Out with the DVDs and in with the IPOD

[Presto]

All I keep hearing about is how classy the Obamas are. I guess classy now includes giving gifts from a flea market.





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

Posted By: Toby Harnden at Apr 1, 2009 at 18:42:31 [General] Posted in: Foreign Correspondents
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Barack Obama met the Queen at Buckingham Palace today and gave her a gift of an iPod loaded with video footage and photographs of her 2007 United States visit to Richmond, Jamestown and Williamsburg in Virginia. In return, the Queen gave the President a silver framed signed photograph of herself and the Duke of Edinburgh - apparently a standard present for visiting dignitaries.

It is believed the Queen already has an iPod, a 6GB silver Mini version she is said to have bought in 2005 at the suggestion of Prince Andrew.

UPDATE: Pool reporter Richard Wolf of USA Today says that an Obama aide told him the President also gave the Queen a "rare songbook signed by Richard Rodgers". END UPDATE

Earlier, Mr Obama had spoken of his admiration for Her Majesty but indicated that his wife was handling the details of their royal meeting. "There's one last thing that I should mention that I love about Great Britain, and that is the Queen," he said at the end of his joint press conference with Gordon Brown.
"And so I'm very much looking forward to meeting her for the first time later this evening. And as you might imagine, Michelle has been really thinking that through -- because I think in the imagination of people throughout America, I think what the Queen stands for and her decency and her civility, what she represents, that's very important."
Mr Brown added: "Well, I know the Queen is looking forward to welcoming you and she's very much looking forward to her discussion with you."
There was widespread criticism in Britain and from Anglophiles in the US of Mr Obama's recent present to Mr Brown of a box set of classic American movies on DVDs that were not compatible with British DVD players.

 

[kingbill]

He should have given her American Cars...

In 1977 Canada's PM did a pirouette behind the back of Queen Elizabeth II...Canada's and birtain's relationship survived

 

[Romanowski]

no class this guy

 

[Loren78]

Out With the Monarchs and the Moors...And In With A Government controlled Currency...

 

[barman]

Only a couple more months until All American Currency is Replaced By The Mythical Amero

 

[Mistermj]

Obama's Gift to the Queen [Jonah Goldberg]

This just in:

Diplomatic jaws dropped across the continent yesterday when it was revealed that U.S. President Barack Obama had, once again, fumbled a routine protocal of international statecraft: finding the right gift for a foreign leader or head of state. In a private ceremony with Queen Elizabeth, Her Royal Highness bequeathed to the Obamas one of the earliest known copies of William Shakespeare's Henry V. She also presented him with the framed orginal sheet music of John Newton's "Amazing Grace." To the Obama daughters, the Queen gave a dollhouse-sized replica of Windsor Castle with a functioning train station in the year of the compound. They also received a prize Shetland pony. Mrs. Obama was given a ruby ring commissioned and worn by Queen Victoria.

The Obamas, unfortunately, did not seem prepared for the occasion despite the row set off by the exchange of gifts between Prime Minister Brown and the U.S. President barely a month ago. Mr. Obama rather unceremoniously handed the Queen a shopping bag from the Duty Free shop at Heathrow airport. It contained a signed paperback copy of Dreams of My Father, purchased at the WH Smith shop at the airport, a bottle of Johnny Walker Scotch (black label), a CD of the Swedish band ABBA's greatest hits (still in shrink wrap with a 2-for-1 sticker on it) and ten bags of M&Ms with the presidential seal on them.

The Queen responded in a rather flat: "How delightful."

 

[RobFunk]

During their private meeting, President Obama and first lady gave the queen a personalized iPod with video footage of her 2007 visit to Washington and Virginia. She was also given a rare songbook signed by composer Richard Rodgers.

In return the queen and her husband, Prince Philip, gave the Obamas a signed portrait of themselves

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/fir...ama-presents-queen-england-personalized-ipod/

Sounds like a fair exchange

 

[Romanowski]

Out With the Monarchs and the Moors...And In With A Government controlled Currency...

Loren needed to find a thread to use the new words he learned today..

he figured why not here, Moors and Monarchs could work in this context

 

[meltdown]

They must have been sold out of Wii Fits at the DC Walmart. Maybe a gift certificate to IHOP was part of this generous gift package. He did download pictures for the queen from her visit. Either that or it had the previous owner's shit on there and it was purchased second-hand. Oh well big deal.

Her gift to them wasn't exactly a gem either. Thanks for the picture of you madaam.

 

[gtc08]

honestly who gives a shit.

 

[punter]

Was he wearing his flag pin when he presented the Queen with her gifts.

 

[ElTaino]

honestly who gives a shit.

gtc, if bush did this, you'd ejaculate all over yourself tring to be the first to post it

 

[Loren78]

lol

 

[gtc08]

this is nothing. can be perceived as good or bad. regardless of what obama got the queen, somebody would say something about the gift. thats why i said its pointless. its a gift, who cares.

the palins on the other hand are more interesting. still hoping they get that deal with E

 

[punter]

He should have given her American Cars...

In 1977 Canada's PM did a pirouette behind the back of Queen Elizabeth II...Canada's and birtain's relationship survived

"Well hell, Buy her a Buick"

Gov Earl long