Romney disses London Olympics

[RecycleMichael]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/romney-under-fire-comments-london-olympics-160305180.html

My favorite retort came from Prime Minister David Cameron.

"We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world. Of course it's easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere," Cameron said, a comment that was widely interpreted as a reference to Salt Lake City, where Romney headed up the organizing committee.

[AquaMan]

Favorite remark at the end of the story (ignoring the fringe rants) "Conservatives don't play well with others."

He at least realized his error and tried to make amends.

[sgrizzle]

I thought it was disconcerting when I heard that G4S, who had agreed to handle the security, said they couldn't bring in enough people. England is being forced to supplement with more troops than they have in Afghanistan. Is this concerting?

If that's a diss, I'm doing it wrong.

[Teatownclown]

Brit papers blast Mitt Romney

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57481007-503544/brit-papers-blast-mitt-romney/

shocking....insulting our closest ally in the world....inappropriate comments......Foreign Policy's Joshua Keating noted today that in his book "No Apology," Romney belittled England as "just a small island" that "doesn't make things that people in the rest of the world want to buy."

what a moron to say these things...

Mittens has no foreign policy experience so he surrounds himself with the neo-cons.
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/12199-insiders-mitt-romneys-neocon-hawkish-advisors-on-foreign-policy

We can't trust these people who had their chance in the last century and screwed America up once already this century. They're all from the middle of nowhere.



Mitt hits the fan.

[AquaMan]

Grizz, the security issue is a touchy subject within the country. Appears that Cameron elected to contract out the security rather than use their own state unionized security forces, a practice Romney is familiar with. His remarks were accurate, but he was there as a goodwill ambassador and as such was expected to provide positive affirmations while reinforcing his own successful management of the Olympics.

I think he failed at those two goals. Nonetheless, as the bard might say, "twas a tempest in a teapot".

[Teatownclown]

Maybe...I dunno...what a schmoe!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_w2_uqrbZw&feature

[Hoss]

Grizz, the security issue is a touchy subject within the country. Appears that Cameron elected to contract out the security rather than use their own state unionized security forces, a practice Romney is familiar with. His remarks were accurate, but he was there as a goodwill ambassador and as such was expected to provide positive affirmations while reinforcing his own successful management of the Olympics.

I think he failed at those two goals. Nonetheless, as the bard might say, "twas a tempest in a teapot".

So much for the 'special relationship'....

[Hoss]

So bad were the gaffes by Romney in London, here's how he responded to them for the remainder of the trip:

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/07/28/press-barred-from-romneys-israel-meeting/

This is almost comical now.

[Hoss]

Wow, this is prophetic.

Romney Reverses Course, Decides To Open Israel Fundraiser to Media

You mean Willard flip-flopped?

No!

[Teatownclown]

WIMP EMBARRASSED AMERICA!

[patric]

I thought it was disconcerting when I heard that G4S, who had agreed to handle the security, said they couldn't bring in enough people.

Where was the security company going to come up with 10,000 guards, raid the ranks of Burger King like we did with TSA?

[TulsaRufnex]

Ah.... English web forums....

"In Britain we say that Americans have the republicans which are like our conservative party and the democrats which are like our conservative party"

[Red Arrow]

Ah.... English web forums....

"In Britain we say that Americans have the republicans which are like our conservative party and the democrats which are like our conservative party"

Wow!   Another reason to be glad and proud to be an American.

[nathanm]

Wow!   Another reason to be glad and proud to be an American.

If you really think Thatcherism is a solution to 21st century problems, I suppose. Or any problems, for that matter. I'm not quite sure why it is you fetishize the folks whose policies made it so the average income of most people has declined in real terms since then, but I suppose if you like making less money that's your business.

[Teatownclown]

July 28, 2012
ROMNEY'S GAFFES WORSEN IN ISRAEL
Posted by Andy Borowitz


Read more http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/07/romneys-gaffes-worsen-in-israel.html#ixzz224oEalEz

TEL AVIV (The Borowitz Report)—The Mitt Romney Gaffe Express pulled into a new station today, leaving its conductor's hopes of proving himself to be a nimble statesman in tatters.
Mr. Romney's troubles began in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to whom he presented gifts of a HoneyBaked ham and a wheel of cheddar cheese.
After Mr. Netanyahu ordered both gifts removed from his residence and destroyed, Mr. Romney went on to address the Knesset, where he congratulated the Jewish people on building the pyramids.
"Ann and I saw them during a cruise we took to the Middle East, and they were magnificent," he told the stunned legislators. "As accomplishments go, building the pyramids isn't up there with saving the Olympics, but you should still feel very, very proud. Nice job."
Sensing that his remarks were not going over as well as intended, Mr. Romney improvised: "No, really. Incredible building job you did. If any of you would like to work on our house in La Jolla, just say the word. Only thing is, you'll have to work Saturdays."
Mr. Romney's day concluded with an awkward moment at the West Bank, where he attempted to deposit ten million dollars.
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Illustration by Tom Bachtell


Read more http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/07/romneys-gaffes-worsen-in-israel.html#ixzz224o1042q

Not one his best sketches but not at all hard to imagine.


Why do you always take two LDSs fishing with you?

Because if you take one he'll drink all your beer.

Onto Poland! Will we see Mitt screw up a Polish joke? How can he embarrass us there?