(London) City Hall will fly the US flag tomorrow

[sabra]

Source: The Guardian UK

They thought it couldn't be done without an awful lot of pomp, ceremony, protocol-observing and going on bended knee. But as I found out at the time, they were wrong: there's no diplomatic or legal impediment to the Johnson mayoralty demonstrating its delight at Barack Obama becoming US president, not to mention the Mayor's conversion to all that multiculturalist, civil rights, political correctness piffle, by flying the Star Spangled Banner from City Hall tomorrow.

There will be no ceremony, just The Blond climbing a humble municipal step ladder at around 9am with Old Glory tucked under his arm. You may think you can detect a bit of poetic licence in that last sentence, and you'd be right. It is, though, I'm assured, a matter of unvarnished fact that the person from the US Embassy the mayor bumped into in the Marr Show green room yesterday was "delighted" to hear of the gesture. Ah, that special relationship.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/davehillblog/2009/jan/19/boris-barackobama

[Captain Hilts]

1. When in London, I'm always surprised how often you see the US flag flying..What about the Lincoln -

statue? Will there be a gathering there?

[roguevalley]

13. there is a statue of George Washington sort of standing on a corner

like he wants to cross the street off Trafalgar Square. I love that statue.

[Captain Hilts]

15. Lincoln's by Westminster, I think. He was under scaffolding when I was there.

They need a jumbotron there.

[roguevalley]

16. BWAAHAHAHAHA! That is great! I must look next time I'm there. There is a

Lincoln on a hill overlooking Edinburgh too. :-D

[Uben]

2. And Cheney can fly the Skull and Crossbones, finally!

You know he wants to!

[No Elephants]

5. Fly it? Hell, he modeled for it.

[Qutzupalotl]

12. Zing!

[onehandle]

3. Excellent! nt

[BrklynLiberal]

4. What a joyous change! There are US flags flying in respect instead of being burned.

I hope this administration will keep this good feeling going...

[RubyDuby in GA]

6. Yay! I know I have my flag all ready to go for tomorrow. I can finally be proud to have it out

flying again.

:)

[dipsydoodle]

7. We've got it all live

on TV here in the UK - incase you wondered.

[enid602]

9. same

Ditto, here in Argentina.

[vanlassie]

10. What about the HBO Concert?

My daughter is upset that she can't stream it.

[dipsydoodle]

14. I tried that this morning

They don't stream outside of the USA which is a shame. Rhapsody don't either which to me is an equal shame. Do I take it that your daughter is here ? If so she find that BBC4 for example might screen it at a later date.

[Arugula Latte]

8. Wow. That is so sweet!

Thanks, London! :hi:

[Odin2005]

11. It feels good for America to be America again instead of "NeoCon-merica"

:woohoo: