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garthranzz

(1,330 posts)
Tue Jul 31, 2012, 10:02 PM Jul 2012

How many gaffes or reveals did Romney (or staff) commit on his trip abroad?

I have 3 in Britain: insulting the Olympic preparation, revealing a secret MI6 meeting, forgetting the Labour movement's leader's name. This doesn't count looking out 10 Downing Street's backside, or evasions during the Brian Williams interview.
5 in Israel: scheduling a fundraising dinner on Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning and fasting; claiming Palestinians are poor because of their culture; praising Israel’s socialist health care system; threatening Iran with an Israeli strike; sitting next to Sheldon Adelson, under investigation for bribery of foreign officials;
1 in Poland: His aide cursing reporters.

What am I leaving out? 8 seems too few.

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How many gaffes or reveals did Romney (or staff) commit on his trip abroad? (Original Post) garthranzz Jul 2012 OP
The jab at Obama for not being Anglo-Saxon enough Kalidurga Jul 2012 #1
Where did he say it? garthranzz Jul 2012 #4
You left out "returning to US". gkhouston Jul 2012 #2
Need a running list jade3000 Jul 2012 #3
Agreed garthranzz Jul 2012 #5
Any D have ONE of these gaffes Cosmocat Aug 2012 #6
I don't know if I'd call it a gaffe, but... Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #7
"I understand a lot about Poland. I know a lot of Pollack jokes." HopeHoops Aug 2012 #8
If it were (P)Resident Dubya... pink-o Aug 2012 #9
All the shrub would be interested in is their vodka. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #10

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
1. The jab at Obama for not being Anglo-Saxon enough
Tue Jul 31, 2012, 10:57 PM
Jul 2012

I dunno if this is a gaffe, but it was glaring to me. He smirked at the wailing wall.

garthranzz

(1,330 posts)
4. Where did he say it?
Tue Jul 31, 2012, 11:45 PM
Jul 2012

I'm looking specifically while abroad. In his book he insulted England more but I want just the trip. The smirk is revealing but not an objective gaffe.

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)
2. You left out "returning to US".
Tue Jul 31, 2012, 11:03 PM
Jul 2012

Excuse me, that's United States. He couldn't have possibly returned to us because he wasn't one of us in the first place.

Lucy Goosey

(2,940 posts)
7. I don't know if I'd call it a gaffe, but...
Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:53 AM
Aug 2012

...he praised the Polish economy while completely ignoring the fact that the government has a lot to do with it:

While it's true that Poland is one of Europe's fastest-growing economies and boasts dynamic entrepreneurs, Romney's depiction of Poland as a place of small government is debatable. Even 23 years after throwing off a communist command economy, the Polish government continues to have a strong presence in people's lives: it gives women $300 for each baby they have, doubling that sum for poor families; it fully funds state university educations; and it guarantees health care to all its 38 million citizens.


http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/FACT+CHECK+Romney+ignores+strong+government+role+Polands+economy/7018617/story.html
 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
8. "I understand a lot about Poland. I know a lot of Pollack jokes."
Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:00 AM
Aug 2012

I made that up, but it wouldn't shock me to hear him say that.

pink-o

(4,056 posts)
9. If it were (P)Resident Dubya...
Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:28 AM
Aug 2012

You wouldn't be making it up. You'd just be ahead of the Time/Space Continuum.

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