the Polling Station: Conservatives Shut Up - Thanks

Over the last several months the media has been inundated with remakes and comments from the Conservative Republican Party, but their latest comments are truly an embarrassment to the American people. Their latest comments are the reason why our country went from one of the most beloved to the most loathed in a matter of 8 years. These grumping old men need to take a step down from politics and join the local lodge to spew their hatred without embarrassing the government they were elected to serve.

The Conservative Republican party, which I feel is one steep away from wearing their white hoods to work, are mad at President Obama for the above picture. During President Obama's visit to Japan, he met with Japan's Emperor Akihito and out of respect took a "deep bow" to him. Now I am sure President Obama was just trying to show respect and may have taken a deeper bow than what native Japanese people take, but the Grumpy Old Men are completely blowing the bow out of proportion. I just say it’s a sign of our lack of knowledge of how deep a bow is supposed to be, but it was a great gesture on behalf of the American President to show respect to Japan.

Is this bow a sign of weakness? Heck no!!! I could see if he got on his knees and bowed to the Emperor's feet. Now that would be a sign of weakness or better yet, maybe pole riding Japan’s Emperor to obtain secrets to how to make better electronics, so the U.S. can compete. The fact that these Grumpy Old Men and Women aka the Republican Party are saying that this shows a sign of weakness ridiculous. To say that "...we are not standing tall and proud..." as one Conservative Party supporter stated is like saying "...F you Japan... we don't need to bow to you...We're Freaking Americans". How about we just become bullies and on President Obama’s next visit to any foreign country, have him say “Give Me Your Lunch Money!” Yep that’s a winner right there; what do you think Prez? You know if our Congress spent more time worrying about this country and less about the "so-called gaffes", maybe just maybe we could get back on track to being a political super power.

President Obama, thank you sir for making an attempt to repair and rebuild our global relationships with small, kind gestures. Just do me this one favor don't curtsey when should bow. If you made that gaffe, I’m sure the angry pundits would send you rainbow t-shirts saying we now have a gay President. These idiotic lashings are about as stupid as the lashings you took for wearing jeans to throw out the first pitch or for creating a relax White House environment. Yep whoever said a work environment should be relaxed and not up tight surely wasn’t a bitter old person who just can’t stop making their voice heard about nonsense that doesn’t matter in the first place.

Keep doing what you are doing and I am sure we will come out on top

Written by: Ran
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