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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 05:24 AM
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Blundering Bush makes ANOTHER gaffe as he winks at the Queen
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Blundering Bush makes ANOTHER gaffe as he winks at the Queen
By WILLIAM LOWTHER in Washington - More by this author »

When you've just made it sound like the Queen is more than 200 years old, there may be a few ways of recovering from the gaffe.

But turning to her and giving her a sly wink is probably not included in any book of royal etiquette.



Is he winking at One? The President turns to the Queen and winks after his slip-up



That's what happened yesterday after George Bush mangled his greeting to the Queen on her state visit to the U.S.

Stumbling over his words, he came perilously close to suggesting that the monarch had toured the States in 1776.

And although the President's following wink was initially rewarded with a regal glare, the Queen did at least seem to see the funny side of the blunder.

After the blunder the President paused and turned to the Queen to acknowledge his gaffe, joking that she "gave me a look that only a mother could give a child."

<SNIP>

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=453199&in_page_id=1811
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 05:32 AM
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1. Doncha just love
the look she's giving him in the lower picture. Guess she's thinking "what a turd " :rofl:
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RedCappedBandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 05:33 AM
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2. Ack-breaking news
must impress the rich!
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 05:34 AM
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3. Reminds me of Joseph P. Kennedy. He called her mother, Queen Elizabeth,
a "cute trick" when interviewed shortly after accepting his commission to the Court of St. James, i.e., the American ambassador to Great Britain.
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 05:39 AM
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4. At times like these, it's helpful to be thankful for what we have
At least he didn't pinch her ass.
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Philosoraptor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 05:40 AM
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5. My thoughts too, or scratch his ass.
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SalmonChantedEvening Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 05:42 AM
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6. A wink's as good as a back rub to a blind monkey
Know what I mean? Nudge nudge.

Say no more.

:smoke:
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 05:44 AM
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7. Thanks for posting those pics, absolutely hysterical
Queen: "Oh dear, what a dolt."
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windbreeze Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 06:15 AM
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8. My Goodness.....How did the Americans ever elect him....
because it is we Americans, that this idiot makes look bad...
wb
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 07:26 AM
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13. Well, we didn't but that's another thread.
:)
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windbreeze Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 09:13 AM
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18. Can you imagine him winking at the Queen??
that act broke every rule in every rule book..I can imagine how she felt...because I know how I feel about it....MORTIFIED...!!wb
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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 06:23 AM
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9. It's like tricking the Queen into a dinner at the village idiot's house.
Or the town drunk's home, and everyone else involved treating the matter as if it's the highest possible honor. She must have felt the world had gone mad.

The only thing more insulting than a wink from some asshole, would be to have the guy ask that she pull his finger.
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 07:01 AM
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10. George Bush is an embarrassment to America.
A pimple on the face of humanity.

Every time he opens his mouth, he lowers the standards a little bit more.

It's a national disgrace.
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 07:04 AM
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11. Succinctly put.
Well said. :toast:
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CJCRANE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 07:25 AM
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12. I think it was deliberate.
He likes to do things that make other world leaders look lower than him in the hierarchy.
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 07:54 AM
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14. She should have kicked him in the nuts.
THAT would have been classy.
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 08:04 AM
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15. We should remember
even a cat can look at a queen.

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cooolandrew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 08:30 AM
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16. That second picture is a beauty. Well done Ma'am.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 08:34 AM
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17. I think that she reacted to the gaffe with the realization that
Edited on Tue May-08-07 08:34 AM by zbdent
ironically, America was under the thumb of King George then (1776), too ...
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