You know what Baby wants you to do. Go here to vote for sisu in the "Best of the Top 250 Blogs" in Wizbang's Weblogs Awards 2006. If you're so inclined, you can do it once every 24 hours. If you're not into what Tony Blair calls "equality of respect," you should stay away.
Tony Blair gets it. GW would never get away with such things, but Tony's being quoted verbatim all over the place without so much as the blinking of an eye:
In a speech that overturned more than three decades of Labour support for the idea, he set out a series of requirements that were now expected from ethnic minority groups if they wished to call themselves British.
These included "equality of respect" -- especially better treatment of women by Muslim men -- allegiance to the rule of law and a command of English.
If outsiders wishing to settle in Britain were not prepared to conform to the virtues of tolerance then they should stay away. He added: "Conform to it; or don't come here. We don't want the hate-mongers, whatever their race, religion or creed.
"If you come here lawfully, we welcome you. If you are permitted to stay here permanently, you become an equal member of our community and become one of us. The right to be different. The duty to integrate. That is what being British means."
Update: Curt of Flopping Aces has video and text links and comments:
A great speech, and one that I wish Bush would give.
If wishes were kings.
An end to multiculturalism is to be welcomed as the most wholesome event of the young 21st Century.
Posted by: goomp | December 09, 2006 at 05:21 PM
If Dubya was half as eloquent as Tony Blair he would have avoided so many problems.
Posted by: Jack | December 09, 2006 at 07:41 PM
the liberal media has slandered this fine man as well...
it is so sad.
Posted by: hnav | December 09, 2006 at 07:48 PM
Yes, I wish President Bush was half as eloquent.
"...a command of English."
Can you imagine how they would pillory Bush if he insisted that immigrants must learn English. Heaven forbid we require people to learn the language that operates the country.
Posted by: Teresa | December 10, 2006 at 05:55 PM