Will the REAL George W. Bush--PLEASE STAND UP!
Posted: 2/19/2004 8:50:42 PMAuthor: Zalala
The true patriots gathered near downtown Tampa in a large parking lot to see George Bush and his entourage on Monday, the 9th of February at 9PM. The patriots paid homage by blowing "Hail to the Thief" on their kazoos at GW's arrival. His words echoed loudly from amplifiers, music from the speakers on the effigy played the old Motown song, “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire” and local peace loving dignitaries were everywhere and EVERYONE had a great time! There were plenty of hot dogs, sodas and ice cream courtesy of Ben and Jerry! Well, maybe this wasn’t the George W. Bush you are thinking of, but the one created, made and sponsored by TrueMajority.com, an organization headed by Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream fame. The effigy of GW was wearing a flight suit, had flames shooting out of his butt (made with orange colored, illuminated fabric) placed on a platform and was being pulled around town by a very fancy black Crown Victoria in true VIP style. Most of the articles written about him in the local press managed to eliminate the words “LIAR LIAR.”
This particular George W. Bush is making a cross-country tour during this political campaign so that people will know all about TrueMajority.com. There were many sightings of him in the local area this past week. Problem is, people did not know which one they were going to see and it was the cause of many mixed emotions and feelings!
The Tampa Bay area was also inundated with the planning, timing and all kinds of brouhaha regarding the REAL George W. Bush’s arrival to the Tampa Bay area during the same week! The REAL George W. Bush touted himself as the--I flew fighters when I was in the Guard and I like speed--President while at the Daytona 500 Stock Car Race on Sunday, February 15th. After his campaign visit/photo opportunity/public relations appearance at Daytona, he was scheduled to arrive in Tampa right after the race. He was greeted by more peace loving people, waving and holding up lots of signs as his plane arrived in Tampa airspace right after 4PM and flew low to approach the runway at Tampa International for landing. The crowd was waiting on the Gandy Bridge in complete view of the approaching aircraft and accompanied by the “Liar Liar, Pants on Fire” George and his entourage in all their pomp and glory.
The P-Resident and his wife had dinner at Bern’s Steakhouse, one of the most famous eateries and landmarks in Tampa. Later that night the local TV station reported that George W. Bush and his wife were staying in downtown Tampa at the Hyatt Regency and that the security there was set to HIGH MODE and everything was locked down for two square blocks on each side of the hotel. Guests with reservations that were staying at the same hotel had to walk 2 blocks with their bags in tow to get to the front desk to check in.
The REAL George W. Bush appeared at a company called NuAir on Monday, February 16th, President’s Day for yet another campaign visit/photo opportunity/public relations appearance combined with a town hall type meeting regarding his tax incentives for small, minority-owned businesses. This was rather unlike a regular type of Town Hall Meeting, however as the talk seemed scripted and very much biased. The conversation started with the P-Resident and the CEO of the company, Connie Horner, an attractive woman with flowing ashen blonde hair and a few other token people that said a few lines or asked questions. I kept wondering as I viewed this talk that was aired on local television, just how many of the 600 employees that were there made over $10 an hour and how many of them were single mothers with little or no benefits. One woman discussed how much she had received from the tax relief, over $2,400 and that she would use it to take a vacation. I do not know about all of you, but that does not even cover my bills for two months and I have not had a vacation in 5 years. "That may not sound a lot to some people in Washington, $2,400," Bush stated. "It's a lot of money. It's a lot of security. It's a lot of hope."
Bob Graham stated that at least 19,000 jobs have been lost in the Tampa area alone since George W. Bush took office. The President did not select any local companies that have had severe layoffs recently to visit during his time in Tampa. "The president has a tendency to go into a community, pick a place where he'll get a good response, declare victory and go home," Bob Graham was quoted as saying.
Well, which George would YOU rather hook up with? I know where I had the most fun!!! And I also know which one is the liar!
WILL THE REAL GEORGE W. BUSH PLEASE STAND UP!
Related Websites:
http://www.truemajority.org
http://www.blogwood.com/archives/000319.html
(Pictures included here!)
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Related Stories in the St. Petersburg Times:
(The information on these stories is noted rather than the links/URLs because the archived stories on the Internet tend to get reshuffled and then cannot be accessed by users. A search can be done on the titles in the ARCHIVES section.)
Better times are coming, Bush tells 600 in Tampa
TAMARA LUSH; St. Petersburg Times; Feb 17, 2004; pg. 1.A
PRESIDENTIAL VISIT // Bush swings across Central Florida
TAMARA LUSH; St. Petersburg Times; Feb 16, 2004; pg. 1.B
Company's growth draws political attention
STEVE HUETTEL; St. Petersburg Times; Feb 14, 2004; pg. 1.D
As a perk, Bush coming to Tampa
TAMARA LUSH; St. Petersburg Times; Feb 13, 2004; pg. 1.A
Mr. President, if I may have a moment of your time?
HOWARD TROXLER; St. Petersburg Times; Feb 15, 2004; pg. 1.B
PARTISAN ARTISTRY // In Tampa, a tour of high office hot pants
TAMARA LUSH; St. Petersburg Times; Feb 14, 2004; pg. 3.B
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