Bush: Skipping Olympics Would Be An Insult

In Japan For G-8 Summit, President Says U.S. Economy Not As Robust As He'd Like

(CBS/AP)  Above all else, President Bush views his decision to attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics as an act of patriotism.

"I think it would be good for these athletes who have worked hard to see their President waving that flag," he said during a press conference today.

Were he to boycott the event, as several other world leaders have pledged to do in response to the Chinese government's crackdown on Tibetan protestors, Mr. Bush thinks the Chinese people might take offense, reports CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller.

"The Chinese people are watching very carefully about the decisions by world leaders, and I happen to believe that not going to the opening ceremony for the games would be an affront to the Chinese people, which may make it more difficult to be able to speak frankly with the Chinese leadership," the president said.

Mr. Bush is putting trade talks and aid to Africa high on his agenda Sunday for an upcoming summit of major economic powers that is also expected to focus on energy and climate change.

Mr. Bush met Sunday with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, the first of many expected meetings between world leaders on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit that begins Monday on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.

At a joint press conference Sunday with Fukuda, Mr. Bush told reporters he was disappointed by the U.S. economy: "Our economy is not growing as robustly as we'd like."

Mr. Bush continued calling for Congress to find a solution to the United States' dependency on foreign oil, by expanding offshore areas available for oil exploration, as well as opening up a protected Alaskan reserve to drilling, while promising that increasing production of fossil fuels will lead to more renewable energy sources.

"For seven years I've been trying to get the Congress to explore for oil domestically," he said. "Now is the time when they come back from their Fourth of July vacations to open up ANWR, open up the outer continental shift, so that we can say to the world that we will do our part in increasing supply, so we can transition from the period of reliance upon hydrocarbons to a new period of advanced technologies.

Climate Change A Key Topic

The three-day summit will also include meetings between the G-8 leaders and heads of several African countries and major developing nations including China, Brazil and India - a total of 22 leaders.

Host Japan has made climate change a key topic at the meeting, and many hope the G-8 will give some indication of its commitment to cutting greenhouse gases to move forward U.N.-led talks aimed at replacing the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, which expires in 2012. Negotiators face a deadline of December 2009, when some 190 nations will meet in Denmark.

Fukuda would like the summit to agree on a 50 percent overall reduction in greenhouse gases - blamed for global warming - by 2050. Some European countries and developing nations also want to set targets for cutting emissions by 2020. Scientists say those targets are needed to avoid the worst effects of global warming.

But Mr. Bush reiterated his position that rapidly developing nations also need to commit to emission-reduction standards. He said he was "realistic enough to tell you that if China and India don't share that same aspiration, that we're not going to solve the problem."

Mr. Bush also emphasized the urgency of providing aid for Africa. He called on wealthy nations to provide mosquito nets and other aid to prevent children from "needlessly dying from mosquito bites."

"I'm concerned about people going hungry. We'll be very constructive in the dialogue about the environment - I care about the environment - but today there's too much suffering in the continent of Africa," he said. "Now is the time for the comfortable nations to step up and do something about it."

In addition to food and energy, Mr. Bush said he hopes to spend time talking with other leaders about moving forward on the World Trade Organization talks, which have become stuck as rich and poor nations bicker over changes to their subsidies and trade taxes.

"This is an opportunity for us, Mr. Prime Minister, for us to promote free and fair trade," Mr. Bush said during the news conference with Fukuda. "The best way to help impoverished around the world is through trade."

Mr. Bush also expressed deep concern about Myanmar, or Burma, faulting the country's military regime for its "unwarranted" limited response to Cyclone Nargis, which killed more than 80,000 people. He called on the junta to free detained democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.

Protests Brew In Shadow Of G-8

The site of this year's G-8 summit is a heavily guarded luxury resort on a hilltop overlooking picturesque Lake Toya, formed in a crater left behind by a collapsed volcano.

Hundreds of protesters held a second day of demonstrations against the G-8 in Sapporo, about 65 miles northeast of Lake Toya and the closest protesters have gotten to the secluded summit venue.

Security kicked into high gear over the weekend, with riot police in body armor monitoring checkpoints along roads leading to the summit site through the rolling farmland.

Japan has mobilized roughly 20,000 police officers in Hokkaido to avert any terrorist attacks. The Yomiuri newspaper reported that F-15 fighter jets would patrol during the summit.

[nssherlock1]

An insult is reading this clown, JTait2, posts and having Bush for a president.

[kevboom]

"Bush: Skipping Olympics Would Be An Insult"

After Abu Ghirab and Guantanamo, it would also be hypocrisy.

[mcvet]

An insult is reading this clown, JTait2, posts and having Bush for a president.

Posted by nsSherlock1 at 09:21 AM : Jul 06, 2008

Agreed!! ROFLMAO

[zerato-2009]

Dubya has a weird reason of going to the opening cermonies. He is doing for the athletesw to see him waving the flag. They ahve seen him waving the flag for the last 7 and a half years and what a disaster has of an admin has occured. I am sure as supersticious people, the athletes would rather he not be there waving a flag with the track record he has had.

[whiskyrocker]

He mean''s going to the Olympics would be an insult to the American people.

[jn122736]

Unbelievable Stupidity LOL!!!

You can always tell the Obama supporters.....They never voted before!!!
Posted by JTait2 at 08:41 AM : Jul 06, 2008
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Could it be that Rowdy-the-racist-Wicca is now posting under a new ID?

Just asking.

[brianbwb-2009]

"Bush: Skipping Olympics Would Be An Insult"

Brian: Sending our soldiers to their deaths on the basis of Bush''s lies is an even greater insult, but as McSame said, they don''t matter.

[wdrussell1]

I can understand the Bush position. China is corporate Americas biggest ally in the war on the American citizens.

[tootall10142]

NEVER NEVER **** OFF THE SEARGENT MAJOR ,THE COOK OR THE DISHWAHER. OH DONT FORGET NEVER EVER **** OFF YOUR BANKER.WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ANGRY SOLDIER GETS HIS CHECK AND TYPING PAPER.I MYSELF DRAW PENSION FROM THE GOVRNMENT AND THE PEOPLE I SERVED ,WHERE ARE THEY NOW? WATCHING THE MAIL BOX AND LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO SALVATION ARMY TO PICK UP YOUR THROW AWAYS.

[nssherlock1]

I guess he is tired of butchering the English language and wants to screw up Mandarin for a change of pace.

[hungry1968]

"President Says U.S. Economy Not As Robust As He''d Like"





DUH!!!

Ya think?!?!?!

[wdrussell1]

Well if they didn''t vote before, you can''t blame them for the 8 years of a Bush disaster.

[mcvet]

I''m SO ashamed of this Little Man! I don''t know HOW, after what he''s done to this Nation and to the WORLD is so bad.. SO Incompetent, I wouldn''t show my face for NO MONEY! I guess you have be beneath HONOR don''t you? IF ANY of you doubt what I''m saying go pull up a TAPE of this piece of human TRASH acting like some drunken Cowboy on a Saturday Night with the REST of the World, both FRIEND and ENEMY!! PULL IT UP!! Don''t put anyone in charge of this nation again... I beg you as a Combat Veteran and friend to 15 very good Men on that Wall in WASHINGTON!! I want to KNOW the next President WOULD NOT have done this... I want to KNOW he has FAR more class than this!! SIEG HEIL BUSH

[hungry1968]

LOL! No, I''''m not Rowdy, but I do take that as
a compliment.


Posted by JTait2 at 10:07 AM : Jul 06, 2008




You would. Both pretenders, liars, and incompetents.

[realpatriot1]

What''s wrong with insulting murderous tyrants?

The real axis of evil is still China & Russia and their support for dictatorial regimes.

I realize that Bush has blurred the line between us and them with Guantanomo, Abu Graib, and our own support for dictators but this is still appeasement at a time when taking a stand would send a powerful message to the Chinese people and the freedom loving people of the world.

[mcvet]

Could it be that Rowdy-the-racist-Wicca is now posting under a new ID?

Just asking.

Posted by jn122736 at 09:55 AM : Jul 06, 2008

Yeah I''d say so! The old Name got their clocks CLEANED the other day with the OBAMA was a Muslim garbage. They said Obama''s Grandma, a pretty OLD FASHIONED Lady in her own right''s Put him down for school as a Muslim! IF they weren''t so bigoted they could see through it... They were nailed to the wall on it so.... I think you are right!!

[realpatriot1]

Jtait2,

Who did you vote for the last two elections, sonny?

[kretos-2009]

bush electing a terrorist like you was an insult to American nation !!!

[kretos-2009]

bush electing a terrorist like you was an insult to American nation !!!

[excoachken]

The Cowardly Cowboy is an insult to America!

[wdrussell1]

You would think it was Bush/McCain who said this but it wasn''t.

%u201CThe more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.%u201D
Nikita Khrushchev quote

[newz4i]

"Mr. Bush thinks the Chinese people might take offense, reports."

Since when did President Bush consider another person taking offense for his actions?

Come on.

[ubrew12]

"Bush: Skipping Olympics Would Be An Insult"

The whole world told us it''d be a disaster to invade Iraq. The Bush response? "Old Europe", "Freedom Fries", "I''m not sure we can continue our government contracts with Canada and Mexico", etc, etc.

At this point, wouldn''t insulting China be more consistent? I mean, I''m just looking after the Bush legacy of not being a ''flip-flopper''

[fstop100]

It is an insult to Americans we have to import the *** they make in china.

[jn122736]

"Bush: Skipping Olympics Would Be An Insult."

"President Says U.S. Economy Not As Robust As He''d Like."
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These two lines say it all.

This is Bush doublespeak for:
I need all the money I can borrow from china to continue to prop-up the economy until after I leave office, or at least to delay its collapse until a democrat is elected to take the blame, or even better still, until McCain is elected to continue with the profiteering, by my friends/owners in corporate America, from outsourcing American jobs and importing cheap Chinese manufactured goods.

[piercetheval]

...He don''t care about no relay race...just show him to the Bar-B-Q!

[vnveteran72]

Shrub and his entire Scumbag Cartel of Criminals is an Insult to every American, the Constitution, Rule of Law, and every single Military Member that gave their lives to uphold them. He and Darth are War Criminals, and subject to Impeachment, Arrest, Imprisonment, Trial, and a Penalty of Death by Hanging. May they Rot in He11.

[jn122736]

Could it be that Rowdy-the-racist-Wicca is now posting under a new ID?

Just asking.
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LOL! No, I''''m not Rowdy, but I do take that as
a compliment.
Posted by JTait2 at 10:07 AM : Jul 06, 2008
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Well actually there is one difference; At least you consider being considered a Racist as a compliment, while Rowdy doesn%u2019t even have the integrity/honesty to admit it

[barbaraf4]

RISING FUEL COSTS HAVE STOPPED AGENCIES FROM DELIVERING MEALS TO, OR PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE DISABLED. Posted by JTait2
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I drive for Meals on Wheels. As long as I have an ounce of gas in my tank, no matter how expensive, I will deliver meals to my people. Notice, MY people? That''s how you feel, because they share their life stories, pictures of the grandchildren and tell you about things their husbands did when they were alive. Sometimes you are the only person they see all day and they just need to talk.

I say we ground Air Force One and it''s expenses and continue to fund Meals on Wheels. The cost of one roundtrip to China for Bush to attend the Olympics would finance the agencies for a long time. If he wants to go to the Olympics, then I say he should stand in line at the airport like the rest of us. Afterall, he is the one who created the airport nightmares.

[watcher269-2009]

YES - Defiantly - GOD FORBID -

we tell China how upset we are that they send our kids LEAD tainted toys candy and merchandise,

how they send us contaminated products that are put into the food chain that kills our pets,

how they contaminated medicines by not properly controlling their manufacturing of products,

how they constantly spy and steal Nuclear plans for bombs

how they use slave labor to undercut the American economy

Etc..................

[jumkey]

"The Chinese people are watching very carefully about the decisions by world leaders"

They''re watching very carefully about decisions?

What a buffoon.

He''s the perfect public face of conservative Republicans - a complete dolt.

What a disgrace.

[edward1975-2009]

It would be the right thing to do, so of course it won''t get done. To much time is spent on what is politically correct, instead what is right or wrong.

[zerato-2009]

Does Obama have a plan???

Obama doesn''''t even have a clue!!!
Posted by JTait2

Yes he does. The same plan hillary has except for the gimmick of a tax free gas holiday

[incog-nito]

"After all, we owe them a lot of money, and we don''t want to **** them off, do we." President Bush added.

[arustynail]

Just think... Out of about 500 thousand sperm cells, and Dubya the "mindless idiot" was the fastest. Maybe this could only give you an idea of what the rest of the 500 thousand sperm cells that never made it would have turned out.

[liberalme]

Just to let you know Bushkins--YOU are an insult not only to our country, but an insult to intelligent life.

Bush hasn''t been a world leader, he has been the war/oil mongering aggressor and dictator in his own simple mind.

The only thing Bush will accomplish over there will be to disgrace and make further mockery of America.

Good Lord, Dan Quayle was smarter than this sorry excuse for a human being and that ain''t saying much.!

[rowdywicca]

Well actually there is one difference; At least you consider being considered a Racist as a compliment, while Rowdy doesn%u2019t even have the integrity/honesty to admit it



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Posted by jn122736 at 10:54 AM : Jul 06, 2008

How trite!!! I should admit to something that''s not true...just because your hateful little racist mind says it is?

Oh, I don''t think so. Continue to live in your little racist delusion...it''s a good excuse for supporting a dipwad candidate.

[rowdywicca]

Actually, it would be an insult...

And right now we can''t afford to be insulting ANY other countries when the dipwad Obama is proposing that we DISARM and try to talk to other countries from a position of WEAKNESS!!!

God help us if this dipwad gets near the White House!

[whiskyrocker]

RowdyWicca

If Obama gets in office we will be Fu*&%! He is a Pu$$y

[liberalme]

And right now we can''''t afford to be insulting ANY other countries when the dipwad Obama is proposing that we DISARM and try to talk to other countries from a position of WEAKNESS!!!

God help us if this dipwad gets near the White House!

Posted by RowdyWicca

Oh that''s right--American was created on perpetual war!

[edintex]

Seems to me that the Chinese were not concerned about "insulting" the U.S. when they knocked our military jet out of the sky and held our service members HOSTAGE for more than a week. Then they showed even more concern for our feelings when they kept our jet long enough to disassemble it searching for any info they could find. If my memory serves me right, the Chinese then saluted the U.S. when we had to pick up our own jet in several pieces and haul it home ourselves. Yeah, GWB should REALLY be concerned about hurting chinas feelings. I work with many Chinese nationals & do not trust ONE of them. I will do my best to try not to "insult" them while watching for a knife coming at my back.

[wardoglrs]

His very presence is an insult

[walt1944-2009]

The Great Emperor Bush has answered critics of his decision to attend the Olympics in Beijing as being "an insult" to the Chinese.

It doesn''t matter to the Great Emperor what problems the Chinese are having with Tibet, and it certainly doesn''t matter with the Great Emperor that the Chinese have been poisoning our pets, sending us lead painted toys, and other dangerous products.

And, as one who has a mortgage knows, you do NOT tick off the one who holds the mortgage papers!

The Great Emperor states that his decision to go to Beijing is viewed BY HIM, as an act of patriotism! Obviously, the Great Emperor doesn''t have that much to be patriotic about and certainly many in this country and the world don''t see it that way!

Besides, we in the USSA have had demonstrations of the Great Emperor''s "patriotism"!

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!!
sig heil, DEFINTELY MORE OF THE SAME, McCain!!!

[rushlimpdrug]

How can we insult such a country?

Dogfood anyone?

[edward1975-2009]

liberalme: Can''t talk to countries that understand only one thing. And disarming our forces would put us in a very compromising position with these extremist.Words will not work with these people, that has been tried and it failed. Just ask Isreal, Spain, Britian and many others.

[Michael Arnold]

We can''t insult our Stimulus Check Paymasters in China. We HAVE to go. (cough, cough)

[ubrew12]

But wouldn''t Bush saying he supported the Chinese Olympics be viewed as an insult by them?

Isn''t it a universal impulse by now to gag when Bush says he''s your friend?

[roachcrusher]

Economy not as robust as you''d like? Duh!!

What''s the matter cocaine-head dictator George? What, you''d be happy with a little economic depression instead of the big one you Republicans lead is in?

The Ronald Reagan legacy rolls on, just one more dumb, ignorant, stoooopid conservative Republican.

[downtowner97]

Saying that more oil exploration is the way to get off of oil is like saying the best way to quit snorting cocaine is to buy another bag.

[roachcrusher]

George the unelected dictator will be "Made in China."

How fitting.