So, our "special relationship" with Great Britain hit kind of a tiny outcropping, a snag, if you will, in the otherwise smooth fabric of international diplomacy, and it was all the fault of our elected idiot-in-chief.
Let me explain.
For their first meeting, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown produced a thoughtful, priceless gift - thoughtful on several levels, as a matter of fact.
It was a wooden penholder, carved from the timbers of the Victorian-era British ship HMS Gannet.
The Gannet was a sister ship to HMS Resolute - the ship from whose timbers the Oval Office desk is carved.
The Gannet was an anti-slavery ship.
This is not, as you can guess, a casually-picked gift; it is something with multiple levels of meaning, heartfelt sentiment, and immense value.
President Obama replied by giving Prime Minister Brown a...
...DVD box set. "25 Classics of American Cinema."
No, I'm not kidding.
I never kid.
Just wait, it gets better.
They're all region-coded for North America - so the Prime Minister can't even watch them.
In return for a gift beyond price, thoughtful consideration and a heartfelt gesture of friendship, our Clown Prince replied with...
...Drink coasters.
Aren't you lefties EVER so proud.
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