Czech premier not happy to attend Mandela funeral

Houston Chronicle ^ | 12/7/13 | Chron staff

[lump in the melting pot]

Many world leaders have said they wouldn't miss Nelson Mandela's funeral for anything, but Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok isn't among them.

Rusnok's conversation with Defense Minister Vlastimil Picek in parliament on Friday was broadcast by the Czech public television news channel.

When Picek reminded him that President Milos Zeman might be unable to fly because of a knee injury, Rusnok reacted with a vulgar term.

Addressing his companion by the Czech equivalent of "dude," Rusnok said: "I'm dreading that I will have to go."

[lump in the melting pot]

It should be noted, that Czech President Milos Zeman cannot travel because of his knee. Which he injured by falling down when drunk. My homeland, it makes me so proud...

[Tainan]

...good beer.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Maybe he don’t want to go because he’s not into celebrating commie terrorists.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Czech President Milos Zeman cannot travel because of his knee. Which he injured by falling down when drunk.

In Heaven, there is no beer,
That’s why we drink it here.
And when we’re gone from here,
All our friend will be drinking all our beer!

Czech song they play on the radio from time to time here in a very Czech part of Central Texas

By the way if Mr. Zeman didn’t go to SA for the commie Mandela’s funeral, he wouldn’t be missing much.

[Perdogg]

Is his daughter staying out of trouble?

[katykelly]

Good food .

[montag813]

Czech President Milos Zeman cannot travel because of his knee. Which he injured by falling down when drunk. My homeland, it makes me so proud...

Sounds like a decent guy to me

[MattinNJ]

Great hockey players. A privilege to skate against them.

[ZULU]

Well, despite Mandela, South Africa is still a violent dangerous place and hardy a vacation spot for an intelligent person of ANY race.

[MV=PY]

Ok, I give him a pass. One reason.

CZ.

;-)

[goat granny]

If when drunk, you can fall on the ground and not drop off the face of the earth by grabbing a blade of grass, your holding your liquor OK

[tumblindice]

In his defense, he was tripped by a Blonde pilsner.

[tumblindice]

I had a little too much one night and passed out while walking home.
I had the most vivid dreams! I dreamed I was climbing the tallest ladder in the world and expected to wind up in the Giant’s frontyard or before St. Peter in Heaven....
Then I woke up on the railroad tracks.

[BradyLS]

Don’t know about the Giant but—lucky you—at least you missed Saint Peter!

[Dqban22]

Mind you, what the ANC completely forgot to mention is that Mandela was on Robben Island for 18 years - not the full 27 years. In March 1982 he was moved to Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town (along with other ANC leaders Walter Sisulu, Andrew Mlangeni, Ahmed Kathrada and Raymond Mhlaba) where he was taken on frequent trips to see his attorneys and members of parliament. From there he was moved to Victor Verster prison in Paarl where he lived in a four-bedroom house built for prison staff, and had a White chef and housekeeper. Mandela's "golden cage" is in sharp contrast with the treatment given by his comrade, Fidel Castro, to Cuban political prisoners.

[goat granny]

I gather since your still here, the train hadn’t passed yet...LOL

[Gritty]

I want to move to the Czech Republic. It must be about the last place left in the world where the leaders are semi-sane.

[lump in the melting pot]

Most of the leaders of the Czech Republic are semi-drunk all the time, and fully drunk some of the time. Maybe that’s what keeps them sane?

[Gritty]

Drunk is preferable to terminally crooked.

[dfwgator]

Churchill drank like a fish, so they’re in good company.