Posted on 03/04/2009 3:04:11 AM PST by Maggie Maggie Maggie
Why couldn't President Obama have put on more of a show for his British guests? He looked like he simply couldn't be bothered.
Number 10 may be content that they just about got away with the visit to the Oval Office yesterday, as Andrew Porter reports from Washington.
But on this side of the Atlantic the whole business looked pretty demeaning. The morning papers and TV last night featured plenty of comment focused on the White House's very odd and, frankly, exceptionally rude treatment of a British PM. Squeezing in a meeting, denying him a full press conference with flags etc. The British press corps, left outside for an hour in the cold, can take it and their privations are of limited concern to the public.
But Obama's merely warmish words (one of our closest allies, said with little sincerity or passion) left a bitter taste with this Atlanticist. Especially after his team had made Number 10 beg for a mini press conference and then not even offered the PM lunch.
We get the point, sunshine: we're just one of many allies and you want fancy new friends. Well, the next time you need something doing, something which impinges on your national security, then try calling the French, or the Japanese, or best of all the Germans. The French will be able to offer you first rate support from their catering corps but beyond that you'll be on your own.
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At some point he will put on the dog for a British Muslim ‘dignitary’ and that will be the backhand of this slap.
Can’t blame the Brits for being pissed, but it does seem that most of them supported Obama during the election, thinking he was the end-all, be-all of global peace and harmony.
Dunno if most Brits supported Obama for President. Many certainly did.
But what we do know, for sure, is that more Americans voted for him that for his opponent.
Which is something, I fear, that we will all live to regret.
Too true. I for one voted for Sarah Palin and not that other guy on the ticket.
Barry and those of his ideological ilk just don’t dig white colonialists.
Obama is simply an aloof, unfriendly man. This will catch up with him fast as President.
Well, so far he’s wagged his finger at Canada for their carbon imprint, I saw him being rude and bored to the Brits, yesterday. I was wondering which allies he’s not planning on estranging next.
This is the great Statesman? Most backwoods hicks could display better manners than he.
The list is growing!
Don’t worry, just wait until he puts out the Red Carpet for Putin, Imanutjob, KJ Ill, etc......
Then you’ll see how hospitable he can be....
At least down here in Italy they seemed to be in La la land during the election but in talking with the average Giuseppe, they know he’s young and inexperienced. A couple even said that he could end up like RFK! I’m not joking! They certainly know enough about corruption here!
Maybe the Brits should start calling BHO “Aitch” (or “Haitch”).
GWB was called “Dubya.”
“Obama is simply an aloof, unfriendly man. This will catch up with him fast as President.”
So is Brown.
He’s also a control freak and a totally incompetent feckwit.
They should have gotten along famously.
Maybe he just meant the Muslims.
Just wait until the dictator that runs Kenya visits. The White House will really par-tay!!!
I’m just glad he did not sign us up for the “global new deal” that Brown was over here trying to sell.. YET
“Maybe the Brits should start calling BHO “Aitch” (or “Haitch”). “
I expect we’ll be calling him “Barmy” before long.
http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/barmy.htm (definition 2)
What you don’t tell is that ACORN and SOROS and CNN...and CHAVEZ and AMADINEJAB ....voted for ObSSama!
And that McCAIN believed ,or at least told,that Ohbaaaama is a smart man....
And that a little majority of american voters voted for the “celebrity”
I think this is closer to reallity...
A little bit concerning but it let some hope alive
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