Bush to give first speech since quittin' presidentin'...closed to public, organizers mum on fees

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Bush to give speech at private event in Canada

11:12 PM CST on Wednesday, February 11, 2009

By LORI STAHL / The Dallas Morning News
[e-mail]

Former President George W. Bush's first confirmed speaking engagement since leaving office will take him from Crawford to Canada.

Invitations to the event, billed as "a conversation with George W. Bush," say that the former president will "share his thoughts on his eight momentous years in the Oval Office" during a March 17 speech in Calgary, Alberta.

The event is not open to the public, and organizers declined to say whether Bush will be paid a fee. A spokesman for the newly formed Bush presidential office in Dallas declined to comment.

But the Canadian firm organizing the lunch has paid sizable fees to Lance Armstrong, Rudy Giuliani, Colin Powell and Alan Greenspan. Former President Bill Clinton was paid $150,000 for a March 2006 speech in Edmonton, according to a Canadian newspaper.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/021209dnmetbush.3fc23c4.html

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Can somebody in Canada please arrest this man?

[ColbertWatcher]

2. Let us all pray to the Cellphone Camera gods to deliver unto us ...

... images from this sacred event!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. They're going to pay him $150K+ to say "I did what I thought was right"

"I did what I thought was right"

"My first responsibility was to per-tek the 'murcan people"

"Waiter! could I get another double Glenlivet on the rocks?"

"Any chance of a pee break?"

:rofl:

[LakeSamish706]

3. What the hell is wrong with Calgarians? Who the hell in their right mind...

would pay money to listen to the chimp?

[AndyA]

5. Most Americans are thrilled to not have to see this man, or listen to him,

anymore.

Why anyone would intentionally expose themselves to him is beyond me. Gluttons for punishment, perhaps. :shrug:

[HowHasItComeToThis]

6. CALGARY IS HOUSTON NORTH

:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

[old mark]

7. I'm betting alcohol was served, and a lot of it went to W. nt

[remoulade]

8. He will share his thoughts? Well that will take about 14 words

...

[canadianbeaver]

9. Our Mini B*sh, Harper...is from Alberta.....so this is no surprise..eom

[jimshoes]

10. Eight monsterous years

perhaps. Momentous,.... no fucking way.

[tanyev]

11. I think the public has a right to know how much they are going to pay people to attend.

[santamargarita]

12. So that's why Canada is cracking down on immigration...

...Shitbag Bush is looking for a place to hide

[Christa]

13. I hope they keep him there nt

[Nickster]

14. Quick, everyone get ready to close the border when goes across!

[pipi_k]

15. His likely audience....

Three moose, five Canadian geese, and a handful of weasels.

All of which probably have a vocabulary better than his.


(No word yet on whether they'll actually have to trap those poor creatures and force them to sit and listen)