Thursday, March 05, 2009

Since they have TVs in England, might it be considered a regift?

Hope and Change.

He had put clearly great thought into giving the U.S. President lavish gifts to signify Britain's 'special relationship' with the U.S.

During his historic trip to Washington, Gordon Brown gave Barack Obama an ornamental pen holder made from the timbers of the Victorian anti-slave ship HMS Gannet - once called HMS President.

The unique present delighted Mr Obama because oak from the Gannet's sister ship, HMS Resolute, was carved to make a desk that already takes place in the Oval Office in the White House, after being presented by Britain to the US in 1880.

The Prime Minister went to the trouble of hunting down the perfect gift after becoming the first European leader invited to the White House by the new Commander In Chief.
So far, so good. And then comes the embarrassment.
So it would be perfectly understandable if Mr Brown felt a little underwhelmed at the official gift he received in return.

For despite being leader of the world's most bountiful nation, President Obama handed over nothing more thought-provoking than 25 classic American films on DVD.

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Despite being a 'special collector's box set', any film buff could have picked up the movies from their local video store for just £250.
Can you believe that? The Big Zero bought the Prime Minister of our most trusted ally a boxed set of DVDs. He's the epitome of cluelessness.

I wonder if he'll brag about buying them from Amazon with his Blackberry.

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