You go sisters! Anger at Anti Bush sentiment expressed by American National Woman's Bridge team [Pic]

Wow, you've got to agree, these woman have courage! This story tells of a group of radical political activists who have plotted to topple to totalitarian Bush regime in the USA.....

Or maybe NOT! It's a story about a few American Women who went to Shanghai to play in a Bridge tournament (that's in CHINA people - not exactly lovers of American imperialism and George W Bush!). During the awards ceremony they held up a little sign that said 'We did not vote for Bush'...

Now, what's so offensive about that!? Surely it is just a statement of fact - you either voted for Bush (which many Americans seemed to do, but do not wish to admit), or you didn't... Heck their sign doesn't even make any claims about whether it was a good thing or not to have NOT voted for Bush.... They could have been showing REMORSE that they didn't vote for Bush!!!! (Not likely by the smiles on their faces, but still, it's a possibility). Paranoia can do strange things to a national psyche... Ask us, South Africans know all about it!

However, it seems that facts, and free speech, are no longer valued in the land of the free and the brave. The story follows:

In the genteel world of bridge, disputes are usually handled quietly and rarely involve issues of national policy. But in a fight reminiscent of the brouhaha over an anti-Bush statement by Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks in 2003, a team of women who represented the United States at the world bridge championships in Shanghai last month is facing sanctions, including a yearlong ban from competition, for a spur-of-the-moment protest.

At issue is a crudely lettered sign, scribbled on the back of a menu, that was held up at an awards dinner and read, "We did not vote for Bush."

By e-mail, angry bridge players have accused the women of “treason” and "sedition." Read more...

I say, more power to you!

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