Goldman Sachs hired Congress to do it for them ...Originally Posted by lubica
You're right, they should hire Goldman Sachs.And you seriously think this will happen with Congress auditing the FED?
I think my sarcasm meter to beeping.Goldman Sachs hired Congress to do it for them ...You're right, they should hire Goldman Sachs.And you seriously think this will happen with Congress auditing the FED?
Obama has come out in support of tighter gun control - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...laws-tightened
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But I want him to win... Why is he doing this? I don't care if Americans shoot eachother goddammit, i just want them not to be republican.Obama has come out in support of tighter gun control - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...laws-tightened
isnt that the same?But I want him to win... Why is he doing this? I don't care if Americans shoot eachother goddammit, i just want them not to be republican.Obama has come out in support of tighter gun control - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...laws-tightened
Touche!
You have to be a bit special to make david cameron look good tbh.Mitt Romney's Olympics blunder stuns No 10 and hands gift to Obama
US presidential hopeful backtracks on warning of 'disconcerting' signs for Games after light-hearted rebuke by David Cameron
Mitt Romney handed Barack Obama a priceless gift for the US presidential election campaign when the presumptive Republican nominee blundered on his first diplomatic outing by questioning whether London was capable of staging a successful Olympic Games.
In a move that astonished Downing Street, hours before it laid on a special reception for Romney at No 10 he told NBC there were "disconcerting" signs about the preparations for the Games.
One senior Whitehall source said: "What a total shocker. We are speechless."
David Cameron wasted no time in rebuking Romney hours after his remarks were broadcast. On a visit to the Olympic Park, the prime minister said: "We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world. Of course it's easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere."
Cameron's remarks were intended to be a light-hearted jibe at Romney, who used his famous management skills honed at Bain Capital to rescue the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Romney rowed back later after a 45-minute meeting in Downing Street where the prime minister expressed his unease about his remarks. "I am very delighted with the prospects of a highly successful Olympic Games. What I have seen shows imagination and forethought and a lot of organisation and [I] expect the Games to be highly successful," he said.
When asked about the preparations for the Olympics earlier in the day by the NBC anchor Brian Williams, Romney said: "You know, 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. Because there are three parts that makes Games successful.
"Number one, of course, are the athletes. That's what overwhelmingly the Games are about. Number two are the volunteers. And 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."
Boris Johnson also waded in to reject Romney's claim. "London is as ready as any city has ever been in the history of the Olympic Games," the London mayor said.
Romney's remarks are likely to be used by the Obama campaign to highlight his lack of sensitivity and his inexperience on the world stage. There was irritation in No 10 because Cameron had gone out of his way to make Romney as welcome as possible without breaching strict protocol rules.
Romney was given an important photo opportunity by being allowed to walk through the famous No 10 front door, though he had to do this on his own because he is not a head of government or state. Once inside the prime minister laid out the diplomatic red carpet. There was a warm handshake for the cameras before they held talks for 45 minutes about the Olympics, Syria, Iran, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Earlier, Romney appeared to forget Ed Miliband's name when they met at Westminster. "Like you, Mr Leader, I look forward to our conversations this morning," Romney said to Miliband as they shook hands.
Labour sources were relaxed about the "Mr Leader" reference, which revived memories of Neil Kinnock's notorious visit to the White House when Ronald Reagan referred to Denis Healey as Mr Ambassador. A Miliband aide said US politicians always referred to fellow politicians by their job title.
On his first official diplomatic trip since he became the presumptive Republican candidate, Romney held a series of "grip and grin" meetings with political leaders. He started the day meeting Tony Blair – the most recognisable political figure in the US – to brief him before Romney's visit to Israel.
He also met deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, foreign secretary William Hague and chancellor George Osborne. One meeting was held way from the cameras when Romney was briefed by Sir John Sawers, the chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6. This prompted Romney's third blunder of the day when Romney announced in Downing Street that he had met Sawers. Visiting dignitaries tend not to announce when they meet the head of MI6.
And also:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-n...britain-gaffes
Last edited by Pattern; July 26 2012 at 11:32:10 PM.
To be fair, the stuff going on just before the Olympics did make London look a bit incompetent and rushed quite frankly. That the London mayor got butthurt about criticism shouldn't come as a surprise.
tbh, the Sydney 2000 olympics was The Best Ever.
Contract stuff to Seraphina Amaranth.
"You give me the awful impression - I hate to have to say - of someone who hasn't read any of the arguments against your position. Ever."
You have a prime minister knee deep in omnishambles coming off better, whilst frankly making Romeny look like a child. Any notion of tact or statescraft rapidly flushes down the toliet, you've got to wonder whether that anglo saxon heritage means a damn because if you can't win hearts and minds in the UK, your pretty much fucked everywhere else.To be fair, the stuff going on just before the Olympics did make London look a bit incompetent and rushed quite frankly. That the London mayor got butthurt about criticism shouldn't come as a surprise.
Last edited by Pattern; July 27 2012 at 12:41:45 PM.
How hard would it have been to say "The Olympics committee seems to be well-prepared and I'm sure it will be great". Geez.
Contract stuff to Seraphina Amaranth.
"You give me the awful impression - I hate to have to say - of someone who hasn't read any of the arguments against your position. Ever."
It's not even that he had to say that, sure he could have expressed concerns over recent events, but finished up with something like "but they've made great progress in the last few weeks and I'm really impressed at the effort people have put in to make the games go as smoothly and safely as possible."
What he's done is proven that he has zero tact or diplomatic skills, something that is pretty essential for a leader. Everytime he opens his mouth he makes it obvious how unsuitable he is to be president. He makes GW Bush look smart, and that's saying something.
yes, I am Le terribad at BF3
W made everyone else look smart.
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No problems, since Romney and Cameron share common Anglo-Saxon heritage (unlike Obama), I am sure this blunder will be forgotten.
Seriously, though, two days and two massive foreign relations blunders. Can't wait for Romney to go to Germany. I am sure he will give a speech about shared German and American values of hard work ensuring individual's freedom (I'm sure his German expression for it will be "Arbeit Macht Frei") and then he will propose the "Final Solution" to EU bank crisis.
Then it is off for a quick visit to Japan to vomit on Premier's lap and he will be good to go.
You know who else valued "common Anglo-Saxon heritage" and organized great Olympic Games?It's not even that he had to say that, sure he could have expressed concerns over recent events, but finished up with something like "but they've made great progress in the last few weeks and I'm really impressed at the effort people have put in to make the games go as smoothly and safely as possible."
Not so easy, is it?
I don't remember other Presidential nominees visiting other countries like this, or do I just have a selective memory?
yes yes very clever.
Obama went to Berlin and gave a big speech before he was elected didn't he?
Edit: yeah he did.
He called Ed Milliband, Mr Leader.
Now, either he forgot his name, or he is confusing Ed Milliband with the Dear Leader of NK.
Thus far, Romney's trip abroad has made him look stupid, insensitive and racists, and incompetent (he mentioned meeting the head of MI6 as well; rather a faux pas).
On top of that (and more important), standing next to the British, he looked bad, stiff, stunted, and frankly out of place.
I hope his horse does well in the dressage because thus far nothing is going well for 'Romney's trip abroad'.
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