Was Mitt Romney Right to Criticize Preparations for the London Olympics?

by Fox Report with Shepard Smith Posted 2012/07/27 17:33:33

Related Topics: Mitt Romney, Olympics, London, Romney, Mitt

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Mitt Romney recently made some pretty undiplomatic remarks about the upcoming Olympics in London, saying he wasn't sure if the country was prepared to host the event. Do you think his comments hold some truth -- or was it a completely unpresidential move?

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Iamfree 2012/07/27 19:07:05

Yes

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What's the big deal? The press has been reporting on security problems for weeks. Why the big hoopla when a candidate actually (gasp!) says what everyone else is thinking?
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smitty to Starman 2012/08/01 14:38:45

Read again this time without the anger.

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Starman to smitty 2012/08/01 16:30:15

Yup, that's what you said. But it's the equivalent of saying it to your wife loudly, right in front the parents. Not an excuse.

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smitty to Starman 2012/08/01 17:41:35

Not an excuse. Also not true. I stand behind what I wrote.

If he would have told the british media then sure. BFD.

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Muver 2012/07/30 04:16:49

Yes

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It is his opinion, is he not allowed an opinion...If the King in his own mind said it, I guess
it would be twisted into something biblical .....
Nothing he said is any different than what the media has been reporting anyway...
It has nothing to do with how well he will do as POTUS....

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Phoenix to Muver 2012/07/30 13:07:11

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Foreign relations is a part of the job requirements though and he hasn't made a good start.

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Muver to Phoenix 2012/07/30 21:06:17

Yes, but, it is not the end of the World, and not something England doesn't already know..

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RoyJLores 2012/07/30 04:13:42

Yes

Meh it doesn't matter what the Establishment moron says, we all know there is going to be some sort of red flag a la Reich stag like attack just so the UN can then all guns and liberty away and establish the one world government of the beast. Hell the opening ceremony was all about the worship of the god state and the demonization of free enterprise and free thinking.

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David 2012/07/30 04:01:21

Yes

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He was accurate and totally correct but perhaps not right in that he just invited more crap for the news creators to expand on and use against him. Of course the idiotic leftist media attack on him just makes the liberals look more non-substantive than they already are.

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Phoenix to David 2012/07/30 13:13:01

The left & right in the UK were quite unified in criticizing him for the comments that he made while over here. I imagine that the left-wing media in the States made more of a meal of it though.
I haven't seen a single news article that has called his London visit a success.

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John Hall 2012/07/30 03:16:05

Yes

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Romney like Obama or any american have the right to criticize the Olympics .

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Nuke 2012/07/30 03:15:06

Yes

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Why are people so shocked when they ask an opinion and get offended just because they don't get the answer they want?!

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Bill G5... to Nuke 2012/07/30 13:42:14

That is so true...

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Jimmy 2012/07/30 02:48:09

No

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Don't worry just give it time I guarantee he'll flip on his opinion anyways.

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Chris 2012/07/30 01:30:35 (edited)

No

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Sterling to Chris 2012/07/30 01:54:33

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Call me crazy but not only didn't he "jeopardize" our relations with one of our allies, even the public perception of this will have NO effect on the election. I think it's about time someone speaks honestly (he didn't even truly criticize the direction of the Olympics, I suspect you haven't even seen the actual clip).

Maybe you forget Obama's record with Israel? Obama did NOT bring us closer to our allies.

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Vis Vires to Chris 2012/07/30 03:02:00

That liberal country? How many electoral votes do they have here? NONE!

Liberals ought to learn more about GB. They have so many people on the public dole retirees can't retire there due to the high taxes; socialized medicine; etc. They're leaving the country. Many are in Mexico where they have subdivisions full of Brits.

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Phoenix to Vis Vires 2012/07/30 04:26:05

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They have so many people on the public dole
Jobless = 8.2%, too high? sure, 1% is too high but it's about the same as the US
retirees can't retire there due to the high taxes
I think you just made that up.
socialized medicine
No-one goes into debt or bankruptcy over medical costs.

I don't think that Liberals in the States need to learn about GB from you.

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Vis Vires to Phoenix 2012/07/30 19:33:34

You "think" I just made that up? I have no reason to make things up. What I have written are things told to me by British people who come to Texas once a year from Mexico for their annual medical check ups. Ever notice how most Brits have bad teeth? Don't you wonder why? Talk about care: if you live long enough to wait for serious surgery over there, you're lucky.

I didn't say Liberals in the States need to learn about GB from ME, they should learn from THEM. Sounds like your circle of friends is small.

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urwutuis to Vis Vires 2012/07/30 04:48:00

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There are more subdivisions in Mexico full of Americans than Britts.
Can't retire due to taxes and socialized medicine? Only conservatives would buy that steaming heap.

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Vis Vires to urwutuis 2012/07/30 20:10:46

Idiot! Sure, their are more S/D in Mexico full of Americans. Did I say there weren't? We're closer to Mexico than British citizens. Many have moved from Florida.

Great Britain on the public dole:
5.5 million people of working age who are currently claiming benefits, 371,000 are foreign-born. That means 6.6 per cent of working age non-UK nationals currently get a state handout, as opposed to 16.6 per cent of British nationals. (i.e., 23% total)

In America:
"One in six Americans now receive public subsidies through Medicaid, unemployment, or other welfare programs. That ratio is a new record, according to USA Today"

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urwutuis to Vis Vires 2012/08/02 03:58:03

Pardon me. I thought you might be capable of holding an adult discussion
My mistake

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Vis Vires to urwutuis 2012/08/02 23:44:06

Guess you didn't read my earlier post about London; their disrespect for not playing the Greek National Anthem when raising their flag (as is the custom in all countries); but found nothing wrong with giving Syria rights to participate when that country is slaughtering innocent women and children while the world stands by doing nothing. As I said before: you're an idiot! Go back to school.

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urwutuis to Vis Vires 2012/08/03 21:25:54

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

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PumpkinMuncher 2012/07/30 01:11:03

No

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Romney is a pompous dick

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bleep to Pumpkin... 2012/07/30 01:42:20

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obama is a ignorant fool.

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Bill G5... to Pumpkin... 2012/07/30 13:42:50

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Lee 2012/07/30 01:03:09

No

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Even if his comments held some truth, it was stupid and irresponsible of the man to alienate one of our allies for absolutely no good reason.

What a frickin idiot!

Is this the kind of Leadership we can expect from Mitt Romney?

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Sterling to Lee 2012/07/30 01:43:21

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Where have you been the last few years while Obama absolutely shat upon Israel and GB?

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Lee to Sterling 2012/07/30 10:45:38

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Are you joking?

Do you think Great Britain preferred Bush over Obama?

If so then, why do they think they are insulting Romney when the refer to him as GW Romney?

And bending to the will of Right Wing land grabbers in Israel is no course for the United States to follow.

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Sterling to Lee 2012/07/30 12:48:49

I don't frankly think GB has a clue what they would prefer. They believe everything the media tells them and the media is farther left there than it is here in the US.

"Land grabbers" Have you ever seen a map of the middle east?

If I were you I'd try not to throw away my argument by saying such silly things.

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Phoenix to Sterling 2012/07/30 13:58:48

I can assure you that not many in England had any adoration for Bush, especially after Iraq, and the British people would select Obama over Bush (and Romney) any day with a HUGE majority. Not because the media tells us to but because of their personas and foreign relations policies.
It appears that you know very little about the British. How exactly has Obama shat on GB?

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Sterling to Phoenix 2012/07/31 03:35:05

I didn't say anything about the British liking Bush or Mitt more. You guys are way far left of center, of course you like Obama more.

Of course I don't expect people in a nation that fell from power years ago due to leftist policies (and a path they continue down) to know or want what's best for the U.S. Thank god Mitt is running in the US, not GB.

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Phoenix to Sterling 2012/08/01 00:11:32

You replied saying that you "don't frankly think GB has a clue what they would prefer" in response to "Do you think Great Britain preferred Bush over Obama?"
That's what I was referring to.

You don't seem to know that most of the "Socialist State" that you think the UK is has been dismantled over the last 30 years, but it seems that you know little about the UK or it's people.

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La Bef to Sterling 2012/08/01 19:46:26

I wouldn't waste my time discussing our politic with a Brit. Just how many electoral votes do they have? Reminds me of the saying: Don't try to teach a pig how to sing...it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

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Tarheel to Phoenix 2012/08/07 17:31:08

Didn't he pretty much help to ruin Tony Blair's career?

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Lee to Sterling 2012/07/31 02:07:05 (edited)

What "silly things?"

. . . that the most Conservative Jews in israel are land grabbers?

There's nothing silly about it.

They are land grabbers . . . renegades who virulently oppose their own government and just steal Palestinian land . . . "300,000 settlers now occupy illegal outposts" on the West Bank.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?...

But the Israeli government occasionally restrains them.

http://www.voanews.com/conten...

You should keep up on world events . .

. . . and quit spouting stupid RWNJ drivel.

Wouldn't you like to know what you're talking about for a change?

Why are Right Wing Nut Jobs so willfully ignorant?

Does anyone know?

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Sterling to Lee 2012/07/31 03:32:15

Hey buddy speaking of "land grabbers", look at the British Empire (when they were relevant) that you love so much.

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Lee to Sterling 2012/07/31 03:46:50

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Now you're talking ancient history?

What's your point?

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Mack 2012/07/30 00:13:47

No

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Hes not presidential. He made himself look bad.

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bleep to Mack 2012/07/30 01:41:08

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he did have experience with the olympics and the comment almost does not matter. keep fishing for dirt.

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