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dmbfan
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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 Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:00 pm Post subject: Obama and the Brits |
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President Barack Obama dislikes Britain, but he's keen to meet the Queen
Posted By: Iain Martin at Mar 6, 2009 at 12:44:22 [General]
Posted in: Politics , Three Line Whip , Eagle Eye
Tags:View More Buckingham Palace, G20, Gordon Brown, London visit, Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama , Sarah Brown, The Queen
President Obama has been rudeness personified towards Britain this week. His handling of the visit of the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to Washington was appalling. First Brown wasn't granted a press conference with flags, then one was hastily arranged in the Oval office after the Brits had to beg. Obama looked like he would rather have been anywhere else than welcoming the British leader to his office and topped it all with his choice of present (*) for the PM. A box of 25 DVDS including ET, the Wizard of Oz and Star Wars? Oh, give me strength. We do have television and DVD stores on this side of the Atlantic. Even Gordon Brown will have seen those films too often already.
A bit of regal glamour is quick to woo Barack Obama (Photo: PA)
This was coupled with Michelle Obama's casual choice of gifts for the Brown sons - matching models of the helicopter which ferry her husband around. While Sarah Brown had spent time choosing gifts for the Obama girls, Michelle had clearly sent an aide to the White House gift shop at the last moment.
All in all, he doesn't think much of us, as I explained in my post here earlier this week.
But what's this? Something, suddenly, seems to have made the Obama White House perk up and start to take an interest in the Brits. The Queen has invited the President to tea when he's here for the G20 in April. And he's in through the front door of Buckingham Palace faster than a Harley Davidson roaring along Route 66.
Note how the coolness of Team Obama disappears when a bit of regal glamour is introduced into the equation. He might not like the Brits, but he can recognise a global superstar when he encounters one. He wants to be associated with her. He's shameless.
(*) If Obama, or someone in his inner circle, had spent two minutes thinking about what present to get Brown then they could easily have come up with something appropriate. He likes books. He loves American history. Get him a signed first edition of a good Robert Dallek book such as the brilliant Flawed Giant on LBJ. Come to think of it, Obama should read it too, if he hasn't yet, as it reveals a great deal about how a Presidency can go so wrong. |
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Nice job Obama! Great first step in trying to repair the "cowboy diplomacy" that was "used" by former president Bush.
Well, if he did this to the French, then I would understand.
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Axl Rose
Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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A one-term president if ever I saw one. Mind you, that's what I said last time.
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| Well, if he did this to the French, then I would understand |
Even in jest, I object to this |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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| A box of 25 DVDS including ET, the Wizard of Oz and Star Wars? |
Probably region one, too. |
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gazz
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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It might have been something that we did to his G-Dad in Kenya! At least there arn't any countries doing things like that anymore!  |
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