a_unique_person
4th October 2003, 02:29 AM
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/03/1064988407493.html
Yes, John Howard licked Bushes a***, he was a part of the coalition of the willing and actually sent some troops to fight, and didn't even ask for a cheque, and then they can't even get his name right.
Way to go, USA.
Parliament will be recalled on October 23 for a joint sitting to be addressed by US President George Bush. He will speak about how America and Australia can work together to eliminate terrorism from the Asia-Pacific region.
Prime Minister John Howard yesterday refused to give details of the trip, but was upstaged by a White House briefing to American journalists that contained minute-by-minute details of the President's movements in Australia.
The briefing named the Australian Prime Minister as "John Major" and was dismissive of Canberra as a destination.
also
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/03/1064988404785.html
Major blunder in White House Australia brief
Australia: The water's drinkable, the Prime Minister is John Major, Canberra's a bit boring but "the Aussies are looking forward to having Mr and Mrs Bush stay in their capital".
This is what the White House is telling American journalists about their visit to Australia with "POTUS" - the President Of The United States.
In a briefing note issued to journalists travelling with the President, White House staff have given advice about how to spend 21 hours in Canberra, even though it might not have been the first choice of all aboard Air Force One.
"Some journalists have talked about dropping off here - probably before they knew it was Canberra and not Sydney," the briefing note acknowledges.
POTUS, who will be accompanied by FLOTUS (First Lady Of The United States), will be on a tight schedule of official visits and wreath-layings.
But the US media corps is being encouraged to take in a little capital culture. Like eating at the Hogsbreath Cafe - a US-style restaurant whose recommended dish is, according to the note, "Dog's Breath Corn Dogs". Or shopping for "uniquely Australian trinkets, from koala bears to boomerangs".
The briefing note includes, for those who still get Australia confused with Austria, a potted history of the US's antipodean coalition partner.
The rundown, however, gets off to a shaky start by identifying the Australian Prime Minister as "John Major". "In 1996, a Liberal/National Party coalition came to power under Prime Minister John Major after 13 years of ALP rule," it claims.
Yes, John Howard licked Bushes a***, he was a part of the coalition of the willing and actually sent some troops to fight, and didn't even ask for a cheque, and then they can't even get his name right.
Way to go, USA.
Parliament will be recalled on October 23 for a joint sitting to be addressed by US President George Bush. He will speak about how America and Australia can work together to eliminate terrorism from the Asia-Pacific region.
Prime Minister John Howard yesterday refused to give details of the trip, but was upstaged by a White House briefing to American journalists that contained minute-by-minute details of the President's movements in Australia.
The briefing named the Australian Prime Minister as "John Major" and was dismissive of Canberra as a destination.
also
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/03/1064988404785.html
Major blunder in White House Australia brief
Australia: The water's drinkable, the Prime Minister is John Major, Canberra's a bit boring but "the Aussies are looking forward to having Mr and Mrs Bush stay in their capital".
This is what the White House is telling American journalists about their visit to Australia with "POTUS" - the President Of The United States.
In a briefing note issued to journalists travelling with the President, White House staff have given advice about how to spend 21 hours in Canberra, even though it might not have been the first choice of all aboard Air Force One.
"Some journalists have talked about dropping off here - probably before they knew it was Canberra and not Sydney," the briefing note acknowledges.
POTUS, who will be accompanied by FLOTUS (First Lady Of The United States), will be on a tight schedule of official visits and wreath-layings.
But the US media corps is being encouraged to take in a little capital culture. Like eating at the Hogsbreath Cafe - a US-style restaurant whose recommended dish is, according to the note, "Dog's Breath Corn Dogs". Or shopping for "uniquely Australian trinkets, from koala bears to boomerangs".
The briefing note includes, for those who still get Australia confused with Austria, a potted history of the US's antipodean coalition partner.
The rundown, however, gets off to a shaky start by identifying the Australian Prime Minister as "John Major". "In 1996, a Liberal/National Party coalition came to power under Prime Minister John Major after 13 years of ALP rule," it claims.