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44. why don't you stay there w/ your wife..you would be doing us a favor

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Fri Jul 27, 2012, 12:09 PM

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Mitt Romney declares himself 'a guy from Great Britain' after Olympics gaffe [View all] maddezmom Jul 2012 OP

"I bank in the same offshore banks as many other British-type people." Ezlivin Jul 2012 #1

Don't be ridiculous... brooklynite Jul 2012 #15

So does that mean Obama is more American than Romney? JBoy Jul 2012 #2

Obama's mother has English ancestry Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #49

And this is the same guy who accuses the President of being "foreign"? MrScorpio Jul 2012 #3

^this^ Freddie Jul 2012 #79

Saw the thread title and thought it was satire. Can't believe he actually said that. (nt) enough Jul 2012 #4

Mitt, continuing to be anything and everything anybody wants him to be. sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #5

Which is what the sociopath does to draw you in. zeemike Jul 2012 #24

I also think he doesn't do it well because of his privileged background Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #52

yeah, just last month he was Hispanic & now he's Anglo-Saxon wordpix Jul 2012 #66

What the derp? eShirl Jul 2012 #6

Really? tawadi Jul 2012 #7

The trees are all the right size, pip, pip! bluedigger Jul 2012 #8

He's geographically confused mainstreetonce Jul 2012 #9

he still hasn't figured out the nomenclature. wales is not england and great britain is the island unblock Jul 2012 #10

omg. This is like an Onion piece. He didn't really. What a buffoon. GodlessBiker Jul 2012 #11

That was my reaction. I had to look at the source. Kalidurga Jul 2012 #56

While I would not want to inflict this upon the English... Tyrs WolfDaemon Jul 2012 #12

Birther alert!!!! Mendocino Jul 2012 #59

All Romney is, is an American moron!! center rising Jul 2012 #13

I thought he was a guy from Mexico Renew Deal Jul 2012 #14

I'm confused. Shadowflash Jul 2012 #16

Romney admits he wasn't born here! NYC Liberal Jul 2012 #17

lol! funny he doesn't look like he's at home there! more like an alien visiting a distant planet... BREMPRO Jul 2012 #18

Somebody should check his underware, eew. xtraxritical Jul 2012 #58

The only claim Mitt can honestly make is that he is very good at pandering. nt snappyturtle Jul 2012 #19

Does he intend to visit every country to encourage the reality R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2012 #20

This really is like having Palin at the top of the ticket Rose Siding Jul 2012 #21

except Mitt is no MILF. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #50

What about Mexico? sofa king Jul 2012 #22

They can have him meegbear Jul 2012 #23

It *should* feel like home to him... berni_mccoy Jul 2012 #25

By his definition, Obama would be "a guy from Ireland" mainer Jul 2012 #26

Mitts Rellies came from "Dalton in Furness Betty Jo Jul 2012 #31

lol - I'm sure the Brits are really happy to hear that declaration. nt TBF Jul 2012 #27

What a fucking idiot. Solly Mack Jul 2012 #28

Carl Lewis says......... Smilo Jul 2012 #29

This is too stupid... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #30

It may be somewhat intentional synapticwave Jul 2012 #42

"He cannot be this stupid, can he?" Yes, he can and he is wordpix Jul 2012 #67

well, don't underestimate the selfish (or just plain ignorant)will of some of the american people newspeak Jul 2012 #80

But isn't Wales part of Great Britain? progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #32

Yes, you are correct. smirkymonkey Jul 2012 #63

Yeah, I'm sure that fixed everything. Javaman Jul 2012 #33

hahahaha joost5 Jul 2012 #36

A geezer ? dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #34

I doubt either Romney could find Wales on a map malthaussen Jul 2012 #35

Can he see Scotland from his house? tinrobot Jul 2012 #37

Say "bloimey, guv'ner" in a Dick Van Dyke accent, Mitt nxylas Jul 2012 #38

I always wonder why Julie Andrews didn't pull him aside and have a little chat about his accent. Kablooie Jul 2012 #39

My guess is that she didn't think it was her place nxylas Jul 2012 #74

She was a Broadway star but this was her first movie. Kablooie Jul 2012 #75

Maybe Kevin Costner can school him in Britspeak Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #41

oh god, went to that movie with a friend who kept "shhhhh"ing me for muttering "shut up, just shut uppityperson Jul 2012 #48

Our household uses "Dick Van Dyke" as a verb. eShirl Jul 2012 #78

Then show us your birth certificate, foreigner. Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #40

So if I make a bunch of Polish jokes while visiting Euro 2012 in Poland, agentS Jul 2012 #43

why don't you stay there w/ your wife..you would be doing us a favor april Jul 2012 #44

Well, maybe his wife will understand this then. geardaddy Jul 2012 #45

He's not from "Great Britain" waddirum Jul 2012 #46

No. He's saying he was born in Great Britain. Yea. That's it. No. His wife was born in Wales. No. The Wielding Truth Jul 2012 #53

Then why are you running for pres of USA? Birth cert please. uppityperson Jul 2012 #47

"International statesman"?????! greatauntoftriplets Jul 2012 #51

Ann's father was from Wales. xxqqqzme Jul 2012 #54

Mitt Romney is not eligible to be President of the United States bucolic_frolic Jul 2012 #55

Every time amuse bouche Jul 2012 #57

*facepalm* sakabatou Jul 2012 #60

British-gypsy? JDPriestly Jul 2012 #61

Mitt, you're in a hole. Mendocino Jul 2012 #62

what arely staircase Jul 2012 #64

as a sheet Don C. Nuttin Jul 2012 #65

Thank you for opening my eyes... qwlauren35 Jul 2012 #72

What?! How? Quantess Jul 2012 #68

Pitiful charlyvi Jul 2012 #69

OMG! He forgot Mexico! And don't fucking forget Poland! lonestarnot Jul 2012 #70

Show us the birth certificate!!! Long form only!!! NickB79 Jul 2012 #71

I can't wait to hear what he says when he gets to Germany. "Ich bin ein Berliner auch !!" Monk06 Jul 2012 #73

Now that he's a British citizen, does it mean he wont be running for president? notadmblnd Jul 2012 #76

Right Mitt is a duke from about 200 years ago since it's been the U.K. for something about that long patrice Jul 2012 #77

'a guy from Great Britain' - thank goodness he's NOT LeftishBrit Jul 2012 #81