Germany: Bush’s ‘Losership’ Climate Change Speech the Work of a Talking Monkey

Oh, the shameful glimpses we get into what the world thinks of our country.

Most of us are aware of (and actually care about) the fact that the United States has lost its esteem in the world arena under Bush. It’s not just the hundreds of mind-blowingly idiotic things that he’s done over the years. It’s the incredibly dumb things that come out of his mouth. I don’t think I’ll ever forget when he said, “Too many OB/GYN’s aren’t able to practice their love with women all across the country.” (WTF?)

The latest gaffe is sort of a combination of the two - stupid ideas, stupid statements. And the leaders of countries like France and Germany are rolling their eyes and pronouncing Dubya a ‘neanderthal’. Hilarious! From Reuters:

“The president gave a disappointing speech,” German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in a statement issued in Berlin headlined “Gabriel criticises Bush’s Neanderthal speech. Losership, not Leadership”.

“The American administration is starting to awaken,” French climate change ambassador Brice Lalonde said. “It’s a bit late.”

“We are looking forward to whoever succeeds the present (U.S.) administration, because we believe we can probably only do better,” South African Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk told reporters.

Losership, not leadership. Fantastic. I think most of us agree!

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