Well if that ain’t the most elitist, condescending phrase ever spoken.…. (Politico) – President Barack Obama’s appearance on the BBC’s “Andrew Marr Show” Sunday gave the president a chance to discuss a number of the world’s trouble spots — Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria, among others — and to express admiration for the British royal family.

“I think,” the president said, “what the Queen symbolizes — not just to Great Britain but to the entire commonwealth and obviously the entire world — is the best of England. And we’re very proud of her.”

This guy is embarrassing. Seriously. embarrassing. Sheeesh, talk about an ego. But then again he did give her an ipod including all of this speeches so she could listen to his awesomeness….. /SD
In related News: Scotland Yard’s Codename For Obama During Upcoming Visit: “Smart Alec”… (Daily Mail) — More than one person has wanted to call Barack Obama a ‘smart alec’, and now British police will get the chance to do so without getting reprimanded. That’s because Scotland Yard has tapped the codename ‘Chalaque’ to refer to the U.S. president for security reasons during his upcoming state visit to the United Kingdom May 24-26.
Indarjit Singh, a Punjabi speaker in the UK who is director of the Network of Sikh Organisations, told the Sunday Times the word ‘is sometimes used when we want to denigrate someone who we think is too clever for their own good’. Another Punjabi speaker told the paper the word Chalaque is ‘not considered rude’, but could be ‘mildly offensive’.  (read more)