Shaft!
Posted on 02/21/2009 6:30:00 AM PST by Loyalist
Governor General Michaëlle Jean discussed the plight of her native Haiti with U.S. President Barack Obama, who invited her to come to Washington – an invitation that was not extended to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
American aides to the president who briefed the travelling White House reporters en route back to Washington Thursday said Obama and the Governor General exchanged "views about how we could be helpful to the government there in dealing with economic and social issues."
"The president made clear that this is something that he did care about and wanted to confer and get the views of others about how we could do a better job in supporting economic and social development in Haiti," said James Steinberg, deputy secretary of state.
"President Obama told (Jean) that he'd like to talk further with her on this issue," said Marthe Blouin, an aide to the Governor General.
Obama told Jean he wants to return to Canada with his family. "He told her he would like to see her again," Blouin said.
"And he said to her that he would love to see her in Washington as well."
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Shaft!
Oh, I see. Our Prime Minister isn’t black enough, eh?
Better looking than Michelle.
The Queen may want to consider a Governor General more concerned about Canada.
Fact is, she’s generally considered to have done a very good job as Governor General.
Wow, the Governor General of Iowa is coming here?
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Obama, once again making enemies of our friends and friends of our enemies.
Obama is all about skin color and hate for whitey. Our President is not a traditional statesman - he is a racist moron. Our country is being Africanized.
You hit the nail on the head, Racists Blacks Looking Out For Blacks.
Stephen Harper will get an invite when he comes in Black Face.
Who is the Governor General, what is the post?
The Governor General of Canada is the vice-regal or viceroy representative in Canada of the Queen of Canada , who is the head of state. A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country in the name of and as representative of the monarch.
Canada is one of sixteen British Commonwealth realms, all of which share the British monarch as their royal leader. The monarch appoints the Governor General on the advice of the Canadian Prime Minister, who is the Canadian Head of Government, after which the Governor General maintains direct contact with the British monarch. There is no specific term.
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