Bush* Visit Set to Paralyse London

[kskiska]

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The chaos will be compounded by the fact that protesters are not co-operating with the police in their plans for a demonstration against the two leaders of the coalition war in Iraq. Protesters last night said they will see it as a victory if they are kept away from Bush's cavalcade altogether. Andrew Burgin of the Stop the War Coalition said: 'I think it is a back-handed compliment, because it shows they realise he is such an unpopular political figure held in very low esteem and the war was so wrong. Other Presidents have come here and there have not been demonstrations, but against Bush there will be. The police have promised us we will be allowed a legitimate right to protest and we intend to continue with our plans.'

(snip)

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw last week said he hoped the demonstrators would not be kept away from President Bush, and a Foreign Office spokesman last night emphasised the importance of maintaining the right of free expression. 'Public demonstrations are part of British culture. Everybody has the right to the peaceful expression of their views.'

The centrepiece of the protest will be a huge march on 19 November arranged by the Stop the War Coalition which will go through the capital and end at Trafalgar Square, where a giant statue of George Bush will be pulled down in a parody of the toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad. It will be led by American nationals living in the UK who have gathered under the title Expats Against Bush. They will carry banners reading 'Proud of my nation. Shamed by my President'.

'The very best that George Bush can hope for is to be taken around in a helicopter and kept inside the American Embassy, Whitehall and Buckingham Palace,' said Lindsey German of the Stop the War Coalition. 'There will be no clapping crowds.'

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http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1081090,00.html

[hlthe2b]

1. I can only pray that the magnitude is such that it embarrasses....

the hell out of Blair, the Royal Family, and most importantly, the Bush administration. I certainly don't want violence, but I hope the impact is enough so that Rove and his media watchdogs can't sweep it away. I want it to be the topic of embarrassing punditry for the next indefinitely number of weeks.

Sorry, Brits for the pain and inconveniencew of having that turd there, but go for it!

[saigon68]

26. CHIMPANZEE STROKES THE HEAD OF HIS LAP-DOG POODLE

Lap dog poodle licks the back of his masters hand.

What a pair--digusting

Soon to have a repeat in Wahington..

OK you Brits answer this. Why would Blair, a labor person, throw in with the biggest corporate denizen on the face of the earth? Especially in a doomed adventure such as this? Was it the oil??

[On the Road]

2. First Blaine, Then Spiderman, Now Bush

The parade of freaks has been very successful at shutting down the city.

[T_i_B]

22. Blaine did not cause that much disruption

He was a draw (went to see him myself) but he was out of the way of traffic by the Greater London Assembly (a hideous building that I always refer to as Judge Dredd's Helmet ).

Bush is a pain at the best of times and he and his entourage of security will disrupt things I expect though.

[Skittles]

31. that IS one hell of an ugly building

WTF??? How did that monstrosity get approved? :O

[Don_G]

3. He'll Find Some Place To Hide The Whole Time

He's not used to dealing with people unless they kiss his a** much less those out for his blood.

[hlthe2b]

4. NO DOUBT... but even our whore press is bound to cover ...

at least some of the protests and BBC/GUardian will undoubtedly give it full treatment. I think it will be hard to ignore. One must wonder what Rove things he's going to gain out of this...

[corarose]

19. How about the Tower Of London

When his is in there maybe someone could throw away the key.

[BuckeFushe]

5. It will be covered as widely as our Protests in NY next September

Probably more so, since our Government can't block the transmission signals over there.

Unless, of course, they call in the mothership to just evaporate the protestors. Then they will have exposed themselves. (Tribute to "They Live", which doesn't seem so far-fetched any longer).

[demgrrrll]

7. What about the BBC news on cable. I don't know if I get that channel but

I wonder if people who do could keep us updated on what is
going on. Sad to say I do not expect the corp media to cover
his trip honestly.

[kysrsoze]

15. PBS Normally carries BBC World News each night. Watch it.

Otherwise you have to at least have Link (world news) or New World International (broadcasts CBC news). If you don't even have BBC America, you need to switch to DirectTV. Even though my company is technically competing with them, I recommend it for the world channels, even if there are only 3 of them. Better than nothing, right?

[demgrrrll]

37. Thanks for that information, I did not know that. n/t.

[Timbuk3]

10. I'll be in NYC

I'm hoping to see so many people turn out to protest the Republican nominating convention that the lapdogs in the media can't possibly hide it from the country.

There will be too many of us to keep us all of us in their tightly controlled pens (aka "first amendment zones".)

My wife will be carrying bail money for me, and several of my friends. This isn't a game, any more.

[BuckeFushe]

11. My understanding is that a permit for 250,000 has been applied for

Hope it's more.:)

[Timbuk3]

12. 250,000?

I'm hoping it's well over a million.

I haven't looked at moveon, lately, but I'm betting that they'll be organizing busloads of people. I can count 20 personal friends who will be meeting me in NYC to let the country know how unpopular Bush is, that he's been a "divider, not a uniter" since he took office and started implementing his radically right wing policies.

It's sad that we can't get rid of assholes like Delay and Frist in a national election. Why do those states keep electing such anti-American freaks, anyway?

(Not to change the subject, but did you see that Frist has announced that there will be no further investigation of the botched intel that Bush used to fool most Americans that Iraq posed a threat?)

[BuckeFushe]

14. Yes, and I have a theory put forward by another DU'r

I think, and you can slice and dice me on this one (thanks goes to Shockingelk for this one) I agree with him that the memo was leaked purposely. Because of the 'memo', the Thugs have now drawn attention to the fact that they are stonewalling, and that they HAVE somethng to hide.

I have a new saying for these Thugs:

The louder the Republicans scream, the closer to finding out the truth we are, and truth is a place Republicans fear to go.

[peacebuzzard]

41. The Tennessee Cup of Quakers and Puritans runneth over

same state that voted in f_B*&! over its native son...I have a home here surrounded by "them". Thank God I travel for a living to catch my breath.(Puritan Frist is from TN)

[short bus president]

44. Dear Gawd, please don't lump the peace-loving Quakers in with

the vicious puritannical likes of "Senator Friskies."

[Kinkistyle]

50. Quakers are one of the most liberal, peaceful religions.

Have a very peaceful and live-and-let-live philosophy, similar to the Unitarians.

I regularly come out as matching best within the Quaker philosophy when I take "Religious Beliefs" tests, and I am an atheist ;)

They were friendly with the Native Americans and helped escaped slaves as well as the abolition of slavery.

[roguevalley]

6. I would sell a kidney to be there.

BRITS! GIVE US NEWS, DETAILS, STUFF!!!

[T_i_B]

23. You want details?

here you are. The Stop the War Coalition, who are organizing the protests. http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

Here is the outline of events, including the toppling of a statue of Bush in Trafalgar Square.

http://www.stopwar.org.uk/Resources/bushevents.pdf

[fabius]

8. Brits Rock!!!!!!!!! n/t

[truthisfreedom]

9. can anyone name anyone in the US government that would say something

like these guys:

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw last week said he hoped the demonstrators would not be kept away from President Bush, and a Foreign Office spokesman last night emphasised the importance of maintaining the right of free expression. 'Public demonstrations are part of British culture. Everybody has the right to the peaceful expression of their views.'


freedom? remember that? used to be a way of life here? something we cherished, loved... held more important than anything? we don't have any public figures with the guts to speak out against the way protesters against bushco have been treated here for almost three years. why not? what's happened to our country?

[JNelson6563]

20. Byrd would say that

And a few others. Too few.

Julie

[davekriss]

36. "can anyone name anyone in the US government that would say something?"

>>can anyone name anyone in the US government that would say something ?<<

Yes, the Honorable Senator Byrd, Democrat, West Virginia

[arikara]

13. If they are going to helicopter him around to avoid the protests...

I hope that the Brits paint great big anti-chimp messages on their roofs. If I ever heard of him coming to my town (thankfully highly unlikely) that's what I'd do.

[Habibi]

16. What a great idea!

British friends, take note!

[grasswire]

17. a moon on every roof

That's the ticket. A big fat moon.

[Buns_of_Fire]

25. Bare Your Bum at Bush!

And fart in his general direction, if you think of it.

(Are you guys over there SURE you won't accept my US$138.62 to KEEP his sorry ass? :shrug: )

[Judi Lynn]

18. November 19th will find me with my beady eyes glued to my monitor

Watching and waiting for those great D.U. posters in Great Britain to give us the news on his trip to see his Coalition, Poodle Blair.

Thoughts of protection go out to the "Expats Against Bush," hope the _Bush administration will not harm them if and when they return to the States. I would love to hear about the job they do on the giant Dubya statue.

[Noordam]

21. Question for British DUers

Why is the Queen so much into this visit???

[snippy]

24. Takes attention away from Charles getting "Santorum" on the royal sheets?

For graphically offensive (to some) defintion of "Santorum" go here and read last two paragraphs. http://www.thestranger.com/2003-06-12/savage.html

[Gin]

27. You guys are good with these pictures...

too funny :)

[0007]

28. junior is the turkey da queen gets for thanksgiving!

Oh, that's right!! The brits don't do the thanksgiven' thingie. Then junior will half ta' stick a dick in the mash potatoes.

Other Presidents have come here and there have not been demonstrations, but against Bush there will be. Da queen is playing fast & loosey

poor queen!

[opihimoimoi]

29. Hey! The Swedes had 500 mooning him 3 years ago

The very first mass mooning of an American prez in the History of the Republic.

The Brits can do 5,000 easily and make the Guiness

[Noordam]

34. While he is having tea with the Queen.... 10,000 mooners

outside the Palace, even Fox Whores could not cover that up.....

Just a thought.

[freeforall]

46. OMG Snippy!

This picture is hilarious. I can't stop laughing! Best laugh I've had for days.

[maryallen]

42. The Queen's Money is invested in ...

The same pool as the cabal's.

[0007]

47. You mean to tell me that the queen has a few pounds in Halliburton.....

and maybe the Carlyle Group?

My God! then perhaps John Major will show for the royal feast to give a toast to junior and the poodle for their bloody mess in Iraq. success in their business enterprise.

I wonder if the frumpish one will read to the queen her lovely poems from junior? Wouldn't that be a royal warming on these cold days?

[MarinCoUSA]

30. Good. And to show solidarity the Brit burn an effigy of Jackass W

- think of it as warm up for NYC 9/04

[brainshrub]

32. If you thought the brits were fun at soccer games

wait till THIS hits the fan.

[Barrett808]

33. Bring 'em on, UK! n/t

n/t

[monobrau]

35. We love you, UK

Shut'em down.
My respect for the intelligence and will of the british people has increased immensely.

[dArKeR]

38. National Get Rid of That Bush Day

Fed up with Tony Blair for always waxing lyrical about war, a group calling themselves the Opposition Society decided to put their words into action and on Tuesday called for women to wax for peace on National Get Rid of That Bush Day.

Posters around Brighton called for other women to join them in protest and to "Wax 'em off, put 'em in an envelope and send 'em to Tony Blair with a message stating...'I got rid of my Bush now you get rid of yours.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/content_objectid=13600203_method=full_siteid=50143_headline=-WEIRD%2DWORLD%2DTHIS%2DWEEK-name_page.html

This is great! LOL! Has anyone seen this in the US Whore Media?

I think this should be posted in LBN because Bush is going to the UK and we need humor to boost our morale put these criminals behind bars. (Some one else post it in LBN solo because I had 2 dupes this week of which I'm ashamed.

[snippy]

39. Love it!

[bleedingheart]

40. Once he leaves the US can we refuse to let him back in?

I would pay the English to keep the idiot over there..

[Hailtothechimp]

43. Remember that he loves free speech!

That's what he said as a protestor was being removed from the Austrailian parliament. I think it sounds like his love for free speech will be sorely tested.

[PartyPooper]

45. And, Junior actually believes he's going to 'knighted' by the Queen?

Boy, is he in for one helluva' surprise!

:evilgrin:

[Jack Rabbit]

48. What is wrong with this picture?

The (presumed) President of the United States goes abroad to meet with a leader of another with whom he went ot war against a third nation that (presumably) posed a threat to both.

Normally, this would mean photo ops with cheering throngs as a backdrop. However, for his persoanl security, this (presumed) President must keep his itinerary secret.

Bush is probably the only person in the world too stupid not to see that something is wrong with this picture and that something is him.

ON EDIT

I'm going to enjoy this. This will be fun.

[opihimoimoi]

49. Sending ale and chips

to all the participating Pubs in England. Drink and be Merry. and Moon the SOB