The audacity (and hypocrisy) of Andrew Card
By SilentPatriot Friday Feb 06, 2009 6:15pm
Hypocrisy is nothing new when it comes to the Bush crew, but Andrew Card's recent statements just really pissed me off. Here's Card on Wednesday night telling "Inside Edition" that President Obama's casual, jacket-less Oval Office style somehow shows disrespect for the Office and the Constitution.
“There should be a dress code of respect…I wish he would wear a coat and tie…The Oval Office symbolizes…the Constitution, the hopes and dreams, and I’m gonna say democracy. And when you have a dress code in the Supreme Court, and a dress code on the floor of the Senate, floor of the House, I think it’s appropriate to have an expectation that there will be a dress code that respects the office of the President.”
Wow. It's as if these people think that wearing a suit jacket in the Oval Office somehow negates routinely violating the Constitution and treating it as just "a piece of paper."
But that's only the audacity. See here for just a few examples of the hypocrisy.
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I think the country voted to move beyond this petty shit. It is the same mistake that Republicans in congress are making. If they do not grow up pretty quick, the public is going to respond.
Mr. Obama did not win for himself. He won for us.
if he needs the public to act, they will.
I mean come on. Enough. Oh, it's Troeg's Nugget Nectar tonight. wow.
Want to know why Obama had his jacket off?
HE WAS WORKING
He was actually doing work.
Not to mention trying to fix the broken pieces people who don't take off their jackets left him. Sometimes that requires expending energy and "rolling up your sleeves"
Nail.
Head.
Hit!
who consider a flag lapel pin to be the only true measure of patriotism?
You nailed it. Right there.
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NOTICE:
In the video from HuffPo, Card is NOT wearing his Patriotism.
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What a whiny little twit he is.
It's kind of fun watching him pout. Somebody needs their blankie.
It's sad that these criminals are in the position to criticize us for our clothing choices. When they should be on trial for treason and the utilization terrorism to achieve political ends. Everything is backwards. It's like Bill O'Reilly criticizing Barrie Zwicker over his journalistic integrity.
Did Jeff Fucking Gannon wear the appropriate clothing when he was getting his credentials for the White House Press Room you fucking Jack Ass.
Male Prostitute?
Most of the gay guys I know who've changed their names have taken on more turgid sounding handles. In fact I knew a couple wherein one guy had changed his name to 'Rod' and his partner was called 'Lance' and swore to me when I pointed it out, they'd never noticed...
was only wearing a smile while 'doing' his penetrating interviews inside the White House.
if the bush administration had a dress code they must have been wearing "bath robes" for all the good they did.
...wrong place
Damn these Republicans are amazing , absolute jackasses with few exceptions , seems all the turds in the country have joined to form one big heap called the Republican party . Krugman is right , run them over , mow them down .
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Oh, I get it...
... Obama is the terrorist fist bumping black son of a Kenyan who's a secret Muslim posing as a Christian plotting to turn America into a Socialistic Empire that embraces al-CIA-duh and seeks to let loose the uncharged terrorists from Gitmo upon the American populace just so he doesn't have to wear a suit coat in the Oval Office.
It all makes sense to me now.
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One question?
Who actually listens to this guy and goes "wow, that Andrew Card character, his opinions are relevant. I adore him."
Who cares what Card thinks?! So childish it's pathetic. It's as if many of these politicians never matured.
You wipe your ass with the constitution - no problem.
You show your fore arms to the constitution - Oh boy you did it now!
...and I’m gonna say, "What A Steaming Pile." Didn't you work for a POS who daily wiped his ass with, on and all over the Constitution? And where the fuck did you get the idea that this was any kind of a democracy? You don't get a vote on the president's dress code.
Tell you what, Assholes' Apologist, when you're President, you can require a morning suit as pajamas for any overnight guests in the WH.
Until then, STFU.
Note to all visitors:
Don't piss off Miss Kitty!!
You never mince words ma'am.
has this clown ever won gold?
"Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?"
Man 0h Man, these twats just can't stand being out of power.
I'll take a guy who rolls up his sleeves and gets to work over some fucked up pretty boys anyday.
This is all an attempt to stir up their base. 28% will run with this.
The rest of the country will wait to see what he accomplishes.
Of course there's 2-5% who will deride him no matter what he does.
Some people will never be happy.
I said a long time ago that Obama will do somethings that will piss me off. But I think it's prudent to give the man a shot. If he fails( and I sincerely hope he doesn't) he loses his job.
the important words in this jackhole's statement are 'i wish' now that you have opened the door, i wish your mouth would stop working. i wonder what it would take for that to happen. hmmm.
my pimp hand is strong.... is it strong enough? let's find out.
In the immortal words of Jon Stewart: "Are you f**king kidding me?!"
Dress code? That's all this petty moron can find to criticize about?
Weirdest things happen when people enter that office without a jacket. Or is it the tie....
Also, this outrage! Lets his rugrat do his dirtywork, defiling democracy while pretending to do some proper work.
Here is another constitution hater... or, perhaps it was not so serious. He was after all white!
I love that first picture! Maybe it's one of miss_kitty's relatives!
(edited to say, I meant that as a compliment to miss_kitty ... you know I love ya!)
Pity that poor monster, Card
He kens not the words of the Bard
Who declared that fine weeds
Often hid men's misdeeds
Thus, Card's hoist with his own damn petard.
Thomas Jefferson as president once received a foreign ambassador wearing nothing but a ratty bathrobe.
And in the days before electricity, fans and air-conditioning, I'm sure suit coats were regularly shed.
And this from a pretendership that thought it ok to spy on Americans without cause or warrants.
First off lets see how many foo-pahs did the Bush family commit in this portrait, I mean... they put the "ass" in class:
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics...
And this is how a jackass dresses to bring "dignity" to the office of the president of the USA?
http://www.zerotolerenceforwar.org/BushCowboy...
Republicans are the personification that money can't buy class.
Those presidential boots sure are classy... I especially like the way he hitched his pants legs up to his knees so you'd be sure to notice them too. Uh huh. Real class.
Check out the boots on idiot-boy! He must have spent hours spit-shining them.
I'm Texan born and bred, and I swear I never owned hats and boots like those.
When I was in High School we called the Rodeo Club the Shitkickers Club.
It was where all the gay guys joined up. The straight guys looked more like Iggy Pop, Todd Rundgren and Mott the Hoople.
Man, the first one is a bit weird. Look at old man Bush's eyes and sitting next to him is George Washington(?) and the gardener snuck in (back right). Very strange indeed.
goes to show just how much the Bush Administration was about appearances rather than the actual rule of law. Appearance of respect for the office and the constitution instead of actually respecting it. I would rather Obama and his staff work in the Oval Office naked and actually respect the rule of law then where suit jackets and shit all over it like BushCo. did.
Screw that.....Obama can dress any way he damn well pleases. It's what you DO that counts; not how you look! From Andy Card's perspective, I guess as long as GW wore a suit, it was okay that he drove the country into the ground.
I hate this kind of crap.
Yeah, I guess Bush dressed the way Card thinks is good but boy did Bush fuck up the country. Isn't that a little more important?
Y'all remember when booshco complained that the Clinton administration were known for all night marathon work sessions in jeans, sandals and take out pizza?
Bill used to put pepperoni slices over his nipples and sing, "Look at me, I'm Sandra Dee."
fascist/corporatist view . . . The clothes replace the individual . . . wisdom flows down to the subject . . . only the elites know the truth . . . the nation trumps the family. A Mussolinian disciple. Dangerous.
How about how irrelevant he is?
Good Lord is that an extremely vapid criticism, or what? I'd rather that Obama be comfortable doing the hard work than being hampered by an uncomfortable suit. As was said in here, at least he's rolling up his sleeves and getting to work!
Neocons like Card demand respect but aren't respectful. True to form, they take from others and give nothing back. Card is just another condescending, arrogant hypocrite in a dysfunctional political party.
"...and I’m gonna say democracy"
Shown here, using guttural contractions, is Andrew (the) Card.
You know, Card, improper English is disrespectful to the Office and Constitution. We certainly hope you exhibited proper language decorum in those hallowed halls.
Thanks for the unwelcome criticism.
Now, do us all a favor: GO AWAY.
I slept with a woman for a while who always wore flannel pajama bottoms with extra heavy cotton socks sewn to the bottoms like little booties. When I slept with her she would insist that I wear a heavy flannel wrap around pajama top with a belt like thing that knotted on the side with bell bottomed pants. Twenty years later I can’t remember a thing about her, but I sure remember that pajama top. No matter how I tried to sleep that knot always seemed to be under me, and even though I really liked her, or at least the sex, what broke us up really came to a dress code that included a stupid knot. Also I didn’t like the way her kids kept hitting me up for money.
I know there isn’t anything political in that, but sometimes I like people to know that I have had sex on regular bases.
Clothes are so constricting.
I've heard pajamas described as what you put on the bedpost at night in case your house catches fire and you have to escape.
Hey Andy Card take your HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS!!!
There. Fixed. Please don't be so sloppy in the future.
The Republicans are trying to return the focus of the contrast between the Amiable Fool, Ronnie Reagan, and Bill Clinton. When not spouting lies or myths, Republicans are left with nothing to say.
Wearing a tie shows that you are a slave to conformity. What practical purpose does a tie and a jacket (that doesn't keep you warm) serve? If it is uncomfortable, why are you wearing it? Well if it gets you sex I guess it is practical.
I bet as soon as this little fairy gets home every night, he can't wait to slip into something VERY feminine and prance around the house until he can no longer resist the urge to beat his hard-on into submission and shoot JIZZ all over his framed portrait of his one true heart throb, George "the chimp" Dumbya B-o-o-o-sh!P.S. Is this tinker bell married, and if he is, is the marriage strictly for show?
Who knew it was all about style over substance?
And is he a boxers or briefs guy?
We should all send him underwear with elephants on them.
I would rather see Barak Obama in the Oval Office in dirty jeans, old sneakers, a torn tee-shirt, and a greasy baseball cap than George W. Bush in a $10,000 suit.
Thanks for the reminders of Bush showing his disrespect (no suit jacket, oh my!) for the office of the presidency including violation of the constitution. There was a time when women had to cover their hair to go to mass. No longer. Even the Catholic church with its antique thinking realizes that the respect comes from your presence and willingness to live by the teachings of Christ not whether you cover your hair. Bush can put on a jacket in the oval office but it doesn’t cover up who he is. It’s just another costume like the man in jeans and a cowboy hat that clears brush that doesn't need clearing and is afraid of horses. In the case of George Bush the analogy was often made that the "emperor wore no clothes". I beg to differ. The man wore the clothes but never fulfilled the man the clothes implied he was. So the clothes were empty of the man to fill them, it was the man wearing them that was invisible. Jackets in the oval office have never imparted Bush and Co. with a respect for the office of the presidency: only the façade of respect in their own minds.
When Card, Cheney or Bush use the words Constitution, democracy and dreams...dirties the words. They are the last people who have any room talking about such things.
I have a dream. Cheney, Bush and all of their conies in orange jumpsuits and shackles.
for the media to come up with pictures of every Prez since JFK sitting in the Oval Office sans coats. Theres a beaut of Fucktard Bush sitting there with Harriet "good bowler" Meirs in a shirt. There is a nice one of their braindead hero Raygun sitting there in a nice red cowboy shirt. There is no bottom to the stupidity of these right wing morons but we already knew that.
WOW! What a pile of worthless shit this guy is! No further substantiation is needed beyond his own words.
booed at umass
Here, let me adjust your necktie. Too tight?
This execrable popinjay had photographs of Bush's hands in his office.
... No really.
One characteristic of conservatives, and especially neocons is they are more interested in image over substance. It can be seen in corporate America, and in conservative churches. Conservatives are obsessed over what clothing a person wears. They use a persons appearance to devalue them in many ways. The number one way is to limit the employment opportunities, and pay for employees and job seekers. Corporations are more interested in if you look they way they want you to look and if your malleable to how they want you to think. Conservative churches are much the same way. If you wear jeans, a casual shirt, and sneakers to church then your not showing your respect and love for God. They often forget that God isn't interested in what clothing you wear, or what you look like. God cares about what is in your heart.
Last I would like to add who cares what Andrew Card thinks. His boss did way more in the way of violating the Constitution, and showing disrespect for his office and the oath he took, than anything Clinton ever did. I believe in Obama's honest desire to make America a place where all Americans can have a good quality of life. He doesn't have to wear a suit jacket in order to accomplish that. :)
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