Mitt Romney and PM Cameron: All gaffes aside. (Reuters)
The Issue: Mitt Romney’s concerns over whether London was prepared to host the Olympics.
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Mitt Romney did not commit a gaffe in London; he was truthful (“Mitt in London,” Editorial, July 27).
He’s a breath of fresh air compared to the commander-in-chief we have now, who has not said anything truthful in the past four years.
John Van Acken
Bellerose
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The Post thinks Romney’s off to a good start. It was a terrible gaffe, yet you were able to put a stupendous spin on it.
The Romney campaign should hire The Post’s editorial board as consultants. He would have a good chance of winning.
Al Burns
Far Rockaway
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Aside from his neophyte view of foreign policy and his almost complete self-absorption, why would Obama ship the Winston Churchill bust out of the Oval Office when he began his term?
Could it be that Obama’s view of Islam, which Churchill was not kind to in his writings, trumps America’s relationship with our most important ally?
November can’t come soon enough, but even the possibility of ousting Obama, his ego and his minions makes for a brighter future.
M. Walsh
Melville
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The liberal mainstream media are already trying to paint Romney as lacking in foreign-policy experience. Are they serious?
Romney’s three years’ experience in planning and saving the 2002 Winter Olympics is three years more than our current president’s foreign-policy experience when he ran for president. Yet this same liberal media didn’t ask candidate Obama any hard questions about foreign policy.
The media need to get out of the Democrat’s bed and stand on their own.
Dan Galvin
Congers
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When is The Post going to stop giving Romney a free pass? You continue to slam Obama yet conveniently overlook Romney’s gaffes.
You’re in the tank for Romney.
Linda Wyatt
North Syracuse
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When you visit a country, say nothing negative about it. Romney questioned Britain’s readiness for the Olympics and whether Britons would support it, drawing an immediate rebuke from Prime Minister David Cameron.
Prior to that, a Romney aide told a conservative London newspaper about our “joint Anglo-Saxon heritage” — not smart in a multi-cultural nation.
Apart from saying that Obama’s wrong, we know nothing except Romney’s bellicosity regarding foreign policy. His Iran policy seems to echo Obama’s use of sanctions, plus a more overt threat of war, something that the American public, after George W. Bush’s botched and prolonged wars, has little taste for.
If Romney holds to his word and refrains from insulting the president, it’ll be interesting to see what, if anything, he offers.
Steven Chinn
Manhattan
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Romney isn’t even president, but his first foreign-policy trip as a candidate has been a disaster. Incredibly, he’s managed to offend just about everyone in Britain, clearly showing that he lacks even the most basic diplomatic skills.
I guess he won’t be taking home any gold medals — or any medals, for that matter.
Kenneth Zimmerman
Huntington Beach, Calif.
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With Romney in the Oval Office, not only will the bust of Churchill be returned, but so also will our respect through- out the world.
Pat Kerr
Manahawkin, NJ
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As long as Romney doesn’t bow to any foreign leaders, his overseas trip will be a great success.
Frank Asprea
Brooklyn