{"id":238265,"date":"2019-11-24T05:48:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T10:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=238265"},"modified":"2019-11-24T05:48:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T10:48:02","slug":"palace-hits-us-actress-for-calling-prrd-detestable-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/24\/palace-hits-us-actress-for-calling-prrd-detestable-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace hits US actress for calling PRRD detestable leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For Americans who think the impeachment hearings have nothing to do with them, think again. Want to leave the door open to a Hitler? A Stalin? A Castro? A Duterte? A Pol Pot? A Putin? An Assad? A Chavez? A Kim Jong Un? A Mussolini? A Mugabe? An Amin? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump<\/a>\u2019s the gateway to that.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetteMidler\/status\/1198044349071855618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; Malaca\u00f1ang on Sunday chastised actress Bette Midler for classifying President Rodrigo Duterte among the world\u2019s most detestable leaders along with US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that while Midler had the right to criticize Trump in her own country, she had no right to speak about leaders of foreign countries including Duterte.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand that actress Bette Midler, based on her numerous tweets, is an outspoken critic of her government. She has the right to criticize in her country as an exercise of her freedom of expression,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe, however, has no right as she is incompetent and a gullible talking head as well, on matters concerning foreign leaders she has no personal knowledge of,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Panelo said Midler should be \u201ccircumspect\u201d as an influencer and should refrain from giving \u201cone-sided\u201d and \u201cjudgmental\u201d comments on another state\u2019s internal affairs.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that this was particularly true if Midler\u2019s references come from the political opposition and some biased media outlets meant to destroy the Duterte\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<p>The Palace official, meanwhile, advised Midler to revisit the lyrics to her song \u201cFrom a Distance\u201d when making comments about a foreign leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe suggest that she revisits her famous song \u2018From a Distance\u2019 and learn from its lyrics that she may look at a foreign leader of a distant country with a positive outlook,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018From a distance there is harmony\/ and it echoes through the land\/ It\u2019s the voice of hope\/ It\u2019s the voice of peace,\u2019 It\u2019s the voice of every man\/ From a distance we are instruments\/ Marching in common band\/ Playing songs of hope\/ Playing songs of peace\/ They are the songs of every man,\u2019\u201d he added, quoting lyrics from Midler\u2019s song.<\/p>\n<p>In a Tweet on Saturday, Midler bared her thoughts on the ongoing impeachment hearings on the US President and why it should be a concern for Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Americans who think the impeachment hearings have nothing to do with them, think again. Want to leave the door open to a Hitler? A Stalin? A Castro? A Duterte? A Pol Pot? A Putin? An Assad? A Chavez? A Kim Jong Un? A Mussolini? A Mugabe? An Amin? #Trump\u2019s the gateway to that,\u201d Midler said in her Tweet.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Midler called Duterte a &#8220;murderous dictator&#8221; in reaction to him serenading Trump at the Asean Summit gala dinner in Manila.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Americans who think the impeachment hearings have nothing to do with them, think again. 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