Jan Brewer - Rudest, most disrespectful Gov. Ever?

BillTheCat · **Joined:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1428

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/2 ... 32367.html

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer traded words with President Obama after she greeted him at a Phoenix airport Wednesday.

Brewer and Obama "spoke intensely for a few minutes" after he landed at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, according to a White House pool report. At one point, the GOP governor shook her finger at the president.

Despicable woman.

mimi · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:57 am

I saw the still photo, and it looks bad. But jamil smith says he saw the video and it's not as bad as the still makes it seem.

He tweeted:

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Viewing the video of the @GovBrewer confrontation, it doesn't seem like it was that serious. Picture was taken at the perfect time. For her.

he used to be with the maddow show, and just moved over to melissa harris perry's show.

It's a badge of honor for any Repub to disrespect POTUS. Remember how Joe Wilson raised money after his "You Lie"?

BillTheCat · **Joined:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1428

True. But the entire exchange about her book, etc.... Sounds like it was nasty to me, then the finger wagging....

mimi · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:45 am

oh yeah, I know. I'm not defending her. I'm just saying it sounds like it's not as bad as she wants us to think.

She's after TeaBagger Cred.

nbc · **Joined:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:38 am **Posts:** 2530

BillTheCat wrote:

Despicable woman.

It seems that Obama started the interaction by mentioning that he was displeased by how her book represented him in one of their meetings. Let's not be manipulated by a carefully positioned picture without knowing the context.

BillTheCat · **Joined:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1428

nbc wrote:

BillTheCat wrote:

Despicable woman.

It seems that Obama started the interaction by mentioning that he was displeased by how her book represented him in one of their meetings. Let's not be manipulated by a carefully positioned picture without knowing the context.

...and I heard that she came to him, handed him a formal letter asking to speak to him some time in the future about immigration and other issues, and she told him what was in the letter. Only then did he bring the book up, as to point out that past meetings had been misrepresented in her book. This was reported by witnesses on Rachel and The Last Word on MSNBC

If that has been since shown to be incorrect, I haven't seen it, but if so, my apologies. I was not just going on what the photo looked like. And I have to wonder - since when has this president been so petty as to walk up to another politician and start ragging on them about a personal afront. Not very likely, IMO.

A Legal Lohengrin · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:56 pm **Posts:** 9332

nbc wrote:

BillTheCat wrote:

Despicable woman.

It seems that Obama started the interaction by mentioning that he was displeased by how her book represented him in one of their meetings. Let's not be manipulated by a carefully positioned picture without knowing the context.

I have to admit I don't care. If you display that kind of body language to the President, the next sound you should hear is the Secret Service cocking their rifles. And you should either back the fuck off or get the fuck out at that point.

That finger-wagging shit is not only disrespectful, it is dangerous, and there is nobody in the country who should be allowed to pull that shit, and most certainly, not some fucking practically a neo-Nazi from Arizona.

BillTheCat · **Joined:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1428

From the WH spox:

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A White House official, pressed to explain the encounter, had this to say: “The governor handed the president a letter and said she was inviting him to meet with her. The president said he’d be glad to meet with her again, but did note that after their last meeting, a cordial discussion in the Oval Office, the governor inaccurately described the meeting in her book.

kimba · **Joined:** Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:24 pm **Posts:** 6626

Sorry, but who thinks that pic is good for Jan Brewer? She disrespected the President of the United States. As I wrote when I posted the pic at Obama Wins, the Secret Service probably all reached for their weapons. A shameful display. Juvenile. Amateurish.

Epectitus · **Joined:** Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:55 pm **Posts:** 2357

Res Ipsa · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:42 am

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I have to admit I don't care. If you display that kind of body language to the President, the next sound you should hear is the Secret Service cocking their rifles. And you should either back the fuck off or get the fuck out at that point.

I agree. I can't imagine the degree of brainlessness required to raise a hand to the president.

I've only seen the still picture. Where is the video?

Reality Check · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:46 am

This will just make her a hero to the RXNJ for putting that uppity n----- in his place. I think Georgia wants to see his papers too.

kimba · **Joined:** Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:24 pm **Posts:** 6626

The editors at the AZ Republic didn't like it. Seems like there's no video of it though, just the still pic.

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The image of Arizona's governor wagging a scolding finger at the visiting president on the tarmac at Phoenix International Sky Harbor Airport now pretty much defines this state's relationship with Washington, D.C., to the world. The image was beaming out worldwide before Wednesday's sunset.
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But diplomatic protocol really does not give room for anger-venting tiffs on the tarmac. Especially with a president of the United States who is visiting your state. Especially in front of the world.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/2012/01/25/20120125editorial0126-reception-obama-gives-bad-impression.html#ixzz1kfsCPoN5

kate520 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:15 pm

I read one review that said it sounded like it was written by a 10th grade dropout. I think she's proud to be a high school graduate.

BillTheCat · **Joined:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1428

I saw her in several tv interviews last night from different times of the day - each time changing her lies. The last round had her saying she felt "threatened" by the president. While standing next to the entire press corps, Airforce One, and the SS contingent. So threaty! :roll:

She is not a well woman.

mimi · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:32 pm

I agree with this:

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#marketinglessonsfromhermancain RT @chrislhayes: This whole Brewer nonsense seems like a pretty obvious attempt to move some merchandise...

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@chrislhayes Crass/brilliant move by Brewer. Somewhere Don King is grinning and nodding approvingly.

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This whole Brewer nonsense seems like a pretty obvious attempt to move some merchandise. Would anyone know she'd written a book otherwise?

BillTheCat · **Joined:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1428

mimi wrote:

I agree with this:

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#marketinglessonsfromhermancain RT @chrislhayes: This whole Brewer nonsense seems like a pretty obvious attempt to move some merchandise...

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@chrislhayes Crass/brilliant move by Brewer. Somewhere Don King is grinning and nodding approvingly.

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This whole Brewer nonsense seems like a pretty obvious attempt to move some merchandise. Would anyone know she'd written a book otherwise?

I "helpfully" added and bumped some tags for her book on Amazon last night

Just doing my part for ol' Klan Jan!

majorbabs · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:00 am

You guys missed the most important point -- where was Sheriff Joe and his arrest warrent for President Obama? :yikes:

GreatGrey · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:01 pm

BillTheCat wrote:

I saw her in several tv interviews last night from different times of the day - each time changing her lies. The last round had her saying she felt "threatened" by the president. While standing next to the entire press corps, Airforce One, and the SS contingent. So threaty! :roll:

She is not a well woman.

She was also unaware that there were other witnesses.
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.c ... ng_bre.php

2nd Mayor Says Obama ‘Wasn’t Tense At All’ During Brewer Encounter

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Out of the three officials who met President Obama on an airport tarmac near Phoenix earlier this week, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) is now the only one who has characterized the president as anything other than cordial.

In numerous TV and radio interviews since the meeting, Brewer has said the president was “tense to say the least” and took issue with a book she wrote last year. She said Obama walked away from her while she was in mid-sentence and even told one Phoenix television station she felt “a little bit threatened” by the encounter.

But Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, who was standing just feet away from the president and the governor on Wednesday during their now-infamous encounter, told TPM that Obama seemed calm the whole time.

“He wasn’t tense at all,” Stanton said on Friday. “The guy’s a pro.”

kate520 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:25 pm

Listen, you shriveled up, ill-educated hag. No one wags their boney finger at the President of these here United States (exceptin' FLO) and suffers no repercussions. You'd better keep looking over your polyester shoulder pads, you over-peroxided, wrinkled shrew, you.

Suranis · **Joined:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:04 am **Posts:** 5244

Now now, don't be saying mean things about Stern's next girlfriend.

kimba · **Joined:** Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:24 pm **Posts:** 6626

Suranis wrote:

Now now, don't be saying mean things about Stern's next girlfriend.

GreatGrey · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:14 pm

Arizona candidate appeals English ability court decision

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PHOENIX (Reuters) - A woman barred from seeking elected office in an Arizona border town by a judge who ruled she did not have a sufficient grasp of English has decided to fight the controversial ruling, and filed an appeal on Friday, her lawyer said.

A Yuma County judge disqualified Alejandrina Cabrera, a U.S. citizen born in Yuma, from running for a seat on the city council in the town of San Luis this week for what he called a "large gap" between her English proficiency and that required to serve on the council.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns- ... 5110.story

Sure glad one of our best Obots got herself outta there.

A Legal Lohengrin · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:56 pm **Posts:** 9332

GreatGrey wrote:

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A Yuma County judge disqualified Alejandrina Cabrera, a U.S. citizen born in Yuma, from running for a seat on the city council in the town of San Luis this week for what he called a "large gap" between her English proficiency and that required to serve on the council.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns- ... 5110.story

Sure glad one of our best Obots got herself outta there.

He sounds like a relic of what I'd thought a bygone era, when some judges would change their black robes for white when they left the courthouse.

verbalobe · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:55 pm

GreatGrey wrote:

Arizona candidate appeals English ability court decision

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A Yuma County judge disqualified Alejandrina Cabrera, a U.S. citizen born in Yuma, from running for a seat on the city council in the town of San Luis this week for what he called a "large gap" between her English proficiency and that required to serve on the council.

Sure glad one of our best Obots got herself outta there.

How did he know that the rest of the city council didn't exhibit a "large gap" between their Spanish proficiency and that required to serve with a Latina colleague?

Falsehoods unchallenged only fester and grow.

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