It might suprise you to learn: Our president is REALLY dumb

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Cypress

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A mark-up of bush's speech to the United Nation had to include phonetic spellings of names and countries, apparently so Bush wouldn't pronounce them wrong:

Kyrgyzstan [KEYR-geez-stan]
Mauritania [moor-EH-tain-ee-a]
Harare [hah-RAR-ray]
Mugabe [moo-GAH-bee]
Sarkozy [sar-KO-zee]
Caracas [kah-RAH-kus]


White House Press Secretary Dana Perino got annoyed when a reporter asked “if the president has trouble pronouncing some country’s names,” calling it an “offensive question” before saying, “it was taken down and there’s nothing more to say about it.”



http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/6408
 
If they're so concerned about the countries, I wish they'd do something about "nucular".

I mean, what's up with that? That, to me, convinces me he's surrounded by yes-men. Doesn't anyone have the sense to pull him aside & tell him there isn't a "u" in there?
 
Onceler said:
If they're so concerned about the countries, I wish they'd do something about "nucular".

I mean, what's up with that? That, to me, convinces me he's surrounded by yes-men. Doesn't anyone have the sense to pull him aside & tell him there isn't a "u" in there?
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Does anyone with a passing knowledge of the world, and foreign affairs not know how to pronouce Robert Mugabe, Sarkozy, and Caracas?
 
This keen insight into foreign culture brought to you by the guy who wouldn't let us debate about Venezuala.

:)
 
His supporters will find this charming. He's just like us, they'll say; he's no snooty elitist. I'd even have a beer w/ this guy, if he wasn't an alkie until he was 40...
 
Warren said:
This keen insight into foreign culture brought to you by the guy who wouldn't let us debate about Venezuala.

:)
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Huh? I'll debate venezuela all day long. I love that country. Beuatiful place. The college town of Merida, in the Andes Mountains was my favorite. Also, you simply have to see Angel Falls.

As far as debating school curriculum there, or if venezuelan socialism is any threat to us: yes, those are laughable topics. ;)
 
Cypress said:
Huh? I'll debate venezuela all day long. I love that country. Beuatiful place. The college town of Merida, in the Andes Mountains was my favorite. Also, you simply have to see Angel Falls.
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Very well I challenge you to a debate about the aesthetic qualities of Angel Falls versus the Andes Mountains!

I expect a spirited, entirely political discussion!
 
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