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...While the most publicized, Wilson’s faux pas is no exception. When President Obama recovered from the shock of Wilson’s behavior and began to speak again, another Republican interrupted by shouting “Not true!” Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) was just as disrespectful, wearing a sign sarcastically asking, “What bill?” True, former presidential candidate John McCain (R-Ariz.) and some other Republicans are now condemning Wilson’s outburst. But the dignity of these responses is outweighed by the embarrassing behavior of their...
...Obamacation. It takes the Village Idiot,” said another. This was eerily reminiscent of a bumper sticker from the Bush years, which read “There’s a village in Texas that’s missing its idiot.” However, the Republican response was ill-timed and counterintuitive. In the aftermath of bloopers like George W.’s “Rarely is the question asked: is our children learning?”, ridicule can work as a tool to damage the credulity of a leader. But when accusations of idiocy...
...Republicans are trying to succeed in creating an aura of disrespect around President Obama in the same way many Democrats did for Bush, they need to resort to a different approach. It’s possible to make fun of President Obama—Saturday Night Live does it quite effectively—but the Republican party’s stunts have only succeeded in making it seem childish, boorish, and even racist. A couple of months ago, for example, a legislative aide to Sen. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) emailed out a picture of previous, white presidents followed...
Palin did not shy away from addressing Asia and its politics. She hit the Republican talking points on China, warning against protectionism and expressing concern about China's military buildup. "We hope for China to rise responsibly," a delegate posting to Twitter live from the speech quoted Palin as saying. She also spoke of the U.S.'s historic role in securing prosperity and stability in the region and expressed a conviction that the U.S. could help steer Beijing toward democracy...
...those who support restoring Zelaya to power - and that includes every country in the world, including the U.S. - what's at stake is the integrity of Latin America's fledgling democratic traditions. The Micheletti regime and its handful of conservative Republican backers in the U.S. Congress, however, insist they're saving the hemisphere from the clutches of left-wing Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and his radical regional allies, including Zelaya. In the middle is Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace laureate Oscar Arias, whose San José Accord would reseat Zelaya with limited powers while granting the coup...