TagsTagsOn his first visit to Japan, one of America’s most valued allies, President Obama greets Emperor Akihito with a traditional bow and the right wing blogosphere completely loses it. Some of this stuff is blatantly racist too. A commenter at Hot Air gives his perspective: Someone needs to give this half white ...
Barack Obama, Bowgate, Japan, Emperor, Nontroversy, silliness, Right Wing, Racism
Instead of getting really, really upset that Barack Obama bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito while visiting Japan where bowing is a custom that goes back thousands of years, I’ve been working on some pieces of The Blog’s back-end code, playing Batman: Arkham Asylum, going for a short bike ride, taking ...
Barack Obama, Bowgate, Japan, Emperor, Penne, Marinara, Windows Vista, Twitter
Lots of hate mail today, which is always a treat! It was difficult to pick the worst, but because I care so much, dear readers, I’ve selected two winners from among the 17 admirers who shared their thoughts today. (Four letter words left intact for added spiciness.) First, we have a ...
Instead of posting any of the dozens of hate mails I’ve received in the past three days, here’s a look at the calm, reasoned discourse in which my critics engage; these quotes come from emails regarding my posts about creationism, Glenn Beck, and G. W. Bush bowing to accept a ...