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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Obama Snubs Brown

Obama seems to really, really, really dislike Brits. Ever since he took office there has been a constant stream of snubs directed against Britain. The Guardian reveals the extent of the contempt:
Gordon Brown lurched from being hailed as a global statesman to intense embarrassment tonight, after it emerged US President Barack Obama had turned down no fewer than five requests from Downing Street to hold a bilateral meeting at the United Nations in New York or at the G20 summit starting in Pittsburgh today.
Read it here.

Actually, he doesn't seem to think much of any of the European nations. Could it be that he's just not that impressed by Western culture?