Is Bushco. DELIBERATELY Trying To Insult Hu/China?

[Beetwasher]

Or is Chimpy just that much of a psychotic, nutter, fuck-up? :shrug:

Seriously, it's one or the other...or both.

[Poll_Blind]

1. I think so. Did you see the pic of him pulling Hu by the sleeve?

Now playing the Taiwan national anthem. I think Hu would probably have minded LESS had they played whatever the Nazis used as their anthem.

PB

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. please tell me you are joking about the anthem. please.

did they hire some neocon as protocol director? holy shit.

Then again, condi is Secstate.

[SeveneightyWhoa]

24. He's not joking, but he is mistaken.

Nobody played the Taiwanese national anthem. What they did do is incorrectly introduce it (as being that of the Republic of China, rather than the People's Republic of China's anthem).

[Rose Siding]

7. I saw him grab him, as one would a child.

If anyone grabbed bush that way, the SS would be on them.

[Beetwasher]

16. They Didn't PLAY The Anthem, They Referred To China Incorrectly

China Mistakenly Called by Taiwan's Name

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

[MoonRiver]

17. Lol! I wish I had seen all that!

Can't wait until my "retirement" in May. I'll be able to catch all the great * gaffs. :D

[LSparkle]

2. Well, Hu DID go to see Bill Gates first ...

Ol' Babs Bush is probably telling her boy to snub him for such an affront!

[converted_democrat]

4. I sat there and watched that today, and I couldn't believe my ears..

Total nut job..

[xultar]

6. I was wondering if that was their song. I was like that shit don't sound

right.

[kaygore]

11. It can be confusing....

that is for idiots: People's Republic of China and Republic of China. Hmmmmm....those intellectual dwarfs probably thought that Taiwan is the actual official name of the Republic of China.

Can the administration embarrass us any further?????

[Selatius]

5. It seems China wants to bury America anyway.

At this rate, when the dust settles, China will basically inherit the bulk of the US industrial base because so many corporations off-shored manufacturing operations to China. China has America by the balls, and Hu Jintao knows it, too.

[kaneko]

10. Someone might have told

the President that East-asians hate to be touched and manhandled for Pete's sake.

[HereSince1628]

8. Hey, foreign policy is Cheney's arena, don't blame Bush

Besides his new COS is a bean counter!

That just ain't fair to blame Bush. :rofl:

So how many points will that shave off Bush's poll numbers, do you suppose?

[CrazyOrangeCat]

9. Honest to Jeebus, folks . . .

. . . I don't think he knows what the fuck he's doing anymore. He's reacting like a bad, hyperactive third-grader. Just unfuckingreal.

The prez is a :dunce:

[BrklynLiberal]

12. and along we thought he was just pretending to be that stupid.

[AlCzervik]

13. He just doesn't know, he was told he'd hve the summers off and the

weekends free, he wasn't supposed to be doing any actual presidentin you know?

[Neil Lisst]

14. Yes. Those snafus were set up, done on purpose.

Bush is that low rent.

[guinivere]

15. Has he puked on anyone yet?

That would complete the psycho hooligan image he is trying hard to perfect.

[KansDem]

18. Bush still has time to mend fences. Has he given Hu a nickname yet?

Maybe it's not too late for George "The Guy You'd Most Like to Have a Beer with" Bush to turn on the ol' "charm offensive."

[bluedog]

19. BBC news has some pics........and protopcol.....

.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4925704.stm
Earlier, in a protocol gaffe, when China's national anthem was announced, it was referred to as the anthem of the Republic of China - the formal name of Taiwan. China's formal name is the People's Republic of China.



then the picture on BBC




from caption:
In an another embarrassing moment, Mr Hu sought to leave the podium at the wrong time, and Mr Bush had to lunge and grab him by the jacket.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4927966.stm

[Buns_of_Fire]

26. Re: The Picture. "Where the hell you think YOU'RE goin'?"

How DARE Hu mess up CHUCKLENUTS' photo op!

No soup for you, Hu!

[Rocknrule]

20. Yes. His goal in life is to cause as much chaos and trouble as he can

[etherealtruth]

21. Obviously this is the only area of life ...

... in which he has had any appreciable success

[Virginia Dare]

22. The only thing that matters is how the Chinese will view it...

and they will consider these things deliberate snubs, whether they actually were or not. Don't forget Poppy's connection to China, they know the culture very well.

I have no idea what game these yahoos are playing, but all of our lives are in the balance.

[bemildred]

23. Which would be worse? Deliberatly insulting or just fecklessness?

I can't make up my mind.

[All50inBlue]

25. lol

he doesn't do it on purpose... that's REALLY him!