New Rmoney campaign message: "Vote for the WHITE GUY" << not an exaggeration

[nashville_brook]

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/07/24/580541/romney-adviser-says-obama-doesnt-fully-appreciate-our-anglo-saxon-heritage/
Romney Adviser Says Obama Doesn’t ‘Fully Appreciate’ Our ‘Anglo-Saxon Heritage’

An adviser to Mitt Romney told a London paper that Obama has not been an effective partner for Britain because he doesn’t “fully appreciate” America’s “Anglo-Saxon heritage.” The racially tinged comments come hours before Romney lands in London for a series of high level meetings and the opening of the Olympic Games.
Jon Swaine of the Daily Telegraph has the story:

In remarks that may prompt accusations of racial insensitivity, one suggested that Mr Romney was better placed to understand the depth of ties between the two countries than Mr Obama, whose father was from Africa.

“We are part of an Anglo-Saxon heritage, and he feels that the special relationship is special,” the adviser said of Mr Romney, adding: “The White House didn’t fully appreciate the shared history we have.”

http://www.salon.com/2012/07/25/our_anglo_saxon_heritage_really/

Our “Anglo Saxon heritage?” Really?
In an stupidly racist gaffe, a Romney advisor tells a British paper his boss better appreciates our former overlord
BY JOAN WALSH

Oh Mitt Romney. You’re a terrible person to lead this rapidly racially mixing country. Yet the white folks seem to like you. But what if they’re not “Anglo Saxon?”

On the eve of Romney’s visit to Old Europe, an adviser helpfully told the Telegraph that the presumptive GOP nominee (I always say “presumptive,” he’s so gaffe-tastic, anything could happen between here and Tampa) would make a better president than Barack Obama because:

We are part of an Anglo-Saxon heritage, and he feels that the special relationship is special. The White House didn’t fully appreciate the shared history we have.

The adviser also shared that Romney is “better placed to understand the depth of ties between the two countries than Obama.

http://www.americablog.com/2012/07/romney-adviser-says-obama-doesnt.html
Romney adviser says Obama doesn't appreciate America's white heritage

An adviser to Mitt Romney told a London paper that Obama has not been an effective partner for Britain because he doesn’t “fully appreciate” America’s “Anglo-Saxon heritage.” The racially tinged comments come hours before Romney lands in London for a series of high level meetings and the opening of the Olympic Games.

Jon Swaine of the Daily Telegraph has the story:
In remarks that may prompt accusations of racial insensitivity, one suggested that Mr Romney was better placed to understand the depth of ties between the two countries than Mr Obama, whose father was from Africa.

“We are part of an Anglo-Saxon heritage, and he feels that the special relationship is special,” the adviser said of Mr Romney, adding: “The White House didn’t fully appreciate the shared history we have.”

[HillWilliam]

1. They're not even bothering to whistle any more

They're singing the words out loud. I never in my life thought I'd see such overt racist piggery.

[ananda]

2. Oh dear.

The "darkies" don't appreciate the "Anglo-Saxon" culture
of serfdom and slavery. Imagine...

Funny, but a lot of white people don't appreciate it either.

[Lizzie Poppet]

4. The statement is probably no less offensive...

...to a white American of, say, Italian origin. Hell, my roots are as firmly planted in the British Isles as anyones, and I think that statement was pure douchebaggery.

[nashville_brook]

7. +1

[Enrique]

3. Obama should promise to be more Anglo-Saxony in his 2nd term

[tanyev]

5. Romney 1012!

[eShirl]

9. exactly

pre-Battle of Hastings

[coalition_unwilling]

10. Instant DUzy (if such is possible). Bravo! - n/t

[nolabear]

15. ROTFL!

It should be everywhere.

[Wind Dancer]

16. LOL! n/t

[DirkGently]

21. Excellent.

[tanyev]

22. It's time to take back Mercia! Danes and Normans go home!!1!

[gopiscrap]

6. No shit IMHO

that was even more racist than the Willie Horton commercial

[eShirl]

8. Which, in turn, is part of a "proto-Aryan" heritage, if you will.

hmmm.

[redqueen]

11. When you use double quotes, that indicates a direct quote...

the implication is intensified when you state that it isn't an exaggeration.

If you don't know that anyone said those exact words, please use single quotes.

Not trying to be pedantic, this kind of thing is seriously misleading.

[nashville_brook]

12. thanks for pointing that out...was in a hurry this morning and

didn't have time to consider that finer point of copyediting.

don't worry about sounding pedantic. while i'd never take the chance of seeming like an editing nazi online, it's good that they're people like you who will risk seeming asshole-y in the interest of making things more clear.

[redqueen]

18. The saddest thing is that I wondered if it was actually a direct quote.

With something this ugly, it would be nice to be able to assume it's a typo... but after the Anglo Saxon heritage crap... I wasn't sure.

[Motown_Johnny]

13. But Rmoney lived in France, where the Normans are from...

...and they were the enemies of the Anglos and the Saxons.

Maybe he doesn't fully understand Anglo-Saxon heritage.

[redqueen]

19. I doubt most racists do.

They just think it's about skin color.

[Octafish]

14. CIA + Warmongers + Banksters + Mafia + KKK + NAZI + kleptomaniac + NRA = GOP of Today

Wouldn t be prudent to go into detail.

[Avalux]

17. I can't wait for the rest of Romney's trip to unfold if this is the opening salvo!

It's only going to get more bizarre as the days go on - fun!

[DirkGently]

20. Romney understands The White Man's Burden.

Obviously someone with ancestors who were the subject of colonialism will never understand things like the Divine Right of Kings, and the heavy burden of violently oppressing people in order to steal their resources and force your culture and religion on them.