One blunder is a gaffe. But four? Come on!
Mitt is embarrassing himself!
"... His first foray unto the international stage, a clear attempt to buttress his foreign policy credentials, started off badly as he appeared to insult his English host when he questioned the preparedness of London to host the Games. Speaking in an interview with NBC’s Brian Williams on Wednesday, Romney was also perceived by the British press to be doubting the local's passion for the Games.
“You know it’s hard to know just yet how it will turn out. There are a few things that were disconcerting. The stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs' officials - that obviously is not something which is encouraging. Because in the Games, there are three parts that make Games successful. Number one of course, the athletes. That’s what the Games is about. Number two are the volunteers. They’ll have great volunteers here. But number three are the people of the country. Do they come together and celebrate the Olympic moment? And that's something which we only find out once the Games actually begin.”
He followed this up with a breach of security and diplomatic protocol on Thursday when he publicly disclosed of sitting in a briefing session conducted by Sir John Sawers, the chief of MI6 (Secret Intelligence Service/ Military Intelligence, Section 6).
Next, was an off the cuff moment, when he spoke about visiting a beach volleyball court located on “the backside of Number 10," oblivious to the local meaning of ‘backside.’
Sun headlineGov. Romney rounded off Thursday by seemingly forgetting the name of Labour Party and opposition leader, Ed Miliband, and referred to him, instead, as ‘Mr. Leader.’"
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