OpEd on Obama returning Churchill bust to British government

[derby378]

Developing news on CNN - the UK is apparently claiming Obama has snubbed them by replacing the Churchill bust in the White House with one of Abraham Lincoln. Kevin Curwin weighs in:

Yet, President Obama may have deeper reasons for replacing the bust besides making room for good old Abe.

It was under Churchill's leadership that Britain suppressed Kenya's Mau Mau rebellion.

One of the Kenyans allegedly tortured by the remaining colonial regime was Hussein Onyango Obama.

That's right, the President's grandfather.

http://media.www.buchtelite.com/media/storage/paper1203/news/2009/02/19/Opinion/Replacement.Of.Bust.Hopeful.Start-3636617.shtml

[ej510]

1. They need to chill the fuck out!

[rvablue]

2. Developing on CNN, huh? What a ridiculous piece of faux rage. Next!

Can you say "silly season?"

[derby378]

3. Obama's just removing a piece of Bush 43's legacy from the White House

The Brits loaned it to Herr Decider after 9/11. Now the Brits are getting it back.

Last I heard, one British aristocrat still has an American flag his great-great-great-great-grandfather took from us back during the Revolution. Should we demand that the flag be returned to us, or just let them keep their trophy?

:eyes:

[rvablue]

6. I know all of the details. I read them in a British newspaper several days ago

And I don't know what you are projecting, but I didn't say anything about demanding anything back.

Some were making an issue of this saying that it was a dis to England and somehow reading into it in re: to Obama's Kenyan ancestry...hence the "silly season" comment.

The loan was simply set to expire when the next President took office. And Obama replaced it with a bust of one of his heroes: Lincoln.

[derby378]

10. Not projecting anything, here...

Someone is obviously trying to turn this into a major media event, which is really dumb.

[rvablue]

11. Yeah, exactly what I said in my first post. Maybe I just misread your response. n/t

[biopowertoday]

16. Thanks for your post. Rumors such as the OP makes Dems look stupid.

[FrenchieCat]

4. Yeah. Like this is what the American people care about!

Guess the Corporate Media want to now erode Obama's foreign policy appeal in other nations.

Go, Corporate Media! You have been so right about everything so far! :sarcasm:

[rvablue]

8. If that's what they are after it's going to take a lot more for the people of GB and Europe at large

to go sour on Obama than a bronze bust after what WE'VE all suffered for the past eight years!

[katty]

5. Churchill would have a good laugh about this

[Bicoastal]

7. Then he'd drink.

[katty]

12. yes, uncork the bubbly

[damonm]

14. Actually, Churchill was more of a brandy man. nm

[merh]

9. Hmmmm - churchill was a british leader - Lincoln an American

guess who is more deserving of a place of respect in the American White House.

Brits can go worry about the poodle, his war crimes should have their attention, not some bust replacement.

[Hutzpa]

13. Another Faux outrage

since 'We The People' are going after their pocket.

The time for using our own oil the fry us are gone,
you know take tax payers money and then triple charge us
on fees. Use tax payers money to build stadiums and then
exploit you to use the facilities, those days are gone...
poof!!!

This is their way of finding anything and everything to
make the news.

[Phx_Dem]

15. Let's see . . . Lincoln vs Churchill. Hmmm. Not a hard choice.

Churchhill is perfectly fine, but he's no Abe Lincoln.