Romney was probably correct - London wasn't ready

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Doesn't look like Mr. Romney was far off.

Sometimes my wife's hair doesn't look great.

I still keep my mouth shut.

^ The difference between a successful marriage and an unsuccessful one often boils down to leaving 3 or 4 things unsaid every day.

Originally Posted by mcpapa

^ The difference between a successful marriage and an unsuccessful one often boils down to leaving 3 or 4 things unsaid every day.

I had to look over both shoulders to make sure my wife couldn't see me like your post.


I think it's safe. Just to be sure I won't be back in this thread. Better safe than

Doubtful

Originally Posted by Clyde

Sometimes my wife's hair doesn't look great.

I still keep my mouth shut.

My wife likes honesty, it's also what I hope for in leadership.

Originally Posted by Run To State

My wife likes honesty, it's also what I hope for in leadership.

So you think Romney was correct and these 3 and I stress 3 incidents prove that he was right? Can he not be honest without embarrassing the host country that he is visiting at that moment? Should he wear a bulletproof vest if he ever visits Palestine since he honestly expressed his opinion that they aren't as cultured as Israelis?

Originally Posted by PurplePride92

So you think Romney was correct and these 3 and I stress 3 incidents prove that he was right? Can he not be honest without embarrassing the host country that he is visiting at that moment? Should he wear a bulletproof vest if he ever visits Palestine since he honestly expressed his opinion that they aren't as cultured as Israelis?

What he said wasn't that bad IMHO.

The Brits are a great ally, but jumping him because of what he said, then proving him right?

Originally Posted by CBDV

What he said wasn't that bad IMHO.

The Brits are a great ally, but jumping him because of what he said, then proving him right?

I'm still failing to see how this proves him right.

Originally Posted by PurplePride92

So you think Romney was correct and these 3 and I stress 3 incidents prove that he was right? Can he not be honest without embarrassing the host country that he is visiting at that moment? Should he wear a bulletproof vest if he ever visits Palestine since he honestly expressed his opinion that they aren't as cultured as Israelis?

You think he was wrong? I think he understood what he saw having experience in that area. Honestly, I don't really think he embarrassed them. I like a straight shooter, I've always appreciated knowing where I stand with someone. I think the British are big enough in that light as well.

Originally Posted by Run To State

You think he was wrong? I think he understood what he saw having experience in that area. Honestly, I don't really think he embarrassed them. I like a straight shooter, I've always appreciated knowing where I stand with someone. I think the British are big enough in that light as well.

Sure, we all like a straight shooter.

Hey, Mrs. England, your baby is ugly. Ours is prettier. Hope that doesn't offend.

TACT

Not nearly as untactful as say removing a bust of Churchill... How soon you lefties forget..

Originally Posted by Clyde

Sure, we all like a straight shooter.

Hey, Mrs. England, your baby is ugly. Ours is prettier. Hope that doesn't offend.

TACT

Fortunately, some Brits have a much thicker hide and are much more mature then you seem to be willing to credit them.

Piers Morgan: (Certainly not a conservative)

“It’s no secret over here that for the last three weeks the security around the Olympics has been a shambles,” said Morgan. “The outside firm they got in to run it has been all over the place – they didn’t have enough people and the army had to be drafted in. So, Mitt Romney was only saying exactly what has been happening.”

“He’s run an Olympics, so I thought he was perfectly entitled to be critical,” Morgan continued. He said that the English press jumped on him because they wanted Romney to “talk us up a bit,” but the substance of Romney’s critique was on point.

“I thought it was a bit of a fuss about nothing,” said Morgan. “He was just speaking the truth which can sometimes be rather unpalatable.”

Originally Posted by cammando

Not nearly as untactful as say removing a bust of Churchill... How soon you lefties forget..

Forget? I don't even know what you're talking about. But I don't spend my days digesting hardcore political websites that speak to me so I can continually bash those I choose to hate instead of trying to actually make a difference.

TACT
Obama angered Poland following a remark about a “Polish death camp” at the Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony in Washington. The Obama White House also snubbed former Polish President Lech Walesa, The Poles reportedly wanted him be there to accept the Medal for Karski.

TACT
Barack Obama recently declared himself to be “neutral” on the Falklands, which is bad enough . But he is more than just “neutral”. His administration is actively siding with Argentina’s calls for a negotiated settlement. This is a position that Britain views as completely unacceptable, and with good reason. Over 95 percent of the inhabitants of the Falklands are British, and wish to remain under the protection of the British Crown. They have no desire to live under the boot of Argentina, and it is a clear-cut case of self-determination. The idea that the British should sit down with the Argentines to negotiate the future of the Falkland Islands is simply preposterous.

TACT
"They cling to guns or religion".

TACT
"Cambridge police acted stupidly".

TACT
Obama offended Britain when he called France America’s strongest ally.

TACT or Stupidity....you pick.
Obama's well thought out gift of a 25 DVD set of classic American films for Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. If I remember correctly, they were Region 1 DVDs, unplayable in Brown's Region 2 DVD player.


Just a few, there's more out there.



I thought this was just flat out tacky, BTW.


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Originally Posted by Run To State

Fortunately, some Brits have a much thicker hide and are much more mature then you seem to be willing to credit them.

Piers Morgan: (Certainly not a conservative)

“It’s no secret over here that for the last three weeks the security around the Olympics has been a shambles,” said Morgan. “The outside firm they got in to run it has been all over the place – they didn’t have enough people and the army had to be drafted in. So, Mitt Romney was only saying exactly what has been happening.”

“He’s run an Olympics, so I thought he was perfectly entitled to be critical,” Morgan continued. He said that the English press jumped on him because they wanted Romney to “talk us up a bit,” but the substance of Romney’s critique was on point.

“I thought it was a bit of a fuss about nothing,” said Morgan. “He was just speaking the truth which can sometimes be rather unpalatable.”

Politics is perception.

I'd love to see what you guys would be saying if Barack Obama had said exactly what Romney said. Love to see what you all had to say.

Originally Posted by PurplePride92

Forget? I don't even know what you're talking about. But I don't spend my days digesting hardcore political websites that speak to me so I can continually bash those I choose to hate instead of trying to actually make a difference.

You feel the nitpicking of Romney on the Olympics in London is trying to actually make a difference?

Again, the thing I post about Piers Morgan was from a Britt and a Liberal one at that.

Originally Posted by PurplePride92

Politics is perception.

I'd love to see what you guys would be saying if Barack Obama had said exactly what Romney said. Love to see what you all had to say.

Like you say, politics is perception. I'd love to see what you all would say if it was Obama saying the things Romney said.

Originally Posted by Run To State

Like you say, politics is perception. I'd love to see what you all would say if it was Obama saying the things Romney said.

I'd say he used to be so well spoken.

Originally Posted by Run To State

You feel the nitpicking of Romney on the Olympics in London is trying to actually make a difference?

Again, the thing I post about Piers Morgan was from a Britt and a Liberal one at that.

No. I do think it is a sign of political gaffes to come from him in the near future that could potentially make a difference.