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| Irish students declare war on their US rite of passage |
| 2005-01-29 |
| FOR years it was the dream of every self-respecting Irish student: after a year denouncing British oppression in the college bar, the only way to spend the summer was sipping Guinness surrounded by plastic leprechauns in a Boston pub. Five years ago, thousands of students camped out overnight to get a visa to spend four months in the Irish-loving paradise of Bill Clinton and the Kennedys. Now George W. Bush is begging them to visit. Days after the President was sworn in for his second term, his Ambassador to Ireland has embarked upon a charm offensive to persuade the youth of the Irish Republic that the US is not what they just see in the headlines every day. Irelands youth is so out of love with America that the number of students applying for a summer visa scheme has halved within a year. As he embarked on a tour of universities and colleges last week, James Kenny, the US Ambassador, said that recapturing Irelands youth was hugely important for us and admitted that a wave of anti-Americanism was stopping many students visiting the US... |
| Posted by:anonymous2u |
| #6 the girls are cute? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-01-29 6:32:21 PM |
| #5 Days after the President was sworn in for his second term, his Ambassador to Ireland has embarked upon a charm offensive to persuade the youth of the Irish Republic that the US is ânot what they just see in the headlines every dayâ. Why should anyone care if Irish kids don't want to come here? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-29 6:27:26 PM |
| #4 What a shame. I foresee a shortage of waitresses, under the table house painters, and hack carpenters in the Boston area. And, oh yeah, late night hit and run accidents... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-01-29 12:22:49 PM |
| #3 I have been thinking of going to Ireland for a vacation this June. Sounds like I might not be very welcome. Any readers have advice for me? (Reply by e-mail, if you please.) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2005-01-29 8:35:02 AM |
| #2 I was in Belfast about five years ago and I met up with some friends I'd met on an earlier trip. All they'd watch was Jerry Springer episodes. They truly believed that's what America is all about. I remember one particular comment she (my friend) said, "Americans. All they do is drink and drive and kill people with guns." I'm thinking to myself, "Y'know I'm sitting right next to you. And we are in Belfast where bombs have gone off almost daily for 30 years. So what's the problem?" So let 'em stay over there. Let all the foreigners stay where they're at. |
| Posted by: nada 2005-01-29 4:43:02 AM |
| #1 Stay home, brainwashed youth of Groggistan, we have more than enough lying Moonbat simpletons as it is. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2005-01-29 3:41:51 AM |