CNN: WH played R.O.C (Taiwan) hymn. Is this a bad joke?

[rumpel]

Mom just heard it on CNN.

Anyone else hear this?

[babylonsister]

1. Yes, my husband just told me the same thing. So they played

the national hymn of China's arch enemy for the Chinese president's pleasure.
Who's in charge of diplomacy again? :wtf:

[wryter2000]

You're kidding

They couldn't possibly be that stupid, could they?

[NewJeffCT]

4. This is the Bush White House

So, you tell me.

[w8liftinglady]

hehe.

[NewJeffCT]

2. the same person that dubbed

the Afghan operation a "Crusade"...

[Cooley Hurd]

3. I heard that China was called the "Republic of China, " and not the...

..."People's Republic of China." I guess Hu tried to make an early egress, but Monkeyman grabbed his coat:

[NewJeffCT]

5. Hu don't seem to happy

I wonder what's going through his mind...

[Cooley Hurd]

9. Hu looks like he's gonna shout...

"Git your hands off of me you damned dirty ape!"

[Duer 157099]

12. was that the heston line from planet of the apes? apropos n/t

[Cooley Hurd]

14. Yep (but I'm not positive it's the exact quote)

It's something like that, though...

[sdfernando]

21. The correct quote from Planet of the Apes is:

"Get your stinking paws off me you damn dirty ape!!!" yelled by Heston's character "Taylor" at one of the militaristic gorillas.

[wryter2000]

8. Ye gods

How fucking embarrassing. I'm going to get a maple leaf pin and start claiming to be Canadian.

[faithnotgreed]

13. or perhaps swiss - like bill maher

[Duer 157099]

10. Was he trying to steer him away from a Barney turd on the grass?

Man that photo is bad, no good interpretation of it at all

[xultar]

17. Looks like he was thinkin "Get your monkey paws off me muthafucka!"

[Pirate Smile]

6. I heard it on CNN also. The article in the thread below says they

called them by the wrong name but doesn't make clear if they played the wrong song too - although that was the impression I got from CNN.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x980264

[babylonsister]

16. I was just going to update my post; per husband, they messed

up the People's Republic of China vs. ROC. He didn't know if they screwed up the music as well or not.

[rumpel]

7. No wonder he wanted to leave the stage...

[donco6]

11. Wrong song TOO?

Oh Jeez - I'm running for my bomb shelter.

[central scrutinizer]

18. Hu doesn't need to bomb us

All he has to do is stop buying Bushco's debt and 1929 would look like a fucking tea party.

[gratuitous]

15. As hypersensitive as Little Lord Pissypants is . . .

He and his crew are remarkably insensitive to everyone else. Was it intentional? I'd be more inclined to think that it was just incompentence.

[rumpel]

19. ...I can't think of...any..mistakes...

[tocqueville]

20. it's OK, when Bush visits China they'll play "Dixie"

and fly the confederate flag...

alternatives : play Oh Canada and fly the Mexican flag...

[spanone]

22. You think they would google this shit. What a bunch of dumbasses.

[babylonsister]

24. Google? They have volumes of books on protocol in their

PR department. Sounds like pure laziness to me. Unless it was indeed done consciously.

[spanone]

26. I forgot the sarcasm button....of course they do!

Sounds like a Karl thing to me....:toast:

[Neil Lisst]

23. This was an insult by the Bush White House.

And I don't believe they let a woman in without knowing who her sponsor was.

[SeveneightyWhoa]

25. There's nothing about this online, at all.

Are you sure this happened?

Just check Google News and look for "taiwan" and "anthem", and nothing related comes up. I'm sure someone would've reported on it by now..

[bluedog]

27. BBC news has some pics........and protocol.....

.

Earlier, in a protocol gaffe, when China's national anthem was announced, it was referred to as the anthem of the Republic of China - the formal name of Taiwan. China's formal name is the People's Republic of China.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4925704.stm

[SeveneightyWhoa]

29. Indeed, but..

this thread is about the PLAYING of Taiwan's national anthem, not the incorrect identification of China's. So this thread (and its title) is misleading.

[Disturbed]

28. The protester had Press Credentials.

She is working for a Chinese Religious group's Newspaper that is banned and persecuted in China.

[Rhiannon12866]

30. Yikes! Is this imbecile itching for another devastating war, or what?!!

:shrug::scared::nuke:

[area51]

31. Bush* administration

When Bush* stole the White House, didn't they say that "the adults are in charge now"? :eyes:

[jazzjunkysue]

32. "Just play hail to the chief backwards. That's what Karl told me to do."

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