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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: TheSarge on September 23, 2009, 07:52:57 PM
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Gordon Brown lurched from being hailed as a global statesman to intense embarrassment tonight, after it emerged US President Barack Obama had turned down no fewer than five requests from Downing Street to hold a bilateral meeting at the United Nations in New York or at the G20 summit starting in Pittsburgh today.
The prime minister, eager to portray himself as a leading player on the international stage in America this week, was also forced to play down suggestions from inside his own party that he might step down early, either due to ill health or deteriorating eyesight.
There have been tensions between the White House and No 10 for weeks over Brown's handling of the Scottish government's decision to release the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.
Brown's efforts to secure a prestigious primetime slot for his keynote speech at the general assembly in New York were also thwarted when the Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi, delivered a 100-minute speech to the UN, massively running over Brown's 15 minute slot.
Brown had not only been seeking a bilateral meeting with Obama, but feelers were also sent out to hold a joint press conference, an event that would have boosted Brown's efforts to offer himself as a linchpin of international diplomacy. Government sources said that Britain even changed its policy on swine flu immunisation in Africa to match that of the Obama administration last week, in an attempt to rebuild relations.
No 10 denied there had been any hint of a snub, saying Obama and Brown had plenty of chances to talk as they sat next to one another at the summits. They insisted they were working closely on issues such as future economic regulation, bankers' bonuses, nuclear non-proliferation and climate change. Brown himself insisted: "I do say that the special relationship is strong, it continues to strengthen."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/sep/23/barack-obama-gordon-brown-talks
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And the snubbing of America's allies continues. :hammer:
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This is what? The third time? Fourth time? that he's bent Great Britain over and screwed 'em like he was a Waffen SS on leave in Paris or something.
Does he think that we don't notice?
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And the snubbing of America's allies continues. :hammer:
Gordon Brown deserves it. The side benefit is that the Tories are gonna kick butt in the next election.
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Gordon Brown deserves it. The side benefit is that the Tories are gonna kick butt in the next election.
The down side though is that it'll take 25 - 50 years to damage control everything Teh MessiahnFuhrer is doing to our allies.
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The down side though is that it'll take 25 - 50 years to damage control everything Teh MessiahnFuhrer is doing to our allies.
By then EuroLand will be an Islamic Caliphate
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Doesn't he realize what he is doing or is he just that big of a a**?
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Eh, just toss him a couple Region 1 DVD's. That should hold him.
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Don't forget about WH gift shop goodies for the family members as well :sarcasm:
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Doesn't he realize what he is doing or is he just that big of a a**?
I'm beginning to think that he doesn't care. He's giving the impression that he'll snub even our longest standing allies if they give any indication of not going along with his Statist agenda.
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I'm beginning to think that he doesn't care. He's giving the impression that he'll snub even our longest standing allies if they give any indication of not going along with his Statist agenda.
His actions certainly show that
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I'm beginning to think that he doesn't care. He's giving the impression that he'll snub even our longest standing allies if they give any indication of not going along with his Statist agenda.
Seems like it doesn' t even take that, he was snubbing Gordy from the git-go, before there even was a point of departure on policy.
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Don't forget about WH gift shop goodies for the family members as well :sarcasm:
Do they sell rubber chickens?
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O-bummer just couldn't stand for a second to share the camera with anyone else. After all, he's the new Messiah! He will change the world single handedly! He sure doesn't want his Global Initutive to get slowed down with any kind of sharing the limelight.
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Do they sell rubber chickens?
Nope only booble head dolls of the Zero :naughty: