Bush’s UN Speech Full of Fone-eh-tick Pronunciations for World Leaders

Who cares???

I’m no Bush supporter, but so what? Why not make the best effort to pronounce the names correctly? Why is this news?

Yes, the man is an idiot, but who cares about pronunciation guides?

Doug — It’s another piece of evidence (not that we need anymore) that the guy is an idiot. The leader of a nation should know how to pronounce Mauritania, for Pete’s sake, or at least know how to sound a word out or use a dictionary. This guy does none of those things…

Example of Bush stupidity #8,566,792
And still he somehow has a 28% approval rating? I guess 28% of Americans are even dumber than he is. Unbelievable.

What’s up with you people? So what if the president needs help saying a few words? Can you say Kyrgyzstan correctly off the top of your head? Leave the president alone, he works very hard for all of you and he deserves your graditude.

This is a cheap shot. Although Bush’s pronunciation is weak, anyone who speaks publicly would appreciate such a guide. Everyone mispronounces something on occasion. Given the opportunity, I can show you clips of Jay Leno, Bill Clinton, and anyone else getting tongue tied. It just happens when you speak as much as they do.

Oh please, there is plenty to insult about the man without having to dig for this stuff. The speech writers probably have standing orders to add pronunciation guides for all proper nouns. Doesn’t seem like such a bad idea to me. Most of them are going to be easy enough, but I certainly wouldn’t mind a phonetic guide to Kyrgyzstan.

This is such a childish story. I have an advanced degree and cannot pronounce every American name, much less every African name. I did not realize that liberals require American Presidents to fluently speak every language in the World. Good for Bush on being well prepared!

Yawn, No news today I guess.
The actual contents of the speech wasnt available, only the pronunciation guide? right……

ABC’s choice of story content here reflects the unhealthy culture and atmosphere of the ABC news room. What’s notable is the absence of reporting the content of our President’s speech. His call for other countries to join him in efforts for freedom for Burma by implementing sanctions. I wonder if its possible for ABC news could shift its perspective from anti-Bush to pro-USA.

Great idea since names in other languages aren’t always pronounced likes they look in English. Heck, English words and names often aren’t even pronounced the way they look like they should be. This is not an uncommon thing. When the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs songs in other languages, the words to the songs are spelled phonetically on their sheet music.

Well, the man’s no genius. I don’t care where he graduated from. But, in his defense, those are words with a lot of consonants. I’m sure many of our fine journalists and news reporters need some pronunciation guides when it comes to names and places. However, he’s been in office for a while now. If he can’t recognize and pronounce these proper names by this time in his career – perhaps we all had better reconsider who we vote for next time around. Maybe instead of all the mudslinging, there should be a spelling bee? Or some sort of grammar bee?
Can anyone really be surprised that he can’t say words properly? Come on. At this point, we should know better! Actually, we should probably be giving him a piece of candy for every word he says right the first time!

To Toma_Zachary:
There were a couple of problems with your sentences as well.
You said:
“…so many people think it is normal the leader..”
You may have meant:
“…so many people think it is normal for the leader..”
You said:
“…utter illiterate”
You may have meant:
“…utterly illiterate”
Go get an education then come back and criticize others.

Once again, our Idiot-in-Chief, has shown the world that he is a first-class moron. The next Democratic president, who will be inaugurated in just 484 days, will have a monumental task in restoring the prestige of the United States in the world, as well as daunting tasks of cleaning up the many other DickNBush messes. I wish the best for our next Democratic president.

Oh really? Come on ABC NEWS, you’re better than this! You put two darn reporters on this garbage piece and made me take time out of my life to read something that isn’t news worthy! I have a Ph.D in Psychology and speak around the country and sometimes, I have a hard time pronouncing some of the long medical terms so spell them out in a way I could pronounce it without sounding foolish.
I think most people forget how nervous you get when making a speech in front of a group of people. Now add to that, having to pronounce the names of African tribes and countries, French leaders, and places you hardly ever hear of. Now I’m the furthest thing from a Bush supporter, but this is simply a silly and useless story.
**YAWN*** This must have been a slow news day. Where is the terrorist dictator that were were covering yesterday… NOW THAT’S NEWS!

When 9-11 was happening, I saw videos,pictures of Bush sitting in a Kindergarten Class. My question is, was he a guest speaker, or fellow student?

Hi, I hope that A-B-C realizes
that this is COMMON practice in speeches.

I the words of B. Kliban…”The Madonna does not function”.

Actually, yes I could (and have) pronounced “Kyrgyzstan” correctly with no prompting.

Ronny badmouthing Dubya? I thought all Repubes loved one another.

I wish I had a time machine.

haha..

The funniest thing about this is that somehow Bush (BOOSH) STILL manages to screw up his words every single time he speaks. That’s how stupid this man is.

I cant believe this man is our President! Over the past six years when you hear Bush speak he comes off like an idiot. Like he has no clue on whats really going on in the world. Sometimes you need to call a spade a spade. He is stupid. I am not partisan either because I think Reagan and 1st Bush were very smart men. And Clinton might have been alot of things but he was not stupid like this joke of a President!

Why is this news? Okay, so world leaders’ names were spelled out phonetically to help our president pronounce them. Big deal.
The UN building should be immediately converted into condos, at least then it will serve purposes that are more productive than what I have seen.

Bush is one quarter less than a (Haff-witt)

“How completely unproffesional and foolish”
It is spelled ‘unprofessional.’ Looks like ABC is in good company.

Anything to avoid acknowledging the truth in the words of his speech, I guess. How are we to take this site seriously if this is all that was taken away from today’s events?

To djconklin:
You are worried about spelling on a message board?

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OK, I can see some of these like Kyrgyzstan, but Caracas? And then why not Pyongyang? Weird.

When did he learn to read??

Don’t destroy your own wonderful beautiful countery by yourself by believing the deceitful vitriolic comments of your enimies about your president.
from Germany

There’s one important thing to remember here – this’great leader’ of the ‘free world’ is apparently unable to assimilate information through his ears, let alone his proud boast that he never reads reports and newspapers.
it’s not as though Mugabe appeared out of nowhere – all you have to do is open your ears and you’ll hear that swine’s name on a hundred news bulletins a day.
Bush appears more and more like a mouthpiece every time one of these stories breaks.

The reason this is such a “big deal” is because it’s yet another example of Bush’s depressing ignorance. It may be common practice for speech writers as some have pointed out, but this is a man who rarely (if ever) left the country before becoming president, who didn’t know the names of many world leaders, and who even recently didn’t even know that one world leader was still alive! I may not know how to pronounce Kyrgyzstan off the top of my head, but I certainly expect the leader of the free world to! He is a disgrace and this is just one of myriad reminders.

The most ill- lit- er- et and stoo-pid pres-e-dunt in the world.
My head hurts……….

Rob…sorry to burst your bubble…but that JFK ‘jelly doughnut” thing is an urban legend (not true). Just Google it to find out. Unfortunately, none of Bush Jr’s endless mistakes and incompetence are urban legend. The entire world wishes HE was just an urban legend. What an embarrassment he is to America.

The pro-NUN-see-a-tor!

“do you consider JFK a “dunce” and “idiot”? Afterall he prononced “Cuba” as “Cuber”, and yet I never heard anyone describe him as a dunce.”
That’s because he wasn’t one. JFK said “Cuber” because of his regional accent, not because he was unfamiliar with the word. Believe me, he was a well-educated man. On the other hand, I don’t know if I could trust Dubya to find Cuba on a map.

interesting that it seems to be about 28% of the posters are apologizing for, covering for, and/or supporting president landingstrip.

Why are most of the Amricans stupid like Bush?

C’mon guys, he’s just a normal American. He doesn’t read papers, or listen to the news or work with anyone who does. He decides on military matters/defers to military commanders (as politics dictates) and cuts brush in his spare time.
When would he ever have time to learn how to pronounce the name of the French president? Isn’t that the job of some French professor in some college or something?
It’s not like it’s a test or anything.

What a double standard! The media makes a big deal out of phonetic spellings in the President’s speech, but the Associated Press has for years included phonetic spelling in wire copy to broadcast outlets, so the media’s “talking heads” can get the pronounciations correct. This has nothing to do with anything. Bush isn’t the first, and won’t be last President to have phonetic help in his speeches. I’ll bet the same is true for every current presidential candidate.

What all this proves is that Democrats are incapable of any response other than personal attack.

this is the same scholar that din’t know the difference between Australia and Austria

Just more proof what a moron Bush is. He mangles the American language and sounds less intelligent than say, a rock.

It IS news because I think the whole world is trying to discern just how smart / dumb this guy is. Things like this, his inability to pronounce nuclear correctly or the dozens of bushism’s lead us to the inevitable conclusion that he is a moron. One of his most recent is my favorite.
I’m honored to be here with the eternal general of the United States, mi amigo Alberto Gonzales.” –George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2007
I guess we need to give him a break. At least he’s TRYING to learn and we can all be proud that he’s now ‘hooked on phonics’.

Hillary had the national intelligence estimate in her hand when she voted for the war. She had all of the information that Bush had and did not review it.
She would have known everything she needed to vote against the war had she actually read it.
I will vote for a man who actually prepares for his job, before I vote for a woman who does not and lies about it.

Stop press: Loathsome man has speechwriters who do their job properly!
For pity’s sake – there is so much of substance that should be shown up, and this makes the headlines?

Wasn’t this the draft he was preparing with and it was accidentally sent out? That is how you wrote this piece. What was the point of what you wrote. You don’t exactly come off looking like a reporter here, so what is it that you are trying to be?

Well it’s good thing the leader of the free world doesn’t need things spelled out for him…oh wait.
To everyone saying leave bush alone…The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES should know how to pronounce countries and leaders. It’s because of you blind sheep who followed this criminal for so long that we are in the mess we are in today!
God help us get to 1/20/09!

” Just another way to take a stab at our President. I am really tired of the jour-na-list-ic slants that are not true journalism”
I agree. True journalism should focus on serious matters such as Hillary’s cleavage and John Edwards’ haircuts.
I’m sure you were just as outraged by such petty, trivial non-journalism as I was.
No, wait…

He knew how to pronounce BURMA. Give him his due.

NEW-klee-ARE. NEW-klee-ARE. NEW-klee-ARE.
TARE-or-ist. TARE-or-ist.
SO-SHUL suh-CURE-it-y.

Repeat after me: We’re the Best Country in the World, We’re the Best Country in the World…

Ok, I understand all the people who are insisting that some of these pronunciations are difficult – they are. BUT, it is the job of the President of the United States (or any national or global leader) to be an expert (THE expert, actually) on foreign affairs, which includes pronunciation of the names of world leaders and countries. How is the man supposed to understand Sarkozy’s point of view if he can’t even say his name correctly? It’s in the job description, Dubya. Misspeaking is one thing, but when the man with his finger on the button consistently can’t pronounce “NUCLEAR,” as in the extremely dangerous bombs he alone has the authority to use on our behalf, there is a very SERIOUS PROBLEM.

Kendall….are you on hallucinogenics?…

YES, DAMMIT, HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PRONOUNCE KYRGYZSTAN!!
Kyrgyzstan is a strategically important country in Centra Asia which only recently became independent from Russia. It has large deposits of gold, base metals, oil and natural gas. It shares borders with four other countries, including China and Kazakhstan (which has huge undeveloped oil reserves). It’s located near Afghanistan, where the US and allies happen to fighting a war.
Bush has no doubt discussed Kyrgyzstan many, many times.
So, yes, it IS embarrassing and appalling that 6 1/2 years into his presidency, he can’t pronounce the name of this country.

Have any of you seen “Lil Bush” on Comedy Central? What a hoot.

This is so much fun; when presented with evidence that their glorious leader is, in fact, a dimwit (yes, I CAN pronounce Kyrgyzstan without a phonetic guide and so can anybody who works making coffee at the State Dept) they’ll scramble, prevaricate (it’s SOP for speechwriting!) and do *anything* to keep from admitting that their beliefs about this dim-bulb are incorrect.
Owe him our gratitude? This guy is on rhetorical life-support, we’ve known it since his jacket-bulge in the 2004 elections, and it’s high-time he was sent packing. He’s UNQUALIFIED FOR THE JOB. ARE YOU BEGINNING TO GET IT YET?

Yeah – why do they keep voting against their own interests? Oh right; because they’ve been told by their preachers that Bush was anointed by God almighty, and that he’s JUST like they are, believe the same things they do. What….a crowd of tools.

…But it is only about us.

And how long has he been a “world leader”; the answer is never.

so bob, instead of just attacking the libs, can you tell us your thoughts on foreign policy and how they jive with bush?… LMAO..

Whats the topic earthnotflat?
Lets try the war.
Without vitriol … I give you this thought.
The war in Iraq was inevitable. 90 % of foreign policy is a reaction to world conditions.
The truth is Dems had the NIE when the voted to go to war.
Why did they vote for the war … say they did not have the info the president had … then state several weeks later that in fact they had ALL of the info.
I am truly interested in your opinion.
Just an honest response … take a second. I promise to give you the same courtesy.

I listened to that speech. Even with the phonetic spellings, Bush mangled the words. For example, I’m pretty sure he managed to say “Syria Leon” rather than Sierra Leone. The man is a national embarrassment. Not unly does he not have the least understanding of what his job entails–a broad understanding of domestic and foreign policy–but he can’t even pronounce the words well enough to fake it. His lack of competance, and the lack of competance demonstrated by a significant number of his appointees, have damaged this country significantly. In New Orleans, Iraq, Afghanistan, we see the disastrous fruits of Bush’s reign. His inability to pronounce words of three or more sylables without help is merely the icing on the cake of his idiocy.
Sixteen more months of this moron–and I’m counting every day off like a prisoner waiting for parole.

To those of you who say “who cares?” and “what’s the big deal?” “those are big long 10th grader words,” WAKE UP PEOOPLE. This is the PRESIDENT OF THE MOST POWERFUL NATION ON THE PLANTET FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS AND HE STILL HASN’T GOT A CLUE. Anyone with an ounce of common sense would have figured these out by now or AT LEAST made it THEIR JOB to know this cold. What a total loser. I hope the people who voted for him are deeply ashamed and apologitic.

To Donna Trump:
I am sure that my Univerity experience pales in comparison to your own.
On party affiliation … I vote for the (wo)man. Not the party. I voted for Casey last time, Santorum gave me stomach pains. I have to admit I am disappointed with Democratic leadership. Reid has proved to be a putz. Pelosi no better.
As far as historical Dems are concerned I have no argument … all were great men.
I have more of a problem with the current conditions. Bush is a very smart man and a very poor speaker. I honestly cannot stand to hear the man speak.
But, I cannot stand to read so much anger about the war directed at Bush when the Dems new exactly what Bush new … and still voted for this madness. We should be upset with both parties and stop giving people with a D next to there name a pass.

I would recommend aromatherapy. Maybe some nice warms stones. In a quiet room.

I agree that it is standard procedure. The reason why it is a big deal is because, while I do not doubt, thsat the man is not a full: we voted twice for him, a second time more convincingly. We came close to impeaching his predecessor. There has been no such thing. Democrats dont have the guts to critique his many failings. That is a sign of a great politician. He still continues to fools us. No, we are the dummies. He is a fine politician.

i’m far from being a druggie, very straight laced and health fanatic here…
but you continue to do what most neocons do when you cant argue the facts… attack the person speaking what you cant respond to
thanks for being another shining example of why we have a fools running this show
i agree with the person who said..
admit you made a mistake voting for this administration and get over it!!
W is for Wrong

I agree that it is standard procedure. The reason why it is a big deal is because the man cannot speak eloquently on any subject unless it is on violence. On violence, he speaks with much conviction: This is the language that we understand as Americans. We are used to it. I do not doubt that the man capacity to fool: we voted twice for him, a second time more convincingly. We came close to impeaching his predecessor-the beloved Willy! There has been no such thing from the lovable democrats who have demonstrated little leadership inpite of the last elections mandate to change the course of the war. George Bush has every now and then exhibited the signs of a great politician. Only those who vote for someone because they can have a beer with him or her have themselves to blame and we should hold ourselves accountable for the leaders we get. We deserve George Bush. That he fooled us twice shows what a fine politician he is.

Todays Letter is “D”
“D” for:
Duh
Duhhhhh
Duhhhhhhhhmmmmm

To broadsword:
How can Bush be that dumb and that smart at the same time?
He is either an incredible genius who was able to manipulate the world to start a war in Iraq … or an idiot.
Only I can be both ..
Have you read some of the speeches from right before the war?
I stand by two points:
1) The Dems new exactly what they voted for an were not bullied.
2) The war would have happened regardless of who was president. Bush just was unlucky.
I am curious … what is your opinion of the UN resolutions leading up to the war?

What the people here who think this is stupid are missing is that “intelligent people know how to pronounce the names of other countries and important leaders.”
Now, either Bush is a stupid/ignorant man who is completely oblivious to others, or he is a Harvard/Yale graduate who should *know* these things.
He can’t be both things simultaneously.
What *I* would like to know is, “Has Bush ever read the Constitution of the United States?” After all, when he was sworn in as President, he swore to uphold that document. And if he never read it, how could he be expected to uphold it?
If he *has* read it, perhaps he could take a little test and answer a few questions about its content.

I’ve always wondered why The Criminal Bush so often sounds as though he was on drugs during his speeches. Now I know. Thank you ABC for clearing that up.

Bob says:
“How can Bush be that dumb and that smart at the same time?”
He has an evil devious twin brother??
That way he can start a war and eat his pretzels at the same.

It was only last month that Bush had Sarkozy over for lunch at the family compound in Maine, and now he needs phonetic spelling of the man’s name. Robert Mugabe has been in the international news for over twenty-five years, and, just last November, Condi Rice included his country, Zimbabwe, on a list of six “outposts of tyranny” in the world. Did Bush not know who she was talking about? I would not expect him to be able to spell “Kyrgyzstan,” but Bush should have been able to pronounce the name of a country that he recently named as an example of “remarkable democratic change,” along with Afghanistan, Lebanon, Liberia, and Iraq. Just two months ago, Bush nominated a new ambassador to Mauritania, and his confirmation hearing in the Senate was last week. Besides, how difficult is it to pronounce Mauritania, anyway? I just showed it to my eighth grade son and he got it right.
Sure it is common practice for speechwriters to include phonetic spellings of very obscure names or words, particularly in some less important speeches that the intended speaker may not have time to prepare for.
This is really not an important news story, because it should not be news to anyone that Bush is not really all that bright.

It seems quite important to defend someone unable to read English, but for the fact that the same person plays pimp to the crowd that demands English is the only language? Wouldn’t this imply even to the most simple among us that we should know how to use it?

To earthnotflat:
Excellent response!
Alas I did not vote for President in the last election. I travel and did not send in my absentee ballot.
But … truth be told I liked him more than Kerry. If “Bob Kerry” from Nebraska would have run I would have voted for him.
But I digress …
You have a wonderful night and sleep well. I have to tuck in my little guy.
Be well.
Bob

non story, cut the man some slack and I am no supporter

Who are these fools that support the Ultra Fool, W? As stated, when you are the monumental failure and disgrace that he is, people will pick up on this. JFK had an accent. Bush talks like he has a mouthful of @##%. By the way, Google Ich bin ein Berliner and it says “I am a citizen of Berlin”.
Bush has never been succesful at any venture other than following Rove’s plan to get over on America. Those of you who still support him deserve what he has done to America. Those of us who did not vote for him will suffer for decades. America is going down fast. Homes and car sales are down…no one makes enough to afford them. Soon the Chinese made products won’t even sell. What will Corporate Amerika do then?

Thanks skip. Everyone loves sugar plums.
Sorry … checked one last time. My wife was brushing his teeth. Could not resist.

Bob says:
“Sorry … checked one last time. My wife was brushing his teeth. Could not resist.

Infotainment at its best. Why don’t you guys try reporting real news. Like… I don’t know… Lieberman’s bill being voted on today in Congress.

Why don’t his handlers spell out NOO-KLEE-UR for him?

“Ich bin ein Berliner” means “I am a Berliner.” It was not an error, it was funny because a Berliner is both a resident of Berlin and a type of pastry. Bush, however, should have been briefed on the places and people in his speech. And he has met Sarkozy. Who else needs a pronunciation guide for the names of people they’ve already met?

Bush is a mOOR-on! And you moron’s who voted for him? Kiss your closeted party goodbye!

Well, he thinks Mandela is dead.
You think he’s gonna bother to learn the correct pronunciation of these silly foreign nations? He’ll just screw it up, shrug and laugh about it, and use the “aw shucks, I’m just a common man like you” excuse. Since the world expects so little from him intellect-wise, he will coast by like the mediocre C-student that he is…

I just opened up the dictionary to find the definition of stupid along with a picture of George dumbya Bush.
ADJECTIVE:
stu·pid·er , stu·pid·est
Slow to learn or understand – George W. Bush; obtuse – Dick Cheney.
Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes – Condi Rice.
Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless: a stupid mistake – George W. Bush; George W. Bush; and George W. Bush.
Dazed, stunned, or stupefied – the people that still support George W. Bush.
Pointless; worthless: a stupid job – the presidency.

Lots of posters here think it’s perfectly OK that Bush needs help with pronouncing hard foreign words.
Shouldn’t the President of the United States of America know how to pronounce Mugabe and Caracas already?
And Kyrgyzstan? It’s in a strategically important part of the world. He and his handlers (“advisers”) should be talking about it frequently.
Or do the 29 percenters think that the POTUS doesn’t need to be any more knowledgeable than they are?

I’ve been a public speaker for over 30 years. I write out every dicey name or concept in phonetics. I’m no Bush supporter, but this is a non-issue.

The fact that Little B has pronunciation guides is not what is funny about this story. The odd thing is that B’s staff is so inept that they allowed the wrong version to be published. If memory serves me well this is not the first mistake like this produced by this group

The Bushbrat is a mouth-breathing moron, an ill-educated, silver spoonfed, frat preppie who traded in his Docksiders for cowboy boots and a faux twang. He’s gotten everything handed to him through legacy and only held onto it long enough to drive it into the ground then walk away.
And that would be fine but he was semi-elected to the Presidency by people who looked up from their reality TV stupor long enough to wonder if he was worth having a beer with more than the other guy. Twice. Thanks for that.
This bozo represents us on the world stage. He is the face of our nation!

Come on, guys. If Hillary’s cleavage is a story, and Brittany’s bulges get to be photo ops, Bush’s phonetic spellings are fair game; they do serve to make the point that the journalists don’t seem to want to articulate, which is that Bush isn’t good at the English language, and probably can’t pronounce any foreign dignitary’s name correctly on his own because (a) he’s too lazy to learn, (b) has little interest in such an arcane endeavor, or (c) just is too dumb and has to parrot whatever they put on his teleprompter.

The UN is on an island…..Will a real man ever step into office with some integrity?

Here’s one for him: hey-bee-us COR-pus.

The man (Bush) is not an idiot, buffoon is quite adequate, this turkey could convince me that devolution is a possibility.

And he STILL gets most of them wrong!

The intellectual elitism at work.

Hey DUUUHbya,
it’s pronounced NOO-CLEE-YER

Oh yeah sure, this is pure elitism – come on.

Maybe I’m O.C.D. or something, but when i’m reading something, I employ instructions that my second grade teacher issued. You know, very obscure comments about laws of grammar, and silly suggestions such as “sound it out.” Crazy, but they still work.
Of course I paid attention in second grade. I guess our fearless leader tuned out. Pity he never tuned back in. Reality is so much more interesting than ignorant delusions of intelligence and ability.

Does anyone remember if Clinton was reported to have needed this aid? I guess it wasn’t politically good leverage at the time.

Again, German was not JFK’s first language. English was his first language, and he spoke it rather eloquently.
English is GW Bush’s first language, and he mangles it daily, to American embarassment and global derision.
(For what it’s worth, English is my first language, and German is my third. I say “NU-klee-er” and usually vote Democratic.)

I’d hate to be a ‘publican right now. On one hand yer tryin’ to convince everyone that he’s a genius, tryin’ to rid the world of evil terrorists in Irack. Then, tryin’ to ‘splain why he can’t get the basics of his own language right. He’s a “mental giant” to refuse better child health care, he just cain’t pernounce it! “You know, fool me once, and shame on me, an-an-an”

Go to the CIA website sometime and check out the names of some of the countries of the world and their leaders, especially Africa. Some of the names would consume an entire page. What burns me is a local FOX newscaster in Houston who constantly says “who would of THUNK it”, especially when the Astros win.

one word… im-PEACH

The truth is frightening

The worrying thing is the ignorance of the White House staff who provided the pronunciation guidelines. In French 101 you learn the accent on EVERY French word is on the last syllable, so “[sar-KOzee]” is impossible; it’s “[sarkoZEE]“. Dumb but illuminating.

Why do so many blame the Dems with the line, “they read the same NIE the Prez had”, and they voted for the Iraq invasion.
What needs to be pointed out here is that the Bush White House WROTE the NIE and ‘cherry picked’ the intel that made the case for the war.
If ‘Daddy Bush’ had not been Prez or a V Prez, GW Bush would today be tending a bar somewhere in Texas

Just because somebody cannot pronounce words properly does not make the person a moron.
So, people, leave President Bush alone and stop bashing him.
He did not major in English language or linguistics at college and he does not have to be a linguistic expert to be a great president

Bush has already met and had dinner with Sarkozy, why does he need a pronuncation guide in the first place? And Sarkozy’s the president of France – not some obscure country east of the Ural Mountains. Bush has been on vacation 500+ days of his presidency – it’s a shame he didn’t spend any of that time studying current events or geography. I’d expect more of our “wartime president” but then I remind myself he goes to bed by 9pm every night.

This artickle gives us knoeledge into how stoopid our prezident is. Hopefully, Republicans understand what I’ve written.

What do you expect from a Yale cheerleader who drank and snorted his way through school? When he became a “Texan” they had to do the same thing when he wanted to say Texas. The cue cards for him then read “TEK-sez”. Nothing new here.

someone just said “stop bashing Mr. Bush. He is doing his best.”
yes, he is doing his best, and that is the worst we’ve ever had as president…
can you prounounce un-accept-able?
fire the loser and lets get on with life…

Oh:
“I am curious … what is your opinion of the UN resolutions leading up to the war?”
You mean the ones that Bush thumbed his nose at on the way across the Kuwati border? If you had let the IAEA and UN weapons inspectors continue in their work, you would have found that your *first* justification (of many, many false justifications – my favorite was ‘spreading’ democracy, like it’s some kind of margarine) for this idiotic war, WMD’s, was a total lie.
But, that’s not what you wanted, now was it. You…wanted war. Everybody with half a brain knew at the time it was a contemptible lie, like most justifications for war.
But not you, Bob. Just like you refuse to accept that Bush is possessed of a, well, let’s say a less than sterling intellect.

Wrong.
The man with his finger currently poised (a little too eagerly for my liking) over the nuke button is for all intents and purposes functionally illiterate. That is HUGE news, and (rightfully) calls into question his judgement, compentence and maturity level – either he wasn’t interested in taking the TIME to learn the names of the leaders of the world’s nations, or was too stupid to remember.
Both possibilities mean he’s not qualified for the job he’s been placed in.

Why is this news?
Because the 28 percent of Americans still need to understand the concept that they support a Leader of the Free World who is still a frat boy.
An intelligent President would want to spend some time – hours, over a number of days perhaps – in practicing (or even helping to write) a speech before a world stage.
Instead, we are cursed with a leader who prefers prepared cliff notes to real work in doing, you know, leaderly like things like preparing for delivery of policy speeches.
These supporters of this man as President need to acknowledge that Bush is only a shell of someone who should be intellectually Presidential.
That’s why this is news.

As the parent of a child with speech issues, I am completely flabbergasted at the number of people who are equating intelligence with eloquence. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other. It is insulting and rude. It shows the level of ignorance of many Americans who don’t know the difference.

These aren’t the drones you’re looking for.

Imagine a world with ALL the W-defenders over in Iraq…ahhh, the Rapture of it all.

earthnotflat – That he is a “sideshow” is your OPINION, not a FACT. It is disrespectful and rude to make fun of anyone who has a speech problem.

ellsbells – the real opinion here is that you feel bush has a speech impediment… that is NOT a fact
the fact is that he is a failure and a puppet
i don’t make fun of people with speech impediments, and if you can show me that he actually has one i will still tell you the fact is that he is an idiot!

Bush is an offensive president.
And a jerk.

Well stated, Eric S. Watching President Bush give a speech is so painful because he clearly is grappling with saying the words and has no idea of their content. It’s empty blather. He stands condemning other regimes while his shuttles prisoners to secret prisons in foreign countries, erodes our constituion, and is responsible for the largest invasion/occupation and slaughter of a sovereign nation in the last fifty years.

Bush is even dumber than I thought. This is the sort of trick normally used to help children with learning disabilities. How can the 29% of Americans that still support Bush not be ASHAMED that he is their leader?

You wrote: “What’s up with you people? So what if the president needs help saying a few words? Can you say Kyrgyzstan correctly off the top of your head?”
Yes, no problem-o, it’s when I say
“7 trillion dollars” that my tounge freezes up.

yes, but usually the pronunciation guides HELP the person…
oh i forgot, bush has a speech impediment… not!

When I got into the broadcasting business in the ’60s, there was a book called the “NBC Pronunciation Guide” that was the bible of pronunciation in radio/TV. Don’t know if it’s still published, but I doubt it. The wire services (AP and UPI) also included pronunciations of the “hard” words on their broadcast wire. It was broadcasters’ “job” to have the names of people and places right. (Back in my day, most of the hard words were either Soviet or Vietnamese names and places.) So, no quarrel with the speechwriters for including this help in the speech text. If Bush’s only sin was being inarticulate, we’d live with it. It’s hard to excuse an inarticulate criminal, though.

In ANY script for Radio or Television, it is proper to add a phonetic guide to words that would need it. Bush has done worse things than need a phonetics guide

lol wilder… and it doesn’t hurt to have a little election fraud thrown in the mix too…
a recipe for disaster, delivered

We all know the man is a moron but come on phonetics in a speech? To those of you defending the man if you are going to be making speeches like he is you practice your speeches repeatedly, even if your the president, so that you can say them correctly when you do take the stand to speak! Also a parting note I had more difficulty trying to pronounce Kyrgyzstan from the phonetic copy then the original so yes I can properly pronounce it off the top of my head, and anyone with half a brain (which our dear president must have less then) should be able to pronounce.

ummm…….. Agree with what you said, but that would be, “which our dear president must have less THAN”
sorry, just a vocabulary pet peeve of mine.
gjh

Wasn’t it the Pope that could say “Merry Christmas” in every language spoken on Earth?
That job must be a notch or 2 above US President, I rekun.

Obviously, this is a Neocon site. Lot’s of 28-per-centers here. We will hang you all. Especially Ben Murphy.

Before the elections in 2000, two reporters followed Bush Jr. through a “typical day” as Governor of Texas. He spent two hours jogging, half an hour posing on the capitol steps with Girl Scouts, and an hour-and-a-half at lunch. The other four hours he spent locked in his office…with instructions to his secretary “NO PHONE CALLS OR VISTORS”. What was he doing in his locked office? PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ON HIS COMPUTER. His records indicate this happened virtually EVERY DAY he was in office as Governor. True story. Courtesy L.A. Times (Summer 2000)

I can’t believe all those Bush sycophants who think the leader of the free world should be given a pass on pronounciation.

I’m not a big Bush fan but please. Sure I cringe everytime he says “nucular” but really…. it is an accepted practice for speakers to use phonetic prompts to ensure correct pronunciation of important words and avoid insulting another country or person.

FYI–We (the true PATRIOTS) do have friends. Homeland Security has a whole new meaning, my friends. Shoot your tv and your neocon false Christian neighbors while you are at it. Exercise your First and Second Amendment rights with one bullet. The rope will get the rest.

George Bush working hard?!?
“Bush on track to become the vacation president,” Julie Mason headlined in the August 9, 2007, edition of the Houston Chronicle:[1]
“On Thursday, Bush left for a weekend in Kennebunkport, Maine, and his family’s summer compound, Walker’s Point. On Monday, he heads to his Crawford retreat, where he has spent all or part of 418 days of his presidency, according to Mark Knoller, a CBS News White House correspondent and meticulous record-keeper.
“…The presidential vacation-time record holder is the late Ronald Reagan, who tallied 436 days in his two terms. At 418 days, and with 17 months to go in his presidency, Bush is going to beat that easily.”

Not news.

And still he somehow has a 28% approval rating? I guess 28% of Americans are even dumber than he is. Unbelievable.
Posted by: cat | Sep 25, 2007 2:39:05 PM
Well sure… that is unquestionably true. Are you really just now coming to that realization? Seriously asking.

Wake up. You guys are missing the point. He does this stuff on purpose. Bush is actually one heck of an actor.
Bush and his cronies are very smart. Bush scored 1200 on the SAT – that is not a score of a stupid person.
Dan Quayle was the proto type. Quayle would do something stupid and everyone would laugh. Meanwhile daddy Bush was selling cocaine for weapons and trading weapons to Iran. We never noticed.
Now Bush Jr. is in our face constantly and what do we do. We make fun of him, while Cheney and the rest of his crew steal us blind.
Bush’s speechs and appearances are meant to distract and the worst part of it is we buy it. Watch Alex Pelosi’s movie some time and then tell me Bush is stupid.
Eric

As a Canadian I am astonished at the number of posters defending Bush and his phonetic speech texts. Standard operating procedure? Maybe for a low level dignitary or a minor corporate exec … but for a President? Give me a break. Even the idiot we have as Prime Minister at the moment does not require such crutches … and he is probably the least intellectual leader we’ve had in my lifetime.

The guy is a total embarassment, but this seems like another non-story designed to distract us from more important issues.
Thanks ABC. More excellent work.

For someone who is dealing with unfamiliar subject matter, I could forgive this. But these are common names, commonly pronounced, heard, and read by anyone with any familiarity with geography or world events, anyone who watches or reads even a little news. For a supposed world leader who should be highly familiar with these places and names already, it is highly revealing of personal intellectual inadequacy. These aren’t difficult words or subject matter. It isn’t a completely foreign language with its own colloquialisms and subtleties. They are the names of people and places that a world leader worthy of his position should already know.

One might wonder how Bush still has 1/3 of the country approving of his work. But then look at the people here who think it’s not a big deal if the leader of the free world can’t pronounce the simple names of other countries and leaders. Do we really have such a low bar for our Presidents now?

I take a back seat to no one in my loathing for Bush, but as a radio journalist I can’t help but note that this is standard practice. Not news, and TV reporters should know it.

If Bush wasn’t Bush Jr…he’d be sweeping floors at Taco Bell.

Some questions:
does Mr. Bush really have a college degree?
should we start a new federal program, “spelling and pronunciation for college graduates working in the White House”?
Can anyone imagine Eisenhower, Kennedy, or Clinton being this dumb?

Um…I don’t even think Bush knows what diacritical markings are — less so what they mean. He probably spells things phonetically all the time because he’s seen them in speeches spelled that way. What a maroon…

For a guy who supposedly speaks Spanish, it’s funny that he needed Caracas spelled out phonetically .

If he has a pronunciation guide for every speech, why does he always make such a mess of every utterance?

Those who defend the president are among the 35% and will never defer to intelligence as a way of raising oneself to a level where childishness and group speak are left behind and intelligent, critical thinking takes the place of those placards of desperate support of what has become the historically most dangerous and out of step with reality federal executive this country has ever had to deal with. We have this group to both blame and to stab “fun” at. Unfortunately death comes to those patriots tasked with defending us away from home in an unjust war with little or no chance of winning. The draw down of Vietnam took nearly 5 years and resulted in the death of nearly 20,000 young Americans. Until the streets are full of demonstrations and the money is held back to fund this crazy oil driven war, there will be no peace. There never has been any justice. Bushspeak and it’s scripted “fun” drive the war with the 35%.
A 60% vote in the Senate is required to pass a bill now. 67% to overcome a veto. T

So what?
Most news shows have phonics in their scripts for difficult words: Medical and Legal terms, foreign languages, etc.
This is so ho-hum.

Bush is an idiot but so is the writer of this story – it’s pho·net·i·cal·ly. People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

There are several points at work here that are, quite frankly, beyond dispute:
1) The use of phonetic pronunciation aids is a non-story. Though I agree with several posters that it’s a shame these same speechwriters have never seen fit to include a similar aid for the word “nuclear.”
2) George W. Bush is quite possibly the biggest idiot to ever sit in the White House. With every embarrassing gaffe that leaves his mouth (Austria instead of Australia, “Nelson Mandela is dead,” etc.) he sullies the reputation of the entire nation.
3) No one, Dem or Repub, “voted for the war.” This factually incorrect meme must be squashed for once and for all. What Congress did vote for was a resolution authorizing the use of force in the event that EVERY diplomatic option had been tried, and failed. THAT is what our Liar in Chief claimed he needed as leverage during negotiations.
The only people who saw that resolution as a “vote for war” were the White House, chickenhawk conservatives, and an astounding number of mis-informed posters here.

I loved how John Kennedy referred to Cuba and Cubans..Coooba and Coobers
I guess he must be just as ignorant.

“ABC’s choice of story content here reflects the unhealthy culture and atmosphere of the ABC news room,” says ‘Patriot’. “I wonder if its possible for ABC news could shift its perspective from anti-Bush to pro-USA.”
This perfectly illustrates the Right’s deceitful (and now-failing) project to make Bush and the Nation synonymous, and paint any criticism as sedition. Bush is not America. He is just the president, and possibly the worst president yet.
Luckily, more and more people can see through this bullying conflation, which has done unimaginable damage to America and has actually cost lives. In future, will Americans allow debate to be simply closed down as they did between 2001 and 2005?
And does it cross ‘Patriot”s mind that an anti-Bush stance could actually BE pro-USA?

POTUS needs tutoring to pronounce words having more than two syllables.
He learned how to say “democracy” but doesn’t know what the word means.

HIS ACTIONS SPEAK FAR LOUDER THAN ANY WORDS THAT SPEW FORTH FROM HIS VILE MOUTH.

This is terribly important. It shows that the things Bush claims are important to him he has actually never thought about before they appear in his speech. When he is discussing or thinking about R. Mugabe how does he refer to him without notes? “That guy?” The world must be full of “those guys” to Bush.

the guy is demented and he knows it.

If these words are worthy of being mentioned before the UN, then they should be people and places which Bush has talked about in policy discussions within his administration. So, how does Bush generally pronounce these words when saying them in policy discussions? Does he tend to pronounce them wrong, and therefore needs help with them? Or, does he never talk about these people and places, and the speech writers have just given him a text using words he is unfamiliar with? That’s the scenario which having the pronunciation written out may point to, and the one we fear may be true.

The comments along the lines of “who cares” that our president cannot pronounce the names of countries makes me weep for this country. No wonder we have lost our freedoms — we are a nation who despise wisdom. You can have my liberty as long as you protect me from the “terrorists”…

And one last thing to all the people saying that “whats wrong with trying to pronounce the words as best as possible”.

It’s a nonstory. How can anyone on earth possibly be expected to know how to say “Caracas” or “Mugabe”? It is simply outside the normal range of human experience…

Gawd. So that’s why he talks like that. Can’t you just see him? Twisted little chimp smirk on his face, shoulders going…

To those that say it is unimportant that Bush requires this level of special support in order to still murder virtually every speech he gives let me ask you this question; if you were getting brain surgery would you feel comfortable handing the job over to a surgeon that needed his implements labeled or that required someone to have gone into the cranium in advance and noted each and every structure within your brain?
Words are the implements of a politician. Words are the only real tool that a politician can use to impart policy, impact negotiations, instill confidence or galvanize a country.
The fact that Bush exhibits such utter incompetence using the tools of his trade and that he requires help above and beyond that which any reasonably intelligent college freshman could do without would be funny if it weren’t so depressing.
This man is the most powerful puppet leader in the free world yet he can’t pronounce “nuclear” correctly ever?
Do you realize how ludicrous this must look to other countries? Americans already have the mostly deserved reputation of being crass, uneducated bumpkins, more the Jed Clampett of the global community than the James Bond – the fact that our appointed leader not only does nothing to disprove this horrible reputation and in fact everything to support it – up to and including his faux-cowboy act should make us all feel shame and embarrassment.
This man is a low-brow bully. A stupid, stupid person who could not remotely begin to compete on a level playing field with any marginally competent adult..
The fact that anyone-and I mean anyone- actually believes in or supports this fraud who only exists in the rarified air he does due to familial connections and the will of the global elite (who require a compliant puppet with no ability to think for himself or even grasp the consequences of the acts he carries out)only serves to prove the truth of the mean IQ being 100.
Think about it – 100. When an IQ of 75 is considered intellectually impaired and an IQ of 140 is the base level for genius.
Any legitimate leader would be capable of reading and correctly pronouncing the names of every country and every leader around the globe. In a world where a master chef is expected to know 100 different ways to prepare eggs (which is why a chef’s toque has 100 pleats), it is beyond excusing that Bush can’t be bothered to learn the names that are part and parcel of his duty as servant of the American people.
Impeach This Imposter Now!
O.Starr

Yes, I would probably need help pronouncing some of these names, too…so I believe this is a tempest in a teapot. However, that does not mean that I don’t regard President Decider as one of the dumbest presidents ever. And, he is not working hard for ME, as someone stated. I want a country free of war, a country where folks are rescued and not left to drown in a hurricane flood, and a country where everyone receives fair treatment, not the rich only. He hasn’t worked a single day to make my country a country I can be proud of….not one.

My mama always said stupid is as stupid does.
Forest Gump

Perhaps that explains Bush’s slow and emphatic ennunciation of some words. I always got the impression that someone had just explained the meaning or concept to him that day, and he thought he was enlightening the audience.
Still, I wonder why they never tried (noo’-clee-ur).

The important feature of this event, and its aftermath in the commentary, is the irony. Bush has so often openly or (as revealed later) covertly reveled in acting juvenile, as do his supporters, lowballing the intellectual level of his own rhetoric . (This is so even when he is exorcising the demons of 911.) But here he has become so vulnerable to aspersion that his detractors can do the same–that is the irony. Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah. Small children, if they are very bright, can pronounce those words without pronunciation guides. Finally, he can be attacked by people who are on his own level.

The man is supposed to be the leader of a county, if he can not pronounce words that my 8 year old son can then there is a problem. This should be news because someone is always talking about education and the leader of the country isn’t educated enough to complete a whole sentence.

I agree that phonetic speelings of names is a great help, and I wouldn’t expect anyone to be able to pronounce every name perfectly without some help (although he really should know Sarkozy and Mugabee by now). But the names of countries? Come on! Anyone with a middle school level of geography should at least be able to pronounce the names of the countries of the world. Then again, with American geography knowledge at the embarassing level it is, maybe this is too much to ask.

This man is pathetic. He needs help with more than his absolute killing of the English language and name misproununciations. His brain is so distorted I’m surprised he is able to get out of bed without help. Wait a minute – maybe he can’t. By the look on his face most of the time, I don’t even think he knows where he is without being told. He walks around grinning like he is in La-La Land. He would make a great extra for the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland. They can call him George in Wonderland.

ellsbells930: I have not written speeches for the PM, but yes, I have been close enough to him (and at least two of his predecessors) to see the texts being used and they have not contained phonetic spellings. Not only that, but it’s been several decades since we’ve had a PM who couldn’t pronounce the names of all of the countries of the world in both English and French. It has become impossible to be elected Prime Minister of Canada without being functionally bilingual, which is why it’s so shocking to me that one can become President of the United States without even mastering a single language.

i don’t have a phd or doctorate in anything, i speak in layman’s english, i probably mess up alot with my grammar and i’m not a bush supporter by any means…
in fact, i welcome any chance to poke fun at him.
but….
given the man has to address people of different countries, i think it’s helpful to him to have phonetic pronunciations of words that aren’t commonly used in the english language…
now, as far as him being able to read things phonetically….that’s a different story altogether.

Okay, I don’t care how many people think this is irrelevant, this is one of the funniest damn things I’ve ever heard. It just shows you how freaking stupid our President is. Yeah, I know some people need pronunciation guides, but COME ON, he’s the President. He should know these things, and he shouldn’t say, “I think that’s an offensive question” when someone asks if he has trouble with pronunciation, when he actually does!

The President is a dunce, we all know that… it should not surprise anyone that he needs words spelled out phonetically. With him though, it reminds me of the old “Hukked on Fonix werked for me !” t-shirts…
On the other hand, most of us only need to learn how to say a word once… once we know it, we know it… after 7 years, you’d think he could properly pronounce the names of other countries.
Whats really galling here is that the REAL story goes unnoticed… what Bush said at the UN, referencing the UN’s Universal Declaration of 1948, is complete and utter hypocrisy when held to light against his own actions.

earthnotflat if it is an apology you seek, accept mine. The world members have yet to realize the damage that they are causing the generations to come with our polution. However, I am not sure that they would change it if they could. In most instances it would take something from them to do so.
As for my being tired well…my son is in the military. He and most of the guys in his unit tell a different story than what you and I hear on TV. Also I work at an Airforce base and the guys there also tell a different story. Frankly, I am more apalled that the people in this nation were so eager to hold out their hand for those measely $400 tax refunds and now turn their backs on the very administration that gave it to them than I am of a president that cannot pronouce foreign names. The kids in my son’s unit are heartbroken and simply angry that this nation would so publicy criticize their leader in the situation that our military now faces. They see it as a direct insult toward them, after all he is their commander and chief. They would prefer that people like you and the rest of the bloggers so eager to spout insults step up and do more than talk as they did. Right or wrong they were ready to defend our country, your freedom, and stand behind the man that put them in harms way before they would publicly “air” the dirty laundry of a country that they live and die to defend.
It is, unfortunately, too customary for people in our world to join the masses. Not only about Bush and the administration but about everything. You hear about the illegal immigrants taking over our country and how the bleeding hearts feel we should just welcome them in but no one ever prints or airs the opinion of those that think they should go home. Just like the immigrants you will never hear the media voice an opinion of someone that sees it differently than the masses, it simply does not boost ratings.
Good luck to you in your “green” fight and don’t LYAO too hard. Things like this usually come back to bite you. We had a lech in the whitehouse in the oval office…now they are trying to put his wife at the same desk, imagine that.

we’re supposed to let a $400 tax refund buy blind support for a failed president?… tell me again what country are these children dying for?
and as far as soldiers, like you, i’m not living in a bubble away from their world, and have heard nothing but frustration and loathing about the mess they were duped into… with the promise of free education (which it’s not) and support for their efforts (which they are now being denied, even the physically mamed)…
wake up prhode… this is america and people have a right to speak their mind, especially when the truth is finally exposed and the lies reveiled…
the real insult is that the children are fighting an illegal war, and the ‘commander/decider in chief’ is really a thief of thousand of lies
but go ahead, buy into the lies… exxon and halliburton and blackwater just love your regurgitation of propoganda
some of us just want a little truth and fairness… you know, justice
must be the bloody constitution us liberals need to stop reading…

It’s not only the fact that the idiot might need help pronouncing a few of the more “difficult” words that fall within his job discription – I guess that would be forgivable if those were his only failings. But it’s also the fact that half the time he doesnt know where he is or what he’s talking about

Must be tough to be a Republican right now, when the leader of the Party is a slow-witted, lying, war-monger. Did I forget to mention he’s threatening to veto CHILD HEALTH CARE upgrades? Just an OPINION, don’t drop your diapers!

Oh my good lord, I cannot believe people are actually defending the stupid fool they call the President of the United States of America. The leader of the (unfortunately for the rest of us) most powerful nation in the world should AT LEAST know how to pronounce the countries and leaders of the world… and yes, I know they are numerous but for goodness sake, he’s no Joe Soap, and his job is KIND OF important. If he doesn’t even know how to pronounce the names of these countries and their leaders how are we to trust that he knows or even cares about their interests?

God help our Country with all the hate mongers living here……

“Eric Von Baranov”
A while back you stated something of worthy note that has not been discussed herein.
I too believe that playing dumb while using smoke and mirrors is an effective political strategy. And even before President Landingstrip was elected(?) the 1st time, it was noted/advised by several political strategists not to underestimate Governor Landingstrip.
Ronald Raygun was known as the “Great Communicator.” Raygun was no intellectual but he did a great job as the front man for the power brokers.
His acting skills served him very well. He was graceful, good looking, great smile, but best of all he could memorize and deliver a script. But Ronnie became a problem because he started to think of himself as really a leader…the leader. (Nancy influence?)
Next time around for the power brokers, they knew they needed someone not so glib; again not too bright, but who would always know his place.
I wonder if on the very last day of his presidency, at the very last time he waves goodbye, President Landingstrip will turn to the camera, raise his fists and then middle fingers, lean in real close, smirk and say NEW-KLEE-ARE.

Sure, this article is pure nitpicking.
But come on, Bush can’t even say “Iraq” correctly. I think the correct pronunciation of a country’s name is probably mandatory before you should feel justified in bombing the crap out of it.

All these so called people calling the pres. all these names need to look in the mirrow to see the real low browes. . remember the ole saying “do not complain untill you have walked in my shoes for a mile.” it is better to keep mouth shut before engaging brain.”remember every person makes mistakes. Take a look at some of the prior pres. speeches.

‘What’s up with you people? So what if the president needs help saying a few words? Can you say Kyrgyzstan correctly off the top of your head? Leave the president alone, he works very hard for all of you and he deserves your graditude.’
He may have earned your GRADITUDE, but he’s only garnered the scorn and derision of the entire planet.

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You moron. The President of the United States, no matter who it is, has more to deal with on a daily basis than I’m sure you can comprehend, and foreign policy is only a fraction of that equation. By the pompous way that you write I would think that you might believe yourself to be very smart even smarter than a U.S. President. Well then, that red line that shows up under the word “minories” after you type it means it is spelled incorrectly. You are smart.