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[Jeff-DSA]

Damn Utah-GAF, you just gonna take that insult?

I mean I hate Mitt Romney as much as any other intelligent person but as an American I don't like it when people talk shit about one of our states. Mitt needs to respond with "Well obviously a city is going to be busy when it is the only city in the country."

I live in Utah. I'm happy it's "middle of nowhere." We have a good life here. I don't think what he said was particularly insulting but rather a recognition of the massively different scale between the two locations.

Also, nobody will ever run an Olympics as smoothly as they went here in Utah. We're stacked with multilingual people here and it made it so a huge number of the employees and volunteers spoke English as well as a second language. Our facilities were easy to build and transportation was simple when you're dealing with a smaller local population that was prepared years ahead of time.

So Romney isn't wrong, but he was playing with a stacked deck.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Cameron's response isn't that encouraging either. Just because its harder doesn't mean its acceptable to make it any less secure.

Yeah, you're right. We - in the UK - obviously don't give a shit about security which is why when a private security firm dropped the ball they were immediately replaced.

 

[Raist]

Cameron soon rebuked Romney. "We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, and completely fucked up, bustling cities anywhere in the world. Of course, it's easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere," he said.

Fixed that for him. London is a giant mess.

 

[Measley]

Romney was a smart guy before he started running for president. Over the last year or so, he's had to pander to the ignoramuses of the conservative base. When you pander to a bunch of country idiots, you eventually become one yourself.

 

[MThanded]

Doesn't matter what Romney said. GAF would shit all over it if all he said was, "Great job, London."

3/10

 

[Nert]

Damn Utah-GAF, you just gonna take that insult?

I mean I hate Mitt Romney as much as any other intelligent person but as an American I don't like it when people talk shit about one of our states. Mitt needs to respond with "Well obviously a city is going to be busy when it is the only city in the country."

I don't live in Utah, and I know that the Winter Olympics were held specifically in Salt Lake City, but I've driven from Denver to Los Angeles (going through I-70 and I-15) twice now and the stretch of land alongside those roads in Utah is one of the most dead, dreary, and awful things I've experienced. Civilization just stops there. The majority of that state is, in fact, in the middle of nowhere.

 

[GK86]

Smart move Romney. Burn bridges now.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Yeah, you're right. We - in the UK - obviously don't give a shit about security which is why when a private security firm dropped the ball they were immediately replaced.

Replaced by the military no less, not another private security firm, the fucking British Army. One of the best trained and equipped forces in the world.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Yeah, you're right. We - in the UK - obviously don't give a shit about security which is why when a private security firm dropped the ball they were immediately replaced.

Didn't say any of that. Relax man.

 

[Tom_Cody]

Lol at the venom in this thread. His statements seem pretty innocuous to me.

 

[NaturalHigh]

Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas are awesome, but he's right. Drive an hour from any direction and you're either in a desert or in some mountains.

If you drive an hour in any direction in England then you are in a different country or the ocean.

Spoiler

I have no clue what I am talking about.

 

[pigeon]

I'm no fan of Romney but what exactly was the dick move here? If there are questions about security should we all just keep our mouths shut?

Depends if you're running for president and about to embark on a foreign relations tour with Great Britain your first stop, or not, really. If you are, then even if Cameron announces that London security will be handled solely by attack Corgis, you kind of have to say that their curtseying training and naturally outgoing nature will allow them to deal with tourists politely and effectively, because that's more or less what you signed up for. Otherwise, stay home and diss Europe from there.

Doesn't matter what Romney said. GAF would shit all over it if all he said was, "Great job, London."

Probably we wouldn't, since if he was smart enough to do that, it wouldn't be running in the Telegraph right now.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

I don't live in Utah, and I know that the Winter Olympics were held specifically in Salt Lake City, but I've driven from Denver to Los Angeles (going through I-70 and I-15) twice now and the stretch of land alongside those roads in Utah is one of the most dead, dreary, and awful things I've experienced. Civilization just stops there. The majority of that state is, in fact, in the middle of nowhere.

Well, you're definitely wrong about that.

 

[Dr.Acula]

Damn Utah-GAF, you just gonna take that insult?

I mean I hate Mitt Romney as much as any other intelligent person but as an American I don't like it when people talk shit about one of our states. Mitt needs to respond with "Well obviously a city is going to be busy when it is the only city in the country."

Okay, that's hilarious, and I totally wish he was witty and ballsy enough for that career destroying diss.

 

[bengraven]

4 more months! 4 more months!

 

[D_prOdigy]

These two bell-ends are a heartening force of unification.

 

[Wiz]

Romney stays losing

 

[The_Hitcher89]

These two bell-ends are a heartening force of unification.

These two should get along in a house on fire

 

[massoluk]

Cameron forgot to mention London is hosting SUMMER Olympic, not Winter Olympic where half the world really don't give a shit.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Damn Utah-GAF, you just gonna take that insult?

I mean I hate Mitt Romney as much as any other intelligent person but as an American I don't like it when people talk shit about one of our states. Mitt needs to respond with "Well obviously a city is going to be busy when it is the only city in the country."

But Utah is in the middle of nowhere.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

but he has that Anglo-Sax understanding

no biggi

 

[Elginer]

Anglo-Sax relations at its finest, right Romney?

What a dumbass.

 

[Atenhaus]

And here I thought Romney understood that shared Anglo-Saxon heritage!

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

Lol at the venom in this thread. His statements seem pretty innocuous to me.

One of the reasons I love GAF so much. Overreaction and seething hatred ahoy!

 

[Iksenpets]

Well I'm sorry that American U.S. patriot Mitt Romney won't bow to the King of England and the international cabal of the Olympics that wants to usurp our sporting sovereignty and probably take our guns away too, but I'm glad that we have a patriot like him to stand up for America when that socialist barack HUSSEIN obama won't. God bless the USA!

 

[Smokey]

but he has that Anglo-Sax understanding

no biggi

I feel like I am missing something...what is this referring to?

 

[GCX]

I feel like I am missing something...what is this referring to?

Romney recently said something like Obama doesn't understand the Anglo-Saxon heritage USA shares with UK like he does.

 

[Elginer]

Well I'm sorry that American U.S. patriot Mitt Romney won't bow to the King of England and the international cabal of the Olympics that wants to usurp our sporting sovereignty and probably take our guns away too, but I'm glad that we have a patriot like him to stand up for America when that socialist barack HUSSEIN obama won't. God bless the USA!

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

May not be a dick move for the general population but for a guy running for president, he needs to up with the smoozing. Can we get a list of groups that Romney has dissed so far?

Women
Latinos
Cancer patients or others with pre-existing conditions
Black People
Mexicans
Most Christians
The entire UK
Non-Americans

 

[knitoe]

Romney's unnamed advisor supposely said something like Obama doesn't understand the Anglo-Saxon heritage USA shares with UK.

Fixed.

Spoiler

It's GAF so it's the samething....

 

[Yen]

These two bell-ends are a heartening force of unification.

"Bellend" is too kind a word for these utter shitheads. "Utter shithead" is also too kind.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

May not be a dick move for the general population but for a guy running for president, he needs to up with the smoozing. Can we get a list of groups that Romney has dissed so far?

Women
Latinos
Cancer patients or others with pre-existing conditions
Black People
Mexicans
Most Christians
The entire UK
Non-Americans

that list is nothing compare the Republican Party diss list.

 

[Wes]

Romney also had a meeting with the head of MI6. This is often said to happen with US Presidential candidates but it's never acknowledged or talked about by anyone. Ever.

So why do we know it happened here? Romney told the press.

I just don't understand why Romney would shit on London's Olympic preparation right before coming to the UK. Completely ridiculous.

"Only someone who understands our Anglo-Saxon heritage could piss off the Brits so early into his trip."

 

[DOBERMAN INC]

Just get over it and have sex already, you know you both want too.

 

[Salvadora]

Romney also had a meeting with the head of MI6. This is often said to happen with US Presidential candidates but it's never acknowledged or talked about by anyone. Ever.

So why do we know it happened here? Romney told the press.

I didn't know this. I wonder why it happens.

 

[DrFunk]

lol daaaaaaamn

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Doesn't matter what Romney said. GAF would shit all over it if all he said was, "Great job, London."

Some would and some wouldn't because NeoGAF is made up of different people with differing opinions. Did you know that? Oh wait...

One of the reasons I love GAF so much. Overreaction and seething hatred ahoy!

... guess not.

 

[Reseil]

Romney's only hope is if they find a cure for constipation of the brain and diarrhea of the mouth.

 

[Anticitizen One]

lmao first step on romneys international tour and already getting into a pissing contest with a foreign official.

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

Some would and some wouldn't because NeoGAF is made up of different people with differing opinions. Did you know that? Oh wait...



... guess not.

Wait, you're trying to say I was speaking in generalizations? Good eye.

 

[scotcheggz]

These two should get along in a house on fire

I wish.

 

[Nesotenso]

From what I understand, it hasn't be smooth sailing in London recently so I get if there are some concerns. Having said that, he should have been smarter since it's his first visit abroad as a candidate.

 

[JCX]

Winter Olympics are not the Olympics.

 

[Nevasleep]

"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," he told NBC News.

Well he's spot on, but he forgot mention the supposed train drivers strike and congestion from Olympic lanes.

However London's got it sorted in time.

 

[DietRob]

Well I'm sorry that American U.S. patriot Mitt Romney won't bow to the King of England and the international cabal of the Olympics that wants to usurp our sporting sovereignty and probably take our guns away too, but I'm glad that we have a patriot like him to stand up for America when that socialist barack HUSSEIN obama won't. God bless the USA!

For a minute I thought I was on YouTube.

 

[Trigger Warning]

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[diehard]

so he speaks the truth, GAF hates.

k

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Oh no, Romney lost the coveted British vote! I think this dooms his chances in Florida.

It shows his ineptitude as a statesman more than anything, which is a pretty big deal when you aspire to be the President of the United States of America.

 

[everthustodeadbeats]

I don't like Cameron, but I will always fondly remember his smackdown on Romney AND Utah. Well done, mate!

 

[diehard]

I don't like Cameron, but I will always fondly remember his smackdown on Romney AND Utah. Well done, mate!

He literally made an excuse for how fucked up things are going.

There was no smackdown.