And behold, Norway has a new heir to the throne...

[misscam]

Our Crown Prince and Princess had a daughter today, who is now second in line to the throne, and is set to one day become Norway's first reigning Queen in modern times. (Read about it here or here)

I salute our new addition to the Royal family for her exceptional timing - being born on the 21st of January means she pushed Mr. Bush's smug face off the Norwegians news. Thank you.

Incidentally, Mister Shrub, when you're defending your Iraq invasion, do not take Norway's name in your mouth as a 'partner'. We did not support your war. We did not send troops to your war. (We sent engineers to help with reconstruction, but that is another matter.) In fact, how about you not taking Norway's name in your mouth at all, ever? Forget we exist. Never come to visit us. In fact, stay out of Scandinavia altogether.

Thank you.

In other news, it does appear the PPC troll did e-mail me after all - apparently she confused me with P@L and sent the e-mails to her instead. Hmm. Should I take this as a compliment, I wonder?

But nothing shall displease me today - Bush is happily a far ocean away; Norway has a new heir and is quiet and peaceful and good; my webpage is getting a neat new look and new fanart; it's -12C outside but we have central heating and cocoa on the stove; and my cat is adorably sleeping with a paw resting on his forehead. Life is good. (Incidentally, if you wish to move here where life is good and there is no Shrub, there is a spare bedroom available where I live.;))

Norwegian chocolate all around!

Comments

Bush Bashing

[(Anonymous)]

Um...I must say that I usually agree with you on most things, but being an American and a Republican, I most certainly do not think that you are being at all fair to him. He might have made a mistake going into Iraq, however, he is a good, God loving man who cares enough about the world to get rid of one of the most cruel men alive today. The world is better off without Saddam and better off with Bush as President. Have you ever even bothered to listen to what he has to say? With that said, have a great day!

If I can just cut in here ...

[mercuriazs.livejournal.com]

As an American citizen, I must respectfully inform you that it is my feeling that we are not better off with Bush as president at all. Even if one were to argue that Bush is the only person who could have possibly handled the Iraq situation in the "right" way (a term used here to mean "the way that met your satisfaction," as I am not prepared to enter into a debate concerning the morality of the war in Iraq, war on big fat meanies, or war in general), his domestic policy clearly illustrates (for me) that he is not the man I want running my country. He talks about education only in passing, he claims responsibility for an economic recovery which he had almost nothing to do with, and he wishes to deny civil liberties to American citizens just because his religious views are different from theirs. That last one especially really gets to me. One can spin just about any issue to make Bush look good or bad, but there is nothing that can be said in his favor on the issue of gay marriage. He is allowing his own personal religious beliefs to cloud his judgment, and he is attempting to impose his morals upon an entire nation. Say what you will about him, but that convinces me that he is not a truly good man; he isn't thinking about all the people who have been denied the rights to the benefits that heterosexuals enjoy. He's only thinking about himself, and his own belief system.

So yes, we're better off without Saddam, but I don't think that Bush is a good leader for my country; the denial of civil rights is not what America stands for.

Re: Bush Bashing

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I have listened to that man a heck of a lot more than I wish to, believe me. His words, his actions, his very thinking scares the heck out of me. The Iraq war was never about Saddam being a bad guy, which has been painfully obvious for decades, and did not stop former administrations (including Republican ones) from being Saddam's pal.

And you know, Osama bin Laden will also think himself a 'God loving man' and so will his supporters. Many man of faith have done terrible, terrible things. Religion can very dangerous, and this is also part of my worry.

The main point is - where Bush stands up and says one thing, I shall be right there to oppose him. This is my right. You have the right to line up right next to Bush if you so desire. If you do, I will assume you do so because you believe it right, and you know what he stands for. Do me the fricking same credit, will you?

For why I oppose the Iraq war and other discussions, you can see:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/misscam/2003/03/08/
http://www.livejournal.com/users/misscam/2003/03/11/
http://www.livejournal.com/users/misscam/2003/04/08/
http://www.livejournal.com/users/misscam/2003/04/10/
http://www.livejournal.com/users/misscam/2003/04/13/
http://www.livejournal.com/users/misscam/2003/04/14/
http://www.livejournal.com/users/misscam/2003/04/25/
http://www.livejournal.com/users/misscam/2003/05/09/

Me analysing my deep, deep dislike of Bush and faith and shaping the world:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/misscam/2003/03/21/
http://www.livejournal.com/users/misscam/2003/06/14/

I'm not posting this for a huge discussion on my views or whatever. Believe me, I've had many of those discussions. If you really want so anyway, I suggest you contact me on AIM or via e-mail or something and don't post anon and unsigned in my LJ.

I'm pointing this stuff out to show you that I have actually thought things through and I'm not just disliking Bush on a whim here, which you seem to think. I even admit I could be - gasp!- wrong. (You might note that I did predict that the end of the war in May was only the start of the troubles - and on that I was right. I was so far been wrong on the Kurds.) I don't assume to have any answers. But I have made my stand in the world, for better or for worse, and it's right here, opposing Bush and Howard and Berlusconi and neo-Nazis and fundamentalists and bigots and the death penalty - and I will see as wrong. On some issues I am probably wrong. On some I may be right. Only history will tell, but I will not be around to see it. Nor will you.

Hmm, this turned out longer than I planned. Um, yeah, I get slightly passionate when I get the gazillionth 'but Europe is just not listening to Bush!' We are. A very large part of us are just not liking what we're hearing. (And as you've seen, some of your countrymen don't like it either, and I do believe they've been listening as well.)