Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill on its way back to Britain

telegraph.co.uk ^ | Feb. 14, 2009 | Tim Shipman

[Free ThinkerNY]

Barack Obama has sent Sir Winston Churchill packing and pulse rates soaring among anxious British diplomats.

A bust of the former prime minister once voted the greatest Briton in history, which was loaned to George W Bush from the Government's art collection after the September 11 attacks, has now been formally handed back.

The bronze by Sir Jacob Epstein, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds if it were ever sold on the open market, enjoyed pride of place in the Oval Office during President Bush's tenure.

But when British officials offered to let Mr Obama to hang onto the bust for a further four years, the White House said: "Thanks, but no thanks."

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[Loyalist]

In exchange for the Harold Wilson bust, no doubt. Because the US is going to look like the UK in the 70s when this is all done.

[freedumb2003]

Yes, lets insult our closest ally in the world.

This fuhrer is painfully stupid. I hope we survive his regime.

[rockinqsranch]

Obama needed the space for the bust of Che.

[autumnraine]

I imagine the Brits are rethinking this hysteria they had for Obama.

Yes, he’s nothing like Bush. He has manners.

[Redleg Duke]

I suggeat the Chamberlain bust would be more appropriate!

[MtnMan101]

[2ndDivisionVet]

He probably had to make room for a bust of The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

Or perhaps Neville Chamberlain?

[george76]

socialist...Clement Attlee

[USS Alaska]

One of osamabama's "Hero of the Revolution".

[DogBarkTree]

Sorry but I dont feel a whole lot of sympathy for the Brits. Whit the exception of the few traditional British patriots left, most of England has gone socialist, soft, and sharia. They bought into the messiah act so now they can choke on it.

[mkcc30]

He will replace it with Lenin’s corpse on loan from Russia.

[NonValueAdded]

I’ll defer to you for an appropriate quote. Quite frankly, I’d suspect Winston would be quite relieved to be out of there, but that doesn’t excuse the inexcusable action of the Obamateur.

[jesseam]

He does not want the bust of an anti-communist like Churchill in his sight. What a POS. God help the USA

[M-cubed]

No Problem.....Exchange it for a Neville Chamberlain bust instead....

Much more appropriate

[ecomcon]

Dead white guy. Who needs em?

[DoughtyOne]

Britain should send over a bust of Carl Marx, who spent the last fifteen years of his life in London.

I’m sure that would be met with approval.

[Califreak]

I can see how Milhouse wouldn’t exactly be too enthusiastic about Winston Churchill.

Wasn’t he a Nazi truther back in his day?

Makes sense to me.

[max americana]

You are correct. The Brits got what they wanted...now deal with it.
What’s that you limeys? You can’t blame W anymore? Awwwwwww...