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It's a boy! Catherine gives birth to royal baby[W:136]

Its reported today that the new prince will bring 300 million in tourist revenue.
Kinda like Mickey Mouse, small, lives in a castle in a make believe world.
 
Maybe they'll name him Trayvon Hussein?

I doubt they'll name him Trayvon, but Hussein is a possibility ... the Brits rather like President Obama (especially so after getting a whiff of Romney during the Olympics) ...
 
I'm just loving your historical accuracy. :lamo

It's clear to one and all now that Winston Churchill's "Never in the field of conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" speech must have been to the 7 American pilots who single handedly saved the United Kingdom from Germany's luftwaffe.

What were their names?



Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Audie Murphy, Charlton Heston, Glenn Ford, Sylvester Stallone and Steven Seagal?

Wow, I didn't even know Sly knew how to fly a plane ...
 
good time to unfriend the royals on facebook, lest ye be innundated with baby photos ... I already did ...
 
-- the Brits rather like President Obama --

We don't dislike the guy but I think you're going a bit far with the we "rather like Obama" thing.

He doesn't take up as many column inches as say Reagan or Clinton used to.

Anyhow, to go back to the new royal arrival - I'd like a "Richard" (as in King Richard) except that he might not be lionheart reincarnated and if he's a plonker he would be called "Richardhead" - which is a polite version of a popular insult.
 
We don't dislike the guy but I think you're going a bit far with the we "rather like Obama" thing.

He doesn't take up as many column inches as say Reagan or Clinton used to.

Anyhow, to go back to the new royal arrival - I'd like a "Richard" (as in King Richard) except that he might not be lionheart reincarnated and if he's a plonker he would be called "Richardhead" - which is a polite version of a popular insult.

I'm partial to Nigel and Alastair ...

on Obama's popularity, I was swayed by this ...

Indeed, Obama was least popular in the Arab world. He had an approval rating of 35% in Morocco, 27% in Tunisia and 19% in Egypt, the lowest three on the African continent (Ghana was the highest with a 92% approval rating). His popularity waned by 13 points in France to 42% and by 10 points in Germany to 40%, reflecting the general feeling in both countries that the U.S. didn’t do enough to help with the Eurozone crisis. Though in Belgium, home to the European Union, Obama saw a rare bump of 15 point in his approval rating. Likewise the Brits love Obama more than ever; his popularity rose in the U.K. by 13 point to 67%. (Obama saw double-digit gains in only three countries: Belgium, the U.K. and Cambodia.)

Read more: Obama About as Popular Abroad as He Is at Home | TIME.com
 
"It's a boy! Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and husband Prince William on Monday welcomed their first child. The baby boy was born at 4:24 p.m., weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces. A name has not yet been announced for the child, who is now third in line to the throne."

Does anybody in America care???? Thanks CNN.:roll:

It's a boy! Catherine gives birth to royal baby - CNN.com

Why did you post this in breaking news on a political forum?
 
Why did you post this in breaking news on a political forum?

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I didnt tell him what post. I asked him for his motivation. How about doing some REAL moderating and enforcing the rules of the forum? This is a POLITICAL forum, not a celebrity news forum. Now go ahead and demerit me.
 
I didnt tell him what post. I asked him for his motivation. How about doing some REAL moderating and enforcing the rules of the forum? This is a POLITICAL forum, not a celebrity news forum. Now go ahead and demerit me.

I don't like your attitude but I will answer anyway. This is politics, this is about how the media and those on the left are so fascinated with Europe and think we should emulate them. Witness how they make royalty out of their presidents, JFK Clinton and now the Obama's.
 
I don't like your attitude but I will answer anyway. This is politics, this is about how the media and those on the left are so fascinated with Europe and think we should emulate them. Witness how they make royalty out of their presidents, JFK Clinton and now the Obama's.

The Bushes actually had two Presidents in short succession. Are they on the left? And is the left in the forefront of lionizing Reagan?

I've met many people who fall more on the right politically who are none the less fascinated with the British royals. It's actually probably more of an East/West thing than a left/right thing. There's a lot of East Coast bias in the media - even in sports. ESPN apparently thinks that we're all obssessed with Yankees vs. Red Sox rather than Cubs vs. Cardinals, Twins vs. White Sox...I assume maybe Dodgers vs. Giants in California.
 
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The Bushes actually had two Presidents in short succession. Are they on the left? And is the left in the forefront of lionizing Reagan?

I've met many people who fall more on the right politically who are none the less fascinated with the British royals. It's actually probably more of an East/West thing than a left/right thing. There's a lot of East Coast bias in the media - even in sports. ESPN apparently thinks that we're all obssessed with Yankees vs. Red Sox rather than Cubs vs. Cardinals, Twins vs. White Sox...I assume maybe Dodgers vs. Giants in California.

You just don't see the attitude on the right about their presidents as you get on the left. Reagan is honored and respected as a great president but those of us who feel that way liked seeing him in Levi's with a chain saw working on his land. The left treats their presidents like royalty. Camelot ring a bell?
 
I don't like your attitude but I will answer anyway. This is politics, this is about how the media and those on the left are so fascinated with Europe and think we should emulate them. Witness how they make royalty out of their presidents, JFK Clinton and now the Obama's.

You didnt say that in your OP.
 
"It's a boy! Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and husband Prince William on Monday welcomed their first child. The baby boy was born at 4:24 p.m., weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces. A name has not yet been announced for the child, who is now third in line to the throne."

Does anybody in America care???? Thanks CNN.:roll:

It's a boy! Catherine gives birth to royal baby - CNN.com

Cool. Also, as an American I'm giddy, since in caste systems the child has achieved the ultimate accomplishment: being born. Kudos Royal Baby for your great "accomplishment."

(Read: no; I'm not keen on monarchism, or monarchism light, and do not give a hoot if they have babies.)
 
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