Shirotayama on January 26, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Hey, every family has its “black sheep”. There’s a branch of our family tree we will never know about because my otherwise sweet, not-a-bad-word-for-anybody grandmother gave us “that look” and refused to allow any discussion about it…ever…and took those details of our lineage with her to her grave.

When good DNA goes bad, you get cancer.

But I still think the “Greeks bearing gifts” quote is appropriate because it is a general warning to be careful in dealing with your enemies…and it’s very clear that if you love America, Soros is your enemy…even if he is only analogous to the Greek enemy of the ancient Romans.

It is entirely possible his games with the Pacific rim nations were made because he was already placing bets on China, since the crash fed China growth

Money or Power would be the same thing to him. His life philosophy is based upon hatred. That which he hates, he crushes.

My hasty interpretation of his strangely humble op-ed in the NYT hoping the US does not go protectionist assumed Soros did not wish to lose his money which is bet on China and India growth.

I am now searching for another major financial analysis I received recently which declared the current crisis the worst since 1939. The depression was 1929. 1939 is WWII

1939 is the year Hitler staged various events to give pretext for invasion

Soros did not state what would happen if we go protectionist. I assumed he was fearful, but I was projecting what I would feel

Was Soros warning of crash, or warning of another 1939?

Was Soros warning us, or was he threatening us?

Sigh

“Beware of Greeks bearing gifts”!!

landlines on January 26, 2008 at 9:34 AM

Landlines,

Perhaps the “-os” ending in Soros’ last name made you think he’s of Greek heritage.

As a deeply conservative and Jewish Reagan Republican, I regret to state that Soros is actually Jewish, not Greek.
Of Hungarian Jewish heritage. In fact, Soros isn’t even his original last name. It’s “Schwartz”. His family changed their last name in 1936 to sound less Jewish. In fact, Soros even admits that “he “grew up in a Jewish, anti-semitic home,” and that his parents were “uncomfortable with their religious roots.”

In other words, he comes from a group of Jews who hate their own heritage.

Clearly, the Schwartz is not with him. (Forgive the Spaceballs reference, but it seemed to fit.)

What dismays me is that I’m one-fourth hungarian jewish on my mother’s mother’s side. What dismays me even more is that my maternal grandmother’s maiden name was also “Schwartz”. I can only hope this is total coincidence and that we’re not related. My grandmother was born in the US in the very early 1900’s and died in 1975 so unfortunately I can’t ask her about it. All I can do is pray that schmuck Soros and I aren’t related. Damn I wish somebody’d take that guy out. I hate how he tries to manipulate American politics. It just ain’t right.

So McCain is just another project like Kerry, of the Soros machine.

If there was ever a more duplicitous liar, and fraudulent manipulator of governments and economies than anti-Christian Soros, I cannot name him.

Soros manipulated the Kosovo mess, crashed the British pound for fun and profit, sank the economy of the Pacific rim, and bought out McCain to get dissent from being published at election time under McCain Feingold, so the crooked Soros tentacles can play God

I have been reading and re-reading the op-ed Soros has in the NYT predicting that the USA will sink for ever financially in the coming crash, and only India and China will survive and prosper – unless the USA makes the mistake of becoming protectionist, which will sink India and China too.

Soros is a snake who has obviously made bets with his money on China with the hope to profit as the US fails.

Soros has to manipulate the USA to fail financially.

I now have a dream: Protectionism. Only protectionism can sink Soros. If we drown, we must grab him by the heels and take him with us.

Protectionism does not have to be legislated.

If Americans simply chose to cut back on purchases from China and India even a 10 percent drop will blow the Chinese bubble.

We can do it. I have just begun to fight.

Soros…Red China…North Korea…Iran

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it!!

…and it sounds like someone didn’t learn the story about the fall of the ancient city of Troy, which contains the memorable and ominously still-relevant line:

“Beware of Greeks bearing gifts”!!

You have been told.

Phil Byler on January 25, 2008 at 9:34 PM

Wow. This sounds like a threat.

That was an interesting take on McCain. McCain is a likeable fellow (when he wants to be), and he is much harder to dismiss than Huckabee, even if his valorous service is set aside. He is just seriously off track and misguided. He just doesn’t seem to be an “idea man.” If only he had invested himself intellectually in conservatism back when the “harmless loveable little fuzzball” had just moved to NYC from California, or sooner he could have actually listened to Ronaldus Maximus’ speeches.

His nomination would have literally been a cake walk!

Al Franken could be the “Smithers” to Soros’ “Montgomery Burns”. “Exc-e-lent!”

Heh. AF is “little me” to GS’ Dr. Evil.
“You complete me.”

I’d like to see what the Soros “connection” is…and if there’s any, McCain needs to “dis-connect” it ASAP.

JetBoy on January 25, 2008 at 5:45 PM

How about this.

Soros, George Mr. John McCain (R) $1,000
Katonah, NY 10536 President primary
Soros Fund Management MCCAIN 2000 INC 06/02/99

Link

And for the gun nuts on the board.

BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R MCCAIN, JOHN S (R) $2,000
NEW YORK, NY 10022 Senate – AZ primary
CITY OF NEW YORK FRIENDS OF JOHN MCCAIN 06/27/03

Link

And at a time we are engaged in a struggle with radical Islamic extremism, you would forego the guy (McCain) who is heads above everyone else in terms of being qualified to be Commander in Chief and who showed he knows his stuff with respect to the Iraq War

I agree. However, the “conservative” movement now seems to be more concerned with getting a handle on a few Mexican dishwashers in Albuquerque than the problem of Islamic terrorism and nuclear regimes in southern Asia.

The problem with electing John McCain to the presidency is that he would actually serve as president….

Whew, I was worried for a moment. Yes, it would be a fine thing if the Americans could have the pleasure of electing the uber-Vet without the pain of his actually ruling and wrecking their regime.

-It’s a known fact, Bryan, that a secret society…of the six wealthiest people, known as the Pentavirate…run everything in the world, including the newspapers…and meet tri-annually at a secret mansion in Colorado known as…”The Meadows.”

-Who’s in the Pentavirate?

-The Queen, the Vatican, the Gettys, the Rothschilds and George Soros…and Colonel Sanders, before he went tits-up. I hated the Colonel, with his wee beady eyes…and that smug look on his face. “Ooohhh, you’re gonna buy my chicken!”

-But Dad, how can you hate George Soros?

-He puts addictive chemicals in his propaganda…making you crave it fortnightly, smart-ass!

Griz on January 25, 2008 at 5:38 PM

Major props for the So I Married an Axe Murderer reference.

In my opinion, Mike Myers funniest flick.

-It’s a known fact, Bryan, that a secret society…of the six wealthiest people, known as the Pentavirate…run everything in the world, including the newspapers…and meet tri-annually at a secret mansion in Colorado known as…”The Meadows.”

-Who’s in the Pentavirate?

-The Queen, the Vatican, the Gettys, the Rothschilds and George Soros…and Colonel Sanders, before he went tits-up. I hated the Colonel, with his wee beady eyes…and that smug look on his face. “Ooohhh, you’re gonna buy my chicken!”

-But Dad, how can you hate George Soros?

-He puts addictive chemicals in his propaganda…making you crave it fortnightly, smart-ass!

Griz on January 25, 2008 at 5:38 PM

Major props for the So I Married an Axe Murderer reference. Good call!

If you think that you can pull a 2000 against John McCain and all wiill be well, you at Hot Air are being nothing but damn fools. You are helping to elect Hillary Clinton, to cut up the Republican Party and to soil conservatism.

This is 2008. The opponent wll be the Clintons, not an overrated Al Gore. The Republican establishment is largely with John McCain. And at a time we are engaged in a struggle with radical Islamic extremism, you would forego the guy (McCain) who is heads above everyone else in terms of being qualified to be Commander in Chief and who showed he knows his stuff with respect to the Iraq War –whch is why among others former Secretaries of State Schultz, Kissinger, Eagleburger and Haig have all edorsed McCain. Military matters and foreign policy should be the strong suit of Republicans, but they won’t be with Romney.

Notably, reported on page A4 of today’s Wall Street Journal are the latest poll matchups between leading Republicans against Hillary and Obama. McCain is shown as being tied with Obama and beating Hillary. Romney, Guiliani and Huckabee are shown as losing by wide margins to Obama and Hillary, with the widest loss margins against Romney.

You have been told.

NemoParticularis on January 25, 2008 at 9:22 PM

ARE YOU CALLING ME A BIGOT?!!! HOW DAAARRREEE YOOOOUUUU!!!!

you “country club” types may not care about this stuff, but MS-13 is marauding your mother’s retirement castle right now. you don’t care. you don’t care if tomorrow when you go to visit your dear old mum and find that she’s been raped by MS-13 dudes, and you go to dial 911, but she expires a single moment after you’ve completed the call and it dawns on you that that was the single moment it took you to press “one” for english….

jummy on January 25, 2008 at 9:19 PM

Heaven forfend! We all know how THOSE people are.

the worst part is he hugs mexicans. he wants to, like, marry a mexican.

we.

monstrosity.

Hitch? Is that you? – RushBaby on January 25, 2008 at 5:25 PM

Alas, no. Who is Hitch? And why does he ritualistically shave his testicles?

Electing John McCain, especially if he’s matched up against Hillary Clinton, would punch more hippies in one minute than Fred Thompson can punch in a year.

Good post. You write what I think.

What do Soros pere, and the gnomes of Zurich have in common? – JiangxiDad on January 25, 2008 at 5:22 PM

Not a very…um…Illuminating riddle, Porcelain Papa. I’m not very good at these, but I’ll take a shot: could the answer be that both speak language understood by only a few?

I did not know that. Now i do. Thank you dear Bryan.