Can someone tell Obama to answer the clue phone?
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Can someone tell Obama to answer the clue phone?
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The Obamas, Barack and Michelle both, pretty much diplomatically botched the recent visit of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife. Oddly enough, the U.S. Old Media seems uninterested in the story that is a hot topic in England, a story that's left many Brits a bit miffed.
As the visit of the national leader of our closest ally began, the President informed the Brits that he wouldn't be attending the joint press conference that was planned to be held once PM Brown's plane touched down. This threw the visiting delegation into a tizzy leaving them scrambling to explain the sudden change in plans to the folks back home. Still, meetings were had and things smoothed out. Eventually the visit seemed to right itself... then came the Obama's gift gaffes.
It is well understood that visiting diplomatic delegations come bearing gifts and gift giving is returned in like fashion by the host country. It is an ages old human practice in diplomacy after all. Usually the gifts are valuable, representative of the products of the nations involved, or at least symbolic of the history of those nations.
For his part, PM Brown gave two symbolic gifts and one that expressed national pride. Brown came bearing a pen holder carved from the timbers of the sister ship of that which gave the wood to create the famous "Resolute Desk," the desk that has been in America's charge since 1880. He also gave Obama the framed commission for that famous ship, the HMS Resolute. His third gift was a seven-volume biography of one of England's greatest leaders, Winston Churchill.
So, what did President Obama give the British PM? 25 movies on DVD. Yeah, that's it. Brown gives a symbolic gift like the pen holder fashioned from a famous British warship and Obama responds by sending a staffer to WalMart to pick up a few quick movies.
How thoughtful. Or not.
And I'm not the only one to scoff at this thoughtless gift. The entire British press is up in arms. Many in Britain are seeing this as entirely gauche and indicative of the low esteem in which the Obama's hold England.
Worse, no one is 100% sure that Obama was smart enough to know that DVDs made in America don't play on European DVD players. American DVDs are created in the "Region One" format while those in Europe play in "Region Two" format. A U.S. DVD just won't play on a machine made for the English market.
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HAHA, Brits flat out calling Obama stupid.
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Dani Bosco
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There are many things Obama needs to answer the clue phone about. |
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George L
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So, does this mean the Brits will now pull all their troops out of Iraq?
The gift thing has always been a bit strange. Americans, including the president, aren't allowed to actually keep them anyway, unless they're willing to buy them from the US government. |
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anistonalltheway
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Sure but better yet I wish someone would have told the people who voted him into office to pick up the clue phone! |
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EX-REPUBLICAN
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no one cares but you.......next story...
Brits calling Obama stupid?? they seem to have their feelings hurt...LOL...Its ok...can he make you feel better?...what if Obama bought you guys some ice cream?...LOL |
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Cut Throat B****
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Why don't you go to his website and make that suggestion yourself?
President Bush gave Blair (at least I think it was Blair at the time) a fur lined bomber jacket that Blair gave to charity.
Somebody at the White House office of protocol needs to be fired. |
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