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Romney follows up ‘Anglo-Saxon’ gaffe by disparaging Olympic readiness
Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) is frantically trying to walk back disparaging comments he made about London’s readiness to host the Olympics, and for casting doubt on Britain’s willingness to “come together and celebrate the Olympic moment,” according to the Agence France Presse. Mending this…
Colbert dings Romney campaign’s ‘Anglo-saxon’ blunder
Wednesday night on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert took aim at the Romney campaign’s gaffe upon arriving in London, when an aide told reporters that a President Romney would restore “Anglo-Saxon” values to the the U.S. and U.K. relationship. The remark has been widely derided as overtly racist, but…
‘Anglo-Saxon’ comment hangs over Romney in Britain
WASHINGTON — The start of Mitt Romney’s foreign tour was overshadowed Wednesday by a reported remark by an aide that President Barack Obama doesn’t understand the “Anglo-Saxon heritage” shared by Britain and the United States. The Republican White House hopeful’s campaign scrambled to deny that one of its operatives had…
Obama campaign accuses Romney of ‘Cold War mentality’
President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign is highlighting recent comments made by Mitt Romney’s top foreign policy advisor, claiming it is evidence of the Republican candidate’s “Cold War mentality.” During a forum at the Brookings Institution on Wednesday, Romney’s senior foreign policy advisor Richard Williamson said that Syria was strategically important…
Romney spokesperson: ‘If’ anyone made ‘Anglo-Saxon’ remark, it’s not true
Andrea Saul, a spokesperson for Mitt Romney’s campaign, on Wednesday indicated that it was possible that one of the GOP hopeful adviser’s may have suggested that President Barack Obama doesn’t appreciate the Anglo-Saxon heritage shared by Britain and the United States — but she insisted that the candidate did not…
Romney adviser touts candidate’s Anglo-Saxon heritage
An adviser for Mitt Romney on Tuesday said the Republican presidential candidate would have better relations with England because of his Anglo-Saxon ancestors. Romney has planned a six-day overseas tour to meet high-ranking officials in England, Israel and Poland. The tour begins Wednesday in London. “We are part of an…
Wisconsin Republican: Voter ID law could help Romney win
Wisconsin state Sen. Glenn Grothman (R) said Sunday that a voter ID law could help Mitt Romney win the state in the upcoming November election, implying that voter fraud only benefited Democrats. “I think we believe that insofar as there are inappropriate things, people who vote inappropriately are more likely…
Romney pressured to define foreign policy on overseas tour
Mitt Romney will arrive in London on Wednesday pursued by calls from the Obama administration to use his first overseas tour as the Republican presidential candidate to define a foreign policy that amounts to more than criticising the president. Mocked for his description of Russia as the US’s leading geopolitical foe…
Romney: Obama’s philosophy ‘foreign to the American experience’
Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of having a philosophy that is “in some respects foreign to the American experience type of philosophy” during an appearance on The Kudlow Report on Monday. According to The Daily Kos, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate went on the show Monday to discuss Obama’s…
Obama defends his foreign policy ahead of Romney trip
RENO, Nevada — US President Barack Obama touted a track record of foreign policy success Monday and implicitly criticized the positions of his Republican rival Mitt Romney, who heads this week to Europe and the Middle East. Obama reminded an audience of military veterans in Nevada of his vow four…
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