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1. #1
   On March 10th, 2009 at 10:30 am, twiggman said:

   It,s a sad day when,” we the people “need to do this….Thanks to O-Butt Head…

2. #2
   On March 10th, 2009 at 10:33 am, Misscheryl said:

   It was a sad day when we elected this buffoon and the “baggage” that came with him.

3. #3
   On March 10th, 2009 at 10:33 am, TXGator said:

   Beware Geek’s boring gifts.

4. #4
   On March 10th, 2009 at 10:36 am, corona said:

   Dear Gordo,
   I’m sorry that other Americans voted for that clown.

5. #5
   On March 10th, 2009 at 10:38 am, sonofdy said:

   Some how I am mostly sorry for us. Remember europe loved this bozo as well.

6. #6
   On March 10th, 2009 at 10:38 am, flmom said:

   To the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP,
   I must apologize for the rather naff gift our Messiah chose to give you, but look on the bright side, old chap. If the other side had won, you could be toting home a rather dead moose.
   Sincerely,
   A slightly embarrassed ex-pat.

7. #7
   On March 10th, 2009 at 10:40 am, DesertLover said:

   sonofdy … good call … you do realize that Bozo the Clown originated on local TV in ??? … yep … Chicago …

8. #8
   On March 10th, 2009 at 10:41 am, ajmontana said:

   Hilldebeast isn’t much better even after being a (cough) First Lady with her lame “Reset” button… give me a break.

   Sorry Mr.Prime Minister
   Dumba$$ voters 08′

   If his Royal Odopeyness ever gets invited over there the dipstick will expect to be treated like a King. I hope they just tell him not to bother visiting.

9. #9
   On March 10th, 2009 at 10:46 am, old trooper said:

   So far Obama has performed at the level of my expectations for him. It will take decades to repair the harm done. I don’t have to apologize to anyone. I did not vote for the SOB. He is a one termer if he lasts that long.

10. #10
    On March 10th, 2009 at 10:49 am, katablog said:

    I think we need to send Gordon Brown some better DVDs.

11. #11
    On March 10th, 2009 at 10:51 am, Kent18 said:

    I don’t have to apologize to anyone. I did not vote for the SOB.

    Moved and seconded. Motion carried.

12. #12
    On March 10th, 2009 at 10:52 am, cheapseat said:

    kind of warms my heart after seeing all the liberal brits berating g.w. as the stupid cowboy, and how could we americans elect such a nitwit. remember 2004-5. now they know what a nitwit really looks like, complete with his harvard jd degree. soooo smart, too smart to fail, from acorn aggitator to president with the help of the subprime iq american left. hope europe loves him.

13. #13
    On March 10th, 2009 at 10:52 am, walterc said:

    With this embarrassing gift and snub, I can’t help but wonder if he’s going to take Virginia Ham to Israel as a gift to Netanyahu.

    Couldn’t he at least invite the PM to the Wednesday night Kobe Beef bash? Invite an English group to perform? Like maybe Herman’s Hermits or the Stones?

14. #14
    On March 10th, 2009 at 10:56 am, Stoutcat said:

    katablog said:
    I think we need to send Gordon Brown some better DVDs.

    Hee! Yes, and let’s make sure they play on UK players. Anybody know if they were regular DVDs or Blu-Ray?

15. #15
    On March 10th, 2009 at 10:57 am, jangar said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 10:38 am, flmom said:

    Don’t dis the moose.

16. #16
    On March 10th, 2009 at 10:59 am, jangar said:

    old trooper - my hero!

17. #17
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:00 am, Oink said:

    I apologized to them last week on UK Telegraph and asked them to pray for us.

    Sigh… how different would it be right now had McCain/Palin been elected?

18. #18
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:00 am, jamesgreenidge said:

    You all have to understand, The Bom regards himself as the planet’s long overdue moral/conscience/compassion/reason field-leveler via a biblical pretext; The Meek (Third World Nations/Dark Races) Shall Inherit the Earth. Or every dog will have it’s due. Etc. America and Britain has already had theirs…

    James Greenidge
    Queens, NY

19. #19
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:04 am, WarEagle82 said:

    We should all just be grateful that Hillary was too busy off insulting the rest of Europe and wasn’t there to “help” Obambi with the Brits. They might have started WW3!

20. #20
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:05 am, flmom said:

    Don’t dis the moose.

    No dis intended, Bullwinkle was one of my favorite shows. LOL.

21. #21
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:05 am, bradley said:

    With this embarrassing gift and snub, I can’t help but wonder if he’s going to take Virginia Ham to Israel as a gift to Netanyahu.

    LOL

    Line of the day.

22. #22
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:06 am, jangar said:

    Why should Obama care one wit about the UK? Do they exist to serve him?

23. #23
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:06 am, stillontheroad said:

    To the Prime Minister and People of Great Briton,

    We would like to express our sincere apologies for the crass and classless behavior displayed toward the Prime Minister, and by extension the people of Great Briton, by the present occupants of the White House. Those of us that have witnessed this travesty of Diplomacy are outraged and embarrassed. We wish you to know that there are many of us that value and honor you as steadfast friends that have always come to our aid in our hours of need.

    Once again, please accept our deepest apologies.
    Best of regards,
    Mike and Sue

24. #24
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:07 am, hadsil said:

    Liberals apologized to the world for George Bush. Let’s see how they like it. Of course they won’t. Dissent is now racist.

25. #25
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:07 am, iamsaved said:

    Didn’t the British ask how could 54 million American’s be so dumb as to vote for George W. Bush to a 2nd term?

    I’d like to ask the Brits why they were so dumb as to want Obama in office so badly? Be careful what you wish for.

26. #26
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:07 am, jangar said:

    I say We The People sent Iran a gift…….Obama!

27. #27
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:11 am, nail49 said:

    I say We The People send Iran a gift

    jangar: Like our ICBM crews would say,

    “Guaranteed to be delivered in 30 minutes or less or the next one is free!”

28. #28
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:12 am, HotWeaver said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 10:49 am, katablog said:

    I think we need to send Gordon Brown some better DVDs.

    The Complete Monty Python would be better than the clown he just saw.

29. #29
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:13 am, mattymatt10 said:

    Screw Europe. They supported FauxBama like 90-10 over McCain. Remember when damn near the whole continent showed up to hear the glorious “citizen of the world” in Berlin?

    They are getting what they wanted, just like all the dopes and idiots here.

30. #30
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:20 am, WarEagle82 said:

    Mike and Sue,

    Your hearts are in the right place but you gotta use that spell check program. It is GREAT BRITAIN.

    And the official name of the country is “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” although friends can call her the “United Kingdom.” Please note “friends” no longer include the current occupants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:06 am, stillontheroad said:
    To the Prime Minister and People of Great Briton,

    We would like to express our sincere apologies for the crass and classless behavior displayed toward the Prime Minister, and by extension the people of Great Briton, by the present occupants of the White House.

31. #31
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:21 am, Juliethejarhead said:

    Britain isn’t Europe.

    Britain has the best friend we’ve ever had — from Churchill, to Thatcher, to Blair.

    Big fat “MWAH!” to all our mates across the pond.

32. #32
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:22 am, Veretax said:

    Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

    I’m sorry that our newly elected President is such an inexperienced naive, please do not take his contempt for you as being indicative of the American populace in general.

33. #33
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:28 am, formerwm said:

    The Brits still think of us as the colonies, a bunch of woodsmen and raggamuffins. They did not like our cowboy president but I grew up believing cowboys were the good guys and gangsters came from Chicago.

    I think everyone starting to see who and what Obama really is…a clown! Sorry clowns if I have offended any of you.

    I also wish Obama could say one sentence in less then 20 minutes.

34. #34
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:30 am, John Lee Pedimore said:

    Both Obama and the pisshead who spoke at the UN the other day and said that the UK was “just one of 190 countries that is represented by the UN” don’t consider American history to be a part of our culture,they see it as an embarrassment.
    The English colonies were the start of this great nation,albiet a slightly rocky relationship.Never the less,showing dis-respect for the Brits is like dis-respecting your mother.

    JLP

35. #35
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:33 am, mattymatt10 said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:28 am, formerwm said:
    I also wish Obama could say one sentence in less then 20 minutes.

    Ditto. I wish he didn’t whistle the ‘s’ on the end of words.

    And let’s not get our panties in too big a wad here. Gordon Brown is a leftist, just like Bam. He WAS here pushing a ‘global New Deal,’ after all.

36. #36
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:37 am, pueblo1032 said:

    Oh yeah, I’ll send an APOLOGY to MR. BROWN… Something like this, sorry you were treated like DOGGIE DOO DOO, but if you remember all you EUROS were infatuated with this BOZO… MR. BROWN, you must remember, ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!!

37. #37
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:40 am, chapoutier said:

    Never the less,showing dis-respect for the Brits is like dis-respecting your mother.

    Did you have to beat the hell out of your mom before she let you move away for college?

38. #38
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:42 am, WarEagle82 said:

    Remember when we were kids and we looked up to and respected the president? When was the last time conservatives felt that way? Have Leftists ever felt that way?

39. #39
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:43 am, rightwingmom said:

    Mr. Obama’s display of disrespect and indifference to our British allies is not surprising. We’ve allowed a narcissist to occupy the White House.

    Our deepest apologies for this insult. Mr. Obama is our President, but he does not speak for all Americans.

    Sir Winston Churchill was a great leader.

40. #40
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:44 am, shooter said:

    Obama has disgraced the office.
    Main contact info here.

    The British Embassy
    Emergency: (202) 588 6500
    Fax: (202) 588 7850

    Melt the lines-

    or email
    pat@britainusa.com
    Public Affairs Team
    The British Embassy
    Washington D.C.
    3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW
    Washington D.C. 20008-3600

41. #41
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:45 am, swede said:

    Dear Prime Minister Brown,

    We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, screwed up! We elected a populist yet self absorbed demagogue who graduated from Harvard, but can’t spell decorum.

    He is overwhelmed and very tired now from having to constantly hold up his massive head, while trying to establish the Union of American Socialist Republics.

    We were wondering…if it’s not too much trouble,could you ask the queen to take us back? We’ll be good this time.

    God Save the Queen!

42. #42
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:49 am, shooter said:

    11:45 am, swede

    hehe, thx for the chuckle.

43. #43
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:51 am, cshapiro04 said:

    Sorry but I can’t stand Gordon Brown…and he’s really no different from Obama. We’re finally treating them like Europeans have always treated us, like crap.

44. #44
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:58 am, Trollman said:

    Gordon Brown, if you think what Obama gave you was lame, look what he gave us – crummy socialism.

45. #45
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:00 pm, RedDog said:

    From Beck’s newsletter:

    Obama gift gaffe

    So much for repairing our image in the world – President Obama has already hacked off everyone in the United Kingdom by sending back a famous Winston Churchill bust that was given as a gift after 9-11. Then he made matters worse by insulting Prime Minister Brown in a gift exchange. Brown gave President Obama a pen holder carved from the timbers of H.M.S. Resolute, and a first edition of a 7 volume biography of Winston Churchill – but Obama gives Brown the equivalent of a pair of socks. The phony gifts of 25 DVD’S included Raging Bull, Casablanca, Psycho, The Graduate…Wasn’t he trying to repair our image in the world? How could he be so stupid?

    Is this really how the Founders intended “democracy” to work? Criminy! And we elected this guy! Could any people be more masochistic? Even liberals are horrified at this flaming idiot and his Democrat conspirators.

    “Here’s my life savings. Now please blow my brains out.”

46. #46
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:02 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Swede #41 – Laughed so hard at your accurate assessment of where we Yanks now find ourselves. Thanks!

47. #47
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:04 pm, feebiebabe said:

    Ya. Here’s some CD’s. I dont have time for you, (I have to get back to my parties).

    PS. Can I meet your Queen?

    

48. #48
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:04 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    I am not hearing any of my liberal “associates” expressing horror at the insanity of their Chosen One. All of the libs I know, to the man, think he’s got a “plan” and he is “taking the country in the correct, progressive” direction. Gag me.

49. #49
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:07 pm, twofoot said:

    Wasn’t Barry loved in the UK before the election?

    As much as the supposedly despised Bush, I don’t recall ever hearing anything about him intentionally slapping our closest and oldest ally in the face.

50. #50
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:07 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Feebiebabe #47 – Another laugh for the day! Just what the Prime Minister of Britian wants to hear – hip hop CDs!! I’m going to be sick now….

51. #51
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:10 pm, feebiebabe said:

    #50 – I stand corrected, it was DVD’s -American movie classics…(chortle). Greeaatttt.

    (my wires got crossed…its early…havent had my TEA yet).

    

52. #52
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:10 pm, bayou22 said:

    There was a story recently about a clown shortage in the UK resulting from application of visa rules.

    Perhaps Obama was merely auditioning? When he finally did meet the PM, did he and Michelle come spilling out of a miniature car with all those funny DVD’s? It was a skit, right? A joke?

53. #53
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:12 pm, Radiopatriot said:

    Sent mine last week to ALL the British embassies in the USA. Also, picked up the phone and spoke to the Orlando Embassy aide “Trevor” who appreciated the gesture.

    http://radiopatriot.blogspot.com/2009/03/dear-prime-mininster-brown-were-so.html

    http://thirdwavedave.blogspot.com/2009/03/british-consulate-to-andrea-shea-king.html

54. #54
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:14 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Trollman #44: Thanks for the witty remark! Not only is BO crass, he doesn’t even know he insulted the Prime Minister. I can guarantee you, the boys and girls in the protocol/gift office are friends of Barry and Michelle straight of a Chicago street. Goodness, shades of Bill and Hillary!!

55. #55
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:14 pm, xler8bmw said:

    When the republicans take back congress in 2010. BHO will become nothing more than a status figure and nothing more.

    We will make him ineffective just like the ineffective idiot he is and irrelavant!

56. #56
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:22 pm, flmom said:

    Can’t wait to see what he gives to HRH QE II on his forthcoming visit, maybe a bobble head figure of himself.

57. #57
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:27 pm, xler8bmw said:

    I really like the reset button idiot hill gave russia. It was like the easy button from Staple!

    The world must think we are idiots!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiurw9T5p_s

58. #58
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:30 pm, granite said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:22 pm, flmom said:

    Can’t wait to see what he gives to HRH QE II on his forthcoming visit, maybe a bobble head figure of himself.

    Outstanding!
    LMAO!!
    Deserving of a rimshot – ba-doom-tsshh!

59. #59
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:35 pm, stillontheroad said:

    WarEagle82

    Yikes, it goes to show that being in a hurry can cause a brain sieze lol Thanks for the check on that spell.

60. #60
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:37 pm, Bicyea said:

    The British Embassy has a facebook page with a wall where a lot of people are posting their apologies

61. #61
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:37 pm, MacEamonn said:

    I have attempted to start a petition on the #10 website asking the PM to forgive America for the way he was treated by the One and his administration. If it is approved I’ll post the link for everyone to sign it here in this comment section.

    I used Alan’s leter as a basis for my petition text.
    Here is what I said:

    We average Americans want to express our apologies for the questionable behavior of our President regarding your recent visit to the United States. It goes without saying that his reception for you was unacceptable to many of us.

    Please rest assured that more than just a few Americans grasp the pivotal, dignified, and guiding role that the British people and government have played in the maturation and survival of our American Republic in particular and Western Civilization in general.

    Most Americans wish the very best to The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, his family, and all our good friends throughout the United Kingdom.

    In embarrassment, but with best wishes for a continued strong relationship between our countries!

62. #62
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:40 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    What did you all expect when a manchild was elected to POTUS? Good manners? He’s not my child, so I’ll not apologize for his bad behaviour (note the spelling of behaviour in honor of the distinguished PM of the once Great Britain).

63. #63
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:41 pm, iamsaved said:

    From the Telegraph.co.uk…

    Giftgate threatens to take another twist and turn. Alex Massie at Coffee House flags up a vital and hitherto unconsidered aspect of the row, via one of Mark Hemingway’s readers.

    “It would be funny if the DVDs Mr Obama gave Mr Brown were Region 1 NTSC and therefore not compatible with the UK where DVDs are region 2 and video format is PAL.”

64. #64
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:43 pm, johnsteele said:

    Remember, there were large numbers of Americans apologizing to the world for Bush. So this idea of apologizing is a bit shop worn.

65. #65
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:43 pm, chapoutier said:

    “It would be funny if the DVDs Mr Obama gave Mr Brown were Region 1 NTSC and therefore not compatible with the UK where DVDs are region 2 and video format is PAL.”

    The DVDs were a special commission given to the American Film Institute. They were not just copies you picked up at Best Buy. I am guessing someone over at AFI knows about regional coding.

66. #66
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:47 pm, iamsaved said:

    Chapoutier: You mean just like Obama used his protocol experts that are assigned to the White House to advise him that these DVDs were an appropriate gift to a head of state? Who also advised him to have a run of the mill “working lunch”. You’re positive they thought long and hard about the regions the DVDs would play in?

    Sounds like Obama was re-gifting stuff he didn’t want.

67. #67
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:50 pm, RedDog said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:14 pm, xler8bmw said:
    When the republicans take back congress in 2010. BHO will become nothing more than a status figure and nothing more.

    We will make him ineffective just like the ineffective idiot he is and irrelavant!

    Unfortunately, he can destroy us before that day comes.

68. #68
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:55 pm, chapoutier said:

    I think the gift, in and of itself is fine. Not great. But fine. American film is one of our most recognizable exports to the world. A special set of 25 of the greatest seems thoughtful.

    I think it looks cheap only in comparison. It was clearly a very thoughtful gift on the part of Brown. Kind of like the “Office” episode where they all excahnge Christmas gifts and Michael ends up giving an iPod while everyone else sticks to the preset dollar limit.

69. #69
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:56 pm, RedDog said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:43 pm, chapoutier said:
    I am guessing someone over at AFI knows about regional coding.

    Possibly, but I would not count on these dopes to get it right. They can’t get important things right, why would they get gift protocol?

    The fact that Little Man is focusing on anything but the economy tells me all I need to know about this crew.

70. #70
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:58 pm, chapoutier said:

    Possibly, but I would not count on these dopes to get it right. They can’t get important things right, why would they get gift protocol?

    You know the AFI is not the government, right?

    The fact that Little Man is focusing on anything but the economy tells me all I need to know about this crew.

    Huh? Who is focusing on this? Certainly not Obama. Nor Brown. Certainly MM and other right wing bloggers. What do you think it tells you about them again?

71. #71
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:00 pm, iamsaved said:

    chapoutier: You may think the gift was fine but I have a feeling the Brits don’t agree. They saw it for what it was. You don’t hear about it because the drive-by media won’t report it just as they didn’t report Brown’s trip to the states which was a big topic of discussion over there in the media.

    Like wikipedia’s latest escapades – if it’s negative about Obama, it gets scrubbed, censored, or minimized into oblivion.

72. #72
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:01 pm, Rorschach said:

    My apology, emailed to the British embassy in DC and CC’d to the White House:
    Last week, the United States President was a complete and total ass to the Right Honorable Prime Minister of Great Britain, PM Gordon Brown, and an embarrassment to all Americans. (not that that is an uncommon occurrence by this incompetent boob.) On behalf of the nearly half of the United States that find ourselves nauseated in the extreme at the mere thought of Barak Obama as our president, I wish to submit our most humble apology for the monstrously boorish behavior of our president. His actions on that day reflect upon all Americans extremely badly. This is inexcusable. Rest assured that the REST of the country recognizes and cherishes our two country’s shared history and values, and that we will be doing our utmost to ensure he and his thieving cronies are unemployed (and unemployable) in 2012, along with all of his supporters in Congress and the Senate. I sincerely hope that the people of Great Britain recognize that we right thinking Americans want as little to do with Barak Obama as possible and look forward to the day that he is kicking cans and only hope that we can prevent him from destroying our country before that happens.

73. #73
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:03 pm, chapoutier said:

    chapoutier: You may think the gift was fine but I have a feeling the Brits don’t agree. They saw it for what it was.

    What was it exactly? A representation of arguably America’s greatest contribution to the arts?

74. #74
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:03 pm, Just A Grunt said:

    The under reported part of this story, which was revealed on Glenn Beck’s show yesterday, is not only did we give a cheap gift but Obama also gave back a bust of Winston Churchill that had been given to President Bush just after 9/11 by the British.
    It’s a twoofer. That part outraged me. Did he give it back just because it was given to former President Bush or because he didn’t want Churchill looking over his shoulder reminding him what an unprepared, ill equipped, and totally bumbling buffoon he is?

75. #75
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:05 pm, America1st said:

    Didn’t the British ask how could 54 million American’s be so dumb as to vote for George W. Bush to a 2nd term?

    I’d like to ask the Brits why they were so dumb as to want Obama in office so badly? Be careful what you wish for.

    EXACTLY!

76. #76
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:06 pm, America1st said:

    whoops screwed up the quote function.

77. #77
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:07 pm, chapoutier said:

    Did he give it back just because it was given to former President Bush or because he didn’t want Churchill looking over his shoulder reminding him what an unprepared, ill equipped, and totally bumbling buffoon he is?

    Or maybe because Churchill’s history with Kenya was just a wee bit rocky? Or maybe because he just wanted something else in that spot, something that he felt more personally attached to?

    And by the way, the bust was always just a loaner. It was never a gift.

78. #78
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:11 pm, xler8bmw said:

    #67 Reddog

    So true that’s the scary part!

79. #79
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:12 pm, MacEamonn said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:43 pm, johnsteele said:
    Remember, there were large numbers of Americans apologizing to the world for Bush. So this idea of apologizing is a bit shop worn.

    Let’s review:

    The Left were apologizing to the whole world for George W. Bush actually thinking he ought to use everything he had at his deposal to defend the USA.

    We on the right are apologizing to the specific head of state of our closest ally for the fact that our President and his administration showed The British PM and his country great disrespect when they could have just as easily conformed to traditional protocol and avoided the problem in the first place.

    And these are comparable how?

80. #80
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:17 pm, swede said:

    chapoutier

    Maybe not so much. I think its more the symbolism and thoughtfulness. Brown gave Barry a pen holder carved from a timber from a British anti slave gallion. Had thought and depth, while admitting the country had erred, then corrected themselves.

    Classic US DVD’s hardly make it.

81. #81
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:25 pm, swede said:

    Or maybe because Churchill’s history with Kenya was just a wee bit rocky? Or maybe because he just wanted something else in that spot, something that he felt more personally attached to?

    Hey chap
    I read Dear Leader requested a bust of Chamberlain instead of Churchil. The great pacifist who signed off on the Munich accord, ceding Poland to Germany, as long as Hitler “promised” not to invade Britain. Scarey scenario if that’s peacemaker Obummer’s approach to Iran and the Taliban now.

82. #82
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:26 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    It happens. I often look at something that passed spell check only to realize it ain’t right!

    For a minute I thought maybe the apology note was official and had been issued from the same Obama-appointed State Department genius who translated the “reset button” for Hillary…

    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:35 pm, stillontheroad said:
    WarEagle82

    Yikes, it goes to show that being in a hurry can cause a brain sieze lol Thanks for the check on that spell.

83. #83
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:34 pm, mike.musculus said:

    #37
    On March 10th, 2009 at 11:40 am, chapoutier said:

    Never the less,showing dis-respect for the Brits is like dis-respecting your mother.

    Did you have to beat the hell out of your mom before she let you move away for college?

    No, but Obie did his “typical white person”(tm) grandma…

    Of course, chap, you & I’d have more class

84. #84
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:36 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    It could have been much worse. Barry Soetero might have given Brown a book of Maya Angelou’s greatest poems or a Captain and Tennille Greatest Hits CD collection.

85. #85
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:38 pm, Arnold said:

    Gordon Brown isn’t very popular over here – it looks like he is going to lead his socialist party to a heavy defeat in next year’s election.

    I suspect that most ordinary people in this country are laughing at the President’s thoughtlessness (rather than expressing outrage) as they still view Obama as the greatest thing since sliced bread!

    As for me, I don’t care for Gordon Brown
    and couldn’t care less if his feelings were hurt by a fellow socialist!

    The insult to Churchill; however, is a different matter!

86. #86
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:41 pm, mike.musculus said:

    Arrrg! PDA dropped part of my comment:

    No, but Obie did his “typical white person”(tm) grandma…
    Of course, chap, you & I’d have more class

    should read

    No, but Obie did his “typical white person”(tm) grandma before he became President…
    Of course, chap, you & I’d have more class

    Sorry guys…

87. #87
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:42 pm, scituate_tgr said:

    Seeing as some of the British press is actually calling Odumbo out on this well orchestrated insult, maybe a few apologies directly to the British people would be well orchestrated.

    Picked these up from another link/blog:

    letters@spectator.co.uk
    dtletters@telegraph.co.uk
    letters@independent.co.uk
    letters@observer.co.uk
    letters@thetimes.co.uk

88. #88
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:43 pm, iamsaved said:

    It’s not the insult to Brown per se that’s so outrageous. It’s the insult to the position he holds and the country it represents. A distinct difference.

89. #89
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:48 pm, swede said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:38 pm, Arnold said:

    As for me, I don’t care for Gordon Brown
    and couldn’t care less if his feelings were hurt by a fellow socialist!

    The insult to Churchill; however, is a different matter!

    Point taken and appreciated. Still, I think many of us feel it’s a slam on the British people by our not so Dear Leader, and unacceptable.

    And again, I read Barry wanted a Chamberlain bust. Weird and a little scarey.

90. #90
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:50 pm, atheling said:

    Chapoutier once again proves that he’s not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. Here’s an excerpt of what the gift gaffe is about:

    Barack Obama was given a pen made from the wood of the HMS Resolute. The Resolute was one of their big warships and it went — these two ships went up and they were going up into I think it was the Arctic Circle, I’m not sure. They went up to the Arctic Circle. The Resolute gets stuck in the ice. So does the other one, but the Resolute never gets out, and the captain of the Resolute says, “Get out of the ship, get onto the other one; we’re going home.” When he gets home, he’s court-martialed because he’s left the HMS Resolute, a perfectly good ship, and he abandoned. And so he is court-martialed for it. Well, eventually the ice breaks and America goes up and we pull that thing out of the ice and we sail it over to England and we return her in, like, 1850 something or other as a gift. Well, the Resolute is in service for England and, you know, it signifies our gift to England and we say, please forgive us for everything that we’ve gone through in the past 50, 75 years. We are brothers. The Resolute is a big deal. So when the Resolute is decommissioned, Queen Elizabeth decides, I’m going to take the wood and I’m going to make two desks. I’m going to make one for me and one for the president. This is as significant as France giving us the Statue of Liberty. So she takes this and she makes it into two desks. It’s the desk that — remember little JFK, Jr., he opens up the trap door and he looks, you know, through it? That’s the USS Resolute desk. There’s only two of them: One with the queen, one with us. FDR put that door there. This is such a historic desk. He put that door there so it would hide his wheelchair so nobody could see his wheelchair. The door is the only place where the seal has the eagle looking down at the arrows instead of the olive branches, okay?

    So, see the significance of the gift from Brown? Do you have an inkling of its historical significance?

    So what does Gordon Brown do? He comes to meet with the president and he gives him a set of pens made from the wood of the USS Resolute to match the desk that should be in a museum. He gives him a matching set of pens. Barack Obama hands him a basket — I’m not kidding you, hands him a basket of DVDs that he can’t play. Mrs. Brown has children’s clothing from, like, the best designer in England, you know, all fit the kids. Michelle Obama goes downstairs, grabs a couple of boxes of Marine One helicopter models and gives them to Mrs. Brown: “Here, this is for you.” As bad as this is — because what this shows is either the disdain of the Obamas for England, and I don’t know which one’s worse, the disdain of England from the Obamas, and you should see — Michelle Obama, what she has written about England, you know, they were just, they were the linchpin of the slave trade. She has real disdain for them, at least she did when she wrote her term paper. It may be just that, that she hates white England. I’m not sure. But let’s give her the benefit of the doubt and let’s say they don’t hate England. It shows the arrogance. We have people in the State Department, this is all they do is come up with gifts. The arrogance of this administration. They are obviously not listening to the State Department on something this important as a gift. And the worst part of it is the bust of Winston Churchill, there are two of these. England’s working in twos: The HMS Resolute desk and the bust of Winston Churchill. This is the most famous bust of Winston Churchill. England gave this bust to the president for the White House right after 9/11 as a sign of standing together: We will stand together united as one. They gave us this historic bust of Churchill. It has been sitting in the oval office since 9/11. Barack Obama says we’re going to box this back up and you guys can take it home with you. Gordon Brown says, “No, no, no. Mr. President, that was a gift from the people of Englan d after 9/11. If you want to keep that in one of your museums, you may keep it in one of your museums but please, no, no, that was a gift. That wasn’t to borrow. We didn’t just lend that out to you. That’s a gift from us.” He said, “No, that’s okay. We don’t want it.” And he’s sending the bust of Winston Churchill back to England. The people of England are going crazy and they’re going crazy because our press hasn’t even reported on this.

    Only an idiot can fail to see how this is a major faux pas.

    You claim that Obama’s WalMart gift was representative of America’s “greatest” contribution to the arts? Sheesh, and we don’t have literature? Moby Dick? Last of the Mohicans?

    Ever read, you moron?

91. #91
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:53 pm, atheling said:

    Now, apart from Obama’s idiocy, I am not apologizing for it. I did not vote for the moron, and the loudmouthed Brits wanted him. So they got what they had coming to them.

92. #92
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:53 pm, TimLenox said:

    Just came up with a honey of an idea.
    My mother is joining me in this.

    We are each sending Mass Cards
    to the Prime Minister to:

    Keep him in our prayers
    and additional Mass Cards for:

    All the heroes in the
    Royal Armed Forces
    who fought for freedom by the
    side of all the heroes in the
    United States Armed Forces.

    May they rest in Honor and Peace.

    We The People of the
    United States of America
    remember and thank our
    most noble allies.

93. #93
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:08 pm, chapoutier said:

    So, see the significance of the gift from Brown? Do you have an inkling of its historical significance?

    I am well aware of what the gift was. It was an incredible, thoughtful gift, no doubt. Brown clearly went above and beyond. But did the two sides get together and compare gifts ahead of time?

    But first, it is absolutely disingenuous (not surprising from you) to say Obama’s was a “Wal-Mart” gift. He commissioned the AFI to compile a special 25 film edition of American classics. Ordinarily I would say this is a fine (not great) gift to a head of state. It represents one of the enduring treasures Amreica has. And I guarantee you, a lot more people around the world care about and associate America with its film than it does with James Fenimore Cooper (who is a HORRIBLE writer, btw).

    The only reason this is making so much hay is 1) you people hate Obama and it clouds any semblance of objectivity you have and 2) the Brown gift was admittedly amazing.

    But baby, I have missed you. Where have you been? The sexual tension between WarEagle and me is a mere flicker of a dying ember compared to the raging inferno of our forbidden love.

94. #94
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:15 pm, flmom said:

    What was it exactly? A representation of arguably America’s greatest contribution to the arts?

    So I guess Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, L.M. Alcott, Ernest Hemingway, Salinger,etc. are a notch below Hollywood when it comes to contributions to the arts.

95. #95
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:18 pm, Hulka said:

    Well said, atheling.

    It is striking that some refuse to recognize the gaff for what it was: an absolute, although probably unintentional, base insult to the British. No thought behind the gift, dismissive and reflecting no sense of history or respect.

    This was a gift exchange between heads of state, NOT some gift swap at some office party.

    What is really troubling me is the question of where was the White House protocol office in all this? Perhaps they were all fired/let go to make room for a few of the chums from back home, you know, the classless and tasteless scum not schooled in matters of international diplomacy.

    Bottom line, The Dear Leader and his minions do not know history and they have no respect for anything or anyone. With no appreciation of history and no respect for the greatest strategic alliance in modern history, we end up giving a cheesy DVD set to a man going blind.

    Sheesh.

96. #96
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:20 pm, atheling said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:08 pm, chapoutier said:

    I am well aware of what the gift was.

    Thanks for confirming my assertion that you are a moron.

97. #97
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:22 pm, chapoutier said:

    So I guess Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, L.M. Alcott, Ernest Hemingway, Salinger,etc. are a notch below Hollywood when it comes to contributions to the arts.

    So you would feel better if Obama had given him a bunch of books instead? Please. And again, I guarantee more people around the world associate the US with its film than with its authors. Its at least one thing we definetly do far better than the Brits. No offense to all those great writers, but the Limeys have us beat there. Same reason Obama should not give Brown a compilation of the Best of American Classic Rock.

98. #98
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:22 pm, Salt said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:08 pm, chapoutier said:

    The only reason this is making so much hay is 1) you people hate Obama and it clouds any semblance of objectivity you have…

    Chap, you borrowed a “you people” from ilovemycountry? He charges a premium for those. Surely you could have gotten a “you folks” or “you guys” at a discount.

99. #99
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:22 pm, atheling said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:18 pm, Hulka said:

    What is really troubling me is the question of where was the White House protocol office in all this? Perhaps they were all fired/let go to make room for a few of the chums from back home, you know, the classless and tasteless scum not schooled in matters of international diplomacy.

    Bottom line, The Dear Leader and his minions do not know history and they have no respect for anything or anyone. With no appreciation of history and no respect for the greatest strategic alliance in modern history, we end up giving a cheesy DVD set to a man going blind.

    Sheesh! I forgot about that aspect! What an idiot! And what idiots who work for him!

100. #100
     On March 10th, 2009 at 2:23 pm, chapoutier said:

     Thanks for confirming my assertion that you are a moron.

     No problem baby. I love it when you talk dirty.

     Seriously, what is your point. Do you think I am saying the gifts were comparable? No. But that doesn’t mean both weren’t thoughtful.