The gift that keeps on giving

Mar 20, 2009 10:27

Though little reported on this side of the pond, the Brits were apparently taken back by Obama's shabby treatment of their Prime Minister on his visit to DC early in the month. Among the complaints were that Brown's symbolically-laden and historically significant gift to Obama was reciprocated by a DVD set of famous American movies, the kind one might find in a Wal-Mart (if you would dare walk into such an anti-union establishment).

Now it turns out that the DVDs were Region 1 and hence not even playable in the UK. This from the most tech-savvy administration in history?

Hillary may need to prepare another "reset" button for this no-longer-so-special relationship.
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