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'What a car crash... worse than Sarah Palin': British politicians' fury at Romney's blunder-filled visit to London ahead of Olympics
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Jul 26, 2012 11:08pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | TOBY HARNDEN and THOMAS DURANTE |
| Media | Newspaper - Daily Mail |
| News Date | Friday, July 27, 2012 02:40:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Top political figures in Britain have been queuing up to criticise Mitt Romney after he kicked off his first foreign tour by publicly questioning whether London would be able to run the Olympics smoothly.
The most high-profile humiliation came when thousands of Brits jeered him after London's Mayor Boris Johnson mocked him at a concert to mark the end of the Olympic Torch relay.
However, behind the scenes officials were even more scathing about the Republican presidential hopeful, describing his visit as a 'car crash' and comparing him unfavourably to Sarah Palin.
Another official who met with the former Governor of Massachusetts said he was 'apparently devoid of charm, warmth, humour or sincerity'. |
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