Posted on 08/30/2011 1:50:33 PM PDT by DFG
American First Lady Michelle Obama presented France’s First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, with a Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar “as a sign of friendship” over the weekend. The two first ladies met for the first time on Friday afternoon when President Barack Obama and his wife visited French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife at French Palace Rohan in Strasbourg, France.
Mrs. Obama presented Mrs. Bruni-Sarkozy with the Gibson guitar on Saturday before the first ladies visited the Cathedral de Norte Dame de Strasbourg, along with the rest of the NATO Summit spouses. The Gibson Hummingbird apparently hit the right chord with Mrs. Bruni-Sarkozy, as the Mrs. Obama’s office reported that the two women really hit it off and enjoyed a private lunch together that lasted for more than one hour.
Mrs. Bruni-Sarkozy is a former model, and is also a singer/songwriter. She has released three albums, the last of which, As If Nothing Happened, was released in July 2008. She plays acoustic guitar on many of her songs.
the plot...gets weirder.
For the first time in my life, I’m proud .........of Mooch-elle.
I saw this yesterday. It is weird. So was this before or after the first raid on Gibson? It seems that it must be very close to the raid.
The Lacey Act? Gibson though wasn’t charged with anything from what I read.
http://www.dnj.com/article/20110825/NEWS01/110825015/Gibson-Guitar-CEO-says-company-unfairly-targeted
The Dana Show brought this up today. Dana is seriously *issed about the whole affair.
Tell me you don’t really think Michelle had anything to do with choosing this. Undoubtedly some staffer came up with the idea and went out and got it. I doubt Michelle had a clue until she was briefed by her staff on what the present was and why they chose it. Michelle wouldn’t know the difference between a Gibson Hummingbird and a cheap Chinese clone with a dead bird painted on it.
Someone please post the picture of Ms. Bruni, Princess Letizia, and that fat-ass, Patrick Ewing look-alike going up the stairs together. It always makes me laugh!
Unless she used her own money, it was you and I who gave that guitar to Carla.
Unless she used her own money, it was you and I who gave that guitar to Carla.
Unless she used her own money, it was you and I who gave that guitar to Carla.
I figure it’s one of the ones they stole from the Gibson plant in 2009. “My old man stole this for ya, honey.”
hope she had a permit for that
I should have typed /sarc.
What? So now they are in France?
Carla better bolt her doors. Now they’re talking about confiscating Gibson guitars that are already owned by individuals.
Ya I wasn’t real sure about that one. Normally I know immediately if it’s /S or not but I didn’t recognize your name. But I wasn’t flaming, insulting, or disrespecting you in any way. Your comment could have been construed as, ‘finally she’s doing something right.’ So I’m not passing judgement on your post, I just used it as a segue into my point.
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