Embarrassment After GOP Congressman Jumps On Lectern In Colombian Congress

Reuters:

A U.S. congressman said on Thursday he meant no offense when he hoisted himself onto the lectern of Colombia's lower house to address his Andean colleagues, some of whom were offended or simply amused by the faux pas.

Colombian newspapers carried pictures of Rep. David Dreier, a California Republican, sitting on top of the wooden podium and talking with local legislators on Tuesday while on an official visit.

Some in the photographs are seen smiling at Dreier while others avert their eyes uncomfortably. He was criticized in the press for showing a lack of respect.

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Comments

[OpusIsUnderTheBed]

Idiot.

[scooperss]

Free trade??

Let's trade Drier for one of the ladies with their eyes averted, even steven.

[wordvarc]

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How arrogant and patronizing...

Drier's words and actions imply the Colombian congress are his chilldren...

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[takemeaway]

Exactly! Another example of an incompetent and ignorant Republican.

Unfortunately, the rest of the world just sees him as an arrogant American and hate us all the more.

I pray this will end soon.

[BlueLogic]

Good old Dreier has always liked to hoist himself onto "hard" things like that naughty, naughty lectern.

[Bobaloo]

The rethugs don't understand people in their own country so it should not be a surprise that are clueless when abroad.

[beholder]

Why is it that Americans, most particularly those representing offical Washington, have such a consistantly tin ear to local attitudes and customs.

Couldn't this fool just ask himself if he would have sat on the speakers lecture in from of Congress? We just can't get out of our own way can we.

[spec4F]

Just look at our "bubba" president. I've seen the attemted dumbing down of our country by the right wing, faux news, limbaugh, coulter,ect.
Freedom is slavery.
War is peace.
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.

[MrBritesnide]

White trash on parade.

[gakabani]

Good one, very descriptive of the shit we export as our representatives.

Just imagine, if a mexican or latin-american congressman were to do the same in our capitol. Hell will brake lose and she/he would be escorted like a criminal.

This is the main reason no one respects americans abroad. Our stupid politicians, starting with the president, are ignorant, retarded, stupid and racists to all other cultures and nations.

[Prolix247]

I agree...