So, this and many other posts are reporting something you did not say?

"As you come here and you see the GDP per capita, for instance, in Israel which is about $21,000 dollars, and compare that with the GDP per capita just across the areas managed by the Palestinian Authority, which is more like $10,000 per capita, you notice such a dramatically stark difference in economic vitality," the Republican presidential candidate told about 40 wealthy donors who ate breakfast at the luxurious King David Hotel.

Romney said the economic history of the world has shown that "culture makes all the difference."

"And as I come here and I look out over this city and consider the accomplishments of the people of this nation, I recognize the power of at least culture and a few other things," Romney said...

What Rmoney managed to do was internationalize the culture of poverty social theory that the GOP has applied on black Americans. The theory is identical to blaming the dodo for its extinction (slow, dumb, not fast enough) and not its predators.