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Posted on 06/04/2010 9:44:30 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Sir Paul McCartney's cheap shot aimed at former President George W. Bush at a White House event on Wednesday has prompted House Minority Leader John Boehner to demand an apology from the Beatle.
McCartney literally gushed over President Obama throughout his East Room concert. “Getting this prize would just be good enough, but getting it from this president…” McCartney said letting his praise trail off as if there were vast volumes left unsaid.
The prize McCartney was given is the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, a lifetime achievement award bestowed by the Library of Congress.
McCartney ended the evening taking a baseless cheap shot at former President George W. Bush.
“After the last eight years, it’s great to have a President who knows what a library is,” McCartney quipped.
When did decorum go out of style?
“Like millions of other Americans, I have always had a good impression of Paul McCartney and thought of him as a classy guy, but I was surprised and disappointed by the lack of grace and respect he displayed at the White House,” Boehner told HUMAN EVENTS. “I hope he'll apologize to the American people for his conduct which demeaned him, the White House and President Obama.”
McCartney is the third recipient of the Gershwin Prize. Hailing from England and having earned no university degrees of his own, the Beatle may not know W. was the first American president to earn a master’s degree in business administration. (The fact the MBA is from Harvard really irks the left.) Not to mention Bush is married to a librarian.
This will probably not turn in to the “We are greater than Jesus” moment back in ‘60s. People were out in the streets burning their Beatle albums.
That call should be echoed throughout. Paul, you are a disgrace, not worthy of mention. At least Boehner is speaking up.
oh MCartney, a one-legged woman kicked his a##
Do we call him Sir jack8ss or jackarse?
Good for Rep Boehner! McCartney should STFU. Oh, and Wings sucked!
Laura Bush was a librarian, and the inspiration of a fabulous event celebrating authors on the National Mall every September while GWB was in office. Mass media publicity for it was nil because praising anything to do with the Bush White House was verboten.
How could Paul McC be expected to know how the Bushes both loved books, and one of their daughters is an author.
Cheap shot - Yes!
Truly ignorant - Yes!
Obama’s singing minstrel must not realize Republicans buy records too.
If obama had his way The Walrus would be forking over a few hundred million of his wealth to “spread around.”
At least we knew the previous President's grades, Sir Paul.
I flushed an obama this morning and a mccartney yesterday.
Yeah, he and Ilene deserved each other.
Somebody please post all of his music on the net for free downloads!
Hey fool on the hill, you were on my bucket list.
Note the past tense.
Mark David Chapman shot the wrong Beatle. Shut up and sing, Paul.
I wonder what Bruce Springsteen thinks about the job the Queen is doing? And what’s Carrie Underwood’s opinion of the British Prime Minister?
Shut up and (don’t) sing, Paul.
Meanwhile from George, there’s one for you, nineteen for me...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hYpAYWqiwo&feature=related
*sigh* Celebrities... Is there aANYthing they don’t know...
"What kind of country is this where John Lennon gets six bullets in the chest...and Yoko is standing right next to him and not one f'ing bullet...explain that to me." - Dennis Leary
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