Did South America welcome Chimp and Pickles with open arms?

[goclark]

I hope they had lots of signs and people to welcome the motorcade.

[Sanity Claws]

1. They were greeted with flowers

just as the US soldiers are being met with flowers in Baghdad

[Cleita]

2. I just noticed. There hasn't been anything on the news

about this. Of course, I only watch a half hour of broadcast news every day. I will read all my internet sources in the morning of course including DU.

[Christa]

3. I know Maradonna is organising a big protest against him. nt.

[Mend]

4. the continents had a national holiday so that all people

could cheer and topple statues of Chavez, dance in the streets, and wave US flags. And wear little purple heart bandaids on their faces.

[kevinbgoode]

5. I'm not a Spanish-speaker, but you can perhaps hear/watch

some local coverage online. . .I sometimes use http://www.tvradioworld.com

You can locate local radio stations/sometimes television broadcasting from there - also, if you select the "Oceania/Antarctica" link, there is a neat station broadcasting pre-programmed music from way, way down under. . .if you hit that site, go to "links"..and then "Find things" and it will pull up another international online broadcast search engine. There are several Argentinian radio stations broadcasting live online.

I often listen to Australian talk radio (it's interesting to listen to local talk shows in Perth, Australia). I have some other TV links stored online somewhere, if anyone is interested....:-).

[goclark]

9. Thanks for the link! Banner: Fuera Bush

They greeted him with banners and protesters marching in the street.

Big banner ----FUERA BUSH

[SillyGoose]

6. I don't know, but I seriously doubt it. There was a thread around here

earlier that mentioned businesses boarding up windows in anticipation of demonstrations. Apparently he can't go anywhere without people coming out in force in opposition to him and his policies.

[Christa]

7. South Americans' Discontent Portends a Chilly Reception for Bush

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=4769

BUENOS AIRES -- As President Bush prepares for a visit to South America this week, thousands of people in the region have been preparing to make sure he knows exactly what they think of him.

In Argentina, where Bush will attend a Summit of the Americas conference Friday and Saturday, small bombs have been tossed at several American bank branches and chain stores, and soccer idol Diego Maradona has urged viewers of his popular TV talk show to join him in a protest to "say no to Bush" outside the meeting, being held in the seaside town of Mar del Plata.

In Brazil, where Bush will meet Sunday with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, thousands of protesters have stood outside the U.S. Embassy with signs labeling Bush "Public Enemy Number One."

The chilly welcome, according to public opinion polls, reflects a general slide of the U.S. government's popularity throughout South America. While some of the criticism centers on the war in Iraq, much of it is linked to regional economic policies such as privatization and low tariffs promoted by multinational lenders and supported by both the Clinton and Bush administrations.

[NoBushSpokenHere]

8. Fuera Bush --- Protest in the News

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/pictures/MPL17D.htm

Members of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo organization take part in a demonstration against U.S. President George W. Bush near the venue of the Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata, Argentina, November 3, 2005. George Bush is due to arrive in a few hours to take part in the summit of leaders of the western hemisphere. The banner reads "Bush out" in Spanish.