Politics Letter of the Day
posted by August 28 at 10:05 AM
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Leaving the Bellevue Library shortly after 5pm today NE 10th St was blocked off for the Presidents departing motorcade. As is likely in any busy downtown area there were a number of pedestrians lining up on both sides of 10th waiting to cross, which the police would not allow until after the motorcade had passed.I had no serious problem with this; I understand that certain procedures must be followed to ensure the safety of the President. What upset me was that the driver of the last van in the motorcade was flipping off those he passed.
To be as accurate as possible, he was holding his left arm up in the driver’s side window and giving the “bird” to any and all gathered along the side of the road (the vehicle had a great deal of what I am assuming was communications equipment on top of it). These were not the protesters directly outside the event the president was here for, rather these were children and parents, an elderly woman with her son, and many others coming out of a public library being treated very poorly by the presidents staff. Even if there had been protesters yelling and jeering the President and his staff that type of display should not be tolerated from anyone on the Presidents staff.
I’m not seeking an apology for me, but I do think that the residents of Washington deserve better from our elected president and his staff. Then again expecting much at all from this administration other than disappointment seems rather pointless.
A concerned citizen
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Actually, it seems oddly fitting.
Yeah, it was an a**hole thing to do. But honestly, why worry about that when the real problem was the guy in the limo.
Seriously, some sh*t you have to let roll off you back. Deal with the REAL problem and that is Bush and Cheney. Focus on the ball!!!
Ah, such class and grace they show. Then again, that's probably the most honesty anyone affiliated with this cabal has ever displayed. "Fuck you, America, all of you!"
It's gotta be tough working for the most hated man in the world, and I'd say "giving the 'bird' to any and all" is a perfect metaphor for the last seven years.
Anyone with a videocam out there? I sense
an Youtube hit in the making.
At least we know how the administration feels about readers. Put down that book and go watch more Fox News!
Wait, I thought if you flipped people off when the president was around Dave Reichert would get you fired? Or at least wait until you were fired and then try to take credit.
Reminds me of this reported incident from 2001:
http://www.georgewalkerbush.net/whocareswhatyouthink.htm
Results 1 - 10 of about 682,000 for gwb middle finger. (0.22 seconds)
Must have been on one of the blank pages here: http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/freespeech/presidential_advance_manual.pdf
The "mothers and children, elderly" etc should consider themselves lucky the only thing they got was the finger. They could have wound up with tire tracks running over em'.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/27/national/main3210100.shtml
I't's bushie's way to squash the little people who dare get in His Highnesses way.
Republicants are ALL about giving America the bird. That, plus lying and stealing, are what they're about.
You know, the "us against them" attitude was something I harbored for many years until I grew up and made friends who weren't all working class folk.
I outgrew the notion that all wealthy people are fucked.
Now, I feel compelled recalibrate, seeing as to how the "them against us" thing is picking up so much momentum that the President's motorcade can be found flipping the bird to the mothers and children of Washington on a GOP fundraising visit.
If there wasn't this hatred of the common citizen in the past they at least made an effort to conceal it.
Tell us how you really feel assholes. Sheesh
aw, c'mon ya pansies. what kinda world is it where someone can't flip a bird without people going up in arms?
If the aforementioned bird flipper was wearing a suit, then it is a reasonable and mature form of protest.
Does the writer feel special or something? W's been giving the finger to the entire fucking country for six years now.
@7: I get it! Totally awesome, considering the first one was a bus driver ... and this one was a limo driver ... yeah .... ellipsis again ...
"bringing integrity back to the White House"
What happened to decorum?
At least we can thank Bush for stripping away the veneer from everything. Yes it is us against them, they've made it very clear.
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