Romney looks for a breakout moment in Israel to salvage foreign trip - Basketball Forum : Professional and College Basketball Forums

**Prince** · 07-28-2012, 09:43 AM

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LONDON — Mitt Romney’s Friday was better than his Thursday.

He did very little.

The highlights: Romney walked half a mile on a public sidewalk here (driving would have made him late, because of the gridlock), met with Ireland’s prime minister and sat in the Olympic Stadium to watch the Games’ Opening Ceremonies.

Missing, however, was the breakout moment Romney may need to salvage his overseas tour, which got off to a rocky start when the presumptive Republican presidential nominee openly questioned Britain’s readiness to host the Olympic Games.

Romney’s missteps have drawn extensive mockery in Britain and public consternation from both Republicans and Democrats in the United States, and his campaign advisers were at a loss Friday to put a positive spin on the story — other than to look ahead to the next two stops on his tour.

Romney arrived in London under a bright spotlight, as expected, but apparently without a strategy for conveying a message to voters back home — such as reminding Americans of his widely lauded stewardship of the 2002 Winter Olympics or promoting his foreign-policy vision.

As a result, there is now immense pressure on him to find better footing in Israel and Poland. Romney’s advisers hope his events in Jerusalem on Sunday — when he will lock arms with Israeli leaders — could create a moment of strength that might redefine the candidate’s intensely scrutinized audition as a statesman.

“We’re now looking forward to the speeches he’s going to make in Israel and Poland, two other very important destinations that are next on the itinerary,” senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom said.

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**Krstic All-Star** · 07-28-2012, 10:00 AM

I'm particularly interested to see what his Polish angle will be

**Geaux Tigers** · 07-28-2012, 10:25 AM

Every single Olympics there are always reports of unreadiness or insecurity. In Athens the building concrete wasn't supposedly set fully. In Beijing, remember the smog that was supposed to harm all the people with lungs that weren't from Beijing? Why do I as an American voter care if Romney offended the Britons with some unwise remarks. If he came out and called all English a bunch of snaggletoothed pansies I could see that hurting foreign relations, but this is meaningless.

Also Hey Romney...campaign in the country you are running in. I know American voters are apathetic and our willingness to make sure that only live and actual citizens vote is absent, but Americans would rather see you here than you trying to Cliff Notes your way through foreign policy. The British can't vote for you.

Nimreitz · 07-28-2012, 11:08 AM

Going to England can only do more harm than good if your campaign is little more than "**** the poor" and "America is the best". That press is going to crush you, which is what happened. In Poland and Israel he won't get scores of foreign journalists openly mocking his idiocy all over twitter in English, so as long as the US Press Corps does their typical stenopad bullshit, he'll look "presidential".

**E.H. Munro** · 07-28-2012, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Krstic All-Star

I'm particularly interested to see what his Polish angle will be

If we're lucky he'll hire Jimmy Carter's translators.

**Krstic All-Star** · 07-28-2012, 07:56 PM

Ouchie

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**Dre** · 07-28-2012, 07:57 PM

What the hell do they mean breakout moment. Is this man trying to be president or going for an interesting memoir

07-28-2012, 10:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Krstic All-Star Legal Smeagol Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Unemployed, in Greenland?!? Age: 34 Posts: 30,661 Rep Power: 19240053	Re: Romney looks for a breakout moment in Israel to salvage foreign trip I'm particularly interested to see what his Polish angle will be __________________ LIPA delenda est

07-28-2012, 10:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Geaux Tigers Wheres the gameclock in this place? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Louisiana Age: 28 Posts: 12,608 Rep Power: 12100097	Re: Romney looks for a breakout moment in Israel to salvage foreign trip Every single Olympics there are always reports of unreadiness or insecurity. In Athens the building concrete wasn't supposedly set fully. In Beijing, remember the smog that was supposed to harm all the people with lungs that weren't from Beijing? Why do I as an American voter care if Romney offended the Britons with some unwise remarks. If he came out and called all English a bunch of snaggletoothed pansies I could see that hurting foreign relations, but this is meaningless. Also Hey Romney...campaign in the country you are running in. I know American voters are apathetic and our willingness to make sure that only live and actual citizens vote is absent, but Americans would rather see you here than you trying to Cliff Notes your way through foreign policy. The British can't vote for you. __________________ "Louisiana has a heritage of great players that play their high school football within the boundaries of Louisiana." "As soon as we know exactly who we are playing and what date we will be playing on, the schedule will become more finite." "If we're defending, come see the trophy, it's in our trophy case. We're not defending it; it's there." - Les Miles

07-28-2012, 11:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nimreitz Legend Join Date: May 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 29 Posts: 16,247 Rep Power: 14813408	Re: Romney looks for a breakout moment in Israel to salvage foreign trip Going to England can only do more harm than good if your campaign is little more than "**** the poor" and "America is the best". That press is going to crush you, which is what happened. In Poland and Israel he won't get scores of foreign journalists openly mocking his idiocy all over twitter in English, so as long as the US Press Corps does their typical stenopad bullshit, he'll look "presidential".

07-28-2012, 07:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
Krstic All-Star Legal Smeagol Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Unemployed, in Greenland?!? Age: 34 Posts: 30,661 Rep Power: 19240053	Ouchie Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL using VerticalSports.Com App __________________ LIPA delenda est

07-28-2012, 07:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dre do better Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 25 Posts: 41,325 Rep Power: 21474887	Re: Romney looks for a breakout moment in Israel to salvage foreign trip What the hell do they mean breakout moment. Is this man trying to be president or going for an interesting memoir

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