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Mitt Romney's Awkward Honesty Tour

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Created 07/31/2012 - 00:39

Mitt Romney's Awkward Honesty Tour

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  • By: Jay Smooth [1] | Posted: July 31, 2012 at 12:39 AM
 
Jay Smooth and Mitt Romney (Illdoctrine.com)

The opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games began Friday along with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's global tour, and it's been a bumpy road thus far. In London, Romney insulted the British and their Olympics by saying he wasn't sure if the country was prepared.

Cultural critic Jay Smooth at IlllDoctrine [5] looks at Romney's comments and juxtaposes his new awkward honesty with the candidate's usual awkward evasiveness. Watch Jay Smooth break down Romney’s opinions below:

Watch more of Jay Smooth at Ill Doctrine. [6]

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