While Kerry dissed the Secret service guards Bush fights for them

[FishForLunch]

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - President Bush stepped into the middle of a confrontation and pulled his lead Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officials who barred his bodyguards from entering an elegant dinner for 21 world leaders Saturday night.

Several Chilean and American agents got into a pushing and shoving match outside the cultural center where the dinner was held. The incident happened after Bush and his wife, Laura, had just posed for pictures on a red carpet with the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his wife, Luisa Duran.

As Bush stepped inside, Chilean agents closed ranks at the door, blocking the president's agents from following. Stopping for more pictures, Bush noticed the fracas and turned back. He reached through the dispute and pulled his agent from the scrum and into the building.

The president, looking irritated, straightened his shirt cuffs as he went into the dinner. The incident was shown on APEC television.

"Chilean security tried to stop the president's Secret Service from accompanying him," said White House deputy press secretary Claire Buchan. "He told them they were with him and the issue was resolved."

[FishForLunch]

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[dude1394]

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[dude1394]

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[dude1394]

Here's the video link.

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W. “clanks” when he walks. He’s got the whole package. No wonder the “girly men” hate him.

[MavKikiNYC]

Dinner was cancelled because Chilean officials refused to go through the "gringos'" security procedures, as WSJ's Dorothy Rabinowitz quoted.

F*ck the Chileans. ...Dry.

APEC: Chilean State Dinner For Bush Canceled

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
November 21, 2004 10:29 a.m.

SANTIAGO (AP)--An elaborate state dinner Sunday night for President George W. Bush was scrapped after U.S. and Chilean officials failed to agree on security measures at the presidential palace, Chilean media reported.

The decision came Saturday night only hours after Bush intervened in a confrontation and pulled his lead Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officials who barred his bodyguards from entering a dinner for 21 Pacific Rim leaders.

Bush and Chilean leader Ricardo Lagos instead were to hold an informal working dinner Sunday night following the close of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, leading Chilean newspaper El Mercurio reported Sunday.

White House deputy press secretary Claire Buchan confirmed that the dinner had been downgraded to a working dinner, but didn't provide additional details. The White House had been calling the originally planned event a "social dinner."

"There are always issues that are worked out with the host government," White House press secretary Scott McClellan added. He declined to discuss the matter further, referring reporters to the Chilean government.

The newspaper, citing high-level Chilean sources, said Chile was unwilling to accept security measures sought by the U.S. Secret Service for Sunday's official dinner in Santiago's ornate presidential palace.

The measures included a demand that all guests for the official dinner pass through metal detectors at the La Moneda palace, but the demand was rejected by Lagos, the newspaper and radio reports said.

Chilean media said the state dinner had been planned for 200 guests. About 20 will attend the working dinner, to be held in Lagos' private dining room in the same building.

On Saturday night, several Chilean and U.S. agents got into a shoving match outside the cultural center where the dinner was held.

Bush and his wife, Laura, had just posed for pictures on a red carpet with Lagos and his wife, Luisa Duran.

As Bush stepped inside, Chilean agents closed ranks at the door, blocking the president's agents from following. Stopping for more pictures, Bush noticed the commotion and turned back. He reached through the dispute and pulled his agent from the scrum and into the building.

The President, looking irritated, straightened his shirt cuffs as he went in.

[dude1394]

Also just read that there was a threat against bush at this thing as well.