Confirmed: Queen’s iPod includes Obama’s speeches
posted at 7:37 pm on April 1, 2009 by Allahpundit
Share on Facebook | printer-friendly
Hey, you never know when Hopenchange fee-vah might strike. She could be sitting there, listening to show tunes, and suddenly think, “You know what I’m in the mood for? Obama’s 2004 convention speech.” Only a quick menu-scroll away.
And to think, you guys thought this gift wasn’t special.
Uploaded onto the iPod:
* Photos from the Queen’s 2007 White House State Visit
* Photos from the Queen’s 2007 Jamestown, Va., Visit
* Photos from the Queen’s 2007 Richmond, Va., Visit
* Video from the Queen’s 1957 Jamestown Visit
* Video from the Queen’s 2007 Jamestown Visit
* Video from the Queen’s 2007 Richmond Visit
* Photos from President Obama’s Inauguration
* Audio of then-state senator Obama’s speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and
* Audio of President Obama 2009 Inauguration Address
Here’s the songlist. Believe it or not, Jake Tapper’s eating crap from the left for blogging this story even though, had Bush pulled something like this, (a) it would be in constant rotation on MSNBC and likely have been the top story on “Countdown,” and (b) the same nutroots morons who are hassling JT would have wet themselves with glee over the hay they could make from it. Exit question: How’d Team Barry forget to pre-load that ass-covering speech on race he gave last year — which, I believe, was the last time he dared to utter a syllable on the subject? Isn’t that supposed to be the greatest work of American literature since “Huckleberry Finn” or something? Way to cheap out on the Queen!
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Blowback
Note from Hot Air management: This section is for comments from Hot Air's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that Hot Air management agrees with or otherwise endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose their posting privilege.
Trackbacks/Pings
Trackback URL
Comments
Comment pages: « Previous 1 ... 3 4 5 6 7 Next »
The backtracking is delightful to watch. Truly. In fact, please send let me know where I can buy that 1951 first edition, signed copy. I’m going to buy it for myself as a victory trophy.
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Go back and read my last post, nitwit. Your bet was for a book that doesn’t exist. You lose.
genso on April 1, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Come on, BigOldPuppy. You said you’d show that a first edition, signed copy of that 1951 book would be easy to find. Show us.
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:12 PM
The backtracking by you you mean. Just keep moving the goal posts every time you get your words shoved down your throat. I’m sure somebody will now go find you a signed copy of the The Rodgers and Hart song book which I saw tons of but ignored because you asked for “The Rodgers and Hammerstein song book.” I won’t even bother pointing out your hypocrisy buy insisting we listen to you when you requested it be Amazon but not listen to you when you asked for The Rodgers and Hammerstein song book. Typical Leftist intellectually dishonest weasel with zero integrity.
TheBigOldDog on April 1, 2009 at 11:13 PM
You didn’t even get the authors correct, you vastly overstated the value of the work in question, your research was sloppy, and if anything, it further supports our position that Bambi, your god and hero, is all hat and no head.
Loser.
Matt Helm on April 1, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Did you miss the Hammerstein listing on the LOC site?
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:15 PM
TheBigOldDog and others…
On the Snark Case:
“The King and I” show came out in 1951 and the songbook was printed in a hardback version (Random House 1951).
Rodgers and Hammerstein did not have a collected “songbook” of their stage works (because there weren’t enough of them to do so) until 1958.
If Obama gave a specifically 1951 songbook, it would have been of “The King and I” alone.
I found a signed copy for $149 online.
It’s even better than Barry’s goft copy, since it is signed by BOTH Rodgers and Hammerstein.
So, if I bought it now with a credit card, then immediately put it up on my Amazon booksellers account, and listed it for $200, it would be available on Amazon in about 10 minutes, and Snark would have to cough up the $1000 for Palin’s PAC.
I’d do it if I thought Snark wasn’t a b.s.-ing liar.
So, a roughly $149 present from Obumbles to the “Queen and He“.
profitsbeard on April 1, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Which is it Hammerstein or Hart? Is it 1951 or 1959? Are you always this deceitful or just plain ignorant. You owe SarahPac $1000.
genso on April 1, 2009 at 11:18 PM
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Can we get SnarkVader banned along with getalife? They are worthless people.
Tabris on April 1, 2009 at 11:21 PM
Thanks for putting that up there, you saved my fingers some work. Rogers and Hamerstein or Rogers and Hart are two different animals. Regardless both books are out there and not all that rare.
Now if someone could find me an original copy of “Pride and Prejudice” signed by Jane Austen, now that would be rare and I would kill to have one. Or a more appropriate rare copy of a book from our Prez might be something from Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain or Lillian Helman.
Knucklehead on April 1, 2009 at 11:21 PM
This was your bet. I don’t give a rat’s ass what Obama gave to the Queen.
You lose. Making a bogus bet doesn’t get you out of this.
genso on April 1, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Get this instead.
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Why am I bothering, you obviously have the intelligence of a sand flea. There was no 1951 work listed in the Library of Congress for Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Illustrated Songbook or any other songbook for that matter. The earliest listing for Rodgers and Hammerstein is a sound recording songbook dated 1960! You can’t even get the right pairing! Dolt!
Now, here is what was probably what Bambi gave the Queen from Amazon’s listings:
THE RODGERS AND HART SONG BOOK: THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF FORTY-SEVEN OF THEIR SONGS FROM TWENTY-TWO SHOWS AND TWO MOVIES (Hardcover)
The Rodgers and Hart Song Book: The Words and Music of Forty-Seven of their Songs from Twenty-Two Shows and Two Movies (Hardcover)
They go from about $30.00 to $85.00
Matt Helm on April 1, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Yeah, that 1951 signed first edition goes for $30.00.
/sarc
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:24 PM
Pay up.
genso on April 1, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Dammit! I take an evening off and Snarky gets caught in her own trap and chokes on FAIL???? Son of a…..
I don’t know if Snarky could send $1000 to SarahPac unless RomneyPac gives refunds.
I want my “I saw SnarkVader get OWNED 04/01/09″ T-shirt, Coffee mug, and MousePad.
portlandon on April 1, 2009 at 11:26 PM
You might want to keep reading.
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Reminds me of when Hitler would give autographed photographs of himself as presents.
Dr. ZhivBlago on April 1, 2009 at 11:27 PM
They go for $149.
See my note and link above at 11:17 PM.
profitsbeard on April 1, 2009 at 11:27 PM
How were the songs, photos, and videos licensed for inclusion on the iPod? Were the rightful copyright holders asked for permission and correctly compensated?
Unless the photos were from private collections, Team Barry owes Cobris, Getty Images, or a similar licensor of photos. CDs ripped to iTunes for an iPod must be owned by the original owner of the iPod or they would normally be subject to legal action by the RIAA. If the political speeches were taken from C-SPAN, those videos are not considered “fair use” and are still subject to copyright claims from C-SPAN.
I only bring these points up because any rational person would ask these same questions had George Goebells W. Bushitlerburton had given the Queen of England an iPod pre-loaded with content.
ScottMcC on April 1, 2009 at 11:28 PM
So….you’re reneging? Is that how you want everyone to see you now? So sad.
genso on April 1, 2009 at 11:28 PM
63 Oh God. Please, please PLEASE for the love of God let one of the sub-morons in the administration put Shaft on the Ipod as a joke and forgot to erase it.
Posted by: Marty at April 01, 2009 09:39 PM (fJzu7)
Frome Ace HQ LOL
Mord on April 1, 2009 at 11:28 PM
The SS Snarky is listing hard a’port, taking on water, and going down fast.
Matt Helm on April 1, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Yer pretty much done here…you have to know that don’t you?
Even in the unlikely event that you ever had something relevant or meaningful to say…yer done…
BigWyo on April 1, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Only an ignorant jackass who doesn’t understand the true value or love of orginal works would throw up a link like that. Kind of like the Boy King and his unoriginal gifts.
Go sit on coke bottle and rotate slowly.
Knucklehead on April 1, 2009 at 11:30 PM
The book is so rare, it’s available from eBay for $25
The Rodgers and Hart Song Book HC Book 1st Ed 1951
It’s in such demand he can’t even sell it.
TheBigOldDog on April 1, 2009 at 11:30 PM
It’s hard to read in here because of the Sarah Palin Alter worship Candles flickering in the chamber. I am on break though.
portlandon on April 1, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Courtesy of ArmyWife on LGF:
capitalist piglet on April 1, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Oh for the love of Christ, that’s not the book we’re talking about.
BigWyo, “done here”? Why? Because I was right and you’re too insecure to admit it? Besides, I’ve done nothing ban worthy. But feel free to ask Allah or Ed.
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:32 PM
That’s a good possibility–assuming it was the Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook for “King and I” and not the Rodgers and Hart book.
Matt Helm on April 1, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Well done. I laughed.
In fact, to show that I’m a good sport, I’m going to send SarahPAC $50 right now.
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Sad, isn’t it. However, these lowly, unthoughtful gifts are representative of where this loser is taking our country.
genso on April 1, 2009 at 11:33 PM
We aren’t laughing with you. Send the $1000 you owe and then we’ll talk.
genso on April 1, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Teacher! Teacher! They’re picking on me!
Ban you? Your Allah’s favorite post count enhancer! Come on..is this Allahpundit?
portlandon on April 1, 2009 at 11:36 PM
And the SS Snarky disappears beneath the waves. You don’t even realize it yet, but profitsbeard was actually trying to provide a way to save face and give you a graceful way to bow out with something resembling a sense of dignity. Only, you were too stupid to see that.
Matt Helm on April 1, 2009 at 11:38 PM
Good lord, for his sake, no. I’d like to think that Allah has a little more sanity than to spend a Wednesday night posting over and over again about a book. Me, on the other hand, not so much. I haven’t even watched Lost yet.
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:38 PM
Amended to say that profitsbeard was trying to provide a way for Snarky to save face…
Matt Helm on April 1, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Quick, you can buy it for your Queen for $15 and tell her she’s every bit as important as the Queen of England.
The Rodgers And Hart Song Book 1951 1st Printing
TheBigOldDog on April 1, 2009 at 11:39 PM
I didn’t say anything about banning. If you can waffle on a bet, try and rationalize your way out of it, and still have the WonTons to still post here…more power to ya.
You have to realize that 90% of the people that do read/post here already think yer a nasty tool..
With the exception of getalife, DTMH, Proud Rhino, as well as the 4 or 5 other bone heads that post here…yer all alone.
BigWyo on April 1, 2009 at 11:40 PM
It’s the ONLY possibility.
Because it is either the Rodgers and HART 1951 “Songbook” (and the story reporter had the second author wrong, and thus Snark is asking for something that doesn’t exist) was meant, or the Rodgers and HAMMERSTEIN “King and I” Songbook, from the same year, is the book gifted by Barry.
In any instance, not that rare and not that pricey a title, even signed.
Pay up, Snarky.
profitsbeard on April 1, 2009 at 11:40 PM
VERY OT
Hey! I was a legacy member of the old Spatula City BBS here in Dallas way back in 1992 ( What’s a BBS? – God! I’m getting old!). It’s admin and owner is now a blogger here.
Kindly remember to link, lest Darth Venemous, aka Lord Spatula (King and Tyrant), ruler of Spatula City, hear of your pitiful rebellion and send a lightning bolt up your a$$!
Sorry, I just couldn’t resist. It has been a while since I visited Lord Spatula’s Domain and you got me thinking of it again. The local japesters around here are true amateurs of invective when compared with the mighty Lord Spatula.
Random Numbers (Brian Epps) on April 1, 2009 at 11:41 PM
She won’t even acknowledge to me that she’s weaseling out of her bet with me. How pathetic is that?
genso on April 1, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Snark-Weasel honey, give me your address. I am going to buy that one for $15 and send it to you to remember this night by. I’ll even sign it for you.
TheBigOldDog on April 1, 2009 at 11:43 PM
How did The King and I get involved here?
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:43 PM
(Rapping Snarky on the head repeatedly) Hey McFly! Go back and read profitsbeard’s 11:17 PM post.
Jeez…
Matt Helm on April 1, 2009 at 11:45 PM
No, I saw that part. I don’t understand it’s relevance, though, since we know he gave the Queen a different book.
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:49 PM
You made the bet with me. Aren’t you even going to fess up to your loss?
genso on April 1, 2009 at 11:50 PM
She won;t even acknowledge that she can buy this “rare” book off ebay for $15 with $3 shipping right now. She’s as intellectually dishonest (read, Leftist) as they come.
TheBigOldDog on April 1, 2009 at 11:52 PM
The printing year.
1951.
WHICH YOU REPEATED 1000 TIMES.
Only two titles by Rodgers (and ONE of his TWO musical PARTNERS -either HART, in the beginning of his career or HAMMERSTEIN at the second half of it) came out that YEAR.
1951.
One book with HART.
In 1951.
And one book with HAMMERSTEIN.
In 1951.
It had to be one of the two.
In 1951.
Figure it out.
But the point is: either the signed books are relatively inexpensive.
Pay up, Snarky.
P3wned, to the power of 1951.
profitsbeard on April 1, 2009 at 11:53 PM
An IPod with Obama on it and photos. Wow how embarrassing, well I guess I will write another apology letter to the British Embassy.
A signed copy of a first edition is a very personal gift, meant for someone you know, or know of. Unless the Queen is a well known collector of signed first edition songbooks or a well known aficionado of Mr. Rodgers, it is too personal for a first gift. Mr. Rodgers signature isn’t rare, it’s easily found on many pieces of his work and napkins.
I hope someone gives the Obamas a signed first edition of Atlas Shrugged, which is rare & if in excellent shape worth thousands of dollars.
batterup on April 1, 2009 at 11:55 PM
I guess she’s gone off to watch Lost or is lost…or something.
genso on April 1, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Snarky…Get Lost.
portlandon on April 1, 2009 at 11:56 PM
I can’t figure out if Snarky is being deliberately obtuse or is just plain brain dead–right now, I’m leaning towards brain dead. In any event, it’s getting late and I’m getting a bit tired of playing Kick the Snarky–the game’s too easy.
Matt Helm on April 1, 2009 at 11:59 PM
She seems to have left the building,..probably weeping angry, bitter tears and whispering “I hate them, I HATE them.”.
a capella on April 1, 2009 at 11:59 PM
No, I saw that listing and it’s really underwhelming. I envisioned a nice coffee table book.
Profit, I get what you’re trying to say but we know he didn’t give her the King and I book. If he had, the news outlets would have said he gave her the King and I book.
It comes down to this: He gave her a signed, first edition copy of the Rodgers and Hart Song Book. A book which, after seeing it on eBay, is less than impressive.
SnarkVader on April 2, 2009 at 12:01 AM
If any of you regulars see her around, will you be sure to remind her that she needs to pay up?
genso on April 2, 2009 at 12:02 AM
Bingo!
Maquis on April 2, 2009 at 12:03 AM
Barry only deserves a cheap paperback copy of Rand.
There’s one for $.50 on ebay.
Since Barry wants to cut salaries, let’s start with his.
profitsbeard on April 2, 2009 at 12:04 AM
You’ve got to have one hell of an ego to think that the Queen would even want your own speeches on her iPod.
“How does one delete these things, Phillip?”
ToddonCapeCod on April 2, 2009 at 12:04 AM
Give it to her corgis!
Maquis on April 2, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Hannity says you took 12 teleprompters on this trip. Really Obama? You still couldnt get this visit right…
canditaylor68 on April 2, 2009 at 12:06 AM
Should have bought her the gift everyone is talking about, ShamWow. Or a Snuggie.
Or better yet, an Ab Blaster.
capitalist piglet on April 2, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Ahh, one of the teleprompters got ahold of the iPod and loaded up the speeches! Either that or this is the best example of pure vanity that I’ve ever seen.
AbeFroman on April 2, 2009 at 12:20 AM
Ahh, one of the teleprompters got ahold of the iPod and loaded up the speeches! Either that or this is the best example of pure vanity that I’ve ever seen.
AbeFroman on April 2, 2009 at 12:28 AM
I have to say I believe this round goes to Snarkvader.
You accepted the bet under the conditions she set. Even if that book never existed, she still wins. You accepted a challenge to find a specific signed edition at a specific website.
Maybe I am a bit slow, but I have not seen anyone yet succeed at meeting her conditions. What I have seen is a lot of sea-lawyering and disbelief that you have allowed yourself to be pwned by a sitepest.
A Balrog of Morgoth on April 2, 2009 at 12:40 AM
No, you’ve got it all wrong. We aren’t talking about silly distractions like an ipod, we’re talking about silly distractions on an ipod.
Obama Franks Waters LLC
unclesmrgol on April 2, 2009 at 12:42 AM
What an uncouth idiot. He should have at least given her a collection of Stephen Sondheim. Rodgers and Hart. Pbhttt.
Sarjex on April 2, 2009 at 12:42 AM
No. But the self-congratulatory ipod is so much better to poke fun at than a coffee-table book bought at a used book store.
Or maybe not.
unclesmrgol on April 2, 2009 at 12:45 AM
Let’s compare this with what President Bush and Laura Bush gave the Queen and her husband when they first met: http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/picturethis/confirmed_the_o.php
President and Mrs. Bush gave Her Majesty a bronze statuette “High Desert Princess” with a personal inscription on the bottom of the base. It is a replica of the original life size statue that is located in front of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Ft. Worth, Texas.
President and Mrs. Bush gave The Prince Philip an exclusive sterling silver eagle box by Tiffany & Co. with personal inscription on the inside lid.
President and Mrs. Bush gave Their Majesties a leather presentation box filled with a collection of documents from the National Archives. One of the items was a copy of an original letter from President Roosevelt to her father, King George, written in 1938. There were also photos from previous royal visits and a DVD of the footage from the Queen’s visit to the United States when she was Princess Elizabeth in 1951.
Enoxo on April 2, 2009 at 12:50 AM
Hammerstein is OK. As much as I like Sondheim, he’s second fiddle to Hammerstein. Or, perhaps better — Sondheim was Hammerstein’s student, and became the master only after he died.
unclesmrgol on April 2, 2009 at 12:51 AM
Excellent gifts, especially the cowgirl — since the Queen was, in her youth, an excellent equestrian. She rode around the “ranch”, so to speak, with Ronald Reagan.
unclesmrgol on April 2, 2009 at 12:57 AM
English, of course, not western.
unclesmrgol on April 2, 2009 at 12:57 AM
Further, from here: http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/ask/20070508.html
I think the Queen likes the Bushes better than the Obamas.
Enoxo on April 2, 2009 at 12:58 AM
Enoxo, you left off the best:
I think the British have Obama’s full measure. He got a signed photo of the Queen. Nobody’s saying whether it is a “personal inscription”. Care to guess?
unclesmrgol on April 2, 2009 at 1:02 AM
Great minds think alike. Some minds think faster than others, though. I retract fully my statement that you left off the best.
unclesmrgol on April 2, 2009 at 1:03 AM
Heh. ;)
Enoxo on April 2, 2009 at 1:05 AM
I dunno about that…nobody gets remotely close to Sondheim when it comes to the turn of phrase and incredibly intricate lyrics. Also Sondheim is HUGE in England…much more so than anything Rodgers and Hammerstein (or Hart.)
Not that I expect the Oministration to know anything about it.
Sarjex on April 2, 2009 at 1:27 AM
I like Sondheim. I expressed personal preference for Hammerstein, which was perhaps churlish of me.
It’s nice, however, that the Obamas know the way to the Goodwill store in DC, and have, in addition, an excellent appreciation for coffee table books on the topic of musicals.
I don’t think it was very nice, however, for Obama to autograph the book. It was probably worth more without his signature — now the Queen will have to sell it at a discount on E-bay.
unclesmrgol on April 2, 2009 at 1:48 AM
No hubris here. What a narcissist. All that messianic promotion during the campaign wasn’t just for the consumption of the drones, he really believes he is “the one”.
All praise Chairman ObaMAO Zebong. Including Her Majesty the Queen
DeathB4Tyranny on April 2, 2009 at 1:48 AM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-Rogers-and-Hart-Song-Book—-1st-hbdw_W0QQitemZ370181125787QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090331?IMSfp=TL090331119004r10564
youngTXcon on April 2, 2009 at 3:09 AM
SnarkVader on April 1, 2009 at 11:15 PM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-Rogers-and-Hart-Song-Book—-1st-hbdw_W0QQitemZ370181125787QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090331?IMSfp=TL090331119004r10564
Publication Year: 1951
Special Attributes:1st Edition
Cost: £35.00
youngTXcon on April 2, 2009 at 3:14 AM
The man is so full of himself.
Terrye on April 2, 2009 at 7:25 AM
What? No excercise video from Michelle on how to get toned, upper arms?
albill on April 2, 2009 at 7:34 AM
Look into my eyes Queeny. You will be an Obamabot too.
RobCon on April 2, 2009 at 7:42 AM
Perhaps Obama can do a Jim Jones and get the Queen to sign over the deed to her house for the glory of “The One”.
RobCon on April 2, 2009 at 7:43 AM
Meanwhile, world markets are going through the roof today. You mouthbreathers are on the wrong side of history, as usual. Go back to fighting teh evil stem cells and trying to resurrect Terri Schiavo.
You lose.
capitulus on April 2, 2009 at 7:55 AM
The Teleprompter must be mad that big boy didn’t give the queen a pic of TOTUS.
EconomicNeocon on April 2, 2009 at 7:57 AM
Laughing stock.
I’d say obama’s stupidity is hilarious, however our enemies know that a stupid leader means a weak nation.
ErinF on April 2, 2009 at 7:58 AM
it’s not like it was an embarrassingly inappropriate back massage, after all.
sesquipedalian on April 2, 2009 at 8:03 AM
That was the liquor speaking. The Lord didn’t tell him not to drink that day.
capitulus on April 2, 2009 at 8:06 AM
What? No coupons to McDonalds? Or some Bomma car Air Fresheners? What a trashy friggin gift, and with HIS speeches on there? They arent even HIS. bad bad bad representation. Thanks voters. We’re broke AND misrepresented abroad.
johnnyU on April 2, 2009 at 8:07 AM
I bet she puts it in a box with her fake jewlery she uses just for show.
johnnyU on April 2, 2009 at 8:08 AM
BOOOOSH. BOOOOSH. EEEEEEvil.
It’s all Bush’s fault!!!11!!! ZOMG!!!!!!!11!
What is the website that provides you clowns with these talking points?
So, Obama can do no wrong, EVAH, because Bush may have done something kinda-sorta, not really, but almost (because we say so) similar.
reaganaut on April 2, 2009 at 8:12 AM
O…M…F…G…
bluelightbrigade on April 2, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Comment pages: « Previous 1 ... 3 4 5 6 7 Next »