Raw meat - a gift fit for a President (Saudi $135,000 Jewelry * Family)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,10329366%255E1702,00.html

A SAUDI prince lavished nearly $US130,000 ($185,000) of fine jewellery on US President George W. Bush, his wife, children and top aides in 2003, but the weightiest gift for the first family last year was kilos of raw meat.

Documents released today showed that, while Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz's exquisite baubles may have cemented US-Saudi friendship amid tension over Iraq, Argentine President Nestor Kirchner's 136kg present most likely did more to slake war-time appetites.

Although valued at only $US1500 ($2140) - far less than the crown prince's $US128,000 ($182,000) largesse - President Kirchner's meat was arguably the most unusual gift the president received.

Presented to Bush during an official visit to Washington in July, during which Mr Kirchner secured US support for a new international loan program, the lamb was transferred to the General Services Administration, presumably for distribution to government cafeterias or charity.

[Syrinx]

1. it stinks to the heavens, but,

$135,000 is nothing to the Bushes.

[saigon68]

3. I agree-- a trifling amount

They think in terms of Billions

[LiberalEsto]

2. Raw meat, etc.

Presidents are not supposed to accept gifts while in office. Especially from foreign powers. Everything should have been returned. I seem to recall that Nancy Reagan had to return some things after St. RayGun left office.

Can you imagine the uproar if Clinton had accepted similar bribe-gifts? We'd STILL be hearing the thugs' bitching about it.

It's time (once again) for a special prosecutor!



PS - Maybe Boy George got Mad Cow from eating the beef. That would explain a lot!

[54anickel]

4. Spooky, a lamb. Very symbolic gift as well as unusual. I'd bet the

symbolism was not lost on Shrubby, the anointed one. :puke:

[LynneSin]

5. But they weren't sleeping in the Lincoln Bedroom so it's okay you know

:eyes:

[John_H]

6. Mediawhores did 100+ stories on the Clintons getting funtiture AFTER

they fucking left office--and were forced to pay for them.

ts/


Chimp takes personal payoffs in gold and gems form a country who urged us to war and whom a respected "Journalist" says made an election year deal with, and not a peep from the whores.

Outraged? Have you written you favotire mediawhore a boycott letter yet? Election in less than 100 days.

[Rockholm]

7. This "SHOULD" Be An Outrage!!!!

Hey Drudge, Why aren't you peddling this shit? Bush is getting away with everything and the media is not just sleeping, they seem to not care! That KoolAid sure is powerful.

[chuckhoward]

8. I googled this story...

...and found numerous links to Australian papers for this story...then I followed the links and this story seems to have disappeared. Either I missed something...or something has been scrubbed.

[Moderator]

9. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=724585