Serious dismay in Whitehall at Romney debut. 'Worse than Sarah Palin.' 'Total car crash'. Two of the kinder verdicts #romneyshamblesWow! Worse than Sarah Palin?
— James Chapman (Mail) (@jameschappers) July 26, 2012
Now that's gotta hurt, especially after Mittens learned that McCain chose her over him in 2008 for essentially the same reason.
What's more is that Romney somehow managed to insult the Brits over their handling of the Olympics, by saying this:
"There are a few things that were disconcerting," Romney said of the event which has been 15 years in the planning and is expected to cost over £9bn. "The stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials – that obviously is not something which is encouraging."
It put a bit of a dampener on Romney's meeting with David Cameron on Thursday. "We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world," the prime minister said, pointedly.
"Of course it's easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere." (Romney ran the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake Ciy, Utah.)
Oooh damn, now THAT'S a shot to the old crumpets!
Which inspired the mayor of London to mock him in front of thousands as the Olympic torch arrived to light a cauldron in Hyde park.
From all indications it appears that Romney went on this little excursion of his in order to bolster support for the President overseas. Well, that was mighty nice of him. Or as the British would say, "Good show old chap!"
(H/T to the Political Carnival.)
Update: It looks like the President just heard how things are going for Romney today.
Update 2: I think this cartoon about sums it up, don't you?
Actually, weren't the 2002 Olympics in Park City? Which is even smaller than SLC?
ReplyDeleteYes they were.
DeleteDownhill skiing, skijump, luge, bobsled events were in Park City. The skating events were in SLC. It was the SLC Games, not the Park City Games. I bought condos there before and after the games near the ski jump venue.
DeleteAlso, in the updated cartoon, on my phone, it looked like dunce de dunce, which fits.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/expd/7653720994/in/photostream/
Finally, another artist's views on Mitty's Shitty Day.
I've always loved Boris Johnson -- and he's a Tory, like Cameron, so their criticisms of a Republican Tory are especially well-aimed.
ReplyDeleteReally, Mitt. You couldn't just say you were delighted to be there and were sure everything would go well? No one wanted your opinion of what could go wrong, even though you think you're an Olympian god.
Yes, you're from the middle of nowhere, and, it's hoped, after November 6th, you'll retreat into nothing.
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/07/26/romney
ReplyDelete_once_called_england_just_a_small_island.html
Romney Once Called England "Just a Small Island"
Mitt Romney has already been slapped by British Prime Minister David Cameron for suggesting that Britain may not be ready to host the Olympics, but Josh Rogin points out it's not the first time he's said unflattering things about the country.
Romney wrote, in his book, No Apology:
"England is just a small island. Its roads and houses are small. With few exceptions, it doesn't make things that people in the rest of the world want to buy. And if it hadn't been separated from the continent by water, it almost certainly would have been lost to Hitler's ambitions."
Wow, just wow.
DeleteHe shows an astonishing lack of historical knowledge, but, more importantly, a huge chip on his shoulder about the Brits. What have they done to him in the past? Something that still smarts.
And his wife's dancing horse is competing this year....wouldn't he want to be super charming to his hosts == who also have been our allies in Iraq and Afghanistan?
It's said that the Queen only visits the U.S. when there's a Republican in the White House. I wouldn't expect her to grace the Mitts with her presence, if he, by some dumb luck, were elected.
So, Mitt talks about all the bad things that could happen, so he can say "told you so" if they do? What kind of politician/diplomat/person is he?
Further confirms he's out-of-touch as the UK still has a manufacturing industry for textiles. People worldwide love their wool garmets and so much more.
DeleteRomney -- Stunned and Stupid as always
Anon 2:34 pm. Well, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited Washington a couple of years ago, hosted by President and Mrs. Obama. She seemed to have had a lovely time. She has certainly been nice to them in England. And neither President nor Mrs. Obama made fools of themselves there.
DeleteMitt Romney, of course, has simply no people skills. One would expect a person with the kind of expensive education that he had to have some sense of diplomacy and decorum. What he wrote about England is simply dreadful. A ninth grade history teacher would give a student an F for turning in such nonsense. I've thought that he has no intellectual curiosity; that quote proves it beyond a doubt.
Beaglemom
I sure would love for Prince Phillip to let loose on Rmoney. He is well known for speaking his mind and calling an asshole out for what he is.
DeleteYou know, it really seems Mitt is having a spot o trouble with that special (White) Anglo-Saxon (Protestant relationship, now isn't he?
Delete@Olivia - seconded.
DeleteOh my gosh-- so the people of England endured years of bombing and financial hardship just so that some smarmy rich kid could say they were lucky for the English Channel?
Delete"PM (prime minister) delivers Olympic put down to Romney"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/
(And check out the #RomneyShambles and #MittHitsTheFan hash tags on twitter. There's much delighted speculation about Romney's future stops in Poland and Israel.)
#AmericanBorat
DeleteA friend wrote "No wonder he stays away from Palin. He makes her look like a statesman." You know the Greedy Old Party is scraping the bottom of the trash dump if this jackass is the best they can do...
Mitt Rmoney and Little Offended Annie disrespected our biggest military ally and friends.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing the real reason Bishop Mitt's magic panties were in a twist is that he was having trouble converting anyone. I hope the London Cabbies keep dumping them in the wrong places or refuse to carry such trash around.
Little Rabbit
Willard Romney is not a smart man.
Deletefrom http://www.telegraph.co.uk
ReplyDelete"Both Mrs. Obama and Mr. Romney are expected to attend Friday’s Opening Ceremony in the Olympic Stadium in Stratford."
Well, well, well. That should be hilarious.
Tweeted after finding this reply at a HuffPost article:
ReplyDelete"Courtesy of intheuk : "Anagram of Mitt Romney = My! I'm rotten"
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/26/romneyshambles-mitts-uk-trip-overshadowed-by-olympic-gaffe_n_1705598.html … #romneyshambles #AintThatTheTruth "
https://twitter.com/WarpdElfAtYrSvc/status/228602012722401280
G.,
ReplyDeleteRomney blew it several times today. The Brits are also chuckling over his "backside" comment about Number 10 Downing Street.
Michele Obama's grace, charm and genuine human warmth is EXACTLY the antidote for Romney-stupidity.
ReplyDelete------
from www.telegraph.co.uk
"Mrs Obama’s first appearance in London will take place at the US Olympic Training Facility in the University of East London on Friday, where she will deliver an address to press at an informal breakfast. It will be followed by the Let’s Move event for military children and students at the US Ambassador’s Residence, which will also be attended by David Beckham. The day will conclude with a reception for heads of state at Buckingham Palace and attendance at the Opening Ceremony in her role as head of the Presidential Delegation."
Sounds like a great day for Michelle! Mittens...not so much. ;-)
DeleteWow, not too shabby! "will also be attended by David Beckham" ....reception for heads of state at Buckingham Palace and attendance at the Opening Ceremony in her role as head of the Presidential Delegation".
DeleteSounds like a wonderful day for Michelle, just like every other day, and I bet she'll be well received and Gaffe free!
Poor Mitt's got skid marks in his magic underwear - no Victoria Beckham for you, pal!! Ha!
Honestly, the only folks who will vote for this douche are those who hate the black guy in the Whitehouse more than they love their country.
ReplyDeleteHow can anyone listen to this assclown and not be terrified of the damage he could inflict on this country should he win in November?
You are so right. I know a lot of Republicans who are just tearing their hair out over Rmoney and the teabaggers. But they will vote Republican even knowing the damage that will be done if they win.
DeleteI know one who is "turning in his card" and will vote for PresObama. I'm married to him.
Deletejust like his 2002 Olympic pins made in China that featured himself - we can only say, "MITT HAPPENS"
ReplyDeleteYou need to post that on twitter at romneyshambles. They'd appreciate it.
DeleteHhhmmm. Looks like the private schools aren't that good either except at instilling an attitude of so-called "superiority" into those who can afford to go there. His history is as bad as Palin's - and even the British laughed at her when she said Revere was riding to warn the THEM!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteObama no good at foreign policy, huh? At least HE knows when to keep his mouth SHUT!
I love it when the little town bully tries to play in a BIG pond!
As the english would say...
ReplyDeleteWhat a fuckwit!!!!
His own fellow Republicans don't like him. Conservative leaders in Britain are publicly humiliating him. The guy is a classic asshole. He is the epitome of what everyone dislikes about politicians, privilege and power. I wouldn't be surprised if it comes out he has links to Barclays and HSBC. I'm pretty sure he had an illegal Swiss account with SBC and closed it when the amnesty deal was offered. He is an embarrassment to America.
ReplyDeleteGryph:
ReplyDeleteAnother good one for Romney worth another 'update'.
His fundraiser has unsold tickets for which they've put on "Clearance Sale"!!!
Guido Fawkes is reporting that Romney's aides have been forced to cut the price of tickets for tonight's fundraiser from $25,000 to $10,000 in order to sell the final few. They quote an email from an unknown Romney organiser trying to put the discount in the best possible light:
"Good news: The Romney dinner in London on Thursday, July 26th is reaching an all time record for a one event fundraiser. In order to get us over the top, we have been allowed to invite a few last minute guests at 10,000 per ticket vs 25,000 per ticket." (entry from link at 16:25)
All the others that paid the higher price -- Are they asking for refunds??? ROFL!!!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/mitt-romney/9428295/Mitt-Romney-in-London-as-it-happened.html
Methinks this is someone pulling someone's leg:
Delete"Guido Fawkes" so clearly is a stand-in for Guy Fawkes.
I have a problem with American candidates taking money from foreign donors. Something is not right about that.
DeleteAll of this would be illegal were it not for "Citizens United." Corporations are NOT people.
DeleteI asked John Dean via twitter if it were legal for US politicians to solicit campaign funds in foreign countries. His response was not yet, but with court that gave us Citizen United is not far from allowing foreign contributors.
DeleteHe directed me to this site: DC JURIST - Paper Chase: DC Circuit upholds ban on foreign campaign contributions
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2011/08/dc-circuit-upholds-ban-on-foreign-campaign-contributions.php
I could not find any info that the law is not still in effect so I'm wondering if Mitt is going to ignore the law.
One thing for sure is that the pathetic excuses in the msm will ignore his breaking the law.
Love the byline of this one in the Guardian:
ReplyDelete"Mitt Romney's Olympics blunder stuns No 10 and hands gift to Obama"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/26/mitt-romney-olympics-blunder
those pins are INSANE. say no more.
ReplyDeleteoops forgot link to the one of a kind commerative olympic pins (five) that mitt commissioned....
ReplyDeletehttp://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/mitt-romney-issued-comically-bizarre-cartoon-mitt#HTWF2
Show us your underalls, Mittens!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous2:59 PM
Delete'''Show us your underalls, Mittens!'''
LOL... I remember that commercial. "show us your underalls"....
In essence, Willard invited a terrorist attack. If on occurs, Willard should be arrested immediately.
ReplyDeleteT-R-E-A-S-O-N - International, at that.
Oh gee, Sarah Palin with a dick. Who'd a thougt?
ReplyDeleteFor a list of all the Romney gaffes with helpful 1 to 10 "red face ratings" see:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2012/jul/26/mitt-romney-britain-gaffes
Romney in UK: "You know, my wife makes a mean Shepherd's pie. We use meat from animals I hunt, varmits, if you will." #MittHitsTheFan
ReplyDeleteJames Chapman (Mail)@jameschappers
Extraordinary that London mayor Boris Johnson invoked Obama's 'yes we can' slogan to mock Romney in front of Hyde Park crowd #mitthitsthefan
Another verdict from one Romney meeting: 'Apparently devoid of charm, warmth, humour or sincerity' #romneyshambles#mitthitsthefan
Mitt Romney visits London while stumbling on almost every front
ReplyDeleteThe Obama campaign could scarcely have thought of a better outcome for Mitt Romney's first UK visit as presumptive nominee
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/26/mitt-romney-gaffes-uk-visit
Romney's very bad London trip
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/26/1113940/-Romney-s-very-bad-London-trip?detail=hide
Well, my son just called, yes, the one I have spoken of many times on this blog, who won't talk politics with me very much at all (due to his dismay at my 3 1/2 years of obsessive blogging about Sarah Palin and the fact that I am a Trig Truther) had just gotten home from work and his twitter was going crazy. Not having seen the news today due to a heavy workload, he started reading and called to say (I think he puts it best) "did Romney get invited to someone's house for dinner then poo in the middle of their table?"
ReplyDeleteDon't talk about Ann Romney's fancy Olympic horse. Don't even THINK about it.
ReplyDeleteAnother discussion for quiet rooms only:
Reporters are not allowed to even see Ann Romney's fancy dancing horse Rafalca—much less whisper an interview to her—before she competes in dressage at the Olympic Games on August 2.
Romney's horse is under a total news blackout[.]
Just add Ann "Woman of the People" Romney's fancy shmancy dancing horse to the list of things the Romneys believe should not be discussed at all: Mitt Romney's tenure as governor of Massachusetts, his tenure as CEO of Bain, his tenure as CEO of the 2002 Olympics, his tenure as a bishop of his Mormon church.
Ann's dancing horse is off limits, of course, because the only reason she owns a six-figure horse is to treat her MS. It's physical therapy for her debilitating illness. After all, don't all MS patients own an Olympic horse or two as part of the standard recommended treatment? If you even ask a question about Ann's horse, you're just attacking her for having a disease, which is very, very, very wrong because the only reason she owns that horse is to treat her illness. No other reason at all:
“She just loves the whole Olympic movement and what it stands for, bringing her whole world together under the banner of sports,” said Fraser Bullock, who served as the chief operating officer of the Salt Lake City games and has attended past Olympics with the Romneys. “Here’s somebody who was severely debilitated with M.S. and then when she gets to the Olympic games, she’s going almost non-stop.”
He added: “She just thrives on it. She loves going to the competition, seeing the athletes, and connecting with her friends in the Olympic movement.”
How exactly does participating in the "Olympic movement"—not actually riding the horse, mind you, because Ann's hired someone to do that for her—treat her MS? I'll bet you $10,000 that's another topic that's off limits.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/26/1113926/-Don-t-talk-about-Ann-Romney-s-fancy-Olympic-horse-Don-t-even-THINK-about-it
They've answered all that any of you people need to know.
DeleteFraser Bullock wiki says:
Delete"Fraser Bullock (born 1954 in Alberta) is an American entrepreneur who is the Managing Director of Sorenson Capital and former COO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Prior to joining the SLOC team Bullock had run his own private equity firm.[1]
He graduated with a B.A. in 1978 and an MBA in 1980—both of the degrees from Brigham Young University.[2] Bullock has served as a director of the Utah Athletic Foundation -- the non-profit that manages the Utah Olympic Park, The Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City and, to an extent, The Soldier Hollow Nordic venue—from 2002 through the present.
Fraser was among the founding members of Bain Capital and also worked at Bain & Company.
Bullock has served in multiple positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) including as an area seventy.[3]
In 2008, Fraser Bullock donated $49,000 to the Yes on 8 Campaign in support of a California constitutional amendment which provides that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."[4]"
Fraser Bullock BFF MITT Ann BAIN MORmON Church, Anti GAy....
I am so sick of hearing about Ann Romney and her MS. Is she the only person in the whole world that has MS?
DeleteI have a friend who has been battling MS for more that 20 years but she does not have a dancing horse.
Such nice people, such a tight little clique the Romneys surround themselves with. We don't want them anywhere near the White House. They'll make the Bush years look like a trip to Disneyland.
DeleteSomething tells me she wouldn't not cut it as First Lady. She would probably want to end the public tours of the White House and we know that she'd never show up for a "meet and greet" the tourers as Michelle Obama has so graciously done. In the end, she's the perfect woman for Mitt Romney, all surface and no depth.
DeleteBeaglemom
I wonder if Ann's horse rode on top of the airplane on it's way to London.
DeleteMitt Romney's Olympics featured commemorative pins with his face on them
ReplyDeleteI knew about Mitt Romney's tenure at the Olympics featuring Made In China memorabilia, but somehow I had missed just how horribly, horribly disturbing some of them were. Specifically, that at least six of the "official" Olympic pins featured ... Mitt Romney. Shudder.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/26/1113996/-Mitt-Romney-s-Olympics-featured-commemorative-pins-with-his-face-on-nbsp-them
Romney: 'Don't let U.S. become a second-tier nation. Like BRITAIN.'
ReplyDelete2007:
The United States is in danger of becoming a "second-tier" nation like Britain and other European countries if Hillary Clinton wins the White House, according to Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential contender...
Speaking, ironically, to employees of BAE Systems Inc, the US subsidiary of the British defence company, in the elegant New England town of Nashua on Monday, Mr Romney said that America was at a crossroads in history.
"The question is whether we're going to become a stronger nation leading the world or whether we're going to follow the path of Europe and become a second-tier military and a second-tier nation." European countries had chosen to "become a wonderful nation but not the world's power".
America's health system should remain privately rather than government run, he insisted. "I do not want to go the way of England and Canada when it comes to healthcare," he said.
If this is how he treats countries with an Anglo-Saxon heritage ...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/26/1113983/-Romney-Don-t-let-US-become-a-second-tier-nation-Like-Britain
Gryphen, how about cutting Mittens some slack already? As our nation's FIRST MBA president (besides Shrub, of course) he's just a-rarin' to start turning around this country from the utter devastation of the so-called Obama Presidency.
ReplyDeleteYou can appreciate his annoyance at the pointless formality of an actual election which some well-intentioned yet hopelessly misguided people still insist on pursuing even when Zeus already decreed that Mittens will be our anointed leader.
So, please, lay off Mittens. It's truly a horrendous burden he carries to think he's as awesome as he does, when in reality he ain't awesome at all. Hell, truth be told, he ain't even adequate.
Goofus for president
ReplyDeleteGuess you can say, as I've already tweeted, that for Romney, today was an un-#mitt-igated disaster.
ReplyDeleteKarma, baby, karma.
PMom_GA
This is only gonna get better...what till Israel, see how he can really screw up. In his mind....he is Mr. Olympics, so of course the Brits are not up to his standards. This loser and his "dancing" horse, can you imagine a more embarrassing sport? The only athletic ability belongs to the horse..only a very rich man can afford, she doesn't even ride him. Who is paying for all his security over there....is it us or the RNC?
ReplyDeleteConsidering he isn't even the official nominee yet, I am curious. Bragging about MI16 meetings? WTF...His fund raising with the newest criminals in libor....lol they are all thick as thieves. The poor US press following this guy are saying he is in the "Mittness Protection Program" cuz he refuses any interviews...its a waste of time.
The world is watching....jeezz, worse than Dubya.
I read a funny tweet saying he should have waited for those stupid Olympic comments as its Thursday and Jon Stewart is still on tonight...too funny.
He has lots of friends that own JEWZ
DeleteRomney was given Secret Service protection in Feb. 2012.
Delete(Google is your friend.)
I don't understand why MI6 meet with Mitt. For what purpose.
DeleteYou know what I would love to see from the Brits? That at every event Mitt attends, the crowd starts to chant "Obama". That would be the best new thing in the world.
P.S. I think I heard or read that Mitt was not planning to attend any events, not even the horse dancing. Just a fund raiser thrown by the LIBOR and Barclay banksters.
James Chapman (Mail) @jameschappers
ReplyDeleteAnother verdict from one Romney meeting: 'Apparently devoid of charm, warmth, humour or sincerity' #romneyshambles #mitthitsthefan
https://twitter.com/jameschappers
Ed Miliband greets Mitt Romney at the House of Commons. Romney referred to the Labour leader as 'Mr Leader'.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/26/mitt-romney-gaffes-uk-visit?CMP=twt_fd
Well, at least Mittens succeeded in bringing the Brits together for a successful Olympics! (now they all have a common enemy!!)
ReplyDeletemeanwhile, back in America Mittens embarrasses again...
WOW! Worse than Sarah Palin! You can't get worse than that! LOL
ReplyDeleteBest summary of Mitt's day can be found here:
ReplyDeletehttp://t.co/aimT2Y0r
PMom_GA
It's 1AM in London. Mitt's been put to bed after a encouraging round of "you did well" blather from his advisers. Mitt will wake to a briefing highlighting the praise from press/media (they dig up something).
ReplyDeleteIn Mitt's universe there is no such thing as a bad day.
Sound clip of Mrs. Arrogant Romney:
ReplyDeleteAnn Romney defends decision not to release more tax returns
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ann-romney-defends-decision-not-to-release-more-tax-returns/2012/07/19/gJQAtWKXwW_video.html
There have been many mendacious moments in this presidential campaign, but it will be hard to top what Mitt Romney told the Veterans of Foreign Wars conference this week.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama is seeking “an arbitrary, across-the-board budget reduction that would saddle the military with $1 trillion in cuts,” the Republican said. “Strategy is not driving the president’s massive defense cuts. In fact, his own secretary of defense warned that these reductions would be devastating, and he’s right. . . . This is no time for the president’s radical cuts in our military.”
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Come again?
Romney is referring to the automatic spending cuts, or “sequestration,” required by the Budget Control Act of 2011. For those suffering memory loss of the sort afflicting Romney, that legislation came about when Republicans threatened to throw the country into default unless Democrats agreed to automatic budget cuts if a “supercommittee” couldn’t reach a bipartisan agreement (which it couldn’t, naturally).
If the defense cuts are Obama’s, they are also John Boehner’s, Eric Cantor’s, Mitch McConnell’s and Jon Kyl’s. The bill passed with the votes of a majority of House and Senate Republicans and the encouragement of — wait for it — Mitt Romney. A Romney spokeswoman at the time said he applauded Boehner’s negotiating prowess.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-romney-cant-have-it-both-ways-on-defense-spending-tax-cuts/2012/07/25/gJQAZh0x9W_story.html
Daily Telegraph
ReplyDeleteMitt:"utterly devoid of charm and mildly offensive."
So Mitt's Foreign-Relations experience can now be summed up as:
ReplyDelete- Pissing off the Brits
- Bicycling through France to avoid the Draft.
Oh well, I guess that's better than saying you can see Russia from the top of 3 Rivers Fly & Tackle shop in Wasilla. Then again, maybe it's not.
“Mitt Romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm offensive by being utterly devoid of charm and mildly offensive.
ReplyDeleteHis derisory comments questioning Britain’s preparedness for the Olympics in an interview with NBC were a strange way to build bridges with a country that he says should be restored as the umbilical ally of the United States, and a strange way to demonstrate the persuasive qualities needed as leader of the free world.”
Brits Laugh At Romney's Apology
#Romneyshambles is quickly becoming an election defining disaster for Mitt Romney. Along with offending the British and both Anglo-Saxons and non-Anglo-Saxons alike on several occasions in only a few hours, he's had to - GASP - apologize publicly for his blunders.
But in typical Romney fashion, even that's turned out to be a gaffe:
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it got worse for Romney who, when attempting to U-turn on his comments, caused amusement when said he'd spent a great day in the "backside" of Downing Street - rather than the back garden.
Yeah, no kidding, Mitt.
And so, in honor of Mitt's epic fail, I hear the Brits have devised a special Royal welcome for him in the future:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kxNl7A--_vc
WTF?
ReplyDeleteRomney camp claims that President Obama does not fully appreciate the relationship between "Anglo-Saxon" countries. Hmm, I wonder if that could be code for something?
“We are part of an Anglo-Saxon heritage, and he feels that the special relationship is special,” the adviser said of Mr Romney, adding: “The White House didn’t fully appreciate the shared history we have”.
http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2012/07/romney-camp-claims-that-president-obama.html
Please tell me we are not going to war with the Brits?
ReplyDeleteThey already laugh at Sarah Palin and now Romney?
ReplyDeleteEven the Anglo-Saxons don't want anything to do with Mitt the Mormon gobshite.
ReplyDeleteDaily Kos comment:
ReplyDelete"like a shit hurricane"
Forget the Daily Kos. Just read the conservative UK press, the Torygraph, Murdoch's SUN, the Daily Mail. They were brutal.
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Deletedid Ann Romney really wear that for piers CNN 1 hr interview! she look too snobbish rich, like dressed up for high tea. Shit both are uttering crap, it's a shame for GOP.
ReplyDeleteRemember when she wore the $1000.00 t-shirt?
DeleteWhen your city cuts fire and police and your children are being taught biology by the band teacher, take comfort in the fact that Ann Romney's idea of just wearing any old thing, is sporting a $1000.00 t-shirt.
I do believe a certain Wasilla "history expert" is about to have cowpie - gonna be awfully confused by the "BRITISH ARE COMING" cartoon that you now show as an update & that I referenced in a post here at 4:17pm.
ReplyDeleteThink back to her Revere "history" lesson from not too long ago.
PMom_GA
The buffoon in chief. What's next? Mitt: "I've got nothing against England. I have friends who own island countries."
ReplyDeleteI keep saying, no one listens, the Romney campaign, and now it seems Romney himself, is being managed by Democrat moles! How else to explain the cascade of consistently dreadful mistakes?
ReplyDeleteKrauthammer Slams Romney Over Olympics Comment: ‘Unbelievable,’ ‘Incomprehensible’
ReplyDeleteOn Fox News earlier, Charles Krauthammer criticized Mitt Romney for his comments saying that all the problems facing the London Olympics feel “disconcerting.” Romney made the comment in an interview last night with Brian Williams. Krauthammer said that all Romney has to do is say nothing and come out of the trip looking better on U.S.-Britain relations than the president, and he messed up on the first day.
RELATED: Piers Morgan Defends Romney’s Olympics Comments: ‘He Was Just Speaking The Truth’
Regarding Prime Minister David Cameron‘s quip that you could easily hold the Olympics in “the middle of nowhere,” Krauthammer said he was clearly referring to Utah, the state where Romney helped run the Winter Olympics in 2002. He said that Romney’s comments on the London Olympics were “unbelievable,” “incomprehensible,” and “a lot of other adjectives.” Krauthammer said Romney shouldn’t be saying anything on his international trip, except for kind words about the countries he is visiting.
Krauthammer rattled off a list of reasons why President Obama has, in his opinion, damaged the special relationship between the two countries, and marveled at how Romney was already getting all sorts of heated criticism.
“All Romney has to do, say nothing. It’s like a guy in the 100-meter dash. All he has to do is to finish, he doen’t have to win. And instead, he tackles the guy in the lane next to him and ends up disqualified. I don’t get it.”
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/krauthammer-slams-romney-over-olympics-comment-unbelievable-incomprehensible-a-lot-of-other-adjectives/
Romneyshambles: Mitt begins his trip with a swipe at London
ReplyDeleteUS presidential candidate beats hasty retreat after comments on 'disconcerting' Games chaos
But rather than flaunting his statesman-like credentials, Mr Romney managed to insult his hosts and commit that cardinal sin of US politics – "flip-flopping" – all within hours of landing in Britain. In unguarded and far-from-diplomatic language, Mr Romney initially questioned London's commitment and ability to stage the Games. In an interview with US television, he said he had noticed "disconcerting" signs that Team London was not ready. "It's hard to know how it will all turn out," he said.
Mr Romney's comments on Olympic organisation carry weight. As the capitalist guru who saved the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics from financial ruin, he can claim to know a thing or two about staging the world's biggest sporting event.
His comments prompted a sharp rebuke from David Cameron, who 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."
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/romneyshambles-mitt-begins-his-trip-with-a-swipe-at-london-7979707.html
I heard on the news tonight that Romney was actually the 'sixth' choice to run the Salt Lake City Olympics! Amazing!
DeleteRomneyshambles is exploding on the Twitterverse. It's hysterical.
ReplyDeleteWHAT? Mitt pulled a Sarah Palin?
ReplyDeleteRomney lied about role in Bain's investment in medical-waste firm that disposed of aborted fetuses
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/02/1105200/-Romney-lied-about-role-in-Bain-s-investment-in-medical-waste-firm-that-disposed-of-aborted-fetuses
Hello, human diary. It is I, Mitt Romney, your better.
ReplyDeleteI am writing in you tonight in England. I think things are going quite well here! The sunshine was out, and the warmth was here.
I have always considered this an odd place. England is a small island with no appreciable utility in the world marketplace. Everyone here speaks American, but none of the houses are the right height. I visited 10 Downing Street, which surprisingly is not simply the large wooden door you commonly see on the news, but has an actual house inside it. The ample backside of the unit is in such close proximity to the Olympics that you can very nearly see the athletes engaging in sport from here. I also met with the head of the very secret MI6, but I am not supposed to mention that so I am writing this part very quietly.
I took the opportunity this morning to observe to my hosts that their Olympic Games are clearly not as good as my own Olympic Games, which I thought it important to point out to them so that they would be impressed at how knowledgeable I was about the quality of various Olympic Games. Comparing the various qualities of things, whether they be trees, haircuts, or Olympics, is one of my strongest points, and so I attempt to impart this knowledge to others whenever possible.
Touring the city has been pleasant enough. As a gift, my foreign policy advisers have given me an Android device onto which Max Boot has installed various notes about which parts of London could be most easily invaded and converted to Christianity. Reading through it reminds me a bit of my time in France.
Romney Shambles
ReplyDeleteThe trendiest word in Britain this year has been "omnishambles". Armando Iannucci is credited with having coined it. The force of nature that is the character Malcom Tucker in his series "The Thick of It" used it once, although you might have missed it, given that was nestled in a thicket of his signature use of, shall we say, Anglo-Saxonisms.
Ed Milliband, who much to his surprise is now being called Mr. Leader, then picked it up and applied it to George Osborne's disastrous budget, which has had more revisions than the Bain management chronology. The New Statesman recorded that it entered the parliamentary lexicon on April 18. I've heard it on the BBC Today programme approximately every day since then.
And then Mittens comes to town. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you: #RomneyShambles.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/26/1114005/-Romney-Shambles
#Romneyshambles was designed by the Gods for SNL.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, this entire debacle has so much comedic potential that I think the Gods of Comedy must be appeased by an international peace treaty of Ha Ha involving the appearance of some Monty Python members on SNL in the very near future. In order to truly do justice to this epic comedic performance by Mitt Romney, it's going to take something special.
Please join me in praying to the almighty that Lorne Michaels can hear us.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/26/1114071/--Romneyshambles-SNL-Monty-Python-Holy-Grail-Of-Comedy
The British reaction to Mitt Romney has gone from openness, to skepticism, to mocking, to concluding that Mitt Romney is worse than Sarah Palin.
ReplyDeleteDaily Mail Political Editor James Chapman has been providing the world a play by play of Romney’s British implosion via his Twitter account. Romney started things off by criticizing London’s preparedness for the Olympics. He then forgot the name of British Labour Leader Ed Miliband, and then he admitted that he had been given a secret briefing by MI6. This led the British to ask aloud if they have another George W. Bush on their hands, “Romney blunders again by revealing he’s had (supposedly) top secret briefing by John Sawers, MI6 boss. Do we have a new Dubya on our hands?”
After his visit to Whitehall, Chapman offered two of the kinder reviews of Mitt Romney, “Serious dismay in Whitehall at Romney debut. ‘Worse than Sarah Palin.’ ‘Total car crash’. Two of the kinder verdicts.” Chapman also reported another verdict from British meet and greet with Mitt, “Another verdict from one Romney meeting:
‘Apparently devoid of charm, warmth, humour or sincerity’
Getting compared to Sarah Palin is one thing, but being called worse than Palin is an indication of the epic display of fail that Romney is putting on in London.
If you thought things couldn’t possibly get worse for Mitt Romney, you were wrong. How does one top being unfavorably compared to Sarah Palin? If you’re Mitt Romney, you get mocked in front of 60,000 people.
http://www.politicususa.com/romney-shambles-britain-proclaims-worse-sarah-palin.html
#romneyshambles
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President Obama visited Ireland and was warmly welcomed by the President and Prime Minister. He spoke to a cheering crowd of 25,000 in Dublin and was greeted as long-lost family by residents of the town where his ancestors lived.
ReplyDeleteMitt Romney visits England and pisses off the Prime Minister and Mayor of London within the first 24 hours. He talks about a meeting with one of the most clandestine spy organizations in the world. The very mention of his name is jeered by a crowd or 60,000 in Hyde Park.
If Romney can royally (pun intended) piss off this many citizens of one of our oldest and closest political allies, I shudder to think what he'd do with North Korea or Iran.
Romney is a uniter.
ReplyDeleteHe single handedly united the Brits against the United States of America.
Romney's real Olypmic gaff: Dissing his wife.
ReplyDelete•Brian Williams: 'Now you actually have a horse [in the Olympics]. What's that going to be like?'
•Mitt: 'Well, it's a big, exciting experience for MY WIFE and for the person she's worked with, the trainer, who's riding the horse, and obviously it's fun to be part of the Olympics in any way you can be part of it.'
•Brian: 'When is the event, and for those of us who don't follow the sport, what happens? Are there rounds of competition? Is there just one chance? What happens?'
•Mitt: I have to tell you, this is Ann's sport. I'm not even sure what day the sport goes on. She will get the chance to see it. I will not be watching the event.'
Huh? If my wife were in the Olympics, I'd take the time to know a little something about the event, like how it works, and when it is. Personally, I'd show up too. But geez, at least know when it is. You're too busy to know when your wife's Olympic event is?? You won't even watch it on TV? Or have a party and watch it on tape delay??
•Mitt: Ann, good luck with that horse thing today.
•Ann: It was two days ago, WILLARD.
http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/x89ct/romneys_real_olypmic_gaff_dissing_his_wife/
The Creepy Small Lies of the Romney
ReplyDelete...As Weigel says, "At this point, getting video clips of Obama from Republican campaigns is like getting an article pitch from Jayson Blair. It might tell a good story, but you need to run down the source and triple-check."
I know I keep asking this, but has any previous campaign ever done this on such a routine basis? I don't mean to suggest that no campaign has ever been as nasty. But there's something about the methodical small lies of the Romney campaign that seems quite new. And frankly, just plain creepy.
And you can add to that the fact that virtually no one on the conservative side of the aisle has pushed back against this. Among Democrats there would always be at least a modest faction of fainthearted folks who would insist that we shouldn't descend to this level. But have any Republicans reproached Romney for these obvious lies? Or are they all like Geraghty, eager to jump in with both feet no matter what Romney says?
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/07/creepy-small-lies-romney-campaign?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
Difference between Palin and Romney: Palin knows what she believes in, has good intentions, and she and her family are strong enough to not buckle under haters. Romney is pure selfishness.
ReplyDelete"Difference between Palin and Romney: "
DeleteIs several hundred million dollars, taste and class.
Romney tells Brian Williams that he doesn't know when his wife's horse will be competing, he doesn't know how the horse is rated for the event, Mitt won't be watching, Ann will.
ReplyDeleteHe pays a ton of money (even claimed $77,000 in tax deductions for the horse)and the horse makes it to the Olympics but he doesn't care enough about Ann to sit beside her as she watches her horse compete in the Olympics?
Really, after all of those years Ann sat beside Mitt to do what he wanted? I bet he never went to a single school event that his kids participated in while they were growing up. Nope, he claims he worked 16 hour days, 6 days a week. Ann had to entertain herself, raise the kids by herself and wait for Sunday when her husband devoted his day to the people in his ward (church area).
Sounds like a terrible husband.
He does seem like a dick. As a husband, father, boss and school mate. But, as for the horse and the Olympics, I think he's trying to distance himself from the whole thing. Everything revolving around that horse just highlights how different he is from the people he wants to lead.
DeleteHe wants people to forget the image of him prancing around on a similar horse and his correct pronunciation of the word "dressage."
stolen from a Wonketteer (DrunkIrshMan) who perfectly sums up the essence of the Presidential players, grounded in reality.
ReplyDelete"Look, Mitt Romney is not a success story. He was born to wealthy parents with a wealthy surname that afforded him the opportunity to get ahead in life. His close ties with the LDS Church allowed him to serve an LDS Mission in a posh chateau in France, which got him out of the Vietnam War - a war he had no problem protesting in favor of, by the way - and then was allowed some of the most expensive education this country has to offer.
You want a true success story? Look at the man you're trying to defeat, Mr. Romney. He grew up in a working class home, with no father, a mother who was often not at home, and managed, through his own doing, to not only get into the biggest and best universities, but broke down a color barrier to attain the White House - all the while owning the name Barack Hussein Obama.
If there is an American story, it's not that of some loser, preppy, snobby fucktard who was born into a rich family and got every break possible because of his name - who then turned that success into an opportunity to stomp on the throat of the average working person.
The Great Depression and the Great Recession were caused by people like you - wealthy assholes who'll do anything and everything to get ahead, no matter how many faces they have to step on in the process.
Your wealth is obscene. The fact you think you got there on your own is even more obscene. Just go the fuck away Mitt Romney. No one likes you. "
My favourite comments about RMoney's Excellent European Adventure:
ReplyDeleteThe Mitt hits the fan.
Mitt is Clark Griswold from European Vacation.
Romney doesn't have a clue - he is insulting, insincere, cold-hearted, and constantly lies about and distorts and attacks President Obama, hoping no one will notice what a loser Romney really is.
ReplyDeleteApparently Romney has also lied about being good friends with Netanyahu,
Romney says he won't be watching the competition with Ann's horse. What a joke - this idiot can't even support his wife!
How could anyone possibly vote for this liar and phony? He still is trying to avoid putting more tax returns out there - there really must be a tremendous amount of info in them that would expose Romney for who he REALLY is!
Interesting throwaway in today's L.A. Times from Queen Anne about Mitt fulfilling his "destiny".
ReplyDeleteBut already, it was clear there was another goal. On the eve of the Games, Ann Romney told the Los Angeles Times: "I truly want Mitt to fulfill his destiny and for that to happen, he's got to do politics."
matea.gold@latimes.com
politics."http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-romney-olympics-20120727-1,0,2043111.story
I like how Mittens Rmoney flaunts his 'business' experience as a way that he'll cure the economy. Well, if memory serves me, didn't George W. Bush have an MBA from Yale??? How did that experience serve the country???
ReplyDeleteMy God, off with his head! Send him to the Tower of London, good people of England! Spare us colonists from having his elitist ars on the 2012 November presidential ballot! Please, good English people, keep him over there! Fatten him up with some bangers and mash and force some Guinness down his elitist throat, or make him eat some 7/11 cookies. He has excellent health care! He can pay for his own out of his back pocket.
ReplyDeleteRemember when then Candidate Obama visited Germany? There were throngs of people reaching to shake his hand. He spoke eloquently about his host country and didn't make one gaffe.
ReplyDeleteRomney, at every turn, had a small entourage of paid followers and managed to insult everyone from the Prime Minister to the Mayor of London.
Can't wait for his "polish jokes" and telling Israel what to do. I was waiting for him to bash President Obama, but what he's done is almost as bad.
England has been our Ally in the theater of war, and he disses their culture?