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awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
145. No, he has no idea...
Fri Jul 27, 2012, 11:37 AM
Jul 2012

like many other deluded Americans, he likes to think that we swooped in like Underdog and saved the day. The Brits fought like hell until we decided to pull our heads out and join the fight.

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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