Bush program ruffles feathers (* visit to Australia)

[rooboy]

Parliament will be recalled on October 23 for a joint sitting to be addressed by US President George Bush. He will speak about how America and Australia can work together to eliminate terrorism from the Asia-Pacific region.

Prime Minister John Howard yesterday refused to give details of the trip, but was upstaged by a White House briefing to American journalists that contained minute-by-minute details of the President's movements in Australia.

The briefing named the Australian Prime Minister as "John Major" and was dismissive of Canberra as a destination.

The ACT's Tourism Minister, Ted Quinlan, described the White House as "bloody patronising".

"You would have thought that in the modern age, and in this year especially, that the Americans wouldn't be patronising anybody," Mr Quinlan said.

"You'd think they would just be a little more polite to their friends."

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/03/1064988407493.html

ROFL !!!

[roguevalley]

1. Hey Oz. We love you. Please don't hold these

douche bags against us. SIGH! I am so embarrassed.
John Major? <Cringe>

[mbperrin]

2. Hint: they think of you as tools,

NOT friends! (Why should YOU be different?)

[Cha]

3. bush makin' friends all over the World... chimp style

Hope bush gets some rousing good protesters, Down Under!

[karlschneider]

4. John Major? Well, we confess, the Shrub Admin is a "Major" fuckup...

:eyes:
And a general disaster. Without a 'colonel' of truth. And need some Corporal punishment.

[DBoon]

5. Didn't US covertly de-stablize Aussie Labour govt'

In the 1980's?

[patdem]

6. This is TOTALLY ABSURD!!!!

forgive the caps and excessive punctuation.

"John Major"...who are the fucking idiots running this White House???

Sloppy, lazy and careless...just like their leader...cause he aint my leader...fucking I would be dismissed for such a foubu...

This is OVER THE TOP!!!!

[grytpype]

7. Holy shit! Can't these assholes do ANYTHING right?

I mean, what do they do all day, just snort crank and think of countries to invade?

[E_Zapata]

8. John Major???????? a freudian slip?

Doesn't John Major work for Carlyle? Yeah, he does.

Wonder how much Carlyle Group is figuring into things of late?

(never mind, I know, I know!)

Had to edit: forgot to say: Arrogant Bastards. eerrggh

[tkmorris]

9. Mr. Quinlan

Do try to keep a straight face when Pretzelboy asks if you have "blacks" there. On second thought don't, braying laughter at him is what he deserves.

[MaineDem]

10. I am so embarrassed

I'm sorry, Australia. Most of us love your country and hold it in higher regard that those idiots in charge. I can't believe they said John Major!!!

I am really really embarrassed. And appalled.

[opihimoimoi]

11. MOOON the SOB

A bunch of Peters is what we have in DC. They got no idea of Alice Springs much less Cooper Pedy.

They are nerds who want revenge.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

12. And how about this part?

It pinpoints his Parliament House arrival time as 9.55 the next morning and describes the speech he will give in the House of Representatives chamber to "the 226 elected representatives sitting on the floor in a semi-circle before him, and dignitaries and other guests above in the rafters".

Yeah, let's remind those plebs who's really in charge here...

[Buns_of_Fire]

14. Seated in a semi-circle before him...

Awwwww, how cute. Reliving his elementary-school performance on 9-11? Is he going to read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to them, too? Have they been advised of the obligatory standing ovation for His Chimpiness' Royal Visit? Do they realize that I've still got US$138.62 here that I'll be happy to send their country if they'd kindly KEEP him?

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. Quote from the American embassy in Canberra

"A spokeswoman at the US embassy, Susan Crystal, said last night the embassy had not drafted the memo to US journalists and could not confirm the details of Mr Bush's trip. "

Translation from diplomatic language: "don't blame us for the idiots in the White House, who don't know anything about protocol, security, or even Australia. Look, we know we've got to work with you guys after the Asshole-in-Chief has gone, so cut us some slack, will you?"