LIVE THREAD: Tony Blair Arrives in U.S. & Addresses Congress

www.freerepublic.com | July 17, 2003

[Howlin]

C-SPAN LIVE FEED

[Carolinamom]

I dare ANY media person to gloss over what he says. That goes for those 7 dwarves as well.

[cyncooper]

You are correct.

Nobody has been sleeping.

[Old Sarge]

That was MY question - where are the Nine Dwarves?

Attending the NAALCP's court?

[PhiKapMom]

His wife does not look happy at all! I noticed that!

[cc2k]

If the UN should be a body of action instead of just debate........Right!

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I'm not thrilled with that idea either. If it ever becomes a body of action, it will be a body of action against US interests.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Amazin. And to think on FR about four years ago about 95% of the people who posted about Blair could not STAND the guy.

[Howlin]

At the White House, waiting for Blair; he has no reason to be there.

They will have a press conference at 5:30 EDT.

[BlessedByLiberty]

Landrieau she only stood cause Feinstein did!

[walrus954]

I'm gonna guess that it's not protocol for him to be there. Maybe he'd steal Blair's spotlight?

[Bob]

Okay, maybe this is a stupid question, but where is President Bush?

By tradition, the President doesn't attend when a foreign head of state addresses Congress.

[cyncooper]

Blair says "Not imperialism. Liberation".

[inflorida]

Thanks. That's what I suspected.

[Mo1]

So now the DNC's not only faxing the daily talking points, they're faxing the daily facial expression as well?

And they look petty

[Wait4Truth]

I, too, noticed that Mrs. Blair looks more like Hillary than Laura! Not a good day for the RATS!

[BonnieJ]

He seems to feel if he is going to be pushed from his PM position, he'll go on his own terms and not compromise to re-gain popularlity...as Clinton would do. He is being a Margaret Thatcher, a Ronald Reagan, a G.W.Bush...a LEADER who puts principles over popularlity. I never would have thought this of him when he was aligned with Clinton.

[PhiKapMom]

Just showed everyone standing and I think it was Maxine Waters who didn't stand or clap.

[piasa]

Maybe the two leaders of the coalition, the US VP, plus the US congress, shouldn't be in one spot at the same time.

[Frank_Discussion]

Pretty, pretty, pretty!

[MEG33]

I am so taken with this speech..I can't type.

[LisaFab]

I didn't think he was taking notes--at the very end of the shot it looked like the person on his right even nudged him.