July 26, 2012 10:13 PM UTC

Try Not to Insult Your Hosts Before You Arrive

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• by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE: Maybe it’s time to move on to Poland and leave England early. Romney is killing himself with ridiculous comments. From Huffington Post:

The Telegraph posted an op-ed about the gaffes that read, “Mitt Romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm offensive by being utterly devoid of charm and mildly offensive.”

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Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney arrived in London today on the first stop of a brief overseas trip designed to show that he has international relations chops. We talked yesterday about the racially-tinged gaffe by one of Romney’s advisors in advance of his arrival in London. As CNN reports, it’s not gone much better since, thanks to Romney’s own big mouth:

Early Thursday morning in the U.K., while much of the U.S. political world was fast asleep, the British press had seized on comments the GOP contender made about London’s preparations for the Olympics…

…The headline on the main page for London’s Daily Telegraph news site was not what the Romney campaign had in mind for this visit: “Mitt Romney questions whether Britain is ready for Olympic Games.”

During a visit to London’s chief Olympic stadium, British Prime Minister David Cameron was asked for a response to Romney’s comments. Cameron put diplomacy aside and took direct issue with Romney’s remarks.

“I think we will show the whole world not just that we come together as a United Kingdom but also we’re extremely good at welcoming people from across the world,” Cameron said to reporters just hours before his own scheduled visit with the GOP contender.

“I will obviously make those points to Mitt Romney. I look forward to meeting him,” Cameron added, mentioning the Republican candidate by name.

D’Oh! Cameron went on to rip Romney further regarding his Olympics comments, which should make for an incredibly awkward meeting when the two are face-to-face.