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A Letter of Apology to Prime Minister Gordon Brown & Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald

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Last night, I wrote a letter to the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown and the British Ambassador, Nigel Sheinwald. The letter was in regards and reaction to the way President Barack Obama treated the British Prime Minister – it was a letter of apology on behalf of the people of the United States, the White House and President.

If you’ve been living inside a bottle or you’re just Liberal and don’t believe things that actually happen, then you haven’t noticed the blatant disregard for respect and hospitality shown to the Prime Minister. When he visited the White House this past week, he was taken for granted and treated in a way you would treat that weird kid in the corner, who typically talks to himself… you know the one.

Gordon Brown brought several lavish gifts – gifts wreaking of historical significance and symbolism for the President and United States. He presented the President an ornamental pen holder, created from the timbers of the Victorian anti-slave ship, HMS Gannet. This was especially significant, because the desk that has been sitting in the Oval Office since 1880 was carved using oak from the HMS Gannet’s sister ship, the HMS Resolute. He also gave President Obama a framed commission for the HMS Resolute, and on top of that… a first edition of the seven-volume Winston Churchill Biography, written by Sir Martin Gilbert.

In exchange, President Obama gave the Prime Minister a 25-disk Region-1 DVD set of popular American movies. Region-1, meaning that the Prime Minister wouldn’t even be able to play them in European DVD players. This is absolutely laughable and pathetic. It’s really an embarrassment to this country and every citizen living within it.

Not only did Obama decide to shaft Prime Minister Brown on the gift, but he also neglected to fulfill the traditions of an official state dinner and a joint press conference. How’s that for honoring an ageless alliance and friendship? Wasn’t it Obama who promised to reinvigorate our international relations and repair America’s reputation in the world? Add this to the recent insult to Russia via a Red (…) reset button, reading “Overcharge,” and you’ve got a winning combination for creating a welcoming environment for the United States. Kudos Obama… Thank you Hillary… you’re doing us such a great service.

You’d think that would be enough, but no… alas, it is not. If you remember (or maybe have read about), Britain gave us a significant gift after the attacks that occurred on our home land on the date of 9/11/01. The gift was a bust of Winston Churchill, and it signified the unification of our two countries, standing as one against tyranny. It was a heart-felt gesture and an important and constant reminder of our relationship with our greatest ally.

Well, Obama gave that statue back last week. I don’t fully understand the reasoning behind this, but apparently the statue holds little significance for him, and I don’t know what he’s trying to say to the Prime Minister and Britain… but it’s nothing good.

Anyway, after hearing how the President treated the British Prime Minister, my heart sunk. I’d never felt such embarrassment, nor humiliation for my country before. So, I wrote the below letter:

10 March 2009

Prime Minister Gordon Brown & Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald

British Embassy

3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20008

Dear Sirs,

I just wanted to take a moment and express my feelings on how you have recently been treated, as a guest, in the United States of America. It’s with great regret that I had to watch the news and see the absurdity and absolute rudeness of our new President, Barack Obama.

It truly is unforgivable, the way he treated you, Prime Minister Brown. My heart dropped, when I heard that our President returned the gift from Britain of the bust of Winston Churchill, that was given to us after 9/11, symbolizing our unity with your country. Our brotherhood/sisterhood was forged before that, but this would have played an integral role and reminder of our relationship.

To further the mishap, our President neglected to extend to you a meaningful gift in exchange for the several priceless artifacts that you had presented him, the White House and the United States. Twenty-five Region-1 DVDs are a far cry in showing you how much your country and allied relationship means to us. I could not believe my ears, when I heard about this effortless exchange of a meaningless collaboration of Hollywood’s finest, which won’t even play in your DVD players in the United Kingdom. I’m honestly shocked. Had I a gift to give you, in his stead, I would happily make that extension.

Adding insult to injury, our disrespectful President failed to carry on with tradition, and neglected to hold a joint press conference between the two of you, as well as neglected to hold an official state dinner. Truly shameful.

It is with a heavy heart and on behalf of all Americans, the United States, the historical significance of the White House and the President, that I apologize for our President’s actions. I would like for you to know that we appreciate everything that Britain has done for us and the alliance that we’ve held for quite some time. Your military contribution to the War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq is also noted, and certainly appreciated. Most of us honor those who serve on behalf of those who can’t or decide not to. I’m very proud of our soldiers and those who stand with them, and I have the utmost respect for your leadership and the Prime Ministers who have served before you.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I hope that you’ve received many more like these.

Cordially Yours,

Kevin Bush

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I’ll be sending this letter out to the British Embassy in a day or two. If you would like to have your name attached to it, as well, please E-Mail me, using the contact form and leave me your name/address and any contact information you’d wish to provide.

Let’s get the word out that not all Americans feel the same way that Obama does.

Thanks!

Are our Expectations of an Obama Presidency Taking Fruition?

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To put it bluntly… “Oh boy.” It’s only been one week after the election has been over, and we’ve had one zinger after the other:

First, President Medvedev of Russia announced that he was going to try to have his presidential term extended by two years, giving him six, and the following President two terms of six years each. What’s expected to happen, is that Medvedev, the puppet of Vladimir Putin, will finish his term, allowing Putin to take his place. He would then have 12 years of Russian rule, which I expect would be influenced, heavily, by Putin’s KGB experience and love for Soviet Russia.

Second and at the same time, it had been realized by the United States, that Russia was deploying missiles near Poland. Medvedev claims that this is because he doesn’t trust the United State’s Missile Defense System in Europe, which would serve to protect Americans and it’s European allies from terrorists and those that would do them harm. They’re so paranoid to think that we have an ulterior motive in building a system in Europe to oppose them in some way.

These two instances occurred the day following Obama’s election, as reported by Fox News. Hrmmm, do they possibly think that Obama is a push over? They’re not even accounting for Bush’s remaining days as President, thinking of him as a non-factor. It seems that the Russians, and many other governments, feel that this is an opportune moment to make or design a strategy to move in their favor. I’ve feared for the past several months, since their invasion of Georgia, that Russia would try to move and implement a new unification of several states, under Russian rule. Possibly a return to the Soviet Russia, but maybe even a new Soviet Union? I suppose we’ll see what happens in the coming year or so.

The third event that occurred, and closer to home, is the sudden drop in the stock market. On November 5 (yep, a day after his election, again), as reported by Reuters the DOW dropped by nearly 500 points, marking the largest drop after a Presidential election EVER. Amazing, no? How’s that for Capitalism having faith in its’ newly elected President? I think that the majority of business people in this country realize that this guy is going to wipe out large/small companies with astronomical taxes and an enormous spending budget, which will create one of the largest deficits this country has ever seen.

This sudden drop of 500 points was followed by another drop of 400 points on the following day, November 6. That’s a drop of 900 points in two days, which occurred after a steady increase preceding election day. Yet again, more faith in our President-to-be. Something amiss here, isn’t it? Do you think somebody knows something we don’t? No… we all know it… about 17million Americans know it. The other half is drinking Kool-Aid and sticking their thumbs up their butts. Welcome to the new America, ladies and gentleman. Life vests and flotation devices are not available on this flight, so good luck and see ya’ in Hell! You can see the DJIA Greatest Daily Point Losses in this PDF. These two days are ranked #7 & #9 (Point Losses) and #6 & #7 (% Losses). Enjoy the misery that is to be!

Ok, so that’s an assault on two sides of the Barack Obama Presidency… but what else could possibly be at stake here? Well, how about this?

The fourth thing to consider, is that Obama has basically sworn to keep his promises to America… and by that, I mean he plans to spend like a maniac, while taxing the crap out of us. In just one week, he’s decided to go along with Nancy Pelosi’s proposal of a second stimulus package for consumers, to again… stimulate the economy. Like it worked before? I think not. Oh, but not only this, there’s more awesome news! It seems that Obama intends to bail out the Automotive industry, as well, since they’re a foundation of our economy… right?

Now, correct me if I’m wrong… but since when is a foundation of our economy a car company that can’t sell any cars? GM has dug themselves a nice hole to crawl out of, but the problem is… they don’t want to crawl out. They want to be carried out. Who do they want to carry them out? Oh, you know… the tax payers, of course! And who wants to allow that to happen? Well, Mr. Obama.. of course!

So, that’s two big spending bills in a row that the Obamanater would like to pass, bringing the tally to what? Well, we already dished out $25 Billion to the “big three” automakers in September. This new GM bailout would cost a measly $50 Billion and the stimulus package would cost anywhere between $60-$100 Billion, bringing the max potential cost of the new packages to $150 Billion, while already spending $700 Billion for the first bailout. Amazing, is it not?! I thought Obama was going to lower taxes for 95% of the country? Is that still going to happen? If so, is he going to tax small/big business 60-70%? Seems the only feasible thing to do, if he plans on balancing the federal budget. Just sayin’.

The fifth thing to happen is a trivial obstacle to most… but perhaps a problem of trust to some. In his first tet-a-tet with the sitting President Bush, Barack Obama talked about policies and current events. In an un-Presidential move, he actually leaked information (though, false) from the private and thought to be classified, meeting to the press. The result was an angry Bush and a new opinion of the worthiness of Obama. Is he truly acting like a “Chicago thug,” as President Clinton had claimed? I’d say so… it seems the only thing that Obama can keep a lid on, is anything damning to his personal reputation. Anything that comes out into the open seems to be beneficial or seemingly beneficial to him. As can be seen from his campaign and this recent event, he’s a liar… as Bush has made perfectly clear, when claiming the information leaked was false.

How can we take this President-elect serious? How can anyone trust him? I just don’t get it….

The sixth issue to come about is the cockiness of Iran. Apparently they felt it necessary to strut their political and military muscle along the border of Iraq, by testing missiles. Iran made it clear that their missiles could hit targets 1,200 miles away, and though used for defense, they could be used against opponents, such as Israel or America, in the case that one or the other attacks them. That being said, they claimed that they would attack American bases, even if Israel attacked them, of their own accord. Interesting…

What’s the relevance of this situation? Besides an increasingly militaristic Iran who wants to wipe the Israelis off the face of the planet? In a previous blog post of mine, I outlined the various countries/dictators/terrorist groups that supported Obama. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is one such person, and I see this as an act that shows he’s not afraid of a reaction from Obama. I believe he thinks that if he decided to attack Israel, we’d stand idly by, to allow Israel to fend for itself. Is this the message that Obama is getting across? If not, then why do these groups/countries/terrorists support him? I don’t get it.

The seventh issue is merely being planned and talked about… which is the closing down of Guantanamo Bay Prison and transporting the hundreds of war criminals/felons that are located there into the United States. Call me crazy, but that just irks me to no end. Not only this, but Obama wants to pretty much recreate the criminal system that these war criminals undergo… Who the hell does this guy think he is? He’s going to undermine every President preceding him and he’s going to change the criminal system for war, he’s going to tear down Capitalism, he’s going to negotiate and sit down with terrorists/dictators… I just don’t understand how it’s gotten to this point. Why in the world did you people elect this guy?

There’s more… in JUST ONE WEEK… but it’s getting late. I shall leave you with the thoughts on this page. Think about them… think about why Obama is President… think about what the next four years are going to be like and what you can do about it now. Oh, don’t worry… there’s much more to come. I assure you.