Rmoney and Ryawn: Bain & Pain Inc. | 108 comments (108 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Rmoney and Ryawn: (4.00 / 2)

Nevertheless it was appalling to see how inept his performance in Britain and Israel where. He had simply no idea how offensive he was being to host sensibilities.

I think he knew that perfectly, but he didn't care. All he cared about was sending a message to his voters who hate everything European almost as much as they hate everything Arab.

by Katrin on Tue Aug 14th, 2012 at 06:42:27 AM EST
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Re: Rmoney and Ryawn: (4.00 / 3)

I don't agree. I'm not sure how well anti-europeanism polls in the US. My theory is he was trying to tout his own expertise on Olympic matters - how he had done it all so much better - and didn't expect the response to be quite so robust. He is so used to obsequious adoration from his chums and cronies he didn't realise even UK conservatives weren't going to kowtow to him.

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Tue Aug 14th, 2012 at 06:50:57 AM EST
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Re: Rmoney and Ryawn: (4.00 / 3)

Eh, no, I don't think so. Anti-Europeanism on the right doesn't generally include Britain. In fact, "Europe" in that sense is basically a synonym for "France" -- or rather a synonym for the cartoon of France the right likes to imagine.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Tue Aug 14th, 2012 at 09:46:04 AM EST
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Re: Rmoney and Ryawn: (3.50 / 2)

Wasn't Kerry lambasted as an effete elitist because he could speak French? Can Romney, or did the years spent in France as a missionary not include actually speaking to French people?

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Tue Aug 14th, 2012 at 10:03:53 AM EST
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Ca va si t'es Républicain (4.00 / 4)

There have been digs at Romney à ce sujet, iirc.

But it's OKIYAR.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Aug 14th, 2012 at 10:08:13 AM EST
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Hollywood version of Europe = France = Paris

So when the asteroid hits Paris in the movie Armageddon, it is really Europe that is destroyed.

A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!

by A swedish kind of death on Tue Aug 14th, 2012 at 12:35:10 PM EST
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