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Boy, we were right. heres the word from romneys spokesman on that leg of the trip. hold your ears. this is official. kiss my -- he yelled to the reporters asking for a word from the candidate. he yelled at the other one -- shove it. these are his people speaking for mitt romney. is this the message for mr. and mrs. north america and all the ships at sea? kiss my -- and shove it? talk about a bad audition. his people wanted to show how well he would behave overseas. so who is the character we hav...

One speaks the language he speaks. so how do we explain this? weve been covering his strange use of the language for months now saying i read the newspaper when i was on the aircraft. and everybody in america says on the plane. we dont talk like that. its conehead in a way. what do you make of his opening remarks over there and the way he talks? disconcerting. >> well, i think there is something about the language barrier. i find that when im here i have to change my vocabulary when im talking t...

Invited party pooper romney. >> oh no. >> thats the headline there. and "the london times," it says nowhere man romney loses his way with the gaffe about the olympic games. >> lets start over here again, simon, and talk about the special relationship. i know that somebody way back in the obama administration unfortunately said what special relationship? ive always treasured, im a churchill nut. well like churchill more than you do over there. this relationship, ive always liked it whenever the b...

Europe is still very much obamas territory. we still think he is pretty good, he is the worlds statesman. he did a lot better things than the guy that came before him. i think mitt romney, apart from the fact that no one really knows who he is was always going to have a tough time. he just made it worse by coming along and saying you guys, not ready for the olympics. the brits arent very good at looking forward to something. it takes someone from outside to remind them this olympics is a good th...

For me. i can tell you that. chris, your view of lasting impact here. >> i think it was always going to have a difficult time in europe because we see things differently on the other side of the atlantic. europe is still very much obamas territory. we still think he is pretty good, he is the worlds statesman. he did a lot better things than the guy that came before him. i think mitt romney, apart from the fact that no one really knows who he is was always going to have a tough time. he just made...

Described? simon, you first and then chris. will this thing be something you people in britain remember in the pride you have for your olympic games for the next couple of weeks? will it be recalled at the end of them and in the months ahead that the american presidential candidate, mitt romney came there and caused trouble? >> i think the lasting impact can be characterized slightly differently, chris. this has set the stage for the way in which the british press is now going to cover mitt romn...

Lets listen to willie. >> the covers are all about the opening ceremony. but inside the daily mail, who invited party pooper romney. >> oh no. >> thats the headline there. and in "the london times" it says nowhere than romney loses his way with the gaffe about the games. >> lets start over here again, simon, and talk about the special relationship. i know that somebody way back in the obama administration unfortunately said what special relationship. ive always treasured, im a churchill nut. we ...

Lets listen to willie. >> the covers are all about the opening ceremony. but inside the daily mail, who invited party popper romney. >> oh no. thats the headline there. and other newspapers, the london times says "nowhere man romney loses his way with gaffe about the games." >> lets start over here again, simon, and talk about the special relationship. i know that somebody way back in the obama administration unfortunately said what special relationship. ive always treasured, im a churchill nut....

Described? simon, you first and then chris. will this thing be something you people in britain remember in the pride you have for your olympic games for the next couple of weeks? will it be recalled at the end of them and in the months ahead that the american presidential candidate, mitt romney came there and caused trouble? >> i think the lasting impact can be characterized slightly differently, chris. this has set the stage for the way in which the british press is now going to cover mitt romn...

Angry at him and us that theyre more united than ever as a country. who is this clod, you must be asking. well, his name is mitt romney. and he has gotten the worse press in london since george w. mitt the twit invited the sun. how should we react to this kerfuffle? it seems this man who has trouble speaking earthling here at home, who talks of flying on an aircraft of marvelous budgets, of being a severe conservative can be just as awkward when acting the diplomat abroad. here is a question. if...