Two Minutes of Silence
In Great Britain and in many places in the world people observed two minutes of silence for the victims of the bombings in London. How many seconds were observed in this country for the victims of an attack in the capital of our biggest ally? Zero.
After 9/11 the Scots Guards played The Star-Spangled Banner at Buckingham Palace. It was a symbolic show of solidarity. They were with us.
George Bush was actually in the United Kingdom when the attacks happened. Why didn't he visit London? Why didn't he make a symbolic show of solidarity with the Brits after their tragedy?
Today in London taxis and buses pulled over, workers left their offices to stand in the street and financial markets paused to remember the dead.
"In Italy, government offices, railway stations and airports paused while television stations cut into normal broadcasting to honor the London dead.
"In Paris, President Jacques Chirac's annual Bastille day television address was put back so the French could mark the moment. Chirac stood silent on the steps of the Elysee Palace."
What did we do here? Nothing. Bush was too busy giving us moments of silence about Rove.
After 9/11 the Scots Guards played The Star-Spangled Banner at Buckingham Palace. It was a symbolic show of solidarity. They were with us.
George Bush was actually in the United Kingdom when the attacks happened. Why didn't he visit London? Why didn't he make a symbolic show of solidarity with the Brits after their tragedy?
Today in London taxis and buses pulled over, workers left their offices to stand in the street and financial markets paused to remember the dead.
"In Italy, government offices, railway stations and airports paused while television stations cut into normal broadcasting to honor the London dead.
"In Paris, President Jacques Chirac's annual Bastille day television address was put back so the French could mark the moment. Chirac stood silent on the steps of the Elysee Palace."
What did we do here? Nothing. Bush was too busy giving us moments of silence about Rove.
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posted by Elizabeth at 8:34 PM
3 Comments:
Don't worry about it. If Bush had set foot anywhere outside Gleneagles they would never have been able to control the situation, the poor dumb guy might have got lynched. Never think this is anti-Americanism though. It's only anti-Bush, and it's a very strong feeling here.
I'm hoping that enough people feel that way worldwide that the collective consciousness causes a 100th monkey phenomenon that makes the zombified Bush supporters wake up to reality. Hmmm..did that make any sense? ~:\
Yes thank you...........I think :)
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