Remember the DVD’s that Prime Minister Brown received?

They don’t work in Britain.

Alas, when the PM settled down to begin watching them the other night, he found there was a problem.

The films only worked in DVD players made in North America and the words “wrong region” came up on his screen. Although he mournfully had to put the popcorn away, he is unlikely to jeopardise the special relationship – or “special partnership”, as we are now supposed to call it – by registering a complaint.

Priceless.

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Wow, I’m practically speechless to Obama and his teams mindless blunderings. Someone should send him the movie “clue” cause he is def. In need of one.

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Here’s the culprit, another Chicago crony. Ms. Rogers and Michelle-my-belle were the ones who were supposed to make this work. Fine job they did. (rolls eyes)

Desirée Rogers, a prominent Chicago businesswoman and Harvard MBA, will be named the first African American White House social secretary, sources in the presidential transition office said yesterday.

Rogers, 49, is a friend of Michelle and President-elect Barack Obama’s, and a leader in Chicago corporate and civic circles; her appointment signals that the first couple consider the job crucial to how they introduce themselves to the country and the globe. She was a major fundraiser for Obama.

The position of social secretary is more influential and far-reaching than the title might suggest. Although the job is associated with working with the first lady and with entertaining — and best known for staging state dinners for heads of countries — the social secretary’s office is responsible for every event or ceremony that occurs in the White House or on the grounds. The day after the inauguration, for example, Rogers will be responsible for organizing the swearing-in of the Cabinet. Ann Stock, a social secretary in the Clinton White House, was once charged with pulling together the signing of the historic Mideast peace agreement in four days, for 4,000 guests.

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GaffaUK #28

In your list of 25 DVD’s Brown should send to Obama… I’d like to add “Dumb & Dumber”
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Anyone who has been around kids knows kids like to show off ‘special stuff to their buddies’ so..

Imagine the excitement of the two Obama girls opening their gifts from Prime Minister & Mrs Brown, designer dresses with matching jewelry from the UK. store TopShop before a branch opens in the USA. Imagine the excitement of the Obama girls getting a set of childrens books by a UK writer before they are released to bookstores in the USA.
Then Imagine the disappointment of the Brown’s two boys when they open their gifts from President & First Lady Obama, two plastic made in China ‘Marine One’ helicopter toys any person visiting or going on line could purchase from the White House Gift store for $15 each.

Not only were the Obama’s thoughtless, I think they were cruel to the Brown’s kids.
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Here’s 25 DVD’s Brown should send to Obama…

Blue Hawaii
Born Free
Braveheart
Churchill:The Hollywood Years
Crash
Flash Gordon
From Russia with Love
Great Expectations
He’s Just Not That Into You
Help!
Highlander
Hoffa
Misery
Mr. Bean
Mrs.Brown
No Country For Old Men
Out of Africa
Porkys
Reds
Robin Hood
The Birth of a Nation
The Blair Witch Project
The Patriot
The Untouchables
Wall Street

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Geez, they left out the best movies. What about:

Behind the Green Door
Taboo, Taboo II through infinity
Debbie Does Dallas
Deep Throat

Not to mention:

The Ten Commandments
Good Times at Ridgemont High
Eating Raul
Beaches
Godfather Part II

*Note to editors: These movies do not necessarily reflect the serious opinions of the poster.

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I heard the DVD’s were all Jerry Lewis movies, thought that Brown was French.

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Timothy, how kind of you to respond to Fit’s link to a British gossip columnist who manages to depict everyone with all the grace of a banshee…. LOL

Nice choice of “documentation”, Fit.

No one is assuming that Brown liked the bomber jacket with the Presidential logo and his name embroidered on it. (I mentioned he didn’t myself) But then, the jacket is great quality, and the Presidential logo makes it a keepsake.

Ms. Brown liked it… but stick up the butt Brown didn’t. However I still believe that duplicating such a personal and unique gift (he gave one to Blair) is still a better choice than a DVD collection which has nothing personal to it but the wrapping…. things he could purchase himself online at Amazon.

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@bbartlog: A blogger at the British Telegraph speculated the lame gift was the work of “Lady Macbeth” Michelle:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/james_delingpole/blog/2009/03/05/was_lady_macbeth_behind_barack_obamas_snub_of_gordon_brown

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