Dana Milbank, WaPo: "July Sixers Get the Cake; Canadian Gets the Crumbs"

[Hand]

:rofl:

For Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, it was the all-important photo op: the grinning handshake with President Bush in the East Room after yesterday's joint news conference.

Then Raghubir Goyal of the obscure India Globe newspaper ruined everything for the visiting premier. "Happy birthday!" Goyal called out to Bush, who was celebrating his 60th. "We share the same date!"

"Today's your birthday, too?" asked a delighted Bush, dropping Harper's hand. "Well, come on up -- let's have a birthday picture. Come on, come on, come on. Come on, come on, get up here! Anybody else have their birthday today?"

Within moments, USA Today's Richard Benedetto took the stage, too. "If we start to get any more, I'm going to start to question it," said a befuddled Harper, who stood off to the side, rubbing his nose, as his photo op disintegrated. "Another one?" Harper blurted out when a sound technician from the State Department, Todd Mizis, joined the group.

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[ClusterFreak]

1. Absolutely loves it.

:P

[daleo]

2. But Bush called him Steve

That makes up for everything, doesn't it?

[glarius]

3. When he stood there looking down his nose and talking down to everyone

in those superior tones of his, just like he does at home, he lost his opportunity to impress...IMO

[MrPrax]

4. Stupid bootlick

Hey Stephen -- No matter how far you get your tongue up his ass, you'll never get respect. Ever.