To be actively using a known terrorist / racist organization's slogan, has to be more Racist / UnAmerican than a stupid newsletter. Wonder why this was hidden from the Media? http://www.americablog.com/2011/12/romney-adopts-kkk-slogan-keep-america.html Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Did Romney adopt KKK slogan: "Keep America American"? By John Aravosis on 12/13/2011 11:36:00 AM UPDATE: After two days of refusing to respond to reporters' questions about this story, the Romney people are now claiming that the phrase he's been using is "Keep America America" instead of "Keep America American." (The latter was reported by the Los Angeles Times.) Putting aside the discussion of whether that's a nuance without a difference, it seems odd that Romney's people didn't simply tell the press this from the first phone call. Instead, the Romney campaign has been stonewalling the media for two days, permitting the story to grow without comment. It just seems odd, if in fact he's now claiming he never said it in the first place - why didn't they just admit that up front and end the speculation? UPDATE: Mitt Romney appears to have flipped out on MSNBC. They're now "apologizing" for mentioning this story and this blog. Which is odd, because it's not entirely clear what they're apologizing for. The story is true. Romney used the phrase at least twice, and it is an old Ku Klux Klan slogan. So what about the story is incorrect, or as Al Sharpton is now calling it (he works for MSNBC) "innuendo." Innuendo? It's a Klan slogan, he said it. He's said it repeatedly for over a year now. Here is Romney a year ago, using the Klan slogan in what appears to be an appearance at CPAC (I had earlier thought this was a campaign ad, it may not be - but the video is Romney using the phrase). [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26AMgycOWoU"]Mitt Romney 2012 Campaign Ad - YouTube[/ame] Romney said it again four days ago. In an era in which it's apparently okay for Republicans to accuse President Obama of being a socialist, I guess we now need to ask if Mitt Romney is a Ku Klux Klansman. Not whether Romney inadvertently is using the KKK's number one slogan from the 1920s on the stump, no, the Republicans would say, if this were a Democrat, that clearly the candidate was a closet member of the KKK. So, is Mitt Romney a closet member of the KKK? Keep in mind, that even Romney is now claiming, between the lines, that President Obama is a socialist. So why shouldnt' America be asking if Mitt Romney is a Klansman? (By the way, I'm waiting for the traditional media to poo-poo this and ignore it, or write it off as funny, while they freely quote the GOP candidates, and members of Congress, repeatedly calling the President a "socialist," and never write articles about how kooky or ridiculous (or un-American) that accusation is.) Here's a Klan publication from the 1920s using Romney's slogan. And from a book: More from another book: More video of Romney keeping America American.
You could just pass this off as being a coincidence, except that there are few un-calculated moves in a campaign. At the least it's very sloppy, since you would think someone could just google the phrase and see what it's history was. So, if Romney is sloppy with a phrase he's using in this campaign, why the hubbub about Ron Paul being sloppy with the oversight of newsletters 20 years ago?
Precisely why I posted this article. It only seems fair that Romney is questioned for these statements.
You can't be serious. The slogan applies to many things, if he knew the association and went with any way, good on him. Shows a man capable of doing what others are scared of doing. Are you afraid of having a President that is not a yes man?
Its funny how when the "Favored one" quotes something from a Terrorist Organization, its ok. He could probably kill someone, and you'd congratulate his bravery. Hypocrisy?
Not really following you here. I don't stand behind Romney, he wouldn't get my vote. My point is everyone on here demands for a President that isn't a yes man, and when a contender goes against the norm the crowd goes ape. It's not hypocritical to move forward and take what was once a bad thing and turn it into a good thing, it is however quite immature to hold on to old things and try to make a big deal of them. If someone dies because of it, it's not Romney's fault, it is immature people with negative agenda's who have thinking like yours that will cause it to happen. Grow up, times have changed, you should be changing with them; not holding on to resentments that don't bring anything helpful and new to the table. I applaud the man for leading, and not following the crowd of yes men like you wish he would have.
I think it was just a screw up, nothing odd. Plenty of things like this will occur on the campagain trail.
Then you should say the same for the Media's treatment of Ron Paul. That is the only point I was making. I wasn't trying to be "immature." I wasn't making a huge deal out of the Romney thing. I was just pointing out the fallacies in media. That is all. Furthermore, I just wanted a confirmation that this "KKK thing" was a valid point. I didn't ask for your lip.
This is not only ridiculous, it's old and ridiculous. MSNBC reported this two weeks ago, and then ended up having to apologize.
You gotta start respecting Romney for he's our next president. Won't it be great to see our current socialist-in-chief-racist president leave the office?
Can you do the liberals here a favor? the right wing in this nation has been calling the liberals socailist for the last 80 to possibly 110 years. It's getting old now, and it doesn't work. Can you think of something new?
