Funny! UK Commentator on Obama meeting with Gordon Brown

This article is so witty in its account of the Brown-Obama press conf.

The author is very humourous (note the spelling!). Very Happy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/deb.....ughed.html
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something tells me that is a very obviously right wing paper.

Raisin.

regardless of politics, the writer is funny!

Platinum Member Joined: May 22 2005 Posts: 13795

Why the eye roll about a British conservative paper?

There are hundreds of liberal media outlets here in the US... newspapers, magazines and TV channels, almost all of which will claim to be "objective."

At least in England the papers are up front about being aligned with political parties.

Anyway, the my original post was about the humor, not the politics.

Platinum Member Joined: Sep 22 2004 Posts: 9754

well, obviously there were many news coverage of Pres & Mrs O, but this one totally slipped my radar (not that I read DM). I read the whole article but didn't find anything humorous about it. Just bunch of cliches. Sad case to demonstrate the state of British journalism, I'm afraid.

I wonder whether the UK media registered any distaste for how the Obamas gave little respect to Brown and the Queen (when he wouldn't lower his head for her when he met her), yet he gave a nice full bow to the King of Saudi Arabia.

Not giving respect to Gordon Brown? I highly doubt anyone is offended by that...

funny, Mrs. B. Wink

Platinum Member Joined: Jul 27 2007 Posts: 14736

obama did give the queen a personalized ipod. I don't mind if I don't get a stupid bow if I get an ipod.

and apparantly michelle did hug the queen.

Hey Clarissa! We've missed your exaggerated sense of humor around here.

Seriously, the Queen and Prime Min of our strongest ally have earned, and deserve, a sign if respect from our president. A nod of the head was all that protocol demanded. What would have been wrong with that?

As for the iPod. Mark Steyn joked how it was probably pre-loaded with a lot of Obama's speeches for the Queen to enjoy. (P.S. President Obama, I'll take mine loaded with Abba, please!) Laughing

I know I don't need to tell you that that bowing to the King of Saudi, a full bow is a sign of subservience. Saudi Arabia is not an ally, if anything its just an important business partner that harbors Anti American sentiment and of course was the training ground of the 9-11 terrorists.

Anyhow, neither the bow, or the lack of it, was appropriate. I know this doesn't bother you Clarissa, but it bothers me. Make fun if you want.

Platinum Member Joined: Jul 27 2007 Posts: 14736

I, too, Googled and all I found were rants on Republican websites and blogs. He's a head of state, he's not required to bow. Anyway, I haven't found a news source that made anything of this and hope to find one that even mentioned it. The sites I saw were far from news sites. Maybe it's not such big news?

Look btMOM, after I googled, I did a search of your threads and posts on the News Forum. You detest the guy, I get it. He's evil. He says the wrong things, does the wrong things, eats the wrong foods, wears the wrong colors, uses the wrong shampoo, etc. I get it. You don't like him. Were you equally incensed when your president gave the German Chancellor a back rub, and she was clearly appalled? If so, please direct me to that thread. I wouldn't want to think that you were obsessed to the point that your posts about politics were focused on something less than important to world peace. One guy started a war the rest of the world hates. This guy didn't bow before the queen. Yup, I get it. The end of world peace.

WHY OH WHY DIDN'T HE BOW!!??????

Platinum Member Joined: Jul 27 2007 Posts: 14736

Correction: How come new sources didn't freak out about this terrible breach of protocol. Still Googling over here. How could they put this on the back burner? Don't they care about what matters?

Obama with the Queen:

Obama with the King

Yes, Obama's policies and outright lies make me angry. Not ashamed about it at all.

ETA: Clarissa, I am posting these political items in the In the News forum, and as far as I know that's not against the rules of the board. Why are you getting so upset about it? Your responses are almost like you are taking my political dislike of Obama personally.