Comments on: I Think The Cubans Await The Day When The Dark Stain Of Romney Is Washed From Florida http://larison.org/2007/03/20/i-think-the-cubans-await-the-day-when-the-dark-stain-of-romney-is-washed-from-florida/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:28:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Seamus http://larison.org/2007/03/20/i-think-the-cubans-await-the-day-when-the-dark-stain-of-romney-is-washed-from-florida/#comment-5963 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:24:31 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/03/20/i-think-the-cubans-await-the-day-when-the-dark-stain-of-romney-is-washed-from-florida/#comment-5963 <i>Romney’s take on this is rather like saying the phrase “great leap forward” or “long march” shouldn’t belong to communists, either, because the phrases might be put to better use by someone else. It doesn’t matter whether someone else might be able to use them or should be able to use them. </i> Reminds me of the story told by E.B. Sledge in his book "China Marine": After World War II, U.S. Marines in North China to disarm the Japanese would commonly use the expression "gung ho!" (Rumor has it that the expression is still not unknown in the USMC.) What they didn't realize is that this expression, which comes from the Chinese and means roughly "work together," was at the time a slogan used by, and associated with, the Eighth Route Army (i.e., the Chinese Communists). Romney’s take on this is rather like saying the phrase “great leap forward” or “long march” shouldn’t belong to communists, either, because the phrases might be put to better use by someone else. It doesn’t matter whether someone else might be able to use them or should be able to use them.

Reminds me of the story told by E.B. Sledge in his book “China Marine”: After World War II, U.S. Marines in North China to disarm the Japanese would commonly use the expression “gung ho!” (Rumor has it that the expression is still not unknown in the USMC.) What they didn’t realize is that this expression, which comes from the Chinese and means roughly “work together,” was at the time a slogan used by, and associated with, the Eighth Route Army (i.e., the Chinese Communists).

]]> by: Christopher Hayes http://larison.org/2007/03/20/i-think-the-cubans-await-the-day-when-the-dark-stain-of-romney-is-washed-from-florida/#comment-5958 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:24:19 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/03/20/i-think-the-cubans-await-the-day-when-the-dark-stain-of-romney-is-washed-from-florida/#comment-5958 I think Ahmadinejad beat him to it. I think Ahmadinejad beat him to it.

]]> by: daninardmore http://larison.org/2007/03/20/i-think-the-cubans-await-the-day-when-the-dark-stain-of-romney-is-washed-from-florida/#comment-5957 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:36:57 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/03/20/i-think-the-cubans-await-the-day-when-the-dark-stain-of-romney-is-washed-from-florida/#comment-5957 Or he could tell the Jewish Coalition that he has a "final solution" to Israel's problems. Or he could tell the Jewish Coalition that he has a “final solution” to Israel’s problems.

]]> by: Christopher Hayes http://larison.org/2007/03/20/i-think-the-cubans-await-the-day-when-the-dark-stain-of-romney-is-washed-from-florida/#comment-5955 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:15:23 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/03/20/i-think-the-cubans-await-the-day-when-the-dark-stain-of-romney-is-washed-from-florida/#comment-5955 Maybe he should keep quiet about the swastika tattoo he got during a trip to India. Maybe he should keep quiet about the swastika tattoo he got during a trip to India.

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