Obama's iPod Gift to Elizabeth II Fit for a 'Queen', Loaded with 40 Broadway Show Tunes- Page 2

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:47pm

Her liking musicals or not seems irrelevant to me. I took the iPod and Richard Rodgers book to be gifts representing an American art form.

Similarly, I wouldn't ask whether or not Obama was a devotee of photography. Her gift of her photograph was the gesture of one head of state to another, not the intimate gift of a friend.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:50pm

You could actually decipher that mess? The Queen's English, indeed.

[blaxx]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:53pm

No Wildhorn?

They wanted her to enjoy the present.

[Scripps2]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 4:47pm

"Can anyone picture the Queen listening to an IPOD?"

She apparently sent her first e-mail in the 1970s when it was something only available to the military. She also demonstrated herself to be IT literate when visiting YouTube's HQ recently.

"it's been reported that Her Majesty is a HUGE fan of showtunes and musicals"

Well, Prince Edward certainly is.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 6:06pm

It has also been reported that she enjoys tweeting on Twitter and recently friended Gramham Norton on Facebook.

[MamasDoin'Fine]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 7:46pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1166490/Ones-new-best-friend-The-Queen-Michelle-new-touchy-feely-protocol.html

[madbrian]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 7:55pm

From the above linked article:

"Finding herself next to Mrs Obama, the Queen remarked on their height difference."

So, she's a size Queen?

***Note to self: You've learned far too much on BWW***

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 8:18pm

If it's true that she doesn't like musicals, I'm not really surprised by this choice of gift. He seems to have a knack for giving the wrong gifts to foreign leaders.

Apparently he also had some of his speeches on there. Just what I'd want.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 9:21pm

Well, if she's announced that she actively hates musicals, yes. (In which case she shouldn't go throwing life peearges at musical theater composers.) Otherwise I still think it a fine representation of American culture.

Spork, where did you hear about his speeches being on there? That's news to me.
Updated On: 4/2/09 at 09:21 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 9:32pm

It was a link on the DrudgeReport. It's gone now.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 9:36pm

Here. It's from the article in the Telegraph:

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We now also know that there were some of Obama's speeches on the iPod, as well as footage of the Queen's visits to the United States. According to the White House, the Queen asked for a video iPod - the one she already had was an audio device.
Barack Obama?s thoughtful gift to the Queen

[Gothampc]

Posted: 4/2/09 at 10:15pm

It was the musical that tore Elizabeth's baby from her nurturing breast and exposed him to the cold, harsh workaday world.

"Really Useful Group," she bitterly wailed, "more like Really Usurping Group."

Updated On: 4/2/09 at 10:15 PM

[autopilot2]

Posted: 4/3/09 at 2:27am

Obama has actually broken a whole lot of laws by giving Liz a copy of the Cd he bought on that iPod.

How are those poor artists and record companies going to get paid their royalties if the Prez is pirating toonz.

I hope the RIAA sues his butt.