the photo op money shot

[spanone]

after two days of blackout on romneys gaffes, foxnews comes out with great praise

[COLGATE4]

1. "They didn't tell me that

this was part of the Country Club initiation".

[33Greeper]

2. I babtized all your dead ancestors.

[PearliePoo2]

7. yep

[Siwsan]

3. So many snarky remarks come to mind, but out of respect for the Wailing Wall...

I'll bite my tongue.

Shalom.

[spanone]

15. posted with no disrespect for wailing wall

only for the hand touching it

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Mitt: "Yarmulke - ok, I guess. Grow a beard? Never!"

[Frustratedlady]

5. He's gonna hear about this!

I can't imagine his peers will be very happy to see this photo spread across the world. He's supposed to recruit them, not practice others' ways.

[unblock]

8. not really in this case. mormons consider themselves descendents of jews and have much respect for

judaism. they even have some temple rituals based on the jewish rituals at the wailing wall.

this is no more inappropriate than it is for a christian to attend a passover sedar to better understand the last supper.
as a jew, many if not most sedars i've attended included a christian for exactly this reason.

besides, proslytizing is illegal in israel.

[Frustratedlady]

17. My bad. Thank you for explaining. eom

[catbyte]

27. but the bastard baptized dead Jews. such disrespect

[unblock]

31. well, there is that.

but they don't THINK they're disrespecting jews.

so rmoney praying at the wailing wall wouldn't been seen by the mormons as anything disrespectful (either to jews or to mormons) or inappropriate.

[lunatica]

6. This doesn't bother me

It would bother me if he didn't do it. This is just a show of respect for the history of the region that our potential presidents, as well as other dignitaries do when they go to Israel.

In 2000 Pope John Paul II became the first pope to pray at the wall.

[snooper2]

18. ROFL, praying to a wall

mythology is sure a funny fucking thing LOL...

[lunatica]

19. It's not that simple

Religion has probably had more influence on world history than anything else. Laughing at it only shows a lack of knowledge about it's nefarious effects, and adds to the hate that has caused so much killing in its name.

[cali]

28. and what is the generator of religion? Human Nature.

If it weren't religion it would be something else.

[unblock]

20. very ignorant and insulting post. they pray AT the wall not TO the wall.

and it's about history, not mythology.

it's comparable in a way to people of many other religions praying in a church instead of praying in a home, except that judaism has only one place in the world like that -- the wailing wall.

[The Wielding Truth]

9. Okay, get the little hat on. Move him in. Hand on wall. Photographers in place. Go.

Don't let him speak. Move in the Rabbi. Got it.

Applaud the professional handlers.

[flamingdem]

22. Mitt campaigning for the Jewish vote at the wall - imo n/t

[The Wielding Truth]

23. Yep. A photo op. Staged and fake. Does anyone think that he is showing respect? Doubt it.

[Motown_Johnny]

10. I'm betting he doubled up on the magic underwear for his trip to Israel.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Ho kipah, what a putz

He should have worn head covering out of respect.

[lunatica]

21. It's hard to tell but I think he is wearing a yarmulke

A black one.

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. Well if he is my apologies

From the photo can't tell

[Ruby the Liberal]

26. Yes, he is wearing one. It is required.

And if men don't have head covering (yarmulke, hat, baseball cap), a kippa will be provided. They keep a box of them at the wall and prohibit entry to the area without one.

[FSogol]

12. Mitt's thought balloon, "If they knocked down this wall, they could build a Chick-Fli-A"

[11 Bravo]

13. Mitt's saying, "Who stole the propeller off of my beanie?"

[lpbk2713]

14. "Hmmm ... I need a shoe shine."

"Maybe this guy with the beard has a shoe shine kit.
Think of how I'll be helping their economy."

[spanone]

16. here.....

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[JoePhilly]

24. "Prime minister Netanyahu, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!!"

"Its not the right height."

[jillan]

25. Take that yarmulke off of your head Mitt! It makes me sick knowing how your religion

disrespects members of the Jewish faith and seeing you wearing a yarmulke out of respect.

[GoCubsGo]

29. Didn't foxnews bash candidate Obama for doing the same?

And, criticize him for having a photo op?