Romney’s Gaffetastic Trip to the UK

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Mitt Romney’s trip to Britain is not exactly going swimmingly: Mitt Romney Rebuked by David Cameron in London Visit.

Mr Romney Goes to London: barely having exited the threshold of the prime minister’s residence, the American candidate blurts that he is now in the club with British intelligence.

For our American readership, this isn’t like bragging you just met David Petraeus. The British take on the national secret intelligence service comes with an extra-heavy dollop of the whole secret thing. The very existence of the MI6 was not officially acknowledged until 1994.

Good luck, Romney handlers: this is only stop No. 1 on a three-stop international tour.

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1 Vicious Michigan Union Thug  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:39:11am

Heh. I can't wait to see how he performs in Israel.

2 Kragar  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:40:53am

Romney: I have a cunning plan.

3 lawhawk  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:44:10am

[face palm]

4 Tumulus11  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:47:38am

. Mitt charms the British:

'I applaud the work of the organising commitee at bringing the Olympic experience right into the heart of London.

To look out of the backside of 10 Downing Street and see a venue having been constructed knowing that athletes will be carrying their competition almost in the backyard of the Prime Minister is really quite an accomplishment on the part of those who wanted to make sure the Olympics was not something far off where the people could not enjoy it but instead held right in London itself.'
// ITV News

5 erik_t  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:47:53am

Do they have any tanks in England the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

6 GunstarGreen  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:49:01am

Way to show off that appreciation for "Anglo-Saxon heritage", Willard.

7 allegro  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:49:39am

Romney appears to me as a savant of sorts. Clearly he is gifted at making money, loads of money by exploiting every little loophole in any system while being blind to the consequences to others. Taken out of this environment, he's retarded challenged in the simplest of tasks. He cannot help but fuck up because he doesn't seem to have any empathy at all, unable to understand the most basic concepts of successful human interaction.

8 Eventual Carrion  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:49:43am

re: #5 erik_t

Do they have any tanks in England the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

No tanks.
You're welcome.

9 erik_t  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:50:14am

re: #1 Learned Mother of Zion

Heh. I can't wait to see how he performs in Israel.

No need to worry. Issues of Israeli policy are a piece of cake compared to the wasp's nest that is the British relationship with the United States.

10 Cap'n Magic  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:50:17am

It just gets better.

Mitt Romney handed Barack Obama a priceless gift for the US presidential election campaign when the presumptive Republican nominee blundered on his first diplomatic outing by questioning whether London was capable of staging a successful Olympic Games.

In a move that astonished Downing Street, hours before it laid on a special reception for Romney at No 10 he told NBC there were "disconcerting" signs about the preparations for the Games.

One senior Whitehall source said: "What a total shocker. We are speechless."

David Cameron wasted no time in slapping down Romney hours after his remarks were broadcast. On a visit to the Olympic Park, the prime minister said: "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's remarks were intended to be a light-hearted reb

11 sagehen  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:50:21am

Anybody giving odds on whether he'll attempt to entertain the crowds in Warsaw with Polish jokes?

12 Kragar  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:50:38am

Colbert: Media ‘Gotcha-razzi’ Going After Romney Over ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Article

Now the media “gotcha-razzi” is going after the quote as a “racial code word,” Colbert said, as in “White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.”

“But Mitt’s campaign isn’t saying that he’s a WASP,” Colbert said. “They never said ‘white’ or ‘protestant.’ They’re saying he’s an ‘AS.’ A big one.”

13 jamesfirecat  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:52:17am

re: #11 sagehen

Anybody giving odds on whether he'll attempt to entertain the crowds in Warsaw with Polish jokes?

I like it here in Poland, the plains are just the right elevation so that its easy for Russia or Germany to roll their tanks across them.

14 wrenchwench  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:52:17am

If this is what fully appreciating the shared Anglo-Saxon heritage looks like, we should stick with the other guy.

15 erik_t  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:52:24am

re: #11 sagehen

Anybody giving odds on whether he'll attempt to entertain the crowds in Warsaw with Polish jokes?

Only if they're about Wojciech Jaruzelski.

16 erik_t  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:53:14am

re: #13 jamesfirecat

I like it here in Poland, the plains are just the right elevation so that its easy for Russia Soviet Union or East Germany to roll their tanks across them.

FTFY

17 jamesfirecat  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:56:09am

re: #16 erik_t

FTFY

I like it here in Poland, the plains are just the right elevation so that its easy for Russia Soviet Union or East NAZI Germany to roll their tanks across them.

One better

18 Interesting Times  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:58:12am
19 HappyWarrior  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 11:04:23am

Romney actually questioned whether London was capable of hosting the Olympics? Really it's like he doesn't even care about going out of his way to come across as a prick.

20 makeitstop  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 11:12:27am

Mitt's UK to-do list...

Belittle Olympic planning... check.
Mention 'secret' government org... check.

Remaining items:

Make disparaging comments about pub food.
Describe the Queen Mum as 'frumpy.'
Make some hip, with-it reference to The Beatles.
Make off-hand quip from 'Austin Powers' in an attempt to be funny.
Call Buckingham Palace 'a nice little weekend place.'

And do not apologize, because 'America, fuck yeah!'

21 andres  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 11:46:36am

Dear Lord. His team could take a 2 week vacation, tell the Dems to go full blast on them, and not answer any of the Dems attacks, and it would still won't hurt him as much as his gaffes.

22 Archangelus  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 11:57:57am

re: #1 Learned Mother of Zion

Heh. I can't wait to see how he performs in Israel.

Still here, will have front row tickets for when the blunders happen - and let's face it, that's definitely a "when" and not an "if", this is Mitt we're talking about here... :)

23 TedStriker  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 12:55:34pm

re: #20 makeitstop

Mitt's UK to-do list...

Belittle Olympic planning... check.
Mention 'secret' government org... check.

Remaining items:

Make disparaging comments about pub food.
Describe the Queen Mum as 'frumpy.'
Make some hip, with-it reference to The Beatles.
Make off-hand quip from 'Austin Powers' in an attempt to be funny.
Call Buckingham Palace 'a nice little weekend place.'

And do not apologize, because 'America, fuck yeah!'

Oh, behave!

///

24 labman57  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 1:07:57pm

Mitt is simply demonstrating his interpretation of "American exceptionalism".

When it comes to matters of international relations and diplomacy, Mitt is vying for the title of "dumber" to complement GWB's apt moniker of "dumb".

25 Blizard  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 3:42:40pm

#romneyshambles trending

26 Fortitudine  Thu, Jul 26, 2012 4:08:21pm

Unfortunately, the fact that Romney is pissing off a buncha damn commie furriners probably plays very well to his base.

27 Joanne  Fri, Jul 27, 2012 7:39:55am

re: #20 makeitstop

Mitt's UK to-do list...

Belittle Olympic planning... check.
Mention 'secret' government org... check.

Remaining items:

Make disparaging comments about pub food.
Describe the Queen Mum as 'frumpy dusty.'
 Make some hip, with-it reference to The Beatles.
Make off-hand quip from 'Austin Powers' in an attempt to be funny.
Call Buckingham Palace 'a nice little weekend place.'

And do not apologize, because 'America, fuck yeah!'

Sorry...had to do it. :-)


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