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yep thats for sure, there was a humdinger at the end of last mongth
In an intensely awkward congressional hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday, freshman Rep. Curt Clawson misidentified two senior U.S. government officials as representatives of the Indian government.
The two officials, Nisha Biswal and Arun Kumar, are Americans who hold senior positions at the State Department and Commerce Department, respectively. Although both Biswal and Kumar were introduced as U.S. officials by the chairman of the Asia and Pacific subcommittee, Clawson repeatedly asked them questions about "your country" and "your government," in reference to the state of India.
"I'm familiar with your country; I love your country," the Florida Republican said. "Anything I can do to make the relationship with India better, I'm willing and enthusiastic about doing so."
Apparently confused by their Indian surnames and skin color, Clawson also asked if "their" government could loosen restrictions on U.S. capital investments in India.
"Just as your capital is welcome here to produce good-paying jobs in the U.S., I'd like our capital to be welcome there," he said. "I ask cooperation and commitment and priority from your government in so doing. Can I have that?"
The question prompted a lengthy pause and looks of confusion from State Department and congressional staff attending the hearing.
"I think your question is to the Indian government," Biswal said. "We certainly share your sentiment, and we certainly will advocate that on behalf of the U.S."
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/07/25/exclusive_freshman_congressman_mistakes_senior_government_officials_for_foreigners
Lucy, you trot out a freshman Republican. Clearly, pretty stupid, I agree. Right up there with POTUS's "corpsman" which obviously was blatant ignorance and an indication his brain ain't quite what it's been cracked up to be. Agree with him or not, Dr. Ben Carson has more intelligence in one hemispheric lobe than Obama in his entire brain. As for your reference to Clawson's obvious stupidity, how does that exactly compare to the SENATE MAJORITY LEADER's continually making abject racist comments. Maybe after Reid dies, he'll join Robert Byrd in KKK meetings in hell. But at least Byrd was smart but racist. Reid is a stupid and racist. Of course, Maxine Waters is a communist and a racist, but she's black, so she gets a pass. Speaking of stupidity, while you're right about Clawson, I can assure you that stupidity is equally prevalent among Democrats in Congress.
I've heard people pronounce 'Corpsmen' as both 'Corpse Men' and 'Core Men'. Just as I've heard people pronounce Worcester, MA as 'War Chester, MA". Or native Bastonian: Bastin, Mass' to those outside as 'Boston, MA'. Not everyone speaks the American English language the exact same way. It takes intelligence and an education to help determine what the person might have stated. It also takes being a decent and good person to acknowledge what the person might have stated without teasing to much.
While the Bushisms can be amusing and funny, I have to wonder what sort of pressures were on the man at the time. When we hear politicians make gafts, we are not privileged to their schedule. That we foolishly assume they are well rested and relaxed. Go back and look at those individual's schedule for the day and the ones before it. Getting 4 hours of actual sleep, hopped up on caffeine, and a very busy schedule over a period of a week; and you have the recipe for weird and dumb things to get spoken. When President Obama stated 57 states, what was he doing before than? Campaigning across multiple states, pushing his body like it was a 20 year olds? I can rattle off dozens upon dozens of politicians from both the Democrat and Republican sides that stated weird and dumb stuff to not being well rested and relaxed. And then there are people that say dumb shit, because they are dumb as shit (i.e. Sarah Palin). And there are people that say weird shit, because they are weird as shit (i.e. Rand Paul). Curious how they are both favorites of the Tea Party....
But when groups of people behave in a racist way and over a length of time (i.e. the Tea Party), the same view on individuals can not be taken. The Tea Party is an organization that attracts racists like the 1%er's attract the Republican Party.
Most of what you say about gaffes is true. I put the 57 states into that category. "corpsman" to me seems to be a different animal. We misstate facts, stop in the middle of speeches, repeat things when we're tired, sure. But I don't suddenly say KI-KAGO instead of cheh-kago. Which is why I think "corpsmen" stems from ignorance. But I could be wrong. As far as the Tea Party's being racists? Really? The Tea Party was started by libertarians. We don't give a damn about your race, color, ethnicity, sex, gender, etc. Later, many from the religious right joined it. There are different strains of tea parties, some more libertarian-run, others more religious right. As far as racism? Let's see, people clean up after rallies, families attend, there are American flags, etc. Whereas at OWS "rallies" there's rampant drug use, reported rapes, defecating in public, etc. Can I find a leftist who's made a racist statement? Sure. Can you find someone either from the Tea Party or who claims to be from the Tea Party (it's a fact there were Tea Party rally infiltrations by the left where people put up racist signs, as part of a disinformation campaign)? Sure. Is there anything in the Tea Party platform of low taxes and getting the government out of our hair that is racist? No. It is a slur to call the Tea Party racist. Reserve that for the KKK or the Aryan Nation, please.
Why is it at the dozen Tea Party Rallies I've observed, that fully half the people there support racism as a way of countering the President? Or of the thousands if not tens of thousands of observations of Tea Partiers behaving in a racist mannerism on a wide variety of topics?
The Tea Party got its started thanks to the Koch brothers whom wanted an organization that would lobby on their behalf in the industries that help make them money. That while the Tea Party might have some good ideas, so did the Nazis. The problem is, for every one good idea, there are plenty of bad ones. Both groups have much in common with the other. They rely on stupid and ignorant people doing and speaking what they are told by propaganda organizations. They both hate non-whites. Not to mention gays and religions not their own. They both would gladly use weapons to oppose anyone that resists their version of government. And they both hate immigrants (illegal or not).
Why is it that the Tea Party doesn't have any decent ideas on how to deal with the abundance of problems this country has, without sounding like they have to take over and rule by fear and tyranny? Oh 'forgot', they have 'guns' which magically protect them from even being thugs and tyrants! A common concept of the United States is the ability to compromise on issues. For the Tea Party, there is no compromising. Need proof? Which political party was at the head of the partial government shutdown of last year? That would be a Tea Party favorite, Ted Cruz. And why the shutdown? There was a law the Tea Party didn't like and demanded it be removed.....OR ELSE!
How about that Clive Bundy character? Who supported him? The Tea Party. That's right, they were supporting a...CONVICTED CRIMINAL...of resisting the penalties that he was sentence to in...A COURT OF LAW! And they were willing to use arms to resist the Democratically elected government from following through on the process.
Do you hold the Tea Party to the same level of accountability and responsibility with power as you enjoy slamming the President and Democrats? An the answer is 'No'.
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Whereas at OWS "rallies" there's rampant drug use, reported rapes, defecating in public, etc.
It has happen here and there. Most of the reports are sketchy at best. And those within OWS will tell the person to report the issue to the police to handle. But the OWS is NOT a big political party when compared to the Tea Party. Its like comparing the KKK's numbers to the NAACP.
But if your stating smaller organizations should not be allowed to get out of line with its actions, words and people....
THEN....you should be holding the Tea Party to the same level of accountability and responsibility as the President and Democrats, because the Democrats, as a political party are MUCH bigger than the Tea Party. Which your not doing! Hence, the size of the organization is irrelevant. You just want to place the Tea Party in the best possible light, irrelevant of reality.
You claim racism but you give no specific examples. Opposing affirmative action isn't racism, it's pro individual rights. Treating people as part of a collective instead of as individuals is racism. The Koch Brothers are libertarians. They are not right-wing conservatives. They are pro-free-market, ANTI crony capitalism, ANTI government favors to corporations. That's why they fund the Cato Institute. The number of OWS transgressions and the litany of anti-American signs and pro-Communist signs at their rallies is legion.
A government shutdown isn't racist. So that's irrelevant to the topic.
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