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Jul. 27th, 2012 01:09 pm
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The wanker of the week title goes to... Mitt Romney!

First he criticises Obama saying he cannot possibly understand the so-called special relationship with Britain because of his ethnicity; then he arrives in Britain to strengthen the relationship and says that he doesn't think Britain is ready for the Games.

Because he knows. He single-handedly organised and ran the Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002. The same games where the torch-bearer uniforms were manufactured in that land-of-the-free country: Burma!

Date: 2012-07-27 12:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com
I also think Romney was very short-sighted in the timing of his trip. He has no international experience and anyone with half a brain wouldn't show up with extra security demands in England during The Olympics. It's thoughtless at best.

Date: 2012-07-27 06:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
Short-sighted and quite rude!

Hope you're feeling better. I hadn't realised that you had been in hospital again.
Big hugs.

Date: 2012-07-27 01:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jeffurrynpl.livejournal.com
That's because Burma also refuses to convert to the metric system. ;{)}

Date: 2012-07-27 06:24 pm (UTC)

Date: 2012-07-27 01:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bobalone.livejournal.com
hear, hear!

Date: 2012-07-27 06:24 pm (UTC)

Date: 2012-07-27 02:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] inbhirnis.livejournal.com
Love this train wreck! Unfortunately, I don't think this disaster will have much impact on his candidacy because most Americans don't give a damn about the rest of the world. The race is depressingly close..

Date: 2012-07-27 02:49 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] susandennis
yeah, but I gotta believe every little bit helps. it's not like he dissed one of those really foreign countries where they don't speak English so it wouldn't matter.

Date: 2012-07-27 06:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
Maybe it'll make the news in the US as well.

Date: 2012-07-27 06:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
Well you never know! Fingers crossed.

Date: 2012-07-27 03:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holy13nation.livejournal.com
What is depressing is just how breathtakingly stupid he seems and how that reflects on the US given how many people are, bizarrely, for him.

Date: 2012-07-27 06:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
It's all rather worrying.

Date: 2012-07-27 07:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] putzmeisterbear.livejournal.com
The majority of the masses here in the US are sheep and will vote the way they are told to by the popular media. And there is a small group of billionaires who are in the process of buying all the media time they can. And of course Rupert Murdoch's media empire is doing all they can to support Romney and demonize Obama.

There has been news coverage of it here but the conservative media is only covering the criticism of Romney. Not what he did to deserve it.

It is really frightening to think of what might happen.

Date: 2012-07-29 01:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
Well fingers crossed that he won't be elected!

Date: 2012-07-30 07:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] danthered.livejournal.com
You've misspelt "selected" (viz. George Dubya Bush in 2000 and 2004).

Absolutely Fabulous.

Date: 2012-07-27 03:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ron-broxted.livejournal.com
But it is such a rich week for wankers! What about South Yorkshire Police and the Twitter Bomb trial? Or 2 cops arrested for using "N***er" to a young black guy? Or Louise Mensch? Unfair that last one she would top the poll every week.

Re: Absolutely Fabulous.

Date: 2012-07-27 06:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
LOL! Yes quite a week.
Although I haven't kept up with Ms Mensch...

Date: 2012-07-27 07:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] notdefined.livejournal.com
Even though I had nothing to do with it, I am still embarrassed that someone from the United States made us look like such fools. I am so very sorry for his insanity.

Date: 2012-07-27 07:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
Don't be sorry: just don't vote for him! lol

Michelle Obama is in London now and she's just so lovely.

Date: 2012-07-27 07:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] notdefined.livejournal.com
Mrs. Obama is a very special lady, one that I would dearly love to meet.

Not to worry, I am a liberal democrat. I am not ashamed of the fact that I have compassion, heart AND a brain. Romney can't concoct any valid reasons for me to consider a vote for him.

Date: 2012-07-27 07:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] danthered.livejournal.com
Generally Americans aren't anywhere near so good at savaging Americans as Britons are at savaging Britons.

Fortunately there are exceptions.

Date: 2012-07-29 01:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
"Grabbed England by the crumpets"! LOL!

Date: 2012-07-28 12:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tilia-tomentosa.livejournal.com
LOL it feels odd to "hear' his name from you.

Date: 2012-07-29 01:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
I know! lol

Date: 2012-07-28 02:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maxauburn.livejournal.com
I WON'T be voting for that Romney creature.

I've been voting democratic ever since I started
voting years ago.

Date: 2012-07-29 01:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
Good to hear it!

Date: 2012-07-28 02:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prisoncitybear.livejournal.com
Oh my, I apologize on behalf of my country. Romney's gaffe has been all over the news, so know that it was not just an isolated incident. MSNBC and NPR have been reporting on it and wondering about his status as a diplomat.
I adore the FLOTUS, and she will do great over there. She is doing so much to help with childhood obesity and diet, I applaud her efforts.
T

Date: 2012-07-29 01:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
She's very popular over here!

Date: 2012-07-29 04:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wwcitizen.livejournal.com
My partner and I might move to Britain, if Romney gets elected! Or Canada. We've talked about it, actually.

Date: 2012-07-30 10:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] london1967.livejournal.com
In that case this might prove useful! lol
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18983558

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