In the process of looking for a picture of the LOM guys, I came across this. Thought you all might enjoy! Yes, the Condi Death Stare is sort of a cat death stare. The name of the photo is dontmesswithus.jpg.
Posted on 02/19/2005 2:32:18 PM PST by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: On Wednesday, the President hosted the bipartisan Congressional leadership at the White House. It was an opportunity to talk about a range of issues, including the President's upcoming trip to Europe. The President and First Lady, who are spending a quiet day in the White House today, will leave Washington Sunday enroute to their first stop in Brussels, Belgium. The President will hold summit talks with leaders of NATO and the European Union, and will meet with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Russian President Vladimir Putin among a number of other leaders. (The President's itinerary does not appear to include time for a meeting with the socialist Spanish PM, however.)
PHONE CALLS WITH FOREIGN LEADERS: Monday, the President spoke with Crown Prince Abdallah...to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the meeting between President Roosevelt and King Abdallah Aziz, that opened the modern period of U.S.-Saudi relations...The President commended the Crown Prince on the successful start last week of municipal elections in Saudi Arabia. He also complimented the Crown Prince on last week's successful counter-terrorism conference in Saudi Arabia. Finally, the two leaders discussed the murder...of former Prime Minister Hariri in Beirut.
THE WEEK AHEAD:
Sunday evening: President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush will arrive in Brussels.
Monday morning: President Bush will meet with King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium, Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
Monday afternoon: The President will deliver a speech on United States and European cooperation at the Concert Noble in Brussels.
Monday evening: The President will have a "working dinner" with French President Jacques Chirac.
Tuesday morning: The President will meet separately with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at NATO headquarters in Brussels. The meeting between GWB and Tony Blair will be at breakfast.
Tuesday afternoon: The President will hold a joint press conference with European leaders, including European Council President and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, and European Union Security Policy Representative Javier Solana. The President will visit the EU headquarters.
Tuesday evening: The President will participate in a working dinner with the European Union representatives.
Wednesday morning: The presidential party will travel to Mainz, Germany, where GWB will meet with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. The two leaders will greet American and German soldiers who have served in Afghanistan.
Wednesday afternoon: The President will participate in a roundtable with German citizens and visit the Gutenberg Museum.
Wednesday evening: The President and First Lady will travel to Wiesbaden, Germany, to meet with members of the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division. They will then travel to Bratislava, Slovak Republic. "We are honored that the President and Mrs. Bush have chosen Wiesbaden to visit soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and family members of the U.S. European Command," Maj. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, 1st AD commander, stated in a news release. [This is the same unit the President visited in Iraq during his surprise Thanksgiving trip.] "I’m sure many Iron soldiers still remember with great pride the visit the commander-in-chief made to Baghdad to spend Thanksgiving with us during our deployment," Dempsey stated. Details on what the 1st AD is doing to prepare for the president’s visit have not been released -- but this time, the visit isn't a surprise, so the base is closing schools and facilities, and is giving all non-essential personnel the day off. German schools in the Mainz and Wiesbaden areas also will be closed for the day, according to a statement issued by the Rheinland-Palatinate state chancellor’s office. [Let's hope the weather's good, because we here on the Dose will be eager for some great photos. I'm sure I speak for most "Dosers" in saying that are hearts are with our troops, not with a bunch of European stuffed-shirt politicians.]
Thursday morning: GWB will meet with Slovak Republic President Ivan Gasparovic and Prime Minister Mikulás Dzurinda, and deliver a speech to Slovak citizens.
Thursday afternoon: GWB will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Thursday evening: The presidential party will depart for Washington, D.C. [We on the Dose will welcome them home with open arms and hearts grateful for their safe return.]
IN MARCH:
March 7: The President and Mrs. Bush will host the King and Queen of Norway for a lunch at the White House. The visit of their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja will mark 100 years of U.S.-Norwegian diplomatic relations.
QUOTES OF THE DAY: During his news conference last Thursday, there were several examples of the President subtly giving the rhetorical version of "the finger" to the media. The following exchange gives us an insight into how the nation's first MBA chief executive manages his people:
Q: Will you back him [Negroponte] if he goes up against Don Rumsfeld, [if] Rumsfeld wants a certain amount of money for his intelligence budget and Negroponte says, I don't think so?
THE PRESIDENT: I don't think it necessarily works -- I know that's how the press sometimes likes to play discussions inside the White House -- X versus Y, and butting of heads and sharp elbows. Generally, it works a little more civilly than that. People make their case, there's a discussion, but ultimately John will make the decisions on the budget.
"Backing" means it's kind of zero-sum; that's not the way our team works. It's not a zero-sum attitude in the White House, it is -- people have strong opinions, by the way, around here...I would hope you'd want your President to have people around who have...strong opinions; people who are willing to stand up for what they believe; people who say, here's what I think is right and it may not be what so-and-so thinks is right. Then the question is, do I have the capacity to pick the right answer, to be able to make a decision. I think people have seen that I'm capable of making decisions. And one reason why I feel comfortable making them is because I get good advice. And John is going to be a great advisor.
The following passage is from Vice President Dick Cheney's speech to the Annual Conservative PAC Conference at the Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, Thursday. [This passage gave me chills, because I didn't know that one of the NYFD men who helped raise one of the flags at Ground Zero was later killed in Iraq.]
Freedom's advance in the broader Middle East is bringing new hope to a troubled part of the world, and freedom's victory in that region will make America safer for generations to come. The effort has been difficult, and there is more hardship and hard work ahead. And our whole nation is grateful to every member of our military, and to the families who share in their sacrifice.
Our deepest debt is owed to the men and women who have fallen in service to America. (Applause.) We think of young volunteers like Jeff LeBrun, the son of Haitian immigrants, who used to ride the A train into Manhattan -- and passed under the World Trade Center every morning on the way to school. After experiencing the events of 9/11, both he and his brother, Stanley, decided they were going to join the military to defend the country. Jeff became an Army specialist, and was serving in Iraq when he was killed by terrorists last month. He was 21.
We think of soldiers like Sergeant Christian Engeldrum. He was a New York City firefighter, and was one of those who helped raise the flag over the ruins at Ground Zero. Last year his National Guard unit was deployed to Iraq. He was killed in action near Baghdad, age 39. At his funeral, the New York Fire Commissioner said that Christian Engeldrum "gave more than most men who live twice as long." [NOTE: At his death, Sgt. Engeldrum left two teenage sons and a wife pregnant with their third child.]
He was also the man that W called in November 2000 when Gore canceled his concession. James Baker led the response to Gore's challenge in Florida.
He is a major player and a great friend of the Bushes.
I read up on it at amazon.com. The Daniel Day-Lewis / Eric Schweig version was released in four different cuts which caused a lot of confusion and nobody can figure out why the producers did that. The take on amazon is that the VHS is the best version, as far as story continuity, music, etc.
I love that movie. Russell Means did an awesome job of portraying his love of his adopted son, Natty (Nathaniel). Madeleine Stowe was great as Cora. Stephen Waddington, who played Ivanhoe in the movie of that name (Sir Walter Scott's book) played his role to a T. But the music is just beyond extraordinary. I have the sound track ordered from the library.
It's a great movie. I won't give anything away, but the cliff scene at the end is very nicely done. I've never seen anything like it.
Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker (born July 29, 1932) represented the state of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alfred M. Landon who was the Governor of Kansas from 1932 to 1937 and the 1936 Republican candidate for president.
Baker, who went by Nancy Landon Kassebaum while serving in the Senate, was the first woman to serve in the Senate having neither been elected to serve first in the House of Representatives
She is a republican
A beautiful movie....another good scene is when the group is walking near the water-fall and Uncas stares at the young girl...I love that movie...
You are correct...I forgot she was a Rep...
In the process of looking for a picture of the LOM guys, I came across this. Thought you all might enjoy! Yes, the Condi Death Stare is sort of a cat death stare. The name of the photo is dontmesswithus.jpg.
W will arrive in Brussels tomorrow evening which could be any time after noon eastern time, 9 am pacific.
I hope he doesn't do his "press availabilities" too early in the day or we are going to have to stay up very late or get up very early. If the visit goes well, ie. Europeans actually like what they see and hear from him and Laura, we will never know. There will be a media blackout!
Oh, that waterfall scene! And when Alice gets too close to the falls and Uncas grabs her and pulls her back, encompassing her in safety ... mercy.
The scenery / location of the movie, as one of the people working on it said, was one of the characters in the story.
There is more than one scene when the combination of the plot, scenery, and swelling orchestration have brought a tear to my eye. One of those is at the end when the camera pans out over the misty mountains as the music crescendos.
BUmp for morning.
Wow. I guess I really need to watch that movie!
I guess I really show my age as I remember when Baker, Michaels, etc. were in congress I even remember Sen. Tom Dodd, Chris's dad.
Baker was m. 1st to Sen Ev Dirksen's dau.
I started following politics when I was a kid especially
in the late 50s early 60s
The DVD has several scenes cut...one of my fav scenes of Uncas and Nathaniel chasing after Cora...going up a waterfall....you must buy the soundtrack if you dan find it.
Guy in the left back row lookes like Bill Paxson, but can't figure out the other guy and gals.
One of my favorite lines in the movie was the way Natty answered Cora's question, "My father! Did you see my father!?" And Natty pauses, looks at her as if deciding how much to say, then answers, "From a distance." He delivered volumes in those three words.
I can't believe you haven't seen this movie....Daniel Day-Lewis....OMG...
My fav line is *I WILL FIND YOU*....
followed by the stunned look on Cora's face as she realizes the intensity of his feelings for her, and how far he will go, how much he will imperil himself, to save her ... and that even if really bad things happen to her, he still will rescue her. wow
We are probably about the same age, although I didn't get *into* politics until the mid- sixties..
Suzanne Malveaux is definitely a liberal. In 1996 I worked on a friend's congressional campaign. Courtney Malveaux was his campaign manager. Suzanne is Courtney's sister and he said he was the only conservative in his family. He and his sister argue all the time. They look a lot alike but Courtney is cute and she isn't. Funny how that works. Maybe it's because he's nice and she's not.
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