$1000 chance to hear Bush speak

[Swagman]

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/world/1000-chance-to-hear-bush-speak-20090221-8e6j.html

$1000 chance to hear Bush speak
Matthew Benns
February 22, 2009
CELEBRITY agent Max Markson plans to bring former US president George Bush to Australia on a $1000-ahead speaking tour next year.

"I was on a cruise in the Caribbean the day after President Obama was sworn in and I received an email asking if I could arrange for president Bush to come out," Mr Markson said.

He had previously organised speaking trips for Mr Bush's father and Bill Clinton after their terms as US president.

"I have already had the 41st and 42nd presidents, so I think it is right I should also get number 43 out here," he said.

He was confident Australians would be happy to pay $1000 a head or $10,000 a table to hear Mr Bush speak, even though he is unpopular for his decisions on the Iraq invasion, Afghanistan and the financial crisis.

"He has presided over one of the most difficult times the world has seen since World War II," Mr Markson said.

He is also investigating bringing former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice to Australia. "I could arrange for them to come as a package, but I think Condoleezza is a star in her own right."





Read more: Sydney Morning Herald

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pass the sick bag

[sarge43]

1. I might pay a thousand if they let me throw shoes at him. n/t

[rpannier]

7. That's what I was thinking

I'd pay it just to throw a shoe at him

[beac]

18. I think for a thousand, one should really get

the opportunity to kick him in the balls. If you have to listen to him speak, you should RECEIVE $1,000.... and a pony.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. He'd have to pay me.

And even then I don't think I'd show up.

[baldguy]

3. He's have to pay me and let throw my shoes at him.

[47of74]

4. I wouldn't give a rusted penny to hear that SOB speak

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

38. I've never seen rust on a penny.

[jmowreader]

50. I don't blame you

A 1943 steel penny--made of galvanized steel, and capable of rusting once the zinc wears off in your pocket--is worth more than a ticket to hear George Bush speak.

[graywarrior]

5. When did he learn how to speak?

:shrug:

[Mist]

8. LOL! That was my reaction--"speechifying" ain't Shrub's thang. nt

[graywarrior]

12. Now if they want to pay him to smirk...

[ConcernedCanuk]

26. he's coming to Calgary next month to practice . .

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we'll keep you advised on his progress
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Bush's Calgary speech 'closed to the media'
Former president won't have to worry about dodging shoes

Published February 19, 2009 by Jeremy Klaszus in News

Former U.S. president George W. Bush won’t have to worry about dodging journalists’ shoes when he speaks in Calgary March 17, as reporters won’t be allowed in the same room as the unpopular Texan.

Christian Darbyshire of tinePublic, the group organizing the event, says news outlets won’t be able to listen to Bush’s lunchtime speech at the Telus Convention Centre. “It’s actually been closed to the media,” says Darbyshire. The Calgary event, called “A Conversation with George W. Bush,” will be the former president’s first public speech since leaving the White House in January. A table for 10 at the private event costs $4,000.

When former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair visited Calgary in November 2007 for a similar $400-a-plate event, journalists were allowed into the event to report on Blair’s speech. (TinePublic also organized that event.) “This is just a different event different rules,” says Darbyshire.

http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/news-views/news/bushs-calgary-speech-closed-to-the-media-3339/

[graywarrior]

31. Please do

We're so interested.

:rofl:

[ConcernedCanuk]

34. He's getting more than a year's salary as President - he won't care about anything else

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1500 people at $400 per - = $600,000

over half a million bucks

sorta makes one sick to think about it . . .

[aggiesal]

32. I'm sure the request for no press, ...

came from Shrubs handlers.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

52. I was invited to it!

couldn't make it, I have to tweeze my ear hair that day.

[Deja Q]

6. My life's dream: To hear a man utter the words "Um", "uh", and "duh" every 2 seconds for $1000...

(not)

[2dognight]

11. Bush Speaking

I think that we have to keep an open mind. I joined DU because i believe that our side needs to remain civil. Remember, keep your friend close and your enemies closer! I am moreworied that Barak is sending 17,000 troops to Afghanistan!! My vote was an anti-war vote! Why is he doing this?

[tabasco]

21. Because Obama wants to hunt down, kill and capture the people who attacked NYC.

Bush just wanted to get on top of the Iraqi oil, so he let our enemies escape.

Obama is taking care of unfinished business.

Iraq was not a threat. Our enemies in Afghanistan and Pakistan are threats to the country.

Hope it helps, Mr. Open-Minded. LOL.

[Old Codger]

24. LOL

Maybe if we are really really lucky they will arrest his crooked ass and throw him in jail as he deserves...

[aggiesal]

33. 1 Post! Welcome to DU!!!

:toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce:

[Carni]

48. Yeah sure right...

*Our side*???

Anyone that thinks Bush deserves civility, or compliments just because he is out of office is not "open minded"--they are out of their minds.

[Deja Q]

49. Possibly because he's seen reports the rest of us have not...

There is room for an open mind combined with a stinging acerbic wit. Lines like "Is our children learning?", "Fool me once..." and fluffing that up completely... not to mention the number of times he's just not able to get through a speech... His presentation is not synonymous with his policies. People heckle his presentation... and debate his policies.

And let's face it: G W Bush was not the first politician to get heckled, nor will he be the last. Especially in light of many stupid policies that, contrary to what he was saying, did NOT help the American people, it only makes it easier to heckle.

And I do keep an open mind: Perhaps President Obama is serious about capturing or exterminating Bin Laden. Remember, on 9/13/01 Bush said he would stop at nothing. On 2/13/02 he said OBL no longer concerned him. Do you feel the same way, despite your "anti-war" belief?


Edited: Clarification, should any truly be needed. :)

[Aristus]

9. "Presided over"? Fuck no! He CAUSED the most difficult time in America since WWII!

:mad::grr::nuke:

[joeybee12]

17. AMEN!!!!! n/t

[LakeSamish706]

10. I wish they would get this POS in jail where he belongs... Speaking engagement....

The guy is a major F***up period...

[corpseratemedia]

13. I heard eight years of his "speech," if you can call

grunting, pouting and smirking "speech."

wouldn't pay a GD dime

[EFerrari]

14. Do our friends in Oz have Citizens' Arrest?

We could raise more than that to have him served.

[lostnotforgotten]

15. I'd Pay $ 1,000 To See His Trial And Beheading At The Hague

eom

[Doctor Cynic]

16. I'll pay $1000 in Zimbabwe Dollars.

[Downwinder]

19. How much will they charge to keep him?? n/t

[Tab]

20. What did Clinton pull down to speak in Japan?

Was it $2 million?

Bush must be doing it out of what's left of his pride and ego.

Hell, even I get more than $1000, and no one knows who the hell I am.

[rainbow4321]

22. "presided over one of the most difficult times"

scratch the word "presided" and put in "created"

And how about the "I could arrange for them to come as a package" (Condi and chimp)...well, YEAH, we've KNOWN that for how many years now????
Pickles will be OK with this, I'm sure..she's got HER house in Dallas, probably has rejoined her old $ocial circuit. She's probably arranging chimp's speech schedule ("go, go, PLEASE go, George"). Perfect cover for a couple rumored to not be together. Him going around the world making his speeches, her tucked away in her zillionaire neighborhood.

[Flabbergasted]

39. That's what I thought. nt

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

23. and $50,000 to hear him speak coherently

not that its gonna happen.

:rofl:

[Politicalboi]

25. Does Bush speak

Australian?

[jmowreader]

27. He's really going to speak for $2000?

They're going to fly in Kristinn Taylor and Jim Robinson, and have the camera zoom in on those two while Bush prattles on.

No one knows who Kristinn or RimJob are, so they can pose as ordinary Australians. With careful editing, no one will ever know there are more people on the video crew than there are in the audience.

[daleo]

28. A chance for neo-con suckups to prove their loyalty

I imagine these tickets will be purchased by the rich and/or corporations, and given to employees to pad out the crowd.

[Left Coast2020]

30. Is it sponsored by the Austrialian Shoe Company?

Just wondering.:shrug:

Someone should sneek in ahead of time and stuff shoes under the chairs for the
Q & A session.

[Swagman]

29. conman sponser of the Bush Snr visit to Australia still in jail

they appeared everywhere-Melbourne , Sydney , Brisbane- George Bush Snr and Karl Suleman almost hand in hand as they flew around the country in Suleman's private jet.
I guess it runs in the family-like attracts like.
convicted conman Karl Suleman & George Bush Snr in Sydney



pic:copyright Swagman

"Entrepreneur Karl Suleman was a conman, but his lies didn't hurt anyone, his lawyer told a Sydney court today, arguing he gave financiers a tidy profit after fraudulently getting a $2.3 million loan for a $3.3 million luxury yacht which was sold for about $2.4 million.

"Mr Suleman was a conman,", Bruce Stratton, QC, told the Sydney District Court. "He has conned these people into making money."

On March 5, a NSW District Court jury found Suleman guilty of fraud.

Four charges had been laid against the Froggy.com founder following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission investigation into Karl Suleman Enterprises (KSE) and businesses in the Froggy group.

The jury in his trial was told that he lied to finance brokers and exaggerated his wealth to obtain loans of nearly $3 million for two Ferrari cars and a Princess motor yacht."

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/02/1080544684211.html

PS: the local Assyrian community (from Iraq) who Suleman conned out of $80M eagerly await his release from jail-with basebal bats.
Iraqis don't seem to do well when associated with the Bush name !

[Fearless]

35. When they arrive, could they please arrest them already!!?!?!

:rofl:

[az chela]

36. They must be paying us cause no one will pay to hear him

[Jim Sagle]

37. I wouldn't give two shits, much less two cents.

Well, maybe I would if I could shit in his mouth.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

40. "...I could arrange for them to come as a package..."

Sorry, Howie. We only like musicians as friends.

:eyes:

[Ecumenist]

41. Someone corrrect me ,er, wake me up...

I can't believe that there are people who would voluntarily pay 1 dime and 2 sheets of green stamps to hear that moron bray anything. Hell, we were willing to pay someone, ANYONE to take him and put him out of our misery.

[Historic NY]

42. When it was for free he really did make sense, so paying will help.

[liberal N proud]

43. They would have to pay me 10X that to listen to the shrub

Then I would consider enduring it.

[No Elephants]

44. He has just presided over one of the most difficult times? No, he CREATED the most difficult times.

[PfcHammer]

45. I hear it's BYOS.

bring your own shoe. :rofl:

[HopeHoops]

46. They would have to pay me WAY more than that to listen to that idiot!

And I would reserve the right to wear industrial hearing protection with piped in music.

[ixion]

47. I wouldn't give a plug nickel to hear that yammg idiot lie and blather on incoherently

nothing. nichts. zip. zilch. nada.

[truthisfreedom]

51. Part of their marketing should be to avoid use of the word "speak" or "speech." Not one of bush's

strong points.

Maybe "duck shoes" or "smirk" should be substituted. Something he's truly capable of.