23 October, 2003 4:15 PM
George W. Bush waltzed into Australia last night and has been received with a very mixed response.
The protests in most capital cities around the country started last night and continued throughout the day with around 5000 people booing him as he entered Parliament in Canberra.
He started a Mutual Admiration Society with our Prime Minister. He had an Aussie BBQ at our Prime Ministers house with some of out top sporting stars.
His speech to our parliament was disrupted by two of our Senators who were then asked to leave. Other MPs protested a little more subtly by wearing armbands, badges and not standing to applaud him (radical hey!?!).
He avoided any contact with the Australian media.
This afternoon he's lay a wreath at the War Memorial and head off after his 21 hours in the country.
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I had to deal with a few people in Canberra today at work. They were just cranky because of jets flying overhead every 6 minutes, since before Bush's arrival, all through the night and continuing through today. Cranky because they didn't get any sleep and couldn't concentrate at work. A new form of Chinese water torture?
saint » 23 October, 2003 7:45 PM
It was report here in the States that Bush was heckled by the Australian paraliment. I'm not a super fan of Bush, but I think it's rude and disrespectful to treat a visiting dignitary like that.
jenn » 24 October, 2003 1:01 PM
No one else with anything to say? Silent protest? Ok.. I'll say something....
regan » 23 October, 2003 7:20 PM