Romney looks to build ties with British leaders

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By KASIE HUNT

LONDON (AP) - With the Olympic Games as a backdrop, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday plunged into a series of meetings with British leaders, including Prime Minister David Cameron.

The likely GOP nominee sought to send a message that he recognizes the close bonds between the U.S. and its top ally - and to project an image of leadership.

"I've got a number of conversations with leaders present and past of Great Britain," Romney said Thursday, "and recognize of course the unique relationship that exists between our nations, our commitment to common values, our commitment to peace in the world and a desire to see a stronger and growing economy."

Romney's weeklong overseas trip will also take him to Israel and Poland.

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney meets with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London, Thursday, July 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

[KurtNYC]

1. Which is the most fake -- Romney, Blair or that fireplace ?

Looks like they met in the lobby of a funeral parlor.

[awoke_in_2003]

12. yes, a very bland room...

for two very bland people.

[Mojorabbit]

13. They look

ridiculous in those chairs. I am glad he is off to a "good" start in the UK. LOL

[lunatica]

2. Our ties with Great Britain are in such sad disrepair that Romney will salvage them!

Why we're practically at war with each other under Obama.

[bulloney]

3. Once again, the MSM news gerbils fabricate something on behalf of their stooge running for office.

For most of this week, we've been hearing about Rmoney's mission to improve and bolster our ties with the British. Did I miss something? I'm not aware of any major problems with our relationship with the British. But the media play along and make this sound like it's a sensitive issue and a big measuring stick on Rmoney's skills on foreign affairs.

I wonder if the Soviet Union threat will enter the conversations?

Geesh!

[raccoon]

4. To have them support the USA in another invasion of a country that hasn't done anything? nt

[C_U_L8R]

5. Mitt looks like a bad ad for Grecian Formula

That head looks chemically altered.
And the rest of him looks like an empty suit.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. "Mitt Romney...utterly devoid of charm and mildly offensive" - and that's in the Torygraph!

Commentary: if Mitt Romney doesn’t like us, we shouldn’t care

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.

His 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.
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But his comments to NBC, particularly his doubts about Britons’ ability to celebrate the games, showed how poorly he understands the land of his forefathers.

If he possessed a smidgeon of insight into the British psyche he would have known that despite all the pre-match whingeing and the carping, that on the night we will celebrate the games with all the appropriate gusto and fervour they deserve. We moan, and then we smile; that is just our way.
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Not once have I heard him praise Britain or extol the special relationship he now trumpets. He even reprised his dislike of the NHS shortly before leaving for these shores of benighted, yellow-toothed natives who spend half their lives waiting in hospital, having tried as governor of Massachusetts to ensure that everyone in his state, as in Britain, had access to health care.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/mitt-romney/9428764/Commentary-if-Mitt-Romney-doesnt-like-us-we-shouldnt-care.html

So it looks like he's lost the Telegraph, which would be the paper most likely to support him in Britain - I guess the denials of the quotes they had about 'Anglo-Saxons' have pissed them off.

[riverwalker]

9. great commentary

why isn't our media showing his statements as a major blunder?

[C_U_L8R]

7. But wait there's more....

The dumb galoot really doesn't know how to make friends.
I think the UK will be very happy to see Mitt leave.

Mitt Romney questions whether Britain is ready for Olympic Games
Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, has questioned Britain's preparedness to host the London 2012 Olympics and asked whether the country is genuinely willing to "celebrate" the Games.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9428325/Mitt-Romney-questions-whether-Britain-is-ready-for-Olympic-Games.html

[madrchsod]

8. mittens could be even worse than bush.....

[Puzzler]

10. What "ties" does he need to build?

I thought the US and UK were pretty much joined at the hip, as it is.

[VWolf]

11. Yeah. "Plunged" is the appropriate verb.

I wonder if the writer is having a bit of fun with Mr Mittens.

[thelordofhell]

14. Considering how well Rmoney is doing so far in London...............

I'm actually fearing for his life when he goes to Israel and Poland

[AtomicKitten]

15. Must be a typo: It's British BANKERS, not "leaders." He's Barclay's schmoopie.

[tanyev]

16. How's that workin' out so far, Mitt?

[bucolic_frolic]

17. Romney is all about DEREGULATION

FDR fought most of the battles we're revisiting today. In fact, this
election is about the New Deal. Will the GOP grab the political power to end it,
or will the Democrats hold on to perpetuate it. This is the most important
election since 1932.

Mits and his corporate henchmen define "freedom" as the right to exploit the masses
without interference from governmental regulation.

Don't let them do it!

[DFW]

18. Romney even got himself mentioned at the opening ceremony, but listen in what way!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19007127

I don't think he quite wanted to be remembered THIS way at an Olympics opening ceremony!

*edited for a link without ads

[Arugula Latte]

19. ...by insulting and degrading them.

[Drunken Irishman]

20. Well you failed there, didn't you Mr. Romney?

[sofa king]

21. This headline has gone ironic in only twelve hours.

Not much of a shelf life.

[Nedsdag]

22. Grammatical error?

"I've got a number of conversations with leaders present and past of Great Britain,"

Isn't it "I've had a number of conversations with leaders present and past of Great Britain?"

Am I wrong?