Clinton thanks Blair for preserving US-British alliance

[ECH1969]

Clinton is thanking British Prime Minister Tony Blair for being America's ally "through quite a lot of storm."

Clinton spoke at the annual conference of Blair's governing Labor Party in Manchester, England.

Clinton says Britain under Blair has stood by the United States through hard times and "occasional sunshine." He also thanked Blair for his personal friendship through good times and bad.

http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=5464311&nav=0s3d

[saigon68]

1. "through quite a lot of storm."

POODLE TO THE SINGING COWBOY

[bemildred]

2. The Mighty Wurlitzer has to be desperate if they are trotting

out Clinton to help prop up Bush and Blair and their warmongering.

"Clinton strikes Back!!!"

[kurth]

3. Why would any Dem want to thank Tony Blair???

Blair is a spineless neocon lapdog.

[0007]

11. I agree!

[sweetheart]

12. Why would Clinton thank Tony?

You notice how similar these 2 characters are in life? I bet over time,
that they are the only 2 people on earth who can get together and share a
very similar karmic frustration.

Blair is in the position of clinton in 2000, where brown, blair's gore,
goes unendorsed for personal reasons, ones that have the increased potential
to leave the UK labour party in the US democratic party's 2000 fix.

These elites believe they are important, when they are just newspaper puppets, dancing.

[Tellurian]

14. A little stroking

especially, if Blair is not exactly a happy camper. He may cry on BC's shoulder
telling him what exactly * "made him do"... and share his innermost thoughts
with the chief. It's good thing..strategy wise.

[RethugAssKicker]

4. Yeah... Thank him for being the Devils favorite whore !

[Vidar]

5. After a good show of defiance, he just has to return to collaboration.

[OneBlueSky]

6. just when you think he's out, they pull him back in . . . n/t

.

[Nihil]

7. "And by the way ..."

"... this is the invitation to next year's Bilderburg conference ...
so shut up and retire gracefully."

[sandnsea]

8. Clintons only care about the Clintons

Has always been that way, always will be.

[humbled_opinion]

9. Blair was caught up with the Bushies.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Cartoon, and sketch, from The Guardian

Lashings of ubuntu at Bill's big love-in

Bill Clinton reached out to the Labour party yesterday, reached out and fondled it, told it how much he loved it. "I have never seen one man simultaneously flirt with 3,000 people," a minister said on her way out.

It felt like being drowned in a gigantic sundae, slathered with ice cream, hot chocolate sauce and plenty of fudge. He told them they were fabulous, wonderful, adorable, and of course he would phone in the morning.

"Ah'm glad to be back here, ah lahk this Labour party conference," he began. Clinton can get away with saying "ah" for "I", unlike Blair who sounds posey. "The victory you won last year was good for the UK but also for the world as a whole," he told them. Mmm, raspberry sauce!

"Your prime minister, your government, your party have all been stunning successes," he went on. I first saw Clinton speak at the Democratic convention in 1988 and he was terrible. Now he is brilliant. His arms reach out as if he would like to stroke everybody in the audience, tenderly and repeatedly. You might be sitting 50ft back but he still seems to be making personal eye contact with you.
...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/backbench/comment/0,,1882604,00.html

[Tellurian]

13. tsk, tsk...

Tole ya...channel it inward!

:toast: