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President Bush toasts with Queen Elizabeth II, left, during a State Dinner at the White House on Monday, May 7 in Washington.
The first wine poured was a 2004 Newton “Unfiltered” Chardonnay, from Napa Valley, Calif., which sells for $35 per bottle.
The second course was Dover sole almondine, along with roasted artichokes, Pequillo peppers and olives.
The night’s third course was saddle of spring lamb in chanterelle sauce, accompanied by fricassee of baby vegetables.
The wine poured with the lamb was a 2003 Peter Michael “Les Pavots,” an exclusive cabernet sauvignon-based red blend from Sonoma Valley, Calif. that typically retails for $150 and up. The winery was founded in Sir Peter Michael in 1989, the same year he was knighted by the Queen in recognition of the economic prosperity spawned by his work in industry and government.
The fourth course was an arugula, Savannah mustard and mint romaine salad with Champagne dressing and trio of farmhouse cheeses.
Last was a “rose blossoms” dessert paired with a 2004 Schramsberg Brut Rosé, a sparkling wine that the Napa Valley winery sells for $40.
Preparations for White House’s first state dinner since 2003 began weeks ago.
“When we have a dinner like this, we do a tasting,” Laura Bush told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday. “And we had a tasting a few weeks ago of all of the dishes that our chef, Cris, proposed for this state dinner. And for that tasting, we actually had some senators and congressmen for dinner. They got to be the ones that helped us taste. And we asked them for their real opinion.”
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Examiner Reader said:
Complete nonsense - it appears the Queen was amused after all. This is the media, as usual, trying to find a serious gaffe when there isn't one. How uncommon is it really to make such insignificant slips of the tongue? Why is most of the news these days no longer newsworthy?
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Examine This said:
american and british imperialists your leaders should be hanged for the genocide of Irak and Afghanistan.
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The Lavatory Lady said:
It was accident, a slip of the tongue. It wasn't that bad. www.lavatorylady.blogspot.com
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Examiner Reader said:
Who cares what a bunch of people in Washington ate. Sounds boring.
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Ken said:
Heavens, President Bush had the audacity to joke and wink at the Queen?? The cad. More power to him. I believe that the Queen should be treated with respect, but it's just ridiculous that she can't be spoken to unless she speaks first, you can't joke with her, etc., etc. is outmoded in the modern world. Lighten up. Even the Queen seems to display an occasional sense of humor. As for Bush, according to another poster, not being in "the top 50 million" in "smarts" in the U.S. Oh really? He has degrees from Harvard and Yale, was governor of Texas, and is President. And he got there by being stupid? Think before you write. You may not like him, but he's not an idiot. Momentarily saying "17" instead of "19" does not make him one.
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Examiner Reader said:
Bush is am embarassment to the country and should be impeached.
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Examiner Reader said:
omigod, is this really news? laura bush telling us that they had senators over for a dinner to try out the menu for the queen's meal?
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Examiner Reader said:
Isn't it earth-shaking what they got for dinner? And now I really must know all, really all about the queen's digestion. I'm so excited, how is she progressing? Please, please let me know!!!
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Korla Pundit said:
"Islam freed slaves 1400 years ago..." What?! Are you on crack or something? Your wonderful religion of peace is today's last bastion of slavery.
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Cora said:
Don't forget. Most of these people in the big media are in their 20s-early 40s. They grew up with television and video games for breakfast. Reading is at a historic low in the U.S. Watching tv is at a historic high. Commercial time per unit time of programming is also at an historic high. Time spent per news story is also at an historic low. No wonder the media behave as docile, indoctrinated sheep. George Orwell and H.L. Mencken must be throwing up in their graves.
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poorboy said:
Imagine that! George was able to wear matching shoes. I wonder if his socks matched as well.
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Examiner Reader said:
I'm just mad about Harry. You are exactly spot on, my man! When will the American media wake up?
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harry said:
exactly. People are dying like flies all over the world; the rich get richer; the poor get poorer; and all the American media have time for is serving as the lapdogs for carefully stage photo-ops that mean nothing and affect nothing.
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ferarri said:
and dont forget that Mrs. bush was wearing pale gray suit with matching shoes (!!!!) great job turning a fluff piece of news into something offensive and demeaning to women as well
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fibro1261 said:
An unnamed White House source has recently reported that Bush once pointed to a plate of pancakes and said, "food".
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hipmama said:
why the hell does the queens outfit mater to this story??? What the hell was bush wearing? was it appropriate to the occasion? did his tie match his overlayed dark blue vest match his patriotically hued shoes?
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fibro1261 said:
The issue is not that Bush routinely trips over his own tongue. It is that he is not even in the top 50 million in the U.S. in terms of smarts. I guess that's what some people think is meant by democracy -- an idiot leading idiots.
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Charles said:
Just because the President does not have time to read or think about things does not make him stupid. Other things can also be responsible for that.
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Examiner Reader said:
Let's face facts. Bush is quite simply a very dull and incurious person. He mistakes obstinance for streadfastness of principle. He misspronounces words that elementary school children routinely get right. He fails to learn from his mistakes. He refuses to admit error. His solution to problems is to throw money and bombs at them. It's as if the dumbest kid in the class woke up one day to find himself leader of the free world.
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Examiner Reader said:
Amen, sister. Forget about perfection; can we please have a president that can at least string together 2 or more sentences without stumbling over his own cue cards?!?
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Examiner Reader said:
We do not insist on perfection; we DO insist on honesty, intelligence, wisdom and dignity. Bush is none of these things.
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Examiner Reader said:
If by "human" you mean "imbecile", then I completely concur.
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Examiner Reader said:
Bush is human....God bless all of you PERFECT people who never make a mistake.
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Examiner Reader said:
vintage bush, no wonder we are the laughing stock of the world
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Examiner Reader said:
Islam freed slaves 1400 years ago, I take humbrage in someone mentioning the UK was the first to abolish slavery, maybe in the Western part of the world it was. Bilal was the first slave freed by the prophet Mohammed (PBUH) during his time.
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Examiner Reader said:
Stating that England was the first to abolish slavery as a reason for not apologizing misses the point. The point is that this happened hundreds of years ago, and has nothing to do with the current establishment. An apology is no more than lip service. Why people insist on an apology that means nothing is beyond me. "I'm sorry that a bunch of people I never knew thought slavery was OK hundreds of years ago..."
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Examiner Reader said:
I think that the headline is misleading, making it seem like she refuses to apologize. Of course, this was probably intentional to get more people to click on the article and read it.
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David Eve said:
As an Englishman, I do not see why The Queen should apologize for something that took place several hundred years ago. We were the first to abolish slavery, it took your nation a long time to emanicipate the blacks and even longer to grant blacks the right to vote
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Examiner Reader said:
To expect an apology every time the dignitaries of the world show up somewhere, is absurd. An apology in the media marketplace is neither convincing nor necessary. Additionally, Britain was the first European nation to abolish slavery and it's involvement in 1807. They were the "leaders" in the anti slavery movement. Good grief, people. Get your facts straight.
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Examiner Reader said:
Why should she have to apologize?
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TVFan said:
She should have said sorry.
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Examiner Reader said:
Do people really care that the Queen of England is here. Didn't we fight a couple of wars against England to break away from that country? How much is this costing American taxpayers?
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