Royal wedding: On behalf of almost all Americans, Jay Carney wishes Kate Middleton, Prince William well

Even though those British bozos did not invite his boss, Barack Obama, to the wedding, nor his boss' boss, Michelle Obama, Press Secretary Jay Carney was designated to say something nice in public (full text below) about the romantic Cinderella event that captivated millions on global TV today.

Meanwhile, the president of this former British colony, whose father came from a former British colony, was left to take his daughters and mother-in-law down South.

There, the president looked at Alabama tornado damage, and then everyone went to see inside a large building at the Kennedy Space Center because the Endeavour shuttle launch was postponed, at least until Monday.

Which really ruined that photo op.

-- Andrew Malcolm

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Jay Carney's statement on the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

We congratulate Prince William and Catherine Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on their wedding today and wish them a lifetime of happiness together. 

The United States has no closer friend in the world than the United Kingdom.

On this occasion, the American people extend heartfelt congratulations to the peoples of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and share in their hopes for a bright future for the Royal couple.    ####

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Complete Royal Wedding photo gallery available right here.

Photos: Matt Dunham / Associated Press; Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press (Carney).

Comments

[elise]

Considering how Obama disrespected England and distanced himself from the US-UK relationship at a time that British soldiers are dieing alongside US soldiers in Afghanistan why should he be invited either as a private citizen or especially as President. He repudiated England so why should they invite him?

[BLACKONE]

If you thought Hitler was barbaric, Brits tortured and killed Kenyans, men and women in an extremely grisly fashion, including, they claim, the PRESIDENT'S GRANDFATHER horribly, rounding up all Kenyan men, and many women, raping them with bottles, pouring wax in their ears, castrations, in British concentration camps, piercings of numerous sexual organs with rods and pins, whippings, 160,000 detained without trial. The Brits wanted to steal the extremely fertile land and cattle, etc. and they wanted to enslave the Africans. He is very lucky to have no part of it, like their own prime ministers - the present one and the previous one.

[Lynn]

Oh PLEASE! The US and UK are still in bed together in that stupid war.

Looks to me like not that many non-royal heads of state were included: was the French President there? The head of Italy (okay, he is on trial for screwing an underage hooker, so I get that...) Germany? etc etc etc. It looks more like they focused on other royals in general.

Of coure...it did look like a pretty 'white' wedding with only a few exceptions...they sat the Saudis at the 'back of the bus' and the rest of the assembly was largely not any kind ofa reflection of global diversity despite the fact that the family wealth that is funding this was wreaked out of those many countries the Brits 'colonized' in the 'sun never sets on the British empire' era ....

So who knows WHAT was really driving the omission of our wonderful 1st family from their stuffy wedding. What a snoozer.

[Nan Emou]

And I'm sure these comments were delivered in the same Captain Quaalude tones as always. Snore.

[Barry Hussein]

William and Kate showed great class not inviting the great pretender and his arrogant spouse to their wedding. Most Americans also don't want them in the US so it is quite easy to see why they were left off the invitations.

[The President's careless words]

‘We don’t have a stronger friend and stronger ally than Nicolas Sarkozy, and the French people.’

He said that right? A number of months back? Oh yes he did.

Yup that Obama - he with the loose lips out to sink allied ships.

From,

That hick nation to the north.
The one who led the charge in Afghanistan for years before US stepped up.
(Oh, and the Royal Family's favourite country. Then again the Queenie is our Head of State.)

[The President's careless words]

Guess it's because we are such strong supporters of Israel. Unlike the USA who under Obama is abandoning this support. Us tainted little Israel supporters.

[The President's careless words]

So glad there are Americans who are SMARTER than their President or the ladies on The View.

[TruthSeeker]

US has NO CLOSER FRIEND? Are you CRAZY? Have you forgotten who the enemy was in the Revolutionary WAR? Have you forgotten who was forcing the colonists to drink BRITISH TEA and pay TAXES on it (without any representation?) Apparently so. But guess what? The Americans did NOT win that war. Americans are STILL a colony of the BRITISH Imperial Monetarist System. The Brit Imperial are responsible for EVERYG GREAT WAR of the 20th Century. WALL ST. and the British Bankers CREATED and BANKROLLED BOTH Adolf Hitler AND LENIN AND TROTSKY. The "so-called" Russian Revolution was NO REVOLUTION of the people. It was a COUP d' ETAT...financed by Wall Street and the British Bankers,,,as was Hitler. This is the UGLY HISTORY that has been Buried, But true scholars, KNOW it is the TRUTH. and the TRUTH is Coming Out. You cannot Hold it Back FOREVER. The Bankers, the ROYALTY love to keep us in Wars, etc. to keep us DIVERTED from who the REAL ENEMIES are... THEM.... Wake up everybody, you have been ASLEEP too long. Turn off your America's Got Talent,,, read a little bit. Open Your Eyes!!! This Celebrity Culture is MIND CONTROL...as in MK ULTRA!!! Quit being SHEOPLE...you have a HIGHER purpose than that. Quit allowing them to STEAL your money, your thoughts, your Children's FUTURE... Shame on you,,,WAKE UP! The British IMPERIAL MONETARIST SYSTEM (not the British Common People) is STILL THE ENEMY! They ALWAYS were...

[Hey Truthseeker]

Hey Truthseeker. Wow that's some original name. Either it's a coincidence or you picked it up from an American Idol comment board. Your truth is distorted and perhaps a tad delusional.

[adnan]

I would like to congratulate the new Royal couple on their wedding, and wish them all the best.

[Elizabeth]

I probably wouldn't have invited him either, given the amount of disrespect he appears to have shown Britain.

Truthseeker: the Revolutionary War? Really?
We've fought alongside each other in WWI and WWII (when the special relationship began) among others, and England promptly stepped up to the plate for America following 9/11. I would say that speaks louder than the Revolutionary War. Britain is clearly America's greatest ally. France opposed Iraq...meanwhile Britain always supported us.