Bush snubs Prince Charles

Mail on Sunday ^ | December 29, 2002 | Johnathan Oliver

[AnAmericanMother]

Those horses are WAY too pretty to be Chaz and Camilla. Especially the one on the right, a T'bred blueblood.

HERE's a couple of winners. The first one is the Prince and the other is his not-Consort:

Now THOSE are ugly horses! (trust me. they're Hugly.)

[nwrep]

Cheers for Bush for standing up to this inbred, ugly-*ss pile of Eton-horse-manure. Stay home in England, Charlie, where you pursue little foxes while we slay the Muslim terrorists.

[Paul Atreides]

Why would anyone listen to a person who chose Camilla Parker-Toilet bowl over Princess Diana?

[Dog Gone]

Charles has made no secret of his loathing of the 'Wild West' free-market capitalism favoured by Bush.

Well, of course. A man who has never held a job in his life, is dumber than a bag of hammers, and who has untold riches, can easily hold those kinds of views.

[johnb838]

Now wait just a cotton-pickin' minute. Charles is not that bad. The Royals aren't that bad. They are the most famous figurehead monarchs in the world and they earn their keep. The cost about 400 million pounds a year but they bring in BILLIONS in tourism. The recent 50th anniversary jubilee ought to clue people in that the Brits still love their Queen and who are wwe to say different?

I was told by someone in a position to know that Charles was awesome after the death of Diana in making the arrangements and tending to the details. That he displayed a great deal of integrity and care. Don't believe everything you read in the tabloids.

I agree he should stay away, unfortunately, given his position on the war but note that the article states that he is not publicly arguing against it. To me, that shows a lot more integrity than the liberal socialists here would show. Our little commies would say "to hell with the monarchy, to hell with the constitution, full steam ahead".

</rant) Just thought this thread needed a little balance.

[DeaconBenjamin]

There are parts of this country which cannot get enough of the British royalty. Don't ask me why.

[ValerieUSA]

Charles is such a ninny.

[DeaconBenjamin]

Sunday, 29 December, 2002, 00:13 GMT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2612235.stm
Prince attacked over German car deal after calling on government entities to buy British

Charles wants public bodies to buy British
Prince Charles has been accused of "hypocrisy"
for signing a £100,000 deal with a German car
firm, shortly before calling for public bodies to
be ordered to buy British.

The Prince of Wales said schools, hospitals,
the Army and government departments should
only buy British food in a bid to help UK
farmers.

But according to the Sunday Mirror newspaper
Charles made the plea after he arranged to
lease up to four new cars from Audi.

Labour MPs Tom Watson and Paul Flynn
criticised the prince's decision to appeal for
extra help for farmers while failing to support
other British workers himself.

Mr Flynn said it was "extraordinary" that
Charles spoke out in favour of the subsidised
farming industry but not others that are being
decimated.

'Millionaire farmer'

Mr Watson said: "Charles should put his money
where his mouth is when it comes to the
British car industry.

"This is hypocrisy from
the heir to the throne
who appears not to care
about workers in his own
country."

Mr Flynn said the deal with Audi highlighted
Charles's distorted priorities.

He criticised the Prince for failing to speak out
in favour of the steel industry when it faced
cutbacks.

"He is a victim of his environment as a
millionaire farmer," the MP said.

"He fails to see the aluminium, steel or hi-tech
industries having their heart torn out."

'Food, not cars'

According to an Audi spokesman the deal with
Charles involves four cars on an open-ended
lease.

But a St James's Palace spokeswoman said she
was only aware of one car being bought to
replace the Prince's Vauxhall Omega.

She said: "Vauxhall have decided to stop
making Omegas so he has had to pick another
car and has chosen Audi.".

The spokeswoman said the decision did not
contradict his call for extra support for farmers
because "he was talking about food, not cars".

She said: "He was saying that, where possible,
people should buy British food. "

'Just imagine'

Prince Charles made his buy British call in an
interview with Farmers' Weekly magazine.

He said: "Just imagine the amount of food
purchased by our hospitals, armed forces, local
government, schools and universities.

"What an impact it would make on the viability
of the British farmer if each was to 'buy British'
and preferably, buy 'local'."

He dismissed the idea that such a policy would
break EU rules, citing research recently
completed at the University of Wales.

[uncbob]

The cost about 400 million pounds a year but they bring in BILLIONS in tourism.

Tourist attractions eh

[Dog Gone]

The cost about 400 million pounds a year but they bring in BILLIONS in tourism.

LOL, you are killing me. BILLIONS of pounds?

Maybe if you say that every dollar spent by every tourist is spent only because of the existence of the royal family. Otherwise, there would be no reason to visit, I suppose.

[Stentor]

Maybe if you say that every dollar spent by every tourist is spent only because of the existence of the royal family. Otherwise, there would be no reason to visit, I suppose.

I was there in 92,93(2x),94(2x),95 and 98 as a tourist. haven't been back because of the condition of my wallet. After seeing the Tower of London, and Windsor Palace, I never thought about the Royals. It's just a great place to spend a vacation.

[txhurl]

but they bring in BILLIONS in tourism.

3/4 of which is spent at Heathrowe, at the bar during a layover, on the way to somewhere (anywhere) else in Europe.

[koax]

that's why we had the american revolution...to get rid of royals.

now, if we could only convince the american electorate that passing on electoral seats to wives and daughters is similar, we'd be better off.

after all, there are 280,000,000 people in this country; someone ought to have more talent than a gore, a bush, a carnahan, a clinton, etc.

[Torie]

Royals are to be seen and not heard. Someone ought to tell Charles, who when heard reminds one of chalk being scratched on a board.

[Dog Gone]

After seeing the Tower of London, and Windsor Palace, I never thought about the Royals. It's just a great place to spend a vacation.

Which could be seen whether or not Britain still had a monarchy today.

I have been a tourist there twice, and enjoyed my stay without seeing the royal family once. If Britain wants to pay them to be props, I really don't care. But they are the most expensive welfare family in the history of the world, and I think they are a huge bore.

[NH Liberty]

"However, privately he believes an attack on Iraq would lead to a devastating and permanent rift between the West and the Islamic world. "

Are these people for REAL?

Let's see...Charles "believes that an attack on Iraq would lead to a devastating and permanent rift between the West and the Islamic world, " but the "Islamic world's" attack on the United States prompts him to grovel to them by "promise[ing] to be the defender of "all faiths" when he gets on the throne"?

Leftists are nothing but hypocritical, snivelling little milquetoasts. In attempting to appear to stand for everything (but the majority view, of course, which they are reflexively against), they end up standing for nothing.

[2sheep]

This appears to be a family fight.  Bush is related to the royal family.  Yesterday we saw the Queen orders Prince Charles to stop hunting.  Today we see the Prince Charles doesn't want Bush to hunt.  If any of them followed the many dreams and visions of missiles falling on the U.S.* and London in a sneak attack, they might stop their fighting and look at who is hunting them.  Points are deducted and wars are lost for not paying attention.
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*Click here, scroll down to the right

[hunter112]

I guess it takes a suicide attack into his own palace to convince him. Odd that the Libyan hijacking that rained down on Lockerbie, Scotland, didn't.

[mitchbert]

Thanks, John.

Before anyone goes off and calls Charles or for that matter Andrew whimpy, useless whatevers I would remind them that any suggestion of such with the military units these gentlemen served with might meet with some serious disagreement from the other individuals involved.

The net benefit of the Royal Family is very hard to calculate, but it ultimately is a result in the black. It's a part of the identity not only of Great Britain but also The Commonwealth. When HRH QEII comes over, the most eager folks to meet her are often the newest Canadians.

No harm, no foul. And we always have (at least in theory) the ability to petition Her Majesty to throw our pathetic Prime Minister out on his ear. May someone she would listen to communicate such.