Posted on 03/07/2009 12:30:19 AM PST by Plutarch
You'd think President Obama had booted the Brits out of America again!
London newspapers are howling over a string of alleged snubs by Obama to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during his visit to Washington last week including a squabble over presidential gift-giving.
"President Obama has been rudeness personified towards Britain," sniffed The Daily Telegraph Friday. "His handling of the visit of the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to Washington was appalling."
The list of complaints is longer than the Magna Carta: Obama canceled a planned, podium-to-podium news conference with Brown (actually, none was ever scheduled); he recently removed a bust of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill from the Oval Office; and he gave gifts to the Brown family that were "about as exciting as a pair of socks," one Fleet Street wag whined.
That last bit might be true. After Brown presented Obama with a pen holder crafted from the timbers of the 19th century British warship HMS President (whose sister ship, HMS Resolute, provided the wood for the Oval Office's desk), Obama offered up ... 25 DVDs of American movie classics.
"Oh, give me strength," wrote one appalled Daily Telegraph staffer. "We do have television and DVD stores on this side of the Atlantic."
Never mind that Brown is blind in one eye and may have a hard time seeing the stars in "2001: A Space Odyssey," or that American DVDs are usually incompatible with British players.
Equally insulting, decided the Times of London, was Michelle Obama's "solipsistic" and "inherently dismissive" gifts to the Browns' two little boys, Fraser and John.
The offending souvenirs? Toy models of Marine One, the President's helicopter gifts no doubt plucked from the White House gift shop at the last minute, The Times decided....
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
MOLON LABE
Obama and Clinton...
What’s the plural of ignoramus?
Democratic Underground
I guess now it’s our turn to apologize to the rest of the world.
“Sorry world, we tried.”
............and the queen is white!!!
What are we to expect from a Chicago street organizer in the white house and Arkansas trailer trash as secretary of state?
This is what is known in mobster circles as a “tune up” First the smiles and handshaking upon arrival, then a visit with an edge to it, then the tacky gifts. The Oboomas are letting the Brits know, that the next time they come round it better be on their knees. It’s a warning to them not to disagree with ANY of his agenda.
Hubby was brought up around the old gangster area of Providence (Federal Hill). Believe me we know what tune ups are.
Wow. National Public Radio dissing Obama? I'm amazed at how many mainstream media outlets are beginning to question and criticize Obama. Obama's in deep trouble if NPR is reporting things like this. Public opinion will follow the media and his ratings may soon go into free fall.
Thanks for the correction. I really have to stop posting after my bedtime - next thing you know I’ll be babbling about “website numbers” :-)
Sorry.
"See, I Told You So"
Anybody that has the ability to look at both sides of a story is already questioning the Obama agenda.
Having said that, anyone that has the eyes and ears to see and hear what the MUSLIMS are doing in the United Kingdom should also be VERY CONCERNED and ACT ACCORDINGLY!
http://www.thedailychange.com/geert-wilders-freedom-is-the-birthright-of-all-man/
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