Maya Priests “Cleanse” Cancun of Bush Evils

[sasha031]

Cancun, Mexico, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) People in Cancun, where tight security has been in force for the last two days, are breathing a clearer air Friday, after five Maya priests cleansed the city of “evils in US President George W Bush.” Members of the Ceremonial Center of Nuevo Valladolid made the “cleansing” at Las Palapas Park, where they erected an altar, burnt incense and drank a beer called the balche, which is used to purify the spirit.

We are getting rid of Bush evils,” said Priest Romualdo May. The ritual is among actions held in Cancun and across Mexico to condemn the presence of Bush, who is attending the Mexico-US-Canada meeting opened today. Talks between Vicente Fox, Bush, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and their delegations are focusing on border security, regional competition and cooperation to fight diseases such as bird flu.
http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7bD6EEB94C-058E-4AAF-A191-0A7D3F36E923%7d&language=EN

[manic expression]

1. Good idea

Do you think we could borrow some balche, perhaps (please send in bulk)?

[AndyA]

2. Could they please come to America and cleanse us now?

We need to have the Bush stench removed, and chase his evils away.

[C_U_L8R]

3. I'm waiting for our very own

NOLA high priestesses to put a little
exorcism voodoo around the White House.
It seems inhabited by a particularly nasty demon.

[tanyev]

4. Didn't they do that in India, too?

Geez, George, just stay in Crawford. At least the locals there like you.

[Ian David]

11. India says it was because they brought bomb-sniffing dogs in the temple

[tanyev]

13. They had to say that for diplomatic reasons.

:)

[caty]

5. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

:applause:

[BeHereNow]

6. That is hysterical! And wonderful...

Perhaps we should try it here in 'murika?
BHN

[cactusrose]

7. Hindu priests cleansed after he visited India

We need priests and prietesses who will cleanse everywhere he visits in the US.

[JuniperLea]

9. Pagan priests and priestesses would be a double whammy!

Welcome to DU, cactusrose!

:hi:

[darkmaestro019]

8. I know it wasn't your choice, OP

but I'm finding "cleansed" in quotes very disrespectful. I'm betting that "baptized" "exorcism" and "prayer" would NOT have been in the little quotes that always mean "so-called" and are usually used to be nasty and to disparage the term in the quotes....

Sorry, pet peeve of mine. I tend to only quote things that I'm using in an unusual or sarcastic way; but the more mainstream usage I see makes me boiling mad most of the time.


Now for the caption "Anyone got a Slinky?"


edit: less mean, more caption

[shenmue]

10. Thank you Mayans

Can they come work on the Diebold offices?

[Hubert Flottz]

12. Now there is plenty of work for those guys from Mexico, here in...

the USA! We could damned sure stand some spring cleaning ASAP!