Hundreds protested in Surrey, British Columbia last Thursday against fomer President George W. Bush as he arrived at his five star hotel. Bush was in Surrey with his traveling buddy, former President Clinton, both among the keynote speakers at the annual Surrey Regional Economic Summit at the Sheraton Guildford Hotel.
Hundreds of protesters and various human rights groups such as Amnesty International chanted “Arrest Bush” and “Shame,” while calling on the Canadian government to arrest Bush for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Bush was seen smirking at the protesters and a deaf friend of mine who saw it on the boob tube told me Bush was mouthing, "Fuck em, they love me back in Texas."
Back in Texas on Sunday, former President Bush was in Arlington at the World Series game and was honored by throwing out the first pitch along with Hall of Fame baseball player Nolan Ryan. Ryan was introduced first to a rousing ovation. Then Bush was introduced and the crowd literally went insane. No shit, they absolutely went insane. Forty five thousand people rose and clapped their asses off as Bush smirked his way to the mound, threw the ball to Ryan behind the plate and smirked back to his front row seat to the continuing roar of the crowd. The look on his face was like that of juvenile delinquent when he thinks a cop believes his lie.
The Canadian protesters and human rights groups have demanded Canadian authorities arrest Bush for war crimes. The Texas Rangers fans in Arlington, Texas have demanded a statue of Bush be erected outside the stadium.
I saw it on television and I must admit, as someone who believes as the B.C. protesters do that Bush is a bonafide war criminal, I was sickened. I was alone and felt like screaming at those people. I didn't have the volume up very loud, but the cheers sounded robust and enthusiastic and I didn't hear any boos. There had to have been some, I can't believe in a crowd that size someone sitting way at the top didn't yell out, "Buck Fush"! They only let the 99 percenters sit way at the top for World Series games anyway, if we're "lucky". The One Percenters that can afford to pay certainly still appreciate what Bush did for them.
If that wasn't enough, during the seventh inning stretch the crowd was treated to the same song played during the stretch at every single baseball playoff game since 9/11, "God Bless America". Military Industrial Complex weapons flying overhead, the crowd singing along, the warmonger President Bush leading the way, hell ya, God Bless America man. Sing it loud and sing it proud. Mission accomplished in Iraq and all that. Oh ya, Iraqi people, sorry about that, no hard feelings eh?
Truth, justice and the American way.
Hey Canadians. Thanks for trying.