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.
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Cultural critic Jay Smooth at IlllDoctrine 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:
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