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Britain
White House Seeks a Proper Invitation for the Queen
2009-06-02
The Obama administration is working with their French counterparts to make sure that Britain's Queen Elizabeth -- reportedly miffed, according to the British Press, at not being invited to the D-Day anniversary festivities in Normandy this weekend -- gets a formal invitation.
Alrighty then. They do have a sense of shame...however vestigial it may be.
Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said on Monday that President Obama thinks the queen should be present at the event on Saturday. "We are working with those involved to see if we can make that happen," Mr. Gibbs said.

Mr. Gibbs's comments came after Buckingham Palace pointedly noted last week that the queen didn't get an invite, an omission which has had the British press fuming. Mr. Obama is attending the event (French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited him two months ago) as is British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Mr. Sarkozy has said that the queen is welcome to come to the ceremony, but Obama administration officials say that they would like to see her receive a formal invitation.

Driving home that point, Mr. Gibbs joked at the end of his daily briefing with reporters Monday: "Will you -- will you -- will you please pass that directly to the queen for me?"
Bollocks.
I'm sure someone was able to perceive the humour in Mr. Gibb's comment.
Makes you wish for Scott McClellan ...
Posted by:Bright Pebbles

#11  Tu, that is insulting! He would have been fired out here in Iowa before he could ruin the DQ.
Posted by: Charles   2009-06-02 21:55  

#10  Disharmony between Britain and France - inconceivable!
Posted by: DMFD   2009-06-02 18:08  

#9  This one is on Sarkozy. As host, he issues the invites, but he wants the cameras on just him and Obama.
Posted by: Grunter   2009-06-02 12:34  

#8  Anybody got any background on Gibbs? He looks like he should be running a Dairy Queen into the ground out in Iowa or sumthin...
Posted by: tu3031   2009-06-02 12:06  

#7  The invite should arrive in the mail June 7.
Posted by: ed   2009-06-02 07:14  

#6  Mr Brown is a weasel who has ruined the UK

The Queen should be back in charge then we can go and invade France and give them yet another ass whooping useless frogs
Posted by: A   2009-06-02 03:11  

#5  And Mr. Brown seems not to have made much of a fuss about it either.
Posted by: Seafarious   2009-06-02 02:55  

#4  "Mr. Sarkozy has said that the queen is welcome to come to the ceremony"

That really sounds like Sarkozy messed this up in the first place (Entente not so cordiale?)

I mean, do you tell the Queen: Hey Bess, sure if you wanna drop in, fine...
Posted by: European Conservative   2009-06-02 02:48  

#3  Looks like a great oportunity for the Periwinkle Cluebat of Destiny™ to soundly meet Mr. Gibbs!
Posted by: Muggsy Glink   2009-06-02 02:29  

#2  The ever classy Mr. Gibbs could use a good humorous kick in the bollocks.
Posted by: SteveS   2009-06-02 01:24  

#1  Classy of Gibbs to clown on the Queen.

Unfortunately due to the late invite, the only available seating is in the balcony with Fox News.
Posted by: DK70 the scantily clad   2009-06-02 01:14  

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