deuchler
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posted on June 6, 2002 09:12:03 AM new
Thought this interesting and worth posting...found it surfing.
"Recently Bush met with Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso. Not far into the conversation, Bush asked the 71 year old statesman an unexpected question:
"Do you have blacks too?"
"Condoleezza Rice was present and jumped in to save Cardoso from having to answer, informing Bush that in fact Brazil is home to more blacks than any country outside Africa."
"The incident was witnessed by the White House press corps. Equally terrifying: the American media did not report the incident. There seems to be an unwritten rule that while it's ok to acknowledge Bush's lack of "intellectual curiosity", any hard evidence of utter stupidity must be covered up."
"The incident was reported outside the U.S.. For example, by the prestigious German news magazine Der Spiegel. Here's a translation of the article (with a link to the original German article):"
http://gwbush.com/copies/trans.shtml
Visit GWBush.com for the full feature and some additional laughs on this subject...
http://gwbush.com"
[ edited by deuchler on Jun 6, 2002 09:14 AM ]
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antiquary
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posted on June 6, 2002 10:02:26 AM new
Making the link clickable.
http://gwbush.com/copies/trans.shtml
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Borillar
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posted on June 6, 2002 10:37:43 AM new
Well, if nothing else, the Bush Presidency has been about the education of one single man. So far, that lack of education has demolished our economy and very possibly precipitated the 9-11 attacks that collapsed the World Trade Center towers -- all in his first year of Real Education. The Question for Americans is: Can we afford another three years of it?
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Helenjw
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posted on June 6, 2002 11:02:42 AM new
Fantastic Photo from the German paper.
Cardoso reasoned afterwards that where Latinamerica is concerned, Bush is still in the "learning stage".
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mrfoxy76
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posted on June 6, 2002 11:13:52 AM new
you have to wonder if it really is free press these things never seem to get published in the media.
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Helenjw
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posted on June 6, 2002 11:38:57 AM new
BUZZ FLASH
I did a search and only found the statement reported in foreign papers. The site that I listed above is similar to the one listed by deuchler and it also has the story because it's not controled by Bush. I've read that reporters have a problem maintaining access to the White House if they fail to toe the mark of Bush/Ashcroft.
Helen
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Borillar
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posted on June 6, 2002 12:04:31 PM new
Gone are the days of a free Press Corp at the White House. Long Live the Clinton Era!
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gravid
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posted on June 6, 2002 12:08:58 PM new
That just tells me that he has no grasp of the history of his whole hemisphere. Embarrassing and frightening.
What is freedom if you voluntarily give it up. What value access if you can't tell what you hear?
Perhaps we would be better served if they had a press conference and nobody showed up.
WE would still know as much but he would learn something also.
If Rice (and others who see this first hand)had any self esteem she would quit because "I can't work for an idiot." Doesn't seem to bother them.
[ edited by gravid on Jun 6, 2002 12:12 PM ]
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antiquary
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posted on June 6, 2002 12:14:12 PM new
Joseph McCarthy was only a senator who had less compelling circumstances and he was able to control the nation through its fear ........ for a while.
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mrfoxy76
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posted on June 6, 2002 12:16:42 PM new
His lack of geographical knowledge and culture is an embarrassment to the US population. This does nothing for the image of the US population to other countries with comments like that.
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deuchler
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posted on June 6, 2002 12:26:38 PM new
I think what bothers me most about the whole incident is our US press corps. Looking back at past presidents, there isn't one who has not made stupid mistakes. And Bush won't be the last.
The fact that our press corps (the same press corps that invade privacy because 'the people have a right to know'), has chosen to not report this and other Bush blunders disturbs me. And I gotta ask: would they have done the same during Clinton's terms? Somehow I don't think so. Sad. And scary.
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Helenjw
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posted on June 6, 2002 12:27:01 PM new
A good book about news coverage and recommended by Cheryl is,
Drive-By Journalism
Arthur E. Rowse
Corporate influences on journalists controll nearly everything that we read, see or hear. Now, just about five conglomerates are corrupting the news process.
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deuchler
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posted on June 6, 2002 12:32:09 PM new
which explains why Bill Maher's show 'Politically Incorrect' got cancelled.
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hepburn101
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posted on June 6, 2002 01:43:35 PM new
Why in the samhell would Bush ask such a question to begin with???? Gawd, the man is an embarassment to all the USA.
Drive on. We'll sweep up the blood later!....Katharine Hepburn Quote
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nycyn
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posted on June 6, 2002 02:19:42 PM new
God help us every one.
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Helenjw
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posted on June 6, 2002 04:20:50 PM new
toostupidtobepresident
LOL!
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kraftdinner
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posted on June 6, 2002 04:31:47 PM new
"....any hard evidence of utter stupidity must be covered up."
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nycyn
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posted on June 6, 2002 06:02:18 PM new
I remember when China had our plane and crew someone set up a site "Dear China, Please excuse our our stupid, %$&*##! President." For those of us who felt oh just apologize already and get our guys out of there. Tons of people signed. 
"Do you have any blacks?" What a moronic question. Like, is there a country that doesn't and what does it have to do with the price of rice, as my mother would say?
Great pic, Helen. Was that supposedly taken when he was in that meeting?
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Helenjw
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posted on June 6, 2002 06:10:37 PM new
Nycyn
"Supposedly" is about as believable as we can get when we see or read anything in any newspaper anywhere. 
[ edited by Helenjw on Jun 6, 2002 06:11 PM ]
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rawbunzel
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posted on June 6, 2002 06:12:10 PM new
The thing that bothers me the most about this...besides our "sold out to corporate America" media...is that other countries think that the President is representative of the best America has to offer. If he is the best then he makes us all seem to be fools to the rest of the world.
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Helenjw
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posted on June 6, 2002 06:49:42 PM new
Hi Rawbunzel!
Sometimes I read the chat boards at The Guardian newspaper in London and every now and then there is a negative discussion about America and it's generally accepted that Bush is dimwitted. But,I'm sure that most people all over the world know that he was not really elected by the people.
Now that he really needs credibility abroad, he has none.
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nycyn
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posted on June 6, 2002 06:54:35 PM new
Helen--They got a great shot for their story non-the-less. Hee.
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rawbunzel
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posted on June 6, 2002 06:59:20 PM new
Hi Helen! I like to read the Guardians boards too.A also like to read Pravda.Very interesting although I believe about half of the posters are Americans. Some of them sound as dim as Bush.
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Helenjw
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posted on June 6, 2002 07:09:41 PM new
I'll have to check out Pravda. LOL!
Sometimes I think I'm already there. HaHaHa!
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rawbunzel
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posted on June 6, 2002 07:13:10 PM new
http://english.pravda.ru/
Click on forum to read the chatter there.
I like to read the news too.
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Helenjw
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posted on June 6, 2002 07:14:46 PM new
Nycyn
Right, that shot is too perfect. They have probably been saving it just for this occasion!
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Helenjw
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posted on June 6, 2002 07:16:07 PM new
Thanks for the link Rawbunzel...I'll check it out right now.
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Helenjw
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posted on June 6, 2002 07:23:44 PM new
Rawbunzel
I'll check it out more thoroughly tomorrow.
But a quick check confirms that we are truly superior no matter who our leader is. LoLOL!!!! George would fit right in!
Hilarious!!!! One poster insulted another by ridiculing the poster's mother and when she took her last shower. This is Too Funny!!!!
Helen
[ edited by Helenjw on Jun 6, 2002 08:00 PM ]
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hepburn101
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posted on June 6, 2002 07:53:46 PM new
nycyn, yes, I would love to know WHY he asked such a question to begin with. For what reason? What was the purpose? Every time he opens his mouth I wanna hide under the desk, and my face turns red. Hes one of those that makes one be embarassed FOR him, just because hes such an idiot.
Edited because I had the wrong name for nycyn, lol.
Drive on. We'll sweep up the blood later!....Katharine Hepburn Quote
[ edited by hepburn101 on Jun 6, 2002 07:54 PM ]
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rawbunzel
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posted on June 6, 2002 10:05:06 PM new
Helen, They DO take the art of insult to new heights. LOL
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