Bush: "Really Hard To Tell" If China Has Improved Civil Rights

Washington Post:

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Aug. 4 -- Three days before he is set to arrive in Beijing for the Olympics, President Bush offered a mixed assessment of China's role in the world, praising its efforts to curb the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran, expressing disappointment about its recent move to help scuttle global trade talks, and saying that it is "really hard to tell" whether human rights in China have improved over the past eight years.

Bush said that he speaks candidly with Chinese President Hu Jintao about human rights, particularly religious freedom, and that he has shared his religious beliefs with Hu and Hu's predecessor, Jiang Zemin, urging them to lift restrictions on underground churches.

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Comments

[misterbone]

"Bush said that he speaks candidly with Chinese President Hu Jintao about human rights....­..........­.." Isn't talking to our enemies considered appeasement?

[wedgie]

Yes, the president speaks candidly. And when he turns away, other world leaders laugh at him.

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[k6007]

Only, when you don't owe them money.

[lornejl]

Human Rights are for far left commie wusses, am I right trolls ?

[Amennyc]

Hey Bushit... now that you got China settled...­. how about Saudi Arabia? How are their human rights record doing???? Oh... never mind.

[lornejl]

W should have to live A Christmas Carol, see how much damage he has done to millions.

[DJBrunner]

Coming up with that assessment must have been real taxing on his feeble brain, perhaps he should have issued a statement on something which required no thought at all (more up his alley), which is that OUR civil rights as Americans have decreased / been trampled upon during his despicable time in appointed office.

[CrapWhisperer]

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"Booooosh: "Really Hard To Tell" If China Has Improved Civil Rights"

Maybe once they call in your debt they can move into the white house. No civil anything there.
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[vippy]

That is calling the kettle black I would say, remember FISA, the Patriot Act, Guantanamo, Tazering
old ladies and children. I don't see a difference.

[bezoar]

WHO CARES about the Olympics??? I don't.

[doug108]

Ditto.

[mathme]

You're awesome.

[Kalima]

Hey, hey, hey! My own private Idaho. I will not be watching from the Land of the Rising
Sun. My own private protest.

[misterbone]

Well golly, nobody cares about the Olympics. Whatever gave you the idea that somebody might?

[macintoshsauce]

I am boycotting watching the Olympics in my household. So there.

[BradPittsburgh]

Another poll showing mac has taken the lead and he is speaking before thousands of fans in SD instead of trying to get people in Ber lin to like him. The DNC must be pulling the hair out of their heads at this point, I am sure they have now clearly seen their mistake and will take care of it in denver and HRC will come out of denver the nominee.

[CostaMesaJoe]

LMFAO.....­you mean the biker rally!!!

Yeah, up in the polls in August - that will hold alright...­...

[Superbus]

Da Dems are getting a wicked case of "buyers remorse" .

[ThunderclapNewman]

Not in the least, Shortbus.

But you never care about the truth---you post nothing but lies.

[Kalima]

1 out of 10,000 maybe but then again, 1 out of 100,000. People that attend JMc's
town hall speeches, without bikers and topless, mud wrestling women =30?

Wow! Did you gain any points?

[LarsGruber]

I'm glad that we don't have Old Man Quiver.

[ThunderclapNewman]

Poor BradPicksBoogers.

Anyone who believes national polls matter is such a tool.

[Superbus]

No doubt you are correct. Seems Obama has a sizeable lead in states wrapped up, something like 231 to 171.

But he still needs at least a 10-15 point margin nationally to actually win the election. We all know what will happen in the privacy of the voting booth because of his lack of experience.

[H2O]

Like America improved there civil rights under Bush.

White House ordered forgery – Really Didn’t Need It:


With all the propaganda Media – For the War of LIES – Bush-Cheney didn’t need any other forgeries – Just let the MEDIA – spread the LIES.

Freedom of the PRESS – To lie all they want.

Benjamin Franklin would be ever so proud.

Or should of - just ask a mortgage appraiser – I KNOW they would of had NO PROBLEM – of forgoing it.

[findingthetruth]

Oh please ---- it was "really hard to tell" that gas prices were over $4.00 a gallon HERE for Bush.

[Kalima]

Going, going, gone with an apple on my head. Contact, Wiiliiam Tell?

[Kalima]

One l to many! Always my style.

[CocteausTwin]

(Thanks for the kind complement. I just sent you an email. Rib it is the key kind soul.)

[Kalima]

Didn't get it. Will check my address again. It's brand new! :)

[CostaMesaJoe]

Bush: "Really Hard To Tell" If AMERICA Has Improved Civil LIBERTIES under Cheney and his gang of neocon lawyers...­..........

[AmandaBC]

"Really hard to tell"

if China has the US economy by its balls and it has already started squeezing.­..

[BlueStateMan]

Gordon Liddy had a sign in his West Wing office that read, "If you have them by the balls.... their hearts & minds will follow".

Problem is... "W" has neither.

[Kalima]

Ouch!

[lornejl]

Please, don't be so graphic.

[lornejl]

George George George , banned word ?

[CrapWhisperer]

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No but is certainly a metaphor ForClusterFuck!
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[MatthewTB]

It isn't hard to tell: they haven't. This and the reports that Bush canceled trips to banned churches and a 'tear down this wall' speech because pointing out oppression to the oppressors is uncouth, just show the political cowardice of Bush on the world stage. Cowardice I wish he'd show more of here whenever he gets a notion about some amendment that isn't relevant anymore.

http://digg.com/political_opinion/Profiles_in_courage_Bush_in_China