On 9/29/03 10:10 PM, in article ,
"Robert Klute" > opined:

> On 29 Sep 2003 20:47:32 GMT, Michel Boucher >
> wrote:
>
>> Dans un moment de folie, (j*ni)
>> écrivit:
>>
>>> Did he *really* say "a century-and-a-half"?? Guess WWII
>>> slipped his mind. Maybe he's sucking up so they'll forget
>>> that 'banquet barf' incident...
>>
>> Ok, for the last time, the statement is genuine. At least as much as
>> any such statement can be genuine. The odd thing is that "half-a-
>> century" would be true. Maybe all he needs are glasses so he can read
>> the teleprompter. Or maybe he's an idiot, or even both.
>
> In 1853 Admiral Perry sailed into Edo (Tokyo) Bay with the largest fleet
> sent abroad by the US to impress upon the Japanese the benefits of open
> trade. (The kind of diplomacy I am sure Bush understands and
> appreciates). Every since the the US and Japan have been actively
> engaged in trade. Now every relationship has its ups and downs, and
> there was a brief 3 1/2 yr or so period where we traded bullets and
> bombs, but that is no reason to get in the way of a good celebration.
> Why even the Japanese are celebrating this momentous anniversary:
> http://www.cgj.org/150th/html/homeE.htm

Nice research! But it will only shut that pompous ass canuck up for about
five seconds.
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