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Protocol is abandoned as Michelle Obama cosies up to Queen
TimesOnline ^
| April 2, 2009
| Paula Dixon
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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: jackieno; jackieyo; thezeroesratitagain; zeroandshell
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The only class the 0bamas have is no class
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posted on
04/01/2009 7:55:48 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
To: Kaslin
Mrs. Obama has a large...very large....
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posted on
04/01/2009 7:57:55 PM PDT
by
Red Steel
To: Kaslin
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posted on
04/01/2009 7:58:53 PM PDT
by
Bahbah
(Typical white person-Snow white)
To: Kaslin
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posted on
04/01/2009 7:59:04 PM PDT
by
omega4179
(Government Motor Corpse)
To: Kaslin
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posted on
04/01/2009 7:59:54 PM PDT
by
omega4179
(Government Motor Corpse)
To: Kaslin
To: Kaslin
Now that is one BIG BUTT!
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:00:02 PM PDT
by
Snurple
(VEGETARIAN, OLD INDIAN WORD FOR BAD HUNTER.)
To: Kaslin
QUEEN THOUGHT BALLOON: My gawd, it really is that big!"
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:00:21 PM PDT
by
savedbygrace
(You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
To: Kaslin
Come On ...What do you expect from such an ugly 200 pound gorilla. The Queen was lucky she didn't get hit by the First Lady's pocket book after she complained about Barak's cheap Ipod gift...................................................................
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:00:54 PM PDT
by
merchvent
(book cover)
To: Kaslin
I mean the adoration of the idiot in chief and his cohort.
To: Red Steel
When she sits around the house.....She sits AROUND the house.....
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:01:13 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FR. ....Monthly Donors Wanted.)
To: Kaslin
Etiquette junkies: why is the Queen’s hand clenched instead of spread?
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:01:45 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(ralph...history books will read: Lincoln freed the slaves & Obama enslaved the free.)
To: Kaslin
Easy for the Queen to 'step down'.
Impossible for Michelle to 'step up'.
That how class works.
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:02:28 PM PDT
by
Cyber Ninja
(His legacy is a stain OnTheDress)
To: Kaslin
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:02:49 PM PDT
by
Ghost of Philip Marlowe
(If you haven't read "The Creature from Jekyll Island," you probably don't know what's going on.)
To: Kaslin
WHAT????
How dare the Queen touch Mrs 0bama? And on her a$$. Doesn’t the queen know who she’s touching? The shame! The breech of protocol.
Call the UN.
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:02:56 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Red Steel
Really. She looks like Gloria from Madagascar.
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:04:04 PM PDT
by
Ghost of Philip Marlowe
(If you haven't read "The Creature from Jekyll Island," you probably don't know what's going on.)
To: txhurl
Probably because she doesn’t want to put her fingers on Mabelle Michelle
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:04:56 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
(Acronym for Obama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
To: Kaslin
Give Michelle a break. It’s a cute picture. Who knows, maybe the Queen needed a hug.
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:05:20 PM PDT
by
giotto
To: Kaslin
This really pisses me off - not so much the incident itself, but the whole attitude of the Obamas - the way they think they’re above the rules that everyone else has to follow.
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:06:54 PM PDT
by
JillValentine
(Being a feminist is all about being a victim. Being an armed woman is all about not being a victim.)
To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
And look the way she stands with her legs apart. No gracefulness whatsoever
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posted on
04/01/2009 8:07:07 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
(Acronym for Obama: One Bad Ass Mistake America)
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