Massachusetts – Mitt Romney is getting heat for a 2003 veto he cast as governor of Massachusetts to reject $600,000 in additional funds for poor Jewish nursing-home residents to get kosher meals.
At the time, Romney said he nixed the funding of about $5 per meal because it “unnecessarily” would lead to an “increased rate for nursing facilities”.
Romney’s spokesman defended his opposition, saying the state was in crisis and the kosher funding veto was needed to head off higher reimbursement rates for Medicaid.
But Brooklyn state Assemblyman Dov Hikind, an Orthodox Jew and Newt Gingrich booster, called the veto insensitive.
“Well, `let them eat pork or let them eat something else’ — if you’re kosher, you’re not eating anything else. It’s just that simple. Why Romney didn’t get it at that particular time is disappointing and quite shocking to me.”
“People who are kosher — it’s not a choice they have,” fumed Hikind (D-Brooklyn) who said the issue will hurt Romney in his close race with Gingrich in Florida.
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Vu shteit as Feter Sam und yeider Tom, Dick, and Harry, s’is m’chuyav tzu ba’tzollen fahr unzerer kusherer fleish? (I guess it is not only our heiliger kollel families – no sarcasm intended – who want government handouts.)
Az Feter Sam ken tzulen fahr andere narishkeiten fun unzer tax gelt meg mehn tzulehn farh kusher essin. Freg tzu zen oif vus tax gelt geit un du vezt zehn az di kusher essen iz fuhn di kleieh zachen!
Hikind never seems to miss an opportunity to get out in front of a camera to make political points. He can selectively highlight decisions by Romney that may have not been the preferred option for yidden but how about all the things he did that made Romney one of the most popular governors in Massachusetts history among the jewish mosdos in the state who honored him several times during his term. Please Mr. Hikind, don’t show your ignorance by trying to score political points.
Totally out of charactor dov. Firstly, romney is going to win easily the nomination. Second – if he becomes the president, he will probably be better then bush for israel. To make this silly point is very very shallow and short sighted
Tina18
Why do you presume Romney will win the nomination? The people aren’t interested in what the establishment wants them to do. They are voting with their hearts & minds which is the way it should be.