Soros endorses Romney - Wow!

[penguin]

This undated article appears to be about two months old, judging by the dates by the comments:

http://michiganman567.hubpages.com/h...ts-Mitt-Romney


1. Does this suggest that George Soros is endorsing Mitt Romney knowing that the Soros name will cost Romney votes in November?

2. Does it suggest that Soros really wants Obama to win, but if that doesn't happen, Soros believes that Romney is the next best thing in the WH for the best interests of Soros?

3. Or does this mean all of the above?

4. Or does it mean something altogether different?


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[pearceg]

I can't find any cites on any legitimate news sources (sorry, michiganman567), but Soros is a Communist and -- while Romney may be a RINO -- he's no Commie either.

[penguin]

I found tons of hits for SOROS ENDORSES ROMNEY on Google's Blogsearch feature. Anybody can ran that same search. This one seems representative:

http://pepperhawkfarm.wordpress.com/...ma-and-romney/

and refers to comments Soros made while at Davos back in January. The article also mentions Rush Limbaugh's comments about Soros' remarks. And the Davos location is consistent with that name appearing in the background of one of the videos on that first link I posted - where Soros was being interviewed. There doesn't seem to be much doubt that Soros made the remarks. There is legitimate question over their significance and implications.



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[Kenda]

http://blogs.reuters.com/davos/2012/...-obama-romney/

Chrystia Freeland: I’d like to turn now, if we may, to the United States, where politics and the economy are also quite volatile. You were a very early supporter of President Barack Obama. What report card do you give him now?

George Soros: Well, look, either you’ll have an extremist conservative, be it Gingrich or Santorum, in which case I think it will make a big difference which of the two comes in. If it’s between Obama and Romney, there isn’t all that much difference except for the crowd that they bring with them. And that’s not very encouraging on either side because Obama’s administration is a bit exhausted — a lot of the talent has left — and the Republicans would have to, or a Republican candidate would have to, bring in probably an extremist vice-president.

Chrystia Freeland: But isn’t there actually quite a big difference between even a President Obama and a President Romney when it comes to questions of taxation, particularly taxation of the so-called 1 percent, issues like carried interest? Do you see any difference there?

George Soros: Well, that is the big difference, and that has led my hedge fund community to abandon Obama in favor of any Republican because they don’t like to be taxed. I personally believe that when it comes to policy, you shouldn’t be pursuing self-interest, but the public interest. And I think that the income differentials are too wide and ought to be narrowed.

Chrystia Freeland: Are you one of Lenin’s useful idiots?

George Soros: Pardon?

Chrystia Freeland: Are you one of Lenin’s useful idiots, in the view of your fellow hedge fund billionaires, to be making this kind of argument?

George Soros: Well, I suppose so. I am a traitor to my class.

Chrystia Freeland: Thank you very much, Mr. Soros. Fascinating, enlightening as ever.

George Soros: And a pleasure. Thanks.

Also ran across an intetesting link:

http://www.georgesoros.com/interviews-speeches/

[OKTX]

Soros cares about one thing....money. He's a liar and a fraud. Just look at his actions vs his rhetoric.

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[pearceg]

I personally believe that when it comes to policy, you shouldn’t be pursuing self-interest, but the public interest.

I wonder if that's also what convicted felon George Soros personally believed when he was raking in billions by manipulating the values of global currencies. Destroying national economies for personal gain hardly sounds like defending the public interest.

[TPW]

Let me guess your next target is Rubio and his ability to be VP and his citizenship status....

Hey, you read it on the internet it must be true....

[Tooleman]

blah..

[penguin]

No argument from me that Soros makes vultures look and smell really good.....




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[Nelson]

Originally Posted by penguin

No argument from me that Soros makes vultures look and smell really good.....




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Yes that is very true...but guilt by asssociation isn't all that great a game to play. Romney has absolutely no control over who endorses him. He isn't exactly bragging about getting support from Soros, and I would not be in the least surprised if Soros did not deliberately speak well about Romney because he knew it would hurt Romney with his base constituency.