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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Michelle Obama meets Spain's king
2010-08-08
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha had lunch with Spain's king and queen on Sunday at the royal family's holiday retreat on the resort island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean.
Now, here's a story 'bout Minnie the Moocher,
She was a low-down hoochie-coocher,
She was the roughest, toughest frail,
But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale.

Mrs. Obama and her daughter arrived at Marivent palace shortly before 1 p.m. and were greeted at the front door of the residence by King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia and Princess Letizia.
She messed around with a bloke named Smokey,
She loved him though he was cokey.
He took her down to Chinatown,
And showed her how to kick the gong around.

The king, a keen yachtsman, has for decades spent August vacations at the palace with its dramatic cliff-top views of the sea on the Balearic island's southwestern coast near Palma de Mallorca.
She had a dream about the king of Sweden,
He gave her things that she was needin',
He gave her a home built of gold and steel,
A diamond car with a platinum wheel.

Lunch was Andalusian-style chilled gazpacho soup, chargrilled turbot, veal escalopes with mustard, Oriental rice with sauteed mushrooms, a Mallorca-style vegetable ratatouille and sliced fruit with ice cream, accompanied by wines from the northern regions of Rueda and Rioja, the palace said.
He gave her his townhouse and his racing horses,
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses;
She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes,
She sat around and counted them all a million times.

The lunch meeting marked the end of a five-day private visit to Spain by Mrs. Obama, who toured beauty spots in the southern region of Andalusia including Marbella, Ronda and the Alhambra palace in Granada.

The king gave Mrs. Obama some seeds for the White House garden as a parting gift, while the queen made a present of handicrafts typical of Mallorca, the palace said.

After lunch the first lady's party was due to fly back to the United States aboard Air Force Two.
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Posted by: Asymmetrical Triangulation   2010-08-08 22:58  

#10  I think Air Force Two is now used for the second in line for the throne after King Louis Obama...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2010-08-08 15:25  

#9  "After lunch the first lady's party was due to fly back to the United States aboard Air Force Two."

"Air Force Two is the air traffic control call sign used by any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the Vice President, but not the President."

Wikipedia/Air Force Two

/nitpick
Posted by: Gomez Greanter7405   2010-08-08 15:13  

#8  Hope he bowed to her. If not, she'll probably want Barry to declare war on Spain.
Hope the king enjoys the DVD of the speeches...
Posted by: tu3031   2010-08-08 15:03  

#7  
Posted by: Goodluck   2010-08-08 12:27  

#6  Groucho Marx from 'A Night at the Opera'
"You're willing to pay him a thousand dollars a night just for singing? Why, you can get a phonograph record of 'Minnie the Moocher' for 75 cents. And for a buck and a quarter, you can get Minnie."
Inflation has set in since 1935.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2010-08-08 12:10  

#5  I am really enjoying these stories about Michelle the Moocher. Keep 'em coming.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2010-08-08 12:06  

#4  You think the lemonade police agriculture inspectors will actually get to check on the importation of the seeds? Doing something they're actually suppose to do. How about sending a SWAT team to deal with a guy whose paper work is off just a little on some orchids.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2010-08-08 11:13  

#3  a cape made from her back clippings?
Posted by: Frank G on the road   2010-08-08 11:09  

#2  "The king gave Mrs. Obama some seeds for the White House garden as a parting gift, while the queen made a present of handicrafts typical of Mallorca, the palace said."

So, I wonder what tasteless and tacky gift that Michelle Antoinette presented in return? Anyone got any guesses, based on the shabby record of official gifting to date?
Posted by: Sgt.Mom   2010-08-08 11:00  

#1  There is a lot to like about the King of Spain. I have a fond memory of his run in with that blowhard Hugo Chavez. There are other interesting events in his life that will make a very readable biography some day.
Posted by: Dogsbody   2010-08-08 10:28  

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