COMMENTARY | Reince Priebus, Francesco Schettino, Barack Obama.
If we only knew the name of the U.S. president until now, and not the name of the Republican National Committee chairman or the captain of the sunken Italian cruise ship, chances are today we know all three.
That's because Priebus has compared Obama to "our own little Capt. Schettino," the analogy being that Obama, in heading for the campaign trail, has bailed out on his presidential duties and the sinking ship of the federal government, the same as Schettino allegedly bailed out of the Costa Concordia while some of his passengers were ultimately drowning.
Priebus' predecessor as RNC chair, Michael Steele, deemed the remark as "inappropriate." Steele no doubt holds no love lost toward Priebus, the foe who ousted him. But his description of "inappropriate" simply seems, well, appropriate.
Of course, far worse condemnations have been uttered in politics. To start, Obama and George W. Bush are merely the two most recent presidents to have been compared to Hitler. Sometimes, the cited examples of incivility seem minor by comparison.
Obama once misguidedly joked the Jonas Brothers, idolized by his daughters, could face his protective-fatherly "predator drones" if they ever tried to get fresh with the girls. Sarah Palin's political action committee drew mapped cross-hairs on the districts of congressional incumbents targeted for defeat, which unfortunately included the district of Gabrielle Giffords before she was shot.
At the time, Giffords presciently reacted, "When people do that, they've got to realize there are consequences."
Those are words of wisdom for anyone in public life, or anyone who criticizes those in public life, or for that matter, anyone engaging in any form of communication. Be sensitive and avoid violent, tragic references. Priebus should be the latest to learn, and should apologize.
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