Atlanta blogs today: OMG, like, what’s a Burma?
September 26, 2007 at 1:51 pm by Andisheh Nouraee in NewsDelta says it has purchased two new 777s for the trip from ATL to Shanghai. No word on if they’ll be painted with lead paint or employ Christian slave labor from Chinese work camps.
— Erick at Peach Pundit abdicates his Crown Room Club privileges with this comment about the just-announced nonstop Delta flight from Atlanta to Shanghai.
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Is anyone else just completely embarrassed by our president? I mean, that speech yesterday was just a complete hypocritical slap in the face of the rest of the world; not to mention a complete “out of left field moment†at times (BURMA? REALLY? WTF?!).
— Duane Moody is embarrassed because, among other things, President Bush mentioned Burma during his speech to the United Nations.
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September 26th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
i smell sulfur in the burma shave.
where is burma on the map?
it’s not on yahoo maps.
never mind, Burma’s name was changed to Myanmar,
thanks google earth and wikipedia.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:57 am
Sept 25:
“This morning, I’m announcing a series of steps to help bring peaceful change to Burma.” – Bush
Sept 26
http://www.macon.com/world//story/145973.html
“Myanmar soldiers fire weapons into crowd”
September 27th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
I’m embarrassed because he is clearly out of touch with reality, and represents our country to the rest of the world; not because he mentioned Burma. I would think calling for responsibility from our president, given our position in the world currently, would be a good thing, but I guess not; apparently, it just gets you mocked.
September 27th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
He probably used “Burma” not out of ignorance, but because he can pronounce it. I’ll bet he can’t pronounce “Myanmar” without help.
September 27th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
I honestly don’t think he can…
http://wonkette.com/politics/george-w%27-bush/pronounce-like-a-president-303458.php
September 28th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
actually, neither the United States nor the United Nations officially recognizes the junta’s change of the country’s name from Burma to Myanmar, so we use Burma.
September 28th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
hmmm, I guess he’s smarter than some of the genius bloggers and quip generators….
September 28th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
September 28, 2007
the internets are watching
http://www.macon.com/world//story/147790.html
1) “Why don’t the Americans come to help us? Why doesn’t America save us?” said an onlooker. who didn’t want to be identified for fear of reprisal from the junta.” “But analysts said it was unlikely that countries with major investments in Myanmar, such as China and India, would agree to take any punitive measures.”
2) ” Officials in neighboring Thailand said planes were on standby to evacuate ASEAN citizens in case the situation deteriorated.”
3) “Myanmar’s military junta sealed off Buddhist monasteries and cut public Internet access.”Authorities also shut off the country’s two Internet service providers, although big companies and embassies hooked up to the Web by satellite remained online. The Internet has played a crucial role in getting news and images of the democracy protests to the outside world.”
September 28th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
I don’t know Dale…
http://redeye.chicagotribune.com/la-na-childrens27sep27,0,5576100.story
September 29th, 2007 at 5:49 am
September 29, 2007
Myanmar quiet as UN envoy arrives
The Associated Press
http://www.macon.com/world//story/147790.html
Though Myanmar is rich in natural resources, 90 percent of its 54 million people live on less than $1 a day, making it all the more difficult for some people to imagine a successful people’s power revolution.
The United Nations said it was worried the current unrest could impede efforts to feed some 500,000 people. Authorities already have placed restrictions on the movement of food in some areas around Mandalay, Josette Sheeran, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, said in a statement from New York.
The government has put the official death toll from this week’s violence at 10, but diplomats and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said many more may have died, citing unconfirmed witness reports.
Japanese journalist shot during a protest in Rangoon, Myanmar on Thursday Sept. 27, 2007. The Japanese journalist, identified as Kenji Nagai, died from his wounds