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The lack of Respect [View all] DearAbby Jun 2012 OP
K&R patrice Jun 2012 #1
K & R malaise Jun 2012 #2
Agreed Gothmog Jun 2012 #80
In what way was it Meiko Jun 2012 #90
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2012 #3
The White House Press corp should hold his ass to the fire, too. WI_DEM Jun 2012 #4
I demand an apology DearAbby Jun 2012 #5
....* SIGH* Event-Horizon Jun 2012 #91
Troll alert! olegramps Jun 2012 #98
Yes they are responsible. DearAbby Jun 2012 #100
No the GOP is irresponsible and that is why we have to keep them away from anything close to power grantcart Jun 2012 #101
They respect America less than him, so they hate him. He's trying to save it, they want it sold off. freshwest Jun 2012 #6
It is extremely disrespectful. The GOP and its supporters never fail in any opportunity to stick swayne Jun 2012 #7
Welcome to DU. nt MrTwister Jun 2012 #74
Welcome to DU! Raster Jun 2012 #75
How many times has this happened though - once in over 3 years? Zax2me Jun 2012 #8
Don't you remember that GOP ass shouting 'you lie' in the middle of the State of the Union? Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #46
Not Just Joe "You Lie" Wilson DallasNE Jun 2012 #82
I've heard Chris Matthews speak out on the way our President is disrespected livetohike Jun 2012 #9
I keep waiting for that one seminal Joseph Welch-Joseph McCarthy coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #54
President Obama can't speak out on this DearAbby Jun 2012 #10
+1. They've insulted me and the people I care about, also threatened us all. freshwest Jun 2012 #12
Supposedly according to Martin Bashir's show, right wingers are high fiving Munro aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #11
High-fiving? Hell, they did that when JFK was shot Wednesdays Jun 2012 #14
Bit of a leap from heckling to actual violence 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #64
This happened to which presidents, at a press conference? Wednesdays Jun 2012 #83
Here are two Fermentia Jun 2012 #88
If you mean this exact statement, by this person, on this issue, on the same day 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #96
Tucker Carlson defends heckling reporter steve2470 Jun 2012 #13
Read the comments malaise Jun 2012 #17
Tucker Carlson The Wizard Jun 2012 #26
Seems like Carlson put his foot in his mouth since the reporter said it was accidental! DaveJ Jun 2012 #37
That is a lie malaise Jun 2012 #40
Tucker Carlson is a festering boil on the ass of journalism, if not humanity Major Nikon Jun 2012 #89
Especially during the SOTU! hamsterjill Jun 2012 #15
And this display of disrespect by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #28
Absolutely! hamsterjill Jun 2012 #32
On top of the disrespect is the utter waste of taxpayer money for their salaries Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #16
It's shameful twitter1 Jun 2012 #18
And you got that right twitter1 Jun 2012 #19
They are all assholes. If they can't give respect, they aren't worthy of respect. lpbk2713 Jun 2012 #20
Exactly right Mosaic Jun 2012 #23
This behavior is an insult to all Americans DearAbby Jun 2012 #21
If I were a vindictive person......... Swede Atlanta Jun 2012 #22
It's reminiscent of what Jackie Robinson had to put up with GarroHorus Jun 2012 #24
good observation and analogy OKNancy Jun 2012 #25
My respect for him went up dramatically today as a result coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #58
If I could, I'd recommend your reply. Gemini Cat Jun 2012 #109
What is this thread in reference to?-- tblue37 Jun 2012 #27
Here ----> lpbk2713 Jun 2012 #30
Thanks. tblue37 Jun 2012 #111
All Presidents get heckled. Some get shoes thrown at them. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #29
...while visiting a *foreign* country that Bush destroyed for oil & war profiteers. pacalo Jun 2012 #57
If there were ever a heckler against Bush, which there wasn't... ag_dude Jun 2012 #31
K&R gademocrat7 Jun 2012 #33
K & R Scurrilous Jun 2012 #34
They sure did whined and bellyached when they thought THEIR guy wasn't being worshipped sufficiently calimary Jun 2012 #35
At least we have substance in our objections DaveJ Jun 2012 #41
Well, that's an easy answer to everything HotRodTuna Jun 2012 #107
Dignitary, civilian, or military! lonestarnot Jun 2012 #36
Mr. Obama would have been well within his rights to have steped off the stage..... wandy Jun 2012 #38
My wife is even more tepid in support for Obama than I (altho coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #55
Is this about a specific incident? roody Jun 2012 #39
Conservative reporter interrupted the President twice during his speech AndyA Jun 2012 #42
Thanks. roody Jun 2012 #44
But he's a Marxist socialist commy-and here's PROOF ErikJ Jun 2012 #43
I agree, it's gone too far. AndyA Jun 2012 #45
Bush would have had the heckler frog-marched off the WH grounds (n/t) pokerfan Jun 2012 #47
The President needs to talk to a few stand-up comics and learn how to really turn this kind Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #48
doesn't the secret service have tasers? Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #49
k & r LibGranny Jun 2012 #50
Can someone tell me what happened? I've been out all day and missed the fireworks, I guess. Thx! nt babylonsister Jun 2012 #51
Obama made a formal policy announcement in the Rose Garden on an issue aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #62
Thank you! nt babylonsister Jun 2012 #68
Thank you DearAbby. Paka Jun 2012 #52
Another K&R. n/t ChazII Jun 2012 #53
Emphatic K&R! - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #56
+1 -- emphatic K&R! pacalo Jun 2012 #59
K&R tallahasseedem Jun 2012 #60
that horse Bellerophon Jun 2012 #61
Bullshit. Name the time, place and date when a "liberal" reporter heckled Bush* Raster Jun 2012 #66
Absolute rubbish malaise Jun 2012 #67
That would be Obama not obama Belchrophon n/t HangOnKids Jun 2012 #77
LOL Skittles Jun 2012 #106
I think you are lost. The Tea Party is 100 turns to the right. olegramps Jun 2012 #99
Yeah, right. Gemini Cat Jun 2012 #110
K&R n/t myrna minx Jun 2012 #63
"lèse majesté" SemperEadem Jun 2012 #65
K&R 400 million times!!!! rury Jun 2012 #69
Not since Slick Willy they won't. ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #70
Why should they respect ours? We didn't respect theirs. Some of us even called Bush an idiot. tclambert Jun 2012 #71
Sorry, but a journalist interrupting a President during a Rose Garden statement is unprecedented. Cooley Hurd Jun 2012 #72
Uncouth and Unprecedented HangOnKids Jun 2012 #78
I can recall several (3 or more) references to a certain displaced austrian dictators 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #97
I basically agree, MrTwister Jun 2012 #73
That guy had a dog in the hunt so to speak HangOnKids Jun 2012 #81
Good point. MrTwister Jun 2012 #86
My dad would've taken time out his busy day to tan my hide 47of74 Jun 2012 #76
The Pukes are fucking SHAMELESS. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #79
Good luck with that. elleng Jun 2012 #84
It's not like Obama went AWOL during the Vietnam War. Major Hogwash Jun 2012 #85
Even a small town reporter knows not to interrupt a small town mayor during a speech. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #87
Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #92
Agree! K&R hue Jun 2012 #93
So you respect all Presidents? BDPubsSameSame Jun 2012 #94
We NEVER interrupted a Rose Garden announcement... Cooley Hurd Jun 2012 #95
i bet you did. spanone Jun 2012 #102
1 Corinthians 13:11 madrchsod Jun 2012 #103
Respect for an Office KatChatter Jun 2012 #105
Don't hold your breath... Rod Mollise Jun 2012 #104
Back in the GWB years... HotRodTuna Jun 2012 #108
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