George W. Bush rejects speaking gig because of Assange

[kpete]

Source: USA Today

George W. Bush rejects speaking gig because of Assange
02:13 PM
Feb 25, 2011
By Danny Vowell, AP
Former president George W. Bush has rescinded a speaking invitation because the forum is also featuring WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

A statement from Bush spokesman David Sherzer:

Six months ago, President Bush accepted an invitation to speak to the YPO Global Leadership Summit in Denver on February 26, 2011.

This week, upon learning that Julian Assange had recently been invited to address the same summit, President Bush decided to cancel his appearance.

The former president has no desire to share a forum with a man who has willfully and repeatedly done great harm to the interests of the United States.



Read more: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/02/george-w-bush-rejects-speaking-gig-because-of-assange/1

[Kurovski]

1. Derp!

[KamaAina]

2. Can I have Assange as my personal bodyguard?

If he followed me everywhere I went, there'd be no chance I'd ever run into Boosh*. :P

[DeSwiss]

3. K&R

[PoliticAverse]

4. Assange could say the same thing... n/t

[villager]

5. that last line shows the usual right-wing knack for complete projection

n/t

[Kennah]

12. This could be a punctuation issue

The former president has no desire to share--a forum with a man who has willfully and repeatedly done great harm to the interests of the United States.

It's the former president's forum, and he has willfully and repeatedly done great harm to the interests of the United States.

Let Julian Assange go do some willful and repeated great harm to the interests of the United States, and then Bushie will let him share the forum.

[Solly Mack]

6. A war criminals says what?

[valerief]

30. +666 trillion

[Zoeisright]

7. Coward.

And talk about projection! I can't tell you how glad I am that twerp is no longer in power. Although his bungling is going to be the end of this country.

[Mnemosyne]

8. Still a cowardly war criminal, eh, *georgie? K&R n/t

[ixion]

9. George W. Bush is a dim-witted coward, and worthless excuse for a human being

as well as a war criminal who belongs on a cold, hard floor in the Hague, in my opinion.

[Roland99]

10. Holy crap! Project much? Most heinous projection in world history!!

"a man who has willfully and repeatedly done great harm to the interests of the United States"

[polichick]

11. You said it - truly stunning!

[Octafish]

33. + Infinity

Wastrel, warmonkey and traitor.

[texastoast]

13. Bush is THA man who has willfully, repeatedly done great harm to the interests of the United States

That's the chimp.

[alp227]

29. yeah, and he doesn't want to face the man who exposed the harm n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

14. Denver? Why would Julian Assange set foot on the soil of a country that

would arrest him?

[KoKo]

17. Agree...there's no way Assange will show up here...article is weird.

[no_hypocrisy]

22. I was wrong. Assange has a satellite hook-up.

I was faked out.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/25/bush-snubs-summit-cites-assange-invitation/#

[Fly by night]

15. Yeah, one of those "country damagers" on the podium is plenty.

Stay home, Dim Son. Get drunk and make an ass of yourself.

You are over-qualified in that arena.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

16. Bush doesn't want to listen to his own thoughts/words then..condemned himself with his own words

[sulphurdunn]

18. If this keeps up

Chimpy will be reduced to taking handouts at secreted resorts from his base, the haves and the have mores, until even they tire of his tediousness. Then he may have to get a job. :tinfoilhat:

[BadGimp]

19. Iron meet Knee

Conservatards are the first to Judge, Convict and Impose Punishment on people without a legal process, except th emselves.

[BobTheSubgenius]

20. If that's the way * feels about it...

...imagine how Julian Assange feels.

[lunatica]

21. The fucking irony!!!!!!

LOL! I can't even get mad about the utter strutting he's doing.

[SpiralHawk]

23. Olde AWOL Bush can't handle the truth

As usual.

Goes AWOL again.

Sooooo Republicon.

[LadyHawkAZ]

24. I think my brain just imploded

from the sheer illogic of that last line.

[Poll_Blind]

25. Ha! Indeed...

PB

[BlueJac]

26. Bush is a turd that needs flushing

[saras]

27. He's permanently banned himself from public speaking

"The former president has no desire to share a forum with a man who has willfully and repeatedly done great harm to the interests of the United States."

But somehow I don't think he'll follow through. But he'll only speak at forums that will tolerate torturers but not whistleblowers.

[MasonJar]

28. Why would anyone invite W to anything?

[SoapBox]

31. It's all about that pesky free speech....

NOT!

[PSPS]

32. TRANSLATION: They couldn't come up with the scratch.

A funny aside: I heard a radio commercial pimping a "get motivated" thing in Portland (a traveling financial and faith-healing tent show) with Giuliani, Powell, Laura Bush and other "luminaries." What cracked me up was that Giuliani, who voices the ad, said that "you can bring everyone for only $9.95! That's not per person, it's for the whole office!1!!" I guess things are getting tight even with the traveling clown circuit.

[Rabblevox]

35. That might actually be a weirdly entertaining way to spend an afternoon. nt

[Rabblevox]

36. ps. Here's the details on that event. I'm feeling a protest coming on....

http://www.getmotivated.com/city.aspx?a=5276

[wordpix]

37. what business has Laura Bush ever run? Motivated to be the wife of a rich dumbass dangerous moron?

geesh!

[Rabblevox]

38. well, she's not the worst 1st Lady ever...nt

[underpants]

34. RUN AWAY!!!

you little chickensh!t