How Times Have Changed - Pics

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President William Jefferson ("Bill") Clinton Greets Onlookers during the G-7 Economic Summit held in Halifax, 15 June 1995

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Protests Planned for Bush-merkel Talks

Thousands of demonstrators are expected to protest on Thursday against the US president, George Bush, who arrives in eastern Germany for a three-day bonding session with Germany's leader, Angela Merkel.

The president is dropping into Mrs Merkel's picturesque Baltic coast constituency before flying on Friday to the G8 summit in St Petersburg. But the trip has already provoked opposition from residents. Officials in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have invited 1,000 carefully selected guests to meet Mr Bush on tomorrow in the seaside town of Stralsund. The stage-managed reception for the US president is being wryly compared to the treatment once afforded East Germany's communist party.

It's a bit like communist East Germany again," Monty Schädel, spokesman for Germany's Peace Association, one of 45 groups protesting against Mr Bush's visit under the slogan 'Not welcome, Mr President!', said today. "In communist times the authorities bussed in lots of loyal party officials to clap and shout hurrah. The same thing is happening again.
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/7-11-2006-101955.asp

[OKNancy]

1. Clinton in Europe

[Avalux]

3. That's a great one - thanks.

Was feeling nostalgic today when I read the article about preparing for Bush's visit in Germany. It never used to be like this. :-(

[OKNancy]

4. I saw it was your thread

a decide to give it a nice kick and a pic.
I know how you feel. You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.

[Avalux]

5. Thanks - here's a few good ones from Ireland, 1998.

[OKNancy]

2. and in Kiev

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. Remember Clinton's trip to Ireland?

Thousands of adoring fans were there to meet him. It was unbelievable how much they loved the guy. Now we have this useless piece of crap who has to have massive security and invited guests ONLY. Absolutely pathetic.

[Avalux]

7. Yes! My post #5 has pics of that.

It makes me so sad to think of what we've become to the rest of the world.

[madokie]

10. I would say that is true with most if not all the good honest

Americans. President Clinton was a Saint in the eyes of the world then as he is today I'm sure. What a President he was.

Ya' just gotta' love the Big Dog

[in_cog_ni_to]

23. Those pictures gave me chills. I remember sitting here watching that

as it happened and I was SO proud to be an American. I detest the repukes for what they have done to our reputation around the world. It IS sad..:(

[Avalux]

8. Clinton in Vietnam

[oasis]

22. America was soaring in those "good old days".

We went from this::party: :toast::loveya:to Bush and this: :hurts:

[Avalux]

9. Clinton in Cologne -

President Clinton and Chancellor Schroeder admire the cheering crowds on the streets of Cologne.

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11. With troops in Macedonia

[Dora]

25. Note that he's not in costume.

No fakery.

[Avalux]

12. Last one - Clinton in Slovenia

After his speech to thousands in Ljubljana's Congress Square, President Clinton shakes hands with the welcoming crowd.

[madokie]

13. I likes me some President Clinton, This is by far my favorite post yet,

[Avalux]

14. Cool!

Guess I kinda went nutty; wish other people would join in! :hi:

[MelissaB]

19. Thank you, sparosnare!

These are fantastic. :hi:

[Catherine Vincent]

15. Here's another good one:

[Avalux]

16. That is good - do you know where he was?

:hi:

[Catherine Vincent]

17. No, I don't.

I believe it was in the U.S. When I saw that nice pic of him and that adoring crowd I photobucked it. Sorry.

[LeftCoast]

18. Bush is Bubble Boy

It's bad enough, he can't appear in front of crowds outside of the country but when was the last time he was in front of an audience of average americans?

[Avalux]

20. A good morning kick! Please add

:kick:

[oasis]

21. That's my guy.(eom)

[Catherine Vincent]

24. more....

[Quantess]

26. B*sh is a jinx.

They don't "hate us for our freedom". They hate us because of B*sh.