Re: KRudd the lapdog salutes Dubya his master! ha ha ha!
Denz
"Sir John Howard" <sirjoh...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Salute to Bush just a joke, says Rudd
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> Prime Minister Kevin Rudd flies to London tonight (AEDT) amid
> accusations of conduct unbecoming an Australian leader after he
> saluted US President George Bush.
>
> Mr Rudd upset some in Australia with his casual salute to President
> Bush at a social gathering of NATO leaders following meetings in
> Bucharest, Romania.
Rudd was just taking the piss out of Bush. It was a joke all right- but Rudd
was laughing at Bush, not with him. Very predictable to see the Right get
all excited over this.
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> "Sir John Howard" <sirjohnhow...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:8d85a229-4790-477b...@e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...> Salute to Bush just a joke, says Rudd
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> > Prime Minister Kevin Rudd flies to London tonight (AEDT) amid
> > accusations of conduct unbecoming an Australian leader after he
> > saluted US President George Bush.
>
> > Mr Rudd upset some in Australia with his casual salute to President
> > Bush at a social gathering of NATO leaders following meetings in
> > Bucharest, Romania.
>
> Rudd was just taking the piss out of Bush. It was a joke all right- but Rudd
> was laughing at Bush, not with him. Very predictable to see the Right get
> all excited over this.
So you say, comrade, so you say..
Joe
> Salute to Bush just a joke, says Rudd
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/rudd-salutes-bush-as-joke--a-href...
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> accusations of conduct unbecoming an Australian leader after he
> saluted US President George Bush.
>
> Mr Rudd upset some in Australia with his casual salute to President
> Bush at a social gathering of NATO leaders following meetings in
> Bucharest, Romania.
>
> countries when he saw Mr Bush, saluted, and strode over, smiling, to
> talk to the US president.
>
> "It was just a joke,'' a laughing Mr Rudd said later.
>
> "I was just saying 'hi' to the president of the United States - I was
> just with him the other day.
>
> "I went over and had a chat, actually.''
>
> But Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson said the salute was inappropiate
> and Greens leader Bob Brown said it belittled Australia.
>
> "I think it's conduct unbecoming of an Australian prime minister,'' Dr
> Nelson said.
>
> "Mr Rudd appears to conduct himself in one manner when he thinks the
> television is on him and in another when it is not.
>
> "Australia is a confident, outward-looking country after more than 10
> years of strong foreign policy development and we need a strong prime
> minister to represent our very best interests throughout the world.''
>
> The incident prompted some observers to recall the storm caused by Mr
> Bush in 2003 when he described Australia as a "sheriff'' of the Asia-
> Pacific.
>
> At the time, then prime minister John Howard laughed off Mr Bush's
> comment as a joke, attributing it to the president's Texas roots.
> But Senator Brown has not forgotten it.
>
> "There is a streak of John Howard's deputy sheriff in Kevin Rudd's
> slip-up,'' he said.
>
> "It takes seasoned maturity to ensure Australia is never second-rated
> in the international arena and Mr Rudd is not there yet.
>
> "We are not the 51st state of the USA and Mr Rudd's salute carried a
> subservient connotation many Australians won't like.''
>
> The salute has distracted from Mr Rudd's achievements in Bucharest
> where Australia's demands for NATO troops to carry a bigger burden in
> Afghanistan were partially satisfied.
>
> "We have a significant commitment here but it's not a blank cheque,
> it's a commitment to the long term,'' he told reporters.
>
> "It has to be measured against the benchmarks we have set.''
>
> Australia, which has 1000 troops in the southern province of Oruzgan,
> has repeatedly called for NATO allies, particularly the Europeans. to
> take on greater responsibility in the more dangerous parts of
> Afghanistan.
>
> In a declaration on Afghanistan, NATO and other coalition partners
> "agreed to support each other in sharing the burden''.
>
> As well, they committed to the more integrated civilian and military
> strategy being sought by Australia and other coalition partners.
>
> But commanders of the NATO-led force have fallen short of their target
> of getting an additional 10,000 troops into the war zone.
>
> Mr Rudd's plan for the destruction of Afghan drug crops also failed to
> win support.
>
> After less than 24 hours in the Romanian capital, Mr Rudd was tonight
> beginning a four-day visit to London.
>
> Mr Rudd will lay a wreath at the Australian War Memorial in Hyde Park
> (tonight AEDT) before addressing a lunch of British and Australian
> business leaders.
>
> Later, he will address the Progressive Government Conference and will
> head to the conference again tomorrow (AEDT).
>
> The prime minister may get a rare day off on Sunday before a packed
> schedule of meetings on Monday, including a visit to the Queen at
> Windsor Castle and a breakfast with British Prime Minister Gordon
> Brown at 10 Downing Street.
>
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>
> That's funny. April 1 was 4 days ago.
This is much adoo about nothing. The fact that some Aussies are upset
about this is merely a reflectin on the inferiority complex many
Aussies suffer from.
John Phillips
> Rudd was just taking the piss out of Bush. It was a joke all right-
Joke on KRudd, you mean.
Bush has told him his place in the world - toe the line or else!
Krudd is the new USA lap dog, since Blair did a runner.
John Phillips
wrote:
> > That's funny. April 1 was 4 days ago.
>
> This is much adoo about nothing. The fact that some Aussies are upset
> about this is merely a reflectin on the inferiority complex many
> Aussies suffer from.
Basically it is the left wing and Green shits who are upset.
Shows up Krudd for what he really is.
Immature, and full of himself.
His cover is now well and truly broken!
Mr. 7%
"John Phillips" <flatula...@deadspam.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 15:44:28 -0700 (PDT) Joe <josep...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> > That's funny. April 1 was 4 days ago.
>>
>> This is much adoo about nothing. The fact that some Aussies are upset
>> about this is merely a reflectin on the inferiority complex many
>> Aussies suffer from.
>
> Basically it is the left wing and Green shits who are upset.
Brendan Nelson is leftwing now??
Funny thing is that you losers actually think anyone gives a shit.
I'm sure the salute will be the issue that divides Australia. Good one
fuckwits. Fear and smear... thats all you got left.
Denz
Absolute rubbish.
Rudd stamped his authority all over Bush when he told Bush we were
withdrawing troops from Iraq. Bush capitulated and said 'good on you for
following through on your election policy' - Bush was back-pedalling like a
circus clown. A welcome turnaround from the days of subservient Howard.
John Phillips
> Absolute rubbish.
> Rudd stamped his authority all over Bush when he told Bush we were
> withdrawing troops from Iraq. Bush capitulated and said 'good on you
> for following through on your election policy' - Bush was
> back-pedalling like a circus clown. A welcome turnaround from the
> days of subservient Howard.
In the famous words of the Duke of Wellington:- "If you believe that,
you will believe anything".
Green Lantern
Lefties believe anything. They even believe that Labour will deliver good
outcomes.
Denz
Before you call into question my ability to tell fact from bullshit, tell me
you didnt believe in Weapons of Mass Desctuction either...
John Phillips
> > In the famous words of the Duke of Wellington:- "If you believe
> > that, you will believe anything".
>
> Before you call into question my ability to tell fact from bullshit,
> tell me you didnt believe in Weapons of Mass Desctuction either...
What has one subject to do with the other? Nothing at all AFAIAA.
Green Lantern
That was Dense's attempt at a straw man argument. It's good for a laugh to
be sure, but not much else.
Denz
In other words, youre ashamed to admit to being so naive that you did
believe in WMDs. This is relevant as you raised the point of believing and
juding issues.
John Phillips
> > What has one subject to do with the other? Nothing at all AFAIAA.
>
> In other words, youre ashamed to admit to being so naive that you did
> believe in WMDs. This is relevant as you raised the point of
> believing and juding issues.
What utter illogical bull shit of an argument.
How do you feel about the traffic management issues in the cities?
Of course, using your twisted illogical thought, I suppose this would
be relevant to what we discussed as well?
Denz
Nope. I have no idea why you brought up traffic management isuses.