I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels that way about that very strange beginning of the speech.
I heard it while I was tracking down the channel changer and thought...out loud...What the h...?
Well that make 4. I can’t believe nobody has mentioned it on air. I told a guy at the bank about it, and his face just eflected my feelings. Everybody is concentrating on the equally bizarre use of James Taylor in Paris.
All I could think of was Obama returning the bust of Winston Churchill when I watched that introduction. I decided to pursue other tasks instead of listening any more. I came back just in time to hear Cameron refer to our President as “Barak”. Isn’t “Mr. President” or “Mr. Obama” customary? I don’t think I’ve ever heard a world leader referring to George, Bill, Ronnie, Jimmy, Dick, Jack, Ike, Harry, or Franklin.