The New York Post reports that President Bush joked at the conclusion of his remarks in his final summit meeting of his horrendous tenure, "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter." WTF? That's humor? Can we please fast forward to 01.20.09?
W. POLLUTED THE AIR AT G8 SUMMIT
By GEOFF EARLE
July 11, 2008 --
WASHINGTON - President Bush shocked world leaders at the end of a summit on climate change by concluding his remarks with a joke: "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter."
He made his comment at the end of a G8 summit in Japan, where leaders of the world's industrial nations failed to reach a firm agreement on climate change.
Bush reportedly punched the air and grinned while making his comment.
One official who was there told the Daily Telegraph of London, "Everyone was very surprised that he was making a joke about America's record on pollution."
The United States produces about a quarter of the world's greenhouse gases.
Many Europeans are critical of Bush for failing to join the Kyoto treaty on climate change at the start of his administration.
The White House had no immediate comment on the president's crack.
* Bush signed a bill yesterday that overhauls rules about government eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the United States spy on Americans in terrorism cases.
geoff.earle@nypost.com
3 comments:
is there video of this I wonder? would be great to put it on the news or youtube .
I looked for it on youtube and instead found the world's biggest wave ever surfed. More interesting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nS_aR8XX_U
I have a stuffed animal monkey that looks just like that.
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