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First stop the Palace for Tea with the Queen: The Obama show comes to town [Tea Party Alert!]
dailymailonline.co.uk ^ | 3/31/09 | James Chapman and Rebecca English

Posted on 03/31/2009 9:48:39 PM PDT by melt

President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrived in Britain last night to bring some glamour to the G20 summit of world leaders. The Presidential plane, Air Force One, touched down at Stansted just before 8pm for Mr Obama's first official visit to Europe. A crowd of well-wishers, many waving U.S. flags, had gathered in the cold to welcome the couple

Hand in hand, they waved from the steps of the Boeing 747, the First Lady wearing a bright yellow dress and the President in a dark suit and spotted tie.

They were greeted by Chancellor Alistair Darling - and tight security - before travelling on to London

Selected members of the President's 500-strong entourage were airlifted to London in American military Chinook helicopters. Later today Mr Obama will go to Buckingham Palace for a real British welcome - a cup of tea. He will be offered it at a meeting with the Queen and Prince Philip in their private apartments

The 'getting to know you' session - which will probably last about 25 minutes - is something of a break with protocol because visiting heads of state normally meet the monarch only if they are on an official state visit, whereas Mr Obama will be in town as one of a number of leaders. After the meeting, the couple will be taken to a reception to welcome the heads of state of the G20 and other nations attending. Most senior members of the Royal Family...

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhouk; bhovisit; g20summit; obama; qe2; royals; taxes; teaparty
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To: Kirkwood

ding-ding-ding!

Post of the day!! Perhaps the week...month...

Say, do you think kristinn could run over on his lunch hour or somethin’?


101 posted on 04/02/2009 3:28:01 AM PDT by kimmie7 ("It's time we reduced the federal budget and left the family budget alone." Ronald Reagan)
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To: dandiegirl
Yes, and meantime. . .Michelle's biggest problems will remain; not because of 'what' she is; but 'who' she is - per that girl who went to Princeton and came home the same bitter American; as when she left.

And of course, there is that ongoing task of a Media that determinedly carries 'lipstick' for Michelle.

102 posted on 04/02/2009 4:59:28 AM PDT by cricket (NOOOOOOO to Serfdom. . .)
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To: freekitty

“Michelle’s dress is another puke yellow-green one of her favorite colors.”

Ummm, she wore black and white to their first visit.


103 posted on 04/02/2009 5:01:30 AM PDT by gracesdad
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To: freekitty
Can Britain keep them; please.

Well Ok, but you have to hand back Catherine Zeta-Jones. Fair's fair!

104 posted on 04/02/2009 5:49:46 AM PDT by agere_contra (So ... where's the birth certificate?)
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To: agere_contra

OK, but you have to take her husband Michael Douglas.


105 posted on 04/02/2009 10:40:29 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: melt

oh pu-LEEZE! Enough of this joker already!


106 posted on 04/03/2009 2:20:24 AM PDT by Patriot777
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