Bush and Chirac Break Any Tension With a Joke About Food (NYTimes)

[frank frankly]

Is this the worst news article of the year? It may have my vote.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/10/international/europe/09CND-PREX.html...

June 10, 2004
Bush and Chirac Break Any Tension With a Joke About Food
By TERENCE NEILAN

he two world leaders looked like and proclaimed themselves friends today, with hardly a hint of the deep differences that divided them over the invasion of Iraq last year.

President Bush did look a little restless at times, repeatedly tapping a foot on the floor as President Jacques Chirac of France spoke at the eight-nation summit meeting in Sea Island, Ga. But any tensions evaporated as Mr. Chirac paid his fellow leader what any Frenchman would consider the ultimate compliment: the food served at the three-day gathering was "certainly on a par" with French cuisine.

Mr. Bush, who began chuckling even before the comment was translated, interjected, "He particularly liked the cheeseburger he had yesterday!"

Mr. Chirac immediately responded by giving the thumbs-up sign, and exclaiming, in English, "It was excellent!"

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Bush is like a retarded gradeschooler on a playdate

It is DISGUSTING.

"He liked his cheeseburger!" proclaimed the Very Special President.

"And we ratfucked Haiti together!" sang the weary French Imperialist who really liked his previous oil contracts with Saddam Hussein.

[Emboldened Chimp]

1. Wow, what a funny joke

ha. ha. ha.

[UpInArms]

2. shucks and darn!

that "libral" NYTs is at it again!

:puke:

[Terran]

3. Ol' "Brie and Cheese" Bush began laughing before it was translated?

So in other words, he started laughing merely because any other French speakers in the audience were laughing, without having a clue as to what was so funny. What a maroon.

[Frances]

4. So a joke about a cheeseburger

solves all of Bush's foreign policy problems?

And Bush and Chirac are friends?

Does the NYT hope that the newspapers in rural areas will pick this article up and use it for propaganda?

[frank frankly]

11. We have a winner! Ding ding ding

"Does the NYT hope that the newspapers in rural areas will pick this article up and use it for propaganda?"

BINGO, Frances! This really is an amazing piece of work. superb propaganda.

here's a behind the scenes look:

"You can put lipstick on a pig!" exclaimed TERENCE NEILAN.

"If you call it a pig again, it'll be the last time!" snarled Bill Keller as he knocked back another scotch and soda. "We're putting lipstick on Tyra Fucking Banks! Remember that."

[Kellanved]

13. well

A cheeseburger i.e. food for France,
Barney, i.e. a dog for Germany.

http://www.dw-world.de/dwelle/allgemein/bilder_show/0,3772,89648_6,00.jpg

http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1430_A_1231020_1_A,00.html

[bif]

5. In spite of the chuckles, Bush hates his guts.

Once you do something against him, your his enemy and he'll get even with you in the end.

[Shadder]

6. They offer him freedom fries with that cheeseburger?

Sounds like something the idiot would do.

[daleo]

7. What a wonderful story

Just imagine, great men like this taking time out of their day to discuss the humble cheeseburger. Especially after a bout of heavy foot tapping, which would weary and perhaps incapacitate a lesser man. It brings a tear to the eye.

[struggle4progress]

8. G8 is just a bullsh*t vacation at taxpayer expense!

<edit:>

What happens? They joke about the food.

[fob]

9. Careful there Mr Chirac, we can't afford and in fact expressly forbid

testing good ole USA beef for madcow - just look at george* for the effects!

Disclaimer: This is not to imply that boosh* suffers from mad cow disease(or the human equivalent), just that whatever the reason for his behavior it mimics some sort of brain-wasting phenomenon

[THUNDER HANDS]

10. Bush

the mental capacity of a 10 year old combined with the emotional maturity of an 8 year old.

[frank frankly]

12. Dear New York Times: You are Pravda on the Hudson. Fuck you.

Notice the word "Any" in the headline.

Bush and Chirac Break Any Tension With a Joke About Food

Notice it. Try not to scream.

I hate the New York Times. Bill Keller, you must be a deeply planted neocon or something equally antithetical to democracy and free press.

Bill Keller, go fuck yourself. If you belive in Hell, then GO THERE.

[Tellurian]

18. Yes, Frank...exactly the word "ANY"... Does this look like a man who

has buried the hatchet with Bush?



And the quote: "hard NO!" is any laughable quip!

[Cocoa]

14. Neilan is going after Elizabeth Bumiller's job

but why no comment about their clothes? I HAVE to know!

[frank frankly]

15. kick

:kick:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. I know what I would like to do with the 3 day old baguette I have at home.

[suedehead-nyc]

17. oh man.

why do people like to talk about all the idiodic "normal guy" things bush and other politicans say? they just sound even stupider...

arg.

[Tellurian]

19. The happy couple...

no one else would take his hand..



Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

[llmart]

20. Bush the Bigot.....

probably had to go wash his hands immediately after this picture because "he don't cotton to no black folk touching him".

He's a total embarrassment. This guy has no class whatsoever. Where oh where is President Clinton when we need him? That guy had more class in his little toe than this guy has in his whole family. And the boy idiot thinks he's a friggen comedian.

[susu369]

21. bu$h* is ALWAYS obsessed with food

I'm telling ya! It's weird.

:shrug:

[The_Casual_Observer]

22. So, what is the purpose of this "news" piece?

It isn't news and it isn't editorial. It's a fond description of our witty and engaging president!

[truthisfreedom]

23. i always think of Clinton as the cheeseburger Pres. how did bush co-opt

the whole cheeseburger thing? shouldn't he be the taco president?

[frank frankly]

24. a kick for TERENCE NEILAN

:kick: