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Subscribe to RSSRomney wrote an op-ed in National Review called, “Culture Does Matter.” That was just hours after he told FOX: "I'm not speaking about it, did not speak about the Palestinian culture or the decisions made in their economy that's an interesting topic that deserves scholarly analysis, but I actually didn't address that. Certainly don't intend to address that in my campaign. Instead, I will point out are that the choices that a society makes has a profound impact on the economy and the vitality of that society."
That FOX interview had prompted this AP headline: “Romney denies criticizing Palestinian culture.”
“Mitt Romney on Tuesday night doubled down on his argument that ‘culture’ has played a role in making certain societies more prosperous, comments that ignited a firestorm of controversy while he was in the Middle East,” the Boston Globe writes.
The AP compares Romney’s 2012 overseas trip to Obama’s in 2008: “The British were offended, the Palestinians accused him of racism and even in friendlier Poland, Mitt Romney’s union policies drew criticism from the current leaders of the movement that toppled Communism… Whatever the differences, the contrast between the two candidates’ foreign tours has been striking.”
Political Wire picks up this from Bloomberg: "Mitt Romney returns from an erratic, six-day overseas tour with no discernible boost to his foreign policy credentials, and facing fresh questions about his campaign operation as it enters a critical period.
"While the presumed Republican nominee's string of gaffes and international mini-incidents may not sway U.S. voters, whose chief concern is the domestic economy, it has reignited some Republicans' concerns that the troubles Romney encountered abroad are indicative of his campaign's weaknesses at home."
“The Mitt Romney campaign’s chief financial officer described himself as a ‘financial outsourcing consultant’ on the professional networking website LinkedIn until at least July 17, according to a cached version of his profile page, but has since changed the description to ‘political/finance professional,’” the Boston Globe reports. “The CFO, Bradley Crate, is also the founder and president of Red Curve Solutions , a Beverly-based financial management company that works with political campaigns, start-up companies, and nonprofit organizations.”
Romney and the RNC are up with a new ad hitting Obama, called, “Dream,” that hits Obama for auto dealerships that closed.
USA Today: “GM and Chrysler shut down 2,200 dealerships in an effort to cut down costs. More than 220 auto dealers are suing the Obama administration, arguing that their constitutional rights were violated when GM and Chrysler terminated their franchise agreements. … Chrysler this week reported second-quarter profit of $436 million. GM earnings come out tomorrow.”
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Yes, Mr. Romney...it's all about culture.
Kudos to Jon Stewart and The Daily Show for their take on this one last night...
www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-july-31-2012/democalypse-2012---national-geogaffe-ic---romney-abroad
The Daily Show is the best! For a fake news show, they are better and tell the truth something, that fox news has never done.
You assume that what they speak is the truth. You guys are just more of the kool-aid drinkers and Jim Jones followers. You don't care if you follow Obama over the cliff.
We should just be grateful Romney didn't praise the cultural superiority of the German people in front of his Polish and Israeli audiences. He could have been attributing the soundness of their economy to inherently Germanic traits, a pretty awful road to go down again.
Well, Germany does have the most robust economy in Europe. It sure can't be because they're over there have one to many Warsteiners!
You said it, Amy. The problem is, I think Romney actually believes this, as opposed to just sputtering something to please a target voting block.
Once again Romney contradicts himself within 24 hours, I can't stand this guy, you get more consistency from an Alzheimer's sufferer, than this pathological liar. Anybody that would vote for this guy has absolutely no regard for personal integrity, honesty, or truth, and if people choose to give up their own self respect to vote for Romney just because they don't like Obama they will get what they deserve. Put a man whom is known universally as a pathological liar in the oval office, and America will deserve to be the laughing stock of the world.
Since Romney wants to double down on his culture determines your wealth speech, then I will double down and repost one of my comments.
How about that wonderful American cultural trait of using black people for hundreds of years as slaves to provide free labor for the creation of wealth for an elite percentage of "businessmen" and now since that is illegal using the people of Communist China and others, as slave labor to support the outrageous wealth of a few. You think our tolerance for slavery is one of the things that makes us culturally superior Mitt.
There is nothing more pro-communist than a Wal-Mart shopper or Apple products user.
forrest grump There is nothing more pro-communist than a Wal-Mart shopper or a Apple products user.
I been called a communist before because of my beliefs. But to be called a communist because of my computer and devices. Thats a new one. A THANK YOU is in order. Do you think most people want to shop at Wal-Mart? But if thats where the best buy is, some folks have to do that. Dude look around your house. You will find more products from communist countries than you think. So if you look at that out of your eyes, your a fricking commie to!!!!
Smitty, I no doubt have some items in my house made in China, but as few as possible. I take a great deal of time and effort to seek out American made products, and yes I often pay a little more for them than a foreign version. I only drive American cars, I watch an old Pro-Scan TV from when they were still made in the US, my computers are from a company called "Union Made PC's" which probably have a few foreign components but which are entirely assembled in the USA using union labor. BTW their prices are very competitive. In many cases when I can't find an American made product I simply do without. I have been to Wal-Mart exactly one time, 28 years ago when my car battery shot craps in a small town in the Midwest, the only place I could get a battery at that moment, was the only thing they had a Wal-Mart, that is the first and last time I ever set foot in a Wal-Mart. I will stand by my statement that nothing supports the government of Communist China more than American companies striking deals with them to use their people as slave wage earners in factories and the American people that support them buy buying those products all the while comforting themselves with the thought that they got the best deal. As far as people not being able to afford American products that is exactly what happens when you allow American corporations to put American workers in direct competition with people who labor for pennies, and then not penalizing them with taxes or tariffs for doing so. Why do you think the Germans and Japanese build cars here we have become cheap labor for them, I guarantee you auto workers make much more in Germany that what BMW pays Americans in TN. If you think this is just happening with blue collar workers you are mistaken now the white collar jobs are moving offshore at an astounding rate, good luck trying to get tech support today with half of India being without power. Lastly I did not call you a Communists I said that people that support these products and companies are pro-communists and they are most certainly promoting the communists government of China whether they choose to realize it or not. China is in the process of building 100 new airports, while our governments tells us they are too broke to fix the potholes in our streets. Be American buy American.
forrest grump Believe it or not I agree with your post. I'm pro union. I have been in the Carpenters union, the Labor's union and the U.A.W. I a proud supporter of American Products. I have 2 GM products. When I rode motorcycles, I rode Harley-Davidson"s. I hear what you are saying. America has lost it manufacturing base. How can we buy anything American when nothing is made here? Your statement about fixing the potholes is so true. Your not going to get those things fixed by cutting taxes.
I am right with you Smitty, we need Americans to demand American products, we need to send a message with our dollars, that's the only thing corporations respect. If Americans had the fortitude to not buy American products and let China's crap pile up at the docks, some American companies would quickly jump in and fill the void. We need to reward good American companies that manufacture in America with the money we spend and withhold it from those who don't. That fool Bush said "they hate us for our freedom" they don't hate us for our freedom they hate us because we use their children as slaves, they hate us because they watch their child walk out of a Nike plant barefoot. Union men like you take a bad rap today with republicans, but chances are you have a health-care plan and don't have to use the emergency room like a clinic and let the government or someone else pick up the tab. Chances are you have some type of pension plan or savings and will not be solely dependent on the government for SS and medicaid when you retire. Unions are not the cause of our problems they are the answer to a lot of our current problems. The median income in Texas is $11.20 an hour, I made more than that plus benefits in 1982 as a union grocery clerk for Kroger. Half the people in Texas don't pay federal taxes because they don't earn enough money to owe any federal taxes, but they sure complain about the high taxes they don't pay, union men like you pay taxes, but they portray you as the bad guy simply because you earn a living wage. You keep the faith brother, and I am sorry if you felt I personally called you a communists, that was never my intent. My post was intended to point out that all these people that blather about anyone who wants to regulate or reign in the free market are somehow socialists or communists and not capitalist or letting the free market fund with their very own dollars, the very thing they say they hate so much. Lastly God bless your good American patriotic union employers who have made a profit for themselves and still paid you a fair and decent slice of those profits that your labor provided.
Forest Grump Its cool & your cool. Peace brother!!!
Like I've said, lies are what Willard lives for. It's all he knows, he's been lying since he was a kid. That's his problem, he can't remember what lie he told yesterday so he's always contradicting himself.
More and more Romney is beginning to make Dubya and Palin look intelligent.
And where would those dealerships be if the auto industry had gone under completely - they would still be closed but so would a whole lot more.
It seems that these whiners wanted tax dollars to keep the least effective dealerships open - I cannot believe that any business would close the most effective. These dealerships were marginal at best, which is why they were sacrificed so that the ones in better shape could survive. It's called business - something the GOP is supposed to be in favor or.
Everyday we find it simply amazing that Willard Romney the talking lying buffoon, is the Republican choice for President of the United States.
Mighty strange that the "party of personal responsibility" promotes a candidate who has never taken personal responsibility for anything he has ever said or done. If Mitt is to be the top dog of the republican party they will have to change the slogan to "the party of pathological liars".
Mitt knows all about Culture Club.I heard he was a very good friend of Boy George.