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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Thu Jul 26, 2012, 02:10 PM Jul 2012

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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

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Romney: a thrill to "look out the backside of Ten Downing Street [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 OP

Gonna have to add that one to the list of Romneyisms. nt nc4bo Jul 2012 #1

Is "backside" his pet name for Cameron? (nt) JaneQPublic Jul 2012 #29

Perhaps. You could see how they'd bond. Ken Burch Jul 2012 #31

Or, look in his backside and see his brain. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2012 #2

DUZY! mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #17

Haaa!!! louis-t Jul 2012 #3

Probably tired of hearing about "her" but nc4bo Jul 2012 #6

Your guess is as good as mine lunatica Jul 2012 #8

Watch Candidate Obama at Downing Street and then Romney Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 #10

what an ass scheming daemons Jul 2012 #5

they are calling him "TinMan" Bluerthanblue Jul 2012 #7

The "bum" of Ten Downing Street, if you will. TwilightGardener Jul 2012 #9

This guy is a total embarrassment to the United States of America. Cali_Democrat Jul 2012 #11

The gaffes are daily Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #12

He's thrilled to see Cameron's back side? WI_DEM Jul 2012 #13

No, not at all nichomachus Jul 2012 #19

Don't look at my bum, bum looker! Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #32

Presidential Candidate Mitt Malaprop? MineralMan Jul 2012 #14

Is that a euphemism for "his head up their ass"? n/t Sheepshank Jul 2012 #15

and he is "thrilled" to have there. KurtNYC Jul 2012 #23

What an assinine remark! Fozzledick Jul 2012 #16

Oh the UK press are going to have a field-day with that one.. truebrit71 Jul 2012 #18

Apropos, as Mittwit usually speaks from out of hifiguy Jul 2012 #20

Wow, it just keeps coming... Spazito Jul 2012 #21

So he sees himself as a turd? So do I aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #22

How Cheeky! haele Jul 2012 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author pa28 Jul 2012 #26

John Oliver: Oh Pipa... oh... Pipa. Curtland1015 Jul 2012 #27

If it ain't talking points, he can't deliver them. Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #28

Not a country known for it's appealing backsides.... lindysalsagal Jul 2012 #30

What on earth was he doing up in there in the 1st place? eShirl Jul 2012 #33