Posted on 03/03/2009 7:09:59 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
Downing Street was left scrambling to avoid a diplomatic embarrassment after the White House ruled out a formal press conference to mark Gordon Brown's first formal meeting with Barack Obama.
Officials denied the Prime Minister was being snubbed after it emerged that the new president would not make himself available for the traditional joint appearance before the White House media.
Mr Brown's aides are trying to make the best of what is a distinctly low key visit compared to the family hospitality lavished on Tony Blair by George Bush when they met for the first time.
Although Sarah Brown flew to Washington today to join her husband, there were no plans for the two couples to meet and she will instead have a brief one-to-one meeting with Michelle Obama.
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Looks like our new guy doesn’t know which side of his bread is buttered.
The teleprompter wouldn’t fit in, would it Odummer?
Gordon Brown would upstage Obama because he actually is kind of brainy and knows something about the world and actually accomplished something.
WHAT HE DOING, ALIENATING US FROM OUR ALLIES????
hahahahahahahahaha.....
Global new deal? FUBO!
Bambi would look like a high school freshman by comparison.
Considering the comments I’ve seen from a number of Freepers about England lately, exactly how is this a bad thing?
Oh, they expected the new president to be warm and gracious? Well-bred and international? Not a chance, buddy. He doesn’t want friends, he’s the Emperor. Don’t you get it?
Foreign ambassadors have commented that Obama is ‘aloof’ on matters not related to himself.
Thats right! After returning Churchills bust, what do you expect. Seriously, I have nothing for contempt for this man. Angry and becoming more angry. GRRRRR
Class shows ...
I think Obama is just afraid to take press questions where he doesn’t get to handpick the questioners in advance.
Or he does know, and it just isn’t the side you and I think it ought to be.
Stand by for a few Gordo...the real America is on a short intermission...we will be back shortly. Please disregard any embarrassment this causes in the interim.
or rather his rear end from a hole in the ground. None of this should be surprising since 0bama isn’t qualified to be pres. That was obvious though during the campaign and most everyone preferred to ignore the facts. We have the representation we deserve.
the marxist does not care for Great Britain, does he?
Like what? F*ing up our economy and making nearly 3 million of us unemployed?
Anyway, this just vindicates what I’ve said all along. All those idiots on my side of the pond (including some so-called ‘conservatives’) who rooted for Obama to win on the basis that he was more of an anglophile than John McCain (Ha!) who would reinvigorate the ‘special relationship’ should be tucking in to a hearty slice of humble pie right now....
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