Bush bars corrupt from US (not repeat NOT an Onion article)

[underpants]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/summit_americas_us

MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) - US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) ordered that public officials guilty of corruption be barred entry to the United States.

The president announced the move, with immediate effect, in a proclamation released by the White House on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas here.

Bush said he was suspending "entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of certain persons who have committed, participated in, or are beneficiaries of corruption in the performance of public functions."

[pw]

1. And who gets to decide that?

Does it only apply to people who have been found guilty of corruption?
(Hmm, on closer reading, it says "certain persons" which implies they already have their little list.)

[ewagner]

5. This is specific

they most certainly already have a list.

[cprise]

11. Look who covered it: Agence France Press

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[trof]

2. get out!

So he can't come back from Mexico?
WOW!

[arwalden]

18. My Toughts Exactly... Whoo Hoo!!!

[StClone]

3. What

The motivation for this is very suspicious and I haven't a handle on what they are up to.

[underpants]

8. Read the last paragraph of the 4 paragraph article (too funny)

The decision affects people whose actions have had "serious adverse effects on international activity of US businesses, US foreign assistance goals, the security of the United States against transnational crime and terrorism, or the stability of democratic institutions and nations."

[Wolfman 11]

9. nice paragraph.

I love how the first priority is U.S. businesses and way down last on the list is the stability of democratic nations.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

14. exactly

you got to set priorities when you're king - and democracy is not one of them.

[underpants]

15. Business over democracy

that sounds about right for Spaceshot.

[WillParkinson]

4. Gee, can't wait for the news to show...

Him, Dick and a vast majority of our senators and congress-folks being escorted out of the country.

[FunBobbyMucha]

17. Jeebus, you've given me a great Photoshop idea!

I'm picturing W's face on Harry Dean Stanton's body, peeking thru the chain link fence at the Drive-In/interment camp:

"Jeb! Avenge me! Avenge me!"

Then he turns and sees Poppy and Jeb and Neil right there next to him.

[Kamika]

6. well not bad at all

I guess..

for some reason It feels like this is something bigger...


But if its only to keep ppl convicted of corruption out.. it's great.


But convicted here or anywhere?

[mouse7]

7. Breaking: Bush buys house in Acapulco

Citing haveing some problems with recently issued executive orders, President Bush bought a house in Acapulco and announced it would be the new "Hemispheric White House."

He indicated he would be staying at the new house until further notice.

[cprise]

10. They're coming unhinged

They're also trying to put all scientific government undertakings re: public health under control of the White House.

We've got something very nasty coming.

13. I got that impression this morning

after hearing the statement by O'Neill yesterday that Bush couldn't do anything to him that he cared about because he was too old and too rich to care, then waking up to hear that Bush was investigating O'Neill for leaking secrets -- no attempt to deny the message, just kill the messenger.

[bushisanidiot]

12. Does That Mean President Dumbass Has to Move to... well gee..

i guess he's not no place to go. no country would take him.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[supernova]

16. That means Bush can't enter the US either

And he should be finger-printed and photographed.

Sidebar: Did you hear this morning that Brazil is not photographing and fingerprinting American visitors? LOL!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

19. How much you want to be that Paul O'Neil is at the top of that list?