MITT ROMNEY'S OLD JIHADIST WARNING GETS A REPLAY
Sept 5, 2014 13:38:57 GMT -5
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By Jennifer Harper
September 4, 2014
“It’s this century’s nightmare, Jihadism — violent, radical Islamic fundamentalism. Their goal is to unite the world under a single Jihadist caliphate. To do that, they must collapse freedom-loving nations like us. As President, I will strength our intelligence services. Increase our military by at least 100,000. And monitor the calls Al Qaeda makes into America. And we can stop and we will stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.” So said Mitt Romney in a campaign ad from Oct. 12, 2007 during his presidential campaign that cycle.
The old 30-second spot has found a new fan base, though: It has resurfaced online with the title “You Were Warned,” heeded by those seeking clarity in alarming times, and as the 13th anniversary of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches. The language also may interest Democrats in touch with their inner hawks as the midterms approach.
In its day, the spot was deemed “the most inflammatory” in a review of campaign ads by the Brookings Institute. The progressive magazine Mother Jones also noted at the time, “No campaign tactic is more effective than fearmongering, and in the current presidential race the sum of all fears, once again, is radical Islamic terrorists — or ‘jihadists,’ to use the now-ubiquitous term. On the Republican side, it’s a pissing match over who can look toughest against this shadowy enemy, with John McCain running ads showing masked Islamic gunmen, while Mitt Romney spouts the old neocon warning.”
Mr. Romney, the candidate, stuck to his guns back in the day. “I don’t think there is sufficiently broad appreciation of what this means in this nation,” he told an audience in Denver.
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/4/inside-the-beltway-mitt-romneys-old-jihadist-warni/?page=all#pagebreak
September 4, 2014
“It’s this century’s nightmare, Jihadism — violent, radical Islamic fundamentalism. Their goal is to unite the world under a single Jihadist caliphate. To do that, they must collapse freedom-loving nations like us. As President, I will strength our intelligence services. Increase our military by at least 100,000. And monitor the calls Al Qaeda makes into America. And we can stop and we will stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.” So said Mitt Romney in a campaign ad from Oct. 12, 2007 during his presidential campaign that cycle.
The old 30-second spot has found a new fan base, though: It has resurfaced online with the title “You Were Warned,” heeded by those seeking clarity in alarming times, and as the 13th anniversary of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches. The language also may interest Democrats in touch with their inner hawks as the midterms approach.
In its day, the spot was deemed “the most inflammatory” in a review of campaign ads by the Brookings Institute. The progressive magazine Mother Jones also noted at the time, “No campaign tactic is more effective than fearmongering, and in the current presidential race the sum of all fears, once again, is radical Islamic terrorists — or ‘jihadists,’ to use the now-ubiquitous term. On the Republican side, it’s a pissing match over who can look toughest against this shadowy enemy, with John McCain running ads showing masked Islamic gunmen, while Mitt Romney spouts the old neocon warning.”
Mr. Romney, the candidate, stuck to his guns back in the day. “I don’t think there is sufficiently broad appreciation of what this means in this nation,” he told an audience in Denver.
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/4/inside-the-beltway-mitt-romneys-old-jihadist-warni/?page=all#pagebreak