Bryon Tosoff
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3/17/2009 5:44:41 PM
Holo, he is here in Calgary already , came last night March 16 and had dinner
Alberta is the Texas of the north as you well know, thee are strong ties between the two places due to the OIL industry ......so also it was more at his DUI that was the issue that shows up on the computers in the screening process not so much the issue of war crimes. I could provide the immigration policies regarding that .
As for War Crimes. that will never ever happen.
The other stuff is a bunch of rabble rouser's who having nothing else better to do then to make trouble
So here is the latest just for you to read and ensure you got latest news Holo.....
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2009/03/17/8776516-sun.html
CALGARY -- Former U.S. president George W. Bush touched down here yesterday ahead of a planned speech today organized by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
Bush was greeted by customs officers on the tarmac at Calgary International Airport just after 6 p.m. before being ushered to dinner downtown in a Cadillac limousine.
Chris Chapman, 24, was having chicken parmesan at Osteri de Medici with his mom, Suzanna, when Bush suddenly walked into the Kensington eatery.
"I was sitting in the corner and looked up and saw him walk by," he said.
"I tried pointing him out to my mom but she didn't get to see him, it was pretty cool.
"(The waiters) went and talked to him and said he was a nice guy, he was funny."
Members of Bush's security detail - believed to be Secret Service agents - were seen at the Hyatt Regency hotel ahead of his arrival yesterday afternoon, as were members of the Calgary Police Service dog unit.
Today's speech marks Bush's first public talk since leaving the White House in January with one of the lowest approval ratings in that country's history.
Bush is expected to address a crowd of 1,500 at the Telus Convention Centre, remarking on his eight years in the Oval Office.
But not everyone is welcoming with open arms the former most powerful man in the world.
Members of the group Lawyers Against the War labelled Bush a war criminal for his actions regarding the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts as well as the alleged torture of detainees at Guantanamo Bay and wrote to Canadian government officials opposing his entry into Canada.
Tickets to the invite-only event reportedly sold for $400 each.
Members of the media have been barred from hearing Bush's comments tonigh
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Bryon Tosoff
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3/18/2009 2:45:54 PM
Standing Ovation..for George W Bush seems to be a.Hero in Calgary...
Wed, March 18, 2009
Dubya entertains lunch crowd
By KATIE SCHNEIDER
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2009/03/18/8788021-sun.html
CALGARY -- Receiving a standing ovation, a humorous George W. Bush was well received by 1,500 invited guests yesterday as he spoke about free trade, freedom and the economy.
In a private luncheon co-hosted by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce at the Telus Convention Centre, attendees who reportedly paid $400 for a ticket got the chance to be up close and personal with the former U.S. president who came off as affable and witty.
After waiting in line for several hours and being searched by security personnel, guests dined on spinach salad and chicken breast, washed down with red wine.
In his 35-minute speech, Bush drew ties between his childhood in rural Texas and life in rural Alberta, including the common binds of community and family.
He poked fun at himself, but also grew serious when talking about Canada's role in providing the U.S. with a secure source of energy.
Denny Hop, of Hop Estate Planning Partners, said Bush brought guests to their feet as he explained his eight years in the Oval Office.
"He basically talked about as a president you have to make difficult decisions that are not always popular and fundamentally you just worry about freedom," he said.
"He was very complimentary of Canada as a friendly neighbour and our resource-based world here."
Dawn McDonald said listening to Bush's speech and his comments about free trade made for an interesting perspective of the former president.
"I think he is a man who is very passionate, has very strong opinions and is not afraid to speak out about them," she said.
"I've watched him quite closely - I didn't realize he would be as personable and humorous so I really enjoyed that part."
Lawyer Peter Yates, who has both Canadian and U.S. citizenship, registered in the 2004 election to vote against Bush.
He said though a good speech, his view of Bush didn't change much.
"It was entertaining. He's a folksy, affable guy, but I don't agree with his policies."
George Fink, president of Bonterra Oil and Gas, said Bush was respectful of his audience at the luncheon.
"I think he understood that not everyone is going to agree with his line of thinking but overall I think the audience was pretty fair with it.
"He doesn't believe a whole lot of government intervention is going to be the way to get out of it - he thinks it has to be a free market situation that eventually provides the jobs."
Bush reportedly was paid $150,000 for his speech.
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Bryon Tosoff
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3/18/2009 3:32:48 PM
G.W.B. was in his element..overall I think .he is really a personable, friendly and good guy
Maybe as president he may have been manipulated by others. I think he was in over his head in the job...he did make some awful blunders and that call on the Iraqi War was a huge mistake.That war has taken away so much from the future of the USA and its future generations
By getting involved over there it has limited its own ability to properly fund their educational system, welfare, old age pensions and health systems.
That is the tragedy of War, and has been for so many war-faring nations of the past
I could go into more depth and history. But most of you know this anyways and an example I could give was when we went stateside 5 years ago we meet many Americans and ex-soldiers and one ex-general on a train trip who thought the whole Iraqi thing was a fiasco, and they had no time for what was going on over there.
GWB presidency was driven by others and manipulated by greedy people,. that is obvious
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Bryon Tosoff
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3/18/2009 6:20:44 PM
So what Holo...why should he be subjected to that type of behavior and conduct by some paid professional agitators who do this type of thing for a living....wake up
there were 1500 people who attended the speech and luncheon, the man is held in high regard in many places. I respect him as a person,. but did not respect his abilities as President,.he made some very bad decisions that were perpetrated by others in his regime not by him.
and the War Crimes agenda you seem to be on, not gonna happen.
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Bryon Tosoff
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3/18/2009 6:34:58 PM
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My wife said to me last October to be wary of him (Obama) she does not trust him
she said there is something about him that is kinda freaky. Watch out. he comes across as one with sweet talk, but is as wily as a snake in the grass. his approach to the political agenda he has and the people he has surrounded himself will rue the day, . he is a hard azz political animal and literally destroyed those who got in his way as he rose to the top of the political arena over these last number of years and he will rule with a rod of Iron. he is inflexible. where as Bush would listen. but too much so. GWB did better as a governor then he did as a president. he was considered one of the best Governors that Texas ever had and brought in many good things for his constituents. Be wary , he has mesmerized not only the masses with his glamor and glitz and hollywood style but has the media wrapped up in his hands and to them he can do no wrong...just wait.
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