Mitt Romney questions London's readiness for Olympic Games

[spanone]

The US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has questioned the readiness of London 2012, saying there have been "disconcerting signs" in the buildup to the Games – but said the focus would soon switch to celebrating the athletes.

Before meetings with David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband on Thursday, he told US television: "It is hard to know just how well it will turn out."

Romney told NBC News: "There are a few things that were disconcerting. 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."

In the interview he also called into question whether the British people were behind the Games.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/26/mitt-romney-london-olympic-games?INTCMP=SRCH

[get the red out]

1. He sure is building up support overseas

Nice to know that a political candidate knows how to build strong relationships with our allies.

[ailsagirl]

21. This is great!! I knew it wouldn't be long before we'd hear negative tales about him

He's such a bungling doofus-- that's putting it nicely.

[malaise]

2. Did you see the photo of the cat at the door of 10 Downing street

http://media.smh.com.au/life-and-style/essentials/stray-cat-employed-at-10-downing-street-2187261.html

[spanone]

10. they knew a rat was on his way......

[TwilightGardener]

18. What a cute kitteh! He looks like a Larry.

[get the red out]

22. Did Mit wonder why it wasn't on top of someone's car?

[gordianot]

3. There is job for you Mitt go out and run Olympic venues bet you could even turn a profit.

You wouldn't have to remember your position and what you said about those pesky issues.

[liberal N proud]

4. He is jealous and pompus

He is jealous because he isn't involved.

[malaise]

5. The ugly American on steroids

Add to that the fact that he's a pathological LIAR - he's trying to walk this back now.

[FSogol]

6. What a doofus.

[lunatica]

7. I see he's busy building diplomatic bridges with his fellow Anglo-Saxons

LOL! The Brits really, really love it when Americans think we're superior.

[Turbineguy]

8. Does Mitt Romney know

that Brits can also give money to Democratic SPAC's?

Brits are people, my friend!

[vanlassie]

15. Brits are people, my friend!

[ananda]

9. Just Mittster winning fewer friends..

.. and influencing nobody.

He has no enemies and all his friends hate him, to coin
a quote from Oscar Wilde.

[Johonny]

11. good thing they didn't offer him any Olympic cookies

or he might of insulted them...

[C_U_L8R]

12. And everyone questions Rmoney's readiness

Mitt is sure proving himself to be a world class boob.
a walking disaster without much substance at all.
Meh.

[ananda]

13. Showing his tuff foreign policy creds, eh..

LOL

[Chorophyll]

14. Making friends everywhere he goes, isn't he. nt

[Aerows]

16. What an idiot

Visits their country then insults them while he's there. How this dunce got anywhere near to even running for president is scary.

[Ganja Ninja]

17. "I'm not sure about these cookies. They don't look like you made them,"

Stay classy Mitt.

[Aerows]

19. "Mr. Leader"

He didn't even bother to learn the people he was meeting with's names.

[muriel_volestrangler]

20. I thought about that too

I have never heard the Leader of the Opposition called "Mr. Leader" before. It's a job title, and officially recognised - hence the capitals - but you don't address everyone by their job - or we don't, anyway. Also, it translates awfully into German - "Herr Fuhrer".

[spanone]

23. Romney clarifies Olympics preparation comments

LONDON -- Mitt Romney found that all politics are, in fact, local after being forced Thursday to clarify remarks about London's preparation for the Olympics, which prompted a minor uproar in the British press.

In his interview last night with NBC’s Brian Williams, Romney called several logistical issues at the 2012 Olympic games here “disconcerting” -- including a contracted security firm’s failure to provide enough personnel -- and said that a possible planned strike by customs and immigration officials was “not something which is encouraging.”

Local press seized on the comments, which generated buzz on British television today and which one newspaper columnist called “derisory." Even Prime Minister David Cameron reacted, pointing out that the London games were being held in a major metropolitan area, not in “the middle of nowhere,” a comment interpreted as a reference to the games Romney headed in Salt Lake City in 2002.

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