Posted on 05/25/2011 6:07:49 AM PDT by markomalley
President Obama’s lack of experience with royalty was on full display today in England as he mistakenly began a toast to the Queen of England at the wrong time, resulting in “God Save the Queen” blaring over his words and no one getting to drink what was in their cups. Awkward.
“And now I propose a toast to the Queen,” President Obama began in London today, but only got as far as “To the vitality of the special relationship” before “God Save the Queen” cut him off. He kept reading the toast, however, and finally raised his glass to her. No one drank out of their glasses afterwards, however. The Queen herself looked over at him with a hint of contempt (confusion?) in her face, while the other members of the royal family stood stoically around them.
Many may see not knowing the tedious etiquette of proposing a toast to an ornamental political figure a “gaffe,” but isn’t the entire point of America not bothering to care about royal etiquette? Allahpundit at Hot Air has some (rare) praise for the President:
Protocol, apparently, requires the toastmaster to wait until after “God Save the Queen” plays and then begin the toast. But the almighty O waits for no sovereign, so he launched straight into his shpiel. To which I say, good for him. What else was the American revolution about, if not the right of the president to half-ass some formulaic niceties about the British monarch? He should have punctuated it with a weary “whatever” and downed the glass in one gulp.
Video via ABC News below: (video at link)
Watch this idiot and then watch Bibi’s speech to Congress. It just makes me want to weep. Think the Israelis will let us borrow him for a couple of years. You know just until we get our pride as a nation back.
You’re making me hungry!! Nom Nom Nom!!
He probably wondered why they were playing My Country 'Tis of Thee instead of Hail To The Chief when he stood.
Obama is a mental midget promoted by leftwing, globalist interests.
Good news. Perhaps he can be President of the UK!
“Brits” have to carry a card? I had no idea...
Hussein’s new Minister of Propaganda, Jesse Lee.
It’s rude to not follow the protocol of your host, and it’s rude to talk over the band. Why are you defending him in this? Is this your normal protocol?
I am having a little trouble keeping up! Sheesh, I think I may need to hire someone to help me. :)
Even a tux can't hide ghetto trash.
He looked like a scolded little boy after the Queen said, "put it down!"
Signed up 2 Apr, 2011. Hmmmm...
The Administration spoke of hiring someone to "squash bad news." I wonder how much it pays?
I ate his children.
We need to take Harvard to task for that. They could use the negative publicity.
F.A.R.T.
First Amendment Repression Team.
Did he bow to HRH, or does he only bow to Arabs and 3rd world dictators.
Barack Obama IS pretty irrelevant.
As for his flubs, he’s supposed to be articulate, well spoken, a master rhetoritician.
The guy can’t string two words together without his teleprompter OR a puppeteers hand up his backside.
How’d you like the sound of failure in Ireland when Obama’s “MEEEEE-mobile” got stuck at the embassy?
How was your flight over with his groupies by the way?
>>> I think he should come home before he really makes himself look stupid. <<<
Too late!
I think the Royal were quite put off with the petty sniveling of the Zeroes over not being invited to the wedding and only grudgingly made accomadations for their visit.
The Queen is somewhat noted for extracting vengeance in a dry and unassuming manner, where the target is entrapped in a well laid snare with no choice but to a wear the mantle of buffoonery for all the world to see.
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