Posted on 07/27/2012 6:56:35 AM PDT by Qbert
“And London hosted an Olympics when the country was still ravaged by six years of war, the country was near-broke, and the British people still had rationing.
Whats your point?.”
The point is that has zero to do with what I said, or the issue Romney had brought up regarding security at the games.
The UK?.
Is that the actual whole UK, or the bit of London you travelled through on a tourist bus trip the last time you were here?.
—sarc.
Do you think Romney pointed out anything the Brits didn’t already know?
The Opening Ceremonies are TONIGHT, July 27....9 PM London time, 4 PM U.S. Eastern time, tape on NBC at 7 PM Eastern time.
I hope someone starts a live thread later on today.
Theme of the Ceremony is "Isles of Light". There will be a cast of 15,000 Brits participating in the opening and closing ceremonies.
Who will be the person who actually lights the Olympic flame inside the stadium? History indicates it's likely to be a British athletic or cultural icon....who will perform the deed in some spectacular or unusual manner.
Leni
At least the Brits were able to stop the Israelis from having their moment of silence and offending the Mooselips. Yeah, were impressed.
Pray for America
If anything, that negates his criticism. The infrastructure exists in a large city for operations on that scale. The logistics are a bit more of a challenge "in the middle of nowhere."
Sir Steve Redgrave, Daley Thompson, or Roger Bannister.
I think it will be Bannister.
“Do you think Romney pointed out anything the Brits didn’t already know?”
If you are in London you had better hope that is the case.
Out here in the middle of nowhere!
"When you are a guest, show respect to your host and keep your mouth shut.
Ah, but if the guest makes a supposed faux pas, then it's okay for the host to make condescending remarks about the guest's home. I see, I see...
As a proud Scot/Brit, and as a qualified historian, whose passion is WW1 and WW2, I am NEVER glib when people insult my country and its immense and incredible bravery, sacrifice and contribution to two world wars, stopping the evil of Nazism and Fascism, and opposing Communism by force (Korean War, Malaya). And insult the millions of British men and women who fought and died from 1914-18 and 1939-45. As well as 1950-54.
If you truly think America ‘saved’ Britain, it is YOUR history knowledge that is laughable. Not mine.
BULLS EYE!!!!!!!!!
Lewis was a fantastic athlete, but he always seemed a bit prissy. Besides, Daley was and is a joker, so the t-shirt shouldnt be seen too seriously.
I hope so, he is my choice.
I have already given my opinion on his remarks, see above.
I’ll make the case that the Polish Pilots during the Battle of Britain actually did more to save Britain....When America entered the war, Britain was “saved”, although together we helped defeat Nazi Germany, but by 1941 the threat of German invasion was pretty much gone, as the Germans got bogged down in Russia.
BULL S**T!!!!!!!!!!
When an incompetence is uncovered it is a DUTY of the guest to so inform the host.
BTW, Politically Correct Thought can only be corrected by REALITY Correct Speech.
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