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Cameron's US visit: in photos

Eating hotdogs, watching the game, flying on Air Force One, the usual... The PM visits Barack Obama.

Cameron's US visit appears to have been made up of a series of photo opportunities. Above, David Cameron and Barack Obama eat hot dogs while watching a basketball game.

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Here they are sitting in the stands at the same game, which took place at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton Ohio.

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Obama greets enthusiastic fans after the game, while Cameron looks on. (You can watch a video of the rather awkward incident here).

Air Force One Cameron

This is the money shot: Cameron and Obama stepping off Air Force One as they arrive in Ohio. Breathless commentary yesterday made much of the fact that Cameron is the first non-US leader to go on board the iconic plane with Obama.

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Looks like a shared romantic moment, but actually isn't. Here, Obama and Cameron walk towards Marine One before travelling from Washington to Ohio.

29 comments

alison's picture

wasnt it 30 years ago that russian citziens would be bundled away to be tried for petty offences under the russian regime today brits find themselves being tried in a foreign land for so called offfences commited in britain lets up for our rightsremember that old song rule brittania britannia rules the waves britons never ever shall be slaves looks like we are that now slaves to america get some backbone dave cameron and stand up for our rights once upon a time we were colonizing the yanks now as each day comes it seems we are getting closer and closer to being colanized by them

Buckskins's picture

That's right Sparry, we don't give a rats who he is. Just make sure your PM's continue to cross the Atlantic and kiss the ring.

John's picture

Sparry is right about Cameron not representing a majority of UK opinion. Likewise in Canada (the US's other lapdog), where the Conservatives represent only a third of voters, but are nevertheless pushing ahead with a divisive, right-wing agenda.

Maybe it's not coincidence that both Cameron and the Canadian PM, Stephen Harper, are at the centre of major scandals: Cameron, for his links to the criminal Murdoch empire; Harper for evidence that his party committed massive election fraud.

Criminal investigations ongoing in both countries. One can only hope that justice will be done.

Achiles73's picture

Sparry - This is pricless, you complained about the PM not getitng 50% of the vote and when faced with the facts that no single party has got 50% since before the war you now move the goalposts to say that "Left Leaning parties" got more than 50% of the vote. Classic head in sand stuff. Its 1st past the post - get over it.

Stuart Eels's picture

Oh dear Sparry, stop digging.

Buckskins still dreaming you are home on the range, bit difficult when you're sat in your bedroom somewhere near Milton Keynes and slopping off from School.

Get on your pony and drink your milk but don't make the cows too jealous you little old Cow Poker you.

Quigley's picture

@ Achiles73

Sparry Wasn't wrong.
FPTP indeed. It was a hung parliament so Cameron, or rather the Conservatives, didn't make it past the post. Look at the breakdown of all of the votes cast and you will find that they are a majority in favour of left leaning parties. The data is quite publically available here.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/may/07/uk-election-results-...

John Cheese's picture

@Buckskins: You do know 0bummer returned the bust to jolly ole England a while ago...

Hugh Markey's picture

The Ancient Greeks had a word for it and almost everything else
Oligarchy. Of course the Ancient Greeks were speaking from experience. Some of the present-day populace of Greece are raising a kerfuffle but the remainder are getting their ill-gotten gains out of the country tout suite.
The UK electorate is only pacifist at home. Abroad - a roaring lion! Luckily for the Tories.
Cameron represents a new breed of dog. Not a Poodle or Pomeranian - just a lap dog to the US President a description used by old-time Radio Peking for lackies to Imperialist America.
Still, those Republican wingnuts won't thank Cameron for writing them off so soon.
Camelot

Achiles73's picture

@Quigley

A fair point if we had PR, but we dont. The Tories got more votes and more seats than any other single party. Even Labour admitted Cameron had the right to form a goverment after the election. I agree the system isnt perfect but its the one we have just now.

Karlwasright's picture

Let's face it, the UK is USA's bitch and no UK leader in my lifetime has had the courage to redefine the terms of engagement. It is an abusive relationship, re-enforced by all UK PM's, this being the latest example (Jimmy Carr had it right on '10 O'Clock Live' when he referred to an service Dave was performing for Obama). The spectacle is sickening, about time we had a PM who would 'grow some' and redress the situation. If Israel is USA's hit man (credit to John Pilger), we are it's moll.

John Cheese's picture

Did Cameron sneak the Churchill bust back into the White House?

Quigley's picture

@ Achiles73

They still weren't 'past the post' so to speak and the point that overall there were more votes for parties on the left is still valid.

Stuart Eels's picture

Of course he doesn't John Cheese, he knows diddly squat about anything he can't look up on google.

matthew fox's picture

Cameron did ask why no horse was provided for his visit.

alison's picture

th is visit to usa is just another act of glorification to the usa im sick of this marridge between uk and usa,its all one way if camerons not carefull his head will get stuck up barack obamas backside because thats all we seem to do is to do their dirty way,usa loves aggression and war it was founded on cowboy violence,since when was this country a colony of usa ,our citziens are betrayed and deported to a alien court regime in usa ,soon we will all be forced to sing the spangled star as our anthem and to carry us passports,i dont wish to be a us citzien im a proud brit and wish to , our sremain that way right now our soldiers are like us conscripts in afaganistan wherever us go we follow ,its about time we had a mutal divorce and went our own way when will we get a prime minister that stand up for the uk and its citziens our soldiers fly out to afganistan and return in body bags,that wra cannot be one the russians failed and their army was very very strong so if they couldnt succeed like hell we will its a waste get our troops out and leave the yanks to sort out their own mess which they seem to love creating,my own father stated that the yanks love the power and the glory and always come in at the end to take it like in ww2,its about time call me dave listened to brits like me britain for the people here we dont wish to have us laws and policies applied to us we dont want to have us citienship forced on us

alison's picture

a few days ago i stated that it would only be a matter of time before our armed forces would be wearing yankee uniforms well what do u know in the mail today there is our navy wearing stupid yankee hats and clothing god save us from the usa invasion,my dad served for 12 and a half years in the navy and he wore a smart british navysuit and cap,he would turn in his grave if he could see this,wonder what flaf will be on display for our country at the opening of the olympics probaly the stars and stripes,america is the goofer for israel istrael barks and it jumps and we are the underdog lacky for america,a abusive relationship,its time we asserted ourselves and broke the cycle ,stand up stand up britains for u rights keep the yankees from our door ,im scik of this revolting love affair

alison's picture

its high time we say bye bye american pie,so long yanky doodle dandy tarrah uncle sam,for too long its all about them not them and us,its a one way marridge ,its a slave and master relationship ,it would be ok if we are equals but we are notand thats my issue about it

Sparry Minkins's picture

If any Americans reading this are having trouble placing who Cameron is, he is the de facto Prime Minister of the UK. He doesn't have a mandate to govern (over 50% of the UK population voted against him and his party despite unprecedented support from corporate backers and a fawning right wing press) and is insitent on pushing through regressive legislation that openly favours the wealthy. Of course, you Americans would have no idea about a leader you didn't elect who went on to act agianst the interests of the population would you? Oh hang on...

alison's picture

it would be great if just for 5 minutes cameron would prize his head out of obamas backside and pherhaps then we cna remind ourselves that we are still british only just,my dad before he died always said the yanks were toyboy soldiers who couldnt fight their way out of a paper bag,thats why theyve got us mugs doing their dirty wars for them ,my dad always said our boys were proper soldiers ,and thats why my great uncle is buried in sicily 1943 ww2 gave his life for a proper war aged 29,where as afghanistan is a lost cause they ll have our soldiers singing their silly marching songs next as they do there daily drills ,and in us uniform as well its high time call me dave realized not everyone in this great land wishes to be a fake yank,we are brits and wish to remain so a independent land of 4 coun tries yes dave thats right 4, not 5,im not including his yankeedoodle dandee

alison's picture

stand up stand up for great britain whilst it still exsists made in britain not usa,what a nightmare this could be we are already losing our liberty,we fly our flag so great is britain thats where we all love to be a nice little poem for call me dave to see

alison's picture

stand up stand up whilst we still got some of britain left ,before we become a us colony dave we dont wish to be a yank its about time a prime minister stept into no 10 that has the bottle to do just whats right for us ,ive said my piece its equal and fair ,not that call me dave would bloody care

Buckskins's picture

"John Cheese
14 March 2012 at 17:25

Did Cameron sneak the Churchill bust back into the White House?"

Naa, Dubya used it for target practice.

John Cheese's picture

@Sparry: Love it...except our US wealthiest are paying all the personal taxes- 0bummer is catering to banks/wall st though...

alison's picture

this country was enshrined by the magna carta not the founding fathers,its about time call me dave was reminded about that,our citiziens are already being snatched from their beds and carted off to yankeeland,how long we will remain brits thats a good question to ponder

Neil's picture

@Sparry Well said.

Let's not let right wing trolls forget the Tories haven't won an election for 20 years and couldn't win the last one despite the dire economy and Brown's unpopularity.

Agoodword's picture

we're all in it together.

the have and the have nots is the significant political divide, not race, religion, foreign policy..

Achiles73's picture

Sparry - Remind me again, when was the last time a PM got 50% of the vote, or is it only Conservative PM's that you object to?

Achiles73's picture

Neil

Well said sparry? Bottom line he was wrong! If you don't agree with the voting system fair enough but dont moan when the Tories get in on the same rules as Labour did for the 3 previous elections. I am presuming you didn't complain then?

Sparry Minkins's picture

@Achiles73

Thank you for missing the point. The overall number of votes that were cast landed for parties that were on the left of the Conservatives-at the time it was fair to assume the Lib Dems were of the left-totaling to more than 50%.

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