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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (60502)	3/4/2009 12:17:40 PM
From: Oral Roberts	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224705

Sir Elton John?? Ah, Sir Elton is already Sir Elton:)

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (60502)	3/4/2009 12:21:21 PM
From: sandintoes	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224705

Elton John already is a knight..as were all the Beatles.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (60502)	3/4/2009 1:48:58 PM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224705

Brown was incorrect in referring to Kennedy as "Sir Edward Kennedy". King George V founded the Order to fill gaps in the British honours system: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath which honoured only senior military officers and civil servants; The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George honoured diplomats; and the Royal Victorian Order honoured those who had personally served the Royal Family. In particular, King George V wished to honour the many thousands of people who served in numerous non-combatant capacities during the First World War. Originally, the Order included only one division; however, in 1918, soon after its foundation, it was formally divided into Military and Civil Divisions. This Order of Knighthood has a more democratic character than the exclusive Order of the Bath or the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, and in its early days was not held in high esteem. (The initials "CBE" were said to stand for "Covers Bloody Everything.", OBE for "Other Bugger's Effort" and MBE for "Measly Bleeding Effort") This, however, has changed over the years. Several past American statesmen and diplomats who have performed service for or on behalf of the United Kingdom have been given the designation of Knight Commander of the order. However, since membership requires swearing allegiance to a foreign head of state (currently Queen Elizabeth II), the title is officially considered "honorary", and the person is/was not "officially" titled Sir or Dame. LOL