What do you think of this ?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00514/Queen-and-Michelle-_514015a.jpg
FR thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220412/posts
And this ? Make sure to read the caption. Unbelievable arrogance and audacity !
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//090401/481/64546497bfa2479cabc110db2a6fc980/
Again they have miss-judged the actual situation. There are many Americans who not wanting a monarchy for themselves love to see the pomp and ceremony and appreciate it for what it is and treat it with due respect, you only have to look at the crowds that were present the last time the Queen and the Duke visited the States, we showed many of these on the dose. Maybe amongst some of the far left sreet thugs in Chicago this may sit well but the average American and Brit will not take it well.
To compare to the impish wink of GWB is ridiculous and something that made headlines worldwide the Michelle incident is shown as a spontanoues down to earth gesture which IMHO was neither. GWB was and was received by the Queen as such and no doubt later GWB would have checked he had no offended Michelle no doubt did not.