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Michelle Obama Presents Carla Bruni-Sarkozy with a Guitar
People Magazine ^ | 4-4-09 | Peter Mikelbank and Karen Nickel Anhalt

Posted on 04/04/2009 12:13:21 PM PDT by Justaham

Call Michelle Obama the ultimate guitar hero.

The American First Lady presented French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy with a practical – and very rock 'n' roll – gift: an acoustic Gibson guitar.

Offered "as a sign of friendship', Michelle Obama gave Gibson's Legend model, to Bruni, a former model-turned-singer who is currently in the process of recording her fourth album.

The gift, which Michelle Obama brought to France, was presented to Bruni following their visit Saturday to Strasbourg's 12th century cathedral and the city's Renaissance Museum, a source says.

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To: Justaham

Who paid for said Guitar? The OBAMAWITCH or the taxpayer?


21 posted on 04/04/2009 12:41:49 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: MAD-AS-HELL

Mommy whats a strap on?


22 posted on 04/04/2009 12:42:29 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: lakeman

It could have been Guitar hero instead


23 posted on 04/04/2009 12:43:34 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: Justaham

I don’t know ... it sure seems like a cool gift.

[Better than VDs, no?].


24 posted on 04/04/2009 12:51:28 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: al baby

25 posted on 04/04/2009 12:56:06 PM PDT by Roscoe Karns
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To: Roscoe Karns

If my car ever ran out of gas man Michell sure could push it to a gas station for me


26 posted on 04/04/2009 1:00:57 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Gibsons are made in Nashville, and the Epiphones are made overseas, mainly China now. Supposedly, Epiphones are made from the same working drawings as the Gibsons.


27 posted on 04/04/2009 1:09:58 PM PDT by cpanter
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To: romanesq
Indeed, I don’t get it though. The Queen is given an iPod, the Brit PM useless DVDs and Carla gets a beautiful acoustic Gibson guitar.

It's 'Chelle's grateful relief for the lady not going kissy-face on her hubby.

28 posted on 04/04/2009 1:42:16 PM PDT by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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To: MAD-AS-HELL

Funny.


29 posted on 04/04/2009 2:03:48 PM PDT by OriginalChristian (If you can't get Life right, nothing else you think or say matters....)
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To: elcid1970

Vintage Gibson Banjo’s can go up into the thousands. Saw one once that cost 4500.00 1923..style A and sold.. don’t remember the rest of the signature.


30 posted on 04/04/2009 2:09:31 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: Justaham
"The American First Lady presented French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy with a practical – and very rock 'n' roll – gift: an acoustic Gibson guitar."

I've wanted a Gibson guitar all my life. But I could never afford to buy one. Not even from a second hand store.

Oh, wait a minute. I did just buy one. With my tax dollars!

Thank You Mrs obama! That salt in my wound felt really good.

31 posted on 04/04/2009 2:16:02 PM PDT by GloriaJane (http://www.last.fm/music/Gloria+Jane/_/Baseball+Apple+Pie+And+Mom)
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To: Justaham

Probably a very nice Gibson. I had a beautiful one and sold it to pay for my last semester of college.


32 posted on 04/04/2009 2:17:59 PM PDT by texmexis best (uency)
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To: Justaham

Better that she would have given Carli this:

www.skjolddesign.com


33 posted on 04/04/2009 2:26:35 PM PDT by norge
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To: Justaham

Wonder what expensive presents the O’s have given our enemies?


34 posted on 04/04/2009 2:29:00 PM PDT by RedRedRose
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To: Justaham

Suck up to the French and snub the British, is there a message here?


35 posted on 04/04/2009 2:34:50 PM PDT by razorback-bert (We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.)
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To: Badabing Badablonde

I was ready to pounce to until I read that she is getting ready to record her fourth album and I guess could use a guitar while producing it. The DVDs were the worst yet.


36 posted on 04/04/2009 2:44:33 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: al baby

Who paid for said Guitar? The OBAMAWITCH or the taxpayer?

We do. But so far they have been spending little on these gifs so I suppose we should be greatful for that at least. Hey trying to get something positive out of this.


37 posted on 04/04/2009 2:47:45 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: lakeman

Should have bought her a Martin...


38 posted on 04/04/2009 3:12:05 PM PDT by Karma Police ((optional, printed after your name on post))
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To: Roscoe Karns

Darn where did that go ?


39 posted on 04/04/2009 3:13:10 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: Justaham

40 posted on 04/04/2009 3:22:44 PM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
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