Point of etiquette: When invited to a party -- like, say, the Olympics -- it's best not to disparage the party's success in front of the hosts before the party has even started.
And if you try that in U.K., especially, don't expect your grievous breach of etiquette to go unnoticed by the tabloids. The Sun, legendary for its scorching headlines, summed up Mr. Romney's escapades thusly: "Mitt the twit --Wannabe US President Romney in Games insult, but David Cameron insists: We'll show you."
Ahhh, the genius of the British tabs. Sadly, the American press lacks the gleeful bile of its London counterparts, but no matter: who's up for writing some headlines -- Fleet Street tabloid style -- about the Romney visit? I'll start.
- London Galling -- Broiling Brits to Colonial Klutz: Yanks for Nothing
- Git -- What You Are, What You Should Do
- Mitt Romney’s Lying Circus -- "This is a late parrot"
Get your tab on, TRMS'ers. And we'll post the winners on Monday.
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Mitt the Git - America's Trash Washing Up On Our Shores
That wasn't so bad. It's better than bowing to a Saudi Prince.
You mean like GWB, Rumsfeld and Rice did? Or how about GWB walking hand-in-hand with his Saudi Prince boyfriend?
Or as bad as showing special treatment for the family of the man who executed the most brutal attack on US soil since the War of 1812? Because, you know, a Republican did that. You might have heard of him, name of Bush?
"It's better than bowing to a Saudi Prince."
Unlike say, kissing a Saudi Prince or holding hands with a Saudi Prince during a peaceful jaunt through the garden?
Mitt the Twit, this is catchy maybe we could us that here. I'd like that on a T-shirt :)
Mitt the Twit has left the building
great on a T-shirt
There once was a Romney named Mitt
Who thought what he had was true grit
When in England he spoke
Proved he's just a big joke
And showed the whole world he's a Git
How about this:
Usually, Mitt Romney’s gaffes
Are just good for a few laughs.
But this time malfunctions in Mitt’s cranial microchip
Have alienated America’s most special relationship.
Without even a single public appearance,
Mitt’s managed a consistent message of incoherence.
Without even a single public speech,
He’s managed a longstanding alliance to breach.
With blunders the likes of which no President commits,
Mitt’s managed to piss off a whole nation of Brits.
(E.g., after having the chance, the Prime Minister to meet,
Mitt commented he’d seen the "backside of Downing Street.")
So Mitt’s excellent overseas adventure is off to a bad start.
But cheer up, Mitt: you did manage the difficult task of making W. look smart.
You also succeeded in your goal of distracting attention away from your taxes and Bain,
Though I wouldn’t necessarily count this trip the high point of your campaign.
On the bright side, your plan to make the trip a “charm offensive”
Has been half successful (i.e., offensive).
And, in what possibly the first and only time became,
Sixty thousand people cheered after mention of your name.
(See more at http://newsericks.com/In-Shambles.)
Brilliant!
Me, too, me, too! Oo oo!
Love it!
Mitt the Twit.
I can't beat that one. Gotta hand it to the Brits - they really know how to make the language sing.
Nit-Mitt or Dim-Mitt, as far as that goes, how about Mitt-Less
..
London Calling -"Romney, Go Back to the Middle of Nowhere!"
London Dubs Prez Hopeful "UnMittigated Disaster"
Romney went to London-Town/Feeling High n' Mighty/Insulted Us, Snubbed Miliband/He's Screwed the Pooch, Alrighty
Take Me to Mr. Leader: Romney Boldly Goes Where No Competent Politician Has Gone Before
Bain of the Ball: Cameron Addresses the Elephant in the Room
How are those?
Foreign policy fail - When rubber Mitts the road.
Right back at you Britain: our version of Borat and Mr. Bean.
The Beatles or just Bad Company? Romney is the Guy with Diamond.
(to the tune of Lucy in the Sky, of course)
Okay...this is poor taste...but what the hell:
Lying sack of Mitt.
My comments were mistranslated from English to Anglo-Saxon. I deny saying that retroactively to July 1st. That's sauce for the gander or bangs for the bangers or something.
Britain to America : We found something you lost
Thanks, finders keepers!
lolz...but no thanks
"Olympic Organizer vs Community Organizer"
National Buffoon's European Vacation
Out-Mitting Obama: Romney Shows President How to Insult Brits
Wow, when Bush II traveled across the pond, he brought home a Tony.
Fail, Mitt.
What does Mitt rhyme with? Watch out London don't get the "mitt" all over you. We get enough of that "mitt" right here in the US. What an embarrassing stench all of that foul mitt walking around the old town.
Thanks to our British friends 4 baby sitting Romney. If he wont sleep for you, just stuff his fists with money & he'll calm right down.
I'd also like to apologize to our friends across the pond for dumping our village idiot on you. Hope we can still be allies.
Hey, that's a good one -
Villiage MITTiot mistakes bustling MITTropolis for Middle of Nowhere; Insults MITTropolonians!
"MI6 Flap: Mittens Needs to Put a Sock in It"
"No (G)Love Lost: Cameron Sends Mittens Back to 'Middle of Nowhere'"
"He May Not Get Churchill Statue, But Mitt's Overseas Audition a Definite Bust!"
The Mitt hits the fan...
Mitt Happens.....
Wipe that Mitt-eatin' grin off your face!
MITTidiot a BUST, but no Churchill!
"Mitt Fails to Bain on our Parade"
"MI6 Nixes Mitt Vet"
"Boris Says Mitt NQOCD"