Bush rebuked by the hand of God --(Señor Peligro (Mr Danger) )

[Say_What]

The good people of Mar del Plata gave Bush a good sendoff by burning 'muriKan flags. Even the Mayor said "Bush probably doesn't even know that people here are so solidly against him," and in the past referred to Chimpy as "the most disagreeable person on the planet". :rofl:
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George Bush presumably knew before this weekend that the "hand of God" could be merciless. He certainly does now. Maradona, rather than Iraq, was uppermost on the US President's mind this weekend as he attended a summit of leaders from the Western hemisphere in the Argentinian beach resort of Mar del Plata.

As domestic polls informed him that he was increasingly mistrusted by his fellow Americans, Mr Bush was clearly mortified to be called "human trash" by Latin America's equivalent of Michael Jordan - the Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona.

Despite being a compatriot of Ché Guevara, Maradona is an unlikely revolutionary. He cheated at football but was forgiven on account of his genius on the field. He also screwed up with drugs and was forgiven for that, too, because he fought it and, so far, is overcoming it. But could he be a nail in George Bush's political coffin? Don't rule it out.

Anyone who has spent time in Latin America recently knows Mr Bush is the least popular US president among Latin Americans in history. Five Latin American countries have voted in left-of-centre governments since he took office. From the indigenous people through to the middle classes and even among the elite, Latin Americans increasingly seek not the American dream, but the Latin American dream. They are disillusioned with what Maradona yesterday called "the American Empire".

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article325146.ece


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) speaks with Panamanian Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis during a pause in the final plenary session of the Fourth Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata, Argentina, November 5, 2005. Leaders from across the Americas sought to break a stalemate on the issue of a free trade accord on the last day of meetings. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

[TankLV]

1. This if very refressingly good news.

I hope it gets stronger and better every day from hear on out.

[Erika]

2. Human trash?

Yes that applies to Bush. He put our troops in harms way for corporate global profits. He is trash.

[pokercat999]

12. Time to take out the trash? nt

[HeeBGBz]

13. I think they got the human part wrong

eom

[3waygeek]

17. It's also an insult to trash

At least trash can be recycled & turned into something useful.

[sakabatou]

3. "Can't we all just get along?"

"NO!"

[Maraya1969]

4. I actually had a pang of pity for a moment but Bush has made his bed

so he should be cursed out in it. And if the preservation of our country must be helped by Argentinian Soccer players and world wide protesters then let it happen. Maybe with the world's help it will mean the complete destruction of the right wing. Couldn't happen too soon in my book.

[Erika]

5. Yep. Theocratic/Corporate/Fascism must be stopped by the GOP

And I thank the other countries for their help.

[wickerwoman]

6. Maradona is an asshole...

but even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

[CoffeeCat]

7. I'm wondering...

...about this quote, "Mr Bush was clearly mortified to be called "human trash" by Latin America's equivalent of Michael Jordan - the Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona".

So, Bush was "mortified"..."clearly mortified".

Did Maradona say this to Bush's face? Or did someone tell Bush, "Oh my, I believe that soccer player just called you human trash."?

I wonder how Junior got the news and what he looks like/does when he's "mortified".

The man deserves to be mortified at least 25 times a day.

[Kire]

8. good question

I would like to see the look on his face when he is "clearly mortified".

[Erika]

10. Yeah, he was thinking if only I could find more troops n/t

[cassiepriam]

16. I doubt anyone told Bush about the comment. If so he could care less.

Sociopaths have no conscience. No guilt. No remorse. No mortification. They just get angry that they are not being admired and getting their way.

[Carolab]

9. I wonder what they must think of us.

Since we aren't really doing anything to STOP HIM!

[Judi Lynn]

11. Good news from the Independent!

It's interesting learning Diego Maradona is as well known as Michael Jordan. It would be so refreshing to hear a huge local (U.S.) celebrity telling the world that _Bush bites bigtime.

Interesting to remember that when Maradona started his drug rehabilitation work, he went to Cuba to do it.

I hope Latin America and the Caribbean will someday get the chance to progress as they would have, before they were so wildly and viciously trucked with by our right-wing pResidents. They undoubtedly want their world back.

[rodeodance]

14. "the most disagreeable person on the planet".--gee, I gen. hear how

he gets along with people.

[rodeodance]

15. there was a news report yesterday that Jr had been briefed on the

protests. I think this was cnn.

[hippiechick]

18. "Clearly Mortified" ??

How - when the idiot doesn't read newspapers and essentially lives in a bubble of yes-men - is he aware that he's even been called anything ??

:shrug:

[murray hill farm]

19. Mortified or not...

he sure did not look happy..in any pics that i saw...and he looked afraid in most of them.