Bush snubs U.N.'s birthday party in S.F.

[Newsjock]

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/06/24/UN.TMP
Marc Sandalow, Washington Bureau Chief
Friday, June 24, 2005

The Bush administration appears ready to help guide the United Nations through an era of reform, even as the president and members of his party voice displeasure -- and at times disgust -- with the international organization.

The president will not attend Sunday's celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the U.N. charter in San Francisco. The White House rejected requests for the president or a high-ranking surrogate and is scheduled to send Sichan Siv, the U.S. representative to the U.N. Economic and Social Council.

... The evolution of the U.S. attitude toward the United Nations is shown in the news coverage of the past anniversary celebrations.

President Dwight Eisenhower came to San Francisco on the 10-year anniversary, calling it a season of high hope for the world. A decade later President Lyndon Johnson warned that "clear and present dangers in Southeast Asia cast their shadow across the path of all mankind."

By the time Secretary of State George Shultz visited in 1985 to mark the 40th anniversary, he called the United Nations a troubled organization that had given Americans "much reason for disappointment.'' And 10 years ago , President Bill Clinton, while warning against the dangers of isolation, delivered what he called a tough love speech in which he called on the world body to reform to adjust to a post Cold War-era.

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[LynnTheDem]

1. bushCo to "help guide the United Nations"...ROTFLMAO!!!

Right. Like bushCo is helping to guide the ME.

:rofl:

[Erika]

2. Clinton wanted reform and relationships

Bush just wants to run the U.N. and declare himself King of the World.

[Book Lover]

3. Good; we don't want him here, and the $ we'd have to spend on police

would be better spend if it were piled together and burned in the public square.

The relationship between the current administration and the UN is pathetic. If there were no UN, the globe would have no agreed-upon location for neutral inter-nation discussion. Is it not reasonable that having a UN would even just occasionally be in the interests of the US? *throws hands in air* Oh, just forget it.

[democracyindanger]

4. Think of the protests...especially during Gay Pride Week...

I, for one, am completely disappointed.

[Book Lover]

5. You have a good point

They would completely dwarf the actions against Arnie, that's for sure... Not to diss in any way the folks working hard organizing and participating in those! They are constant and faithful :-)

[aquart]

6. Barbara didn't raise no boys with manners.

[thecrow]

7. I doubt *she* raised her children at all

Probably handed that duty off to some underling.
Consider the tales about the frogs and firecrackers...
does it sound to you like the children had ANY supervision?

[Javaman]

8. I think moron* is now in bunker mentality...

colossal jackass failure*

[GoldenOldie]

9. If they can't control the audience George doesn't perform.