Presidential Visits to India: Then and Now

[charlyvi]

President Clinton’s visit to India In March 2000:

“The president was sick of not interacting with people,” said White House spokesman Jake Siewert.

It started in the village of Nayla, where Clinton allowed a swarm of colorfully dressed women to shower him with flower petals as they danced and chanted all around him. He did a sort of hopping dance in response, and the funny, happy scene aired on televisions throughout the world. Today in Hyderabad, Clinton spoke to high-tech industry executives and then plunged into the crowd to shake hands as if it were an election-eve rally. … Tonight, at a meeting of business executives in Bombay, the president spoke fondly of the Nayla scene, when flower petals rained on him. “I’m known now for not dancing very well,” he said.


President Bush’s visit to India today:

Tens of thousands of Indians waving black and white flags and chanting “Death to Bush!” rallied Wednesday in New Delhi to protest a visit by President Bush. … “Whether Hindu or Muslim, the people of India have gathered here to show our anger. We have only one message — killer Bush go home,” one of the speakers, Hindu politician Raj Babbar, told the crowd.


http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/01/presidents-to-india/


Remember when the world liked and respected us? Sigh......

[Cocoa]

1. photo

[charlyvi]

3. That's such a wonderful picture.

It makes me feel so sad they we are now so disliked.

[Erika]

2. "Killer Bush, Go Home" a Hindu politician told the crowd

Oh, please, you can have W and his whole entourage free. We don't want him back.

[caledesi]

4. What a visual! Says it all. nt