The Joke Is On Bush

13 July 2008 |permalink | email article

George Bush finally revealed what a gauche Texas cowboy he really is, surprising world leaders discussing ways to cut carbon emissions with a tasteless joke as he left the G-8 summit in Japan last week.

The Telegraph reported that the President ended a private meeting with the words; “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.”

According to the British newspaper, Bush then punched the air while grinning wildly, as the rest of those present including British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock.

“Everyone was very surprised that he was making a joke about America’s record on pollution,” said one official who witnessed the extraordinary scene.

Is it any wonder that G-8 leaders are eager for a new American president who will not embarrass his countrymen or show contempt on an issue of global concern?

Quote of the Day

There is a need to “wake up consciences. We have to give impulse to rediscovering our responsibility and to finding an ethical way to change our way of life.” Pope Benedict XVI to journalists about climate change while flying to a pilgrimage in Australia.

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