SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Road Walker who wrote (461736)3/6/2009 5:22:35 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 1574853
 
International relations are ruined....Not only are the Obamas cheap but in poor taste:

Obamas Underwhelm With UK Gifts

(March 6) -- Papers across the pond have buzzed this week that the Obamas are failing in their duties as first hosts to their first major international guests, the British prime minister and his wife.

Like children comparing who received better birthday gifts, U.K. columnists say the Obamas' gifts to their foreign counterparts fell well short of the mark. The Times even calls the giving the first family's first gaffe.

President Barack Obama gave Prime Minister Gordon Brown a set of 25 DVDs of American movies, while Brown, according to the Daily Mail, gave the president several gifts, "including an ornamental desk pen-holder made from the oak timbers of the Victorian anti-slaver HMS Gannet, once named HMS President."
Sarah Brown gifted the Obama girls with dresses and necklaces from the trendy Top Shop store, plus books penned by British authors. In return, her boys received models of the Marine One helicopter the president flies in. Similar models sell on Amazon.com for $15, the Evening Standard reported.

"While Sarah Brown had spent time choosing gifts for the Obama girls, Michelle had clearly sent an aide to the White House gift shop at the last moment," speculated the Telegraph.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News