LMAO: Your Fearless Leader is afraid of us

[xpanda]

Heheh. "You can run, Mr. Bush. But you cannot hide."

Dipstick.



Bush to avoid Parliament, will travel to Halifax; no desire to be 'booed'

Wed Nov 24, 1:09 PM ET

BETH GORHAM

WASHINGTON (CP) - President George W. Bush (news - web sites) will avoid a potentially hostile reception in Parliament and travel to Halifax next week to give a speech after his first official trip to Ottawa, White House sources say.

The side trip would come after a working visit Tuesday with Prime Minister Paul Martin and a dinner that night with hundreds of prominent Canadians at the Museum of Civilization. A White House spokesman said Wednesday the final agenda was still being worked out but confirmed Bush wouldn't address Parliament. Details of the Halifax portion of the trip weren't immediately available.

The president will hold a joint news conference with Martin after lunching with him on Tuesday.

Sources say U.S. officials involved in planning the trip were worried about a cranky audience on Parliament Hill.

"We didn't see the need and, frankly, we didn't want to be booed. There are other, better venues," said one U.S. official.

Bush has travelled to Canada twice before for international gatherings but has never paid an official visit.

Last week, the White House took note of the latest anti-American outburst of MP Carolyn Parrish, who appeared on a comedy show stomping on a Bush doll before Martin turfed her from the Liberal caucus.

But sources said Wednesday she didn't directly contribute to Bush's decision.

U.S. officials say Bus will discuss trade issues with Martin, as well as border security and the war on terrorism.

Last weekend, the president promised to end the U.S. cattle ban. A final review of new rules that would reopen the border to young cattle and more beef products started Monday and may take about five months, although Bush could expedite the process.

Thousands of peace activists plan to converge on Ottawa during Bush's visit to protest the Iraq war.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20041124/ca_pr_on_wo/bush_cda_visit_2

 

[PatPatriot]

:waving:

 

[docmercer--banned]

At least we dont have to hear how "courageous" and "brave" as we did last year when his ass got flown into Iraq for that chickenshit PR photo opp on Thanksgiving day ...

 

[PatPatriot]

arty: arty: arty: arty:

 

[petre]

 

[xpanda]

For some reason, I can't the theme of gunsmoke out of my head ...

Bush to seek repairs to Canada relationship

Sun Nov 28, 1:55 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush (news - web sites) will carry out an official visit to Canada on Tuesday and Wednesday aiming to repair relations with the United States' northern neighbour and its number one trade partner.

The United States was not happy that Canada did not support its coalition in Iraq (news - web sites) while Bush is unpopular in Canada because of the war. There are also several cross border commercial conflicts.

But in announcing the first official visit by Bush since he became president in 2001, the White House spoke of the "excellent" relations between the two countries.

US-Canada relations have always been marked by a certain rivalry.

(snip)

Bush went to Canada for two summits during his first term but called off a visit planned for May, 2003, just after the invasion of Iraq, which the Canadian prime minister of the time, Jean Chretien, opposed.

Bush could also raise the issue of an anti-missile shield the United States is constructing but for which Canada has not yet signed up for.

The first US missile-bases in the shield have been set up in Alaska and California -- and with Canada jammed between these two points, the question of whether Canada helps out could become a sensitive point.

Martin has insisted that Canada will not be sending troops to Iraq to help their US counterparts. But Canadian press reports say the government could make a key contribution toward organising Iraq's elections on January 30.

Bush also faces a difficult time improving his own image.

One senior Chretien aide referred to Mr Bush as "a moron" and there was another storm after a ruling Liberal MP labelled Americans as "those bastards".

In a poll just before the US election on November 2, 85 percent of Canadians said they hoped Bush would lose.

As part of an attempt to win over the Canadian public, the US leader will go to the east coast city of Halifax where several planes were sent after the United States closed its airspace in the hours after the September 11 attacks in 2001.

Halifax residents fed and housed many of the stuck passengers. Bush forgot to mention them in his speech after the attacks and this will be a chance to put this right.

Canadians do not like the indifference shown by their superpower neighbour. But after Bush's re-election triumph Canadians had the last laugh.

The Canadian immigration department's website was inundated with inquiries from Americans wanting to leave their country.

"Forgot"?!? Bollocks. He didn't give a shît. His daddy and Chretien didn't get along so Jr. came to the table pre-ordained to being a dick. Also, to be more precise, 20,000 Americans were stranded in the Maritimes for a few days following 9/11. Roughly one-third of them were welcomed as strangers into the homes of Canadians. It may well have been the single greatest gesture shown to Americans on that day, yet not significant enough for Bush. And three-and-a-half years later he has the audacity to think they'll be grateful for a thank-you?

It's positively killing me that I don't live anywhere near Halifax ....

 

[SportSavant]

What Country's PEOPLE would gather in masses to CHEER GW BUSH?

xpanda's post was very interesting.....

Can we please start a list of all Countries where if President GW BUSH visited that Ton's of people would gather to CHEER & PRAISE him.... Obviously not Canada.... any others?

 

[xpanda]

xpanda's post was very interesting.....

Can we please start a list of all Countries where if President GW BUSH visited that Ton's of people would gather to CHEER & PRAISE him.... Obviously not Canada.... any others?

No doubt Bush wishes he could establish loyalty oaths and free speech zones globally, too. Lucky for us, freedom to protest is still held to be an integral party of our democracy.

I hope he gets hit in the face with a pie. 'Twould be so fitting and so very Canadian, no?

 

[GAMEFACE]

Canada would stand and cheer for Chirac and cup of koffee, nuff said. So would most of the socialist countries on earth.

 

[xpanda]

Canada would stand and cheer for Chirac and cup of koffee, nuff said. So would most of the socialist countries on earth.

Again, I applaud your decidedly relevant commentary on the subject at hand. You're going a long way to changing my mind about Bush.

I guess you think he's not a coward for refusing to address Parliament out of fear of being booed, and that he's not a dick for taking 3 1/2 years to thank people who took total strangers into their homes for several days? I guess you think he's just been the mack when it comes to Canada, do you?

 

[bblight]

When your own PM allows one of his cabinet members to run off at the mouth about Bush, and the opposition in the Parliament doesn't start screeming bloody murder about it, then I'd wonder what kind of a reception I'd get.

The Canadian government has openly stated it's negative opinion of George Bush by not stopping this the first time it happened.

I don't know about anyone else, but I'd think that Bush was really stupid if he put himself in a postion where he'd look bad no matter what happened. I don't think Bush wants to openly insult the Canadian people, so he'll visit Canada - and let the Parliament know what he thinks of it by not addressing it!

 

[JinnRikki]

What a shame he didn't worry about lookink "bad" before he made the disastrous decision to invade Iraq.

 

[bblight]

Jinn - what does invading Iraq have to do with Canadian - American relations?

The Canadians and their government can let Bush and the American people know of their disapproval of the war without going out of their way to openly insult the President and the American people who voted for him.

Such insults can't hurt the US, but could cause some harm to the Candian people via a reduced economy.

I guess it's their right to shoot themselves in the foot if they want to.

 

[xpanda]

When your own PM allows one of his cabinet members to run off at the mouth about Bush, and the opposition in the Parliament doesn't start screeming bloody murder about it, then I'd wonder what kind of a reception I'd get.

The Canadian government has openly stated it's negative opinion of George Bush by not stopping this the first time it happened.

The MP who called y'all morons last year was fired immediately. The one who went stupid this year was fired recently. You might want to know that her being eliminated from Caucus just took away the Liberal's balance of power they had from a coalition with the NDP, and by making her an independent have de facto put themselves in a position to face a vote of non-confidence. And, the opposition DID scream bloody murder.

Further, do a bit of research. You'll find that Nixon (I think) had some pretty choice words about Trudeau as well.

I don't know about anyone else, but I'd think that Bush was really stupid if he put himself in a postion where he'd look bad no matter what happened. I don't think Bush wants to openly insult the Canadian people, so he'll visit Canada - and let the Parliament know what he thinks of it by not addressing it!

My point, and you're missing it obviously, is that this is the 'war on terror' guy. The strong, mighty, never weak, never retreat, never surrender guy who was somehow made out to be tougher than a guy who actually went to Vietnam. This same guy who's going to defeat global terror and take out despotic dictators is afraid of freakin' Canadians.

I think it's a hoot.

As for openly insulting the Canadian people -- it's way to late for that. Mission accomplished in the days following 9/11 ...

 

[xpanda]

Jinn - what does invading Iraq have to do with Canadian - American relations?

Seriously?

The Canadians and their government can let Bush and the American people know of their disapproval of the war without going out of their way to openly insult the President and the American people who voted for him.

What would constitute letting him know we think he's a dick without going out of our way, exactly? How do you let someone know gently and delicately that you think he's a warmonger?

 

[mudbone]

Myself, I've always wondered why Bush has been so arrogant towards the Canadians being that:

- They were the ones who suffered the first fatalities in Afghanistan while supporting our efforts
- We killed I believe 5 or 6 Canadians in a friendly fire incident there
- As X has pointed out, they welcomed Americans into their homes post - 911
- They told us beforehand they did not support our war efforts in Iraq and would not be going
- They are our Number One trading partner.

And how does Bush and his neocon administration repay them? By informing them they will not be allowed to partake in reconstruction of Iraq, that they will be frozen out. And you wonder why some Canadians are offended by him?

I just wish he'd show Saudi Arabia the same kind of belligerence he's shown Canada.

 

[bblight]

Good point Mudbone - and I agree.

I still think the Canadian government is made up of a bunch of left wing socialist whackoes!

 

[xpanda]

Good point Mudbone - and I agree.

I still think the Canadian government is made up of a bunch of left wing socialist whackoes!

That might be true, but it's no worse than being made up of a bunch of right wing conservative whackos, really.

Still, neither are valid arguments for our leadership being jackasses toward one another. Us civilians, on the other hand, have a duty to fling insults at one another.

 

[eek.]

Israel would be reasonably happy to see him.

...can't think of anywhere else tho...

 

[peskypup]

Uk visit

When's he next down to visit the UK? We want a fair chance to boo him too.