Reply #96: If the story is (partially) factual ... [View All]

[FudaFuda]

then its not silly. If entirely true, then if I were a British citizen I would feel insulted by it. I'd probably forget about it within a hour, but I wouldn't like it.

as for the news source, regardless of where it comes from if its in the eyes of the public, then it is 'news' that the story is out there. take the Enquirer's ridiculous campaign against Edwards, which still continues. That is news, whether or not true.

"heads should roll" means simple accountability to me. it was a bad decision to give such an inappropriate diplomatic gift to a head of state, and the person in charge of making that decision is a dunderhead. Look at the historical significance and symbolism, i.e. the thought that went into the British gift to our president. Should we not be showing like respect??

As for 'trying to stir up controversy' ... no, that was not the case. I really did hope there was more to this story, or I wouldn't have expressed that thought from the start. I don't think its a cataclysmically huge story, but I hadn't seen where anyone had posted about it, so I did. BFD.

anyway, didn't get any serious comment, so on to something else.