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This was going to be one more day in this beautiful democracy of ours. I woke up early. I had a strong coffee and then, I read the paper. At first, I thought that I was still dreaming. I closed my eyes. I reopened them. But there it was.
George W. Bush had written to us, French, to congratulate us, and the rest of the world, for we helped and behaved well after the tsunami catastrophy. "I congratulate the individuals, the states and the international organizations that give money or equipments, that give means of transportation, that provide logisitics support, that provide staff to help those who were on the path of the tsunami, he wrote. People from all the world unite to help these countries. The government of the United States has committed itself to give an initial 350 millions of dollars to help the victims and to help rebuilding the tsunami-wasted areas. I also sent the US army there to help in the rescuing operations. (...) With the approval of its allies and of the United Nations, the United States have launched one of the biggest humanitarian operations in recent history."
We had a new president and we didn't even know it ! Now, we are all Americans ! I can't wait for the tax cuts and the SUVs ! No, George W. Bush isn't a president anymore. It's no longer an appropriate title for him. He's an Emperor. George Bush 2d, Emperor of the United World of America. "I thank you, world, for what you did. You behaved well and I am pleased with you." Next time, for all we know, he will make his horse Vice-President.
Or Barney the dog.
But the most beautiful sentence in the Emperor's speech is : "The main source of America's generosity is the heart of its people". Well, some people - call them sissies - would be shy about it. They would help without bragging about it or congratulate themselves shamelessly in the world's newspapers while the bodies of many victims are still to be recovered. But that's not the Republican's way. We brought our help and, boy, we'll let you know it !
Hail to George Bush 2d ! Hail to our Emperor !
George W. Bush had written to us, French, to congratulate us, and the rest of the world, for we helped and behaved well after the tsunami catastrophy. "I congratulate the individuals, the states and the international organizations that give money or equipments, that give means of transportation, that provide logisitics support, that provide staff to help those who were on the path of the tsunami, he wrote. People from all the world unite to help these countries. The government of the United States has committed itself to give an initial 350 millions of dollars to help the victims and to help rebuilding the tsunami-wasted areas. I also sent the US army there to help in the rescuing operations. (...) With the approval of its allies and of the United Nations, the United States have launched one of the biggest humanitarian operations in recent history."
We had a new president and we didn't even know it ! Now, we are all Americans ! I can't wait for the tax cuts and the SUVs ! No, George W. Bush isn't a president anymore. It's no longer an appropriate title for him. He's an Emperor. George Bush 2d, Emperor of the United World of America. "I thank you, world, for what you did. You behaved well and I am pleased with you." Next time, for all we know, he will make his horse Vice-President.
Or Barney the dog.
But the most beautiful sentence in the Emperor's speech is : "The main source of America's generosity is the heart of its people". Well, some people - call them sissies - would be shy about it. They would help without bragging about it or congratulate themselves shamelessly in the world's newspapers while the bodies of many victims are still to be recovered. But that's not the Republican's way. We brought our help and, boy, we'll let you know it !
Hail to George Bush 2d ! Hail to our Emperor !
posted by Frenchman at Wednesday, January 12, 2005
6 Comments:
Hi! Pretty good article today. I so enjoy all of them, especiall the post Christmas.
Since your blog was an inspiration to me I invite you to check out my blog:
http://peopleforchange.blogspot.com/
Just one American working for change so you won't have to have a new president that you didn't vote for there.
I may never leave the U.S.again.
I am so embarrassed. *sigh*
G. Bush est un abruti!
Je suis vraiment désolée.
Regards from Briton and the USA,
I enjoyed your post on Normandy. I have always wanted to visit that area. Is that near Agincourt? I have heard that the annual St. Crispins day mud wrestleing tournament is in Agincourt and is an exciting event. Is it true mud wrestling originated there?
I enjoy your blog. I will post some of my favorite recipes when I find time.
Goodbye France
Hello,
Again, thank you for reading the blog !!!
Azincourt is in Artois and not in Normandy. But I don't blame you for not knowing this, since most people in France don't know it either. Henry V won a battle there in 1415, on St Crispin's day. We don't celebrate our military defeats yet - but I grant you that if all the nations on earth would take to celebrate their defeats rather than their victories, the world would certainly be a better place. There was so much mud on the battlefield that every move must have been really difficult to make and exhausting. I don't know if mud wrestling was born there ! But why not ?
Aha. How generous. Well done for making us aware to whom we should thank.
Very nice blog. I'll bookmark this from now on. :)
Greetings from Indonesia.
The country gets the government it deserves, and my government sucks.
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