The Smoking Gun: Bush Received Weapons Cache From Jordan

[sabra]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0615061gifts1.html

Bush Received Weapons Cache From Jordan
Collectibles, DVDs, bling highlight foreign leader gift list

JUNE 15--President George W. Bush received a $10,000 sniper's rifle, six jars of fertilizer, 11 antique handguns, ten pounds of dates, and a DVD of "Singin' in the Rain" from various foreign leaders, according to a report filed today by the U.S. Department of State. The annual report from the Office of Protocol, excerpts from which you'll find below, covers gifts provided in 2004 to federal employees by "foreign government sources." Included in Bush's haul (which gets sent to a government archive) were assorted Dallas Cowboys merchandise from Saudi Arabia's Prince Bandar, a $125 braided leather whip from the Hungarian prime minister, and a copy of "The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook" from the Sultan of Brunei. The Arab leader also gave Bush DVDs of "Singin' in the Rain" and "To Kill a Mockingbird." Jordan's King Abdullah gave Bush $12,000 worth of antique weapons, including a pistol dating to 1780, and a $10,000 Dakota Arms sniper's rifle. He also provided the president with six jars of "various fertilizers" valued at $60. As the State Department report notes, the circumstance "justifying acceptance" of these foreign gifts is "non-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government." The Tunisian president gave Bush $60 worth of dates. First Lady Laura Bush received an $1150 Chanel purse from the French president's wife and a $12,500 Mounier & Bouvard clutch from the King of Morocco. Vice President Dick Cheney scored a $400 set of white gold cufflinks "with Arabic lettering symbolizing good fortune and health" from the Jordanian king, while former Secretary of State Colin Powell received a Bulgari necklace set from Saudi Arabia's Prince Faisal. At $24,500, the gold and diamond jewelry was the most valuable gift from a foreign official. While Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld received some nice bottles of wine, his most unique gift came from Jordan's King and Queen, who gave Rummy a $380 aromatherapy gift set. Though Rumsfeld could surely use the aromatic relaxation, the item was transferred to the General Services Administration. (11 pages)

[shain from kane]

1. Has anyone given him a copy of the Constitution? n/t

[Roland99]

2. He wipes his feet on it everyday as he enters the Oval Office.

[dogday]

10. And wipes his ass with the rest nt

[leveymg]

3. Only six jars of fertilizer? But, he gives out tonnes of the stuff.

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/coreimages/digital+art/49487_7909_by_eof.jpg

[Skelington]

4. "Bush received weapons cache from Jordan"

Naw, that wasn't misleading at all.

[Virginia Dare]

5. Just a few gifts from his many friends and admirers....

although I do have to question why the Prime Minister of Hungary is giving the Chimp a whip.

:rofl:

[KoKo]

6. Sultan of Brunei/ DVD's "Singing in the Rain" & "To Kill a Mockingbird?

plus a copy of "Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook?" :eyes: What were the hidden messages the Sultan was trying to deliver to Bush. Very odd.....sheesh... I wonder why "To Kill a Mockingbird" would have meaning for the Sultan or for Bush?



"The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook" from the Sultan of Brunei. The Arab leader also gave Bush DVDs of "Singin' in the Rain" and "To Kill a Mockingbird."

[BrklynLiberal]

7. They probably thought "To Kill a Mockingbird" was an instruction manual

Based on his childhood hobby of blowing up frogs.

[shain from kane]

8. I've got a mocking bird for him. My middle finger. n/t

[KoKo]

9. ROFL! A Good ONE!

Actually all the replies on this thread are great "Gallows Humor."

Good DU'ers who still have a sense of humor about all of this. You lift our "wings." Thanks. :D

[KoKo]

11. Kick...Bush doing "Singing in the Rain" and

watching "To Kill a Mocking Bird" is just too much for DU'er not to see the incredible humor. From the Sultan of Brunai