Mitt Romney distances self from 'Anglo Saxon' remark

By Kasie Hunt

Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, July 25 2012 11:13 a.m. MDT

Summary

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is distancing himself from an unnamed adviser quoted in British media suggesting that Democratic President Barack Obama doesn't understand the "Anglo-Saxon" heritage shared by Britain and the U.S.

LONDON — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is distancing himself from an unnamed adviser quoted in British media suggesting that Democratic President Barack Obama doesn't understand the "Anglo-Saxon" heritage shared by Britain and the U.S.

Campaign spokesman Ryan Williams on Wednesday said -- quote -- "it's not true." Williams said that if an adviser said that, the adviser wasn't reflecting Romney's views.

Even so, Obama dispatched Vice President Joe Biden and top strategist David Axelrod to criticize Romney over the comments in the Telegraph. The London paper quoted an unnamed adviser saying Romney believes the U.S. relationship with Britain is special because of shared "Anglo Saxon heritage" and that the White House doesn't appreciate that shared history.

Biden says the comments are a "disturbing" start to the overseas trip Romney started Wednesday.

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LDS Liberal

Farmington, UT

Ouch!

No wonder Romney's team stays focused strictly on scripted speeches, well rehersed debates, and providing no plans or vision for the future.

12:11 p.m. July 25, 2012
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NedGrimley

Brigham City, UT

LDS. Ouch!

Oh wait, I read your post again. You said Romney, not Obama. Never mind.

3:01 p.m. July 25, 2012
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Pagan

Salt Lake City, UT

Perhaps a slip of the tounge.

Instead they should have said you people...
don't get us Anglo-saxons...

2:07 p.m. July 26, 2012
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