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Obamas Give Queen Elizabeth an iPod
Ponca City, We love you writes "What did the Obamas give Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday when they arrived at Buckingham Palace? An Obama aide reported the queen was given an iPod loaded with video and photos of her 2007 trip to the United States, as well as songs and accessories. She also received a rare songbook signed by the composer Richard Rodgers. The gift issue had come up after Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the White House last month. Mr. Brown gave Mr. Obama a pen holder carved from the timber of an anti-slave ship, receiving in return a DVD box set of American movies, igniting a torrent of criticism in the British press. According to news reports, the queen gave the Obamas a silver-framed signed photograph — a gift she gives to all visiting dignitaries."
And most importantly, the ipod was loaded with Obamessiah's greatest speeches too (The Queen has trouble sleeping).
There are many who still say Obama may actually be a subject of the queen of england (born in Kenya)...but regardless, even if he wasn't, there is much evidence that he is working for the banking families of the US who are ultimately controlled out of London, england...if you haven't seen it yet: Movie - The Obama Deception
~ awaiting spiritual enlightenment ~
While I realize it's important to discuss all aspects of international diplomacy, it's slightly ridiculous to compare this blunder with that of the Bush administration's illustrious catalog of them.
I'd rather be known as the nation of inept gift givers than the nation of torturers, violators of international law, war mongers and science haters.
We can certainly discuss the things Obama has done wrong (and there are plenty), but it's a fucking order of magnitude below that of the Bush administration's.
>I am not entirely sure what you are saying? Do you not recall Bush? The tool that gave Angela Merkel (the prime minister of Germany) a back massage at a meeting? How about the time he winked at the Queen of England? Or when he addressed a room full of donors by saying something to the effect of: "Quite an impressive room of people here, the haves, and the have mores...". The same guy who got us involved in two wars and ushered in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
As for the two wars - right you are, and WHO was attacked first? And we were attacked because a previous weakling of a president let things go for too long - Clinton .... As for who brought in this economic downfall, look no further than the Democrats. Barney Frank, Bill Clinton and even all the way back to Jimmy Carter are the ones who did this to us. Bush tried to head it off several years ago and was stopped by Pelosi, Reid and Barney Frank.
>And YOU have the gall to call Obama a "clown of a president" who needs to be impeached? Seriously? If you were marked troll, I would have let your comments go and not even read your post. The fact that somehow, you ended up listed as insightful absolutely astounds me. Given the stark contrast of character between the two men, a grass roots community organizer vs. a man who shirked his military duties, you must need a wheelbarrow to carry your balls around in.
As for the crack about shirking his duties. Shows where your sour grapes are. George Bush served his time honorably and has the paperwork to prove it. Where was Obama? Won't even produce his proper birth certificate to prove that he actually is a Native born American!
Obama has no character, associate of terrorists that he is. No experience doing anything --- and it shows. He is in contention for worst president of all time - after how many days? As for 4 or 8 years. Don't be ton him getting re-elected. He has shown so many characteristics of a one term president already. And Congress will probably swing back to the GOP in 2010, after PElosi and Reid are shown for the buffoons they are.
>Finally, as a general rule, anyone who finds a need to use the term "class" in the same context you did in your post typically has none themselves.
We see now why you don't have any mod points.