Something's askew:

[mojosmom]

From today's NYT:

A look a human deaths from bird flu, by country, according to the World Health Organization: There have been 63 deaths worldwide since late 2003, the U.N. agency says.

--Vietnam: 41 deaths

--Thailand: 13 deaths

--Indonesia: 5 deaths

--Cambodia: 4 deaths

And the stats on AIDS: http://www.avert.org/worldstats.htm

So Bush wants to spend $7 billion on bird flu and cut funding for AIDS research (and please don't talk to him about condoms and safe-sex education).

Comments

At least he is *polite*

[alrescate.livejournal.com]

I heard a sound-bite yesterday where President Bush commented the American people expected him to be 'polite' when dealing with foreign leaders. That was enough to cause me to turn off the radio for the next 24 hours.

On the upside....I was having lunch the other day and at the next table two gentlemen were in earnest conversation. When the manager asked them how they were the one fellow said, "You can do one thing for us," when the manager asked what he could do for them, the reply was, "Vote for a Democratic." I couldn't help but smile.

Re: At least he is *polite*

[misstreebc.livejournal.com]

>>On the upside....I was having lunch the other day and at the next table two gentlemen were in earnest conversation. When the manager asked them how they were the one fellow said, "You can do one thing for us," when the manager asked what he could do for them, the reply was, "Vote for a Democratic." I couldn't help but smile.<<

That made my day, Alrescate!

I wish I could proof read!

[alrescate.livejournal.com]

I meant "Vote Democrat" not "Vote for a Democratic."

I never even noticed the error...

[misstreebc.livejournal.com]

until you pointed it out!

That still made my day, believe me! :-)

Re: At least he is *polite*

[madame-urushiol.livejournal.com]

I heard a sound-bite yesterday where President Bush commented the American people expected him to be 'polite' when dealing with foreign leaders.

Wha? I guess I missed that one. I can only wonder what else he had in mind if he wasn't "expected to be polite". This country gets scarier by the day...