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To: patton

He probably was confused when all of the sudden the band started playing My Country ‘Tis Of Thee.


61 posted on 05/25/2011 5:00:37 PM PDT by Wallop the Cat
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To: Wallop the Cat

I doubt he recognizes that, either.


73 posted on 05/25/2011 5:24:32 PM PDT by patton (I am sure that I have done dumber things in my life, but at the moment, I am unable to recall them.)
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To: Wallop the Cat; patton
He probably was confused when all of the sudden the band started playing My Country ‘Tis Of Thee.

Actually, that was "God Save the Queen", the national anthem of Great Britain.

As posted above/elsewhere, when toasts are being proposed, protocol states that the first one goes from the guest of honor to Her Majesty, and that it end with the words, "the Queen". At which the musicians are immediately to strike up the national anthem.

Obama blew a cue, through ignorance. Major, major protocol screwup. You do not blow your toast to the monarch.

97 posted on 05/25/2011 10:13:54 PM PDT by lentulusgracchus (Concealed carry is a pro-life position.)
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