Anybody else irked by Shrub calling the Secretary of State "Condi"

[bklyncowgirl]

Frankly I don't like her and do not think that she should be Secretary of State but in discussing her talks with foreign leaders he constantly refered to her as Condi. This shows a lack of respect for both the woman and the office he appointed her to. I never remember him calling Powell "Colin" or Rumsfeld "Don".

I also didn't care for his calling Putin "Vladimir". They may be the greatest of pals (yeah right) but in a public forum it seems to me that the President of the United States should refer to a forein head of State by his title and surname.

[kainah]

totally agree

he's done it from the very beginning and it totally annoys me. It strikes me as incredibly disrespectful also.

edited to add: I believe it has something to do with wanting to make sure everyone around him is diminished just a little. It's the same psychology as when he ridicules/teases reporters at press conferences. It's an element of his personality that makes sense when you've read BUSH ON THE COUCH.

[Maat]

1. That is a good point!

[teach1st]

2. Maybe Vladimir...

..can refer to "Georgie" in weeks to come.

[Zen Democrat]

27. "Hey there, Vladamur" .... "Allo, Yuri"

(The Russian form of George is Yuri.)

[demo dutch]

3. No it's "Vledimer" How disrepectful! Like Putin would call him "George"

[melnjones]

26. So true...

Can you imagine hearing another leader call him George?!?!? I think I'd die of shock! He's so lacking tact, it's amazing.

[deadparrot]

4. Moreover, it disturbs me that

he's on a first-name basis with someone like Putin.

[Cha]

55. I'll bet it disturbs Russians that

monkeyboy is calling putin by his first name, too.

[madeline_con]

5. I agree completely!

It is very disrespectful. But "Condi" is a "gurl" and "Vlad"'s just another vampire, anyway.

I want a reporter to stand up at a press conference and yell, "George! Over here, George!"


:patriot:

[laugle]

48. Would some one tell that stupid moron that

Nuclear does not have 2 U's. Madeline, it makes me crazy every time I hear him say it! Have you noticed other people now are mis-pronoucing it too. Maybe we can start an e-mail campaign.....I know it's trivial, but it makes me crazy........and he's a Harvard grad!!!

[Azathoth]

6. That's just part of Dubya's arrogance

I can count on one hand the number of times I've heard him refer respectfully to people. Usually, he's either calling them by some derogatory nickname, or using their first name instead of their proper title, or rubbing their heads, or whatever. It's his spoiled brat arrogance.

[rzemanfl]

7. He can call her condom or crack whore for all I care, she is a

lying bitch unworthy of sympathy. Putin can take care of himself, I bet he calls * dumbass in private.

[DulceDecorum]

9. After all he is her husb....

And she really impressed Pooty-Poot's people.

While Condoleezza Rice stated that her comments were made in friendship, it is easy to say that after having been insulting and an extremely rude guest. It is like being invited to someone's dinner party, insulting the chef, spitting on the floor, breaking wind loudly and then apologising.
Hardly the behaviour required of a lady.
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15326

They like her almost as much as we do.
:bounce:

[Dinger]

38. Wonder Where They rendesvous? (nt)

[laugle]

8. You are soooooo right!!! How

would bush like to be referred to as "George" or "Dubya", the president of the United States. That FOLKSY BULLSHIT IS WEARING THIN. And you are right it is definitely seen by other countries as disrespectful. God on the ricter scale this is unimportant, but it is so indicative of this moron's lack of intellect and leadership!!!!!

[Zinfandel]

10. A tactic, it makes people feel homey...like Condi is their friend too, as

disgusting as that might sound, that were all in this Bush bullshit together.

[smirkymonkey]

11. Maybe it that he only calls his lovers by their first name?

:evilgrin:

[Ian David]

13. Condi did once call George "my husband"

Black people have their crooks and hustlers, sure, but Rice and company are hustlers of an entirely different class and caliber to say nothing of pay scale – creatures of the same system and social circles that remain tremendously indifferent to Blacks, at best. Compared to Rice, accused con men like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are paragons of virtue – however manipulative they are, they never lose sight of their base. Politically, Rice has never been beholden to anybody but a Bush – remember that Freudian slip last summer, when during an interview she referred to W. as "my husband" instead of "the president?" Some of us were left convinced that, metaphorically anyway, there was no difference.

This is precisely how it should not be. My best suggestion to Black people and to the rest of the country is to take a sabbatical from February – regroup, think about where Black people really are, detoxify by turning off the television and reading or re-reading DuBois, Baldwin, Carter G. Woodson, Malcolm X and Dick Gregory (who first radicalized the word "nigger" by confronting it in a skillful but underappreciated autobiography).

More:
http://wbai.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=4948


Also:

How Condoleezza Rice became the most powerful woman in the world

One thing is certain. Through all the troubled times ahead, Rice will always appear calm. She has good reason to feel safe and secure for she has the unquestioned support of the only man who matters: Bush. When last year she referred to Bush as 'my husband' it was a Freudian slip that reflected how close Rice and the Bush clan have become. When it comes to Rice, the little girl from Birmingham who now bestrides the world stage, she really is part of the family.

More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1391579,00.html

[smirkymonkey]

16. And he looked deeply into Vladimir's soul....

Hmmmm....

[ChiciB1]

30. Sorry, I Didn't See Your Post...

Stepped on you, MY BAD.

[Ian David]

12. I caught that too.

I wonder why he didn't talk about Dickie, Rummie, Scotty, and Bulldog...

[paineinthearse]

14. * slipped

He called her "Condi" for 4+ years. When nominated, he stated calling her by her full name or Dr. Rice. But privately I am sure she has always been "Condi" and, face it, he has trouble with difficult matters like names.

Did anyone see him refer to a reporter as "Stretch"? "May I call you Stretch?" "I've been called worse". Wasn't it Steve Cordry who did a riff on * nic names?

[umass1993]

20. I SAW IT

I live for shit like that.

I liked the dour look on the reporters face when he said, "I've been called worse."

[bklyncowgirl]

21. I don't care what he calls her in private--It's the public disrespect.

I've always thought that there was something going on between those two but and he can call her "sugarlips" in private if he wants to for all I care but she's the damn Secretary of State and he's (unfortunately) the President of the United States.

What's next--calling the Pope "Benny" or "Ratzo"?

[paineinthearse]

23. What I am saying is that * is incapable of remembering names

that is why he relies on nicnames. He fell into an old practice by calling her "Condi".

He's incompetenet and brain dead, incapable of breaking his old habit.

[Catchawave]

36. There ya go...it's a respect thing....

I was wondering what was bugging me so much about the Condi references. She's Secretary Rice or Dr. Rice! His good ole boy rhetoric is getting so tiring....:banghead:

[koopie57]

15. yes, it irked me ... but

not so bad as it irked laura ... I bet

[howmad1]

19. It's Pillow Talk

Come on, folks. This is what he calls her behind closed doors in the oval office. Betcha Barbs is watching all this going on. }(

[burn the bush]

17. I think he actually called her Connie once too

and she briefed him.

[umass1993]

18. Don't Take It So Personally

He called a tall reporter "Stretch."

He's a personable guy. That's why we "love" him so much.

[ChiciB1]

31. Yeah, The Nickname KING!! n/t

[Clark2008]

22. What else would he call his enabling girlfriend? n/t

[ladjf]

24. His usual total lack of decorum. The man is without dignity.

[melnjones]

25. Think that's bad...

Get me Pootie-Poot on the phone!
-- Dubya's way of requesting a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as reported in May 27, 2002 issue of Time

http://www.dubyaspeak.com/whatsinaname.shtml

[bumblebee1]

34. POOTIE Poot

Makes Vladimer Putin sound like he's gay.

[Jane Austin]

28. It rankled my spousal unit, considerably.

n/t

[ChiciB1]

29. Yeah, But Who Remembers When SHE Called Him Her Husband???

Or was it Daddy?? I think husband, could be wrong.

[jean]

32. He respects nothing. Nothing at all. Even himself.

[jayctravis]

33. Agree.

She is "Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice" or "Ms. Rice"

and I suppose "Miss Jackson" if you're nasty.

Or..."Madame Secretary"

I can totally hear Bush calling Rumsfeld "Rummy".

[shayes51]

35. In the South we'd say it shows

a lack of good upbringing to show such disrespect. Also, it shows his arrogance. Anyone remember when he jumped the reporter for calling him "Sir" rather than "Mr. President"? Maybe the reporters should just call him "George."

[chemenger]

37. Condi should be president of Bizzarro World

"Before admitting to this schoolgirl's question that is was difficult to speak Russian, she had already made a fool of herself on Tuesday, when she declared that the Kremlin's grip on the media is "very worrying." - HEY CONDI ... SHOULDN'T WE BE WORRIED ABOUT THE GRIP THE CONSERVATIVES HAVE ON THE MEDIA HERE? Oops, my bad ... you're a shill for that party.

"Did Rice come to Moscow as a diplomat? Yes? No, no, no, no, no, no, no! She did not behave like a diplomat. As usual, she behaved with extreme arrogance and intrusiveness, declaring in advance that she was against the centralization of power by the Kremlin." - HEY CONDI ... SHOULDN'T WE BE WORRIED ABOUT THE EXTREME MEASURES THE CONSERVATIVES ARE WILLING TO GO TO TO CONSOLIDATE POWER INTO A ONE-PARTY (read REPUBLICAN) GOVERNMENT? Oops, my bad ... you're a shill for that party.

"... Condoleezza Rice, who might anyway wish to remember that it was her country which lied about the threat posed by Iraq and launched a shocking act of butchery in which tens of thousands of innocent people were slaughtered. This is "very worrying", yes? Or is it no, no, no, no, no, no, no?" - HEY CONDI ... SHOULDN'T WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT MANIPULAING INTELLEGENCE AND LYING TO THE PEOPLE IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE GOALS OF THE NEO-CONSERVATIVE AGENDA EXPRESSED IN THE PNAC? Oops, my bad ... you're a shill for that party.

"While Condoleezza Rice stated that her comments were made in friendship, it is easy to say that after having been insulting and an extremely rude guest. It is like being invited to someone's dinner party, insulting the chef, spitting on the floor, breaking wind loudly and then apologising." - HEY CONDI ... MAYBE YOU SPEND LESS TIME LYING, MANIPULATING, AND FAWNING OVER YOUR BOSS AND SPEND SOME TIME READING MISS MANNERS. Oh, BTW, with a friend like you we don't need enemies.

[Rambis]

39. Dimsun has nicknames for everyone

I wish we could get a hold of the list.

[notadmblnd]

40. I don't recall ever hearing him call Colin Powell

Colin or Donald Rumsfeld Don or Dick Cheney Dick in public so why should he call Secretary Rice Condi?

[Joey Liberal]

41. Bush is "doing" Condi

Think about THAT for a moment:).............

[Stephanie]

42. That bothered me too - it's demeaning and insulting

The little twit just wants to bring everyone down to his level.

[newsguyatl]

43. i agree, and i thought the same thing

much like calling senator clinton "hillary" constantly...

it's demeaning to women

[Lochloosa]

44. How about calling one Reporter "Stretch

[bunkerbuster1]

45. So glad we got ourselves an MBA Preznit!

Remember when it was a big deal that we'd have a guy who'd been in the business world, who had an MBA, "the grown-ups are in charge," yadda yadda?

What the hell kind of businessman would be so thoroughly clueless about international protocols that he'd address people so casually?

I know, I know, the man's a jackass. Just felt like pointing out yet another thing his supporters were wrong about.

[Egalia]

46. it's George's way

of demonstrating that womin, furiner's and reporters are beneath him.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

47. yes i was disgusted as soon as i heard it..God, help my loatheness of him

[PhuLoi]

49. Hey! He's her husband! He can call her anything he wants. n/t

[Montauk6]

50. Did Nixon call his S of S "Hank"?

And the Starr Chamber would've gone into overdrive if Clinton referred to "Maddie"!

Oh, 'fore I forget...

Anyone irked that the Secretary of State has referred to the Commander-In-Chief as "my husband"? I'm still chuckling over that one.

[leftofthedial]

51. I'm irked by every simian noise that escapes his lips

but this is impolite

[okieinpain]

52. especially when he acts an ass because somebody refers to

him as sir instead of Mr. President. He's a fucking joke 24/7.

[KatieBloom]

53. Totally irked...

Not only that he calls her "Condi" as opposed to Secretary Rice but the way that he says it seems to display a familiarity and comfort level that is very disturbing and actually kind of creepy.

[XemaSab]

54. He can call his wife whatever he wants...

hell, he calls the other one "Pickles"

[Auntie Bush]

56. I remember he scolded some reporter for addressing him as Sir, and

told him to address him as "Mr. President!"
Ha! but he can refer to others as Valdimir, Condi and Tony.
He's such an infuriating, disrespectful,hypocritical CREEP! :puke:

[dsc]

57. Imagine if Clinton called Secretary Albright, Maddy

we never would have heard the end of it. It is profoundly disrespectful.

[Paintedlady]

58. I think that his stupid self

is just so amazed that he somehow is the presidunce, and so proud of the fact that he actually knows these people that he has to show off.
Kind of like a nerd that got in to the party where all the popular people hangs out. The next day he will be dropping first names all over the place to show that he is part of the crowd.
He is totally ridiculous!

[StephanieMarie]

59. Didn't you hear him call Powell, "Collie" ?

and don't you remember him talking about Powell's "grace and poise" and giving him a kiss on the cheek at his inductin? Shrub is the biggest biggot, hypocrite, racist, sexist, idiot, *sshole we've ever had in politics.

[Crunchy Frog]

60. Of all of the outrageous things that Bush has done

calling Ms. Rice "Condi" is about the most insignificant thing that I can think of to get upset about.

[Nikki Stone 1]

61. Women in high office are often disrespected, regardless of party

But, the President should maintain proper protocol. My guess is that he is trying to put a non-threatening face on a woman who is doing some very destructive things at her boss's request. It's like Laura Schlessinger calling herself "Dr. Laura" in order to make her viscious venom that passes for morality go down easier.


And to the people on this board who immediately "go sexual" whenever a woman is being discussed, you are just as bad as the freepers when it comes to women, no matter what airs you may give yourself.

[autorank]

62. I'm irked that "that woman" Condi is Secretary of State!

:puke:

[agincourt]

63. Sad part is,

We could probably write a small book about his reprehensible personal habits and not even touch policies.