Tony Blair C-Span 1

[sandnsea]

The House feed. On now!

[gratuitous]

1. Is he wearing his poodle costume?

Keep us cube rats informed, if you can!

[sandnsea]

3. oh no, so much responsibility

and with the server being a little wacky too! yikes! I'll try!

[gratuitous]

5. Your efforts will be appreciated

Though probably not rewarded. :hi:

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Wow cheney came out of hiding

and he looks quite sick, I mean physically sick

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Wow cheney came out of hiding

and he looks quite sick, I mean physically sick

[DianeG5385]

8. Notice his hands?

He keeps putting them on the desk as if to hold himself up!

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Wow cheney came out of hiding

and he looks quite sick, I mean physically sick

[Augspies]

God this is sickening

They're all clapping Dem's too like he was some kind of celebrity. Like he has done something good, something to be proud of. Like his words will me something more than shit.

Jeebus, I can't stand this bunch of fools.

Jeremy

[sham]

13. well, Hillary does look utterly disgusted with the proceedings. (NT)

:dem:

[rooboy]

7. Mussolini visits Berlin.... n/t

[]

[trof]

9. What's this about the gold medal?

I thought he wasn't getting it, at least not this trip.
No?

[karlschneider]

10. I hate to admit it, but he's an engaging talker. Started with some jokes,

now getting serious....at least this isn't prime time so not so many working people will see it.
Oh, wait, I forgot lots of people aren't working these days.
:crazy:

[diplomats]

no matter how articulate Blair is

he can't save *.

[Pastiche423]

11. A standing ovation for two murders

How disgusting!

[jackstraw45]

16. Did you expect any less?

Remember: this is the Congress.

It's the herd mentality - gotta give the standing O so it will play back home on TV that night.

[sandnsea]

12. It's the terrorism

It's all about the terrorists. The Islamic extremmists and our Western beliefs. more.

[sandnsea]

14. Western values are universal values

Now he's saying that. Spread freedom. Terrorists use hate, we must unify around liberty.

[The_Bearded_Liberal]

Tony Blair can go to hell.......

......he's completely sold out the "left" in Britain and is assisting the right-wing bastards in this country.

Blair became the leader of Britain's Labour Party after the untimely death of a great man named John Smith.

Poor old John Smith.....he'd be spinning in his grave if he could see what Blair has become.

TBL

[sandnsea]

15. Western values are universal values

Now he's saying that. Spread freedom. Terrorists use hate, we must unify around liberty.

[trof]

17. Dear Cube Rats:

Same old shit, just from a much more eloquent speaker with an English accent.

[Habibi]

19. Yes

Pretty much white noise. Time to chop veggies for dinner.

[legin]

Now slagging off

any notion of a bi-polar world.

spending a lot of time on Europe.

[The_Bearded_Liberal]

18. He's putting me to sleep......

......he's already put Dennis Kucinich to sleep.

[Mandate My Ass]

24. He's scaring the shit outta me

New World Order. Saddam gassed his people. Revamp the UNSC. Arab world *MUST* recognize Israel. Act unilaterally where we feel we must. The only way to have peace in ME is to protect Israel at all costs. Don't ever apologize...sheesh.

[MattNC]

33. and trent lott n/t

[myrna minx]

20. Double Post...sorry.

not forwards, but always whirling, whirling, whirling towards freedom! -Bliar, er I mean Kang

[myrna minx]

21. We must move forward not ...backwards, not to the side,

not forwards, but always whirling, whirling, whirling towards freedom! -Bliar, er I mean Kang

[sandnsea]

22. A Bush kissy fest

Bush was right on Iraq. Everything is about the terrorists. Now how wonderful Bush is with the $15 billion to Africa. Free trade. It's really rather sickening.

[DianeG5385]

23. Watch Cheneys hands behind Blair...They're twitching!!!!!

n/t

[Augspies]

25. I wish there were a bigger.....

:puke: icon.

[legin]

26. Mostly a typical blair speech

high moral sounding junk.

[Chovexani]

27. With Apologies to Kevin Smith

Hey Tony! Try not to suck any more Republican cock on the way to the parking lot!

[wheresthemind]

32. ba da ching!

Heyoooo!

[jackstraw45]

28. For the folks at home in England...

Not really meant to sway US opinion, IMO.

Prime time viewing in the UK - 9PM.

It's a gift from Bush to Blair for being such a good servant.

[sandnsea]

29. Kind of scary really

America should lead. Americans are proud to be free. America shouldn't back down. America must fight the terrorists. It's as if he doesn't know Bush is a maniac and he surely must, he's not an idiot. Too bad we can't have a Q&A like in Britain!!!

And it's all over.

[twilight]

30. crips here went that 'we are with you' BS again.

Why doesn't the poodle go home and have a bowl of dogfood or something.

I think I'm gonna :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:
for sure.

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[shockingelk]

31. What the fuck was he trying to do?

Rewrite the Declaration of Independence?

That was surreal.

Did they show Rick when he said people should be free to do anything so long as it doesn't infringe on someone else?

[goobergunch]

34. my attempt at a transcript

Transcript of Speech to Joint Session of Congress
made by the Right Honorable Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

<applause>

Mr. BLAIR: Thank you. Mr. Speaker Mr. VP Members of Congres Im deeply touched by that warm and generous welcome more than I'm used to quite frankly

applause
let me begin by thanking you quite sincerely by voting to give me the CGM but we mknow that the real heros are teh miliatry and we should show them that they didn't die in vain but future generation can live in peace, prosperity and hope through their sac

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Let me express gratitutde to * since 9/11 changed world we have been allies/friends thank you Mr. * for your leadership

applause

Mr. Speaker sir my thrill on recieving this award was limited by the first award was given to GWash for getting Britian

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brit burned congress library in 1814...it's late, but sorry

laughter

actually, my son was studying Am War of Ind...you know Lord North, the PM that lost America...mistakes you make, you won't make that bad

this world: 9/11 not isolated, but a prologue...Iraq and other strugles will be onthis statge America was not mi9sunderstood...history no exampel...ideology, conquest over continent leaders openly acknowledge outcome...immediate threat not between conflict between powerful nations because too much to lose, tourism, Russia China India see they are on road to future...all nations w/ freedom will defend but don't trample on freedom of others...together as never before-vulnerable, but opportunity...threat comes because shadow in darkenss in other part of world...1/3 lives in poverty, dicttaionrshyips...tyranny ahs arrisen.....virus: tyrannism whose inflicting harm enlarged by tech and not constrained...fought not only by armies, as we are taught humility despite hower...ultimate weapon not guns, but beliefs

applause (about time...my fingers are tired)

There is a list although we love freedom others don't but freedom (w values) are ...... MCs, ours are not western values, but universal values of the human spirit

applause

and anywhere, anytime ord people are given chance to choose, choice is same...freedom not tyranny, not secret police...last line of defense and first line of attack...we must unify around idea of liberty as terrorists try to divide world through hate

applause

we must find the strength to fight for idea and compassion to make universal Lincoln quote sense of justice that makes moral ? of liberty in cases when sec is direct threat, arms, in others, reason, inall casses to same end, that freedom is for all...only clear path instrugall

applause

First we msut exp danger...danger is disorder, weich can spread like can.........weapon is choas, purpose is not destruction, but its rxn..society difined by differences...gives exmaples (soorry) risk is terrorism and riskisn't fanciple...IRAQ GAVE HAVE N TO TERRORISTS...states are helping peoplsed thgat are rteligious fanactices...some are trying to get nukes...some wsll to highest bideer...N Korea lest people starve while devolopieng nudkes and exporting...not fantasy, but 21st century reality that confronts us now

applause

can we be sure that terror and WMD wil join together? If we are wrong, we will have destroyted.,.,human rights excuse...if critics wrong and we don't act, we have hesitativ in face opf menace, unforgivable by history

applause (Coleman :puke: )


Precisely due to knew threat, dturns upsideonw concept, crosses frontiers...just as sec redifined, diplomacy redifined...no more dange stheriy than Americas powere should bve balanced...made sence in 19th century and cold war, but anachronism to be discarded and dangerous because partniership needed...common thread

applause (Kennedy grudgijng(
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I believe that alliance must startt between America and Europe-> others will work with us, else michieff...debate in europe open...many Euro nations showed approval, but even others approved Res. 1483...german soldiers in Afge, french in Congo...shou7ld not minimize or be confounded by diff...why Brit at ctr of Europe? we are part of Eurp, and want to be...also part of changing Europe...one potential for weakness...spent 1000 years killing each otehre...landscape based on compromise, good exc ept re illusiojn, terroristm cannot be compromised

applause

Europe has the strength...formi polit achievement...think of reaching out even to Turkey->vastly different....real pont this: Euro at point of transformation...new members whose scars are recent will transfrom because freedeom relationship is new...our allies and yours...support transatlantic alliance and non-superstate Europe

applause (standing)

To be serious partmer, Euro must destroy anti_Americansim and America must show based on persuation, not command

applause

then other great and small nations will gather around in one place and our undergstatnidgin will become theirs and UN SC should be reformed...new internationsl regime on WMD prolif

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we need to say clearly to UN members if you abuse human rights in UN Charter violation, you will lose priveliges

standing applause

I agree it is not a coalition that det mission but prefer coalition and alone on ly if have to winnning warnot easier, but peace is

applause

we have to win both, and you have extro record...you helped Japan, Germany, Europe...resp dosn't end w/ military victory

applause

finishing fighting isn/t finishing job...we need to get ?? Kabul

applause

eradicate poppy depedence who destroys Brit lives...we promised Iraq Dem gov't and will deliver it.

standing applause

promice chance to use oil for benefit of citiazen and will stay w/ them until job done

applause

and then reflect on theis how hollow would imperialist charges be when nations charged from horror to democratcy...becones of calm and how risible will be calima of war on muslims when nations are free muslims, not regimes

standing applause

it would be most richly advert when we removed Taliban and Saddam...not imperailism, but liberation...why can they even mount an argument in Muslim world that it isnt'...I wont to be plain...this terror wont be defeated w/out I/P peace

applause

here it is thart poisin incubated...case for P state and destruction of evil and translate into E v. W...we must not compromise security of Israel

standing applause

the state of I should gbe recognized by all Arab world and propoganda anti-Jewish must c4ease



you can't teach people hate and ask for peace but can't get peace w/out oaccording dignity

app

innocent israelis, palestin, suffer...ending of Saddam regime must be start of new thing...Syria et al must realize that friendship only fofered if they refject malic and whole region haelped toi democratcy and P state created side by side w/ Israel in peace

applause

what * is doing in ME is tough but right...let me thank him and Clinton and Congress for attempts to bring peace to N. Ireland

standing applause

one thing I learned about peache process is that theyre afrustrating, but better than nothing

app

why ahd a resolution of P widely welcomed? It shows justice, showed w/ passage of teh HIV/AIDS bill which was rdconginaze across world...must remove Afro poverty with as much ferver as re terrorism

standing applasuse

In Mex in sep, world should unite and give free trade rund...im' for free trade because we can't say bre free, but we ewon't seell tu goodss

applause

and it has prospered, and must be environmentally sunstainable

app

the Euro PM told * to double Amer Gas Tax

scattered app

* gave "most eloquent look" reminding of first New Labor PM in 1913...story...prohibition...replied saying electorla benefits not discernable...we need to go beyond Kyoto thru S/T and unchecked, forces will hinder econ of all nations and show world that we wlil step to these challenges.

standing applause

MCs, if this seems a long way from terror therat...we can't protect security w/out heart being one...America must listen as well as lead...don';t ever appologize for values

standing applause

tell world why proud of US and tell when anthem starts all Americans all get to our feet...NY cab driver joke...tell why Americans all stand up proudly because it means being free, not because of gov't official (yeah right)

standing applause

As GB nows, all power seems invinciple, gut is transient...what you can give to world is light of liberty...that' s what struggle is about...not fighting for American world/Xtianity, but for all religions, fighting for right of humankind to be free to raise family in love, hope, free to earn liveing, free not to bend ne to enay one...free to be you so long as not impaired...battle worth fighting...it's hard for America...guy in NV/ID saying why us? answer: destiny put us here and task is ours to do

standing applause

and our job-my nation that watch you grow that fighgts alongised you is to bet here w/you you will not be alone...we'll be w/ you

standing applause

we will be w/ you in fight for liberty and if spirit is right and courage firm , world will be with you

standing applause

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My fingers are now officially tired out...sorry for the spelling and grammar errors, but Blair talks really fast.

[goobergunch]

35. dupe

eom

[goobergunch]

36. Senate now (C-SPAN 2)

Craig, Stevens, Dodd, Feinstein engaging in sodomy w/ Blair

Feinstein: I've never heard a speech as positive as this one...speech is 10

[goobergunch]

37. Senate now (C-SPAN 2)

Craig, Stevens, Dodd, Feinstein, Allen engaging in sodomy w/ Blair

Feinstein: I've never heard a speech as positive as this one...speech is 10

[goobergunch]

38. Senate now (C-SPAN 2)

Craig, Stevens, Dodd, Feinstein, Allen, Biden, Bennett engaging in sodomy w/ Blair

Feinstein: I've never heard a speech as positive as this one...speech is 10

Allen: Jefferson would have liked speech

[legin]

39. good stuff goobergunch

looks like a pretty good transcription. :hi:

[goobergunch]

42. thanks (n/t)

[legin]

40. good stuff goobergunch

looks like a pretty good transcription. :hi:

[Hogarth]

41. Good Show

Every time I see a gathering like that joint session of Congress I wonder how many of them really ... have ... to poop.