B-Large Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Wow, the press it out of control...... This could not be any more of a non story.... "it remans to be seen of the people will pull together in the spirit of the games" He is getting reamed for that..... They said public transport and custom officials were going to strike, and that the security firm hired did not have enough staff.... And Mitt highlights security concerns.... Wow- I am no Romney lap-boy, but cut the friggin guy some slack.... I cant stand the Media.... And the Al Sharpton program on MSNBC is !@#$ing embarassing.... Embarassing.... I see it at the gym on the treadmill, god is it terrible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfatbillsfan Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Wow, the press it out of control...... This could not be any more of a non story.... "it remans to be seen of the people will pull together in the spirit of the games" He is getting reamed for that..... They said public transport and custom officials were going to strike, and that the security firm hired did not have enough staff.... And Mitt highlights security concerns.... Wow- I am no Romney lap-boy, but cut the friggin guy some slack.... I cant stand the Media.... And the Al Sharpton program on MSNBC is !@#$ing embarassing.... Embarassing.... I see it at the gym on the treadmill, god is it terrible... If that's enough for him to get an ass reaming, it has to be a slow news week. That comment isn't even news worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 the brits are allowed to criticize their own olympics. outsiders and interlopers...not so much and not welcome. cameron with a great reply: 'it easy to run an olympics in the middle of nowhere". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Wow, the press it out of control...... This could not be any more of a non story.... "it remans to be seen of the people will pull together in the spirit of the games" He is getting reamed for that..... They said public transport and custom officials were going to strike, and that the security firm hired did not have enough staff.... And Mitt highlights security concerns.... Wow- I am no Romney lap-boy, but cut the friggin guy some slack.... I cant stand the Media.... And the Al Sharpton program on MSNBC is !@#$ing embarassing.... Embarassing.... I see it at the gym on the treadmill, god is it terrible... Gee Liberal media bias? the brits are allowed to criticize their own olympics. outsiders and interlopers...not so much and not welcome. cameron with a great reply: 'it easy to run an olympics in the middle of nowhere". Cameron didn't run the Olympics. He had help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Gee Liberal media bias? Perhaps in this case.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 This isn't out of line with what people asked and commented about for the 2002 Olympics. Since this is an event that has attracted acts of terror in the past, there's always little things at a number of Games, the stars have only aligned at the last minute. A strike when the Olympics are a day away? How is it a gross insult or gaffe to say that things have to get sorted out and encourage the people working the events to pull together, get it done and make Britain proud rather than grumble at this inopportune time as a means of leverage? Cameron didn't run the Olympics. He had help. As I've read it, Cameron has next to nothing to do with the Games. Sebastian Coe and the London mayor have been the chairs of the organizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldTraveller Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 It was a politically clumsy statement to make, and showed a complete utter lack of awareness, anyone should know that you don't go to someone's home turf, specially right before the Olympics and infer culpability, incompetence and lack of national pride. Having said that, their press and the London mayor may have taken it a bit too far, but it certainly was an unforced error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 It was a politically clumsy statement to make, and showed a complete utter lack of awareness, anyone should know that you don't go to someone's home turf, specially right before the Olympics and infer culpability, incompetence and lack of national pride. Having said that, their press and the London mayor may have taken it a bit too far, but it certainly was an unforced error. As above, plenty of people did the same at the Salt Lake City games, given the fraud/graft, delays before Romney was called to take over and rest assured that so soon after 9/11 security concerns were in everyone's primary thoughts and questions. But that's somehow different. Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 As above, plenty of people did the same at the Salt Lake City games, given the fraud/graft, delays before Romney was called to take over and rest assured that so soon after 9/11 security concerns were in everyone's primary thoughts and questions. But that's somehow different. Huh? Yeah, it's different. Our media doesn't eat their own young for breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Yeah, it's different. Our media doesn't eat their own young for breakfast. Or hack into their voice mails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 i would have thought a campaign goal of this visit was to highlight his skills at diplomacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldTraveller Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 i would have thought a campaign goal of this visit was to highlight his skills at diplomacy. It was not his finest moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 i would have thought a campaign goal of this visit was to highlight his skills at diplomacy. What, merely existing isn't enough diplomatic skill for you? Got Obama a Nobel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 What, merely existing isn't enough diplomatic skill for you? Got Obama a Nobel... Wow... Beat me to it. I knew it was Obama's fault! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Wow... Beat me to it. I knew it was Obama's fault! I saved you the "Reset Button". Really...whatever Romney's diplomatic skills are, the last 12 years have set the bar pretty damn low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I saved you the "Reset Button". Really...whatever Romney's diplomatic skills are, the last 12 years have set the bar pretty damn low. Fair enough. We know that Mitt's diplomatic skills are pretty bad... Worse than Obama's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Fair enough. We know that Mitt's diplomatic skills are pretty bad... Worse than Obama's. We "know" that? How do we know that? I just read the BBC's write-up of Mitt's comments...first thing that came to mind was the old saw about the Americans and English being two people separated by a common language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 We "know" that? How do we know that? Ah... Having diplomatic skill usually innvolves not offending people. Did Miit not offend some of the Brits? You are right, the bar is pretty low... And Mitt is keeping it there. He's no Bill Clinton that's for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Ah... Having diplomatic skill usually innvolves not offending people. Uh...no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Uh...no. Usually is the defining word. We aren't talking about your diplomatic skills Mr. Potato Head. "Mr. Putin, you are an idiot." -DCTom, envoy to Russia :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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