Confirmed: DVDs that Obama gave Gordon Brown are the wrong format

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[Sub-Driver]

Confirmed: DVDs that Obama gave Gordon Brown are the wrong format posted at 4:50 pm on March 19, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly

Via Media Blog, one final cringeworthy indignity from the gifts that keep on giving. Until now I thought Obama’s team had spent about five minutes brainstorming on what to get Brown. I was wrong. It was more like two minutes.

What’s that term The One’s been using for his foreign policy? Ah, right. “Smart power.”

Alas, when the PM settled down to begin watching them the other night, he found there was a problem.

The films only worked in DVD players made in North America and the words “wrong region” came up on his screen. Although he mournfully had to put the popcorn away, he is unlikely to jeopardise the special relationship – or “special partnership”, as we are now supposed to call it – by registering a complaint…

A White House spokesman sniggered when I put the story to him and he was still looking into the matter when my deadline came last night.

By the way, when Obama’s unlikely gift was disclosed, a reader emailed me to ask if Clueless was among the films. Funnily enough, it was not.

What’d he get the Irish PM for St. Patrick’s Day, a kilt? Exit question: Seriously, as minor as this is, doesn’t someone deserve to be fired for it?

[SERKIT]

The Teleprompter bought the wrong gift.

[Tijeras_Slim]

LOL!

[Doctor Raoul]

Bet Zero gives the Queen Mardi Gras beads...

[aruanan]

And didn’t some dim bulb put green dye in the White House fountain causing blowback by the wind from the fountain to stain the White House green?

[Mac from Cleveland]

What’s worse is that his staff got the addresses mixed up, so the 25 Classic DVD’s were sent to the White House, and Brown got “The Erotic Adventures of Big Mamma Jamma,Part VIII”....

[Sub-Driver]

I thought the same....

http://baracksteleprompter.blogspot.com/

[Crawdad]

The screw-ups are growing exponentially in number. I can’t wait for tomorrow.

[CaliforniaCon]

Re: “Isn’t the Stooge supposed to meet with the Queen sometime soon?”

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Can you imagine how DISinterested the Queen must be in meeting Zero? Zero and Michelle are certain to really muck up the proceedings. Michelle — trying to curtsy ??? hahahahahaha

[Zeppo]

How does the "returns" policy of the White House compare with the policy of amazon.com or Best Buy?

Do they charge a 15% restocking fee for returns?

[Roccus]

Ain’t that the truth.

[Jenny217]

I went to America and all I got were these stinkin’ movies.

First class all the way, that’s our new President. /sarc

[Arthur McGowan]

Yeah. It means more or less, “overload.” Like the red button on a dispos-all. Ours would say “reset,” but apparently theirs say “overload.”

I read a very thorough explanation of how Hillary! screwed this up at www.thepeoplescube.com , whose founder is Russian!

[DBrow]

That looks jus tlike an Emergency Stop switch! Another subtle message for our friends...

[GOPJ]

The “best and brightest” of the Obama administration aren't much...

[GOPJ]

The MSM’s not making a big deal out of this - I wonder why?

Remember what the suck-up press did when President Bush pronounced “strategy” wrong. They had an effing field day... With Obmaa we get crickets.

[Jmouse007]

The “gift” was W O R T H L E S S... like the Obamessiah.

[Spokane]

Re: “Isn’t the Stooge supposed to meet with the Queen sometime soon?”

Hey Obama! The queen is coming! Here are some cheap gift ideas.

• Some nice oven mitts
• An ironing board
• A mop bucket with a built in wringer
• Wrinkle cream
• Weight watchers drinks
• Jenny Craig certificates

[philman_36]

Is that crickets I hear on the MSM channels? Why yes, it is!

[matt1234]

Does this mean that my high tech, green collar job might not come through?

[libertyhoundusnr]

Obama couldn't pour piss out of a boot with the directions on the bottom. The State Dept (commie bastards), a long time ago in a land far far away, had a “bootcamp” for third world warbrides and other vermin headed to the US, over in country “X”. Most of these little beauties had never seen a lightbulb, refrigerator, stove or indoor plumbing in their life. Today this class would likely be expanded to include how to pick a DVD that would work in your country's format. Maybe they should have sent Obama to this school. Question is: Does he know how to use use indoor plumbing, use eating utensils (other than a stick and a crude knife), and speak without having to rely on a teleprompter. We shall see....