Why is everyone bashing the President for giving the Queen an Ipod?

The ipod is an example of a great american-designed product that has been a worldwide hit. This one in particular was loaded with video and photographs of the queen's 2007 visit to Jamestown, Richmond and Williamsburg, Va.

He also gave her a songbook signed by composer Richard Rodgers.

She, in return, gave him a signed photo of her late husband.

Gifts are merely a formality. His showed a little thought being she had an older one and the one he gave her had videos of her US visits (as well as some of his appearances)

It is probably standard for visiting dignitaries to get pictures of the royal family.

If you see the video of the photo op they were chatting and joking so really it was not much more than the formality and the photo op anyway. They were just the first of many dignitaries there for the G20 conference.

The people who are bashing on the President for this one are the ones who will find fault with absolutely everything he does no matter good bad or indifferent.

Its becuase they don't understand how political gifts are given! the gifts are meant to represent the personality and ideals of the visiting dignitary!! the reason behind Obama's gift choices are to show he is a forward thinking President moving toward a new age! plus history will show this as one of his interesting notes that stands out amoung things given by his predecessors! he is virtually living a life of firsts that will decades from now add to the amazement of his character in future generations!

Yeah, an ipod is almost as good as a dvd collection. I hope Obama gives me a dradle, that'd be sweet.

She asked for the Ipod....and he gave her what she asked for along with a rare songbook signed by composer Richard Rodgers.

Obama has been giving the finger to England since his first day in office. Maybe the Queen figured out what an ungracious douche Obama is and decided to show him all the respect that he has shown her country.

look, they are going to complain regardless. They were looking for something to complain about.

Funny, before Obama was a "Harvard Elitest". Now he has no class..

Which one is it??

They have no other valid points to make. It's really petty and desperate.

it's a stupid thing to harp on for people who don't have anything better to say...and from what i heard, she wanted an ipod.

It infers that she is backward, not up on technology.

She already has an ipod.