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Bush caught out by open microphone
The Australian ^
| July 17, 2006
Posted on 07/17/2006 3:57:32 AM PDT by Dundee
Bush caught out by open microphone
US President George W. Bush has been caught out making candid comments on the Middle East crisis by an open microphone at a summit in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.
Mr Bush was caught saying that a key to defusing the Middle East crisis was for "Hezbollah to stop doing this s**t". "What they need to do is get Syria to get Hizbollah to stop doing this s**t, and it's over," Bush told British Prime Minister Tony Blair at a leaders' lunch at the Group of Eight industrial countries gathering here.
The president was on camera but apparently unaware that his words were being captured by a microphone.
It was unclear who 'they' were.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: essword; g8summit; hezbollah; openmic; profanity; st; syria
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To: LibLieSlayer
"...I can assure you that "profanity" has shared its place amongst our Historical moments"I have always had very serious doubts that the word "Nuts!" was actually the word uttered at Bastonge when the Germans called for the U.S. surrender.
To: Dundee
"Hezbollah to stop doing this s**t". "What they need to do is get Syria to get Hizbollah to stop doing this s**t, and it's over,..."..."It was unclear who 'they' were." It seems pretty clear to me Mr. MSM PC policeman. Are you forgetting how to read an entire paragraph for context? They is not a pejorative in this case.
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posted on
07/17/2006 4:45:33 AM PDT
by
EBH
(Islam: A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.)
To: conservativecorner
I agree with Newt too... it's not easy. But Bush was really expressing frustration that the leaders give long speeches without even trying to solve the problem. He wasn't buying into the pomp of the G8 meeting.
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posted on
07/17/2006 4:45:43 AM PDT
by
drierice
To: Doohickey
but it does make him seem coarse. Coarse?
Coarse is the edge of the blade used to cut off Daniel Pearl's head.
Coarse is the edge of the blade used to slit Nicholas Berg's throat. Personally, I am happy that the man is not a priss.
To: Doohickey
but it does make him seem coarse. Coarse?
Coarse is the edge of the blade used to cut off Daniel Pearl's head.
Coarse is the edge of the blade used to slit Nicholas Berg's throat.
President Bush is anything but coarse.
Personally, I am happy that the man is not a priss.
To: rhombus
What's wrong with you people, don't you watch spongebob? those are called "sentence enhancers"
To: Dundee
Frankly Scarlet " I don't give a flying #$%^#"
To: LZ_Bayonet
I have always had very serious doubts that the word "Nuts!" was actually the word uttered at Bastonge when the Germans called for the U.S. surrender. "NUTS!" was the official response to the German ultimatum. The unofficial response by General McAullife was probably more colorful.
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posted on
07/17/2006 4:56:24 AM PDT
by
silent_jonny
("the good and honest souls here will prevail" -- MOgirl)
To: John Valentine
Is there an echo in here?? :-)
I was thinking the same thing....I am very thankful we have a Boss with the gonads to say precisely what he thinks. I need some Fox news feeds!!!! Only have CNN down here in the islands.
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posted on
07/17/2006 5:00:39 AM PDT
by
halfright
(9/11 3,000 Americans MURDERED...close the borders! N O W !!! Semper Fi !!)
To: Dudoight
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posted on
07/17/2006 5:01:50 AM PDT
by
crghill
To: hellinahandcart
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posted on
07/17/2006 5:02:32 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." PJO)
To: Dundee
Hey, at least he didn't say that we were going to start bombing in five minutes.
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posted on
07/17/2006 5:04:21 AM PDT
by
steve-b
("Creation Science" is to the religous right what "Global Warming" is to the socialist left.)
To: Dundee
"... get Hizbollah to stop doing this s**t..."
Bush didn't say anything everyone else over here has not already said. Actually, the President was not nearly as colorful in his expression as most of what I have heard (and said) myself.
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posted on
07/17/2006 5:04:31 AM PDT
by
SMARTY
("Stay together, pay the soldiers and forget everything else." Lucius Septimus Severus)
To: halfright
At the DU ...Half think it was a Rove preplanned moment....half think it a new Bush low...
To: Doohickey
This wasn't even close to the time that "super Christian. smartest president ever" Clinton screamed real profanity at the Secret Service agent.
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posted on
07/17/2006 5:07:31 AM PDT
by
Coldwater Creek
("Over there, over there, We won't be back 'til it's over Over there.")
To: drierice
>>>he was ready to get out of the G8 summit as soon as he could, because "these people talk too long."
Not much different than arguing with DU trolls.
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posted on
07/17/2006 5:07:44 AM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Kakaze
"We've outlawed Russia, and the bombing starts in five minutes."
---------------R. Reagan
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posted on
07/17/2006 5:08:08 AM PDT
by
50sDad
(ST3d: Real Star Trek 3d Chess: http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~abartmes/tactical.htm)
To: Dundee
So how do you spell h*zbollah?
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posted on
07/17/2006 5:09:26 AM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: Calpernia
Not much different than arguing with DU trolls. Considering that Bush was surrounded by and forced to be diplomatic with so many critics of U.S. and Israeli policies toward terrorists, his off the record comments were remarkably low key and restrained.
The people who seem to think the President made a mistake don't seem to take into account that the mic was supposed to be turned off, and the environment the President is in is considerably more hostile than most FR threads.
In fact, from the President's point of view, it must've been as frustrating as dealing with a room of DUmmies.
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posted on
07/17/2006 5:11:33 AM PDT
by
coconutt2000
(NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
To: Kakaze
That was my first thought. This is so "not-diplo-speak" that it could be a message to Syria and all who have influence on them. Maybe Bush meant Russia, maybe Iran. But it´s irrelevant who´s "they". All who may be addressed think about further support for Syria twice.
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