How many people knew this about Ford? I sure didn't.
The MSM is going to be going after Republicans worse than ever.
I remember when Clinton gave Fulbright the Presidential Medal of Freedom and called him his mentor and praised him. The MSM was largely silent about Fulbright's segregationist past.
This is just plain silly.
It is a fairly well known thing...no criticism to you intended. However, if we discarded everyone's accomplishments due to a character flaw we wouldn't have anyone to honor. I put this in line with I can admire the work and accomplishments of a homosexual without needing to know they are one. And even if I find out they are does it really take away from the work I admired them for to begin with. Doesn't mean I agree with their views.
It's been known for years -- at least since my history classes in college (circa. 1969-70). Ford didn't exactly have clean hands in De Fuhrer's Reign of Terror. Seems he sent a few bucks Hitler's way (See book: "Who Financed Hitler?") Sorry if you missed that major revelation in the 70's, but you live long enough, keep your memory and you hear and see it all. I didn't have the time to research beyond reading the book, so can't say if premise is true, or not. Many Jews say it is. I'd hang my hat more on Romney's relationship with Bibi Netenyahu and forget that Henry Ford (who died many years ago) may have had a yen for fascism.
The "anti-Semitism" attributed to Henry Ford was probably not as strongly expressed as might have been discussed down at the corner bar almost anywhere in the United States during the last part of the 19th Century and early part of the 20th Century. Anti-Jewish sentiment was very widespread throughout business and political circles during those years, and the stereotype of the Jewish bankers was deeply ingrained, especially among big industrialists, who had plenty of experience with persons bearing Germanic Jewish surnames, little of it favorable.
It was noted, however, that the more astute of the industrial research technicians and money managers, were in fact some of these same European Jews, and internally, at least, these individuals were given considerable latitude within the corporate hierarchy. Just not the top levels.
Ford was pretty steadfast in his views, once he made up his mind. Kind of like the global warming crowd.
The one story I remember is a fight he was having with an engineer over whether bigger valves [openings] will give more power. Without any measureable data, he tricked the engineer in to agreeing that larger valves made no difference.
That was Henry.
The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village is an incredible place, it is worth a summer trip to visit.
(Rosa Parks' Bus)
This month they're celebrating 'Black History Month' so this whining about the museum location are just dems beating a dead horse.