Tag Archives: Mitt Romney

Romney’s racist bundler: J. Philip Rosen believes Palestinian society is ‘pathological’

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Alex Kane

J. Philip Rosen, pictured left above at a New York fundraiser, is a big-time Romney supporter and donor. He organized Romeny’s $50,000-per-couple fund-raiser in Jerusalem, but no media outlet has interrogated his racist views on Palestinians.

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Adelson-backed ad campaign features Jewish Dem claiming Netanyahu represents ‘all’ Jews

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Alex Kane

The Sheldon Adelson-backed Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) has launched a campaign to peel away Jewish voters in swing states unhappy with the Obama administration’s Israel policy.

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Rubio’s audition for VP slot features full-throated support for neoconservative agenda, with Iran front and center

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Alex Kane

Marco Rubio’s speech at the Brookings Institute is an indication that the neoconservative wing of the GOP still commands immense influence.

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Funder of Santorum campaign and anti-Muslim causes to back Romney

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Alex Kane

Foster Friess, a multi-millionaire financial investor and a backer of Islamophobia, donated over $1 million to the pro-Santorum “Red, White and Blue” Super PAC. Now, Friess is pledging to back Mitt Romney.

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NIAC’s Jamal Abdi: AIPAC-backed resolutions are ‘blank check for war’

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Alex Kane

Alex Kane talks with Jamal Abdi, policy director for the National Iranian American Council, about the U.S., Israel and Iran.

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Who’s the moderate? Romney teams up with anti-Muslim speakers, Greater Israel advocates

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Alex Kane

Mitt Romney will be joined by a slew of anti-Muslim speakers at this year’s CPAC.

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GOP presidential candidates offer red meat on Israel (UPDATED)

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Alex Kane

Yesterday, six Republican candidates for president, minus Ron Paul, addressed a Republican Jewish Coalition forum and gave the audience what they wanted: a sustained attack on the Obama administration’s Middle East policy.

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After missteps on aid to Israel, GOP candidates set to prove their devotion

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Alex Kane

Soon after Republican presidential candidates Rick Perry and Mitt Romney suggested in a debate that U.S. foreign aid–including to Israel–should start at zero, campaign statements were issued by the Democratic Party boasting about their commitment to Israel while the GOP … Continue reading →

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Romney and Perry get chummy with the anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian crowd

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Alex Kane

The news that the family of Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry owned a ranch known by the name “Niggerhead” has sparked outrage.  But both Perry–and Mitt Romney, who is leading the Republican presidential pack for now–have no shame and have … Continue reading →

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