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"ONE NATION or GOD"?????? Make up your mind America!!!
Michelle Obama has a grudge against the British because they played a part in slave trade years ago. It was a insult to the British for Obama to return the bust and they have been our biggest allie. Such a sad time for America.....
Posted 2009-03-26T04:48:42Z
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Be Blessed.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity (Love), I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vauneth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seekth not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is (Love) charity.
The bust was a loan from Britain, for the first term of office of President Bush. When the President was elected for his second and final term, the loan was extended until January 2009.
"The new President has decided not to continue this loan and the bust has now been returned.
A White House spokesperson says the Churchill bust was removed before Obama's inauguration as part of the usual changeover operations, adding that every president puts his own stamp on the Oval Office.
Mr Obama, who prefers to cite the words and works of his hero Abraham Lincoln, now indeed has a bust of Mr Lincoln sitting in the Oval Office where Epstein's Churchill once ruled the roost.
Every President gets to decorate their office as they please. He shouldn’t have to keep something that was loaned to George Bush when he has his own favorite hero. Since it was a loan, he did right to return it. Be Blessed
Posted 2009-03-26T05:38:54Z
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" When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross."
-Sinclair Lewis
Tippy,
I thank you kindly for that explaination. I now also agree that what he did was the right thing and he does have the proper right to decorate his oval office according to his preferences.
Posted 2009-03-26T12:42:22Z
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" When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross."
-Sinclair Lewis
Jennifer,
I was concerned about this event for the same reasons that you have mentioned here. That is why I requested thoughts from others. I had not realized that this bust was on loan from England until after reading Tippy's response.
I feel more comfortable now with the return of the Bust. Obama certainly does have the right to decorate his oval office with his mentor, Lincoln.
Now if I could understand bettery why he chose to not have a formal State Dinner for the British PM, Brown on his first official visit to the the White House, I could breath much easier. I feel our British allies are an asset to our nation and I hope he will maintain a warm relationship with them.
Posted 2009-03-26T12:47:58Z
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Be Blessed.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity (Love), I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vauneth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seekth not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is (Love) charity.
Posted 2009-03-26T16:29:24Z
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" When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross."
-Sinclair Lewis
Tippy,
You are a wonderful new acquaintance. This reference article from the Telegraph leaves me with a much more positive reaction to the Obama/Brown relationship.
It's funny how I form opinions on small details. I believe both the Devil AND the Angles lives within the details though. You have helped me thru this one.
Posted 2009-03-26T17:06:26Z
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Be Blessed.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity (Love), I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vauneth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seekth not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is (Love) charity.
Hoosier, you are most welcome. There are so many little snipets of information out there until when I hear something, I try to go directly to the source of information, to better understand what were the circumstances and motives behind the action. Be Blessed
Posted 2009-03-26T17:16:21Z
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"ONE NATION or GOD"?????? Make up your mind America!!!
The bust was given to us as a gift and it represented unity. It was not a loan, and for that reason it was a insult for Obama to return it.....The British had it publicized in their papers and news channels....We disgraced them.....
Posted 2009-03-26T17:50:39Z
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