Posted on 05/29/2009 9:40:40 AM PDT by jazminerose
Obama and the Mau Mau
By Joy Tiz Sunday, March 22, 2009 Yet again, it seems that Barack Obama is acting out his pathology at our expense. His appalling treatment of British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, could be written off as another example of this administration’s incompetence. But, it also looks as if Obama also has his own ax to grind with the Brits and lacks the emotional maturity to deal with it like a grown up.
Phase one of Operation Ally Alienation was the belligerent act of rejecting Downing Street’s offer to allow the new president to keep the bust of Winston Churchill that had been given to former president Bush after 9/11 in a gesture of solidarity and support.
After snubbing the prime minster of America’s staunchest ally by cancelling a joint news conference in the Rose Garden, the Obamas took their boorishness to the next level during the traditional world leader gift exchange.
Prime Minister Brown presented the new Oval Office occupant with gifts reflecting considerable forethought. Brown gave Obama a pen holder made of oak timber from the HMS Gannet, a Royal Navy ship that served on anti-slavery missions off Africa.
The Prime Minister also gave ingrate Obama the framed commissioning paper for the HMS Resolute, another Royal Navy ship. The ship had been rescued from icebergs by the US and was offered as a symbol of the goodwill between our two nations.
Rounding out the collection of treasures was the 1st edition of Martin Gilbert’s seven volume biography of Winston Churchill; another symbolic gift representing the alliance of the United States and Britain during WWII.
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
And, giving a visiting Prime Minister of our closest ally a set of DVDs he can't even play and his kids cheap plastic models from the White House gift shop after they have given you thoughtful handcrafted gifts of historical significance and then cancelling the traditional press conference is humiliating to a British politician.
Do you even read the news?
I see that. Thank you !
Yeah, I read the news-but try to stick to the important stuff. On a scale of 10, this “gifting” business is about a minus-5.
It’s well documented that O’s “cousin” Odinga’s (who’s supporters rioted and murdered after the last Kenyan election) father was up to his eyeballs in the Mau Mau and a lieutenant of Kenyatta.
This was confirmed to me by a family member who was in Kenya during that period.
Welcome yourself. I’ve been here 2 years longer than you - if you like getting into whizzing contests.
It was - for the literacy challenged - SARKOZY of France who “snubbed” the Queen ; Obama who was merely an invitee.
Apparently our Canadian friends didn’t get the memo.
Thank you for presenting your evidence of the story being wrong.
I was really surprised to learn that, as well...I figured she would have been too young, and definitely too royal.
I should have checked, but relied on my memory of newsreels: Royal Family keeping stiff upper lip and all that.It was probably Princess Margaret I saw.
I had no idea it was 2011. My calendar needs an update or you're not only a troll but a space cadet as well.
Why thank you for the kind words!
“a troll but a space cadet as well.”
I was on as “genefromjersey” for many years, but, after my ‘puter broke, decided to use the same name I use on other sites when I got around to signing up again.
At my age, it’s easier to remember.
If you're old, as you claim, you shouldn't have needed to read the article about the Mau Mau, but maybe you're old and have a bad memory too. I apologize for thinking you were another of the kids who have recently joined FR who couldn't find Africa on a globe, let alone have heard of the Mau Mau.
Signing up again? Dude! You just had to log on.
Age and Guile beat Youth and Inexperience.
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