Bits and pieces

So Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the US to meet with President Obama, and he came bearing gifts. Very weighty and thoughtful gifts, actually. One was a pen holder carved from the sister ship to the one that the desk of the Oval Office is made from. And these ships were both involved in working to curtail the slave trade back in the day. So really, there was another layer of meaning and respect inherent in the gift. And the other gift was a first edition copy of a seven-volume biography of Winston Churchill. Obama’s gift to the Prime Minister? A set of 25 DVD’s. They all are classics, mind you, so at least he had good taste. But still, DVD’s? He really couldn’t think of anything better? At least Obama is very appreciative of the gifts that he was given.

And here are Jon Stewart’s thoughts.