official UN guidelines: neck massage = sexual harassment

[grasswire]

As reported by the Seattle Post Intelligencer:

Since this was an international summit, we'll cite the United Nations' sexual harassment guidelines. "Unwelcome behavior is the critical word," the document says, followed by a listing of objectionable actions. About halfway down the list: "Neck massage."


http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/278311_massaged.asp

[QuettaKid]

1. just add it to the already long list of crimes he's commited. nt.

.

[LisaLynne]

11. He's running a tab of crimes like he thinks it a bar tab. nt

[politicat]

2. I so wish Germany would sever diplomatic ties with us over this....

This is the kind of thing that ambassadors get recalled over. If Germany would do something about it, then we could really throw the book at * for damaging relations with one of our allies.

But... the Veep shot his friend in the face, so what's a little sexual harassment between world leaders?

[babylonsister]

3. Nice find! How I wish Merkel would file a suit! nt

[Norquist Nemesis]

4. Send him to a Sexual Harrassment Seminar ASAP!

Honestly, you would think the President of the U.S. would have some sense of how a "leader" should behave. It wasn't a fricking BBQ, ferchrissake!

[uppityperson]

5. Good find PI and thanks for posting grasswire

[dajoki]

6. What do you expect from Clarence T...Oops I mean * n/t

[BOSSHOG]

7. Its a clear case of sexual harassment in the military

I guess the Commander in Chief of our military is not subject to the UCMJ. Is he subject to any laws or is this a classic, "its okay if you are a republican."

[noamnety]

22. It's not like the UCMJ would do anything

They can't even seem to prosecute rapists. I doubt they care about sexual harassment on this level.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/17/AR2006031702223_pf.html

[GreenCommie]

32. He's not covered by the UCMJ

He's not military. Just the guy at the top.

[5X]

8. K & R. n/t

[AndyA]

9. Official UN Guidelines? Bush don't need no stinkin' guidelines, they're

just a g*ddamned piece of paper to him. He wipes his ass with them in the john. Bush don't have to obey no laws. He's above them. He's The Decider. He can do as he wants, because he says so. And no one can stop him, because no one has the courage, guts, or balls to do it.

George W. Bush is a disgrace.
A criminal.

He should be in jail.

[hughee99]

10. "It's outrageous that a president would sexually harasses someone..."

I believe I read something just like that 10 years ago.

[dalaigh lllama]

12. There's a poll at the bottom of the article

What did you think about President Bush's "massage" of the chancellor?
65.0% This was not appropriate
20.2% It was no big deal
13.4% It was a gaffe, but keep your perspective
1.4% Don't know or don't want to answer
Total Votes: 514

Looks like the backwash is still alive and unwell...

[eppur_se_muova]

14. "or don't want to answer" ?? Ummm...who else thinks that's a bit odd?

What did you think about President Bush's "massage" of the chancellor?
65.5% This was not appropriate
19.9% It was no big deal
13.2% It was a gaffe, but keep your perspective
1.3% Don't know or don't want to answer
Total Votes: 522

[freeplessinseattle]

18. never seen that option before, what does that mean?

if someone doesn't want to answer why are they answering the poll then? why would they not want to answer? cognitive dissonance?

[eppur_se_muova]

13. Could ** be declared "Persona Non Grata"? That would be most interesting.

I'd like to look into doing it in this country, while we're at it.

Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations Article 9, a receiving State may "at any time and without having to explain its decision" declare any member of a diplomatic staff persona non grata. A person so declared ("PNG'd" in diplomatic and espionage jargon) is considered unacceptable and is usually recalled to his or her home nation. If not recalled, the receiving State "may refuse to recognize the person concerned as a member of the mission."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_non_grata

[Caria]

15. Poll needs help

http://www.wdsu.com/technology/9554657/detail.html

So far most seem to think it is no big deal. Yikes!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

16. Oh, the irony.

The Right's been whining for 15 years about Clinton's imaginary sexual harassment, and now Bush is caught on tape with sexual harassment and they don't say a thing.

[Sander]

34. W and Clinton

What amazes me is how the discussions of Bushito's totally out-of-control behavior immediately prompts a discussion by the Right of Clinton's eight-year old peccadillo. No discussion of the issue as to Bush's mental state, just more Clinton bashing.

After 6 years of investigation all they could find on the Clinton was he lied about a BJ with a consenting adult in his office. Yet, Bush's lies, distortions, perfidy, and treason are ignored. You might want to look at Ava Lowrey's great videos* on the 32% of TFM's (total "freak'n" morons) that still support this criminal. Go Ava!

* http://www.peacetakescourage.com/32.html
* http://www.peacetakescourage.com/32part2.html

[Lisa0825]

17. Happily providing the 10th nom!

I could feel her disgust when I saw the look on her face as he did that. It was extrememly inappropriate.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

19. Great find...

...get this to Fitzgerald's office right away. They got Capone on tax evasion, Clinton on lying about a blow job. If we can't get Chimpy for war crimes and crimes against humanity in general, maybe we can get him on the neck massage---got video evidence, air tight, open and shut case for impeachment if there ever was one.

[indepat]

20. W is not above the law: he is the law

[veness]

21. k & r ! n/t

[bloom]

23. kick

[nashville_brook]

24. the fact that this hasn't become a meme by now... wtf?

what woman has not experienced the Unwelcome Neck Rub?

it's always meant to diminish.

[Sparkly]

25. Yup....

Sometimes accompanied with, "Relax, you need to relax."

And akin to, "Smile." (Is that still around? Men used to CONSTANTLY harrass women on the streets with admonishments to "SMILE"... GRRRRRRRRR)

[The Wizard]

26. He

could have whipped out his pecker and waved it in her face and the faith based would have said she was asking for it because she gave hand signals or smiled. When the corporate media says something, that's what it becomes.

[The Animator]

27. He's finally managed to cause a scandal with the word sexual in front!

This means we can impeach him now right?

[GeorgeGist]

28. Oh. My. God.

This is currently tied for number 2 on the Greatest page.

What P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C priorities.

[babylonsister]

29. No, what a pathetic 'president'. nt

[alfredo]

30. Merkel was trying to speak with a bush critic, Prodi of Italy.

The neck rub was to distract her away from his political rival. it was not sex, it was intimidation. He didn't want her speaking with someone who is questioning his absolute power.

[MellowOne]

31. Clinton was impeached over sexual harassment

Well...sorta of.

[Sander]

33. The President Out of Control?

Bushito's childlike responses to serious questions ("I thought you were going to ask me about the pig"), his groping a flautist at the evening BBQ, his near obsession with who would be slicing the pig, his crude table manners and language in front of the Russian President, and his groping of the German Chancellor certainly argue to a serious psychological infirmity.

He has certainly acted irrationally in the past, but lately his behavior has clearly indicated evidence of serious mental problems. One might easily believe he is again under the influence of alcohol or other more serious psychoactive drugs. He is behaving like a drunken frat-boy at a party.

Alcohol may be the least of his current problems though. It appears to me he is showing signs of bipolar disorder. His behavior appeared as though he was in the manic phase this terrible disease.