Yes it's true, former President George W. Bush from the United States of America is here in Calgary giving the first of what I'm sure he hopes is a speaking engagement career similar to Bill Clinton's.
He arrived yesterday evening and had dinner at a swanky Italian restaurant in Kensington called
Osteria De Medici, which is coincidentally also where most celebs dine when in town. I've never been inside, but the outside is nothing to brag about. It's next to a bus stop and across the street from
Crave which sells the best cupcakes in town.
He spoke at the
Telus Convention Centre at a lunch, tickets by invitation only to local businessmen. I know one of the attendees, and I am curious to get his take on it. I tried to get there around lunch time to get pics of the protestors but was held up. By the time I made it downtown around 1:30, it was quiet as a ghost town. The only sign that something might be going on was the presence of extra cops on the street corners keeping an eye on whoever might be left outside. I'm guessing everyone who went down to throw shoes at posters of Bush had jobs to go back to.
Apparently there was a shoe canon, see here from twitter
http://twitpic.com/26yjk.
I also read that 3 protesters were arrested, not sure for what. Very excited to watch the news tonight.
Calgary's a pretty sleepy town for all it's 'maverick' reputation. We're more subversive in our shit-disturbing. If Bush is really to be charged guilty for war crimes, then someone should take it to Parliament. It's not going to happen though. If he's going down, you can bet he's taking Kissinger and the whole damm gang down with him.
Anyone there today with pics? There are some good ones on twitter btw.
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