely chance he gets

the nom!

[MADem]

10. I think Mitt was going for his FATHER's luster--his paw was head of AMC, you see

and was a big auto man--he was the guy who dumped Nash and Hudson and promoted Rambler. He was a fan of fuel economy and compact cars, which was a unique perspective for the day. Mitt's counting on old folks remembering that...and seniors vote more than anyone else.

But that's what he was going for--reflected glory of Daddy, reflected glory of Ford the Big Businessman as well (he likes to think of himself as a businessman, even though he made much of his dough on the misery of others)--if anyone takes away anything more from that choice of venue, I'm guessing his advisers think that's all good--after all, his base isn't Jewish or dusky.

And seriously, rather than picking a museum that celebrates a questionable guy and a long-gone American industry, all sparkling and polished and nostalgic and clean, he would have struck a better and more 'working man (woman)' theme if he'd set up a big tent and stage in the parking lot of a closed auto plant and done some finger waggging in the raw cold. But no, that takes risk, and he's not going for that. He wanted a controlled environment, with good lighting, a speech peppered with phrases that were made for commercial packaging, and no chance of any sign-waving malcontents. And hey, it's a place that rents out for just that sort of nonsense! http://www.hfmgv.org/catering/default.asp

He's going for coronation...but like I said above, his GOP opponents have other ideas.

He had to make his announcement in a helpful state--Massachusetts would have held counter-demonstrations, as he stunk as a governor, he's despised, and he wouldn't win the state if he gets the nomination; Utah is too "Big Love" and will turn off the bozos who don't pay attention but who are inclined to vote GOP because they LIKE voting against their economic interests--it makes them feel rich, I guess; so MI was his third home and the best choice, it being a battleground of sorts.

Those folks in MI better hold on to their wallets. That guy is a bastard who'd take the last quarter from an octegenarian if it improved his bottom line. He made his fortune buying struggling companies, chopping them up, selling them off, and dumping the workers, leaving the employees to fend for themselves. He's a bum.

[yellowcanine]

15. Well I guess only a Romney could think that AMC is a feather in the family cap.

AMC was a joke. They made out of date junk. I test drove an AMC Javelin - a sporty two door hardtop - in 1970. I almost laughed in the salesman's face when he told me that electric wipers were extra - vacuum wipers were standard. Have you ever driven a car with vacuum wipers? It is a joke. The wipers slow down when the engine has a load on it - such as when one is going up a hill. The only reason AMC lasted as long as they did was they managed to acquire Jeep and traded on the Jeep name and technology for a while - and also managed to snag some low bid government fleet contracts.

On edit: I might also add that Jeep pretty much treaded water while they were a part of AMC. It was only when Chrysler acquired Jeep that much progress was made in production of new models that were able to at least slow down the loss of market share. AMC did use Jeep technology to produce a 4 wheel drive station wagon - the American Eagle. Unfortunately styling and quality control were not strong points though, so it never did much in terms of sales.

[MADem]

16. The outfit rode high when he was at the helm, you see--he was the pusher of RAMBLER

and he left in 1962 before the downhill slide. He then transitioned into public life becoming governor of Michigan. He was Nixon's primary opponent in the 68 GOP contests, and Tricky eventually hired him on as HUD director.

[struggle4progress]

12. Standard Publican tactic for decades now: Reagan, after all, launched his 1980 campaign

in Philadelphia, Mississippi, the site of the infamous murder of three civil rights activists in the early 1960s.

[tom_paine]

13. What a grand celebration of cowardly murderers that must have been!

Peoples' left eyes must have been tired at the end of the day, from all of that winking.

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