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http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/missteps-abound-during-mitt-romney-s-europe-trip-a-847421.htmlIn the end, Mitt Romney tried to find something positive to say about his European adventure. He said an important lesson he had learned is that "rejection of one kind or another is going to be an important part of everyone's life."
The remark didn't come after the Republican presidential candidate's snafu-filled European tour over the past week. He made it after spending two years as a missionary for the Mormon Church in France in the 1960s, according to his biographers Michael Kranish and Scott Helman in their recent book "The Real Romney". He only managed to convert 10 to 20 people during that time.
Fast forward to last week in Europe, and things haven't really gone any better for Romney. His visits to Britain, Israel or Poland didn't go very well. The result has again been rejection of one kind or another. And the candidate has only himself to blame for this gaffe-filled tour.
A Difficult Trip
It was telling that Romney's spokeswoman, Andrea Sail, was on the defensive right from the start of the trip. At one point she said his words had been "grossly mischaracterized," and at another she denied them completely, saying they were "not true". By Tuesday, his staff was so frustrated that one spokesperson told reporters with the American press corps to "shove it" after they tried to ask questions about his myriad missteps.
OffWithTheirHeads
(10,337 posts)gordianot
(15,243 posts)My mother in law used to tell the story of a neighbor who kept a bucket of dirty water by the screen door just for Mormons and Jehovah Witness. It seems the neighborhood had swarms of them. Old tenacious Mitt has had a lot of doors slam in face. I am sure this was the crucible for his people skills.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)Which was it, a dismal failure or a grand triumph?
Could it be both?
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)Could come in handy if someone decides to "fruit" Mitt and she gets hit with a ripe tomato.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)to be almost a patchwork-type design of many different floral prints. It's hard to make a good-looking woman look this bad, but someone succeeded. It doesn't even flatter her figure, for chrissakes.
sinkingfeeling
(51,473 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)Seems this foreign affairs stuff is harder than it looks.
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)I hadn't thought about the number of Poles in Michigan until it was mentioned in this piece.
Now I really hope the Solidarity stance on Mitt gets some extensive coverage. And that it gets mentioned that Lech left the party and is a weird winger now. Nothing like a union man anymore.
yellerpup
(12,254 posts)for his sect and being rebuffed over and over (I really wonder how many knocks it takes to make a convert) contributes to his robotic movements and automatic responses. He is probably too rejection-callused to feel very much. When it comes to compassion, he seems to be able to 'turn it off.'
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)"YOU PEOPLE can kiss my Anglo-Saxon ass because the lack of security was disconcerting. "
Link for ref: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/07/oh-mitt-romneys-awkward-foreign-tour/