I Thought President Obama Would Start April On A Good Note...

[lesfamilia]

I guess he thought otherwise. SMH...

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Posted By: Toby Harnden at Apr 1, 2009 at 18:42:31 [General]
Posted in: Foreign Correspondents http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/toby_h...bamas_gift_for_the_queen_an_ipod_your_majesty


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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 visithttp://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/toby_h...bamas_gift_for_the_queen_an_ipod_your_majesty 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 Rogers". 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.

 

[sooperhooper]

it's the thought that counts. what did you get her?

 

[beatjunkie5]

didn't he give someone else a stack of DVDs??

 

[frenchblue23]

Maybe our president just has bad taste, when it comes to gift giving.

I would have given her a paid luxury trip to our country, have her stay in one of the most finest hotels, etc...

 

[lesfamilia]

Originally Posted by sooperhooper

it's the thought that counts. what did you get her?

But he's the leader of the free world! I mean come on, that iPod probably had an MSRP of like $200 tops, right?

If I knew I was going to exchange gifts with a foreign dignitary I would almost clean out my bank account, if nothing else because of the respect factor.

 

[sn dg]

President Obama is not very skilled at gift giving...

 

[dcfeelsme]

lol

 

[kdawg]

I heard that on the radio earlier - and the disparaging tone that the newsreader used - and thought it was a bit strange - better that they at least made theeffort to put those videos on.

 

[friendliest ghost]

Another hand out...

 

[million dollar stacks]

Just like a !@*%!

 

[dcfeelsme]

we're in a recession lol

 

[lesfamilia]

Originally Posted by MILLION DOLLAR STACKS

Just like a !@*%!

I didn't want to say it, but...

 

[clarkkent415]

Originally Posted by MILLION DOLLAR STACKS

Just like a !@*%!

SO TRUE!!!

 

[thehealthinspector]

obama should have called diddy, doesnt he have a pure solid gold ipod?

 

[servechilled81]

 

[DVMNXK]

a box set of classic American movies on DVDs that were not compatible with British DVD players.

 

[sooperhooper]

Originally Posted by LESfamilia

Originally Posted by sooperhooper

it's the thought that counts. what did you get her?

But he's the leader of the free world! I mean come on, that iPod probably had an MSRP of like $200 tops, right?

If I knew I was going to exchange gifts with a foreign dignitary I would almost clean out my bank account, if nothing else because of the respect factor.

Yeah, i was just kiddin fam. Joint is kinda funny tho. dude might as well gotten her a Wii.

 

[elnino4530]

She gave him a signed picture...if it were the other way around yall would get on the Presidents case HARD for that one

 

[lesfamilia]

Originally Posted by sooperhooper

Originally Posted by LESfamilia

Originally Posted by sooperhooper

it's the thought that counts. what did you get her?

But he's the leader of the free world! I mean come on, that iPod probably had an MSRP of like $200 tops, right?

If I knew I was going to exchange gifts with a foreign dignitary I would almost clean out my bank account, if nothing else because of the respect factor.

Yeah, i was just kiddin fam. Joint is kinda funny tho. dude might as well gotten her a Wii.

Yeah man... It's like I want to laugh so bad, but I can't because it's not funny in a way. My Mom hates Obama so when she hears aboutthis she's going to have a field day...

 

[andown goes frasier]

He got a pic of her ugg mug

i would took the ipod back!

 

[adamfo85]

Originally Posted by DcFeelsMe

we're in a recession lol

hahaha

 

[ajchick23]

lmao didn't he give somebody else a Blockbuster giftcard?

 

[raburns04]

Rocky needs a new social secretary . . .

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Ipod classic or touch?

 

[jpap348]

really though...who cares