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**markbila** · 02-22-2007, 09:39 PM

No not at all is it?

Really i mean its only the Australian taxpayer who has to pay for the security so, well i mean why advocate it guys (especially for those of you downunder).

You know nothing's gonna happen, its just mean paying those guys overtime or whatever, totally pointless.

In this country we have NEVER needed anything like the security for this visit - it is more than when Bush came here a few years ago.

There are snipers poised waiting for trouble for fuck's sake!

This either indicates its all for show (showing who I have no idea - the public, or your guys to prove we're tough in our support and are on ypur side), or it indicates that Cheney is the most hated man ever to visit our shores.

Probably a bit of both.

I would say, based on what I have heard especially in the last few months, that anti US sentiment is on the rise.

And no way is it the far left. Its the ordinary person on the street, carpet layers, mechanics etc ... as well as people attending management seminars. Any opportunity to bash America, and people are on to it.

Our government may be your government's ally - but the people are not.

02-22-2007, 09:39 PM	#32
markbila Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 388 Senior Member	No not at all is it? Really i mean its only the Australian taxpayer who has to pay for the security so, well i mean why advocate it guys (especially for those of you downunder). You know nothing's gonna happen, its just mean paying those guys overtime or whatever, totally pointless. In this country we have NEVER needed anything like the security for this visit - it is more than when Bush came here a few years ago. There are snipers poised waiting for trouble for fuck's sake! This either indicates its all for show (showing who I have no idea - the public, or your guys to prove we're tough in our support and are on ypur side), or it indicates that Cheney is the most hated man ever to visit our shores. Probably a bit of both. I would say, based on what I have heard especially in the last few months, that anti US sentiment is on the rise. And no way is it the far left. Its the ordinary person on the street, carpet layers, mechanics etc ... as well as people attending management seminars. Any opportunity to bash America, and people are on to it. Our government may be your government's ally - but the people are not.
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