Posted on 04/01/2009 7:55:48 PM PDT by Kaslin
The US President and his wife appeared very relaxed in the company of the Queen
Protocol seems to be dispensed with when the Obamas come to town.
Michelle Obama and the Queen slipped their arms around each other towards the end of a reception at Buckingham Palace held in honour of the G20 leaders and their wives.
The US President and his wife appeared very relaxed in the company of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh from the start.
By the end of the evening, the two women were standing side by side and appeared to be chatting about their height difference. As they moved closer and continued to chat, the Queen put her hand on the back of Mrs Obama, who did the same for a few moments. Before she departed, the Mrs Obama told the Queen: “I really enjoyed our meeting.”
It had been considered a breach of protocol to touch the Queen. When the former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating put his arm around the Queen in 1992, he was branded the “Lizard of Oz”. When his successor, John Howard, was accused of doing the same, a spokesman insisted: “We firmly deny that there was any contact whatsoever.”
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The photo is just plain disturbing, but I can’t find a video of this “greeting”. Whatever it is, it says, “US bows to Mecca”. Maybe he’s kissing a Koran and praying aloud in Arabic.
“ugly 200 pound gorilla”
Now you’d think that we wouldn’t step down to the level of Dimmorats and keep the insults er.....high-class.
I will say that is one ugly a** dress though.
Leni
Good work Maggie! That picture is exactly what I thought of when I saw the picture of Jackie Oh No & the Queen.
Thanks for the belly laugh early in the morning! EXCELLENT!!!
It looks like the Queen is touching Michelle too.
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