Bush plays wrong anthem

[durtee librul]

Kitty Pilgrim just reported on Lou Dobb's show that Bush played the Taiwan national anthem instead of China's. Just how much more stooopid can this guy get? Don't answer that.....I am afraid of what may be told! LOL.

Good grief.:dunce:

[xultar]

1. BUHWAWAWAWAWA!!!!!!!!

[Inland]

2. NO! That can't be!

Somebody's got to be fired if that's the case.

[Duer 157099]

4. No no, a medal of freedom is on the way n/t

[wryter2000]

3. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[durtee librul]

7. Thank you...

What does MIHOP mean? Sorry, but I can't figure that one out....

[seemslikeadream]

9. Please allow me

Made It Happen On Purpose

as in 9/11

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=125

[niyad]

10. Making It Happen On Purpose

and LIHOP Letting It Happen on Purpose

and by the way, welcome to DU!! happy to have you here.

[durtee librul]

11. Thanks!

[Cha]

24. Your user name

cracks me up! :D Welcome to DU!

What with playing the Taiwan National anthem(edit~I see down thread where it wasn't the wrong song but refered to the wrong country) and grabbing Hu's sleeve..bush is trying to emulate his father's :puke: ing at the state dinner.

[central scrutinizer]

12. Made It Happen On Purpose

referring to September 11 - the theory that Bushco actively had a hand in 9/11 in order to become a war president and brand all critics as traitors. As opposed to LIHOP - Let It Happen On Purpose - that is, Bushco ignored warnings hoping that 9/11 would happen resulting in the same thing.

[manic expression]

13. MIHOP

Made It Happen On Purpose. This states that the Bush administration had a direct hand in the 9/11 attacks.

LIHOP: Let It Happen On Purpose. This states that the Bush administration knew about the attacks, but did nothing to stop them.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Yoda Yada]

14. (M)ake/made (I)t (H)appen (O)n (P)urpose n/t (no text)

:hi: :hi: :hi:

[LSparkle]

5. That's what I thought I heard too

Not only did they refer to the wrong COUNTRY but they played the wrong ANTHEM.

:wtf:

And these are supposed to be the "adults" in charge? Clinton's people would NEVER have made such a huge gaffe.

[Minnesota Libra]

6. OMG, that would be like Bush and his handlers. I'm just..........

....:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[HereSince1628]

8. I'd say the people over at State REALLY don't like this WhiteHouse

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Ignore our warnings on aluminum tubes?

Take THAT you John Bolton LOVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[KansDem]

15. Let me see if I understand this...

Bush is hosting the leader of China but plays the Taiwan national anthem?

Wouldn't this be a huge international faux pas? I mean, China doesn't recognize Taiwan, does it?

Wouldn't this be an insult to China?

Do I understand this correctly?

If "yes," then :spray:

[Seen the light]

18. It's like playing the Indian national anthem for Musharraf nt

[Pachamama]

30. More like playing the Palestinian Anthem for the Israelis....

Or playing the Turkish anthem for Armenians...or playing the Chechnyan anthem for Russia...

Unbelievable....it had to be on purpose...otherwise, they are absolutely incompetent...

[Canuckistanian]

16. It may be just a stupid mistake

Taiwan's formal name is "Republic of China".

China's formal name is "People's Republic of China".

It's still a very stupid mistake and exactly the wrong country to mistake it with.

Or.. was it really a mistake??

[donco6]

17. Oh no, Bush isn't stupid, he knows exactly . . . er . . .

where are those guys lately anyway? The ones who argue against Bush being a complete and utter dolt? How would they defend this one?

[LiberalEsto]

19. Reminds me of when his dad puked

into the Japanese prime minister's lap at a state dinner in Japan.

:puke:

[AlCzervik]

20. Hu was getting out his tin foil hat until Bush said he didn't support

Taiwan's independence.

[truthisfreedom]

21. i was having a little trouble smiling today. now,

i'm having a little trouble wiping this shit-eating grin off my face.

[sarge43]

22. I can't help wondering if

the career bureaucracy, both civilian and military, is attempting to sabotage Smirky. These kinds of details are handled by State and the Pentagon. :evilgrin:

[BrotherBuzz]

32. That is one possibility, but the other might be....

The ignoant political hack, Karen Hughes selected the music without deferring to the wonderful career professionals over at foggy bottom and ran it over for Georgie. Appointed hacks in this administration have a reputation of running rough-shod over the career people.

[Beetwasher]

23. If You're Referring To THIS Story (MISINFORMATION)

Then they didn't play the wrong anthem, they referred to China incorrectly. Unless they reported NEW information that this story does not contain.

China Mistakenly Called by Taiwan's Name



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060420/ap_on_go_pr_wh/hu_visit_gaffe_1

[truthisfreedom]

25. so which is it? the anthem, the title of the country, or both?

did they play the wrong anthem too?

[Beetwasher]

27. The Story Implies

albeit indirectly by the absence of being reported otherwise, that it was merely how they referred to China and NOT the anthem itself that was the problem.

As I said, if it was the anthem too, that would be NEW information.

[TahitiNut]

35. The chances of the Marine Corps band playing the wrong anthem are nil.

C-czar Narcissist doesn't have shit to say about music selections - that's protocol (State Department). Just because he can't span the space between two punctuation marks without choking on his silver foot doesn't mean all the pros have lost their minds.

[Emit]

38. This story reports that it was the USA anthem that they mistakenly played

...As Bush and Hu stood at attention outside the White House, an announcer said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the Republic of China, followed by the national anthem of the United States of America."

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1151AP_Hu_Visit_Gaffe.html

[greyl]

48. No it doesn't! nt

[Joe Chi Minh]

26. And there was me thinking that allowing the cult woman to rage at

the Chinese Premier beggared belief, and said to my wife that he and the US will surely be punished for that. The he goes and plays the wrong national anthem!

Joseph Heller, thou shoulds't be living now - except that you'd be out of work, as it's impossible to satirise Bushco.

[Joe Chi Minh]

53. Seems I misread the report. But how revealing are the

scandalised posts of some on here, reproaching DUers for preferring the sensational than the truthful! They just can't help revealing themselves, can they?

Do you self-righteous mutts really believe that the 'faux pas' was any the less grotesque? If realpolitick demands he make political concessions that he loathes, like his father, Bush plainly can't help himself from throwing a bone to the monied rednecks of his base, the lowest of the low. He is terrified of losing face. Remember his old man vomiting onto the lap of the Japanese dignitary at a formal dinner. Is there any other world leader you could ever imagine doing something like that?

[Joe Chi Minh]

54. But what a tribute to DU, that their most scathing comments

can do no more than address irrelevant minutiae, as try to make federal cases out of them! In wordly terms, at least, some of these people are not total idiots... and that's the best they can do. What it is to have truth on your side! They can only look on and eat their hearts out for what will always be beyond their reach.

[troubleinwinter]

41. THANK YOU for making some sense, rather than just running with gossip.

("Republic of China" .... "Peoples' Republic of China")

It is a relatively easy mistake to make, UNLESS YOU'RE THE FUCKING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, who is supposed to damned well know better than to insult his guest, the President of China.

Let alone, grabbing him by his jacket. Our president is a pig. A sloppy, uncaring, uncouth clod who insults heads of states with his ignorance.

[pnorman]

44. That's what I thought it would boil down to.

As much as I detest that loathsome creep, I'll cut him the same slack I'd cut Clinton or Carter (who, incidentally, would NEVER make that mistake).

pnorman

[jillan]

28. They can't even get the intellegence right on national anthems?

What a friggin idiot!

[HuffleClaw]

29. i'm reminded of an incident some years back

when the toronto blue jays were winning the world series and a us marine corps honor guard entered toronto's skydome carrying the canadian flag upsidedown. they claimed it was a 'mistake'. this, i expect is the same sort of 'mistake', though WHO is responsible is in question. was it bush and his minions or anti-bush people trying to embarrass bush?

[chookie]

31. Oooops.

Inexcusable faux pas by his protocol advisor. Bizarre, even.

Then again, this is probably the same person who advised Dick Cheney what to wear to the solemn Auschwitz memorial service.


They're lucky that this is not being televised in China (even though Chinese citizens living abroad can howl with laughter over this silliness).

[Swamp Rat]

33. This deserves a 5th recommendation

;)

[Rex]

34. Then he tugged on Hu's coat like a petulant child.

Always adding insult to injury, the man cannot succeed at one dam thing. Quite a shame.

[chookie]

37. I can only imagine...

...how Charles de Gaulle would have reacted to such a gesture.

Monkey Boy is so gauche.

BTW -- did he order the kitchen to serve the Chinese president bull balls and freedom fries with cheese?

The mind reels.

I'm not even a China expert, but I could have handled this occasion more appropriately.

I expect this little event will be censored in China -- how unfortunate -- but the rest of the world's minds reel.

[DetroitProle]

36. this is a HUGE insult

It was different when he confused Slovakia and Slovenia. They're not mortal enemies. In fact, they're very similar in many ways.
This isn't just stupid. Taiwan and PRC each think they are the true "China" and the other has no right to exist. It's been a powder keg waiting to explode for the past half a century. This is a dangerous mistake. You don't want to mess with either of them. There is no good guy in this situation either.

[chookie]

39. And I bet...

...that the stupido behind these blunders of this critical visit will not be fired -- because their lips are attached to Monkey Boy's ass and they are good yound neoCons. Inexcusable stuff.

[napi21]

40. This whole meeting was a disaster from the moment H landed in DC!

Seems like most everything went fine with Bill Gates, but then, he does have brains.

The outburst of the woman reporter was an insult, calling the President's Country by the wrong name was an international incident!

And grabbing Hu by the jacket was just plain insanely stupid!

Do I remember somebody...a bout 6 years ago...saying "Lets put adults back in the WH"? Hmmm...I guess they never found any adults, huh?

[troubleinwinter]

42. chimp is an ignorant rude clod, not a statesman.

[SoCalDem]

43. Snaggletooth was wrong.. The anthem was right..The announcer

named the COUNTRY wrongly.. He said "Republic of China"...Instead of "PEOPLE'S Republic of China"..

[ConsAreLiars]

45. Planting disinformation like this is repulsive.

You surely know, if you have paid any attention at all, that the announcer refereed to the "Republic of China" (Taiwan) instead of the "People's Republic of China" (China) efore the anthem (of China) was played. Care to explain why you chose to misrepresent the facts this way? No? I thought not.

(edit typo)

[elehhhhna]

46. SHIT. He did as much as possible to insult & humiliate Hu. Fuckup.

[katinmn]

47. Karen Hughes needs to go back to college. F****ing idiot.

This is the biggest insult the US could have hurled at the PRC.

[greyl]

49. The headline of this thread is incorrect.

WASHINGTON -- The meeting between President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao began with a gaffe Thursday when an announcer referred to China by the formal name of Taiwan, which China considers a rebellious province.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1151AP_Hu_Visit_Gaffe.html

[muriel_volestrangler]

50. But this headline is more exciting for DUers!

That's why no-one voted for my thread posted hours earlier with a true headline, while this gets on to the Greatest page. :-(

[greyl]

51. Looks like you have one vote now :) nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

52. Aww, thanks!

:hug: