“Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter”

Courtesy Donklephant  Thu, 07/10/2008 - 8:08pm

Those were the words from President Bush to world leaders at the recent G8 Summit…and the response was understandably shocked.

From the Telegraph :

The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.”

He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on...


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