Barack Obama’s verdict on David Cameron: ‘He’s a lightweight’
Thursday, December 4th, 2008Just when you thought BHO couldn’t go up in your estimation… From The Grauniad:
“According to tomorrow’s New Statesman, Barack Obama was unimpressed by his encounter with David Cameron earlier this year and commented: “What a lightweight!”
According to James Macintyre’s report, Cameron’s attempt to stress his pro-American and Eurosceptic credentials did not meet with Obama’s approval. According to Macintyre’s diplomatic sources, the Democratic candidate was “distinctly unimpressed” and labelled Cameron a lightweight.
Macintyre notes that 48 hours earlier Obama had delivered a speech in Berlin stressing “the importance of Europe’s role in our security and our future”.
Following the meeting with Cameron, Obama apparently asked officials for more information on Tory Euroscepticism. Macintyre also speculates that Cameron’s support for the Iraq war – which Obama opposed – did not help the relationship either.
The report is sure to dismay Cameron and damage his attempts to portray himself as a world-class statesman – not to mention relations between Obama’s incoming administration and a possible future Tory government.”
Ah, Barack. Right on the button, as always.
I couldn’t agree more with ‘zain1′ on The Guardian’s comment board. Well, I’ll agree, but with better punctuation:
“haha this made my day.
The tory boy, son on privilege given everything he ever wanted, eton and bullingdon, married into aristocracy, has been desperately trying to claim that he is like Obama.
Just like he really see himself as blairs heir.
I have news for you “Dave”, you are at best a third rate tony blair, and at most you are a stump next to the giant that Obama is.”