Did Obama Snub Brown?

Vanity Fair's Christopher Hitchens talks with Bob Schieffer about whether British PM Gordon Brown was snubbed on his trip to the White House, American foreign policy and what water boarding feels like.

[@carldori6172]

I discovered Christopher Hutchins a couple of months ago and am so impressed with him, sorry he’s gone but pleased that via the internet and KZbin he’s still available.

[@That_Random_Bloke]

It’s so cringeworthy to call it “the special relationship”

[@mauricehammond2062]

mate im english and it creeps me out too does that mean the yanks are the man and brittan is ooooow the bird any true brit guy would rather die fucking uper class quizlings

[@That_Random_Bloke]

@@johnalbent I know the clip you mean mate. And he was 100% right

[@Phil_Mitchell]

It's one Churchillism that really should die. It became particularly cringeworthy during the Brown/Cameron years when the British press started to worry that the US/UK relationship wasn't as close as it once was and kept writing articles along the lines of 'Is the Special Relationship over?'.

[@lostalex77]

great interview. christopher hitchens is a treasure.

[@johnclavis]

Thank you, Bob Schieffer, for a thoughtful discussion with a very thoughtful writer.

[@siyengar9821]

How many years will it take for the politicians to seek advice from smart people like Hitchens? How many more years will it be, when Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris become regulars on TV? Hitchens is the master of aphoristic delivery. Its time the media gave this man due respect.

[@432Restoration]

After all this time i have one question left. Why is it unplugged?

[@andyrooney12]

@MarxIzalias If you want to watch an interview with Hitchens you should watch his interview with Brian Lamb just last January. Lamb lets him talk for long periods and if you're an interviewer you have to be cautious of people that pause, which is something that Hitchens does. The whole video is on KZbin. Good that we sometimes pay attention to the same things. Cheers!

[@rotvalo]

Yes, a rather interesting technique - it seemed more conversational and a bit aloof.

[@userwl2850]

hitchens for prime minister hes got my vote. dawkins his deputy only then would we be great again

[@arubberball]

Bob Schieffer did a terrific job at circling the wagons for the messiah!

[@rotvalo]

Aloof in respect to distance, not harshness i might add.

[@mauricehammond2062]

im british and that makes me piss my pants laughing

[@Birdieupon]

What has Hitchens spilt on his shirt??

[@MaxwellBennett]

yes.

[@RazaSid]

Christopher Hitchens is spot on again, I don't think he said anything wrong! The way the British press is going about this makes one feel really sorry for Gordon Brown, but it's true that Obama has much more important things to do than to spoil foreign visitors with pomp and circumstance!

[@foreveryoung145]

I think the papers are making the most out of this so called 'snub' what do they want a cookie! Besides I don't get the Churchill bust stuff.... I don't keep items left in my new home by the previous owner. From what i heard it was a loan anyway and returned to the British Embassy.

[@brydon2008]

i think by the "special relationship" they mean the good friendships between the british prime ministers and presidents of america for example thatcher and reagan , blair and clinton, blair and bush and it doesnt look like brown and obama will carry this on

[@SpaceAnimals89]

although president Obama has undoubtable been busy sorting out the mess that he's been left with, i think a little more consideration should have been given to Gordon Brown. Britain has been a loyal ally through a lot of troubled times and has in no way benefitted. Tony Blair's reputation was marred by the decision to go to war with iraq in solidarity with america. In a time when America is short of friends, it's friendship with the UK should be cherished!

[@AsSomedayItMayHappen]

He made it 18 seconds on his second try, didn't he?

[@jellyboy123]

I was kinda upset when Obama snub Gorden brown. i was very upset that week. I was looking forwards to Brown going to the US till that happened think Great Britain should stop being so nice to the US. I hate being nice to American people all the time i should tell them what i think.

[@amaqula]

Gordon Brown and his wife came across as awful crawlers on this visit!

[@captur69]

We Don't torture....lol...

[@Tanas666]

Every time I hear the the term 'special relationship' used, it make me cringe.

[@RazaSid]

Bravo! Why don't you go find some video that's more on your intellectual level and post comments like this!

[@Beyond_Gender]

We're British to our knowledge the rose garden was not reported at all or the bust of Churchill. There was a brief report on the pens and the dvds which by the way cant be watched in this country as the dvds are the wrong region and they're kept in the treasury... I heard american reporting was bad but this is just lies.

[@bridgetgoodall7999]

When it suits the yanks ...then it's special......it not they ignore it astheydid. Poor old Brown who history will: judge him fa rgreater as the man who helped the world out of the finance crisis

[@Ifuckingh8you]

@WhiteLionV1 What's unjust about it?

[@ThatGuyz82]

@brightblaze1 Care to present those facts? I find most people with this opinion, do not have a real grasp on the difference in a fact and a really strong belief.

[@TheSorrow1O1]

@ScottMacFie Your attacking a stereotype with your own stereotypes. Think about that.

[@lemonjellies]

LOL dvd´s......

[@creamycurdy]

in the end im british and i dont give a fuck JUST FIX THE FUCKING ECONOMY!!!

[@Patriotsounds]

@MarxIzalias Precisely.

[@brydon2008]

i dnt care if the special relationship is true to be honest aslong as we dont go to war with america im happy cos to be fair we will lose big time

[@QuartuvLarry]

I guess if you want us to be that careful, you might as well acknowledge that not all Americans are "Yanks" Men of the South are NOT Yankees, since the term refers only to New Englanders. But you know what? Best that you do assert your identity. I'm not averse to a bit of education on UK identities. Let the world know who you are! In this coming storm, it may be who you WILL be!

[@1986ant1986]

@WhiteLionV1 I'm not thick. I'm just sayin he is holding on to power as long as he can before he has to hold an election. He could of held one whenever he liked. But your right that he wouldn't hold one because the polls sugested he wouldnt win. Ant he was a shit chancellor.

[@shunyotube]

opium25, Nicker isn't interested in details and facts, just tidbits to give false substance to the stated bigotry. The same person we see posting such comments on all variety of topics. Different name, different topic...same mindset.

[@kanjo6t]

1st comment

[@COBRA01971]

@ShAdOwChAnNeL1 I think you (The British) should look at your own history before you go judging others. There's a reason the sun never sets on the British Empire; They're not trusted in the dark.

[@kidomaru133]

ass!

[@saulwilliams56]

is it just me or isnt it rude to give back gifts?

[@MisterMacross]

Oh the poor baby was tired.

[@vidsee]

I'm English, not British. The special relationship means Yanks, especially of the Irish hyphenated variety, denigrating the English and blaming the English for everything. Well they do that when they are are not ridiculing us. Time to end it.

[@gsa219]

hitchens sounds like boris johnson doesn't he?

[@AmericaTops]

America doesn't "hate" anyone else. Facts are facts, however. Don't come here to study if you keep the huge chip on your shoulder! Stay home. What Obama did to Great Britain was inexcusable and shoddy. Christopher Hitchens got this one totally wrong, sad to say. This WAS a big deal.. a VERY BIG deal. It's really, really sad that Obama is judging G.B. from a personal familial subjective and almost anecdotal animosity. Remember NOV 2010 is coming!

[@ArchNME]

@SuperColin74 I think the general feeling here is that UK is just another tiny state that pay off to vote with us in the UN and join our "coalitions of the willing", like another Micronesia. We also feel we are owed that loyalty somewhat from saving their hide in 2 world wars. To us British people seem confused, perhaps not having picked up a newspaper in 150 years think they are still at the center of a global empire, or worse yet think they are our motherland because we speak English.