Which one of these did Dick Cheney say the other day?
A. “When the President of the United States wears a suit and tie visiting a foreign leader, our friends and allies don’t expect it and our adversaries perceive it as a sign of insecurity and putting on airs. I think it’s fundamentally harmful and it shows in my mind that this is a guy, a president, who would get dressed up, for example, who doesn’t fully understand or have the same perception of the U.S. role in the world that I think most Americans have…”
B. “When the President of the United States shakes hands with a foreign leader, showing he’s not carrying a drawn weapon, our friends and allies don’t expect it and our adversaries perceive it as a sign of unpreparedness. I think it’s fundamentally harmful and it shows in my mind that this is a guy, a president, who would voluntarily show he’s unarmed, for example, who doesn’t fully understand or have the same perception of the U.S. role in the world that I think most Americans have…”
C. “When the President of the United States greets a foreign leader rather than kicking him in the crotch, smashing him to the ground, and stomping on his neck, our friends and allies don’t expect it and our adversaries perceive it as a sign of passivity and physical weakness. I think it’s fundamentally harmful and it shows in my mind that this is a guy, a president, who wouldn’t engage in a fist fight, for example, who doesn’t fully understand or have the same perception of the U.S. role in the world that I think most Americans have…”
D. “When the President of the United States bows to a foreign leader, our friends and allies don’t expect it and our adversaries perceive it as a sign of weakness. I think it’s fundamentally harmful and it shows in my mind that this is a guy, a president, who would bow, for example, who doesn’t fully understand or have the same perception of the U.S. role in the world that I think most Americans have…”
Yeah, Dick Cheney only said “D,” but I’m not sure why he wouldn’t say the others, too. I mean, what sort of manners did Dick learn growing up?