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riverbendviewgal

(4,252 posts)
Fri Jul 27, 2012, 12:49 PM Jul 2012

How bad was Romney's first day in London?

OMG! My son lives in UK and sent me this link. click on link to see the UK newspapers.

http://obamalondon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/how-bad-was-romneys-first-day-on-london.html

It has been widely reported already in the US that Mitt Romney's first foreign trip as a US Presidential candidate... did not go well.

But my suspicion is that a lot of my friends in America who are accustomed to "he said, she said" news coverage might suspect that this disaster is being blown out of proportion by the schadenfreude of delighted Obama supporters.

As your woman on the ground here in the UK, I want to assure you: IT REALLY IS THAT BAD. Here below are the Romney headlines in every British Newspaper this morning.

Firstly, here's the cover of the Independent:

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How bad was Romney's first day in London? (Original Post) riverbendviewgal Jul 2012 OP
IT REALLY IS THAT BAD liberal N proud Jul 2012 #1
Loved it that The Times dubbed him "Nowhere Man" . . . Journeyman Jul 2012 #2
Hmmm, guess that Anglo-Saxon connection really isn't all that strong after all. Downtown Hound Jul 2012 #3

Journeyman

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2. Loved it that The Times dubbed him "Nowhere Man" . . .
Fri Jul 27, 2012, 01:16 PM
Jul 2012

life's definitely taken a turn for the worst when the 'paper of note uses Beatles' lyrics to diss you.

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