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20th January 09, 02:00 AM
#1
Obama tartan
Talk about jumping on the bandwagon - still I suppose it would be good for business - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7838208.stm
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20th January 09, 03:38 AM
#2
Hm... let us wait and see.
I like the breeze between my knees
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20th January 09, 04:10 AM
#3
It would have to "change" so I guess he could make it out of flip-flops!!!
"A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye"
-Koloth
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20th January 09, 04:12 AM
#4
How about seeing President Obama in a kilt when he visits Scotland?
Things I've learned in life:
What you focus on becomes your reality.
You can't control what other people do or say, you can only control how you respond.
Don't act your age, it's not healthy.
Frank Clark
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20th January 09, 04:38 AM
#5
I wonder if any US President has ever worn a kilt?
Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)
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20th January 09, 05:58 AM
#6
How cool, had no clue he had Scottish ancestry.
Saw a LOT of tartans at the preinaugural program on HBO but they were scarfs and Pete Seeger's tartan shirt...but nice to see some.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member Scottish Tartans Authority, Owner Freelanders #4 & 5
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"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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20th January 09, 07:09 AM
#7
 Originally Posted by Spartan
How about seeing President Obama in a kilt when he visits Scotland?
He's already shown cultural sensitivity by wearing the cultural outfits of various places he has visited over the years. I could easily see him doing such.
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20th January 09, 10:23 AM
#8
Originally Posted by Downix
He's already shown cultural sensitivity by wearing the cultural outfits of various places he has visited over the years. I could easily see him doing such.
My wife and I were discussing that very same thing during the inauguration.
"Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.
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20th January 09, 12:52 PM
#9
Kilt wearing in Scotland is, alas, a fairly minor activity most of the time and cultural sensitivity might not come into it, especially if the first minister is not a known habitual kilt wearer and neither are MSPs.
If President Obama were to attend something like a highland games when visiting Scotland then the greater presence of kilts could be a good occasion to be "sensitive". 
Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)
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20th January 09, 01:16 PM
#10
Correlations to Idi Amin would likely prevent such an event. Public displays like this are very carefully orchestrated and have proven to be used against a person more than helping them.
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