Bush jokes as protesters burn his effigy in Montreal: "I believe in free speech--except not today"

[kpete]

Inside the hotel, nearly 1,000 spectators paid as much as $400 to hear Bush speak during the latest stop on his Canadian tour.

He got a standing ovation when he first took the podium to address the eager audience.

"I believe in free speech -- except not today," he quipped, drawing laughs and a huge applause.

Many in the highly supportive crowd guffawed at most of Bush's jokes. The first 10 minutes of his 37-minute speech could have been mistaken for a standup routine.


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[fascisthunter]

1. George Bush never believed in Free Speech on any day

he's the closest this country has come to having a dictator.

[SammyWinstonJack]

5. +1 nt

[Ilsa]

2. Haaarrrr Haar hardy har har... Bush is only rarely amusing. nt

[alsame]

3. Yeah, he's a real knee-slapper. nt

[Solly Mack]

4. "There ought to be limits to freedom" George Bush, May 21, 1999

[skypilot]

6. ...drawing laughs and a HUGE APPLAUSE

Creepy response, considering the context. There are jackasses everywhere.

[rubberducky]

7. Did Canada forget to put the protesters in a "free speech zone".

[sakabatou]

8. Pissing on the Constitution

[lsewpershad]

9. Not today

is correct. He should not be allowed to speak ...not today not ever.Idiot!

[elway71998]

10. Bush in Canada

yeah he has a great way with words!!!!

[ixion]

11. the only time that putrid, little man believe in 'free speech' is when it's his speech

otherwise, he despises it.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

12. $400 a ticket - no wonder he doesn't believe in free speech

i wonder what his cut was.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

13. He's got sole(s)

[Owl]

14. 1,000 spectators, ehh,,,, 1,000 idiots who wasted as much as $400

[Blaze Diem]

15. asshole

"he he ya'll can't touch me"

[SalmonChantedEvening]

16. One thing is certain.

There were 1,000 people in Montreal with no decency.