‘Incomprehensible’: Charles Krauthammer ‘Out of Adjectives’ to Describe Romney Olympics Remark
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Charles Krauthammer was “out of adjectives” to express his disgust with Mitt Romney after the candidate said there were some “disconcerting” logistical problems facing the London Olympics.
Romney’s remarks angered many Brits and prompted a biting response from Prime Minister David Cameron, who said putting on the Olympics is certainly easier if you hold them “in the middle of nowhere” — seen as a slam to Salt Lake City, where Romney managed the Games in 2002.
Krauthhammer, appearing on Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier” Thursday, was beside himself over Romney’s remark, which came during a taped interview with NBC’s Brian Williams.
“What Romney answered in that question, it’s unbelievable, it’s beyond human understanding, it’s incomprehensible. I’m out of adjectives,” Krauthhammer said.
Romney’s overseas trip to England, Poland and Israel, “all of which have been treated roughly and badly by Obama,“ means the presumptive Republican nominee just has to ”show up and say wonderful stuff about his hosts,” he added.
“Imply we‘re going to be strong allies and everybody in those countries and around the world will understand it’s a rebuke, without saying so, a silent rebuke to Obama,” Krauthammer said.
He added, “All Romney has to do is say nothing. It’s like a guy in the 100-meter dash. All he has to do is to finish, he doesn’t have to win. And instead, he tackles the guy in the lane next to him and ends up disqualified. I don’t get it.”
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Comments (237)
MBA
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:48amWell, at least Romney didn‘t tell the Brits they didn’t “do that”, how would they have reacted to being told they were nothing but garbage totally dependent on the kindness of some meglomaniac in chief? Sorry, mixing metaphors, I too am out of adjectives for the crass, worthless p o s in chief.
Report Post »TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:23pmDude, if I had the money, I would spend extra time at strip clubs. The democrats don’t go because they are broke.
Report Post »yougottabekidding
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:25pmtxdave22
So from your post I understand that as per normal the Democrats that go there spend none of their own money, they want it for free!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »yougottabekidding
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:29pmCharles maybe he’ll ask for the bust back, you know the one Hussain returned with a vengeance.
Report Post »mils
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:29pmis this about strip clubs or the brits batting at clouds again?….
Report Post »edcoil
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:29pmHe simply stated the truth – that is not suppose to happen any longer I guess.
Report Post »caveman74
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:52pmfirst this guy says Obama is going to win now he is “disgusted” by Romneys remarks. What will he say next to favor Obama and cast negative light on Romney?
Report Post »encinom
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 1:13pmNah, he only insulted the host city of the Olympics and outed meeting with MI-6. British press is comparing Romney to Palin (not a good thing). Romney is falling on his face and showing that he is not ready to be the chief diplomat for America.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 1:31pmAfter talking with my brother-in-law who lives in England, Mitt just may have been right. Getting around he said is utter chaos now.
Report Post »Zipit
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 1:34pmEnciyawn!
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:03pmSo TAMPAXDAVE..are you asking for government subsidies so that all can afford to drop a few hundred dollars at strip clubs? Is this part of the “fair share” thing the liberals are talking about?
Report Post »Oh and let’s remember..the owner of the strip club didn’t build that business..government did.
sWampy
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:16pmWho gives a **** about the british papers, they are as bias as ours, communists party lap dogs.
Report Post »jblaze
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:50pmKrauthammer crawl back into your turtle shell….Rommey was listening to the people and what he was experiencing, something that Pres. Obama leaves to his teleprompter. Move along fokes nothing to see here. The left is desperate and grasping at straws!
Report Post »RoyBaty
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 4:27pmI‘m on Romney’s side on this one! Charles wants a president who walks on egg shells. I want a President who thinks clearly and says what he thinks. Let the chips fall.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 4:58pmCharles may be speaking too soon. Let’s see what folks have to say after a few days at these events. I wish Charles would stop bashing Romney. He should know what he is talking about after all he did for the Olympics. Maybe he see something others don’t. So telling the truth is not a good thing now?? Come on Charles, rejoice in the Gov. actually saying something honest.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:21pmMBA, but yes he did. He said exactly what President Obama said, AND he said it to the Olympians:
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zSWm2qZ8Oc
BeeDee
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:50pmDems had the girls up to their rooms for a good time, repubs just went out to watch.
Report Post »lwillis59
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:04pmIts the British people… they need to be told the truth.. on a number of things actually. I would think you would take from Romneys comments that he will tell you the truth no matter if its politically correct or not.. isn’t that what a true leader does?..
Report Post »Mitchina
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:01pmREAlly? THIS is all they can come up with against Mitt? Seriously Charles – wtf are you talking about. Yeah, he made a blunder of etiquette but that’s it – be disappointed but stop blowing it out of proportion. Look at the comparison to the pos we have in office now – this was a minor gaff and even at that it was the truth. DAMN HIM FOR THE TRUTH. lol dingbats pickin on stoopid shiot just to be a part of the non-discussion. *rolls eyes*
Report Post »RSHLUVER
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:05pmStupid British
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9dCwwzXC4I
Report Post »1592
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:14pmKrauthammer is the same Guy who said, “I don’t want Obama to fail.” When Rush said He hoped Obama failed. Well Krauthammer got His way and Obama did everything He wanted to and now we are in Deep Shlt…. Keep up the talk Chuck.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:04pm.
Report Post »The difference is Obama says silly things that are wrong.
(Like 57 states, and 9 continents. “You didn’t make that.”)
Romney says things that are correct, but not diplomatic.
I’d rather have Romney.
Secret Squirrel
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:05pm.
Report Post »Charles,
You’re no William F. Buckley.
He made sense.
KickinBack
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:47amThe Brits initially said that the Olympics would cost the UK citizens 5 billion bucks. It’s now up to 17. I think that alone should be enough to criticize them for.
Report Post »Tracker3
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:07pmYou’re right, and if you follow the “Charles” fellow, he has consistently attacked Romney. Could it be that he is just looking for something to “attack”. Maybe Romney shouldn’t have said it, but at least he was being honest in what he thought.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:25pmCharles K … can’t stand it when Romeny is doing well … and I think Romney was RIGHT! It was NBC who blew this out of proportion .. and Charles is a willing helper. I pray the games are safe .. but they have had problem after problem and I don’t think it is WRONG to point it out.
Report Post »mils
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:33pmmaybe they needed romney to go over and manage the games for them…at least the slc games didn’t go into any debt…and they ran smoothly.
Report Post »The brits are fussing at the wrong person…they should still be angry at obama over the churchhill bust..instead they look for fault with the wrong people..
Yes, charles has been going over the deep end lately., never much good to say..maybe he and juam williams are getting to be friends…..
Mitchina
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:12pmGod bless the Brits. Theirs was the country that gave birth to the United States. Of course, the British did that chiefly through gross abuse and neglect of the colonists’ needs and wants. Which makes it doubly laughable to see the Olympics’ Opening Ceremony give time to the praise of socialized medicine.
In case you missed it, the Olympic field was filled with giant hospital beds on which “sick” children were jumping and doing somersaults while their state nurses and doctors danced around them in loving tribute to the National Health System. I could imagine King Obama sitting at home at the White House, saying to Michelle, “That’s what I wanted. Why didn’t I get that?”
Unfortunately, Britain didn’t get that either. According to surveys of the British medical system:
• Only 10 percent of hospitals met hygiene standards.
• About 20 percent of hospitals did not properly sterilize medical instruments.
• One in 8 did not properly isolate patients with infectious diseases.
• One in 5 patients being treated for bypass surgery did not receive proper care. Among those who died, many of them did so because the staff were slow to recognize deteriorating symptoms and there were delays in getting doctors to see them.
There are horror stories galore from Britain’s health system, like the woman who pulled her own teeth because she was sick of trying to find a dentist who would take new patients. Or the woman who was denied free health care bec
Report Post »Augie4
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:45amPretty smart calculation here. If something does go wrong, then Romney can just say “I told you so.” If nothing goes wrong, we’ll just forget about the whole thing and go back to carefully editing Obama speeches. Obviously the whole thing was staged and calculated well in advance, like everything else this guy says or does.
Romney figures that nobody here cares what the Brits think, or any other foreign country thinks for that matter. If Europeans protest anything we do, that just makes us feel better about ourselves. ‘Cause we’re the best. We’re number 1. USA, USA, USA, USA, USA………..
Report Post »taxpro4u03
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:32pmThat may sound all ‘peacocky’ — but — if you actually take the time to READ the Treaty of 1783… we still ‘owned’ ;-) —- btw — Romney is entitled to his ‘opinion.‘ Just as MOST ’successful‘ bosses are thoguht to be sometimes crass and ’rude,’ — I could care less WHAT the guy’s personal views are — I‘m more concerned if he’s honorable enough to ‘serve.’
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:32pmYeh, pretty smart. Except, typical mitt, he walked it back saying that after being there and seeing for himself, they’re “certainly ready.”
Report Post »schlitten15
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:20amAugie4, Mitt didn‘t say anything that wasn’t reported weeks before. Namely on the same channel of NBC News. It was said that the security company did not have enough people so the Army and the Police was called to help. Whats wrong with telling the truth?
Report Post »lvjohn
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:45amKrauthammer is half nuts the rest will follow soon.
Report Post »Starknerd
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:43amKrauthammer is inventing news. When is it news worthy that an expert in an event speaks his mind about the trials facing the next event? That happens every day. Making a mountain of out a damned molehill rather than highlighting his experience as a business event leader!
Report Post »encinom
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 1:17pmRomney insulting Britain on a trip to prove he can handle foreign policy is news. It is news, it proves that he is not ready for prime time. I mean Obama is going to actually go on an apology tour just to make amends for all the gaffs Romney is making.
Report Post »Goldline_scam
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:03pmI am an American living here in London, and I am profoundly embarrassed by this buffoon. It doesn’t matter what he thinks, or even if he turns out to be correct. You have to seriously have your head up your a.s.s. to go to a foreign country – a strong ALLY no less – and insult their ability to organize something like the Olympics.
Idiot.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:15pmLet me see GOLDLINE…Obama tells Austrians he doesnt’ know the term in the Austrian language, he tells a then staunchly secular Turkish audience that America is one of the biggest muslim countries in the world. He apologizes for the US throughout the world. ..but you’re ashamed of Romney?
Report Post »Romney met with MI6..clearly the brits that matter are taking him seriously. Spare us your piety.
txdave22
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:08pmHow about adultery? molehill???
VAN SUSTEREN: GOP NEEDS TO EXPLAIN ‘WHY THEY GIVE VITTER A PASS’ |
Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren criticizes the GOP’s embrace of Sen. David Vitter after he admitted to frequenting prostitutes.
Yesterday, Bill O’Reilly stated flatly that Vitter should not be in the Senate.
Do ACTUAL christians support/condone
adulterers and with hookers
a sitting US senator?
This is the pub party: HYPOCRITES, CONTEMPTIBLE and the latest on Vitter:
A trusted aide to Louisiana Sen. David Vitter resigned Wednesday morning after ABC News reported that he had been arrested for attacking his ex-girlfriend with a knife, and had an open warrant for his arrest in Baton Rouge on a drunk driving charge.
The aide, Brent Furer, worked on the Republican senator’s last campaign, and has spent the last five years posted in his Washington office to handle, among other things, women’s issues.
An ABC News investigation out this morning revealed that Furer had repeated brushes with the law dating back to the 1990s.
Those who have had encounters with Furer told ABC News that his presence on Vitter‘s payroll raised serious questions about the senator’s judgment.
Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said it concerns her that the senator has talked so forcefully as an advocate for women and an opponent of drunk driving, and yet kept someone with Furer’s background on hi
Report Post »resin333
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:39amI think romey’s finally showing some balls.
Report Post »charles and the uk aren’t used to seeing them.
MeteoricLimbo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:51amThat is kind of what I got out of it myself Resin333. Security is security no matter where it is.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:27pmExactly .. Romeny should know something about putting on an OLYMPICS .. what does Charles K know? He spoke the TRUTH … and these PROGRESSIVES (make no mistake Charles is when push comes to shove a progressive) can’t handle the TRUTH.
Report Post »Puddle Duck
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:50pmThere were reports here and in the UK a couple weeks back that they were having issues with security……The press in Britain said this themselves so I am at a bit of loss why Romney is in hot water over echoing what the Brit Gov’t themselves admitted to only weeks before…..seems like a trumped up non issue by the Reds over there (and the reds here).
Report Post »bsnrn98
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:38amMitt Romney said that there are always problems to solve. The Brits are obviously overly sensitive about their inevitable bobbles. Just so things get solved and things move forward. Anything to put the spotlight on someone else to make yourself look better. Romney wins for his sympathetic outreach.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:36amOooops the only saving grace is Romney’s gaffe was outside the Country.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:59amIt would appear the Romney on this trip should just show up and shut up. Nothing to gain here.
Report Post »Tigress1
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:17pmHey everybody! Let‘s all talk about Romney’s “gaffe” – this way attention will be diverted away from Romney’s success at running the Olympics in Utah, and also away from Obama’s blundering failure of bringing the Olympics to Chicago in 2016.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/6256384/Barack-Obama-fails-in-campaign-to-win-2016-Olympics-for-Chicago.html
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:31pmIt was an NBC interview .. WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF EDITING WAS DONE ;-)
Yes Romney RAN a whole Olympics … Obama (along with the OPRAH) couldn’t even GET ONE in Chicago. Can you imagine trying to keep Olympians safe in Chicago????
Report Post »lwillis59
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:26pmabsolutely tigress1……….and a good reminder how Obama totally bombed on the Chicago bid. again I think its just Romney doing what a true leader does..he tells the truth..and being from Utah, I can say you have no idea just how bad it was before Romney was brought in. The corruption was BAD
Report Post »it was so poorly managed and Romney pulled it out of the gutter and put it in back in the black.
kaydeebeau
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:35amI don’t know Charles, I understood it pretty well. Apparently the Brits understood it too. Thus the feigned outrage (so common with spineless, pc twits.) – the Truth is often painful but still necessary and has no agenda. Lies on the other hand…..
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:42amcouldn’t agree more
Report Post »txdave22
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:11pmWonder what pubs are doing when they’re not ranting about the sinful gays and women who (UNDER 40 YEARS OF SUPREME COURT AFFIRMATION AND REAFFIRMATION) are free to choose whether or not they should carry a pregnancy to term? This is it, folks.
Remember GOP chose Tampa, lap dance capital of the US, for their convention.
Hypocritical pubs talk the talk and walk the walk right into the strip joints. Good for them. America is a free country except for when pubs want to tell you how to live.
WHAT HYPOCRITES THEY BE.
Angelina Spencer, the executive director of the Association of Club Executives, which serves as a trade association for strip clubs, said an informal survey of convention business in New York and Denver had determined that Republicans dropped more money at clubs, by far.
“Hands down, it was Republicans,” she said. “The average was $150 for Republicans and $50 for Democrats.”
As further evidence of the clubs’ nonpartisan appeal, Don Kleinhans, the owner of the 2001 Odyssey, said when the Promise Keepers, a male evangelical group, came to town years ago, business was rollicking.
“We had phenomenal numbers all weekend, and they walked in wearing badges and name tags and weren’t shy at all,” he said.
James Davis, a spokesman for the Republican National Convention, declined to discuss Tampa’s prominent strip clubs.
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:34amUh, who let Krauthammer out of his crypt?
I don’t know why people like Krauthammer, Harry Reid, et al want Romney to lie – but most Americans want presidential candidates to be truthful – Romney gave a fact-based, truthful, honest opinion – isn’t this a good thing? Krauthammer sounds like a wacko lib in his bizarre criticism of Romney.
Report Post »Grandpa Dave
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:32amUgh… Romney sticks his foot in his mouth in London. During the state primaries, I never cared for the guy, but he’s are only hope to beat Obama. God help us.
Report Post »Twinspeedr
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:39amIf Romney wins, get ready for the collapse. The globalist oligarchs and bankers will make him their scapegoat, and try to destroy all confidence in “conservative values” along with him.
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:50amKrauthammer has been either threatened or bought off. ALL MITT said (HAVING PUT ON (AND SAVED THE OLYMPICS) was he was concerned about their SECURITY PROBLEMS…and he is an expert!! THE BRITS do NOT have sufficient Security now as their Vendor, Security Company fell apart. They’ve had to call in their military!!
Report Post »THE LIBERAL LIBERAL SLEAZEBAG PRESS in LONDON will try anything to disparage MItt…the effort trying to TAKE OVER the USA via Obama is in England. I WANT A MAN WHO WILL SPEAK HIS MIND and NOTHING HE SAID was out of order. GET A BACKBONE dude! OR do you want another milque toast useless ‘leader’ ….ROMNEY is JUST FINE!!! GO help some local Conservative Politician. MITT can do this all by himself!! We sat around and let this happen to our country…now each of us have to do our part to make sure 1) WE GET IT BACK 2) IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN
PATTY HENRY
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:56amOH GOOD GRIEF!!! TWINSPEEDR… are you a liberal, Soros paid TROLL, or just totally uninformed? There are 75 % of USA = PATRIOTS…those one-worlder Oligarchs are still the great minority!…they just have the MSM with them. Not only will Romney win, but when he does, the Freedom Lovers in all countries will stand up and these socialist/communist/facists/marxists will crawl back into their hole. DON’T BE SUCH A CHICKEN!!!
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:15pmComrade TwinSpdr; that’s going to happen either way! Only the IMF is trying to cause the collapse before the American elections so their boy Dear Leader can do his thing!
Report Post »Grandpa Dave
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:17pmMs. Patty Henry… What is the meaning of this? “Krauthammer has been either threatened or bought off.” What kind of dumb-ass statement is that? Well, are you one of those individuals who are a legend in their own mind… or is that an opinion? As Dirty Harry would tell, “Opinions are like ass hole, everyone has one”. Let me understand. Yours does not stink… Right?
Report Post »Puddle Duck
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:17pmYou certainly are a crusty old bastard aren’t you Dave…go change your depends they are full again.
Report Post »RANGER1965
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:31amCould it be that he just said the truth? A moment of candor?
Let’s analyze shall we…The olympics involves 100′s of thousands of spectators, atheletes, coaches, trainers, reporters, service personel, dignitaries, heads of state, and security. All of these people have to quartered, fed, protected, and coddled. All of this occuring amidst 100′s of elite competitions being held in multiple locations, in the middle of a major city (which also has to function).
AND…the entire event occurs over weeks of time under the shadow of implied, if not actual, terrorist threat.
Should any..ANY! rational human being have even the slightest problem with Mitt Romney’s statement? Or am I just totally not seeing the “big” picture here?
RANGER
Report Post »spirited
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:17pmLook up Nick Clegg; the Deputy Prime Minister & Britian’s Liberal Democratic Leader.
On July 16, 2012 Nick Clegg and Prime Minster David Camerom both spoke “to reporters at rail depot in Birmingham, England to announce plans for new transportation investments and ways to strengthen the economy.”-CSPAN (It was shown on CSPAN3)
Nick Clegg sounded EXACTLY like President Obama (almost verbatum).
>LQQK it up
Report Post »c-span.org/Series/Prime-Ministers-Questions/
“British Prime Minister Conference July 12, 2012″ in C-SPAN “Video Library”
whatthecrazy
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:21pmI would say leave thier brains to science but they are loons too,we just have to hope they don’t breed.I wouldn’t go to these Olympics if they paid me,it’s hard enough staying alive in the good ole USA.
Report Post »Tigress1
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:31amSometimes people are just too super-sensitive. Wow! He said there was some “disconcerting logistical problems”. Big whoop. If I was running the London Olympics and I heard a former manager make a statement such as that, I’d be asking him “What problems?”. Wouldn’t you want to know what this other person sees in case you missed something? No, the British guy just comes back as a not-so-veiled insult about Salt Lake City. It sounds like he has an ego problem.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:31amI don’t agree with Kraut on this one.
Mitt called the ball. This is what we have been wanting him to do, so why bash him for it? Also, the Brits never could take constructive criticism from us, and that would be understood 50 years ago, but we’ve blown their doors off for so long that they need to get rid of that “chip” on their shoulders.
If Mitt says they gotta get their crap together, and Mitt has a proven track record in this arena, what kinda Prima Donna would find it necessary to snipe back? Take the criticism and move forward.
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:57amWell, you’re right to a degree, Hauschild. But remember that Mr Romney doesn’t enjoy the same low profile and anonymity that we do, which allows us the luxury of being bluntly honest.
As the future president, and I’m confident that he will be elected, he is required to be tactful and diplomatic. Particularly so when dealing with loyal allies.
I wouldn’t worry about it though, All presidents and presidential candidates have made the odd faux pas. And none know this better than other world leaders who have suffered the same experience and understand its inevitability.
However, you’re right to suggest that Mr Krauthammer is over-reacting in this case.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:25pmHauschild, he’s in a foreign country trying to show off his skill at diplomacy. I want him to be a POTUS that infuriates our enemies, not our friends. We already have one of those.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 1:23pmI see your point H and don’t disagree. He just can‘t afford flaps like this when they aren’t necessary. This election is the most imortant one in my lifetime, we have to win. We have to.
Report Post »RLM
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:29amWhat did Romney say that hadn’t already been all over the news?
Report Post »paulwbrown
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:29amI would like to hear / read Romney’s explanation as to what he meant by his comment and why he made it.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:27amRomney’s concern about the London Games is a valid one. The British press has also been expression concern.
Report Post »That being said..Krauthammer is right…it wasn‘t Romney’s place to vocalize that concern it was his place to reiterate our solidarity with a firm ally.
That also being said..Romney pushes ahead of Obama on Gallup by five points. I guess “you didn’t make that happen” is a bigger concern to Americans than a Romney gaffe in England.
Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:56amAgreed. If the queen asks Mitt if her but looks big in this dress, he better damn well say no.
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:26pmGONZO…normally I agree with all your comments, but this one …notsomuch… IF it were a matter of colors used in their Olympics Logo, or the food being served…okay…but SECURITY? Mitt knows about Olympics and the REAL threats that they will face. His was a KINDLY warning …he didn’t go to the PRESS and criticize them, it was a comment he made talking to them. IT takes GUTS to tell someone they could be in trouble. IT PROVES that he’s not over there just smoozing but MITT gives a damn about the Olympics and what happens to them!! BRAVO MITT !! that’s my 2 cents. :)
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:41pmPatty, I know Mitt knows about Olympics and I have absolutely no doubt his assessment is correct. I would just prefer that foreign newspapers and mayors were not screaming outrage after his very first diplomatic visit…and they were yesterday I have no problem with what he said but, on a scale of 1 to 100, the Olympics in London are a 1 to me. This election is a 100. We have a left wing media monster in this country that is antagonistic to Romney. Don’t feed the monster. Agree to disagree on this one.
Report Post »Puddle Duck
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:14pmThe media in the UK are even worse than the MSM in the USA in terms of leftist bias…I smell a setup that Romney failed to avoid…He should know by now that any of the MSM outlets in Europe or back home will likely try and trip him up at every opportunity. That being said the British press themselves expressed concerns along these lines last week….you could see this one coming from a mile away but I admire Romney for speaking his mind, something which many politicians the world over avod like the plague (to our detriment).
Report Post »mils
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:27amwe didn‘t see this type of outrage over obma returning Churchill’s bust…which was really offensive..and outrageous! .get things into perspective!
Report Post »maybe the brits should have been more vocal over that one than a silly olympics remark
Puddle Duck
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:20pmWould we even be talking about this if Obama had made this statement instead of Mitt ? I doubt it.
Report Post »nativetexanne
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:26amAt least Romney speaks truly about what he thinks, not just a puppet looking for votes. The media has been out of adjectives, and pretty much everything else, for a loooonnnnggg time.
Report Post »TAXEVERYONE
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:33amAnd he doesn’t eat dog.
Report Post »Puddle Duck
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:25pmExcellent observation Texanne !
Report Post »gbfreak
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:26amWhy sugar coat it? The Brits screwed up the security for the Olympics. Tell it like it is….let em get pissed off…so what? Tell it like it is!!!! Don’t bow down like obammie does!
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:35amPutting a South Korean flag for the North Korean footballer wasn’t a good move either.
Report Post »lwillis59
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:33pmgood point Avengerk
Report Post »The Jewish Avenger
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:26amDid he try “inconceivable”?
I remember hearing that one on the Princesses Bride…
Report Post »IM John Galt
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:25amAmazing. Charles criticizes Romney for speaking the truth.. no wonder he is afraid to talk in details about what needs to be done to save America.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:25amAll he had to say was: The British have been a remarkable people for centuries and have endured through great hardships and flourished inspite of them. I’m sure they will have no problem pulling the games off. Done, shut up.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:36amBut, what if one actually “cares” about the London Olympics becoming a success?
Whether or not Mitt knows the Olympics, perception is everything; and he was perceived has having done a remarkable job when he oversaw the Utah games. As a result, he gets credit which means he instantly became a gurr; an expert – which means you listen when he constructively criticizes.
I believe this is a positive for Mittens; he took a step forward into becoming a man in this election.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:52amagreed GONZO..this was no pressure visit and his primary goal should have been to reiterate America’s alliance with Great Britain.
Report Post »He met with MI6 officials also which to be truthful is smart and a sign that the British government take him more seriously than Obama…but that also should not have been publicized. The world hardly knows Romney and he dropped the ball even if it was a little bit. Now..he didn‘t say anything that’s not already being said by the British anyway..but it wasn’t his position to express the same concerns. He‘ll learn from it he’s not unteachable or narcissistic like Obama…and thankfully the American voter is more concerned about domestic issues than the London Olympics.
He‘s got a good campaign going and he’ll be coached.
Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:53amEven if he cares, which I am sure he does, what good is pointing out possible flaws 3 days before the games start? It’s too late. He needs to care more about winning this election than the Olympics at this point. I don‘t think talking about he wife’s horse is a bad thing though. He’s successful and I (and most Americans) admire success.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 1:15pmMy bust – had no idea the games were only days away. Shows you how important the Olympics are to me. I couldn’t care less. It’s probably ’cause I’m getting older and seeing more clearly what is and what is not important.
Report Post »Lowgo1981
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:23amIt is obvious no one wants to be in London for the Olympics. All I have read has been negative by their own residents. It will be rainy and in typical London fashion for the entire Olympics. People will let their guard down and you never know what a radical Islamic terrorist will attempt. Does anyone watch the Olympics anyway?
Report Post »Sol Invictus
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:11pmCheerful little soul aren’t you? It’s going to be great – certainly better than the worst Olympics of all time in Atlanta. “No-one wants to be in London” – have you tried booking a hotel room? “It will be rainy” – whine, whine, whine.
Report Post »biffo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:22amMister K is a weak kneed, lilly livered, rino and the less of his kind around this election, the better.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:32amSo you’re OK with Romney ******* the British off on his very first diplomatic visit? You may not like Charles K., but he’s right as rain about this.
Report Post »PrfctlyFrank
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:34amTrue dat.. Although I used to be a fan of Mr. K, lately he has indicated his loyalty to convention and little else.. Everything reported about this Olympics has been negative with the problems they’re buried in over there.. Come on Krauthammer, you’ve got plenty of legit stuff to cry about..
Report Post »RobbieTLHughie
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:35amHe wasn’t yesterday, today he is. Tomorrow he‘ll say something some of you jackanapes agree with and he’s back in the circle of trust.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:26pmHow could this piss off the Brits more than returning the bust of Churchill? At least he hasn’t bowed to anyone, yet. I don’t really watch, or care about the Olympics anymore, so I could care less what some thin-skinned Brit thinks. Obama has created the mid-trustful climate in Great Britain, now thy will say bad things about any criticism from an American, until we get back in their good graces.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:59pmAnon, read this. http://www.newser.com/story/150902/london-mayor-bashes-romney.html
Report Post »I‘m not saying it’s rational, but they are upset. Newspaper headlines and the whole bit.
Samwise636
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:59pmGonzo, I did a little research on Boris Johnson. He is basically the UK’s version of Joe Biden and Donald Trump all rolled into one. In other words, he’s a blowhard buffoon who will never pass up an opportunity to draw attention to himself. And he has a list of political controversies longer than London Bridge. He has about as much credibility as Benny Hill.
Yeah, maybe Romney could have deferred offering an opinion on the matter, but I’m not going to use the actions of men like Boris Johnson as a barometer for how much I should be concerned about this matter.
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