Liberty medal awarded to Tony Blair

[alp227]

Source: The Guardian

Tony Blair received the Liberty medal in Philadelphia last night "in recognition of his steadfast commitment to conflict resolution".

The medal is awarded annually by the National Constitution Centre to individuals or organisations whose actions aim to bring liberty to people worldwide.

"To be free, is to be responsible for the freedom of others," said Blair in a brief acceptance speech in the east coast American city.

There were no protests at the ceremony and the former prime minister was given a standing ovation after being presented with the award by Bill Clinton, the centre's chairman. The warm reception contrasted sharply with a book signing in Dublin when eggs and shoes were thrown at him. Blair cancelled an event for his memoirs, A Journey, at the London Tate Modern gallery, as well as a book signing in central London, when anti-Iraq war campaigners prepared to mount a protest.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/sep/14/tony-blair-awarded-liberty-medal-philadelphia

[Frisbee]

1. To quote Sheila Broflovski...

What, what, what!

[mike r]

2. Nice puppy dog

http://yorick.infinitejest.org:81/1/img/card-tony_blair_lapdog.jpg

[Downwinder]

3. Isn't that about like giving Berlusconi an abstinence medal? n/t

[go west young man]

4. Way to take a great big shit on the Constitution.

No surprise that their director was appointed by G.W. Bush and
used to work for Time Warner.

[EFerrari]

5. But Bill Clinton was an honorable man. n/t

[No Elephants]

6. " Bill Clinton, the centre's chairman. " Gag. Seriously. Gag. I am so ashamed.

[lunatica]

7. Bill Clinton gave this medal to Tony Blair for bringing conflict resolution?

Well, that's one way of putting it.

They sure hang together up in those rarefied heights of power don't they? They all just swap trophies and high five each other and laugh at the rest of us and the wars go on.

[formercia]

8. Billy, the son Poppy always wanted.

That's what he gets for having Babs inseminated with Hitler's sperm.

[Nihil]

9. "To be free is to be responsible for the freedom of others"? Puke ...

> The medal is awarded annually by the National Constitution Centre to individuals
> or organisations whose actions aim to bring liberty to people worldwide.

And they said *THAT* with a straight face?? :wow:


> There were no protests at the ceremony and the former prime minister was
> given a standing ovation after being presented with the award by Bill Clinton,
> the centre's chairman.

Quelle surprise ... the old corporate warmongers club standing tall together ...
all you need is a brace of Bush, a stuffed Powell and an undead Cheney to round
off the happy oligarchic family group ...

[Turborama]

10. Tony Blair awarded Liberty Medal / War Protesters Angry At Blair's Peace Medal

Source: ITN



The Philadelphia-based National Constitution Centre gives the award annually to individuals or organisations whose actions strive to bring liberty to people worldwide.

Mr Blair was honoured for his work with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, which promotes religious tolerance; for his initiative to improve governance in Africa; and for advancing peace in Northern Ireland and the Middle East, among other efforts.

After accepting the award from former US President Bill Clinton, he said that liberty is the result of "ordinary human beings doing extraordinary things in the midst of Earth-changing events."

The tribute comes amid a publicity tour for his best-selling memoir,"A Journey," which was released earlier this month.

Read more: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20100914/twl-tony-blair-awarded-liberty-medal-41f21e0.html

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War Protesters Angry At Blair's Peace Medal

Kat Higgins and Andy Winter, Sky News Online

Anti-war campaigners have criticised the decision to award former British Prime Minister Tony Blair a medal for his work in improving human rights and resolving conflict.

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Although there were no protests at the ceremony in the US, news of the medal has further angered anti-war groups.

Andrew Burgin, national officer of the Stop The War Coalition, told Sky News: "It's absolutely disgraceful. He's the person who has done the most to destroy liberty in this country."

"It's completely inappropriate that he has received this medal and it diminishes the honour itself," he added.

Full article: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Tony-Blair-Awarded-Liberty-Medal-Ex-British-Prime-Minister-Honoured-In-Philadelphia-For-Peace-Role/Article/201009215727006?lpos=World_News_News_Your_Way_Region_6&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15727006_Tony_Blair_Awarded_Liberty_Medal:_Ex_British_Prime_Minister_Honoured_In_Philadelphia_For_Peace_Role

A war criminal getting a "Liberty Medal"? WTF?



Oh... I nearly forgot this "Presidential Medal of Freedom" he was given last year http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1114405/For-services-rendered-George-Bush-awards-staunch-friend-Tony-Blair-Americas-Presidential-Medal-Of-Freedom.html">for services rendered...

[fascisthunter]

11. no shame... just sickening

[cosmicone]

12. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4539210

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[polly7]

13. How does he live with himself? I'd be too embarrassed to show up. n/t

[JDPriestly]

14. "Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad"

(Latin: Quem deus vult perdere, dementat prius) appeared originally in the Greek play Medea by Euripides<1>, the play describes Medea's descent (and her awareness of this descent as it occurs) into self destructive madness where she kills her own children in order to hurt her ex lover.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whom_the_gods_would_destroy

Just wait. I predict that both Blair and Bush will be spiritually and psychologically ruined, made mad in time. The crimes they committed will haunt them to their last breath.

[mitchum]

15. He can keep it with his Best in Show ribbon

[EFerrari]

21. LOL

:loveya:

[LiberalLovinLug]

16. Sad to see Bill follow in Juniors footsteps

Giving prestige to the event. Bill has rebuilt himself and his image by his great work on fighting AIDs in Africa and other work. It is sickening to see him lower himself to draping this meaningless bling on this war poodle.

"and for advancing peace in Northern Ireland and the Middle East, among other efforts."

Someone please explain how bombing a country with no ties to al Qaeda, no threat to the UK or the USA, and killing over a million innocent Iraqis in the process is helping bring "liberty" to people.

[mitchum]

17. That's because DLClinton and Junior are really just twin sons from different mothers

[Wilms]

18. But the same father.

[rAVES]

19. Truly Orwellian times.

[newspeak]

22. yeah, let's start a war based on fabrications--

then bomb the shit out of the population and then give medals to the same instigators for attempting to find peaceful resolutions. Yeah, I think I'll go start a war so I can get a bunch of medals, especially, medals for peace. Has the whole world gone fekkin nuts? Let's see we gave Tenant a medal for not protecting us on 9/11, a little pat on the back for being totally intel incompetent and now this. Have they no shame?

[Rex]

23. One day history will show how foolish these people were in the

fact that they ignored REALITY and just picked which lies they wanted to believe in. Tony is a war criminal, no amount of Dem cleaning will fix that. Don't care who it is. Tony the Foolish, they will write. Maybe he will replace the name John for toliet.

"I've got to go to the Tony."