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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:40 AM Original message |
Don't be surprised if Michelle Obama does not curtsy to the Queen |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yep and if she does, I will riot in the streets! |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. Prince Philip is truly a nasty piece of work, stories abound about him |
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Jackeens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. A few more examples.... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. There's one classic for that list you missed that I saw on tee vee some time back. |
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Jackeens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Oh my God, never heard that one: he is vile! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. The little kid was a rather young thirteen, too. He'll never forget that, I'm sure. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. He's a jerk. |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Next time you come down to visit Mom I'd love to meet you. It was |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Oh, yeah............ |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
37. Exactly how do you know Prince Phillip and the late Princess Margaret are and were racists? |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. It has been reported through the years in various publications. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #37 |
53. Princess Margaret:: The Irish are PIGS. Is that racist enough for you? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
52. HA!! |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. Head of state doesn't matter |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. She should definitely NOT curtsy to the Queen. We are not her subjects. |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Exactly. No one who isn't a subject should bow or curtsy. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:06 AM Response to Reply #17 |
48. Unilateral bowing and scraping is a bad thing. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
5. ok I won't n/t |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
7. NO!! KINGS!! . . . nor QUEENS!!!! Not our own and certainly NOT anyone else's!! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:53 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Hey, if she curtseyed to Queen Latifah or Aretha, Queen of Soul or |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
8. If she did, I'd call her a fucking idiot. We don't do that shit. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Wow - how did a very nice story about Jackie Kennedy turn into a screed about her supposed stupidity |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Because first, it was not a "screed," and second, she WAS stupid when she did that. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 10:00 AM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Maybe I'm stubborn but I don't see Americans curtseying as a "courtesy." |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
34. Wrong, but thanks for the rant... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:54 AM Response to Reply #34 |
44. No, I'm not wrong. And protocol, if followed, dictates that you do as I say. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
40. Huh? Just shows that Americans are idiotic when it comes to customs of OTHER countries. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:45 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. It's not a "custom." It is an acknowledgement of SUBSERVIENCE. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
50. she had rights and responsiblitie as a foreign dignitary. It's called protocol. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. You're making no sense. And you're wrong. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
14. And when she doesn't, it will be about 2 1/2 seconds before the Obama haters |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
16. She won't curtsy to the Queen. |
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Jackeens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
19. But will the President wink at the Queen? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. That's actually a funny pic!!! |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #26 |
49. "Hey Liz! High five! Up high down low to the side too slow! Heh heh heh..." |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
20. Delete-double post. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
21. I haven't heard any criticism of Mrs. Obama. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Ummm . . . |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
24. Heads-of-state and their wives are considered equals to the Queen. Also, it's an informal gathering. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
27. I'm fine with that. We let the Queen in without a passport. |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Well, as British passports are issued in the monarch's name, |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I don't know, and don't care. That's her problem. |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Whatever. |
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LaydeeBug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
29. She had better NOT curtsy to the queen.... |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
31. She's not supposed to, but wait 'til the RWers get done lying about how she "dissed" the queen. n/t |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:13 AM Response to Reply #31 |
46. Well, when right-wingers approach Limbaugh or Beck... |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
32. what a sad story |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
35. She should give her a terrorist fist jab |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. That's funny! |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
38. Non British subjects aren't supposed to curtsy. n/t |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
39. Royalty - in all it's forms - SUCKS! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:01 AM Response to Original message |
45. Too late, alas. I read somewhere that she did curtsy. n/t |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:48 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. She was filmed - there was no curtsy. nt |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. She didn't curtsy. The queen put her arm around her, and she returned the favor. |
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