Monday, November 16, 2009
RUFKM!?
Did you hear? Our president disgraced himself. How? Um, by being polite and respectful of another's culture while visiting the country of said culture. Republicans (full disclosure: if I lean one way, it's a bit right of center) took this opportunity to bash PO for groveling/pandering/insert general bad term to another country. When did showing courtesy become a sign of weakness? If we're talking about presidential weakness in Japan, perhaps those fat-ass elephants (i.e., ****tards) should use those vaunted memories of theirs to recall the elder Bush's meltdown.
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Ohhhh... A chance for me to get all political. I shall restrain myself and mind my manners. :)
ReplyDeleteIn all honesty, what do you expect? The extreme right equates the man with Hitler, rhetoric some of my students spout, but cannot support.
Pardon me, I seem to have forgotten myself. Would you please pass the Grey Poupon?
Yeah, I'm not a big fan of Republicans right now. And that's as far as I'll go.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I definitely was under the impression that being respectful of another world leaders culture was the mark of a good politician in situations like this. I guess the rules changed while I was distracted by the health care debate.
ReplyDeleteReally? Is there nothing better to complain about? (Not you, Bane. He's being polite, I agree.) Morons. I'm conservative--undecided. I started out Republican and can't swing to Democrat. So, I'm sitting in the middle and vote across party lines. It sucks being part of what is essentially a two party system. My husband and I have been cancelling out each other's votes the last two elections, actually.
ReplyDeleteWell, not to be the oddball out, but I'm not a big fan of either side right now. Like you, Bane (and Wendy, it seems), I'm definitely a middle-of-the-road kinda gal. Socially liberal, economically conservative. And I dislike the president immensely. But I agree - being polite in another country and respectful of that culture is the diplomatic way - and something all leaders should adhere to... including those who visit America. I'm just sayin'.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Conservatives aren't the only ones with short memories, by the way. Democrats are just as guilty at conveniently forgetting things and being classic hypocrites. Let's face it - politicians, in general, are not to be trusted. Okay, time to crawl back into my grumpy cave...
I've been stewing on a post called "The Next Bubble."
ReplyDeleteWe saw the dot-com bubble burst, and the real-estate bubble, and the financial bubble. The next one is the Political bubble. Politics has transcended beyond all usefulness and the fringe elements on both sides will implode and the centrists will finally be able to restore decency and common sense to our government.
Or we'll all go down in flames.
Either way, the bubble is going to burst soon.
In Australia we call it the Tall Poppy Syndrome. You have to cut down the tallest flower just because you can and that makes you feel good. Can't have anyone being just that little bit better than you. Looks like it's a problem world-wide. Good rant!
ReplyDeleteBane: I steer clear of politics in publishing blogs. In a single posting, you've offended both sides by first admitting your political leanings to the right of center and by calling Republicans "fat-asses". That hurts.
ReplyDeleteRick: Moderates comprise 90% of people on all issues, especially politics, but moderates rarely run anything. The fanatics on the left and the right have the passion to follow through. When the bubble bursts, we will just have a new right and a new left. There may be new faces, but the polar extremes will still exist and control.
Oy, I hate politics. I think if everyone just supported each other and tried to do what's best for the country instead of trying to get reelected (and keep the other party from being reelected) our country would be so much better off.
ReplyDeleteI'm posting under anonymous for the sake of me maintaining political anonymonity on blogs.
ReplyDeleteJust gonna point out a few things:
I see it as a form of respect, but I also understand where the people who are criticizing are coming from. Someone explained to me that our president is never supposed to bow down to anyone because our country doesn't do that. Whether that thought process is wrong, right, outdated, or whatever isn't important to me. (There's more important issues for me to be concerned about).
That's as far as I'm going here.
Rick, I think you're onto something about the political bubble (unfortunately, I think a lot of militia groups also see this forming).
ReplyDeleteAnon -- not all Republicans, just those who think this is such an important issue. Like Laura, I'm not a big Obama fan (euphemism), but I think there are more important concerns. And, as you referenced, there will always be too opposing forces -- it'd just be nice if they could play together in the sandbox w/o hitting each other over the head w/ shovels :)
Funny you should blog about this. On my way to teach this afternoon I spotted a new billboard on the highway that said, "Real Americans never apologize." And I thought, what the heck is that all about? Now I know. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJust to throw another monkey wrench into this debate (and to touch on one of the more important matters right now)... On Saturday, en route to the theater in downtown New Orleans (where Dan and I were holding our film fest), we noticed something hilarious. On Veterans Boulevard, there was a cluster of protesters, with handmade posters that shouted things like "No Amnesty!" and "Secure Our Borders!" - and just two blocks from this rag-tag group of white protesters was a cluster of Mexicans, waiting for temp work at LOWES. And all I could think was... shouldn't these two groups get together?
ReplyDeleteOkay, maybe only Dan and I found it funny. We were in a punch-drunk mood, I'll admit. ;-)
Laura, that's the sort of observational humor that cracks me up. Of course, in general, I tend to find protesters funny, regardless of circumstance :)
ReplyDeleteAnd that's why I luv ya, Bane!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Ooh, btw, I'm almost done with your book - I'll have comments later this week...
Gosh. Politics. Don't like talking about it because that's ALL my boyfriend ever talks about. Well, that and how much he hates SUV drivers that can't drive.
ReplyDeleteLove the commentary. I wouldn't worry too much about offending anyone. I thought it was a well known fact that our political system is in ruin and the whole two-party idea is now self-destructing. Maybe that was just me who thought so...
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