What else can one infer over the absolute meltdown at DailyKos over 4 seconds of video. Yesterday’s “shit” story is ancient new – today it’s a “massage” analyzed in Zapruder-like detail by the unwashed masses at DailyKos in the comment section for this post.
At the G-8 summit, President Bush grabs German Chancellor Angela Merkel from behind and gives her a quick massage before rushing off. Chancellor Merkel is not amused.
While the Middle East burns, our fearless leader is busy with his frat boy pranks. Click here for the video. (A major hat tip to my German friend.)
Grab a beverage and wade into the fever swamp of the comment section…
Update: Here’s how Taylor Marsh, who claims to be a liberal talk show host (albeit a host minus an actual show) characterizes the incident: “George W. Bush’s sexual harassment of the Chancellor Merkle…” Marsh has the temerity to be offended when President Clinton’s actual history of sexual misconduct his mentioned…
[Video via C&L]
I fully concur with Robin Goodfellow.
That the libtards are getting all wet over this is a huge sign of desperation on their part.
I was hoping they’d cling to the “frogmarch Rove” or the “super-duper-secret-spy Valerie Plame outting” thing a bit longer, as they have been a constant well of amusement, but I’ll take this too.
It seems BDS trumps all on Planet Moonbat.
Keep it going through November, Kostards!
Jeez, whatever happened to President Clinton’s “one free grope” rule. You know, how it’s not sexual harrassment the first time, until the woman expresses her displeasure in some way, verbal or physical. I never heard of that rule before, but several well known leftist-feminist women created it on the spot to defend Clinton from the Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey accusations. (Never mind the Juanita Brodderick accusations.) I think I remember Gloria Steinem and Susan Estrich BOTH promulgating this “social guideline”, depsite both having claimed to have been the victims of sexual assault.
I guess that’s just one more Executive Privelege that simply vanished into thin air when a D left the Oval Office to be replaced by an R.
Peter, it’s nothing to do with relationships and everything to do with decorum. What’s fine at a neighborhood barbecue is not the done thing in a business or diplomatic setting.
I married a coworker. It bemused nearly all our same-age colleagues that we chose not to behave like newlyweds while in the office, but for both of us, our hands-off policy was a matter of respect for the business atmosphere and a wish to protect our careers from accusations of unseriousness.
No “PC” pressures or fears of sexual harassment suits entered into our decision to treat each other like professionals; it was just the right thing to do. This was nearly 20 years ago; the PC police were still in committee arguing over uniforms and had yet to mobilize. I’m no Leftie, I’m just old school. Miss Manners old school.
“….his ‘summit’ has to have been a great strain on Bush, what with Russia’s duplicity and the two-facedness of the EU powers. Merkel has been supportive of the US position. Bush is grateful.”
Good Lord Almighty what does he get paid for? Oh, I forgot…..mountain biking and taking naps. Any coherent thought…oops any thought that is…is a strain on frat boy.
I believe you can get fired or sued doing that in our own country, regardless of how minute it seems. While I think he meant no malice or anything sexual, he still needs to behave like, uh, a world leader.
Would you want a boss doing that to your wife/girlfried at work? I sure as hell wouldn’t.
I’m not sticking up for Clinton, either. The man didn’t know how to keep control of his, uh , urges. He behaved inappropriately all the time. If he was the one that did what Bush did, though, I think the conservatibe base would be up in arms.
I understand it’s extreme to say that Bush “manhandled” Merkel, but the bottom line is that he was acting extremely unprofessional. You don’t invade your colleagues personal space like that. And just because he didn’t overtly sexually harrass her, he still invaded her personal space. This is the same passive aggressive issues many women have to deal with, because there it is difficult to call him out without being perceived as over-reacting.
the truth about this situation is revealed by rory … stop frickin’ speculatin’ everybody and get the dang facts!