Another ringing endorsement for the Nobel Peace prize...
DALLAS: Nobel Peace Prize winner Betty Williams apologized Thursday for saying she could kill President Bush, remarks that drew scorn from Bush loyalists and shook up the International Women’s Peace Conference in Dallas.“My feelings now and again get way ahead of me," Williams said. “I couldn’t kill anybody, but I must confess that I’m extremely angry with the Bush administration and what they have done. To say that was wrong."
I'm just a wild and wacky Irish broad. We drink you know...
Conference organizers immediately sought to distance themselves from her speech Wednesday night, but it brought a swift rejoinder from the White House, dominated some radio talk shows and drew a flurry of hateful e-mails to attendees. Questioned about her speech Thursday morning, Williams initially denied making the comment, but reversed course after organizers confirmed the quote.
Oh, that death threat against the president...
In a speech before 1,000 people Wednesday, Williams said that violence is a choice and the push for peace takes hard work and commitment.“Right now, I could kill George Bush," she said. “No, I don’t mean that. How could you nonviolently kill somebody? I would love to be able to do that." As she made her point, she chuckled and some members of the audience laughed. Williams, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for creating a group that helped start peace talks in Northern Ireland, also said that Bush should be impeached. About half the audience responded to that with a standing ovation.
Maybe Bush ought to order an airstrike on the International WomenÂ’s Peace Conference the next time it's in town?
No, hahahaha, that's just a joke. I'm sure he'd get away with a joke like that. Hahaha...
Several women at the conference said they admired Williams for having the courage to say what she thought -- even if it is unpopular.“It was an incredible act of bravery to make that statement in Texas," said Lucinda Marshall of Louisville, Ky., who added that the anti-Bush rhetoric appealed to her. “When you have a president that’s consistently breaking the law, you do not have a democracy. You have a dictatorship."
Oh, good. Another addition to the Bushitler list.
White House spokesman Blair Jones called Williams’ comments “surprisingly hostile rhetoric coming from someone who has been recognized for promoting peace."
Geez, I'm glad somebody noticed that...
It wasn’t the first time Williams has spoken critically of Bush. Last July, she made an almost identical comment about wanting to “kill George Bush" to a group of schoolchildren in Brisbane, Australia. She said her point was that it is hard to be nonviolent when there are so many atrocities in the world.
So you can see why she was confused...I mean, which death threat are you talking about here?
Williams said Thursday that the focus on her comments about Bush was a distraction from her more important message about peace. “I’m just really passionate about my work. Sometimes it’s `open mouth, insert foot,"' she said. “I’ll spend the rest of the day saying I’m sorry to everybody."
So, hahaha, let's just blow it off, and...move on, okay, peons?
Conference chairwoman Carol Donovan stressed Thursday that the conference is nonpartisan and that Williams’ views are her own. “The remarks were spoken from her heart and were based on her own concern and opinions," she said. “With over 1,000 delegates, you can imagine the range of opinions is very wide."
Now, now. It's just an opinion. I'm sure a lot of us here at the International WomenÂ’s Peace Conference agree with her.
Nancy Sonntag, a Dallas psychotherapist who has worked with Iraq war veterans, said she is not a Bush supporter but called Williams’ comments “totally inappropriate. I was a little disappointed in her response," Sonntag said, referring to the conference’s overarching question of how to achieve peace. “I don’t think that’s the solution I was looking for."
Didn't expect to hear murder advocated at a peace conference?
Assistant Police Chief Ron Waldrop said police presence at the Adam’s Mark Hotel and Conference Center was not increased as a result of the speech. “We have people that work with protesters and monitor controversial events," he said. “We do that on a routine basis." Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren in Washington declined to comment, but a Dallas agent said Williams had not been questioned and there were no plans to do so.
...and another moonbat walks away clean.