President Bongo sighting!

[dwenius]

From the New York Times:

Lobbyist Sought $9 Million to Set Bush Meeting
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 - The lobbyist Jack Abramoff asked for $9 million in 2003 from the president of a West African nation to arrange a meeting with President Bush and directed his fees to a company now under federal scrutiny, according to newly disclosed documents. The African leader, President Omar Bongo of Gabon...

President Bongo! Pass the barbecue!

Also...$9m? Really?

Comments

[nothings.livejournal.com]

$9M could have bought a lot of Bar-B-Q!

[wisn.livejournal.com]

The price of long pig has gone up immensely, due to the necessity of preventive measures against K-J contagion.

[kernelpanic.livejournal.com]

Wow, thats sorta like a reverse 419 scam.

[hwrnmnbsol.livejournal.com]

TO OUR MOST ESTEEMED PRESIDENT BONGO OF DEMOCRATICLIKE REPUBLIC OF GABON I EXTEND MOST HEARTWARMED GREETINGS AND ET CETERA STOP I CALL YOU NOW HAVING RECEIVED ASSURANCES FROM MANY PERSONS THAT YOU ARE A TRUSTWORTHY INDIVIDUAL WHO MIGHT HELP ME REMOVE A SUM OF NINE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($9000000) FROM YOUR PERSONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT FULL STOP

[tritone.livejournal.com]

I wonder whatever happened to Dave Hill.

Don't you hate it when you can't googlestalk people because their names are too common?