VIDEO MONTAGE: Bush and Blair’s Farewell Love Fest
VIDEO MONTAGE: Bush and Blair’s Farewell Love Fest
This morning, President Bush and outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair held their final press conference together in the Rose Garden. The two men perhaps most responsible for the war in Iraq spent virtually the entire time heaping praise on one another.
“You’ve been unyielding, unflinching, and determined,” Blair told Bush, confessing at one point, “I totally agree with what the President was saying, we have the same position exactly.”
Bush contrasted Blair with the “hot-air artists” and “blowhards in the political process,” saying, “this good man is a courageous man.” “Will I miss working with Tony Blair?” he asked. “You bet I will.”
Watch our video montage of the love fest:
Transcript:
BUSH: I’m pleased to welcome Tony Blair back to the White House. He is a good friend.
BLAIR: Well, thank you very much, Mr. President.
BUSH: I have enjoyed working with Tony Blair more than I could have possibly imagined.
BUSH: Will I miss working with Tony Blair? You bet I will.
BLAIR: It will be the last chance I get to do this type of press conference in the Rose Garden, standing next to President Bush.
BUSH: You don’t understand how effective Blair is, I guess. Because when we’re in a room with world leaders and he speaks, people listen.
BLAIR: I totally agree with what the President was saying, we have the same position exactly.
BUSH: There’s a lot of blowhards in the political process, you know, a lot of hot-air artists, people who have got something fancy to say. Tony Blair is somebody who actually follows through with his convictions.
BLAIR: You’ve been unyielding, unflinching, and determined.
BUSH: Yeah! This guy is a very strong, respected leader. He’s absolutely the right guy for me to be dealing with.
BLAIR: And thank you also for the strength of your leadership over the past few years.
BUSH: It’s been a joy having you back here. I appreciate — every time I’m with you I appreciate very much the insight you provide.
BLAIR: And I would take the same position of alliance with America again, yes I would.
BUSH: What I know is the world needs courage. And what I know is this good man is a courageous man.
Thanks for coming.
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Steamy!!!
May 17th, 2007 at 3:34 pmIcky!
May 17th, 2007 at 3:36 pm“I think we missed Cheney.”
May 17th, 2007 at 3:36 pmGeoffrey Hoon, former British defense secretary under Tony Blair, on mistakes in pre-war planning, May 2, 2007.
I think I’m going to barf
May 17th, 2007 at 3:41 pmI heard about Blair staying the night at the White House and I thought, “how nice, Junior had a friend over for sleepover”. Then I wondered whether Rove and Gannon had made it a full-scale slumber-party. Then I had to listen to loud music to get the awful images out of my head.
May 17th, 2007 at 3:42 pmAh yes, Blair sold out every principle of the Labour party.
The current guess in the UK is that Blair will spend an awful lot of time in the US on the post dinner speaker circuit. Can I just say you are welcome to him.
My tale of why he is a c*%$ will bore you but he betrayed the UK. We voted for change and got more of the same.
May 17th, 2007 at 3:44 pmThose two should get a room.
May 17th, 2007 at 3:45 pmI like it when Amanda covers “love fests”.
May 17th, 2007 at 3:46 pmThe only thing missing was some tongue action.
/sarcasm. Sorry, all. Call it my gut reaction, because a gut reaction is *so* much more reliable that a well-thought-through plan. /sarcasm.
Regards.
May 17th, 2007 at 3:46 pmIt would have taken ONE reporter to say after his montage…
“As opposed to you?”
THAT would have summed it all up!
May 17th, 2007 at 3:47 pmWonder if Tony got slipped the table scraps at dinner?
“the poodle bites, the poodle chews it…”
May 17th, 2007 at 3:48 pm(Frank Zappa, RIP)
missed it. did Tony roll over and play dead……again?
May 17th, 2007 at 3:55 pmTony B-liar has taken brown-nosing to a new unsuspected level.
He will probably be used as an example in future encyclopedias.
May 17th, 2007 at 3:55 pmChimpy is a gay-bashing gay. IOKIYAR.
May 17th, 2007 at 3:56 pmTheres a much better video on CNN. It’s about a turtle chasing a cat.
But why is this even TP worthy? Blair and Bush are nice to each other…. wow, huge news there.
May 17th, 2007 at 3:57 pmPoodle grooming can be so much fun!
May 17th, 2007 at 3:58 pmhttp://ccoaler.blogspot.com/ 2007/ 05/ grand-mosque-in-cologne.html
Grand mosque in Cologne, Germany
May 17th, 2007 at 3:59 pmThat made me want to puke. Ugh!
Is it just me, or did Blair look distinctly uncomfortable?
May 17th, 2007 at 3:59 pmand que the sudden nausea…
ew.
May 17th, 2007 at 3:59 pmMy tale of why he is a c*%$ will bore you but he betrayed the UK. We voted for change and got more of the same.
Comment by UKBristolDave
I was over in the UK for the first fortnight in April. Saw lots of hand-made “Blair OUT!” signs pretty much everywhere.
Great beer, especially in the north (and Scotland).
May 17th, 2007 at 3:59 pmBush Admits to Destroying Blair’s Career
‘ Appearing at a joint press conference at the White House, Mr Bush was asked if he was responsible for the end of Mr Blair’s premiership.
He said: “I could be” ‘
http://www.juancole.com/
May 17th, 2007 at 4:01 pm‘ Appearing at a joint press conference at the White House, Mr Bush was asked if he was responsible for the end of Mr Blair’s premiership.
He said: “I could be” ‘
Bush later became angry that a reporter was, as he put it, “dancing on Blair’s political grave,” insisting that he would work with Blair until he stepped down. I.e. until mid June!
Why he was so angry with the reporter for jumping the gun a few weeks when he had just admitted that he may well have been the one who sent Blair to his political grave is not clear.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:02 pmI wonder if Jeff Gannon is coming over for “entertainment” this evening?
May 17th, 2007 at 4:03 pmHe’s not welcome in the Uk …. so hes going to America hes your poodle you can have him……… we dont want him
May 17th, 2007 at 4:03 pmComment by gummitch — May 17, 2007 @ 3:59 pm
The cider and the real ale in the south west is quality as well.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:06 pmComment by Zooey — May 17, 2007 @ 3:59 pm
Blimey, is that the lovely Zooey?
May 17th, 2007 at 4:06 pmBlair: “I’ve always had the hots for you, Georgie.”
Bush: “I know, Tony, but I was just stringing you along.”
May 17th, 2007 at 4:09 pmNow I can burn the ‘pictures’ Tony.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:10 pmWhen Blair said, “You’ve been unyielding, unflinching, and determined,” I guess he meant that as a compliment?
May 17th, 2007 at 4:13 pmI wonder with Wolfie heading out the door if Shrub will put his man dog Blair’s name in the kittie for the World Bank slot???
May 17th, 2007 at 4:13 pmwonder is Blair is going to live in Urban dwelling house or a Ranch like Bush , one thing for sure hes American now . Bye Tony
May 17th, 2007 at 4:14 pmUnyielding is not a trait I would consider a virtue in any person.
Theres a much better video on CNN. It’s about a turtle chasing a cat.
But why is this even TP worthy? Blair and Bush are nice to each other…. wow, huge news there. Comment by squegeebooo
Turtle chasing a cat. I don’t find that very newsworthy. My dog runs from frogs. What I find humorous is the difference between MIC on and MIC off when Bush and Blair speak.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:14 pmFrom ProjectforanOldAmericanCentury:
[*]The Special Relationship
The bombs go off
The legs go off
The heads go off
The arms go off
The feet go off
The light goes out
The heads go off
The legs go off
The lust is up
The dead are dirt
The lights go out
The dead are dust
A man bows down before another man
And sucks his lust
Harold Pinter
May 17th, 2007 at 4:14 pmAugust 2004
I guess they will have to award each other the medal of freedom.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:14 pmBye Tony, welcome to the land of the terrorists
May 17th, 2007 at 4:15 pmMy tale of why he is a c*%$ will bore you but he betrayed the UK. We voted for change and got more of the same.
Comment by UKBristolDave — May 17, 2007 @ 3:44 pm
We feel your pain. But at least you have a happy ending.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:16 pmRumours are already flying in Britain that Tony may face charges of committing War Crimes the moment he steps down. And those rumours were coming from the Foreign Office.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:17 pmIt’s about a turtle chasing a cat.
Dude’s looking for pussy…..I’m sure he’d appreciate the privacy though.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:17 pm39/ david send a link please you made my day
May 17th, 2007 at 4:18 pmThere will be a nice lucrative spot waiting for Mr Blair, possibly with the Carlyle Group to join his predecessor John Major.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:19 pmBut why is this even TP worthy? Blair and Bush are nice to each other…. wow, huge news there.
Comment by squegeebooo
Listen Squiggy, trolls don’t need to complain, they can just leave. It’s a win, win.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:19 pmThey both seem oblivious to the fact that 75% of the world hates them.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:19 pmIs it just me, or did Blair look distinctly uncomfortable?
Comment by Zooey — May 17, 2007 @ 3:59 pm
I hope so. They both deserve to be uncomfortable for a very long time.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:20 pmWow, Bush seemed VERY drunk.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:20 pmWe voted for change and got more of the same.
Comment by UKBristolDave — May 17, 2007 @ 3:44 pm
Hey, so did we!
…Same old rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb….
…Nine mile skiddin’ on a ten mile ride……
May 17th, 2007 at 4:22 pmhttp://jurist.law.pitt.edu/currentawareness/icc.php
ICC prosecutor says Bush, Blair could face war crimes investigation
March 19, 2007
[JURIST] US President George Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair [official profiles] may one day face war crimes charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST news archive] at The Hague, according to ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile; BBC…. [more]
May 17th, 2007 at 4:23 pmGood day for the trolls they just gained a poodle - come on trolls where are your nice comments about your new dog
May 17th, 2007 at 4:25 pmIraq’s ambassador to the United Nations, said the country is considering joining the ICC.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:27 pmComment by UKBristolDave — May 17, 2007 @ 4:06 pm
Hello, UKDave.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:28 pmComment by Zooey — May 17, 2007 @ 4:28 pm
Hey Z, I hope life has been treating you well.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:33 pmUKBristolDave and Terry.
Tevez did it. ;)
About Liverpool-Milan… it has amazed me the way I am so uninterested. For real.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:34 pmComment by Juan C — May 17, 2007 @ 4:34 pm
Not yet. Sheff Utd are raising a legal challenge over his signing. He may yet send West Ham down.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:35 pmAnybody else notice that when the chymp went off his prepared pablum, he stammered and stuttered and seemed to have a difficult time framing his thoughts into words?? If one were to look at a transcript, the number of partially completed sentences outnumber the completed ones. Mental or drunk, or both?
May 17th, 2007 at 4:37 pmBush does sound drunk.
Blair does look uncomfortable.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:46 pm#52, I noticed that too.
The MSM will downplay it by saying “that’s just Bush being Bush. Leave him alone! He’s our king!”.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:47 pmthey both looked so tired, so pained to have to be up there in front of people doing that (whatever that was…nailing Blair’s coffin shut? one last lie for the ages?).
GW: “a lot of ‘blowhards’” — apparently he meant others, but everyone of course knows that to be a self-description.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:48 pmHey Z, I hope life has been treating you well.
Comment by UKBristolDave
Very well, thank you. How are things with you?
May 17th, 2007 at 4:49 pmComment by Zooey — May 17, 2007 @ 4:49 pm
Well, a little bit stressful but I bet you can put a smile on my face…
May 17th, 2007 at 4:54 pmComment by Zooey — May 17, 2007 @ 4:49 pm
Hey Z, nice to catch you again but I’m weakened by the time difference.
Hope to speak to you soon.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:06 pmComment by UKBristolDave — May 17, 2007 @ 4:54 pm
I’m looking at you cross-eyed. :D
May 17th, 2007 at 5:07 pmComment by UKBristolDave — May 17, 2007 @ 5:06 pm
The sooner the better. :)
May 17th, 2007 at 5:11 pmComment by Zooey — May 17, 2007 @ 5:07 pm
:-p
Goodnight Z. Dare I even do this…..x?
Hope to speak to you soon.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:11 pmComment by UKBristolDave — May 17, 2007 @ 5:11 pm
Apparently you do dare. Heh.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:16 pmI wonder if someone slipped those two some Ecstasy?
Then again, a greased up Gannon and Rove could be in waiting.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:25 pmSheff Utd are raising a legal challenge over his signing. He may yet send West Ham down.
Comment by UKBristolDave
Yeah, but Tevez did it.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:28 pmBlair must be thinking, “I sold my soul to stand up here with this yokel? Please stop talking now, you hick. Please, somebody make him stop talking. Thank goodness it’s over. Oh goody, tea and crumpets!”
May 17th, 2007 at 5:29 pmTwo devil worshipers - brother in arms - Bush & Blair.
New World Order Supporters
May 17th, 2007 at 5:48 pmSounds like they could be bunk mates and share a prison cell at the Hague or GITMO.
I always imagine Bush in an orange suit when he speaks his nonsense.
May 17th, 2007 at 6:13 pmAmanda - Jeanna Moos has been reading your post….
May 17th, 2007 at 7:56 pmPretty sickening isn’t it.
Imagine the audacity of Blair to claim that the whole reason they went to Iraq was for democracy.
Yeah — reason number 4 after all the other BS fell through.
What a pair of tweedles.
May 17th, 2007 at 10:02 pmUgh! Did they slip each other the tongue?!
May 17th, 2007 at 10:32 pmMore than a love fest for the press. Bush, Blair, and Gannon had 3 way sex orgies together in the White House.
May 17th, 2007 at 11:01 pmThat was some good ole ass-kissing. Hope they got a room. :)
May 18th, 2007 at 7:28 amIt’s great to see the same two nations having the courage and foresight as they did in WWII. It’s funny to watch TP become the embodiement of Neville Chamberlain and 1940 isolationists. History books should be forced reading for you guys but you’re too busy with conspiracy theories. Sad lot.
May 18th, 2007 at 9:50 amI was beginning to think these were honorable men until I read all the comments about ass kissing, tongue swapping, bunk buddies etc…
May 18th, 2007 at 10:00 amThanks, for putting things into perspective for me you all… I think we gotta hug.
What a miserable site here on the internet, and what a ridiculous ‘take’ on the American/UK relationship. You guys need to grow the hell up, take a History course or two, and recognize what is going on in the world today.
May 21st, 2007 at 2:47 pmCongrats to Tony Blair for understanding the lay of the land. Bush is hardly his stature, but at least he too can see the forest for the trees. Both of them will be better understood by historians than they are at present.
The only thing sickening about this display, is that people still don’t get it. What do we need, yet another 9/11 to wake people up from their stupor once more? We are grossly underestimating the determination of the side that would see us dead and buried– and not just our leaders, but YOU, feckless english-speaking reader. YOU are who they want. And you’re who they’ll get, if you keep this up.