While media attention was focused on Romney's silly London gaffes, did he, during his visit to Israel, make an even WORSE mistake, by upsetting both Israelis AND Palestinians via his antiquated views about "culture" and "success"?

If there was ever a doubt that Mitt Romney subscribes to the early-20th century philosophy of "Social Darwinism", these doubts should be dispelled by what he said during his visit to Isreal, following his gaffe-strewn visit to London earlier in the week ... Romney said that Israel is an "economic success", and Palestinians are NOT, because of "certain cultural factors" ... To paraphrase what he REALLY said - "Persons of Hebrew extraction are good with money, but Palestinians are too primitive and tribal to succeed in the marketplace!" ... This old belief - that "cultural" or "racial" backgrounds determine ability - went out with Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden" ... While the Brits have evolved significantly since the days of Queen Victoria, Mitt Romney hasn't! ... When Lawrence of Arabia was more "evolved" than Mitt, one might know there was a problem! In Poland, a Romninny aide told a reporter to &q

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