stuart n

Yesterday was the ultimate humiliation for Brown being booed in public by those veterans. I wonder what the Obama made of it

Leslie

In all fairness Nat, I don't think for a moment that those booing Flash wished to disrupt the event or that they had no respect for those brave people who were part of the D Day invasion.

They will have known that Flash should have ensured that the prat Sarkozy had sent an official invite to the Queen and quite rightly were furious that she was not attending. The reason for that ommission is uncertain but there are those who say that Sarkozy and Brown wanted Obama's full attention on themselves without distraction from the Queen's presence!

A Dutch patriot had produced a pile of badges with the Queen's head on them in protest against the lack of her presence and was distributing them to anyone who wanted one. One of the elderly British soldiers there was wearing one and when asked why by a presenter he said it was in protest because of his feelings about it.

It was a shameful episode, there is no excuse for it, and I would have booed Flash too!

It is worth remembering that both the Queen and Prince Philip were in the armed services during WW2 and did well during it. That is a lot more than any of these modern politicians can claim!

Les

c_maguire

I would have been booing Brown had I been there.

The veterans probably felt they were short-changed on the day.
They wanted a figurehead who has integrity, honour, is trusted, has the respect of the British people and the Commonwealth, truly understands the sacrifice they made and is generally a 'good egg'.
Sounds a bit like the Queen to me.

What did they get? A complete embarassment. Booing Brown was simply an easier option than cheering him. You have to live with yourself, after all.

Kevin

evilpob

here you lads go..

YouTube - Gordon Brown gets booed at D day celebrations

Snazy

So thats that sorted then.

Vets should be whatever the hell they want on THEIR day.
Booing, hardly anything serious eh.

As for the queen not being there, disgusting IMO, seeing as she was in the armed forces during the war. No, not frontline, but probably one of the only senior figures available who was involved in the day.

What did Obama think? Who knows, but its shameful that he was the one, NOT Brown making public statements saying it would be lovely to have a royal there.

Well done boys, for the war, and the booing

CrisPDuk

HM the Queen may not have served on the front line during the war Snazy, but her husband sure did, and with honour, too

I wouldn't be surprised if the French veterans felt as short changed as ours either, being represented by the son of an **** sypathiser can't have filled them with pride



I think you'll find those who booed have more of an idea of the history and sacrifice than you will ever begin to comprehend Nat

The Zohan

Well said sir! (not often we agree either)

Snazy

Im with Paul. Well said, and thank you for the education too, well I never

The old song, "its my party and i'll cry if I want to" springs to mind
"Its my D-Day and i'll boo if I want to"

spireite

How sad for the PM to use war veterans as a publicity stunt

Snazy

Errm she was doing something she loved as she had nothing else to attend. Certainly nothing she had been invited to.

Ooooh I get it, you mean she should have just turned up and imposed herself and her entourage on the event.
You're right, how thoughtless of her


Nat, do YOU know who booed? It was a LOT of people I know that much.
So your arguement is also flawed without knowing.

spireite, could not agree more.

Snazy

2 statements, 2nd answers the 1st perfectly.
She didnt go, because she was not invited. When Brown knew he was, and she was not, should he have not questioned it?

Oh but of course not, more UK media attention for him eh

Timwinner

iTrader: (3)

Im not sure how many people watched the Derby but the Queen did'nt seem to be to upset she was missing out.

Sarkozy is an idiot, no doubt about it he has small man syndrome and needs to get himself in check pretty fast, France are quick to make enemies but even faster to come running for help when they get out of there depth.

Brown is a national embarrassment, How big must a mans ego be to be the most unpopular PM in history, not be elected but to have inherited his job, have his closest work friends turn on him, get boo's by brave brave war vets and still go on record as saying he is making progress and no one really wants him to stand down.

If we can stick it out, just a few more months then this idiot will go, hopefully far far away, we wont take rubbish of the french and alike anymore, and we will have a government who can take care of not only its vets (see how NL refused to pay for music so the German army sent a band) but of its people.

I am rubbish at ranting, and I know at least a few people will think I am talking out my backside. I just fail to see how people in power can still refuse to except that a general election will sort this mess out.

or the short version.

Yeah... brown is a right *******.

spireite

aghh how sad to be so ignorant , the queen as been head of state before the war kicked off
but hey if you didn't realise that

spireite

:c uckoo:

spireite

you clearly have no grasp of history to realise the British did not run away , back under your bridge my french coward

Snazy

lol im suggesting that he should have questioned it at the very least.
No its not his place to organise it, and a good job too by the looks of the way he does other things eh.

Amazing that Obama felt it worth mentioning, but our own PM.....didn't.
Still, what else could we expect eh.

first ever scooby

brown is nothing but a f*****g idiot and so are all the other cardboard cut out c***s that are wrecking this sorry *** country! he should not of attended. he should of been lying in his bed dying from anthrax!!! someone who survived to tell the story of what happened and how many of them lost friends upon friends doing something that we should all be proud of. they were the real men! they are the ones that deserve to have their hand shook and their backs patted every time their met. they did a REAL job with REAL results, unlike brown (the stain found in underpants!) who gets paid stupid amounts of money to wreck this place!!!! what an **** they all are! give us back our country, money, jobs, prospects and everything else the thieving *******s have taken!!! VETERANS we owe you everything, well done!!!

spireite

my grandfather t0old me that he fought for me , no one else

Snazy

Aaah I like that excuse. We will stick with that one.
Common sense and courtesy are over rated anyway.

spireite

nat you know what you are , i hope you look after the under side of your bridge well how sad it most be to be a troll but don't leave the SN faithful are here to feed you