"Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter."

[yeartolate]

"Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter." This is what President Bush is reported to have said at the conclusion of the G8 Summit.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/2277298/President-George-Bush-%27Goodbye-from-the-world%27s-biggest-polluter%27.html

I am not finding this on any of my usual websites.

Did our President really make this ignorant "joke"?

 

[NY Disney fan]

That's what he'll say December 31st to the American people too.

 

[DawnCt1]

If he said it, you finally caught President Bush in a lie. Everyone KNOWS that China is by far the world's biggest polluter.

 

[yeartolate]

Finally caught?

 

[Master Mason]

That's what he'll say December 31st to the American people too.

Why what is happeing on new years eve?

 

[NY Disney fan]

Why what is happeing on new years eve?

Or whenever his last day is.

 

[Master Mason]

Or whenever his last day is.

From the Constitution

. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

 

[yeartolate]

Or whenever his last day is.

He actually leaves office in 192 days 11 hours and 14 minutes.

 

[mrsv98]

Yes, he makes me so proud

 

[Uncle Remus]

He actually leaves office in 192 days 11 hours and 14 minutes.

Yeah, but the effects of his reign will be a blight on the world for a very long time.

 

[bimshire]

Yeah, but the effects of his reign will be a blight on the world for a very long time.

As they say " You get what you vote for!" Wish we did not have to take him back in Texas.

 

[Deb in IA]

If he said it, you finally caught President Bush in a lie. Everyone KNOWS that China is by far the world's biggest polluter.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080423065819AAGSnaG

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What country is the biggest polluter in the World?
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If you are referring to Carbon Dioxide/air pollution emission here is your answer by rank:

Rank Country Tons of Carbon per person
1 Qatar 20.05
2 United Arab Emirates 10.36
3 Kuwait 8.69
4 Guam 7.76
5 Bahrain 7.66
6 Singapore 7.04
7 United States 6.04
8 Luxembourg 5.69
9 Brunei 5.28
10 Australia 5.19

 

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If you are referring to Carbon Dioxide/air pollution emission here is your answer by rank:

Rank Country Tons of Carbon per person
1 Qatar 20.05
2 United Arab Emirates 10.36
3 Kuwait 8.69
4 Guam 7.76
5 Bahrain 7.66
6 Singapore 7.04
7 United States 6.04
8 Luxembourg 5.69
9 Brunei 5.28
10 Australia 5.19

Carbon emmissions are only one part of pollution. Also, that is a rank of per person, not a total rank.

 

[ChrizJen]

And if you read further in the quote (actually in the link) that Deb provided, you'll see that China is #1 and the US #2 in water pollution.
Regardless of the actual facts, if President Bush actually did say that, it's not cool.
A pretty crass joke if you ask me...

 

[NY Disney fan]

US #2 in water pollution.

Don't get me started on this. I absolutely agree as my 2 year old was violently sick 3 hours after playing in the park sprinklers 2 weeks ago.

 

[Deb in IA]

I don't dispute that China is a big polluter - I've been there personally.

I'm just saying that there are many ways to classify this.

 

[Cool-Beans]

If he said it, you finally caught President Bush in a lie. Everyone KNOWS that China is by far the world's biggest polluter.

If they don't now, they will if they watch films during the Olympics.

And you know what? The environmentalists will shut the hell up. They might moan a bit, but China won't care one little bit. And they'll just stop.

It's like little kids. When they see that their whining gets them nowhere, they stop.

 

[WDSearcher]

Don't get me started on this. I absolutely agree as my 2 year old was violently sick 3 hours after playing in the park sprinklers 2 weeks ago.

At our local parks, there are signs that say "irrigation uses reclaimed water." If that's true at your park, then of COURSE she's sick. And it has nothing to do with who's polluting where. Might want to double-check. Most public places these days use reclaimed water.

 

[Lanshark]

He is the worlds biggest ________ (fill in the blank)

 

[tomthebarncat]

It is abundantly clear whenever he opens his mouth that he does not possess critical thinking skills. I wonder if Jesus told him to say that