Gaffes Romney's Aides Have Written for His Next Foreign Tour

My talks with President Asher Minivan were very productive. He assured me that his country's relations with Israel will always be kosher.
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers a speech in a library of Warsaw's university on July 31, 2012. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/GettyImages)

Poland: "You people are a heck of a lot smarter than the jokes."

Ireland: "I thought I'd see more guys wearing plaid dresses."

Germany: "Chancellor Merkel was kind enough to give me a tour of a Luftwaffe air base."

China: "I thanked the President for sending us so many computer geeks."

Israel:
"President Nathan Yahoo assured me that settlements on the Left Bank will continue to grow."

France: "I thanked the French for their cultural contributions to the world -- French dressing, plaster of Paris, Belgian waffles and the guillotine."

Iran: "My talks with President Asher Minivan were very productive. He assured me that his country's relations with Israel will always be kosher."

Japan
: "Sorry fellas, when I said JAP, I meant Jewish American Princess. They didn't get that one in Israel either."

Russia: "I thanked President Rasputin for naming Leningrad after one of the Beatles."

Georgia
: "Savannah has always been one of my favorite cities."

India: "Why isn't there any beef on the menu?"

Vietnam
: "I promise the Vietnamese people who, when I am elected President, I will do all I can to help them rebuild the great city of Saigon."

Bora Bora
: "If I may indulge in a little humor, Bora Bora is Boring Boring."

Sweden
: "So when do I get my Nobel Prize?"

Italy: "President Berlusconi offered to show me the latest Italian submarine but I declined because I don't care much for sandwiches."

The Czech Republic
: "When I am elected President, I will do my utmost to reunite the Czech Republic with the great country of Slovakia, so we can all say Czechoslovakia again."

Spain
: "I am a Francophile!"

Switzerland
: "As President, I will do everything in my power to make sure the Swiss Navy remains strong and powerful."

Namibia: "You folks don't still eat people do you?"

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