Why a world leader used the servants' entrance

[NNN0LHI]

This is really embarrassing.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/23/1066631571987.html

As the US President, George Bush, was whisked through the back gate of the Lodge yesterday, violent scuffles broke out between demonstrators and the police.

Earlier thousands had jeered and heckled Mr Bush as he stepped from his car outside Parliament House in Canberra, but he was hidden from view by rows of carefully placed potplants and large bushes.

The crowd stood squashed against white plastic water-filled barricades separating them from lines of police and Mr Bush's 26-car motorcade, shouting, "End the occupation; troops out now."

Later, about 1500 marched to the US embassy, where police and a small group of demonstrators came to blows after they tried to break through the police line.

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[Don_G]

1. Servant Of The People?

Bush???????

[ixion]

2. how very sad... this is what it has come to...

and yet somehow the sheeple continue to believe that things are just peachy. I cannot remember a time in the history of the US that we have had a president who was so loathed the world over. :-(

[Aristus]

3. This report confirms it:

Even in Australia, he has to hide behind the Bushes! :-)

[Dover]

4. The potted plants are a great disguise for Dubya........

Try to spot the Bush among other potted plants. It can't be done.

[Wickerman]

5. LOL

but you are demeaning the entire fern family by comparing them to Bush*

:hi:

[DBoon]

8. Not true

The potted plants show signs of intelligence

[niyad]

20. "if his iq were three points higher, he would be lint"

a favourite line from a mystery read years ago

[pippin]

9. don't insult the plants

i am a tree hugger, plant and flowers lover. Bush doesn't desrve to be called a member of the plant family. :-(

[buckfush2]

13. sure it can

he's the dumb one

[Dover]

15. This is the entire GOP strategy. Hiding in plain sight!

Bush is a plant (pun intended).

[Gin]

26. Good one! He truly is!

:)

[Gin]

25. he was at home with members of his own species...

potted plants.... :)

[tnlefty]

6. Can you feel the love yet, George*?

It's worse than embarrassing, IMHO. Countries have to have their traditions swept aside so that the arrogant, naked emperor can visit?
'being blocked from Parliament is unheard of' from the 72 yr. old gentleman at the end of the article.

[Bandit]

7. "carefully placed potplants"

LOL ~~I found this humorous. We bust people for pot plants here. I know it is Australia and their language is different but it is funny.

[tlcandie]

10. Wow! Imagine...he's so popular it takes an army to protect him

wherever he goes!!! :wow:

[NJCher]

11. history repeats itself

This is how he had to enter the building on his Inauguration Day, too. After the parade, during which he could only walk about 500' because demonstrators were pelting him with tomatoes, he had to sneak in a back door. Literally, run. I know because I was there protesting and saw the whole thing.

LOL. Schmuck.


Cher

[NJCher]

12. inappropriate responses

Mr Bush smiled and waved to protesters as his limousine sped past.

Also, remember that speech he gave in Tennessee? He got booed there and he said, "Thank ya.' Thank ya.'"

Thanks for booing me? Thanks for coming out to show your disgust for me?

Does this guy have a clue? Even the faintest idea of what's going on?



Cher

[MetaTrope]

19. You just have to see it through Bush's eyes

[montana_hazeleyes]

29. I think it's

a sign of arrogance.

[LizW]

14. Shrub hides behind shrubs

It's funny, but also horrifying.

We are rapidly reaching the time when this President* cannot travel outside the United States, and can only speak within the US to carefully screened and controlled groups of supporters.

He is despised in the world, and still continues to rule as if he has a wide mandate from the citizens. It's mindboggling.

[9215]

23. Common practice

the use of a double. :evilgrin:

[glarius]

16. Yet your media barely mentions there have been "some demonstrations"

against Bush!....How is the American general public ever to know that he is so loathed when your media stays mum about the size and frequency of these demonstrations??????....I really believe that one of the main reasons (aside from our Iraq policy) that he hasn't made an official visit to Canada yet is that he knows it would not look good for your closest neighbour to have a large show of demonstrations against him (which surely would happen.)!

[Spazito]

17. If it every does happen, I will be there with bells and WHISTLES, ....

but he won't show his ugly, cowardly face here.

[gauguin57]

22. if he does go to Canada someday ...

he'll probably be met by thousands of protesters ... UNITED STATES CITIZENS who moved to Canada to get away from all of the b.s. this administration is perpetrating.

[lostnfound]

31. He needs no bases there n/t

[DoYouEverWonder]

18. Since he thinks of himself has the chosen one

doesn't his god provide enough protection?

[jenm]

30. good point

shows you how many layers down his belief system lets him go. ha ha ha

[Mikimouse]

21. That is a misleading subject line!

When I saw the words 'World Leader', my first thought was that there was no reason for Mr. Chirac or Mr, Schroeder to have to use a servants' entrance. World leader, indded! Pffffffffttttttttt!:puke:

[Judi Lynn]

24. You bet it's embarrassing

(snip) Mr Bush smiled and waved to protesters as his limousine sped past. Beryl Hicks of Dunlop, ACT, said: "I'm 72 years old and I've never seen anything like this in my life. The whole concept of police barring citizens from getting to the front door of our Parliament is unheard of." (snip)

[areschild]

27. Bush thinks

he's a budding genius, but we know he's nothing but a blooming idiot.

[Lisa]

28. how bad is it when AUSTRALIANS protest a visitor?!!

Everyone I know who's been to Australia, without exception, has said how much they enjoyed their visits, and how kind and hospitable the people were.

So for that many people to express their disapproval of a guest (even those who just invite themselves over, as Dubya does, are welcomed) -- they must be very upset with Mr. Bush, or they wouldn't turn out in droves like that.