over, all the mistakes of the organizing committee and i made a few, all of those are overwhelmed by the many things that the athletes carry out that capture the spirit of the games. >> no question that an awful lot of brits have taken offense to what he said but he wasn't saying it merely as american visitor or republic presidential candidate. he is, of course, the former coordinator of the 2002 olympics in salt lake city. so he does speak with some authority. and olympics right after 9/11 where security was premier importance, shep. >> shepard: certainly was. did they get to any other issues, carl. >> sure. mr. romney not only met with prime minister cammeron but a host of other leaders in great britain and talked about a variety of foreign policy issues. talked about the syria, and arab spring. considerable amount of discussion with the eurozone crisis with the chancellor of the exequivalent of the american treasurer. all of these things got discussed but the truth is all the olympics are all on the minds around the world and overshadowed any foreign