Bush back from protest-rich goodwill tour of Latin America (AFP)

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(Not that anyone here cares. This story does have a "must see," Bush looking more and more like Alfred E. Newman, picture with it (below).)

Bush back from protest-rich goodwill tour of Latin America

15/03/2007 07h37

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush returned to Washington Wednesday from a tour meant to bolster waning US influence in Latin America, but which drew violent protests in every country he visited.

From the moment Bush arrived in Brazil, his trip was accompanied by demonstrations against US policies, and clashes between police and protesters that left several people injured and often dominated TV coverage.


George W. Bush (L) and Felipe Calderon
©AFP - Jim Watson

Making matters worse for Bush, his trip was shadowed by a rival regional tour by Hugo Chavez, the firebrand Venezuelan president whose influence Washington seeks to counter.

When Bush arrived in Uruguay on the second leg of his journey, Chavez was hosting a 35,000-strong "anti-imperialist" rally in neighboring Argentina and calling his US counterpart "political dead meat."

(more at link) <http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/070315072604.pj4jyco8.html>

[acmavm]

1. I wonder if Alfred E. could do something about Chimpy impersonating

him like that.

[ixion]

2. very close resemblance... separated at birth?

:shrug: :rofl:

[Up2Late]

5. Here's a cartoon asking the same thing.

[rodeodance]

3. That is a great headline.

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4. For anyone who doesn't know who Alfred E. Newman is, here's a pic