Obama Gives Queen Elizabeth II an iPod

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Good try- you sure make yourself look good

....i wish all you white ppl would go live on some deserted islad and blow yourselves up.

Yeah, and we're the racist ones, you say? Nice.

Trudy of IL @ Nov 17, 2009 18:09:25 PM

Ignorance?

F u judy!

You racist prick Judy of MA....i wish all you white ppl would go live on some deserted islad and blow yourselves up. Anyone who is against a movement of change is stuck in a rut. Ignorance is clearly bliss for you honkies!

^^to whomever wrote that, wow. If it weren't for white people, you would not be here. So maybe you shoulf go blow yourself up? Or at least leave the country. I'm not racist, but I do find that most black people(not african-americans, because you are not from africa) are completely ignorant. They want everything handed to them and complain when it doesn't happen. If you can't deal with the way our country runs, get out, nobody will mind.

future politician of MO @ Apr 21, 2009 11:45:03 AM

really?

hey 'yes we can' of FL, what part of Judy's comment was racist? youre the one calling people "honkies"..

chick of AZ @ Apr 06, 2009 12:45:21 PM

F u judy!

You racist prick Judy of MA....i wish all you white ppl would go live on some deserted islad and blow yourselves up. Anyone who is against a movement of change is stuck in a rut. Ignorance is clearly bliss for you honkies!

Yes We Can! of FL @ Apr 03, 2009 23:26:26 PM

serious question

What type of ipod was it? and what colour? British red i hope!

Hanah-Beth Bailey @ Apr 03, 2009 07:33:38 AM

gift fit for a QUEEN

Apparently, the opinion of a spokeswoman of Buckingham Palace was that the Queen appreciated Obama's gift because it was it was unique,modern and a personal reflection of the Obamas. The fact that it highlighted her majesty's offical visits was considered thoughtful.The spokeswoman said the Queen found many of the traditional gifts such as statues, crystal decanters ect. boring and relegated them to the covered glass cases in the palace basement. It was noted that her Majesty dislikes artficial, pompous people and found the Obamas genuine and refreshing. So all the Obama haters can stick that in thier pipes and smoke it!

union jack @ Apr 02, 2009 19:50:33 PM

Gift for the Queen

Why on earth would the President of the United States give the eighty two year old Queen of England an Ipod. Does he think she will A. know how to turn it on and B. be able to see the screen. Was it just laying around the White House? Perhaps he was regifting. It was just another of his absurd moves.

He's good for a laugh anyway.

Judy of MA @ Apr 02, 2009 15:19:10 PM

Gifts for the Queen

Whom ever is picking out these gifts they are making terrible choices. There are so many things that could have been given such as a quilt, leather bound first edition, watercolor painting by an American artist, American Beauty rose bushes, cut glass rosebowl by American glassmakers, etc. etc., Please also note that the Queen very rarely gives a signed photo and will be worth as much as a signature from Elizabeth the First or any of the other monarchs.

Lulu of FL @ Apr 02, 2009 14:21:07 PM

Obama's gifts a no class embarrassment for Americans

Obama may as well have given the Queen a catered dinner of possums and mustard greens as a gift. The Obamas have litle class. Obama is a communist who is going to ruin our country, Download the stie of the National Black Republicans Association. The site is nationalblackrepublicans.com. THese people say Obama is not whom they wanted to represent their race in history. They say is is a socialist who will ruin the United States. Martin Luther King was a Republican who did not believe in the socialistic politics that Barack believes in.

mark of NV @ Apr 02, 2009 12:26:59 PM

Good Idea

I think the original person who bashed Obama and has a degree in Political Science should realize that a degree in Political Science isn't neccisary to figure out what gift to give a foreign dignitary. First of all, I think it was quite a gift from the heart from a very tech. savvy president. I think it was not only original, but from the heart as in it he included her visit to the United States in it. I would like to ask what "original" gift YOU would have given? Plus Apple is a US based company and I think it was very smart because it helps promote sales of US based companies. HELLO we are in a recession. Maybe that will spark interest in British people buying more of our products now!!! So you have a degree in what again?

Great Job Barack and Michele! Don't listen to what other ignorant people say. They just want to criticize you at every possible turn. Keep up the good work! :)

Christopher P. Kuchnicki of VA @ Apr 02, 2009 08:14:04 AM

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