ignorance or arrogance

i've been home in nc for a few days now (whoo- spring break!) and during that time, my family and i have been discussing whether or not dear leader's slight of the british pm amounts to sheer ignorance or intentional arrogance. i say it's arrogance.

oh- you don't know what i'm talking about? no surprise there, since it's only being reported by a few people. here's the long and short of it- when british pm gordon brown came to the u.s. to visit, he was denied an official state dinner and a joint press conference with dear leader, and the white house also denied any british flags from flying or being posted during any television appearances. when asked about why this occurred, an official in the b.o. whitehouse exclaimed "the uk is no more important than any of the other 192 countries of the united nations." wow- so we're turning our back on our staunchest ally. smart move asshole.

oh wait- it gets better. mr. brown brought three priceless gifts to the white house for the american people. one was a pen holder carved from the same wood that the oval office desk was made from (this in itself is quite an exquisite present- look up the details to find out more). another gift was the signed register (commissioning papers) of the same ship and the third gift was a first edition of winston churchill's biography.

what did b.o. get mr. brown? a set of 25 american dvds. seriously. that's the respect he shows. 25 dvds, including the wizard of oz and et. what the f*ck?!!! i wonder if he even gave them region 2 dvds. (if you know about this, great. if not- the easiest was to say it is that dvds only play in certain regions. i can't buy a dvd at best buy here in the u.s. and send it to myself to watch this summer in oxford unless i have that region's dvd player (or my own that i bring with me)). anyway- going on. mrs. brown even brought fashionable/designer english clothing for the girls. you know what skeletor gave her counterpart? some model air force one planes and marine one helicopters. you can buy those in the damn airport!

the real kick in the pants though, and this is where i completely lose it, is this: the day after 9/11, the uk sent the u.s. a bust of winston churchill in a sign of solidarity- to show that they were in this with us. hussein tries to give it back! if that's not bad enough, mr. brown insists that we keep it, or at least put it in a museum. but no- b.o. packed it up and made him take it back!

wow- people- do you even think about this? do you see what you have elected for our leadership? i'm planning on writing mr. brown and the english people (who i'm supposed to hate, since i'm a scot and all) and apologizing for my country. additionally, i'm going to tell him i work for the smithsonian and i'll gladly place the bust in the museum. and i'll beg and plead with him to send the dvds to me (i'll take 25 dvds to fill my collection) and i'll organize a gift drive here in the u.s. that will embarrass and shame the new administration.

so- as the family has been discussing, and as my dad so eloquently put it last night- "any uneducated redneck good old boy could come up with a better gift to give a visiting dignitary than our shameful president." i couldn't agree more, dad.

the sheer arrogance of this administration is appalling. when asked about this, the president's voices responded by saying "there's been a glitch in the teleprompter. whenever we get that fixed, we're sure mr. hussein will say something more." oh wait- no, that's not what they said. nevermind. their reply was that the president was exhuasted. from what? throwing parties on wednesday nights in the white house where they dine on wagyu beef? jetting around the country to spread his doom and gloom scenarios, but then spending a weekend with his wife in chicago for valentine's day? what else might make him tired? because i know it's not the job he's been elected to do- he hasn't done anything yet except piss off our best friend in the world. what a moron.