Romney: a thrill to "look out the backside of Ten Downing Street

[Ichingcarpenter]

15.32

Romney is now addressing the press outside Downing Street... rather strangely he just said it was a thrill to "look out the backside of Ten Downing Street and see the Olympics." Odd choice of words and proof that Britain and the US are divided by their common language.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/mitt-romney/9428295/Mitt-Romney-in-London-as-it-happened.html

[nc4bo]

1. Gonna have to add that one to the list of Romneyisms. nt

[JaneQPublic]

29. Is "backside" his pet name for Cameron? (nt)

[Ken Burch]

31. Perhaps. You could see how they'd bond.

If Romney was a Brit, he'd have been a Bullingdon boy as well:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullingdon_Club

Membership is by invitation only, and prohibitively expensive for most, given the need to pay for the uniform, dinners and damages.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Or, look in his backside and see his brain.

[mnhtnbb]

17. DUZY!

[louis-t]

3. Haaa!!!

What an ass.

[elleng]

4. This does NOT reflect that Britain and the US are divided by their common language;

this reflects that rmoney is unable to speak extemporaneously and make sense. Seems as if there's a problem somewhere in his brain, framing thoughts and connecting suitable words to them.

I'm not suggesting this because he's repug, but just oberving. Maybe related to him not really being comfortable in his 'skin?'

Thoughts?

[nc4bo]

6. Probably tired of hearing about "her" but

wouldn't Princess Palin be suffering from the same problem?

[lunatica]

8. Your guess is as good as mine

And it may even be the reason. So A++ for you for even going there.

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. Watch Candidate Obama at Downing Street and then Romney

on the link.. Geez what a difference

I just think Romney is not a real person and lives in a gated community of his mind. Some Rich do very well at speaking to us peasants not Mitt.

[scheming daemons]

5. what an ass

[Bluerthanblue]

7. they are calling him "TinMan"

it says in the link-

Wooden and without a heart.

[TwilightGardener]

9. The "bum" of Ten Downing Street, if you will.

[Cali_Democrat]

11. This guy is a total embarrassment to the United States of America.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

12. The gaffes are daily

[WI_DEM]

13. He's thrilled to see Cameron's back side?

[nichomachus]

19. No, not at all

He's got his head up Cameron's backside so far he can look out.

[Arugula Latte]

32. Don't look at my bum, bum looker!

Cheeky monkey.

[MineralMan]

14. Presidential Candidate Mitt Malaprop?

This should be interesting...

[Sheepshank]

15. Is that a euphemism for "his head up their ass"? n/t

[KurtNYC]

23. and he is "thrilled" to have there.

[Fozzledick]

16. What an assinine remark!

[truebrit71]

18. Oh the UK press are going to have a field-day with that one..

"When Rmoney looked out of Cameron's arse he could see the Olympics"....

[muriel_volestrangler]

25. I think Private Eye will be able to do a whole issue of RomneyBalls just from this trip

(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colemanballs if you don't know their column)

[hifiguy]

20. Apropos, as Mittwit usually speaks from out of

his backside.

[Spazito]

21. Wow, it just keeps coming...

this is both and

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

22. So he sees himself as a turd? So do I

[haele]

24. How Cheeky!

But seriously, what an odd turn of phrase for a supposedly sophisticated grown man to use in public.
It's common to use the term "I'll look out the back" when referring to looking at something in the back yard or behind the referenced object, but never "look out the backside". It just sounds awkward, especially with the common connotation of the word "backside".

When you use colloquialisms in the general public, you just have to remember a good percentage of your audience has the maturity of an average 12 year old public school boy. Especially in Great Britian. Can't wait to hear what Graham Norton would say about the Romney comments.

Haele

[Curtland1015]

27. John Oliver: Oh Pipa... oh... Pipa.

For you Bugle fans.

[Motown_Johnny]

28. If it ain't talking points, he can't deliver them.

He makes a fool of himself every time.

[lindysalsagal]

30. Not a country known for it's appealing backsides....

[eShirl]

33. What on earth was he doing up in there in the 1st place?