The Winkest Link

By Wink

Please sit down and breathe slowly before reading the next sentence. President Obama smiled in an encounter with Hugo Chavez at the Summit of the Americas. Should I repeat that? He smiled.

The always-impartial former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the smile will be used as propaganda by enemies of the United States. He feels countries hostile toward America will view the smile as evidence the United States views Chavez as an acceptable leader.

Said Sir Newt: “Everywhere in Latin America, enemies of America are going to use the picture of Chavez smiling and being with the president as proof that Chavez is now legitimate that he is acceptable,”

Really Newt? Leaders of other nations make all their international policy decisions based on photo’s of handshakes & smiles?

Good Lord. Are the Republicans so out of ammunition that a smile is now a cause for concern? Is this part of their 2012 platform? “We promise to NEVER smile at a dictator!”

That should really scoop up the votes.

C’mon Newt, did you rip Reagan when he met with Gorbachev? No you didn’t, and don’t bother to tell me Reagan didn’t smile. There is plenty of photo-evidence to prove he did.

Like Obama, Reagan was smooth and knew how to ingratiate himself with all types of people, including foreign dignitaries, and he (Reagan) did so with the leader of the “Evil Empire.”

Since you didn’t abuse Reagan with this tortured-logic, you can’t apply it to Obama. This complaint is so empty-headed that it should have come out of Glenn Beck’s mouth.

Newt, get some decent material before flapping your yap. You are beginning to sound so vacuous that you could work for Fox News. Oh, that’s right, Fox is already writing you checks.

You were never very likable Newt, but your arguments used to be coherent. Pick up your game.