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Romney's 'Jihad' Threat Ad
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ABC News' Matt Stuart Reports: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney launched a new television ad targeting Islamist fundamentalism in Iowa Friday.
The ad, which can be viewed by clicking here, is titled "Jihad," and claims that "violent, radical Islamist fundamentalism" is "this century's nightmare." Romney highlights his regular stump claims to "increase the military by 100,000 troops," and in a carefully worded phrase "monitor the calls al Qaeda makes into America."
Romney also tries to tie the threat of Jihad to Iran saying that, "we can and will stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons."
The ad continues Romney's call for increased military and intelligence funding, and comes as Romney tries to draw increased attention to the one of his key stump issues.
At a campaign stop in Denver Wednesday, Romney said, "I don’t think there is sufficiently broad appreciation of what this means in this nation."
October 12, 2007 in Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (8)
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Well at least we know where Mitt stands on the issue of terrorism. That is more than many of the other candidates will publicly stand behind.
gymmy, got a list of the others that recognize that terrorism is the biggest global threat we face today? didn't think so.
Posted by: S. Braden | Oct 12, 2007 7:11:08 PM
Boy, he's really playing to those Americans with IQs below 90 !
Posted by: kenny | Oct 12, 2007 11:02:07 PM
Religious Fanatics - be they Islamic or Christian - any group that preaches intolerance and a strict adherence to their idiology and their beliefs only -while preaching hate to all other beliefs are the threat to the values of our country. There are groups calling for a Christian Jhiad against all not sharing their beliefs here in America today.
Posted by: Rick_VT | Oct 13, 2007 10:13:17 AM
Exactly what time do the people with brains get here??
Posted by: Truth | Oct 13, 2007 10:19:50 AM
This is one of the all time funniest campaign commercials ever.
"Hi. Im Mitt Romney."
"People want to kill you right now."
"I will stop them."
"Im Mitt ROmney and I approved this message."
-Romney 08
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Posted by: Wang | Oct 13, 2007 12:53:58 PM
Hahaha this guy is a liar! As are the rest of these politicians! Except for RON PAUL!!! We all know if anyone other than Ron Paul gets elected we are all doomed! RON PAUL FOR PRES!!!!
Posted by: Jeremy | Oct 13, 2007 6:13:34 PM
Muslims Against Sharia commend Governor Romney for clearly defining the enemy and standing up to Islamist lobby and PC establishment.
Posted by: Muslims Against Sharia | Oct 13, 2007 6:28:52 PM
Someone had to do it, I suppose. Terrorizing the American public with threats of impending doom and destruction, over-blowing the threat to the specific individual by about six or seven orders of magnitude. It's too bad he doesn't have a national terrorist threat alert level he can manipulate for his own political purposes like Bush had. Some interesting statistics - People killed on 9/11: about 3000. People in the US on 9/11: 350,000,000. Best odds of getting killed by a terrorist in any given year: 117,000:1. Number of Americans killed in the US since 2001 by confirmed Jihadist fundamentalists: 0. Odds of dying from the flu in any given year: 16,000:1.
Posted by: fatesrider | Oct 14, 2007 9:04:22 PM
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