EUROPEAN VACATION - BUSH TO BELFAST
Monday, June 9, 2008 at 10:08PM The American Commander in Chief and descendent of County Down immigrants will visit Belfast on his European trip this week. A devoted crowd of several will likely greet him at the airport. There may be some protestors, and there will be many more shoulders shrugged. Lame ducks who were lame presidents don't draw a lot of attention. I presume his aides will have the sense to hand out 60th anniversary memos relating to the Marshall Plan and Berlin Airlift to mitigate more recent history.
It appears he is accepting the offer to visit from ATW regulars Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams. Hopefully he gets to see a bit of the town, perhaps pick up the odd book (ahem) and listen to some people other than the usual suspects. But I doubt it. He doesn't do that here, why would his foreign trips be less staged events? In any event, I wish him a happy journey and look foward to the day we here in the U.S. can wave goodbye to him as well.
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Whatever.
(shrugs shoulders and heads for the fridge)
**nice writing Mahons, but I couldn't give a flip about his trips.
Perhaps our esteemed host Mr Vance will stand out as the lone groupie , holding up a huge read heart shaped ballon with the caption "well at least I still love ya Georgie..
Daphne - yeah but it will be fun watching him clear brush at the Vance homestead.
I might pay money to see that Mahons.
I expect to see some good pics of you two men after your trip, in kilts would be a bonus - a few of those might even get Pinky commenting again!
Has Bush demonstrated any political or other interest in N. Ireland?
Phantom - he apparently was quite taken by Martin and Ian when they went to the White House. What actual interest he may have is as he might say underclear.
Wow. I missed that. What a gruesome trio from hell. Possibly we can all agree on that?
Phantom,
Well, we voted for them.
Er...
OK, somebody there and somebody here voted for them.
On second thoughts: a lot of people there and a lot of people here voted for them.
That's the scary part.
A very light hearted post. Interestingly it can be compared to the reception of the Irish president in N.Ireland. Some unionist paramilitaries are not happy that she is to visit a school, after her previous 'nazi' remarks.
Erin,
Yes, three years after her remarks. A long time to sensible people but the merest blink of an eye to the lest-we-forget backwoodsperson of NI.
Erin: Interesting analogy. Although I am sure the unionists who object are matched by ultra nationalists who are opposed to the Queen's visits. Hopefully protests will be at a minimum when I travel there again some day.