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Olympic games. >> the message that he wanted to get out from this trip has been obscured. >> if hes here to make friends, hes got a funny way of showing it. >> oh, my goodness. i am even sorry for mitt romney. his trip to europe was designed to showcase his statesmanship, his ability to command respect on the international stage, and then mitt romney opened his mouth. i guess i really aint that sorry. first, he insulted the british on their own turf, then he publicly acknowledged meeting with th...

I mean, george bush just put out some doggy treats and had tony blair acting like a french poodle. its not hard to do. so to alienate your allies is not really good sense. furthermore, he not only alienated david cameron, but alienated what could be the next prime minister by not even remembering his name. at one point in a press conference, he said mr. -- mr. -- mr. leader. this would be like if ed millerbantom said mr. candidate. how hard is it to remember the word millerband? the first part i...

Cant appreciate the shared anglo-saxon heritage. the adviser praised mr. romneys grasp of -- "we are part of an anglo-saxon heritage and he feels that the special relationship is special. the white house didnt fully appreciate the shared history we have. romney press secretary andrea saul says the comments dont represent mitt romneys beliefs. the obama campaign says it wont characterize the comment as a form of racial baiting. heres what romney himself had to say. >> so im not sure who this pers...

>> prime minister cameron then decided to throw mr. romney a bone. >> what mitt romney said to me is that he thought it looked extremely well organized. the venues look good, the country is well prepared. he ran a successful olympic games in his own country, and i think hes very much looking forward to going to see some of the events here, so i felt a vote of confidence from what he said. >> that was hardly the end of it. take a look at what londons mayor had to say in front of thousands in hyde...

Here. but number three are the people of the country. do they come together and celebrate the olympic moment and thats something we only find out once the games actually begin. >> in other words, mr. romney managed to insult the british on their own turf about an event they have been planning for seven years. bear in mind, mitt romneys european tour was designed to position him as the president in waiting. the wise and graceful statesman, and his appearance in london was supposed to remind peopl...

Anglo-saxon heritage. the adviser praised mr. romneys grasp of -- we are part of an anglo-saxon heritage and he feels that the special relationship is special. the white house didnt fully appreciate the shared history we have. romney press secretary says the comments dont represent romneys beliefs. the obama campaign said it wont characterize the comment as a form of racial bading. heres what romney himself had to say. >> so im not sure who this person is, but i can tell you we have a very speci...

The adviser praised mr. romneys grasp of -- we are part of an anglo-saxon heritage and he feels that the special relationship is special. the white house didnt fully appreciate the shared history we have. romney press secretary says the comments dont represent romneys beliefs. the obama campaign said it wont characterize the comment as a form of racial bading. heres what romney himself had to say. >> so im not sure who this person is, but i can tell you we have a very special relationship betwee...

Millerbantom said mr. candidate. how hard is it to remember the word miliband? the first part is milli, like the millions mitt romney has in the cayman islands. >> if he had been listening to lil wayne, a milly, a milly, a milly. why wouldnt he watch his wifes olympic event? doesnt that seem odd to you that he went out of his way to discount the fact that hed be watching and say he wouldnt? >> well, hes going to have problems to answer with ann romney. but i do wish to defend him on one point. i...

Much for the special relationship, did he? >> certainly not. look, its not very hard. its not rocket science to actually be -- to create a good relationship between an american president and a british prime minister. i mean, george bush just put out some doggy treats and had tony blair acting like a french poodle. its not hard to do. so to alienate your allies is not really good sense. furthermore, he not only alienated david cameron, but l alienated what could be the next prime minister by not ...

The gaffe has prompted one conservative at home to compare him to mr. bean. and while one adviser says the presidential candidate intends to fully honor the relationship between the u.s. and uk, youd never guess that by reading romneys book. "england is just a small island. its roads and houses are small. with few exceptions, it doesnt make things the rest of the world wants to buy, and if it hadnt been connected to the continent by water, it would have been lost to hitlers ambitions." wow. join...