Bush to attend D-Day commemoration ceremony in France

[Flagg]

BUSH TO ATTEND D-DAY COMMEMORATION CEREMONY IN FRANCE

Received Friday, 19 March 2004 15:20:00 GMT
WASHINGTON, March 19 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush will attend June 6 ceremonies to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the allied landing in Normandy in World War II, the White House said Friday.
Bush confirmed his presence at the ceremonies with the leaders of other countries in the anti-Nazi alliance during a telephone conversation with France's President Jacques Chirac, presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said.
The two leaders also discussed the fight against terrorism, McClellan added.
"He confirmed he will be attending," said the spokesman.
Bush thanked Chirac for his "strong statement" against terrorism following the Madrid bombings on March 11 which left 201 dead.
The US leader also highlighted the need to lighten Iraq's foreign debt burden, said McClellan.

http://www.ttc.org/200403191520.i2jfkqp04851.htm

[Jacobin]

1. Smirk pretending to be a coalition building world leader

Must be an election coming up. :-)

[peekaloo]

2. bringing along Ginny Brown-Waite with a shovel and hefty bags?

[tlcandie]

4. I can't stand her .. she's my congresswoman too!

:puke: I can't stand her trite no brainer responses to e-mails sent to her office!

So, since when did we start supporting France? Thought the US hated France and was going to boycott them and their FRENCH fries?!?!? :eyes:

[peekaloo]

5. note the line

"The US leader also highlighted the need to lighten Iraq's foreign debt burden, said McClellan."

pathetic.

[bif]

3. Someone will have to tutor him about WWII that he's heard a rumor about

[CBHagman]

6. The security arrangements ought to be entertaining.

My guess is that Bush in France will be about as welcome as Ian Paisley at the Knights of Columbus hall. Get ready for footage of demonotrators.

[tlcandie]

7. True this! Will they put the French people through the same rigors

as they did the Brits? I can't imagine anything else and will the people protest then and be made to STAY AWAY from the naked emperor?

[CBHagman]

9. Bush only seeks out pre-screened crowds, as far as I know.

He didn't even speak at the British Parliament, apparently because of concerns that he'd be heckled. (Welcome to the rest of the industrialized world, Mr. Bush).

The freakin' White House looks like it's barricaded to a fare-thee-well most of the time. They even close down Lafayette Park periodically, as they did when we had a peace vigil last year prior to the war in Iraq. They barred the people with walking canes and baby strollers from entering the park. I'm not making any of this up, sadly.

No, Bush will be insulated, if he has anything to say about it.

[chimpy the poopthrower]

13. Could that be the plan?

Perhaps Bush's people want him to be protested in France. They never allow any protests in the U.S. to be shown on the news, so Americans who aren't savvy about such things may assume there aren't many. I can't imagine anything that would be more of a slap in the face to the French than for Bush to visit on this emotional and sacred day. If Bush goes there and a riot ensues, he may try to play the role of a martyr. And the French will be shown as angry, violent America-haters. They may even use provacateurs to get the reaction they want.

[Zero Gravitas]

8. Landing Craft?

George "It's not my fault!" Bush will arrive in a landing craft and run up the beach in full battle gear!

[truebrit71]

10. This is a slap in the face to every single serviceman that died that day..

How dare that coward walk on that hallowed ground....:mad:

[Neshanic]

11. Bush.."How did they land planes, all I see is a beach?"

[shanti]

12. wait a minute

i thought the chimp hated france's guts?

[Ernesto]

14. Can'y you see it?

The little emperor is going to remind the frogs about how "his" US rescued them from the Daddy of all evil-doers......