Jeb Bush meets with Polish pol embroiled in 'waitergate' (had resigned the previous day)!!

Rachel Maddow did a segment on this tonight. It is hilarious --as only she can do. Bush should be ashamed of himself


http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/11/politics/jeb-bush-polish-waitergate-scandal/


Jeb Bush meets with Polish pol embroiled in 'waitergate'

By Dana Bash and Tom LoBianco, CNN

Updated 11:19 AM ET, Thu June 11, 2015

Warsaw, Poland (CNN)On his European trip, Jeb Bush has already met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but his most interesting meeting may be with the Radoslaw Sikorski, who resigned his speakership atop the Polish parliament Wednesday, one year after he compared Poland's subservience to the U.S. to providing oral sex.

Bush said Thursday that meeting with Sikorski, who has strong ties to the west, was "appropriate", and aides said that it had been long planned. Asked by CNN of Sikurski's blastng of the U.S., Bush said he was "surprised", but believed Sikurski was still a strong ally.

"Maybe there's a degree of frustration that over the last few years we've kind of changed course as it relates to the deployment of the missile system, for example," Bush said, referencing the missile "defense shield" that had been planned for Eastern Europe, but was scrapped by the Obama Administration. "So perhaps he was expressing frustration."

The clandestine eavesdropping scandal has claimed resignations from multiple leaders from Poland's ruling party.

"Waitergate" captured Sikorski, who was foreign minister at the time, dubbing Poland's relationship with the U.S. "worthless", calling British Prime Minister David Cameron "incompetent" and making other nasty remarks over high-priced meals, according to the Washington Post. .......


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http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/11/politics/jeb-bush-polish-waitergate-scandal/


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Polish Parliament Speaker Radoslaw Sikorski (R) shakes hand with U.S. politician Jeb Bush (L) before their meeting in Warsaw, Poland, June 11, 2015. (Photo by Laszek Szymanski/EPA)
Polish Parliament Speaker Radoslaw Sikorski (R) shakes hand with U.S. politician Jeb Bush (L) before their meeting in Warsaw, Poland, June 11, 2015.



Photo by Laszek Szymanski/EPA

Jeb Bush’s unexpected connection to Europe’s ‘Waitergate’
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06/12/15 12:43 PM—Updated 06/12/15 01:07 PM
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By Steve Benen
In the world of European politics, a scandal known as “Waitergate” has turned into a pretty big deal. But just as important for an American audience, the story ended up connecting to the U.S. presidential race in an unexpected way this week.

The controversy stems from a tiny microphone in a Warsaw restaurant that recorded some unexpected remarks from Polish officials last year. The Washington Post reported yesterday that “four Polish government ministers and the speaker of parliament abruptly resigned” as a result of the revelations.

Of particular interest, however, is Radosław Sikorski, Poland’s foreign minister at the time, who was recorded describing Poland’s alliance with the United States as “worthless” and “bulls***.” Sikorski, widely seen as being friendly with the U.S., was also heard saying, “We’ll get into a conflict with the Russians and the Germans, and we’ll think that everything is super because we gave the Americans a b*** j**. Losers. Complete losers.”