Barack Obama's gift for the Queen: an iPod, your Majesty

[rich_t]

Obama needs to appoint Martha Stewart to the head of the WH protocol office.

[Chris_]

I really think it's much ado over nothing.  *shrug*

Of course you do. I'm not sure why I even bothered to ask. 

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Mum, what's on your iPod:

* Photos from President Obama’s Inauguration
* Audio of then-state senator Obama’s speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and
* Audio of President Obama 2009 Inauguration Address

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/04/what-does-one-g.html


nar·cis·sism    (närs-szm) KEY   also nar·cism   (-szm) KEY 

NOUN:

1. Excessive love or admiration of oneself. See Synonyms at conceit.
 
2. A psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, and unconscious deficits in self-esteem.

3. Erotic pleasure derived from contemplation or admiration of one's own body or self, especially as a fixation on or a regression to an infantile stage of development.

4. The attribute of the human psyche charactized by admiration of oneself but within normal limits.

[TheSarge]

I really think it's much ado over nothing.  *shrug*

Anyone here surprised with this answer?

[Jim]

I wonder if he stuck an "I pledge to fawn over teh messiah" form for her to sign too ?

[Chris_]

Of course you do. I'm not sure why I even bothered to ask. 

I regret this post. You are absolutely entitled to your opinion, Mia. Sorry I was such a smart-aleck.

[vlad335]

Actually surprised he didn't give her a Shamwow.

[Chris]

Actually surprised he didn't give her a Shamwow.

Or a Snuggie.

[Sam Adams]

Fox reported a little while ago, per the White House, that Obamas' people asked the Queen's people what she wanted and it was an video iPod.  (which is what she was given)

Hmmm....riiiiiiiiight......

If Obama's people actually asked the Queen what she wanted, that's even worse than we thought. And I doubt that the Queen would even respond to such a stupid question.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Or a Snuggie.

I was busy.

[Karin]

Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners, lives RIGHT THERE in Washington D.C.  They should ask for guidance.  A gift to royalty shouldn't be like a Christmas gift to your relative.  It's not like she needs more junk in the castle.  It should be symbolic.  My idea would have been to plant a rose bush in her honor in the WH rose garden, with a plaque saying so, and give her a picture of that.  Dumb?  Too cheap?

Anyway, gifting back the bust of Churchill, is the best answer so far (from page 1 Brit comments).  

[Rebel]

Or a Snuggie.

...or the WTF Blanket:

[youtube=425,350]h05ZQ7WHw8Y[/youtube]

[thundley4]

Uploaded onto the iPod:

* Photos from the Queen’s 2007 White House State Visit
* Photos from the Queen’s 2007 Jamestown, Va., Visit
* Photos from the Queen’s 2007 Richmond, Va., Visit
* Video from the Queen’s 1957 Jamestown Visit
* Video from the Queen’s 2007 Jamestown Visit
* Video from the Queen’s 2007 Richmond Visit
* Photos from President Obama’s Inauguration
* Audio of then-state senator Obama’s speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and
* Audio of President Obama 2009 Inauguration Address

Hot Air 

Kind of fits into that narcissistic bent of 0Bamas.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Hot Air 

Kind of fits into that narcissistic bent of 0Bamas.

Beat ya!

http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,26895.0/msg,284312.html

 

[thundley4]

Beat ya!

http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,26895.0/msg,284312.html

 

That's one of the problems with duplicate threads. lol

[Eupher]

Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners, lives RIGHT THERE in Washington D.C.  They should ask for guidance.  A gift to royalty shouldn't be like a Christmas gift to your relative.  It's not like she needs more junk in the castle.  It should be symbolic.  My idea would have been to plant a rose bush in her honor in the WH rose garden, with a plaque saying so, and give her a picture of that.  Dumb?  Too cheap?

Anyway, gifting back the bust of Churchill, is the best answer so far (from page 1 Brit comments).  

I'm not so sure that Miss Manners is the right expert in this particular department. Sure, if I want to give a party or want to entertain, she's the one I'd ask if the small fork goes on the left or the right or up top of the table setting.

But we're talking about British tradition and British diplomacy vis-a-vis the monarchy. That's a different world altogether, I would think.

Jendf earlier asked in her list if there was some other kind of diplomatic gaffe she might've missed. The bust of Churchill debacle comes to mind. That one was outrageous, in my opinion. Even if His Holiness didn't want the bust in the Oval Orifice, he didn't have to give it back to PM Brown. That's just plain rude.