Post-heckle heckling as President Bush leaves Aussie Parliament

[ShaneGR]

LOL, can anyone remember a president facing this kind of stuff?


Australian Prime Minister John Howard, center, keeps the Greens Party Senators Kerry Nettle, third from left, and Bob Brown, behind her, away from President Bush, far right, after his speech at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003.


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Thousands of demonstrators banged drums and shouted outside the Parliament building while a separate group of protesters jostled with security officials outside the U.S. embassy compound where Bush stayed overnight.

During Bush's speech, two Green Party senators jumped to their feet and shouted war protests at Bush. They were ordered removed from the chamber but sat and refused to leave. One of them, Sen. Bob Brown, shouted "we are not a sheriff," a reference to Bush's recent description of Howard.

"I love free speech," Bush said to laughter.

Several other lawmakers wore white arm bands to protest the Iraq war but remained silent.

[Skittles]

1. Dubya loves free speech?

sure, as long as they're kept in "free speech zones".

[bif]

3. Jinx!

Owe me a coke!

[bif]

2. He loves free speech my ass.

Is that why they keep him away from protesters? And why they have "First Ammendment" zones whenever he goes on tour? What a lying sack of shit.

[qb]

4. Elderly PM in charge of keeping hecklers away? LOL

[ixion]

5. "I love free speech"

as long as it is not in the US. :grr: :argh: :eyes:

[jumptheshadow]

6. LOL

Smirk should travel overseas more often.

It sets up those great photo ops.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

7. I can't wait

until Smirk travels to England in a couple weeks . I doubt if the news channels in America will show the protesting that is being planned to really hit Bush hard . Gotta love British Anarchy .

[DebbieCDC]

11. Smirk in England

Watch BBC-American or NWI, they love to show Dumbya at his worst. Thank God for satellite dishes!

[rock]

8. "I love free speech," Bush said with a chuckle.

He always chuckles when he lies, he can't help it.

[MetaTrope]

9. He also chuckles at the thought of murdered children and death row inmates

and I don't think that's much of a pose.

[Iverson]

10. a revealing part of that quote

"... Bush, far right,..."