Don't Fuck With Hillary

Here's Rep. Mike Pence (R-Doucheland) thinking that since he's sitting in a seat that is physically higher than the seat Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is sitting in, that he must be more intelligent than Clinton. While questioning her in his best Perry Mason impression with the "Isn't it true" meme, in an attempt to embarrass Clinton and President Obama with that day's faxed Republican talking points regarding the oh so disgraceful Hugo Chavez handshake, what he thought would be his moment of glory quickly became the Bitchslap of the Year to date.



That's beautiful. I can watch that clip over and over again. What did that douche Pence think Clinton was going to answer? He teed it up and she smashed it out of the park. Anyone who had a problem with the choice of Hillary Clinton in this position should take note. She's doing her job, supporting the president and not afraid to take shit from anyone, especially douchebags who bring a knife to a gun fight. Or in this case, one of those soft foam bats that you get at couples therapy sessions to beat out your frustrations.

Joe Scarborough Is An Idiot

Within the course of one Morning Joke™ broadcast, Joe Scarborough equates the Obama/Chavez handshake from Chavez just being misunderstood and maybe we should have been "more respectful of Stalin" and "some terrorists across the globe" would see the smile and handshake as "a sign of weakness" in the early hours of the broadcast, to backing off his initial statement so much, he got to this point by the end of the show: "...none of us here think it was a problem that he shook hands with the president of Venezuela, and I'm glad he smiled."

What a joke.



(H/T Media Matters)

Obama Shakes Hand - Civilization Collapses

This past weekend, President Obama met with South American leaders at the fifth Summit of the Americas to discuss international relations and it seems that the Obama haters have their panties in a knot over the fact that the President shook hands with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada, said on CNN that it was “irresponsible for the president” to be seen laughing and joking with “one of the most anti-American leaders in the entire world,” referring to Mr. Chávez.

Shaking hands with an anti-American leader? Surely, that's never happened before. As leader of the free world, you wouldn't want to appear weak and have a dialogue with "anti-Americans." I mean, diplomacy is one thing, but shaking hands? That's out of the question.

So, when you're in a room with thirty-three leaders from other countries for "diplomatic" purposes, what do you do? Walk across the room and slap Chavez in the face and call him a potty mouth? Take off your shoe and smash the heel of it on the desk?

For all the bluster from the ever increasingly marginalized right wing, doesn't it seem like President Obama is coming out smelling like a rose in all of these meetings? Everyone likes him, everyone wants to be seen with him, everyone wants to rub the Obama belly and get a little piece of that "­¡Si Se Puede!" mojo to increase their own popularity at home. Hell, he even got a gift of a 36 year old book from Chavez (a cheap photo op for Chavez to be sure, but you take what you can get).

This new (and back to the real definition of) diplomacy can only help the new administration and America as we reach out to our neighboring countries and solidify previously strained relationships that can have far reaching effects in the continuing process of protecting our nation.

That's a far cry from the last eight years of cowboy diplomacy.