October 22, 2007
Hu opens the Communist Party Congress
Just in case you were wondering, the faux commies in China opened their party Congress last week and enshrined the philosophy of President Hu Jintao into doctrine. That was, seriously, the only thing they apparently did.
Hu, dressed in his trademark blue suit and television-friendly red tie, used his two-and-one-half-hour speech mainly to underline his doctrine of "scientific development," which he described as "an important guiding principle for China's economic and social development and a major strategic thought that we must uphold and apply" to pursue "socialism with Chinese characteristics."The party announced Sunday that Hu's innovation will be enshrined in the party charter during the week-long 17th National Congress as a historical contribution to Marxist ideology. The move constitutes an endorsement by the party faithful of Hu's emphasis on tempering breakneck economic development with such social concerns as protecting the environment and guaranteeing that the poor have access to education and health care.
Just as important, it ushers Hu into a pantheon of historical Communist figures who have shaped Marxist doctrine. In the eyes of the Chinese party, Hu, 64, will be joining a line of ideological greats that began with Marx and Lenin and has continued over more than a century with Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin.
"The Politburo formulated the guiding principles for the current amendment to the constitution, stressing that the amendment must follow the guidance of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of [Jiang's] Three Represents, [as well as] embody the Scientific Development Outlook," Li Dongsheng, the congress spokesman, said at a news conference.
He spoke for TWO AND ONE HALF HOURS?!?!? Can you imagine being the guy or gal in the audience who had a large coffee prior to the start and about two hours in desperately need to use the restroom?
I really think this is all pretty exciting. I wonder Tyler Perry will make it into a movie starring Tyler Perry. And the exhumed corpse of Mao.
Posted by mcblogger at October 22, 2007 09:17 AM
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