Posted on 07/16/2008 6:23:04 PM PDT by silent_jonny
President Bush met with President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, a small country located in western Africa. The two leaders are united against the corrupt “government” of Zimbabwe. (Transcript)
President Bush: We deeply care about the plight of the citizens of Zimbabwe. And we hope there's a peaceful resolution soon. I told the President, in the meantime our government is looking at, you know, sanctions beyond that which would have been levied out of the U.N. Security Council.*
* Last week Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored Security Council resolution that would have imposed an arms embargo on Zimbabwe and sanctioned President Robert Mugabe and his top advisers for rigging the country's presidential elections. (Source)
On a much lighter note, President & Mrs. Bush welcomed Little Leaguers from all over the country to the White House this afternoon for the All-Star Tee Ball Game on the South Lawn. (Transcript)
President Bush: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this historic occasion … We've got 50 players from 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, who have come to show off their great baseball skills. And we're excited you're here. We welcome you, we welcome your families.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and JCOS Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen held a news conference today at the Pentagon.
Afterwards, Secretary Gates welcomed Czech Defense Minister Vlasta Parkanova and Australia’s Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon to the Pentagon.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
Quote of the Day:
President Bush: We're going to recite the Little League Oath.Are the players ready? All right, here we go. "I trust in God. I love my country. And I will respect its laws. I will play fair, and strive to win. But win or lose, I will always do my best."
Play ball! (Applause.)
Photos of the Day:
President George W. Bush, baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, left, and Country singer Kenny Chesney, front, cheer on players participating in the Tee Ball on the South Lawn All-Star Game Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Mrs. Laura Bush shows her enthusiasm for the spirited game of tee ball as young All-Star players from across the United States gather to play on the White House South Lawn on July 16, 2008.
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President Bush: Mr. President, thank you for coming. I first started my conversation with the President by complimenting him on his leadership in the United Nations and in the region. You've been a constructive force for peace and stability.And we talked about Zimbabwe. I made my position abundantly clear that, one, we are disappointed with the veto of the U.N. Security Council resolution, for which both our nations worked in concert. Secondly, we deeply care about the plight of the citizens of Zimbabwe. And we hope there's a peaceful resolution soon. I told the President, in the meantime our government is looking at, you know, sanctions beyond that which would have been levied out of the U.N. Security Council.
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President Compaore: (As translated.) First of all, the President and I seized this opportunity to meet, and the first thing I did was to show gratitude to President Bush for the engagement of the United States in favor of our country, Burkina Faso, and especially in terms of poverty reduction and economic development and all the help.But I said to the President, other than Burkina Faso, all the continent of Africa is very grateful to the initiatives taken by the United States administration in terms of debt reduction, public aid to development, fight against HIV/AIDS, and building schools in our country.
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I just read that Nunn and Byah if that is the way his name is spelled are on the vp list or might be. Is that good or bad for McCain? The only thing I know is that Nunn is from GA and Byah is from IN.
I had to run some errands this afternoon and had planned to do some shopping but I got to feeling so awful in the heat that I just came home. I got very dizzy while I was out. I did not even attempt to go to choir practice.
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I hope you do fell better
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Country music singer Kenny Chesney, President George W. Bush and National Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson unveil the new Take Me Out to the Ball Game stamp during a White House All-Star tee ball game July 16, 2008 at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. The stamp was issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the unofficial anthem of baseball.
Country music singer Kenny Chesney sings “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” as President George W. Bush listens.
President Bush: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this historic occasion. The Commissioner and I -- that would be Frank Robinson, the Hall of Fame -- (applause) -- welcome you for the first All-Star game here on the South Lawn of the White House.We've got 50 players from 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, who have come to show off their great baseball skills. And we're excited you're here. We welcome you, we welcome your families.
We want to thank Kenny Chesney for lending his great talent. We're proud you're here, Kenny. (Applause.) Thanks for coming.
… And finally, Mr. Commissioner, we are so lucky to have Shelby Shayler with us today. She will be presenting you and I with the first ball -- but not quite yet. Before we do, we're going to recite the Little League Oath.
Are the players ready? All right, here we go. "I trust in God. I love my country. And I will respect its laws. I will play fair, and strive to win. But win or lose, I will always do my best."
Play ball! (Applause.)
President George W. Bush and Hall of Famer Frank Robinson offer words of encouragement to 8-year-old Shelby Shayler of the Little League Challenger Division in Norfolk, Va., Wednesday, July 16, 2008, as she places a ball on the tee to start the first game of a doubleheader on the South Lawn of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper
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