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Jimbo101

(776 posts) Tue Jun 6, 2017, 11:15 AM Jun 2017

Bird-flipping welcome for US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in New Zealand

“I’ve been in motorcades for a couple of years now… I’ve never seen so many people flip the bird at an American motorcade as I saw today.”

— New York Times reporter Gardiner Harris, quoted by Stuff, on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to New Zealand.

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Bird-flipping welcome for US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in New Zealand (Original Post) Jimbo101 Jun 2017 OP

Right On Kiwis! jpak Jun 2017 #1

Mr. Exon Mobil bdamomma Jun 2017 #2

Tillerson made his choice. democratisphere Jun 2017 #3

I just told my husband... Grammy23 Jun 2017 #4

It's nice to see that Trump has restored all that respect toward America that we lost during Obama's world wide wally Jun 2017 #5

I want pictures! ntt Ilsa Jun 2017 #6

Does Bird-flipping in New Zealand mean what I think it does? Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #7

Pictures? nt irisblue Jun 2017 #8

jpak

(41,758 posts)

1. Right On Kiwis!

Reply to Jimbo101 (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 11:17 AM

Jun 2017

bdamomma

(63,875 posts)

2. Mr. Exon Mobil

Reply to Jimbo101 (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 11:20 AM

Jun 2017

will be seeing more flipping the bird.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

3. Tillerson made his choice.

Reply to Jimbo101 (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 11:22 AM

Jun 2017

I'm with the flippers!

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)

4. I just told my husband...

Reply to democratisphere (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 11:27 AM

Jun 2017

And to think they volunteered for this job. Bwahaha....Tillerson is probably thinking "lemme go back to Exxon where people bowed and scraped and kissed my ass."