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Barack Obama's Tribute To The Queen Will Tug At Your Heartstrings (This will make you call Ralph on the big white phone)
the list ^ | 9/8/2022 | Hope Ngo

Posted on 09/09/2022 3:34:34 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

The fondness that former President Barack Obama had for Queen Elizabeth II, and vice versa, was the stuff of political legend. The former president and the late monarch first met in 2009. According to royal author, Tom Quinn, the encounter resulted in the queen developing "a soft spot for Americans ... she completely fell in love with [him], so much so that she has frequently asked her courtiers if they could arrange for him to come to Britain now he is no longer president," per Insider.

Following the heartbreaking news of Queen Elizabeth's death, the former president penned an eloquent and touching personal tribute to Her Majesty, which he shared on social media. Obama wrote on Twitter: "From the day of her coronation ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has captivated the world. Today, Michelle and I join so many others who are celebrating her life and mourning her passing."

Obama went on to add, "Michelle and I were lucky enough to come to know Her Majesty, and she meant a great deal to us. Back when we were just beginning to navigate life as President and First Lady, she welcomed us to the world stage with open arms and extraordinary generosity." The Hawaii native shared further sentiments, stating, "Time and again, we were struck by her warmth, the way she put people at ease, and how she brought her considerable humor and charm to moments of great pomp and circumstance."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: barackobama; queen; tribute
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To: libertylover
Did he bow to Queen Elizabeth? I don’t know but I doubt it. Afterall, she was white.

I'm about 90% sure that neither he nor the dumb-luck marriage lottery winner trailer park scowling partner of his gave courtesy of that decorum to Elizabeth.

21 posted on 09/09/2022 4:10:12 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

The Queen probably never forgot the pawing she got from Mooch, either.

Likely, that birthday gift — the Ipod of Obama’s greatest speeches — inadvertently got dropped over the Mariana Trench.


22 posted on 09/09/2022 4:11:36 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

Thanks for the link to the “Obama’s America” movie. It’s time to watch it again.


23 posted on 09/09/2022 4:12:11 PM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

Obama led her to have a soft spot for Americans? I read on an Old West site that the Queen, as an accomplished equestrian, had a life-long fondness for America, especially the West, the Midwest, and the Kentucky Derby.


24 posted on 09/09/2022 4:13:09 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: libertylover
Did he bow to Queen Elizabeth?

I’ve read he bowed to her the same day as the Saudi king

25 posted on 09/09/2022 4:13:24 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Giant meteor 2022!!!)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

I bet she listened to that CD of his speeches right up to the day she died


26 posted on 09/09/2022 4:13:33 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

Seems to me I remember Obama gave the Queen a cheap gift when she visited the U.S.

April 2009: Obama gives Queen Elizabeth an iPod
White visiting the Queen, the Obama family gave her an iPod, prompting raised eyebrows from the British Press. The MP3 player came pre-loaded with photos from President Obama’s inauguration and audio files of the president’s speech as a senator to the 2004 Democratic National Convention and his 2009 inauguration address.

The queen reportedly already had an iPod.


27 posted on 09/09/2022 4:13:37 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
Angling for an aisle seat and speaking op at the funeral, I see.

Queen Elizabeth met with every POTUS except one, from Eisenhower all the way up to Biden (LBJ was the only one who didn't). I count five former and one current POTUS still living who met with the Queen.

What makes Obama so special?

The media, of course. They want to put the usual lib spin on her funeral.

Will the Royal Family play along? Who would Elizabeth want? Did she make her wishes known?

I'd laugh if all you see there was DJT and W...

28 posted on 09/09/2022 4:14:40 PM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: libertylover

Bowing or not bowing is a no-win thing for American presidents. Usually the bend down a little from the waist, which isn’t hard because Elizabeth II was only 5’3” or 5’4” (same as Hillary Clinton).


29 posted on 09/09/2022 4:14:42 PM PDT by x
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To: All

I imagine she gave the Obama speeches to Charles, as a fellow traveller he will appreciate them more.

If you think the big white courtesy phone is busy now, wait until Obama and the Clintons go hob-nobbing with Charles and Camilla.

At that time, I will regurgitate for a world record three hundred and eighty nine days.


30 posted on 09/09/2022 4:19:39 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (Cultural elder -- problem is, that only counts for every other culture)
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

... I just discovered that President Trump and Melania did not, either. I was under the false impression that American visitors and dignitaries would do so out of courtesy.


31 posted on 09/09/2022 4:20:11 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
Can you feel the love?


32 posted on 09/09/2022 4:20:38 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia ( )
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To: BenLurkin
"Isn’t Hussein the creep who fondeld the Queen in the small of her back during a photo-shoot?"

It was Moochie.

33 posted on 09/09/2022 4:21:49 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: All

By the way, the globalists get their stooge Liz Truss (Dis trust) into office, she goes to Scotland to meet the Queen, the next day the Queen is dead and WEF agent Charles is on the throne.

That’s a big hmm don’t you think?

(Charles is basically John Kerry with a posh English accent)


34 posted on 09/09/2022 4:22:32 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (Cultural elder -- problem is, that only counts for every other culture)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

yep & yep


35 posted on 09/09/2022 4:23:47 PM PDT by mykroar (Democrats support both types of allowed thought: Marxist and Leninist.)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

“The Hawaii native...”

See - he WASN’T born in Kenya!


36 posted on 09/09/2022 4:24:57 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

As if the story isn’t bad enough, the moron who wrote it has the first name of “Hope.” Probably named after that stupid Obama poster.


37 posted on 09/09/2022 4:25:06 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: All

The rumor has it that Buckingham Palace will from now on be known as Reptile World UK.


38 posted on 09/09/2022 4:25:34 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (Cultural elder -- problem is, that only counts for every other culture)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

Obama is a subject of the crown.


39 posted on 09/09/2022 4:26:13 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
Probably rented to them by Prince Andrew, or they stayed there for free, courtesy of him:

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell pictured lounging in Queen Elizabeth’s estate

40 posted on 09/09/2022 4:30:29 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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