Phx_Dem
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:00 PM
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Michelle's Gift to G20 Spouses (iPods for everyone!) |
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LOL. Please. Michelle knows what to give . . . The presentation of gifts to visiting foreign dignitaries is one of the oldest traditions of international protocol. Mrs. Obama has chosen to present her guests with a gift that is both personal and historical: a one-of-a-kind porcelain tea set, White House honey, and a honey vase designed exclusively for the occasion of The Pittsburgh Summit 2009.(Photo) http://markhalperin.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/pittsburgh-summit-2009-spouses_addendum_gift.pdf
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:02 PM
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1. nice to know we have a budget surplus in the US these days lol nt |
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:10 PM
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3. Yeah, she should have just wrapped up a tomato from the garden |
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Edited on Thu Sep-24-09 08:10 PM by Phx_Dem
because that's how the U.S. likes to be represented on a world stage.
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:12 PM
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4. Oh, some people would bitch about |
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:32 PM
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7. so she should ignore tradition and annoy some of the spouses of foreign dignitaries |
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Giving such gifts is part of being the first lady. I think that the gifts show that she has good taste.
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Thu Sep-24-09 09:05 PM
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15. Well then, cancel the orders that are giving jobs to Americans |
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The honey keeper is an inspired choice IMO.
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Thu Sep-24-09 09:49 PM
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19. msongs if she would have given any thing cheaper then |
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we would hear from the right about how ghetto she was.....
President Obama and his wife cant' win....
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Thu Sep-24-09 10:31 PM
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Hippo_Tron
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Fri Sep-25-09 02:26 AM
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26. Politics is largely a people business |
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Edited on Fri Sep-25-09 02:29 AM by Hippo_Tron
If the spouses of the heads of state come away from the G-20 with a favorable impression of the President and the First Lady it will make it that much easier for the President to get their cooperation. It costs some tiny fraction of a cent to me as a taxpayer to buy them all I-Pods or tea sets or whatever and I say it's money well spent. Quite frankly, I wouldn't mind if they bought all of the heads of state coke and hookers if it gets the job done.
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Fri Sep-25-09 10:54 AM
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34. lotta time on your hands, huh? |
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:03 PM
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She is certainly savvy about these things.
I could not be prouder of her!
K&R
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Fri Sep-25-09 05:19 AM
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I love these gifts! They are very personal and very interesting from an historical standpoint.
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Fri Sep-25-09 05:43 PM
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38. I agree! I'm impressed with the detail. |
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:18 PM
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5. Tea is enjoyed by many cultures and I'm sure the honey is fab! I think |
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this is a great gift. :thumbsup:
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:27 PM
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6. I love that they're into Apple products. Bush would have given Zunes (or worse) nt |
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:54 PM
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10. Bush had an iPod but he of course had the Shuffle ... the real idiot-proof one |
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Literally 4 or 5 buttons.
"Put it in my pocket, got the ear things on. So you don't know what you're going to going to get. And if you don't like it, you have got your little advance button. It's pretty high-tech stuff."
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Thu Sep-24-09 09:01 PM
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13. The gifts were not iPods |
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That was a joke. Michelle gave the Queen an iPod which drew a lot of criticism from the conservative press. Notice the lol right after iPod. Click on the link and you won't see iPods pictured.
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Fri Sep-25-09 10:02 AM
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32. No I-Pods...the OP's post is misleading. It's Tea Set produced in Illinois and Honey from WH Bees |
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The Pittsburgh Summit 2009 – Spousal Program Addendum
2009 Spousal Program The Pittsburgh Summit Addendum
Gifts Presented By Mrs. Obama on the Occasion of The Pittsburgh Summit 2009 The presentation of gifts to visiting foreign dignitaries is one of the oldest traditions of international protocol. Mrs. Obama has chosen to present her guests with a gift that is both personal and historical: a one-of-a-kind porcelain tea set, White House honey, and a honey vase designed exclusively for the occasion of The Pittsburgh Summit 2009. The platinum and purple porcelain design of the tea cups is classic and contemporary and inspired by the gold and purple White House China that President and Mrs. Lincoln used in 1861. The use of platinum on the saucer symbolizes Pittsburgh’s steel industry roots; the use of purple is the color of the state flower of Illinois, the purple violet, home states of both Presidents Lincoln and Obama. The porcelain is one-of-a-kind and made by a century old family business in Illinois. A rose in the bottom of the tea cup represents both the official flower of the United States and the American beauty rose, the official flower of Washington. There is a delicate three-flower bouquet that sits in the well of the saucer. It consists of the purple violet, the state flower of Illinois, the Mountain Laurel, the state flower of Pennsylvania and a rose, the national flower.
The White House Honey produced for this occasion came from the first beehive located on White House property near the First Lady’s White House Kitchen Garden. The glass honey vase is an original design inspired by nature and made of a brilliant lead free crystal mined from minerals found only in the United States. It is hand-blown and shaped by a California artist and signed by the First Lady.
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Fri Sep-25-09 11:27 AM
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35. Probably a Coby 128Mb mp3 player from Wal-Mart n/t |
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:43 PM
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8. Beautiful and symbolic gifts. They show her good tastes. n/t |
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Fri Sep-25-09 11:33 AM
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36. A little extra symbolism in the honey and honey jar... |
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I hope it reminds the world leaders about how the actions of humans have fucked up the environment, which is causing out honeybees to disappear. No honey bees, no pollination. No pollination, no food.
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:51 PM
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I would LOVE to have one of those honey jars
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:56 PM
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11. She needs to show Barack |
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Didn't he cause a snafu over giving Gordon Brown some DVDs (which were Region 2 and didn't work)?
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Fri Sep-25-09 02:31 AM
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27. The President didn't go out and buy DVDs for Gordon Brown |
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Edited on Fri Sep-25-09 02:31 AM by Hippo_Tron
Some idiot in the protocol office got Gordon Brown DVDs for the President to present to him. I would imagine at this point the protocol office is better staffed now.
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:57 PM
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elegant gift! I would be honored to have such a gift. (I collect honey pots and tea pots)
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Thu Sep-24-09 09:04 PM
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14. What, they were out of fruitcakes? |
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Thu Sep-24-09 09:18 PM
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17. Yes. Barack gave them out as gifts to the Heads of State. LOL |
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Thu Sep-24-09 09:14 PM
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16. Isn't that lovely? NT |
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Thu Sep-24-09 09:36 PM
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18. What an incredibly wonderful, thoughful gift |
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I just sent the link to one of my daughters, who is a huge Michelle Obama fan, tea fan, and who really liked the honey I sent her a few weeks ago so she could have apples and honey for the New Year to have a sweet New Year.
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Thu Sep-24-09 10:39 PM
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21. RAAARRRGHGHGH CHEAP GIFTS |
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Thu Sep-24-09 11:40 PM
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22. I like the gift! Good taste, puts American artisans to work |
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thoughtful and historical, as well as personal. I'm in to all that protocol stuff, and tea has such a historical significance in so many cultures. I think Michelle rocks. I want to have tea with her!
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Fri Sep-25-09 01:52 AM
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This is newsworthy? No wonder this country is so screwed up.
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Fri Sep-25-09 05:33 PM
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37. Oh, get your knickers out of your crack. It didn't exactly make the |
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front page of the NY Times. I found it online, but when the White House gives gifts to 20 heads of state, it's news whether you like it or not. And if you were so uninterested, why did you even bother to open the thread?
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Fri Sep-25-09 05:52 PM
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39. I checked, my knickers aren't in my "crack" |
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It's only news if you accept the idea that news should be "info-tainment." I opened it because I wanted to make a comment about how stupid it is for people to fawn over politicians like this. YOu can fawn over them AND hold them accountable. And holding them accountable is extremely important -- now more than ever. I'd say quit fawning and get your head out of your crack, but I won't, since that would be rude. :)
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Fri Sep-25-09 09:31 AM
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30. Those were the placemats at dinner last night |
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Fri Sep-25-09 09:47 AM
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31. That honey vase is a classy gift. With honey from the first hive on White House grounds! Too |
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awesome. Class all around.
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Fri Sep-25-09 10:05 AM
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What a treat. I'd love to get a jar of that.
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