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Mitt's miffs; Cameron quips
by PeraclesPlease 7/26/2012 - 6:14 pm
Didn't realize Cameron had a sense of humor, but this was lovely:
“We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world,” Cameron added. “Of course it’s easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere.”
Ouch.
(Of course Winter Olympics has always been a much smaller deal than the Summer Olympics to begin with.)
And then Romney decides to hold a fundraising dinner with Barclay's Bank, even though (or because?) it's just after the resignation of Bob Diamond over the LIBOR scandal.
Amazing. You go, buddy. That Anglo-Saxon relationship is special. Almost as special as the Anglo-Scottish one.
Read the full article at
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/romney-london-olympics-gaffes.php
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I got a kick out of this from the Guardian's Live Blog:
but it also got me to wondering if the more tea partier types in the House will now want to do some kind of "Freedom Fries" routine on the Brits?
Rich 'n Chips
Ahahahahahahahahaha.
Fuck Romney.
No, really. I hate Boris and Cameron, but.... fuck that guy. Especially if you know the back story of London being awarded the Olympics and what immediately followed.
Salt Lake City. Bah.