Media Blackout As Bush Speaks in the Cayman Islands

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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Organizers of an investment conference in the Cayman Islands say they have been forbidden from disclosing any details about a speech by former President George W. Bush in the offshore financial haven, an event spokesman said Thursday.

The keynote speech by the former president is "totally closed to all journalists," and conference organizers are forbidden from discussing any aspect of it even in general terms, spokesman Dan Kneipp said.

"We've got a complete blackout on discussing the Bush details," Kneipp told The Associated Press.

The restrictions were imposed by the former president's staff, he said. Bush was scheduled to speak Thursday evening at The Ritz-Carlton on Grand Cayman Island.

"It's totally their decision," Kneipp said of the decision to close the event to the media.

Sponsors of the two-day conference include KPMG, a company that provides tax advisory services, and Deutsche Bank. It costs $4,000 to attend and other speakers include billionaire Richard Branson.

Cayman Islands officials are proud of the British territory's role as an offshore finance center. But members of the U.S. Congress and advocates for changes in tax laws have accused corporations and wealthy individuals of using so-called financial havens to improperly avoid taxes.


http://news.yahoo.com/media-blackout-bush-speaks-cayman-islands-204640389--finance.html

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

1. I would wonder if deceiving the IRS and tax evasion will be a hot topic

but I don't think Bush is even knowledgeable enough on that subject to speak on it with authority. I can't imagine any talk Bush could give to show his authority on any subject.

[nc4bo]

6. Passing out How-to pamphlets, DVDs and PowerPoint documents...

These people disgust me, they are not there to vacation but probably trying to conceive of the next economic coup.

[RepublicansRZombies]

2. What a patriot!

nt

[Initech]

3. Offshore holding corporations are people too!!

[nc4bo]

4. How I'd love to be a fly on that wall! Can't imagine the anti-American things I'd hear...

I'm surprised Mitt doesn't have some family or close buddies there representing his interests.

[Earth_First]

7. With a full media blackout in order, one would never know...

Boy, where's Anonymous or Wikileaks with a guest list when you need them?

[HopeHoops]

5. The rMoney campaign probably arranged it to shut the shrub up.

[lpbk2713]

8. Maybe the caterers will have some interesting video for us.

BWAHAHAHA


Shit-for-Brains may be gone but he is definitely not forgotten.
The damage he and Cheney have done will live on for years.

[LeftofObama]

9. Maybe one of the servers

will hide a camera like they did with Robme's 47% speech.

[easychoice]

11. I think we can count on it.

Big bucks to whoever does get it recorded.

[NYC Liberal]

10. And what are they gonna do if someone does talk?

[beac]

12. They are probably afraid his entire speech is just one long fart joke.

"Pull my finger... hehehe!"

The boy ain't very bright, after all.


But seriously, it vaults Republican shady tax dodging right back into the narrative on the eve of the election. So, thanks for that Shrubie!

[pacalo]

13. Why the secrecy? What are they hiding?

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. $$$$$$$$$

[HiPointDem]

16. their plans to suck the blood of their respective populations, the vampires.

[Rob H.]

14. K&R for those who may have not yet seen this story

I just found out about it a few minutes ago thanks to a Facebook friend, myself.