Posted on 06/04/2010 5:26:34 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
The ex-Beatle accepted the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at a White House ceremony, with President Obama and the first lady in attendance.
Upon concluding his performance, McCartney aimed a bolt of sarcasm at Obama’s predecessor. “After the last eight years,” he quipped, “it’s great to have a president who knows what a library is.” The audience erupted in laughter.
McCartney's obnoxious crack, which was not only nasty, and totally inappropriate to the occasion, but also perfectly uninformed. Bush’s wife Laura is a librarian.
She and her husband made a mini-cause of supporting literacy and public libraries, both when he was governor of Texas and when he was president.
The Bush administration oversaw creation of a federal grant program to train a new generation of librarians. It’s called the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, and it has awarded $130 million to date.
During Bush’s presidency, federal funding for public libraries grew from $163.2 million per year to $212.2 million per year – a 30 percent increase.
In mocking the boorishness of a former U.S. president, Sir Paul, and those who roared at his remark, unfortunately demonstrated their own.
(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...
Obama’s library is full of books about himself!
Sir Paul’s insult of GWB would be akin to an American being feted at Buckingham Palace and making a wisecrack about the “Queen Mum.”
I used to be a big McCartney fan. I still like his music, but it turns out he’s just en elitist thug.
Pity, that.
Someone want to post a picture of Hitler’s nice office and library?
his voice sounds beat up, but he had his Beatle haircut, Hofner bass and Vox amp......all perfect.....
And then he has to open his mouth and lose me as a fan
Paul never knows when to STFU
Perhaps Alzheimers is setting in. Someone needs to wheel this clown back into the nursing home.
Keep writing great music Paul ... but only open your mouth when you are singing it.
Whenever the left gripes about how “bad” the 8 years of W were... I always ask, what was bad about it? People had jobs for one thing.
Drug infested scum from the other side of the pond. Go back where you came from you useless creep.
Is that Elena Kagan accepting the prize?
I absolutely will never buy anything about Beatles music or anything from artists that act like this.
They deserve each other. Two empty suits.
Nobody ever said any of the Beatles were intelligent. They just made great music. Shut up and sing, Sir Paul!
As an aside, I’m really convinced this sort of thing is now starting to backlash on Zero. The general public has noticed his partying, his golf and basketball, etc. Barack and Michelle Antoinette are tumbling in popularity. I guess you shouldn’t claim ‘Il will not rest until this hole is plugged’ and then do everything except oversee the operation. Not surprising.
Cheap shot artist. Go back to Ilene you deserve each other.
PM, you sad sack of s&#t.
Uh-huh.
Paul obviously fried his Beatle brain!
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