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November 21, 2003
I know my friends have
I know my friends have urged me to be less political on this blog site - and I have meant to try. But when world events warrant, I can't help myself.
Did you see the footage of 100,000 Britons - the nation that both considers itself and whom we consider our greatest ally and friend - gathered in Trafalgar Square, burning George W. Bush in effigy and toppling a giant statue of him to the approving roar of the crowd? These are our FRIENDS - and yet a BBC poll showed that 59% of Britons believe Bush has damaged American prestige in the world - and 37% agree with the statement "George W. Bush is too stupid to be president." Our closest friends DESPISE our leader. DESPISE him.
Tony Blair backs the war on terror and in Iraq - but they don't burn him in effigy, as much as they may dislike him. What is it about George W. Bush that makes him hated so much more than anyone else in the world? Could it be his cocky, smamry grin? His cowboy, "shoot first, ask questions later" behavior and demeanor? Could it be that he really is too stupid to see the world in any but the starkest terms, only able to comprehend "evildoers" and good guys?
After 9/11, Britons marched past the American Embassy in tears, laying flowers at the gates and crying with us and proclaiming solidarity. Today, 100,000 of our closest friends shouted at our leader to go home, and burned him in effigy. In two short years, Bush has squandered ALL of the goodwill that 9/11 should have earned us. This irresponsible DOLT of a human being has managed to turn even our closest friends against us. And if our *friends* hate us, imagine the impact of the Bush presidency on those nations and individuals that are not inclined to like us to begin with?
America - and the world - are not safer places thanks to George W. Bush. We are all in more danger than ever before, due to this disgusting cowboy. He is an embarassment, one of the greatest shames and disgraces we have ever been saddled with. And how ANYONE could watch the reaction of our dear friends in London and not feel totally saddened and ashamed over what this idiot has done to the image of our wonderful country... well, it's simply beyond me. What W has done to America is simply criminal.
God bless the victims in Istanbul. Hopefully, not many more will have to die because George W. Bush is intent on making the world hate us even more than they have. May God have mercy on us all.
