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EU summit scrapped after Obama 'snub'
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Posted on 02/03/2010 12:27:58 PM PST by Sub-Driver

EU summit off after Obama 'snub'

The European Union has scrapped a summit with the US, after President Barack Obama decided not to attend.

The event in Madrid in May was to have been the highlight of Spain's six-month EU presidency, and the cancellation is seen as a humiliating blow.

Officials say the summit may be take place later this year.

BBC European affairs correspondent Oana Lungescu says many see Mr Obama's decision as a snub to the EU's hopes of boosting its global role.

On Tuesday, the White House said Mr Obama had had no plans to attend the event, and aides pointed out he had visited Europe six times in 2009.

Mr Obama attended US-EU summits in Prague and Washington last year.

A Spanish official quoted by AP news agency said Madrid had assumed Mr Obama would be attending the event.

In fact, Spain only found out about Mr Obama's decision through the press.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoeurope; bhovisit; eu; eusummit; snub; spain
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To: pabianice
Two more:

putz: an idiot, a jerk; a penis (from Yiddish פּאָץ pots)

schlemiel: an inept clumsy person; a bungler; a dolt (Yiddish shlemil)


41 posted on 02/03/2010 2:07:45 PM PST by oyez ( damnant quod non intelligunt)
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To: Sub-Driver
The Euros are in a state of denial about their favored boy. They don't seem to realize, Obama doesn't like white people much, and he especially doesn't like the descendants of former colonial powers. Like Spain Britain and France.

When Obama talked about restoring America's standing in the international community, these suckers thought he was talking about them. Surprise. He meant China, Saudi, Japan, just about any nonwhite country you might think of.

42 posted on 02/03/2010 2:11:48 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Carling
The iPod to the Queen

Better than an iPad to the Queen, no?

43 posted on 02/03/2010 2:14:32 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: Deb

My guess is that the U.S. hasn’t made a decision or formal reply yet. Why I think that is in the article:

“A Spanish official quoted by AP news agency said Madrid had assumed Mr Obama would be attending the event.”

Key word is assumed. If they did indeed invite the Doofus, Spain apparently hasn’t heard one way or the other, so they assumed.

And the U.S. can say ‘there are no plans to attend’ because there’s no decision yet.

The Europeans are pole vaulting over mouse turds at this point. JMHO.


44 posted on 02/03/2010 2:29:33 PM PST by 2nd Bn, 11th Mar (The "P" in democrat stands for patriotism)
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To: 2nd Bn, 11th Mar
The Europeans are pole vaulting over mouse turds at this point.

That's funny right there! I don't care who ya are! That's funny!

FMCDH(BITS)

45 posted on 02/03/2010 3:24:53 PM PST by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: 2nd Bn, 11th Mar

The chocolate-makers are easily wee weed-up.


46 posted on 02/04/2010 12:40:46 PM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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