Posted on 06/27/2010 6:00:07 PM PDT by ejdrapes
London: Sir Paul McCartney has refused to apologise for a joke he cracked on former president George W Bush during an appearance at the White House earlier this month. The Beatles legend poked fun at the ex-leader's intellect as he became the first non-American to collect the Gershwin Prize for 'Popular Song' from Bush's successor, president Barack Obama. "After the last eight years, it's great to have a President who knows where the library is," Macca said. This comment by McCartney infuriated top US politician John Boehner, who demanded McCartney make a public apology for the gag. But the singer has insisted that his comments shouldn't be taken so seriously - as it was just "a joke". "I said that on purpose. And now all this (criticism), like I'm going to care? It was a joke. Hello, anybody there? It's a joke," the Daily Express quoted him as saying. "Has anyone ever watched Saturday Night Live? They joke about Bush all the time. As for a public apology, are they kidding? "I was in two minds whether to say it and I actually waited until the President had gone because I didn't want to embarrass him or his family. But hey, come on, it's rock and roll. It wasn't a religious meeting and I'm allowed to make jokes," he added. Paul McCartney refuses to apologise for Bush gag
This from the moron who says Obama’s doing a great job and we should leave him alone.
Paul —just having a bit of fun with his British/Kenyan cohort Barry.
“What an idiot” is too kind....let me be blunt....what an asshole!!!!!
Who cares about Paul McCartney. President George W. Bush doesn’t need that jerks approval. . .McCartney just showed how uneducated and ignorant he is. . .
I suspect GWB read both more and higher quality books by the time he finished college than "Macca" has in his entire life.
Unicorn dust makes this all worth while...
I’d say he’s determined to burn bridges.
Don’t anyone ever forget that it’s a one way street with Liberals. YOU, and I must apologize for our very existance in their eyes, but they can, and will be as obnoxious as they please without apology.
That’s probably why I liked Heather Mills, didn’t know why but a sobbing rich imbecile like him got suckered in by a golddigger was priceless...
With the very obvious dislike Obama has for Britain, it’s something of a surprise that he would even give an award to a Brit.
It’s what happens when you spend half your life frying your brain with drugs.
This is the same idiot who lost 50MM on a one-legged skank
Stupid Chamberlain worshiper.
SNL doesn't broadcast from the White House.
McCartney is classless and stupider than he could ever imagine Bush to be.
Why apologize? He’s already sorry.
Hey scum, why don’t you take the fortune you earned in our country and go back where you came from. We don’t need you here. And by the way, did you pay taxes on the millions you got here??
Paul McCartney is a jackass and his exwife is a bimbo. His judgement of people is pathetic.
Probably more than half.
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