> The Obamas didn't like seeing MeAgain and "Haz" trashing the royal family on tv and telling no less than 17 lies about them to Oprah.
I didn't watch the interview but saw some excerpts from it. "Oh, I've been so oppressed!" Yeah, right. 'Scuse me while I barf.
> They have a lot of respect for the Queen of England
As do I. A quote from The Queen (2006) -- Tony Blair's response to one of his aides being especially snarky over Elizabeth's response to Diana's death:
You know, when you get it wrong, you really get it wrong! That woman has given her whole life in service to her people. Fifty years doing a job SHE never wanted! A job she watched kill her father. She's executed it with honor, dignity, and, as far as I can tell, without a single blemish, and now we're all baying for her blood! All because she's struggling to lead the world in mourning for someone who... who threw everything she offered back in her face. And who, for the last few years, seemed committed 24/7 to destroying everything she holds most dear!
Well put. I'll add that in World War II, when she and her family could have holed up in Canada for their own safety, they stayed put while Hitler was flinging bombs and V-2 rockets at them -- Buckingham Palace was hit several times -- and she, against her family's wishes, insisted on enlisting in the military and serving as a mechanic. And do you know why she wears those bright, monochrome outfits she's famous for? Because she knows that when she's out in public it might be the only chance some in the crowd have to see an actual monarch in person and so wants to make herself easily spotted, even though she also knows it would make her an easier target should a European Lee Harvey Oswald ever decide to have a go at her. Yes, quite a remarkable person. I'll also say that I draw a distinction between royals like her, who were born into it and never had a choice in the matter -- OK, she could have abdicated like her uncle Edward, but realistically that was never an option for her -- versus those like Meghan Markle who voluntarily chose to be part of the royal family.
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