President Bush’s trademark struggles with the finer points of public speaking were on full display Friday, when he thanked his “Austrian” hosts for inviting him to this year’s “OPEC” summit.
The Language Mangler-in-Chief was in Australia attending the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit.
Archive for October 23rd, 2007
Dazed Bush forgets what country he’s in, what summit he’s at
October 23, 2007Schwarzenegger Eliminates $55 Million Program to Help Homeless People
October 23, 2007Making good on a promise to trim the state budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger eliminated a $55-million program Friday that advocates say has helped thousands of mentally ill homeless people break the costly cycle of hospitalization, jails and street life.
Minimum Wage Increase to Become Reality
October 23, 2007(WASHINGTON)—After a decade-long wait, America’s lowest-paid workers saw Congress poised Thursday to increase the federal minimum wage by $2.10.
Fake firm gets nuclear license in U.S. govt sting
October 23, 2007Undercover investigators, working for a fake firm, obtained a license to buy enough radioactive material to build a “dirty bomb,” amid little scrutiny from federal regulators, according to a government report obtained on Wednesday. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the license to the dummy company in just 28 days with only a cursory rev
Schwarzeneggar Vetoes Iraq Pullout Vote
October 23, 2007Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced early Wednesday he had vetoed legislation that would have allowed Californians to vote on an advisory measure calling for President Bush to immediately withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq.
Sen. Craig reconsidering his resignation
October 23, 2007Sen. Larry Craig, who originally resigned from his Senate post upon his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting, is reconsidering his decision, his spokesman said Tuesday evening.
Bush Tries to End PBS, The House says NO!
October 23, 2007“The House on Wednesday evening overwhelmingly rejected President Bush’s plan to eliminate the $420 million federal subsidy for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.”
Pentagon to announce massive continuation of ’surge’
October 23, 2007The Pentagon will announce this morning of the next schedule rotation of 20,000 troops into Iraq starting at the end of this year continuing into 2008, CNN reported live Tuesday morning.
U.S. fights to keep U.S. meatpackers FROM testing all slaughtered cattle
October 23, 2007“WASHINGTON: The Bush administration said Tuesday it will fight to keep meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease”
Ron Paul tells Bill O’Reilly US policy, not Iran, is the real problem
October 23, 2007When presidential candidate Ron Paul appeared on The O’Reilly Factor Monday, host Bill O’Reilly repeatedly pressed Paul to agree that Iran is a dangerous enemy which will pose an imminent threat if the US leaves Iraq, meanwhile interrupting every one of Paul’s attempts to explain his own views on the negative results of US policy in the Middle East
