[Our man in washington]

Here’s how the liberal media will handle it, if they find it’s too big to just ignore:

1. First, suggest that people are inflating the issue beyond what it’s worth. “Right-wing media consider gum-chewing the biggest diplomatic gaffe of the last 50 years!”

2. Come up with some dig at Bush about how the “right ignored Bush starting illegal wars but goes nuts about Obama chewing gum!”

3. Hint that the reason for the difference is that Obama is black.

4. It’s possible that they will somehow construe that the act of mentioning Obama’s gum-chewing is racist.

The bizarre thing is that most Americans could probably agree that the gum-chewing was perceived a rude act in India and Obama should have refrained, but it’s not exactly an impeachable offense. A minor error is a minor error.

[blackdog]

Think if it were broccoli gum?!

[dfwgator]

The bizarre thing is that most Americans could probably agree that the gum-chewing was perceived a rude act in India and Obama should have refrained, but it’s not exactly an impeachable offense. A minor error is a minor error.

You can bet if it were Bush or Cheney, it would have been the top story on MSDNC.

[jch10]

It was rude and disrespectful at the WWE memorial last summer. You’d think someone would have clued him in.