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Imaginary Etiquette
Eschaton —
I haven't been able to figure out what's been more amusing about all of the tut-tutting of the Obama trip to England. Was it the general tendency to just manufacture rules of etiquette? The racism-tinged "of course those people won't know how to behave?" The irony of tea party fetishists caring what the English monarch might think about anything? The general tendency to portray foreigners as alien children? ...
Quote of the Day
Shakesville —
... appreciation between The Queen and Michelle Obama."—A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman, on the First Lady having touched the Queen in what "some of the more excitable elements of the media—particularly the Americans" have suggested may have been a breach of royal protocol. The Times notes dryly: "They missed the real story, however. What was far more interesting was that the Queen put her arm round the First Lady." Boehlert's got more on the dreadful American media coverage of the Obamas' visit to the Palace. ...
There was no breach of royal protocol
The Reaction —
By Creature Whatever the fuck royal protocol is. Enough with the stupid.
Mr. Obama, tear down that Wall Street!
The Sideshow —
At Media Matters, Eric Boehlert notes that the American media seems to be in a tizzy about the supposed outrage to British sensibilities caused by Michelle Obama touching the Queen. But as commenter DEM2020 notes there, this is all a distraction from the real news in London, which is that previously "modernist" heads of government are now ...
First Lady Charms the Queen
The Democratic Daily —
... Given the historic nature of the Obama’s first trip abroad, we would hope that the media had better things to chatter about than gifts and touches. ...
Trying To Understand Why Obama Is Protecting The Filthy Banksters At The G-20
DownWithTyranny! —
... are in that camp, not the bought-and-paid for tools of the banksters like Max Baucus and Mary Landrieu. Meanwhile, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says "he would reject an agreement that puts off stringent new regulations on banks, tax havens, and hedge funds." It scares me that Bush isn't on the same page with Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on these issues. The damn American press seems so obsessed with Michelle Obama's fashion statement, Barack Obama's present for the possibly senile Queen of England, and what celebrity chef Jamie Oliver ...
Anyone Else Remember the Five Chefs?
The Mahablog —
... . Eric Boehlert notes that all of this outrage seems to be coming from the Times of London, owned by (guess who?) Rupert Murdoch. ...
8 Stages Alert! Media Matters On Gift Gate, Plus Claims iPod Was Requested By Queen
Pirate's Cove —
... I know, my head hurts too, reading the ‘coverage.‘ (I’m waiting for some reporter to combine the gift ’story’ with a detailed description of what Michelle Obama was wearing when she gave the Queen of England the gift.) ...
8 Stages Alert! Media Matters On Gift Gate, Plus Claims iPod Was Requested By Queen
Stop The ACLU —
... Posted on April 3, 2009 [image] 2. Find some sort of moral equivalence or a story from 30 years ago saying a Conservative did something sort of similar. It’s been quite some time since we had a good alert for The 8 Stages Of Liberal/Progressive Discussion When They Are Busted. Today we get a #2 (strangely, there was no whining about “why aren’t we discussing things that are more important?” Though, plenty of other libs whined in this manner) I know, my head hurts too , reading the ‘coverage.‘ (I’m waiting for some reporter to combine the gift ’story’ with a detailed ...
