Mitt Romney flies to UK, immediately starts insulting the country

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liberal Piers Morgan

Do you know who Piers Morgan is?

Yeah, I know exactly who he is.
Fight with Johan Goldberg:  http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/05/cnns-piers-morgan-ambushes-guest-jonah-goldberg-with-cliched-talking-points-but-obama-is-cool/
Interview reveals Morgan's Liberal Bias: http://www.newsmax.com/Limbaugh/Goldberg-Morgan-liberal-bias/2012/05/04/id/438056
Morgan calls Bachmann judgemental: http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2012/03/05/michele-bachmann-calls-cnn-british-liberal-hack-piers-morgan-rude-to-his-face-video/

What makes you so sure of whether he is or isn't a liberal? Lets hear from all the Piers Morgan experts who are laughing or *dying* (dramatic much?) over my comment

Being the left of Michele Bachmann makes you a liberal now? these are some pretty strong standards in conservative america that people have to aspire too.

oh whatever, he's not liberal. And nor does right/left matter in this case. Romney has trampled over British pride on the eve of their greatest international showcase in a long time.

Or maybe his secret role is to boost other conservative politicians, because Cameron and Johnson are coming out very well in this...

No one cares. Romneys relationship with the British media is the last thing on swing voters's minds. This is a joke. No one cared when Obama when overseas 4 years ago.  McCain mocked the crap out of him and we all saw how that turned out.

Of course no one is going to base their vote on this. It's just so hilarious that this trip, which according to his idiotic staff was going to mend relations due to Romney's whiteness and thus inherent understanding of shared anglo saxon culture, but ends with a f up like this where he insults the country he was supposedly trying to mend relations with. Of course his trip hasn't ended yet, so maybe there is more entertainment to follow.

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So, insulting your allies=embracing American exceptionalism.

Some would percieve it that way, yes. I'm not endorsing it, but Romney would have more support back home if he went over like Chris Christie. (Instead of bumbling around trying to look professional.)

Chris Christie would not make this gaffe lol. He understands how to interact with human beings. This is just a good old fashioned Mitt gaffe. One of the few times he should have stuck to platitudes, (as opposed to debates where that is all he can utter) he didn't and answered like a robot what may be wrong with the games. He may be right, but it just sounds so wrong. Obviously this gaffe won't hurt him, but it's hilarious that anyone would think this would help him. Is partisanship really that deluding?

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Yeah, the biggest winners out of this seem to be the Tories. Distancing themselves from the Republicans and sticking close to Obama is a good strategy.

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Yeah, the biggest winners out of this seem to be the Tories. Distancing themselves from the Republicans and sticking close to Obama is a good strategy.

Er... no. Britain isn't actually the 51st state, you know...

Really? Damn, you learn something new everyday.

I don't think this has much of an effect on elections anywhere but this whole situation does help the Tories get all patriotic and distance themselves from Republicans at the same time. Of course I'm not saying that the distancing is worth much but it helps.

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I've actually been thinking that the only way for Romney to rectify his England faux pas in the eyes of Americans would be to come back strong against the spin of the Brits. It won't win him any points, but it could neutralize the negatives of what has so far been a disappointing trip.

If he comes back home, defends his remarks, and calls out the way he was treated, Americans might just appreciate Romney for his "straight talk." We'll see.

No, he needs to ignore this and move on. As has been said it won't affect the election. Him making a big deal out of it just might.