White House Hound Dog Visits Graceland

White House Hound Dog Visits Graceland

White House Hound Dog Visits Graceland

Today President Bush visits Graceland, the legendary Memphis home of Elvis, with outgoing Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi. The visit is a reward for Koizumi’s sending troops to Iraq. The Japanese prime minister is a big fan of The King; when Bush visited Japan, Koizumi sang “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You” to him — a diplomatic first.

The visit to Graceland provides a golden opportunity for Bush critics to mobilize the King against the President. Some suggestions for signs for demonstrators:

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Today President Bush visits Graceland, the legendary Memphis home of Elvis, with outgoing Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi. The visit is a reward for Koizumi’s sending troops to Iraq. The Japanese prime minister is a big fan of The King; when Bush visited Japan, Koizumi sang “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You” to him — a diplomatic first.

The visit to Graceland provides a golden opportunity for Bush critics to mobilize the King against the President. Some suggestions for signs for demonstrators:

“It’s Now Or Never: Fight Global Warming”

“You Ain’t Nothin’ but a Hound Dog – if you don’t End the War Now”

“Don’t Be Cruel – stop torture by Americans”

“Suspicious Minds – want ballots with a paper trail”

“Jailhouse Rock – for Karl Rove”

“It’ll make you so lonely you could die — Close Gitmo Now”

A welcome of this kind could leave the president all shook up.

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