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- - - The Prime Minister was served 24 different dishes during his first day at the summit - just hours after urging the world to reduce the "unnecessary demand" for food and calling on British families to cut back on their wasteful use of food. Mr Brown and his wife Sarah were among 15 guests at the "blessings of the earth and the sea social dinner". The dinner consisted of 18 dishes in eight courses including caviar, smoked salmon, Kyoto beef and a "G8 fantasy dessert". The banquet was accompanied by five different wines from around the world including champagne, a French Bourgogne and sake. African leaders including the heads of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Senegal who had taken part in talks during the day were not invited to the function. The dinner came just hours after a "working lunch" consisting of six courses including white asparagus and truffle soup, crab and a supreme of chicken. The lavish dining arrangements - disclosed by the Japanese Government which is hosting the summit in Hokkaido - come amid growing concern over rising food prices triggered by a shortage of many basic necessities. On the flight to the summit, Mr Brown urged Britons to cut food waste as part of a global drive to help avert the food crisis. - - - This is rich! Now that's tackling poverty and hunger in true liberal style! These guys must be hardwired not only not to see the irony, but also to believe earnestly that they're quite righteous about it. Whether it's Algore preaching lower energy consumption and effervescent light bulbs and carbon credits, or Edwards going on his hair-styling, hedge-fund-advising poverty tours, or Brown scarfing down 24 courses while telling Brits to cut back on wasted food, these guys are nothing if not entertaining! And yes, I know President Bush is in the photo too though he (very curiously) isn't mentioned in the article. I include him in my scorn over this kind of hypocrisy--though at least he lives in an ecologically friendly ranch and not a massive energy-sucking mansion like some of these aforementioned bozos. - Bob _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
