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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/australia.pm.salute.ap/index.html?iref=topnews


Now if the rest of the world would just follow suit.

I don't get it...

Are you for or against the Prime Minister's gesture? Or the criticism...?

another slow news day.

I've said it a million times...

RUDD IS A KNOB!

China hurry up and nuke something, are reporters THAT bored with covering the Democratic primaries?

I think Bush is trying to take over the whole Commonwealth before he leaves. It's already worked with Gordon Brown, the Canadian Prime Minister, and this Rudd bloke now.

I think Bush is trying to take over the whole Commonwealth before he leaves. It's already worked with Gordon Brown, the Canadian Prime Minister, and this Rudd bloke now.

Kevin Rudd is a Queenslander, and up here our joke salute could very well replace a handshake. I had expected the article to take the tone the salute was disrespectful.

The medias just blown this out of proportion as with almost every other news story on the planet. He gave a joking salute, it doesn't mean any more than that, but I guess if you read into anything enough you'll see what you want...

I think Bush is trying to take over the whole Commonwealth before he leaves. It's already worked with Gordon Brown, the Canadian Prime Minister, and this Rudd bloke now.
After Australia, what next? New Zealand?

/does not approve
/dnrtwa

/does not approve
/dnrtwa

do you mean dnrtfa?

I think Bush is trying to take over the whole Commonwealth before he leaves. It's already worked with Gordon Brown, the Canadian Prime Minister, and this Rudd bloke now.It's funny how the replacement of the self-styled Deputy Sheriff by someone less enthusiastic about ass-kissing the US can be spun into an oath of fealty.

How mortifying.

They're both lucky. The old salute was a punch to the jaw. That might have landed your PM in Guantanamo. :p

Hopefully Gordon Brown will top this by giving Bush a Glasgow kiss the next time they meet. In fact, we could have a greet-off, with the best greeting, based on its humiliation, style and Bush's pure surprise being made the official UN Salute.

Could be good times, really.

Now if the rest of the world would just follow suit.
keep dreaming
After Australia, what next? New Zealand?
they may as well take New Zealand first
They're both lucky. The old salute was a punch to the jaw. That might have landed your PM in Guantanamo. :pyou left out the kick to the balls,an we wish we had the first world leader to be sent to Guantanamo

they may as well take New Zealand first
Would anyone really care?

After saluting, Rudd strode through other NATO leaders to shake Bush's hand and spoke to the U.S. president while smiling.

OH NOES! He was SMILING while SHAKING BUSH's HAND! GAAH!

:rolleyes:

Would anyone really care?

as much as we care about the story nope :p

do you mean dnrtfa?

dnrtwa = did not read the whole article

Why would anyone want to admit not having read the whole article? Particularly as the article in question is so short?

I can't believe this is even an issue for pete's sake.

We could use a little more levity between national leaders.

i was just trying to carry on the joke.

well ireland also knows its place their prime minister comes over every year and presents the US with a bowl of shamrocks every Saint Patrick's day.

They're both lucky. The old salute was a punch to the jaw. That might have landed your PM in Guantanamo. :p

Whats worse Guantanamo or this?

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/thumb/9/9c/Bartandboot.jpg/250px-Bartandboot.jpg

Whats worse Guantanamo or this?

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/thumb/9/9c/Bartandboot.jpg/250px-Bartandboot.jpg



It is quite certain from the photographic evidence that we must liberate Australia form itself. Commence operation Australian freedom!!! all that resist throw in gitmo.

OH NOES! He was SMILING while SHAKING BUSH's HAND! GAAH!

:rolleyes:

Hehehe.

at least it wasn't a Roman salute

OH NOES! He was SMILING while SHAKING BUSH's HAND!

and what a smile!

I can't believe this is even an issue for pete's sake.

We could use a little more levity between national leaders.

It's just the moronic media trying to beat up stories again, really who gives a shit.

Australia and the US have had a strong relationship with each other since 1942 and the leaders of both countries have gotten on well together.

The only problem with this story is that the 'lefties' in Australia can't say much because it is Rudd doing it, you can be damn sure that had Howard every done it, for some strange reason the Australian media would have taken even more trouble to criticise it and the 'lefties' would be up in arms over it

Yes you are quite right there should be more levity between world leaders, which is why I am befuddled when people laughed at Bush when he thanked Tony Blair for the jumper he gave him.

they may as well take New Zealand First

Yes, take New Zealand First; we don't exactly like Winston and his policies...

Whats worse Guantanamo or this?

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/thumb/9/9c/Bartandboot.jpg/250px-Bartandboot.jpg

I was hoping that episode would see wigs introduced into Parliament, no such luck.

Yes, take New Zealand First; we don't exactly like Winston and his policies...


Who the hell is Winston? :confused:

Hopefully Gordon Brown will top this by giving Bush a Glasgow kiss the next time they meet. In fact, we could have a greet-off, with the best greeting, based on its humiliation, style and Bush's pure surprise being made the official UN Salute.

Could be good times, really.

old in the thread but
/signed

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/australia.pm.salute.ap/index.html?iref=topnews


Now if the rest of the world would just follow suit.

The Australian saluted Bush tongue-in-cheek? Wow, this is only the 452,785th time someone's done that.

This has got to be the biggest non-issue of the year, seriously....

must be a very slow news day if the media is trying to make an issue out of this. Oh noes! A leader with a sense of humour! How dreadful!

Being a teacher, I often salute some of my students. They think it's hilarious. And even they, at the tender age of 7, know it's nothing more than a joke. So how come people much older - and presumably wiser - don't?

Who the hell is Winston? :confused:
A wrinkled angry gnome.

Winston Peters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Peters)

To actually care you first must know where a country bigger than Britain actually is (NZ).... Hehe works for us suckers

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e267/Flaw3dLegacy/care-o-meter.png

they may as well take New Zealand first


I see they've been stirring up their usual pleasantries about Asians (http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/NationalNews/PetersdefendsdeputysantiAsianimmigrationcomments/tabid/423/articleID/51355/cat/64/Default.aspx).

"Maori people! Listen to us! Soon, if nothing is done, you will be overrun by Asians! Only New Zealand first can save you from becoming a minority in your own country! Oh, wait..."

This has got to be the biggest non-issue of the year, seriously....

Indeed. I sometimes mock-salute friends or colleagues. That doesn't mean I defer to them.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e267/Flaw3dLegacy/care-o-meter.png

It's possible to care pi, is it?

The Australian PM made a joke about how the US interferes with everything along with the UN/NATO. Which is very true and i don't see a problem with it.

i was just trying to carry on the joke.

well ireland also knows its place their prime minister comes over every year and presents the US with a bowl of shamrocks every Saint Patrick's day.

I'm pretty sure that the N.Irish top assembly ministers spent more of their time in the U.S, then they do in N.Ireland and its probably something to do with the Titanic. Seriously guys, IT SANK, maybe we shouldnt be act like its our biggest technological acheivment. Doesnt exactly send out the right message. On the other hand maybe they haven't relaised that it did hit an iceberg, they are n.irish politicians after all.

After Australia, what next? New Zealand?

They'll be left for Australia to boss around.