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Erose999

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138. I don't think Romney would be above playing the game of thrones though.... I mean the Mormons could
Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:20 AM
Jul 2012

probably posthumously baptize Henry VIII and make some sort of claim for the throne. I think this whole "Romney goes to London" thing is just his way of sizing up his chances.

OMG Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #1
And to think Mitt went there to show off his foreign policy skills. I guess he did. bulloney Jul 2012 #66
God, I love England. I love London. Fuck Romney. roguevalley Jul 2012 #118
Their trees...not the right size. TwilightGardener Jul 2012 #2
yes I did spill my water over my keyboard on that one. grantcart Jul 2012 #3
omfg... lol Coexist Jul 2012 #6
spit take TeamPooka Jul 2012 #19
. myrna minx Jul 2012 #34
Good lord. DURHAM D Jul 2012 #4
. ProSense Jul 2012 #5
Wow! SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #7
Surely this cannot be true. mainer Jul 2012 #8
When you're flying over at 36,000 feet, they do look small nichomachus Jul 2012 #10
and as was pointed out up thread, their trees are not the right height. grantcart Jul 2012 #13
And when you are descending down through the fog, RebelOne Jul 2012 #55
when you live like he does, iamthebandfanman Jul 2012 #142
He could malaise Jul 2012 #18
Well, certainly not ALL of them. MissMarple Jul 2012 #41
Small houses like Downton Abbey, and all those other Jane Austin Jul 2012 #82
Lord Grantham would appear to be quite plebeian to Mittens. nt mentalsolstice Jul 2012 #101
Not all of them certainly but I did notice 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #141
It's true. enlightenment Jul 2012 #154
And this idiot wants to be our chief diplomat and foriegn policy maker??? CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #9
Breaking News: Mitt Romney buys the UK, plans to use it as his own private island. JoePhilly Jul 2012 #11
Bulldozes all the small houses to make room for one large compound. "That Buckingham place... Moonwalk Jul 2012 #164
Peeve: who cares if the rest of the world wants to buy their stuff? arcane1 Jul 2012 #12
"Compete globally" means TBF Jul 2012 #30
Oh my JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #14
The FLOTUS will be her usual gracious, intelligent and elegant hifiguy Jul 2012 #40
She can't get there fast enough! JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #53
Face It England: He's Just Not That Into You otohara Jul 2012 #89
Yet the tailors... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #143
When Candidate Obama went there in '08 Rozlee Jul 2012 #74
Reminds me of Randy Newman's parody song "Short People" AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2012 #15
and their health care system, worse than Socialism Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #16
Well, now Aerows Jul 2012 #17
England is not an island Enrique Jul 2012 #20
Mitt, Learn the difference between England, Britain, and UK... JaneQPublic Jul 2012 #25
That was my first reaction. libinnyandia Jul 2012 #45
If England is an island... NYC Liberal Jul 2012 #50
Scotland is just a suburb. /nt localroger Jul 2012 #86
Right. It's only half an island JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2012 #137
Wow! just Wow! madinmaryland Jul 2012 #21
I'm waiting for him to say Aerows Jul 2012 #22
This guy is a disaster! Gregorian Jul 2012 #23
I'm surprised he doesn't chastise them for driving on the wrong side of the road... KansDem Jul 2012 #24
They don't. GetRidOfThem Jul 2012 #111
And the front seat passenger gets the steering wheel JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2012 #136
Good grief. How embarrassing. PotatoChip Jul 2012 #26
So wrong on many counts. mwooldri Jul 2012 #27
Well... 14thColony Jul 2012 #52
lol! eShirl Jul 2012 #112
Rumor is he wants to tear down England and install a car elevator. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #28
Mitt the twit! Raster Jul 2012 #29
"Small houses! Small Roads! It's a nation of Hobbits!" mainer Jul 2012 #31
LOL lillypaddle Jul 2012 #97
Sounds like heaven! Marrah_G Jul 2012 #123
Like the Hobbits, they saved our collective ass. sarge43 Jul 2012 #133
Can I just say, as a Brit, and on behalf of my dead grandfather, sibelian Jul 2012 #157
Thank you. sarge43 Jul 2012 #173
They make stuff I want to buy. ForgoTheConsequence Jul 2012 #32
I think beer and ale. AlinPA Jul 2012 #42
Fish and chips Aerows Jul 2012 #69
Don't forget the mushy peas! spiderpig Jul 2012 #178
I hate peas Aerows Jul 2012 #179
Their music, too. Fawke Em Jul 2012 #48
good point! ForgoTheConsequence Jul 2012 #75
And we buy books by their authors treestar Jul 2012 #98
And popular titles, too--like, oh, let me see-- tblue37 Jul 2012 #170
For the ladies: LUSH UK, where it all began, plus Boden which has the most adorable clothes. n/t progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #60
They made stuff I've bought FOR YEARS. BEATLES music, for one. calimary Jul 2012 #96
And my MINI mentalsolstice Jul 2012 #105
And I simply couldn't do without my William and Kate tea towels! smirkymonkey Jul 2012 #113
Aga Six- Four REP Jul 2012 #114
DR Harris and Truefitt & Hill... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #144
For the past 50 years, they've done TV comedy 300 times better than Americans. HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #150
England and Scotland make some of the finest audio components in the world. Elwood P Dowd Jul 2012 #156
Those little homes have no lifts for their car parks! JBoy Jul 2012 #33
No words, just... ailsagirl Jul 2012 #35
He also says if not for divide by continent Hitler would have prevailed! WI_DEM Jul 2012 #36
Given the military situation in 1939-40, I'm not sure Hitler wouldn't have taken the country, hughee99 Jul 2012 #68
So , if not for the Atlantic Ocean , the US would still be British colonies ? pkdu Jul 2012 #127
Or it could be that Brits stuck around to fight for their country instead of going on missions! SunSeeker Jul 2012 #130
That is probably true 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #160
not the right size . . . that's his ocd thing bigtree Jul 2012 #37
I am starting to speculate about his obsession with vanlassie Jul 2012 #124
I guess Romney never bought phonograph records during his youth aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #38
Percy Faith was from England? Jeff In Milwaukee Jul 2012 #39
He was probably listening to Perry Como XemaSab Jul 2012 #102
knr Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #43
Mr Diplomacy... HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #44
Mitt is clearly referring to England post-1066. You know, the year when coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #46
Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses? Bobbie Jo Jul 2012 #47
Perfect comparison! JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #54
why would he write crap like that? Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #49
I wonder if he has the stones to admit it was ghostwritten?? Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #168
England is lucky that a body of water separates them from Romney's ambitions. Erose999 Jul 2012 #51
Yeah, but you can't run for King. hifiguy Jul 2012 #57
I don't think Romney would be above playing the game of thrones though.... I mean the Mormons could Erose999 Jul 2012 #138
Not so much a "leak." It's in GoogleBooks for anyone to read. Here's more: Chiyo-chichi Jul 2012 #56
but the only people to have read the book are opposiiton researchers Viking12 Jul 2012 #71
Fair enough. Chiyo-chichi Jul 2012 #73
Mitt the Twit is really a gift that keeps on giving, isn't he? alphafemale Jul 2012 #58
To be fair, every country's houses are small compared to his 11,000 sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #59
Oh come on, he lived in his son's basement... SunSeeker Jul 2012 #131
There houses are so small, they even can't fit car elevators JPZenger Jul 2012 #159
I just posted that quote on the Telegraph's comment section - I suggest we all post this quote on Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #61
Mitt should have hired a plagiarist like GW did to write his book... Kalidurga Jul 2012 #62
K & R OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #63
Don't want to buy? Hell, they make something I NEED to buy: Newcastle Brown Ale mikeytherat Jul 2012 #64
Duzy Award material in this thread! northoftheborder Jul 2012 #65
grantcart Diclotican Jul 2012 #67
what an idiot. fishwax Jul 2012 #70
Another thing England makes that the world wants to buy: dressage saddles! Chiyo-chichi Jul 2012 #72
What? No dentistry gaff yet? longship Jul 2012 #76
So, if Romney wins . . . war with England? tclambert Jul 2012 #77
Does this idiot have any idea of English pride in weathering the blitz? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #78
No, he has no idea... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #145
Hitler declaring war on us made that decision for us. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #169
Yep... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #172
Not to mention the ambitions of the Right who wanted to Assassinate FDR. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #174
geeze that's bad Whisp Jul 2012 #79
This message was self-deleted by its author allan01 Jul 2012 #80
re:Romney on England: "It is a small island . . doesn't make things. . the world wants to buy". allan01 Jul 2012 #81
Ah yes, chickenhawk Romney thinks he's Mendocino Jul 2012 #83
As long as he promises to protect the island of England from the Soviet Union, tclambert Jul 2012 #84
Romney staff offended their British hosts DearAbby Jul 2012 #85
oh my...how embarrassing limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #87
Amazing. I hope the Guardian picks it up. Vinca Jul 2012 #88
Well, Romney should certainly be an expert on putting out things no one wants to buy... n/t gkhouston Jul 2012 #90
Hey Mitt--what language did you write your book in? panader0 Jul 2012 #91
Here it is in context Courtesy Flush Jul 2012 #92
Well, it has been 200 years Spirochete Jul 2012 #93
The quote's been picked up by other sites and spread via twitter Iterate Jul 2012 #94
I have emailed to the Guardian. grantcart Jul 2012 #100
What is going on with this man? wendylaroux Jul 2012 #95
he wants to win CountAllVotes Jul 2012 #99
It's that CEO mentality talking. He's the chief executive. So might as well say "king." calimary Jul 2012 #106
They don't say y'all or like cheesy grits in England. Initech Jul 2012 #103
Was he hoping that Hitler invaded England? Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #104
He's with the Koch family, check out this by Thom Hartmann on MM & V. Devastating: freshwest Jul 2012 #108
it's very worrying Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #110
OMG this quote should be posted on the UK board. It would be delicious to hear them go at Mittens! freshwest Jul 2012 #107
Watch his approval rating among Republican voters shoot up nxylas Jul 2012 #109
OMG!! I just saw this on The Ed Show! Grantcart sure is spreading it around! LOL! DippyDem Jul 2012 #115
Dear England Deb Jul 2012 #116
that ones gonna leave a mark 90-percent Jul 2012 #117
Mitt would've got the Hershey Squirts every time the air raid siren went off NBachers Jul 2012 #125
The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Monty Python, Shakespeare, and too many thespians to mention... peacebird Jul 2012 #119
"Old Europe" moondust Jul 2012 #120
Don't diss on Marshall Amps Mitwit Phlem Jul 2012 #121
Better amps are still made in the UK. harmonicon Jul 2012 #134
I bought a Marshall 100 watt stack in London in 1968 aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #153
It depends on the specific amp model and year as well. harmonicon Jul 2012 #155
Unfortunately, I experienced a financial crisis in about 1980 aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #161
I'm sorry to hear that. harmonicon Jul 2012 #162
It is nuts aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #163
I wish I would have had musicians in my family to give me some guidance at that time. harmonicon Jul 2012 #166
Yes Phlem Jul 2012 #175
Hiwatt and Vox too. Erose999 Jul 2012 #139
Back in the day I had a Vox Berkeley II with a Beatle bottom. xtraxritical Jul 2012 #165
And yet........ Smilo Jul 2012 #122
They also make the best jet engines in the business Populist_Prole Jul 2012 #126
That is bloody insulting as fuck!! and-justice-for-all Jul 2012 #128
I certainly want to buy a Dallas Rangemaster and the chair that Christine Keeler sat in Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #129
"...doesn't make things. . the world wants to buy". Raster Jul 2012 #132
Does Gov. Romney even know that England is NOT an island? It is located on one of the British Isles Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #135
I am reminded of Sarah Palin's comment about the "country" of Africa. nt tblue37 Jul 2012 #171
The quote is now mentioned in a ForeignPolicy blog! Iterate Jul 2012 #140
I'm gonna hear about this all week from my English friends! agentS Jul 2012 #146
That racist quote about Obama from RMoney's aide last week- I certainly believe it now! agentS Jul 2012 #147
I am hoping that Mitt's visit to Poland produces something classic Walk away Jul 2012 #148
Bain Companies in England Betty Jo Jul 2012 #149
So, in a nutshell: malthaussen Jul 2012 #151
Oh now THAT'S funny slackmaster Jul 2012 #152
And while Britain was fighting Hitler, your family was....? JPZenger Jul 2012 #158
I'll take a half-dozen of these, please: Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #167
He must have got a shock watching the Olympic Ceremony Londoncalling Jul 2012 #176
He's an educated man who thinks the rest of the world is made up of idiots. undeterred Jul 2012 #177
I don't understand why he'd go out of his way to insult a long time ally like that. Marr Jul 2012 #180
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