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RomneyShambles: Gaffe-Fest World Tour 2012 Continues!
Monday, July 30, 2012 1:55 PM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Quote:In 1995 the National Health Insurance Law came into effect, which made membership in one of the four existing Health Maintenance Organizations compulsory for all Israeli citizens. The law determined a uniform benefits package (?? ??????) for all citizens – a list of medical services and treatments which each of the Health Maintenance Organizations is required to fund for its members. Additionally, certain services were brought under the direct administration of the State, usually by means of the Health Ministry. In addition, the law set out a system of public funding for health care services by means of a progressive health tax, administered by Bituah Leumi, Israel’s social security organization, which transfers funding to the Health Maintenance Organizations according to a certain formula based on the number of members in each fund, the age distribution of members, and a number of other indices. The Health Maintenance Organizations also receive direct financing from the state's money.
Monday, July 30, 2012 4:09 PM
NIKI2
Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...
Quote:At a breakfast fund-raising event in Jerusalem Monday, Romney said he couldn’t help but notice the “dramatically stark difference in economic vitality” between Israel and “the areas managed by the Palestinian Authority,” and he concluded, “Culture makes all the difference.” No mention from the would-be US president of the trade and mobility restrictions that Israel maintains over the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza – restrictions that both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have said for years are key factors in hampering Palestinian economic growth. Palestinian leaders quickly blasted Romney’s “culture” comment as “racist” and added that he failed to take into account the impact of Israel’s tight grip on the Palestinian economy. Yet while Romney did not seem interested in answering Palestinian critics, he did seem focused on reaching not just US Jewish voters but also Christian conservatives whose support for the Mormon former Massachusetts governor has been lukewarm. In his speech, Romney sounded almost Biblical when he said that he recognized the “power” of “a few other things” besides just culture in Israel’s accomplishments, adding that he also saw the “hand of providence in selecting this place.
Quote:A prominent Palestinian leader called out one of Romney's statements in Jerusalem "racist." Palestinian negotiator Sa'eb Erekat said Romney's "racist statements about the Israeli culture being superior to the Palestinian culture reflect someone who needs to be educated, who needs knowledge."
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 5:36 AM
Quote:The traveling press secretary for Mitt Romney lost his cool and cursed at reporters who attempted to ask questions of the Republican presidential candidate in a public plaza near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw Tuesday. After Romney paid his respects to Poland's war dead and shook hands with a small gathering of the nation's military veterans, the GOP contender walked approximately 100 yards away from the memorial as he chatted with Warsaw's mayor. As Romney made his way to his vehicle, reporters attempted to shout questions to the candidate. The former Massachusetts governor, who has answered only three questions from his traveling press corps during a week-long overseas trip, ignored the queries. Romney did sit down for multiple interviews during his foreign swing, including with CNN's Piers Morgan and Wolf Blitzer. Romney also spoke with NBC News, CBS News, ABC News and Fox News during his trip. When members of the press tried to ask Romney about some of the mishaps on his trip, his traveling press secretary Rick Gorka verbally dressed down reporters. Here's a transcript of the questions and Gorka's response: CNN: "Governor Romney are you concerned about some of the mishaps of your trip? NYT: "Governor Romney do you have a statement for the Palestinians? Washington Post: "What about your gaffes? NYT: "Governor Romney do you feel that your gaffes have overshadowed your foreign trip?" CNN: "Governor Romney just a few questions sir, you haven't taken but three questions on this trip from the press! Gorka: "Show some respect" NYT: "We haven't had another chance to ask a question..." Gorka: "Kiss my ass. This is a Holy site for the Polish people. Show some respect." Moments later, Gorka told Jonathan Martin, a reporter for Politico, to "shove it." About a half-hour later, the aide called reporters to apologize. Gorka's comments to the media came just hours before Romney's foreign policy speech in Warsaw. Aides to the GOP candidate say Romney visited Poland to highlight the nation's growing economy and honor its contributions to the war in Afghanistan. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/31/romney-aide-loses-cool-curses-at-press-in-poland/?hpt=hp_t3
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:23 AM
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:34 AM
ANTHONYT
Freedom is Important because People are Important
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 9:07 AM
FREMDFIRMA
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 9:34 AM
STORYMARK
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 10:16 AM
KPO
Sometimes you own the libs. Sometimes, the libs own you.
Quote:"Romney’s remarks here fit the classic Kinsley definition of a gaffe: it’s when a politician accidentally tells the truth. The truth in this case is that America’s uniquely privatized system is also uniquely expensive and inefficient; health care is one area in which the public sector does it better than the private sector, and in which free-market doctrine is just a dangerous fantasy."
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:55 AM
WHOZIT
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 12:23 PM
Quote:Originally posted by whozit: It's shame Biden (Gaffe Master B) doesn't get this attention....cause he's NUTZ!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 12:33 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: Quote:Originally posted by whozit: It's shame Biden (Gaffe Master B) doesn't get this attention....cause he's NUTZ! Maybe Romney should run for VP. "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero "The groin cup and throat protector have about as much ballistic protection as the kneepads I wear when I'm doing a job that requires me to be on my knees." - Troll
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 1:04 PM
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 1:24 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: Gaffe-a-Palooza just keeps getting better and better - he was also photo-bombed by a vocal group of Ron Paul supporters in Poland! http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/30/ron-paul-supporters-photobomb-mitt-romneys-visit-to-poland/ http://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/large1.jpeg Yeah, that happened. "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero "The groin cup and throat protector have about as much ballistic protection as the kneepads I wear when I'm doing a job that requires me to be on my knees." - Troll
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 2:57 PM
MAL4PREZ
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: And yet, there's more: Romney had to cancel a $50,000 a plate fundraising dinner, which his team scheduled on a Jewish holy day of fasting. Brilliant!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 3:17 PM
Quote:Maybe Biden should be medicated
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 3:59 PM
Quote:Originally posted by kpo: Quote:Maybe Biden should be medicated The thing is, Whozit, none of us liberals cares about Joe Biden. But countless right-wingers like you love Sarah Palin. And I do too - but for different reasons It's not personal. It's just war.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 4:02 PM
Quote:Originally posted by MAL4PREZ: Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: And yet, there's more: Romney had to cancel a $50,000 a plate fundraising dinner, which his team scheduled on a Jewish holy day of fasting. Brilliant!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 8:07 AM
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 3:17 PM
Quote:Posted by Niki: The part I DON'T like about it, however, is that the media is so focused on these, we've heard little or nothing about the speeches he gave (except the gaffe parts). I don't find that fair or reasonable reporting and I decry it. It's bad journalism. I DO find that him only answering THREE of the reporters' questions during the entire trip reprehensible and admittedly it would make them focus on gaffes rather than speeches, in retaliation. He hauled the media on the trip with him (the cost of which had to be paid by their newspapers, etc.) then left them virtually nothing to do but cover photo ops and report on his expected "triumphs". It's all of a piece with his refusal to respond to questions here at home, and reprehensible in a political candidate, in my opinion. It's no wonder they shouted questions at him; what were their options?
Thursday, August 2, 2012 7:41 AM
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