Bush says he welcomes protests in London

Bush says he welcomes protests in London

Thursday, November 13, 2003


(11-13) 07:04 PST WASHINGTON (AP) --

President Bush said Thursday he welcomes the massive protests expected in London during his visit next week because "I don't expect everybody in the world to agree with the positions I've taken."

"I'm so pleased to be going to a country which says that people are allowed to express their minds," Bush said. "That's fantastic. Freedom is a beautiful thing." (snip)

(snip) "The fact that people are willing to come and express themselves -- I'm going to a great country," Bush said during a brief question-and-answer session in the Oval Office.

While saying that people don't have to agree with him, Bush said, "But certainly they should agree with the goals of the United States, which is peace and freedom." (snip/...)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/11/13/national1004EST0530.DTL

ask the Mayor of London to basically shut-down the city?

Dubya knows he beter back track on his recent statements otherwise he would see a protest in London like no other.

It's all talk to tame the masses.

I wonder if they will use Iraq tactics on the protesters.

Like shoot and kill them.

Shit. Just did.

Upfrot and personal. Ha ha!

Gorilla thumping his chest.

Don't give him too much credit.

LOL

Then how come we're promoting war and oppresssion?

"But certainly they should agree with the goals of the United States, which is peace and freedom."

He is an embarrassment on so many levels, in addition to being a lying mass-murderer.

fool me twice ..shame on..shame on...you cant get fooled again! Thats the best one yet! WHAT A FU#KING MORON!

ALWAYS "shame on you"! He "welcomes" protest, he just never wants to SEE it.

:hi:

1st rule in the Brave New World is to wake up when ya get up!

We have a simple language, you only have to make subject and verb agree, and that even only in the 3rd person singular!

This is nothing more than laziness and contempt for all us great unwashed. It ain't folksy, folks.

his 'stratergy' obviously.

While saying that people don't have to agree with him, Bush said, "But certainly they should agree with the goals of the United States, which is peace and freedom."

hmmm....what does this mean then? dunce.

Very Orwellian turn of phrase. Whose 'Peace and Freedom?'

he meant "piece" as in "a piece of Iraq, Iran, Syria,...any country with oil" and the "Freedom" to make shitloads of cash from the deal!

trying to spin as people protesting all of us, not just him:

"But certainly they should agree with the goals of the United States, which is peace and freedom."

this thing has the audacity to even mouth these words -

silencing dissent in America (see http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=217150 )

while stiffing the military (see http://www.msnbc.com/news/992826.asp?0dm=N18MN )

while silencing dissent in the military (see http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=115712&pt=todaysnews )

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

"I'm so pleased to be going to a country which says that people are allowed to express their minds," Bush said. "That's fantastic. Freedom is a beautiful thing."

as opposed to the US, where such protest is unpatriotic.

Here we get shuffled off to an area so this idiot cant see the protesters, He stll thinks the american public as a whole believes in him...He will get a rude awakening in jolly old England...just wish I could be there.

It is some days just more than I can handle.

Eloriel

This after London officials rebuffed U.S. requests to hamper any potential protests.

Exactly - since he didn't get the exlusion zone he wanted, he was faced with canceling the trip and losing even more face, so this is the best Rove can come up with. At least the mayor of London has a spine, unlike the mayors of all the US cities that the fund-raiser-in-chief visits at taxpayer expense.

I heard this on the radio! LOL

I guess it is interesting for Chimpy to visit a country where "people are allowed to express their minds", because that no longer exists in this country.

Must be a nice change of pace from his everday life to visit a member of the Free World.

Hey, thank God we still have the illusion of freedom down on our level, for however much longer it lasts...

I'm sorry, I don't usually swear here at DU but this has gone beyond the pale.

What a crock of absolute shite this is! "I'm so pleased to be going to a country which says that people are allowed to express their minds,"

Umm, isn't he coming from a country that supposedly says the same thing?

This is atrocious! I'm so angry right now I could spit!

What arrogance. What bull shit!

Arrogant and full of bull shit, among other things.

I am particularly disgusted with this lie:

"But certainly they should agree with the goals of the United States, which is peace and freedom.":grr::grr:

hypocrite.

Yes, we USED to agree with the goals of the United States back when they WERE peace and freedom. Then you and your pals came around, the goals changed, and we don't agree anymore.

that must mean he's going to do away with those antidemocratic "First Amendment Zones" and let us practice a little democracy for a change! If his goal right now (subject to change if a breeze blows) is spreading democracy, why not lead by example, instead of just bombing the sh-- out of Iraq?

he is trying to make that same point that never holds up- atleast this isnt iraq where you wouldnt be allowed to protest.

this IS disgusting. ok, we they said we cant shut the city down, so im just gonna make a big to do about welcoming protesters and then when they come, no one will be surprised.

preschooler* from the oval office. "Peace and freedom" he's implying the protesting is against these principles, what an evil little simpleton*!

it's actually amusing and the type of thing that he can easily be called on to screw up when it happens. Make a good backdrop for one of the Dem candidates advertisements, I think. I suppose there would be no objection to the US media covering the event--

n/t

"There ought to be limits to freedom."

George W. Bush.

And the old chopping block...where the heads of those who dissented with the King had thier heads liberated from thier bodies....I'm sure King George wishes for the days of old.

I don't think commoners were ever executed at the Tower itself, send George to Marble Arch to do the Tyburn jig :)

Only traitors dissent here.

Please make sure you all do. Wouldn't it be great if more then 100,000 showed up to let him know how they really feel about him!!

There were a million-plus anti-war protestors in February.

Hey, Chimp, what do you say to the MILLIONS who will be in the streets?

in Washington on October 25th and look at the attention they got, and the impact they had: Absolute Squat.

He needs it shoved in his face, 24/7, over there. He needs to be globally shamed. Then he needs to see that HERE.

so even if there are massive protests, most of the sheeple never know about it.

Jump the fence, blow your whistles, flaunt your banners and scream bloody murder. Please...for those enslaved to King George the W.

gentler nation." And also, "We're not in the business of nation-building." Now, if you believe that...

Give 'em hell, protesters!

remember to direct your signs towards the bbc and other foreign cameras and not fox. if this turns out really big, "mission accomplished!"

desperate attempt to color the crapper

"I don't expect everybody in the world to agree with the positions I've taken."

Actually, hardly anyone does and those that do, have either taken money over conscience or they live with no conscience.

and...the difference is??????????

The fact is, he DOES INDEED expect everyone to agree with him. In fact, he practically demands it.

this man does not know the meaning of the word FREEDOM.

was fear that terrorists could mingle in the crowd, get too close to Bush and "boom".......I laughed. They don't even allow us Americans withing 15 billion miles of him because they are scared he might read a protest sign; I'm sure they planned on letting them thar foreign Brits just go up to him and have a spot of tea with him. I'm surprised they didn't ask that the island be cleared because failure to worship the god is not permissable.

and..I hope all of London does exactly that. Show him how you REALLY feel Brits!

Every country he visits has thousands of people and their focus groups reacting to his "goals"......remember this is a good thing, Americans!

freedom to smirk means bow down to your lord and master you secular slobs.

"I'm so pleased to be going to a country which says that people are allowed to express their minds...That's fantastic. Freedom is a beautiful thing...

"The fact that people are willing to come and express themselves -- I'm going to a great country," Bush said during a brief question-and-answer session in the Oval Office.

Your OWN country used to be like that, you know...


rocknation

...well I am going to, because that's just the kind of mood I'm in today. Regarding the below statement:

While saying that people don't have to agree with him, Bush said, "But certainly they should agree with the goals of the United States, which is peace and freedom." (snip/...)

Wouldn't it be "goals" ARE peace and freedom, instead of IS??

Maybe another one of our goals should be literacy for our selected officials. Oh, and impeachment :grr:

Peace & freedom my ass. Get busy and dig up those WMD in Iraq you SWORE were there, ready to GO OFF at a moments notice. Peace & freedom, fah! Tell it to the Iraqi man our military bound and GAGGED (yes, tape over the mouth) for PROTESTING the occupation of HIS country! Peace & freedom, what a lark.

Kill 'em all!

ON EDIT - Did you notice this was my 666nd post.

nothing personal, just us freedom-lovers exercising our constitutional right to get his blood-lusting freakshow out of al gore's white house.

all these demands of squatter's handlers, they interject tape of Clinton walking thru crowds shaking hands and laughing w/ people on the STREET. The anchor said 'there will be no scenes reminiscent of Clinton's popularity'! Now THAT was an understatement!

Just the people of the US.

Just words