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Olympic games. >> the message that he wanted to get out from this trip has been obscured. >> if he's here to make friends, he's 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 ain't that sorry. first, he insulted the british on their own turf, then he publicly acknowledged meeting with the head of mi-6, the international arm of the british secret service, something romney was suppose...

I mean, george bush just put out some doggy treats and had tony blair acting like a french poodle. it's 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 is milly, like the millions mitt romney has in the cayman islands. >> if he had been listening to li...

Can't appreciate the shared anglo-saxon heritage. the adviser praised mr. romney's grasp of -- "we are part of an anglo-saxon heritage and he feels that the special relationship is special. the white house didn't fully appreciate the shared history we have. romney press secretary andrea saul says the comments don't represent mitt romney's beliefs. the obama campaign says it won't characterize the comment as a form of racial baiting. here's what romney himself had to say. >> so i'm not sure who this person is, but i can tell you we that have a very special relationship between the united states...

>> 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 he's 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 london's mayor had to say in front of thousands in hyde park. >> i hear there's a guy called mitt romney who wants to know whether we're ready. he wants ...

Here. but number three are the people of the country. do they come together and celebrate the olympic moment and that's 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 romney's 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 people of how he supposedly saved the salt lake city winter olympics in america. the british were unimp...