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G20: live blog | Analysis: summit brinkmanship | Interactive map and G20 background | How G20 works | Blog: who's missing from the family photo? | Video: The Queen meets her 11th President When Michelle Obama put her arm round the Queen at Buckingham Palace, some of the more excitable elements ...
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The story behind a touching moment Protocol seems
to be dispensed with when the Obamas come to...
town. When the President and his wife, Michelle, attended a reception at Buckingham Palace, the First Lady and the Queen slipped their arms around each ...
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Video: Protocol is abandoned as Michelle Obama cosies up ...
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Shakesville —
"This was a mutual and spontaneous display of affection and 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 Sudden Right Wing Obsession with Diplomatic Protocol
The Anonymous Liberal —
... Moreover, you'd think that if Obama was such a diplomatic disaster, he'd be getting some negative press in the UK. But he's not. While Bush was burned in effigy whenever he attended meetings like this, Obama is getting glowing reviews. So is Michelle Obama. In this Times of London profile of the visit with the Queen, the reporter observes: ...
More on the Hug
The Democratic Daily —
It’s OK to hug a queen:
Click here to view the embedded video.
You go Michelle!
Protocol… Schmotocol…
As usual the media has made much ado about nothing.
Tags: Much Ado About Nothing, Protocol, Queen, Www Youtube
.... And fuck you 2: the Bitchslapping
WTF Is It Now?!? —
... The Times of London: A breach of protocol? Hardly. Buckingham Palace was very relaxed today about the incident, and attitudes there have changed significantly since the days of Mr Keating and his lese-majesty, or the time George W Bush tongue-kissed her, grabbed her ass ...
Sunday Talk - It's a Small World After All
Daily Kos —
President Barack Obama and his First Lady Michelle gave Walt Disney World a run for its money this week. Even while dispensing unwelcome hugs and unwanted gifts, the Obamas managed to turn every venue they visited into the happiest place on Earth. And that's great news... for John McCain!
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