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Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill on its way back to Britain
telegraph.co.uk ^
| Feb. 14, 2009
| Tim Shipman
Posted on 02/15/2009 12:23:29 PM PST by 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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TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhouk; bhowhitehouse; bust; churchill; commie; obama; snub; traitor
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To: Free ThinkerNY
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.
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:25:29 PM PST
by
Loyalist
(Barry Barack Hussein Obama Soetoro Dunham Pumski! A man of many talents! A man of many names!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Yes, lets insult our closest ally in the world.
This fuhrer is painfully stupid. I hope we survive his regime.
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:25:46 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Obama needed the space for the bust of Che.
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:26:53 PM PST
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, Call 'em what you will, they ALL have Fairies livin' in their Trees.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I imagine the Brits are rethinking this hysteria they had for Obama.
Yes, he’s nothing like Bush. He has manners.
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:26:56 PM PST
by
autumnraine
(Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose- Kris Kristopherson)
To: freedumb2003
I suggeat the Chamberlain bust would be more appropriate!
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:27:29 PM PST
by
Redleg Duke
("Sarah Palin...Unleashing the Fury of the Castrated Left!")
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:27:39 PM PST
by
MtnMan101
To: Free ThinkerNY
He probably had to make room for a bust of The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri.
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:27:43 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
("To insist on strength is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering." Barry Goldwater)
To: Loyalist
Or perhaps Neville Chamberlain?
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:27:44 PM PST
by
2nd Bn, 11th Mar
(The "P" in Democrat stands for patriotism.)
To: Loyalist
socialist...Clement Attlee
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:28:34 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: autumnraine
One of osamabama's "Hero of the Revolution".
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:30:07 PM PST
by
USS Alaska
(Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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.
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:30:23 PM PST
by
DogBarkTree
(Sometimes you have to let it go in order to get a Grip.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
He will replace it with Lenin’s corpse on loan from Russia.
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:30:36 PM PST
by
mkcc30
("Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.")
To: LS
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.
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:30:54 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(May God save America from its government)
To: Free ThinkerNY
He does not want the bust of an anti-communist like Churchill in his sight. What a POS. God help the USA
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:31:25 PM PST
by
jesseam
(Been there and done that!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
No Problem.....Exchange it for a Neville Chamberlain bust instead....
Much more appropriate
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:31:32 PM PST
by
M-cubed
(Why is "Greshams Law" a law?)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Dead white guy. Who needs em?
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:31:32 PM PST
by
ecomcon
To: Free ThinkerNY
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.
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:31:36 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(Resolved: McCain 2010, Gregg 2010, Snowe 2010, Spectre 2010, Collins 2014)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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.
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posted on
02/15/2009 12:33:10 PM PST
by
Califreak
(Stimulus-paying back donors and vote farming)
To: DogBarkTree
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...
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