Did I just see that crazy woman Brewer sticking her finger in Obama's face?

[malaise]

on Ed Shultz coming up now



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http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/01/25/tarmac-tiff-obama-gov-brewer-exchange-words/
Normally politicians greet one another with pleasantries, even if they don’t particularly like each other. Not so today with President Barack Obama and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who met Air Force One when it touched down outside of Phoenix.


It was clear from the moment they greeted one another on the tarmac that this wouldn’t me your typical grip and grin. At one point, she was pointing her finger at him, and at another, they were talking at the same time, seemingly over each other. Then he appeared to walk away from her while she was still talking.

It started when she handed him a letter and said she was inviting him to meet with her. The president replied that he’d be glad to meet with her again “but did note that after their last meeting, a cordial discussion in the Oval Office, the governor inaccurately described the meeting in her book,” a senior administration official said.

He was referring to her book, “Scorpions for Breakfast,” which is harshly critical of the president. The pair has clashed sharply on immigration policy, with the Obama administration suing Arizona to block its enforcement measure. In the book, she described an Oval Office meeting, and claimed he was lecturing and patronizing, something the White House says is not true.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

1. Yes

From the HuffPo home page

[mailman82]

3. She is evil!

[malaise]

6. Thanks

Found one as well

[JustAnotherGen]

11. He looks

Like he's doing his best not to laugh in her face!

[TheWraith]

19. I read that he walked away while she was still talking to him.

Given how calm he normally is, I think that would have to be the equivalent of one of us getting angry enough to punch her in the face.

[Chipper Chat]

39. Her face and body (odor) is telling ergo my sad but speculative caption:

"You fuckin' asshole how dare you set foot in MY state. Go back to Kenya you Muslin-loving N*****."

[Richardo]

2. That's going to make a great campaign ad in Arizona.

That's the only reason she did it I'll bet.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. He should bite it off....

but I'd be afraid of getting rabies.

[HipChick]

9. He should have headbutt her..might have knocked some sense into her..

[Sheepshank]

69. Every article since the pic came out, it's obvious it's about her new book/sales

Even her follow up interviews were all grins and smug $ signs.

What a fucking shrill harpy!!!

[October]

73. He looks tried, but patient and polite...while she looks ridiculous.

imho

[HipChick]

4. Fuggin Disrespectful..I loathe that Crypt Keeper Brewster..here's a link

http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/01/ariz-gov-jan-brewer-president-obama-didnt-feel-i-treated-112328.html

[malaise]

13. I'm sure the Secret Service must have been watching with interest

[pokerfan]

7. Yes

[nanabugg]

14. The GOP loves this kind of disrespect of the POTUS. It makes their sorry day. nt

[mzteris]

8. she's insecure

of course she thinks he lecturing and patronizing. She also can't articulate any good reason for her actions. (bad reasons, yes. good, no.)

And just maybe she thinks somebody might view her as being "powerful" and a force to be reckoned with . . . hmmmm - wonder why she's trying so hard?

[underpants]

10. She could be at the border doing that.... if she was consistent

[Raffi Ella]

12. Classy Lady, that Jan Brewer...

[IMG][/IMG]

[malaise]

15. NOT

[Raffi Ella]

16. ha

[malaise]

18. Ed Shultz is discussing this now

[Raffi Ella]

20. Yeah, I'm watching.

Such disrespect, it's unreal.

[happpychemtrails2U]

17. What is truly bizarre is that our POTUS

has deported 50% more undocumented people than the President Select did! So maybe this is all pro-wrestling theater for us

[dionysus]

67. the chem trails might be affecting your logic. andthe nanomites. gotta be the nanomites.

[PragmaticLiberal]

21. I'm probably biased...

but I can't remember a president consistently treated with this much disrespect.

[malaise]

23. No you are 100% correct

I hope he wins again

[Raffi Ella]

24. Honestly,

I think President Obama's Presidency will be framed by history in the same context as forced integration was back in the day. They'll talk about the kids that were afraid for their lives and the bullies in their faces and the courage and dignity with which they handled it/President Obama handled it.

Not to mention the death threats this President has received. No other President in history has been under this much threat.

[tblue37]

52. Remember Hazel, the white girl whose picture became iconic of the

struggle for integration when she stood there and screamed at Elizabeth, one of the Little Rock Nine on the day they integrated that school?

Hazel's face is hideously distorted with hatred and rage, and she later was embarrassed and ashamed about the picture and reached out to apologize to Elizabeth.

A book, Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock tells their story.

Here are some pictures with different angles on the iconic picture that the girl grew to be so ashamed of:

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMUC_7Ixy9iwsiso8nJomssqb2sSVI-MIok7inNi2zROiWGhSq


http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRc8EbebGIxVtvIRy2imklWd8Ido94nW1_R41QNv9Cwqqfz5jQM

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQxjlPWuC3BbZY5UJlU08K0fm90iEWx

A close-up of her hateful, screaming face:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSx0jaq8b6w453ytVNOddNmIis0dC0ov

The two later in life, after they met, Hazel apologized, and they developed a brief friendship:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRrV63_6pmmYazrmIfQaHMZgXKk_l55A4cND9YGkzp9npSduOCr

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRrV63_6pmmYazrmIfQaHMZgXKk_l55A4cND9YGkzp9npSduOCr

[Raffi Ella]

68. Yes, those photo's are breath taking.

I wonder if the men and women treating President Obama with that same sentiment will live long enough to realize how shameful their behavior is- At least those kids had the excuse of youth.

[EFerrari]

25. The hate wing is always pretty awful to Democrats

but this has been over the top, I agree.

[fishwax]

29. yep -- from the beginning

it will make their bitter reaction when he wins again this fall all the sweeter, though

[CakeGrrl]

42. There hasn't been anyone treated so disrespectfully

And anyone who thinks race is no factor whatsoever is dead wrong, IMO.

It may not be at the root of ALL the showings of disrespect, but it IS there.

[sufrommich]

22. "he appeared to walk away from her while she was still talking"

lolol!

[HipChick]

27. Good..she's always nasty...

[yardwork]

26. She looks very unprofessional. Very poorly dressed, her hair looks terrible.

I'm not being catty. A governor should dress professionally. That woman looks terrible. Ratty, unkempt, poorly groomed, inappropriately dressed to meet the president.

[Kali]

28. I'll go ahead and do a little "catty"

the hair - when you try to make hair look 40 years younger than it is that ratty dry crisp thing often happens

other than that my fairness thing has to kick in - we are pretty laid back and casual in this state. her clothes look OK to me - I think it is just the breeze and angle.

god knows I am just grateful to find a clean tee shirt when I go to town

[yardwork]

31. You're not the governor greeting the president who is visiting your state.

It's ok to be dressed appropriately for the weather and the culture of the state, but that woman's appearance is not ok. She looks like hell. I'm no fashion plate but I find her slovenly appearance to be offensive. She couldn't be bothered to put on a dress or a suit to meet the president?

The hell with her.

[Kali]

47. isn't that outfit she is wearing a suit?

or does the jacket have to match the pants? I honestly have no clue - thankfully about the closest I ever have to dress professionally is a clean shirt, new jeans, and actual boots or shoes

[yardwork]

65. I realize that every state has a different culture, but imo that outfit is not a suit.

Everything about her appearance is a mess. I don't even know where to begin. She needs to throw away every piece of clothing that she has on, get her hair shaved, and simply start over.

[surrealAmerican]

34. I think the term you're looking for is "rattled" ...

... or perhaps "unhinged".


What is wrong with this person?

[yardwork]

36. I was trying to say this in a sensitive way. She looks mentally ill.

I don't mean any disrespect to people struggling with mental illness. But that woman looks....unhinged is a good description.

[malaise]

40. Did you see the subject of the OP

It was anything but sensitive - she needs treatment -this is beyond rude and out of control

[yardwork]

66. Just read on some other blogs that she is a serious alcoholic, according to many AZ residents.

Arizona residents are blogging that she was probably drunk off her ass.

[malaise]

77. OK send her to the dry dock

[Auntie Bush]

43. She looks like the Wicked Witch of the West.

[BeHereNow]

70. I did a little research on that possibility in another thread- it is quite possible

given that her son's condition is quite serious and has resulted in
his hospitalization for twenty years.
Here is the thread which contains a video of her being interviewed about the incident.
After watching it, I ventured the question about the possibility of her
being mentally ill and asked if governors were vetted for such possible conditions.
I seriously think she is.
Given the back story with her son, it is more than possible.
BHN
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002223077

I provide two links on the thread regarding her past.
Mental illness, especially BPD, which can escalate to schizophrenia,
typically runs in families.
BHN

[October]

76. Her son's records are sealed - even though a court declared him insane in a criminal case.

Very disturbing.

[Raine]

41. She looks like she's wearing a bed-jacket (the kind women wore in the 40's & 50's)

when they were sick but sitting up in bed, her hair also looks like it belongs in bed.

[JoePhilly]

30. NP ... I read lips ... she said ... "How DARE you be President while black!!!"

Then it appears that Obama responded with ... "Bitch, please ... ", and then he walked away from that right wing whack job.

[Brigid]

32. This was truly stunning.

I was amused to hear that Obama walked away from her while she was still speaking. I was wondering when he would get sick of being the grownup in the room and getting behavior like that in return.

[winstars]

33. It was a set up by Prunella!!!

If I read correctly, she gave him the envelope that he has in his hand in the photo. So he got off the plane, she comes up to him and starts her BS... Ahhh, and gets that picture taken. The best part is in the Politico story it says he walked away from her while she was still talking!

[gkhouston]

35. Yup, she wanted that image.

Tomorrow, expect a lot of Faux outrage for the President's poor manners.

[WillyT]

37. K & R !!!

[TwilightGardener]

38. On the rare occasions someone other than my parents have dared put a finger in my face, I've had to

fight the urge to slap it away or bend it backwards. God bless him, he doesn't deserve this.

[lonestarnot]

44. Lawrence talking about the twit now.

I'm going to have to give her the finger next time I see her! "We have did" OMG! fucking ignorant slut. Jane's relative. (SNL)

[pinboy3niner]

45. Dumb Liberal just wouldn't listen...

She was TRYING to tell him about all those heads rolling around in the Arizona desert...

[lonestarnot]

46. Simple motherfucker was still talking when Mr. President left her in a haboob.

[pinboy3niner]

50. Better than she deseves...

Why do we even HAVE Guantanamo and the Patriot Act if we're not going to use them when we REALLY need to?

[lonestarnot]

53. Damn straight!

[ellisonz]

48. Arrogant. n/t

[thelordofhell]

49. jan brewer should be grateful to President Obama

If it wasn't for President Obama taking our Governor Janet Napolitano away to be the head of Homeland Security, jan brewer would not have become the Governor of the great state of Arizona.

[Life Long Dem]

51. At the same time in Arizona.

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more... http://theobamadiary.com/

[pinboy3niner]

56. Thanks. Nice to see the reactions of REAL Arizonans.

We may disparage crap like Arizona's SB 1070 (the 'papers, pleae' law) and the law against ethnic studies. But we know that Arizona is a great state that has a lot of fine people--despite the wingnut assholes who elect people like 'Sheriff Joe' and pass racist laws.

[Tarheel_Dem]

57. Love those pics. He looks so at ease with kids, and vice versa.

[thelordofhell]

58. The baby is more mature than the governor

[politicasista]

59. That's a dang shame, but not suprising n/t

[October]

74. lol! That was perfect. :) /nt

[CTyankee]

63. I love this. The baby calmed right down once he held her!

How the hell does he DO this? He must emanate rays of comfort and love to these babies...

[malaise]

64. You're so right

Babies are comfortable with Obama

[pa28]

54. A picture tells a thousand words.

The look on his face seems to be saying 'thanks for your highly valued opinion insane person. BTW your dentures are falling out again.'

[lpbk2713]

55. I would have loved to see two or three SS men deck her.

"Woops. Sorry about that. We perceived a threat."

[BeHereNow]

60. He has his right hand on her arm- a gesture of "calm down" if you ask me.

Usually when someone does that, it is a gesture of reassurance or an attempt
to convey empathy to someone.
I would guess he realized there was no way to have a reasonable and calm
dialogue and so he left the encounter because it was escalating.

Wise move on his part if you ask me.
She looks crazed- shaking her finger in his face-

Of course Faux Noise will report the incident and interpret the photo as:
"Black man grabs white woman on Arizona tarmac."

BHN

[October]

75. Agree. He looks patient while she 'screeches' on. /nt

[BootinUp]

61. Her game isn't going to work

That black man is treatin me bad. Someone help me! Hes a meanie! I wasn't pointing at him and acting like a witch

[donheld]

62. What's that about indefinite detention?

Take her now.

[newspeak]

71. so, did brewer fabricate what happened in a meeting with the president?

Is her book based on some mere fabrications to make him look bad and her look good? I spent my childhood in phoenix, have family still living there; and even though we had the birchers, we still had enough SANE people. I'm sad to see arizona go down the looney rabbit hole, especially with such a shameful governor. Even goldwater must be rolling over in his grave.