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Bush frustration sparks expletive



ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush expressed frustration Monday at attempts to get U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to do more to end the conflict in Lebanon.

In the conversation, Bush also says he plans to send U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Middle East.

During a photo opportunity where there was an open microphone, Bush was heard expressing his frustration to British Prime Minister Tony Blair using an expletive.

Bush and Blair were aware that the event was a photo opportunity and that the media was present. Blair later turned off the microphone.

Earlier in the day, Blair and Annan called for the deployment of an international force in southern Lebanon, in order to end the spiraling conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

The text of their conversation is as follows:

Bush: What about Kofi Annan? I don't like the sequence of it. His attitude is basically cease-fire and everything else happens.

Blair: I think the thing that is really difficult is you can't stop this unless you get this international presence agreed.

Bush: She's going. I think Condi's (U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice) going to go pretty soon.

Blair: Well that's all that matters. If you see, it will take some time to get out of there. But at least it gives people....

Bush: It's a process I agree. I told her your offer too.

Blair: Well it's only or if she's gonna or if she needs the ground prepared as it were. See, if she goes out she's got to succeed as it were, where as I can just go out and talk.

Bush: See the irony is what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit and it's over.

Blair: Cause I think this is all part of the same thing. What does he think? He thinks if Lebanon turns out fine, if he gets a solution in Israel and Palestine, Iraq goes in the right way, he's done it. That's what this whole things about. It's the same with Iran.

Bush: I feel like telling Kofi to get on the phone with Assad and make something happen. We're not blaming Israel and we're not blaming the Lebanese government.

I heard the FCC is already processing the paperwork on his $250,000 fine.

im not sure it was actually broadcast on TV, and if it was, the 4 people who watched it probably didnt complain

Bush sounds a lot less dumb when he speaks in a "natural" way.

Yeah...what the hell. Stop writing speeches for this guy and just let him talk. He sounds a lot smarter.

I don't trust anybody with that much pressure on them who doesn't swear and drink. That's all I'm saying.

he does like Coke....



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so wheres the bad word..what exactly did he say

apparently shit is still a bad word

Coming from the same guy that explained how careful he was to not 'cuss' at work, I find this amusing.

im not sure what that means

in the office i swear, not as much when my boss is around, but if im at a client site, i rarely talk except to find out what the problem(s) are and i go about trying to fix em

http://uploadfile.putfile.com/videos/19712340071.wmv


It's such a simple solution.... if he worked "end the Zionist occupation" into it, the whole world would embrace it.

ATs nAzisT!!!

oh ok third one from bottom

CNN played the tape without bleeping the word out, and while showing it in the on screen transcription.

It will be big news, no doubt.

This has to be the dumbest thing to be perceived as real news since Sammy Hagar considered returning to Van Halen.

I think the news is that the guy is articulate.

I'd never have guessed.

Wow, Bush didn't come off like an idiot on ONE conversation and you lot are practically celebrating...



How about next time you just learn from your mistakes and elect a guy who actually has a reasonable command of English?

Fascinating insight into the dynamic between these two.