Romney Questions London’s Readiness for Olympics – Media Has a Conniption
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, July 26, 2012, 11:57 AM
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street†in London, Thursday, July 26, 2012. (AP /Charles Dharapak)
After several controversies, setbacks and delays, Mitt Romney questioned whether London would be ready for the Olympics this week. Apparently, he wasn’t supposed to offer an honest assessment of the situation. The media is having a conniption.
Sky News reported:
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney has raised questions about Britain’s readiness for the Olympics and the public’s enthusiasm for the Games.
Mr Romney, who is in London to meet political leaders and supporters, described problems with security levels and a strike which was called off at the last minute as “disconcerting”.
The candidate, who was chief executive of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002, is due to attend the opening ceremony on Friday before he continues his foreign tour.
Speaking to NBC News, he said: “It’s hard to know just how well it will turn out. There are a few things that were disconcerting: the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials, that obviously is not something which is encouraging.”
Moving on to whether Britain is backing the Games, he added: “Do they come together and celebrate the Olympic moment? That’s something which we only find out once the Games actually begin.”
His comments come after a difficult month which has seen extra troops drafted in to bolster security after a private firm failed to deliver and threats of strike action by Home Office staff.
They emerged as organisers Locog were scrabbling to make up for a gaffe in one of the opening football matches, when the South Korean flag was mistakenly shown for the North Korean team and they walked off the pitch.
On Thursday, at a meeting with Labour leader Ed Miliband, Mr Romney did suggest that any errors will be overlooked once the competition is actually under way.
He said: “It is impossible for absolutely no mistakes to occur. Of course there will be errors from time to time, but those are all overshadowed by the extraordinary demonstrations of courage, character and determination by the athletes.
“The Games are, after all, about the athletes, the volunteers and the people of the community who come together to celebrate those athletes. As soon as the Games begin, we all forget the organisers and focus on the athletes.”
Mr Romney later met with Prime Minister David Cameron, his deputy Nick Clegg, and Chancellor George Osborne in Downing Street.
Now, lets watch and see how many times the media repeats this story in the next two weeks during the Games.
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valerie commented:
So the chief executive of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002 is not supposed to have a knowledgeable outsider’s assessment of the very difficult organization task of running the Olympics?
yeesh.
Adirondack Patriot commented:
Valerie: Exactly. Maybe Cameron should put on his listening ears for this teachable moment.
Granny commented:
Look, it is clear at this point that no matter what answer Romney gave to this question the media would have had a conniption. Had he given anything less than the honest assessment that he did give they would have excoriated him for being a cheerleader, out of touch and not equipped to assess every day problems in the real world.
Texas_Treeroach commented:
We’ll see how it all plays out. But for right now, Mr. Cameron believes that Mr. Romney should not have an opinion about the Olympics that is shared with others. A situation much like the personal opinions held by the owner of Chic-Filet.
God forbid that someone should have convictions or make sense today —
– and dare to speak of it.
Big Al commented:
I think the media in general is desperate to provide Obama some cover for his own past issues with the UK. I expect Romney will get clobbered evrytime he blows his nose on this trip. I dont think good Americans give a crap about what the gossipy brit press has to say.
bg commented:
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July 26, 2012
Breaking Up The Banks And Bringing Back Glass-Steagall
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mcc commented:
Now I know why TV was repeating Romney’s words…it sounded to me that he was being very gracious to Britain in acknowledging that a few things always go wrong – as it did for him – but it all works out in the end…
He can’t win with these guys.
I’m holding my breath, though…I didn’t like hearing he was going to the Opening Ceremony. But then, I’m a worrywort.
Spartan commented:
Romney obviously pointed out a true fact. Commented on it factually and correctly. And the media is pissed because he told the truth? Well hell,,,,,,God forbid that the media covering the same damn storylines factually tell the truth?
What a bunch of whiney hypocrites. No wonder the majority of the American public doesn’t trust the media!!!?????
Militant conservative commented:
This must be what crackhead
Was repeating. That makes him A useful idiot.
Yakata commented:
Mitt Romney is a totally graceless guest, and is hourly proving himself unready for a place on the world stage.
The British people have been through immense upheaval and great expense to stage the games. At this point in proceedings, the sensible thing to do if he felt driven to comment about the Olympics at all would have been to make soothing noises that he knew how nerve-wracking these last hours before events begin can be because he’d been through it himself.
As it is, he’s coming across as an ugly American with one of America’s oldest allies. This trip has been a disaster so far. To cap it all, he’s fundraising with bankers who are uniformly hated in the UK right now because Barclays and the rest have had to be bailed out by the taxpayers and many of their number face possible arrest for wrongdoing.
Your attempts to cover for a series of gaffes that you would have been ranting about for days if President Obama had committed them is hilarious. This guy is an amateur, and a boorishly rude one at that. He should apologize for his cloddish behavior. But he’s too arrogant to do that.
It’s just lucky for the rest of the US that British people generally regard Romney as an oddball and don’t think he’s typical of Americans.
He should go home now before he does any more damage rto international relations.
AuntieMadder commented:
#4 July 26, 2012 at 1:05 pm
Texas_Treeroach commented: “We’ll see how it all plays out. But for right now, Mr. Cameron believes that Mr. Romney should not have an opinion about the Olympics that is shared with others.”
Does Cameron have a problem with Romney sharing his experience and input? Or is it really just the news media that has a problem with it?
kato commented:
From what has been reported, Romney was merely stating a fact.
AuntieMadder commented:
#10 July 26, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Yakata commented: “As it is, he’s coming across as an ugly American with one of America’s oldest allies.”
Unlike Kenya Boy, of course, except for:
1. Siding with Argentina over the Falkland Islands
2. Calling France America’s strongest ally
3. Lecturing Britain on a federal Europe and undercutting British sovereignty
4. Betraying Britain to appease Moscow over the New START Treaty
5. Airbrushing Britain from Europe
7. Placing a “boot on the throat” of BP
8. DVDs for the Prime Minister
9. Insulting words from the State Department
10. Confusing England with Great Britain
List compiled by: The Telegraph
Barack Obama’s top ten insults against Britain – 2012 edition
By Nile Gardiner World Last updated: March 13th, 2012
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100142971/barack-obamas-top-ten-insults-against-britain-2012-edition/
Incidentally, that sh*t about “ugly Americans” is just that: sh*t. It’s sh*t made up by lefturds and repeated by lefturds like you in an effort to make Americans feel ashamed of and embarrassed for being Americans. Having visited England and The Netherlands several times and having spent almost two decades working closely with people in and from nations around the globe, I know for a fact that America is admired and Americans are liked by the peoples of most nations of the world (Islamic nations being the majority of the exception). This is especially true of Brits, who often describe Americans as “charming,” not “ugly,” and are interested in everything American.
Now, as they say across the pond, bugger off. Idiot.
Winston Wolfe commented:
@ Yakata
How’s about a nice, hot steaming cup of STFU.
Winston Wolfe commented:
To cap it all, he’s fundraising with bankers
See, that’s your main bitch, right there.
Spare me the nonsense about him being ‘an ugly American.’
It has nothing to do with supposed gaffes, the Olympics or anything of the sort.
You’re pissed because he’s fundraising with bankers.
Unlike President Three-Putt, right?
labman57 commented:
Mitt is simply demonstrating his interpretation of “American exceptionalism“.
When it comes to matters of international relations and diplomacy, Romney is vying for the title of “dumber” to complement GWB’s apt moniker of “dumb“.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
If there is a terrorist attack at these Olympic Games, will the MSM say “Well, golly gosh, it looks like Mitt Romney was right!”
???
dba...vagabond trader commented:
To he11 with the olympics and their Jew hating IOC.
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