• Mitt Romney's Wacky London Adventure
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18995166[/url] [quote=BBC News][B]US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has predicted a "very successful" London Olympics after meeting Prime Minister David Cameron.[/B] Mr Romney told US television there were "disconcerting" signs Britain was not ready to stage the games. But hours later, in Downing Street, he said all games were hit by "small" mistakes and he had seen "great progress" since arriving in the UK. The Republican contender will take on Barack Obama in November's election. In the contest for the Republican nomination, Mr Romney made much of the fact that he delivered a successful Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002, when he was chief executive of the event. Speaking to reporters outside 10 Downing Street, he said he had been impressed by the enthusiasm of "millions of people across Great Britain" who had turned out for the torch relay and he "applauded the work of the organising committee in bringing the Olympic experience right into the heart of London". [B]'Not encouraging'[/B] "To look out of the back side of 10 Downing Street and see a venue having been constructed, knowing that athletes will be carrying out their activities almost in the back yard of the prime minister is really quite an accomplishment," said Mr Romney. In an interview with NBC on Thursday, Mr Romney said stories about difficulties with security guards and threats of border staff strikes were "obviously... not something which is encouraging". But following talks with Mr Cameron he said mistakes were to be expected and he was sure the games would be a success. "My experience as an Olympic organiser is that there always a few very small things that end up going not quite right in the first day or so. "Those get ironed out and then when the games themselves begin and the athletes take over all the mistakes that organising committee - and I made a few - all of those are overwhelmed by the many things that the athletes carry out which capture the spirit of the games. "I don't know of any Olympics that has been able to be run without any mistakes whatsoever - but they are small and I was encouraged to see something that could have represented a real challenge, which was immigration and customs officers on duty, that is something which was resolved." Mr Romney, who will also visit Israel and Poland during a week long trip to boost his foreign policy credentials, earlier met former prime minister Tony Blair, Labour leader Ed Miliband and other senior figures. The presidential candidate, who at one point addressed Mr Miliband as "Mr leader", said he recognised "the unique relationship that exists between our nations, our commitment to common values, our commitment to peace in the world and our desire to see a stronger and growing economy". He spoke of the "common effort" towards peace and prosperity, adding: "I appreciate the work of the military of this great nation in our joint effort in Afghanistan, the people of Great Britain have sacrificed enormously in helping bring peace to that nation." The former Massachusetts governor, who trails President Obama by an average of three points in opinion polls, also met former UK Prime Minister and Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair at Mr Blair's central London offices. Mr Blair's spokesman said: "Ahead of the Governor's visit to the Middle East, they discussed the Middle East peace process, the situation in Syria, Iran and the wider region. "The meeting then covered the economic challenges facing both Europe and the US. On the eve of the Olympic Games, the Governor and Quartet Representative also discussed their medal hopes for the US and British Olympic teams."[/quote] There's a video of him with Miliband in the article
Oh God, we're sorry, we thought we locked the door while we were out but he escaped. We're sorry UK, it won't happen again.
[QUOTE=Mingebox;36945097]Oh God, we're sorry, we thought we locked the door while we were out but he escaped. We're sorry UK, it won't happen again.[/QUOTE] It's okay, no one here takes him seriously so we've employed him as a modern day jester
Uh, Romney? You can't get votes there.
"Some eyebrows were raised when Mitt Romney referred to Ed Miliband as 'Mr Leader'" Good to know Mitt has a good understanding of who Britains politicians are.
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;36945366]Uh, Romney? You can't get votes there.[/QUOTE] That's why he is here, there are about 300,000 voting Americans living in London alone. One good thing Dave actually did was say that it's easy to hold the winter Olympics in the middle of nowhere.
[QUOTE=Stethor;36945428]"Some eyebrows were raised when Mitt Romney referred to Ed Miliband as 'Mr Leader'" Good to know Mitt has a good understanding of who Britains politicians are.[/QUOTE] Should have obviously gone with 'Glorious Mr Leader".
Well, because Romney said it will go well; now everything will go to shit. Tommorow, everything will go down in glorious pillar of fire.
[QUOTE=smurfy;36945239]It's okay, no one here takes him seriously so we've employed him as a modern day jester[/QUOTE] Isn't that why we have George Osborne?
[QUOTE=Zenreon117;36945895]Well, because Romney said it will go well; now everything will go to shit. Tommorow, everything will go down in glorious pillar of fire.[/QUOTE] For American TV he said it wasn't going to be good, but went he saw Dave he said it would be alright.
[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;36945927]Isn't that why we have George Osborne?[/QUOTE] I thought Boris Johnson was the jester.
good jesus christ mitt romney and ed milliband in the same room, i'm surprised the collision of two such heavily reviled men didn't rip the world in two.
wait he's in the UK? LET'S GET HIM OL' BOYS
You guys can keep him. You don't have enough puritanical mormons if you ask me.
Quick someone change the locks while he's out
[QUOTE=Lankist;36946410]You guys can keep him. You don't have enough puritanical mormons if you ask me.[/QUOTE]Romney and the GOP are an experience that needs to be shared with the world.
[QUOTE=Lankist;36946410]You guys can keep him. You don't have enough puritanical mormons if you ask me.[/QUOTE] God no, take him back. You guys do kinda owe us after we so kindly gave you your freedom and all.
[QUOTE=Jsm;36947602]God no, take him back. You guys do kinda owe us [B]after we so kindly gave you your freedom and all[/B].[/QUOTE]Uh it wasn't called a revolution for nothing.
[QUOTE=Jsm;36947602]God no, take him back. You guys do kinda owe us after we so kindly gave you your freedom and all.[/QUOTE] Yeah okay not like your generals were shitty nobles who not only refused to listen to Washington when he tried to teach you guerrilla tactics while you were fucking with Canada, but then passed him up on promotion for [I]winning[/I] that war. You would have won that war if your generals weren't all just pissant nobility. Washington wasn't the greatest general ever, but he was the [I]only[/I] general in that war who actually used [I]tactics[/I] beyond "stand in a big line and shoot every once in a while." You keep Romney.
[QUOTE=Jsm;36947602]God no, take him back. You guys do kinda owe us after we so kindly gave you your freedom and all.[/QUOTE] Yeah you gave us our freedom along with a couple million cannonballs and musket rounds, not to mention hundreds of thousands of lives on both sides.
I'm insulted he was in my country.
[QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;36947860]Yeah you gave us our freedom along with a couple million cannonballs and musket rounds, not to mention hundreds of thousands of lives on both sides.[/QUOTE] Ungrateful bastards, we'll take it back if you're not careful
[QUOTE=Jsm;36947602]God no, take him back. You guys do kinda owe us after we so kindly gave you your freedom and all.[/QUOTE] Do UK textbooks say that you guys decided to let us win or something? I wonder if German textbooks say they won both World Wars.
[QUOTE=LtKyle2;36948040]Do UK textbooks say that you guys decided to let us win or something? I wonder if German textbooks say they won both World Wars.[/QUOTE] Nothing happened between 1775–1783, and in 1783 we decided to give you independence as we are so nice. All hail the queen.
German textbooks are more "OH GOD WERE SO SORRY :("
We had to fight a war to convince America to become independent, they were so insistent on remaining a part of the empire and not getting any freedom
Why Revolutionary America was awesome: During and for a while after the American Revolution, the colonies became extremely adept at smuggling. British courts tried extreme measures to punish smugglers, using admiralty courts (which had no juries,) but smuggling in the Americas only increased with every measure they took. Revolutionary sympathizers (or just people who thought the Molasses act was bullshit) in Britain started aiding American smugglers en mass from within the empire. For decades even after the revolution, the nation was highly dependent upon smuggling. For a long period of time, smuggling was unofficially endorsed by the US as a way to tell Britain to fuck off. John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, was one of the most successful smugglers in history with his exploits making him the wealthiest man in New England during the time. Most of his proceeds went toward supporting the rebellion. You think of John Hancock like this: [img]http://www.earlyamerica.com/portraits/images/hancock.jpg[/img] When in reality you should be thinking of him like this: [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DxVhqz3E5AY/T6Q4YjaVUMI/AAAAAAAACOA/cth2_F-N4E8/s1600/hansolo.jpg[/img] In short: suck it, imperialist taxmen.
First you dump our tea into the ocean, and now this? I knew I shouldn't have trusted you yanks.
[QUOTE=Lankist;36948250]Why Revolutionary America was awesome: During and for a while after the American Revolution, the colonies became extremely adept at smuggling. British courts tried extreme measures to punish smugglers, using admiralty courts (which had no juries,) but smuggling in the Americas only increased with every measure they took. Revolutionary sympathizers (or just people who thought the Molasses act was bullshit) in Britain started aiding American smugglers en mass from within the empire. For decades even after the revolution, the nation was highly dependent upon smuggling. For a long period of time, smuggling was unofficially endorsed by the US as a way to tell Britain to fuck off. John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, was one of the most successful smugglers in history with his exploits making him the wealthiest man in New England during the time. You think of John Hancock like this: [img]http://www.earlyamerica.com/portraits/images/hancock.jpg[/img] When in reality you should be thinking of him like this: [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DxVhqz3E5AY/T6Q4YjaVUMI/AAAAAAAACOA/cth2_F-N4E8/s1600/hansolo.jpg[/img] In short: suck it, imperialist taxmen.[/QUOTE] what
RELEASE THE CHAVS
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