"They call him MonkeyBoy" shocked CSPAN caller says of Londoners.

[Skidmore]

CSPAN is asking people who travelled outside of the US this summer to tell about opinions of the US they heard in host countries. This woman was over in England running around in a t-shirt with an American flag on it. She was shocked by the terrible things people were saying about * and the US. I say she should get out more often.

[Nikki Stone 1]

1. How could someone travel abroad and be so clueless?

Don't we call him monkey boy?

[htuttle]

2. We tend to use more formal terms here

Such as 'The Chimp-in-Chief'.

[Skidmore]

3. We call him "monkey boy" and worse.

I know I do. I've never used profanity the way I have these past 6 years. And it's getting worse.

[Nikki Stone 1]

8. I love Mike Malloy's "Chucklenuts".

That CSPAN caller is listening to the wrong radio stations. :)

[Andrushka]

31. He he

That or "Man or Monkey". Malloy was the first person I thought of when I read it. Perhaps there's a big Mike Malloy cult following in London or something?

[Nikki Stone 1]

32. Or maybe Junior just bears an unfortunate resemblance to a chimp

:)

[Cha]

35. "Chucklenuts"..some reason

that's cracking me up. I haven't heard that one but it brings to mind Jon Stewart's imitation of said "Chucklenuts".."HehHehHeh".

[Buns_of_Fire]

26. That's "MR. PRESIDENT Monkey Boy" to you, peon!

Remember, Our Glorious Leader Chucklenuts-the-Unitary insists upon being addressed properly for a person in his position (usually, fetal, after a hard afternoon consulting with Jim Beam).

Geez, if this lady is astounded at the "Monkey Boy" reference, she should hang around here on a day when we're NOT in a good mood! :evilgrin:

[Atman]

17. She watches Fox News. It breeds ignorance.

What can I say. She probably got a Hannity booster shot before she left, too.

[TechBear_Seattle]

27. I much prefer pastry ignorance

Then again, nothing beats a good pretzel. :hi:

[Atman]

30. LOL! Good catch!

"Breads Ignorance." I kinda like it. Maybe with some peanut butter and jelly!

(Sorry to ruin Tech's great comeback...I had misspelled "breed" as "bread," thus the "pastry" comment. Well deserved!)

[Tom Joad]

19. She just went abroad to shop, probably.

[Bill McBlueState]

36. I think there are a lot of clueless Americans who visit England

As soon as Bush-lovers get the time and money to go abroad, I bet they head for England. In their minds, England is just like the US except everyone has a funny accent, so they figure they'll fit right in. Then they get there and find out how different things are outside their land of Wal-Marts and megachurches.

They're the same way when they visit *New* England, I've found.

[AspenRose]

37. "You don't have ranch dressing here?"

One of the lines I remember from MTV's The Real World: London (ages ago).

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

4. Intelligence isn't a requirement for getting a passport.

Last week a couple of drunken, male, teenage American backpackers asked me where they could "find some bitches." Of course, I was more than happy to help, and gave them very specific directions to the largest gay club in town. I bet they had a great night.

[rfranklin]

7. Do you think it was wise to sic them on those lesbians?

They may have been injured or even murdered.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

10. More likely that they were simply laughed at.

They are, after all, drunken teenage American backpackers.

[bobalu]

43. How do you know he meant "lesbians"?

[WoodrowFan]

40. BOL!!!

That is WONDERFUL! :spray:

[YOY]

5. Come on down to DC lady

I'll call him 'Monkeyboy' for you as well.

[Philosoraptor]

6. Wasn't she precious?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

9. Tried to call in, could not. I was in germany for the cup

Soccer fans speak a different language. No, not just beer. more of a common love of the world's best sport. So conversations are easy to get into. From that day's games to politics was an easy transition.

I can sum up the response from Germans, Swiss, Croats, Poles, French, English, Togo, Japanese and Koreans like this:

"Is your president insane?"

[Tesha]

55. And you probably answered:

> I can sum up the response from Germans, Swiss, Croats, Poles,
> French, English, Togo, Japanese and Koreans like this:
>
> "Is your president insane?"

And you probably answered: "As far as anyone can tell, yes!"

Tesha

[Karenca]

11. She must have been a * supporter

Who else could be that stupid?

[leveymg]

12. They say 9/11 changed everything but forget that 3/20/03 also changed

the world's view of America. Fear and loathing.

[raccoon]

14. And we need to repeat this over and over,

"3/20/03 also changed
the world's view of America. Fear and loathing. "

A date which will live in infamy.

[napi21]

13. From what I could tell, most of the callers said Shrub is not well liked

anywhere internationally. Some of the Pubs were disappointed, saying they didn't understand how people could feel that way, but at least they know he's not liked!

[raccoon]

15. Sounds like there is a great need for surgeons in this country

who can perform craniorectomies (or whatever it's called). :silly:

[DemonFighterLives]

22. Lobotomy would work well

:silly:

He is the pRetzeldunce of the United States, goll darnit, get it right World. :dunce:

[Ganja Ninja]

16. I'm shocked! You mean to tell me people all over the world ...

hate Bush's guts? Wow! You learn something new every day.

[Oak2004]

45. Yep, all over the world

including the United States.

[Crankie Avalon]

18. Sounds pretty funny, wished I'd heard it...

...but I don't suppose that Ugly American actually learned anything from having a mirror held up to her.

[Norquist Nemesis]

20. Living a sheltered life can be dangerous to your health

Especially dangerous to your mental health.

:7

[DinahMoeHum]

21. Heh heh, well, that's typical British understatement for you!

:rofl:

[LibDemAlways]

23. I've called the chimp "the chimp" in front of

repukes and their reactions range from bemusement (probably thinking I'm kidding) to shock that someone would treat the idiot so "disrespectfully."

I haven't been fortunate to travel much outside the country of late, but friends who have have reported that if you want to get to know the locals, expressing anti-Bush sentiment is a good foot in the door.

[Bridget Burke]

25. But everybody understands you....

They may be "shocked"--but they KNOW what you mean by "The Chimp."

[Karenca]

44. "expressing anti-Bush sentiment is a good foot in the door."

DEFINITELY!

It worked very well for me in the UK recently.

And once I started, the Londoners
were more than happy to express their disgust with Blair.
It was very interesting.

[truebrit71]

24. "Monkeyboy" is one of the kinder ones....

"Fucking War Criminal" is another one I've heard....

[badgerpup]

52. Some I've seen around Left Blogistan...

Chimpy McFlightsuit, Il Dunce, Dimson, Commander Bunnypants, Little Lord Pissypants, ________*-in chief...

Oh, so many names...but some of them aren't as affectionate as these...:sarcasm: :evilgrin:

*fill in the blank to fit latest 'escapade'; e.g. Leaker, Drunk, Groper, etc.
:popcorn:

[mcscajun]

28. What an ultra-maroon. Wearing a US flag and being shocked

at hearing negative opinions.

How much more clueless can anyone get???

[catmandu57]

29. She probably gets out, but,

she doesn't stray too far from her own kind. Wearing blinders to the great unwashed masses, that's cool, she'll be terribly shocked when monkey boy and the rest of these fucknutz are being tried for war crimes.

[Bigmack]

33. If she wore a Canadian flag...

on her shirt, she wouldn't have a problem.

My wife and I always travel with the maple leaf on our packs. We learned the language...."eh?" .... and since we visit near Vancouver often, we know some geography.

People actually like Canadians. I hope their neo-con wannabe PM doesn't further fuck up travel for us.

[marmar]

34. Typically people who travel abroad tend to be more broad-minded...

But there was a loud, obnoxious guy I saw in Paris earlier this year bitching that the guy at the crepe stand couldn't speak English (how dare he speak his own language in his own country!) and the signs in the Metro were only in French. I really wish these people wouldn't leave the country.

[sinkingfeeling]

38. Hear, hear! I loved a guy in Ireland who was in a rage because stuff

wasn't in pounds and ounces!

[CottonBear]

39. I bet that guy doesn't want anything written in French here in the USA

but he demands that people abroad speak English and have signs, etc. written in French and English. God forbid that the ATM machines in Paris would only have one language. Perish the thought that he might have brought a phrase book with him. People like that are an embarrassment to themselves and to the USA.

[glitch]

41. Nothing beats "Mad Monkey King"

from another DUer whose name I have forgotten.

[mmonk]

42. They will have their brushes with reality.

The question is, will they stop and think.

[Skidmore]

46. OOPS wrong thread.

[KansDem]

47. Who the Hell goes to a foreign country wearing an American flag T-shirt?

Particularly Europe? Why don't they just wear a shirt with a target painted on it?

Get a clue and class! And don't think that means Mickey Mouse or Scooby-Doo attire!

[BooScout]

54. You should have seen the God Squad from Texas....

...that was here last week.......every tee shirt they wore either had some sort of American Flag or Texas symbol on it. ( they are a group of Baptist youths that visit Wales every year from Texas).....and believe it or not no one yelled insults at them. I think the lady in the OP is full of shit about people yelling insults at her.

[EstimatedProphet]

48. What a stupid ass!

Didn't it occur to her at least not to wear an American flag on her clothing when she's not in America? Wouldn't she likely bitch about someone from another country wearing their flag on their clothing? STUPID!

[bumblebee1]

51. probably not

My hubby and I went to Canada for four days. It didn't occur to us to wear anything with an American flag. I couldn't believe some of the people on the trip. The first thing they were talking about after crossing the border was going to the Hershey store. You can see right at the border. My God, you live about an hour away from Hershey Park. You can go there almost anytime you want. Also whenever the finances allow for it.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

49. The Europeans I met all liked me, even though I was an American.

Of course, I wasn't wearing an American flag and I also call the pretzeldent MonkeyBoy.

[Laurab]

50. I would never, ever, travel anywhere with an American Flag

I would feel like a target. That's what old monkeyboy has done to the American Flag. She's got to be a Rush-listening, O'reilly watcher, because anyone else would KNOW what kind of reception they were going to get.

I'm not proud to be an American - I hope someday I can be again. I blame the chimperor and his monkeyboy administration. Then again, it's kind of an insult to monkeys...

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

53. I call him Monkey Man (not boy) - we need to show some respect after all

for the office.

[Catherine Vincent]

56. LOL!