PJ: This particular columnist (Dr Tim Stanley is a historian of the United States. His biography of Pat Buchanan is out now. His personal website is www.timothystanley.co.uk and you can follow him on Twitter @timothy_stanley.) has bent over backwards defending Sarah Palin and, in fact, has sung her praises.
The Telegraph
Romney's farcical tour of Olympics London exposes the cultural gulf between Britain and America
It’s official: Britain doesn’t like Mitt Romney. Papers on Left and Right have concluded that his string of unfortunate gaffes confirms his oddness, while the government has reacted to his insinuation that we couldn’t organise a booze up in a brewery with wounded indignation. Boris Johnson told a 60,000 strong crowd in Hyde Park, “I hear there is a guy called Mitt Romney who wants to know whether we’re ready. Are we ready? Are we ready? Yes we are!” What will happen if this “guy” wins the presidential election?
Presumably, he won’t be inviting the Mayor of London to the White House anytime soon.
There’s a temptation to attribute this diplomatic mess to Mitt’s weirdness. Although he is apparently a darling with his friend and family, even Americans have complained that he seems stuffy and insincere in public. When he met with Ed Miliband – a man with all the personality of a textbook on particle physics – there was a rare moment when Miliband seemed like the bubbly one.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100172926/romneys-farcical-tour-of-olympics-london-exposes-the-cultural-gulf-between-britain-and-america/
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