Showing posts with label With all due respect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label With all due respect. Show all posts

PostHeaderIcon Barbara Boxer’s narcissistic request from a military general---“ Please, call me senator!”

6/21/2009 | Posted by Anonymous | Edit Post


I only knew of US Sen. Barbara Boxer (Democrat-CA) when she complained to General Michael Walsh of the US Army Corps of Engineers to stop addressing her as “ma’am.” She demanded to be called “senator.” According to her "she worked so hard for earn that title." Hmmm.

In the military lingo, "ma'am," and "sir" had been time-tested addresses that express respect. Gen. Walsh replied “ma’am” to one of Boxer's questions during a hearing in Capitol Hill on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. The general didn’t mean any insult, disrespect or usurpaton of rank, but Boxer wasn't happy:

"You know, do me a favor," Boxer told the general.

"Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am?'"

"Yes, ma'am," Gen. Walsh answered.

“It's just a thing, I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it, yes, thank you," she said.

"Yes, senator," he responded.

Sen. Boxer’s words were not totally unexpected. It seemed few people were aware of what she represented as a person and as a politician. Perhaps on the verge of melancholia or for lack of esteem, she might have inwardly fallen to crave for self-importance. She is the chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

Not so many remember the California senator who voted against a resolution condemning MoveOn.org, a political group questioning Gen. David Petraeus patriotism--- negating his admirable military leadership in the stabilizing Iraq.

For sure, our military servicemen like Generals Petraeus and Walsh deserve respect. They must not be subjected to the arrogant narcissistic condescension of elected officials like Boxer. The woman seems too touchy to be out of climacterium. She can have problems that the public doesn't know.

Government officials must serve the people to the best of their ability. Never should they act like dysmature prima donnas who remind us of foul eggs in public service that bring bad example to our nation. (Photo Credit: http://boxer.senate.gov/) =0=

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PostHeaderIcon Burger King withdraws ad which Mexicans find racially offensive

4/16/2009 | Posted by Anonymous | Edit Post
Barely a month of bashing by the Hongkong magazine columnist Chip Tsao who insulted Filipinos as a "nation of servants," the giant fast food chain Burger King has to apologize for its new hamburger ad released in Europe.

It featured a tall lanky red-shirted American cowboy and a pudgy guy of diminutive stature wearing the Mexican flag in an advertisement. The commercial comes as a poster with a corresponding TV clip which has stirred the ire of Mexicans who threaten to take legal action.

Mexico’s ambassador to Spain Jorge Zermeño took offense on the poster which he said showed an erroneous and demeaning stereotype of Mexicans. The controversial ad introduced the hamburger “Texican whooper” using the Mexican flag inappropriately.

In a response to the complaint, Burger King wrote a letter to the ambassador saying the food company didn’t mean any harm to the Mexicans, but nonetheless, the food company apologized. Burger King promised to remove the derogatory commercial.

The move to get over the issue quickly by issuing an apology and withdrawing the commercial must be the most logical thing to do. There have been some instances of demeaning portrayals of a group of people which show racist tendencies in others. Putting Burger King on notice about the laws against desecration of the national symbols such as the Mexican flag sends a message of the need for respect.(Photo Credit; NY Daily News; ER M@rshall) =0=



RELATED BLOG: "Hongkong’s Chip Tsao & his cheap racial slur against Filipinos" posted by mesiamd at 3/31/2009

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PostHeaderIcon Oxford's Top Ten Irritating Phrases

11/07/2008 | Posted by andygimpaya | Edit Post
Would you like to impress your boss or blog better? Unless you aim to do just that---irritate---then avoid the following phrases that researchers at the Oxford University found to be most irritating:
  1. At the end of the day
  2. Fairly unique
  3. I personally
  4. At this moment in time
  5. With all due respect
  6. Absolutely
  7. It's a nightmare
  8. Shouldn't of
  9. 24/7
  10. It's not rocket science

Post US elections 2008, I like to see the following added to the top 100 list:
  • we are mavericks
  • white hard-working Americans
  • this great country of ours
  • you betcha
  • godunnit
  • my friends
  • there you go again, Joe
  • Joe the plumber
  • pit bulls
  • fair and balanced

You are all invited to add your own list.
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