One of the funniest quotes ever:

[MidwestTransplant]

"It’s a lot safer than it was when he did’t go the first time."

-- Former Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, quoted by Cox Newspapers, on President Bush's upcoming trip to Vietnam.


http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/washington/entries/2006/10/11/let_saigon_be_s.html

From Politicalwire.com

[acmavm]

1. It's funny, but ain't it the truth?

[rsmith6621]

2. Deserving of a K&R

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[Selatius]

3. He's going to sign a free trade deal with Viêtnam, I guess?

The Viêtnamese Communist Party has been trying to emulate China by opening up their country to foreign capitalism at low, low prices. The only difference is Viêtnam doesn't have as many exploitable workers as their neighbor to the north.

Weak environmental controls, low or non-existent minimum wage, weak labor standards, nothing that could be called job security, no right to unionize--it's good country to outsource US manufacturing jobs, no?

[skypilot]

4. Ah, Ben Barnes!!!!

HE is what that infamous 60 Minutes segment was REALLY about. Everyone got all wrapped up in whether or not certain documents were fake and whether a particular kind of typewriter existed in the early seventies and THIS guy was completely forgotten.

[chat_noir]

5. K&R great quote!!

http://www.awolbush.com/



DESERTER: THE STORY OF GEORGE W. BUSH AFTER HE QUIT THE TEXAS AIR NATIONAL GUARD http://www.glcq.com/bush_at_arpc1.htm











$10,000 reward was never collected

[soup]

6. Damn, that's good!

Thanks for sharing it.

k & r.

[Straight Shooter]

7. Maybe Ms. Karma will be waiting for bush in Vietnam.

All dressed up and pretty and just waiting to give him the kind of welcome he deserves. :)