Althouse: "As the president got out of the car, wearing dark glasses but having ditched his mask a few seconds before, he and his wife held hands, which was either a gesture of matrimonial affection or a useful bit of support as the president negotiated the dais steps."

June 14, 2021

That's how the London Times describes Biden meeting the Queen in "President Biden pays Queen the mother of all compliments."

The "mother of all compliments" — haven't heard that "mother of" phrasing in a long time — was that she reminded him of his mother.

Ann Althouse said...: Nancy writes: "If I was a still sharp 95 and an old man who seems to often fade into the wilderness of dementia told me I reminded him of my mother, I doubt I’d find that a compliment."

Yeah, exactly.; 6/14/21, 7:56 AM
Ann Althouse said...: Wilbur writes: "Of course, the perfect zinging response would have been "Thank you, Mr. Biden. You remind me of my son."

Yeah, and then he could say: "Your son reminds me of my son."

We're talking about Andrew?; 6/14/21, 8:19 AM

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