September 21, 2006
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, etc.
Drudge is reporting that Charlie Rangel is defending Bush against Chavez's attack and saying that an attack on Bush is an attack on all Americans. Wow. If I made a list of people who I could never see making that argument, Charlie Rangel would be near the top. Good on him for proving me wrong.
Back in 2003, I wrote on the idea that attacks on Bush by foreigners are attacks on Americans:
And it does matter that Europe violently hates these leaders. I will vote for George W. Bush in 2004 (barring some unforseen circumstances). To call him stupid is to call me stupid. To call him evil is to call me evil. It's not that hard to understand.
Even if you didn't vote for him, as Rangel obviously didn't, there's a lot of truth in what Rangel is saying:
'You do not come into my country, my congressional district, and you do not condemn my president. If there is any criticism of President Bush, it should be restricted to Americans, whether they voted for him or not. I just want to make it abundantly clear to Hugo Chavez or any other president, but do not come to the United States and think because we have problems with our president that any foreigner can come to our country and not think that Americans do not feel offended when you offend our Chief of State'...
When I told Dawn what Rangel had said, she said "yeah, baby, Americans always stick together". As it will likely be another 20 years before I agree with another word that Rangel says, I take this opportunity to applaud him for what is, honestly, a courageous comment.
UPDATE: Um, did someone do a poll on Chavez's comments or something? Nancy Pelosi calls Chavez a thug.
ANOTHER UPDATE: Allahtchka has video.
YET ANOTHER UPDATE: Ace thinks the responses from Democrats are being coordinated. I'm ok with that, as they're saying what I want them to say.
AND ANOTHER UPDATE: Not all Democrats got the memo.
Posted by Karol at September 21, 2006 12:53 PM | TrackBackTechnorati Tags: Charlie+Rangel Hugo+Chavez Rangel+Bush Nancy+Pelosi
Americans standing with Americans. It just goes to show that, yeah we do make fun of each other and try to get each other out of office, but that's for us to do NOT some foreigner. Americans, NOT Hugo Chevez.
Posted by: AP at September 21, 2006 03:04 PMIn the whole Western world, Americans might be the only real nation left. I mean, we still have to prove we're a nation, but at least I can see hope.
OT: "Allahtchka" is the funniest way to call Allah, I hope he doesn't mind :)
Posted by: Ivan Lenin at September 21, 2006 04:54 PMI voted for Kerry. To call him a douchebag is not to call me a douchebag.
Posted by: W.C. Varones at September 21, 2006 08:21 PM"Even a stopped clock is right twice a day"
Yeah, but check this out: A clock that runs backwards is right four times a day!
Just a random musing.
Great blog, by the way. I found this through theurbangrindblog.com.
Posted by: Ron at September 21, 2006 10:07 PMMy favorite part of all this is the Jankee go home comment. Dude, YOU GO HOME.
HAHAHAHAHAHA
I was appalled that Chavez got a standing ovation at a NYC college that included Faculty and students after giving a speech post the U.N. tirade.
Posted by: dan the x-republican at September 22, 2006 12:06 AMIt has nothing to do with Americans standing with Americans and everything to do with DNC damage control. Chavez and the Iranian goof are only spewing what we hear constantly from the left wing whackos (aka the democratic party) 24/7. That they share so much in common with dictators and tyrants does not go unnoticed. The donks know it is going to hurt them this fall.
Posted by: sam at September 22, 2006 09:41 AMRangel and Pelosi took this opportunity to masquerade as a party who's tough on verbal attacks against the president, and therefore our country, so that we'll believe they'd be tough on physical attacks against us, as well. What's the difference between Chavez, or any foreign leader, spewing vitriol against Bush whether he's standing in his own country or in ours? None. So, where were the Dems when Chavez insulted Bush before?
Posted by: Dino at September 22, 2006 12:00 PMonly americans should criticize bush? what about only iraqi's criticizing hussein? no way.
Posted by: dana superstar at September 22, 2006 05:45 PMI don't have a problem with Chavez criticizing Bush, but he shouldn't do it in our country. At least he didn't take of his shoe and start pounding the table.
Lotsa people are quick to castigate the CIA for staging coups in South America, but if they get rid of people like Chavez and Morales I'm all for it.
We should have put Manuel Noriega (in cuffs) in the gallery where Chavez could see him.
Posted by: Eric at September 22, 2006 07:12 PM
