Obama the big spender? Not always.

breadcatcher101 · 03-06-09, 08:54 AM

At least he is cheap when it comes to gifts for some.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/firs...ft-brown-dvds/

My apologies to our friends in England for this rather odd selection of items given. You English aren't a bad bunch. There was that time when you burned our capital, but what the heck, we needed a new one anyway.

Digital_Trucker · 03-06-09, 09:34 AM

Oooops. I wonder if they were used or new

SteamWake · 03-06-09, 10:30 AM

Ever seen the movie "Bushido Blade" ? :rotfl:

XabbaRus · 03-06-09, 10:31 AM

I read about that in the Times, it seems the Browns took the time out to think what would be nice to buy two girls.

Obama's looks like she at the last minute got an aide to pick them up out of the gift shop.

Pretty poor if you ask me. Personally I don't think Obama really thinks much of the UK or Gordon Brown....I might not have liked Bush but I think he genuinely did respect the UK and like it even if he ignored advice sometimes.

Or maybe it is just Obama's lack of international experience that this shows....

Hm call me childish but they way he has been with UK & GB is putting me off him.

Jimbuna · 03-06-09, 02:27 PM

Probably a few porn titles in the collection I bet

A man goes into a library and asks for a book on suicide.

The librarian says; "F**k off, you won't bring it back."

AVGWarhawk · 03-06-09, 02:33 PM

Does 25 DVD really stimulate the economy? From what I have read the whole trip was handled poorly.

Jimbuna · 03-06-09, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I read about that in the Times, it seems the Browns took the time out to think what would be nice to buy two girls.

Obama's looks like she at the last minute got an aide to pick them up out of the gift shop.

Pretty poor if you ask me. Personally I don't think Obama really thinks much of the UK or Gordon Brown....I might not have liked Bush but I think he genuinely did respect the UK and like it even if he ignored advice sometimes.

Or maybe it is just Obama's lack of international experience that this shows....

Hm call me childish but they way he has been with UK & GB is putting me off him.

But by some accounts they did chat for a whole ten minutes.

AVGWarhawk · 03-06-09, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I read about that in the Times, it seems the Browns took the time out to think what would be nice to buy two girls.

Obama's looks like she at the last minute got an aide to pick them up out of the gift shop.

Pretty poor if you ask me. Personally I don't think Obama really thinks much of the UK or Gordon Brown....I might not have liked Bush but I think he genuinely did respect the UK and like it even if he ignored advice sometimes.

Or maybe it is just Obama's lack of international experience that this shows....

Hm call me childish but they way he has been with UK & GB is putting me off him.

But by some accounts they did chat for a whole ten minutes.

Yeah.... Hello. How are you? Trip was nice. Where is the bathroom. Goodbye

Years as staunch Allies washed away with a Woody Allen DVD collection.

BTW, Barry wants to visit the Queen. Does she need any DVD's

The whole visit was just an embarassment.

Jimbuna · 03-06-09, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I read about that in the Times, it seems the Browns took the time out to think what would be nice to buy two girls.

Obama's looks like she at the last minute got an aide to pick them up out of the gift shop.

Pretty poor if you ask me. Personally I don't think Obama really thinks much of the UK or Gordon Brown....I might not have liked Bush but I think he genuinely did respect the UK and like it even if he ignored advice sometimes.

Or maybe it is just Obama's lack of international experience that this shows....

Hm call me childish but they way he has been with UK & GB is putting me off him.

But by some accounts they did chat for a whole ten minutes.

Yeah.... Hello. How are you? Trip was nice. Where is the bathroom. Goodbye

Years as staunch Allies washed away with a Woody Allen DVD collection.

BTW, Barry wants to visit the Queen. Does she need any DVD's

The whole visit was just an embarassment.

Not even time for the wives to compare grocery lists

XabbaRus · 03-06-09, 03:26 PM

And the best caption for the picture is this

Obama : "Yea I gave him my Woody Allen collection and the kids got a couple of plastic choppers..."

Brown : "You maybe many things Obama but only I'm supposed to be the tight fisted Scot!!!"

AVGWarhawk · 03-06-09, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I read about that in the Times, it seems the Browns took the time out to think what would be nice to buy two girls.

Obama's looks like she at the last minute got an aide to pick them up out of the gift shop.

Pretty poor if you ask me. Personally I don't think Obama really thinks much of the UK or Gordon Brown....I might not have liked Bush but I think he genuinely did respect the UK and like it even if he ignored advice sometimes.

Or maybe it is just Obama's lack of international experience that this shows....

Hm call me childish but they way he has been with UK & GB is putting me off him.

But by some accounts they did chat for a whole ten minutes.

Yeah.... Hello. How are you? Trip was nice. Where is the bathroom. Goodbye

Years as staunch Allies washed away with a Woody Allen DVD collection.

BTW, Barry wants to visit the Queen. Does she need any DVD's

The whole visit was just an embarassment.

Not even time for the wives to compare grocery lists

Michelle Obama with a grocery list? That is rich Jim!

Sailor Steve · 03-06-09, 04:22 PM

I wish I was given the stuff the PM gave to the Prez. That's some great history there!

Jimbuna · 03-06-09, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I wish I was given the stuff the PM gave to the Prez. That's some great history there!

Nah!....probably replicas, I doubt he'd know the difference

03-06-09, 08:54 AM	#1
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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I read about that in the Times, it seems the Browns took the time out to think what would be nice to buy two girls. Obama's looks like she at the last minute got an aide to pick them up out of the gift shop. Pretty poor if you ask me. Personally I don't think Obama really thinks much of the UK or Gordon Brown....I might not have liked Bush but I think he genuinely did respect the UK and like it even if he ignored advice sometimes. Or maybe it is just Obama's lack of international experience that this shows.... Hm call me childish but they way he has been with UK & GB is putting me off him. __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Probably a few porn titles in the collection I bet A man goes into a library and asks for a book on suicide. The librarian says; "Fk off, you won't bring it back." __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!**

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Does 25 DVD really stimulate the economy? From what I have read the whole trip was handled poorly. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	And the best caption for the picture is this Obama : "Yea I gave him my Woody Allen collection and the kids got a couple of plastic choppers..." Brown : "You maybe many things Obama but only I'm supposed to be the tight fisted Scot!!!" __________________

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I wish I was given the stuff the PM gave to the Prez. That's some great history there! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo