Fool’s gold: Judging Romney’s Olympic gaffes

Mitt Romney medals thrice in the dubious event of insulting the British. Judged on difficulty, rudeness and shock value, Romney’s gaffes from his trip across the pond are the subject of Jennifer Granholm and Democratic strategist Karl Frisch’s analysis. Spoiler alert: On awarding Mitt the gold, Granholm says, “It’s just totally rude going into someone else’s country, criticizing someone else’s country. … He wants to be liked so badly that all of that trumps common courtesy.”