Posted by
Playful Walrus on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:21:58 PM
Jeffrey Jones, who I'm assuming is not the actor of the same name, has this Reuters story on former President Bush's visit to Calgary, Alberta.
More than 100 protesters chanted "war criminal" and flung shoes in Calgary on Tuesday, angry that former U.S. President George W. Bush was in the Canadian city to give his first speech since leaving the White House.
Ooooh, 100. Big numbers. Did they fling their own feces, too?
According to sources who attended, he conceded that his administration spent its final days "bailing water" to keep the U.S. economy afloat.
Bush should have cracked down on financial deception - which was mainly extending credit beyond reasonable risks and then selling off the accounts to other companies without making the risks clear. He would have been accused of being against the poor and racist, and it would have slowed "growth", but it would have left us in better shape.
However, the Obama administration should not let government become a substitute for the free market, and it should also avoid becoming more protectionist on trade matters, he was said to have remarked.
Right - certainly not more than Bush.
Although he was not Bush's first choice as president, Barack Obama has his full support, he said.
Classy. Clinton, Gore, and Carter could learn something.
"He is a war criminal who fought an illegal war, and there are some who say he was never elected democratically, so there are some who say he should be arrested as soon as he comes here," said a woman dressed as a Guantanamo Bay prisoner, who called herself Ivana Nomobush.
Illegal war? By what standard? And Bush was elected - twice - according to the Constitution of the United States of America. Do you enjoy dressing as a terrorist? There are some who say wearing a tin foil hat will bring you some benefit. Some people are idiots.
The reaction was in stark contrast to President Barack Obama's first official visit to Canada last month, when he was fawned on by citizens and politicians alike.
Is it considered a good sign when the CEO of Pepsi is applauded by the shareholders of Coke? Do the Canadians like someone who has spoken out of both sides of his mouth on NAFTA and has portrayed them in a negative light?
If Bush was anything like the people who hate him say he is, he would have invaded Canada and taken it over.