Oh, They're On To Him All Right

"Mitt Romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm offensive by being utterly devoid of charm and mildly offensive." - spot-on commentary in Britain's The Telegraph. We ask again, how is this trust fund stiff getting in the mid-40's in polls??

And The Tin Medal Goes To....

Outsourcing pioneer and international gaffe machine Willard "Prime Time" Romney, for executing a remarkable reverse quadruple belly flop in England yesterday:

1. Calling into question the preparations for the Olympics, resulting in some pointed return jabs from Prime Minister David Cameron, London Mayor Boris Johnson, and the British press;

2. Forgetting the name of head of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, and referring to him as "Mr. Leader."

3. Announcing to the world that he met with the head of Great Britain's super-secret MI6, a no-no that indicates Willard is unprepared for dealing with security matters.

4. Repeating the debunked canard that Obama returned a bust of Winston Churchill to the British Embassy (repeated today by professional dickwad and Obama Derangement Syndrome sufferer Charles "Kraphammer" Krauthammer in the Kaplan Daily). The bust's still in the White House, of course.

There's still time for weird Willard to garner more tin medals on his international charm offensive. Poland offers a target-rich opportunity for some good natured Polish jokes, and Israel shouldn't be offended if former Mormon bishop Willard offers to collect the names of deceased Israelis so as to posthumously baptize them.If only he were using the trip to look into new offshore investment opportunities...

(image: Congratulations, and may you earn many, many more!)

Willard's Foreign Trip - Damage Control Edition

The campaign of Willard "Gaffe Machine" Romney thought it would be neat to send the outsourcing pioneer overseas to showcase his foreign policy chops. Well, Willard just landed in London and is already engaged in full-on damage control - chop, chop! Those furriners are going to grow to love Willard just as much as Americans do!

This could be the start of Willard's very own "apology tour!"

BONUS: Love PM David Cameron's put down of Willard's experience with the Salt Lake City Olympics: "We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world. Of course it's easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere."

DOUBLE BONUS: The Daily Mail's conservative political writer James Chapman tweeted on weird Willard's complete flop in his meeting with the British Prime Minister:

Serious dismay in Whitehall at Romney debut. 'Worse than Sarah Palin.' 'Total car crash'. Two of the kinder verdicts #romneyshambles

— James Chapman (Mail) (@jameschappers) July 26, 2012