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Romney’s Remarks on Olympics Cause Stir in London

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Reply 40

sugar-n-spice

Original post by Scootaloo

Hey at least it's an improvement from:

"Who let the dogs out?!"

Oh Mitt...Or should I say Willard

Playa playa, :colondollar:

That's how one deals with black people as if one is from, "The Hood"

Original post by cl_steele

Lol neg all you want kid, you have no rep power...

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Reply 41

Libertarian_Walrus

Original post by cl_steele

Its more the fact its a] none of his business b] not appropriate to insult your host country barely a day into his trip and then proceed to let fly 3 more questionable remarks

I disagree that its none of his business. The olympics is a world event. There is a risk that American's could die as a result of the unpreparedness. If the games were in a different country and there was worry that they were unprepared, I should have the right to voice my concerns to.

It is true, however, that the timing was bad, and I don't think it really does Romney any favours at all.

Reply 42

prog2djent

Original post by Spaz Man

He's a Republican. He would have wanted the free market to organsie the Olympics.

Lol, the republicans and the democrats are exactly the same.

Reply 43

Libertarian_Walrus

Original post by Spaz Man

He's a Republican. He would have wanted the free market to organsie the Olympics. They did to an extent and messed up. He then promptly criticises it *facepalm*

You think G4S is a failure of the free-market? Hilarious. More like a failure of crony capitalism / corporatism.

Reply 44

MixtliMix

Original post by Libertarian_Walrus

You think G4S is a failure of the free-market? Hilarious. More like a failure of crony capitalism / corporatism.

And the Soviet Union was a failure of... um... crony communism? Tell me more about this mythical free market utopia of yours.

Reply 45

MixtliMix

Original post by prog2djent

Lol, the republicans and the democrats are exactly the same.

No, they're not.

Reply 46

Libertarian_Walrus

Original post by MixtliMix

And the Soviet Union was a failure of... um... crony communism? Tell me more about this mythical free market utopia of yours.

I suggest you learn to distinguish the difference between free market capitalism and crony capitalism.

The government hand picked G4S to provide security. If it was a free market, the government wouldn't get involved, and there would be competition.

Reply 47

MixtliMix

Original post by Libertarian_Walrus

I suggest you learn to distinguish the difference between free market capitalism and crony capitalism.

I suggest you learn to distinguish between free markets and capitalism.

Your idea of "free market capitalism" is essentially the right's version of communism. It's never been implemented successfully, and where people have tried it, the end results have been utterly disastrous.

If it was a free market, the government wouldn't get involved, and there would be competition.

"Free market" as it's used in economic jargon does not mean unregulated. You seriously need to start from the basics.

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Reply 48

Spaz Man

Original post by Libertarian_Walrus

You think G4S is a failure of the free-market? Hilarious. More like a failure of crony capitalism / corporatism.

Please elaborate. :redface:

Reply 49

FrigidSymphony

Romney managed to look out of touch in a country that still has a queen.

Reply 50

Xotol

It might be worth mentioning that even Fox news in the US didn't understand why Romney would say something like this. Krauthammer (as-biased-as-you-can-get-Fox-analyst) started ripping Romney too, which is hilarious in itself.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/27/charles-krauthammer-romney-london-olympics_n_1709599.html

Reply 51

Snagprophet

Original post by sugar-n-spice

Romney's remarks were an attack on the Blair government for choosing to host them in London rather than in the Highlands of Scotland where there's a bit more space.

In the unlikely event it would be affordable to build a complex in the highlands, so far away from any major trading ports and centres, there certainly isn't any guaranteed flat space to set the sprawling complexes there, unless we're going to call it the mountainside-vista olympics.

Reply 52

gateshipone

Original post by Xotol

Brilliant. Never thought I'd say it but Fox News guy is right, Romney had one job, and that was to be polite and say nothing important and he screwed up.

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Reply 53

Studentus-anonymous

Original post by tsnake23

At least the organisers aren't jailing protesters or forcing >1million people out of their homes like in Beijing 2008.

Actually the police nicked cyclists protesting in London for using a Zil lane or something, and the Olympic village had to bulldoze a neighbourhood sooo...

Not exactly clean hands either.

Reply 54

gateshipone

Original post by Studentus-anonymous

Actually the police nicked cyclists protesting in London for using a Zil lane or something, and the Olympic village had to bulldoze a neighbourhood sooo...

Not exactly clean hands either.

I think there's a big difference between that and what China did. The cyclists you mentioned weren't arrested for protesting, they were arrested for being in a lane specifically designated for certain traffic. Plus they'll probably get away with just paying a fine, I doubt the Chinese Government were that nice to their protesters!

Reply 55

Skip_Snip

How could Romney say such a thing, it's not like the wrong flag was displayed in a football game, the wrong Kazakhstan nation was played, or a load of empty seats were left despite over five years of supposed planning ...

Spoiler

Reply 56

gateshipone

Original post by Skip_Snip

Spoiler

That wasn't at the Olympics...

Reply 57

Snagprophet

Original post by Studentus-anonymous

Actually the police nicked cyclists protesting in London for using a Zil lane or something....

Oh dear, aren't we a police state for prioritising lanes in such an overcrowded and claustrophobic city. I'm guess the socialist minions of Hitler, Mao and Stalin combined would've given them so much more, right?

Reply 58

Harry Callahan

Silly ****. Should mind his own business.

Reply 59

cl_steele

Original post by Studentus-anonymous

Actually the police nicked cyclists protesting in London for using a Zil lane or something, and the Olympic village had to bulldoze a neighbourhood sooo...

Not exactly clean hands either.

No they didnt there was nothing there before the park was built it was a desolate toxic dump.
Also the police nicked the cyclists for breach of the peace not solely for using the Olympic lane