Posted on 11/30/2011 7:52:44 PM PST by Sick of Lefties
President Obama has made another largely unreported gaffe that, for novelty's sake, the Heritage Foundation would like to highlight.
[quote] In a press conference this evening, the president referred in stumbling fashion to the “English Embassy” in Iran instead of the British Embassy. One can only imagine the kind of howls of derision that would greet any presidential contender if that kind of basic error were made before, say, the editorial board of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. You can watch the video above.
In case the president is unaware, England forms part of Great Britain, which also includes Scotland and Wales, though not Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. There is no such thing as an “English” embassy anywhere in the world, and there hasn’t been one for several centuries. [end quote]
Noman only mentions it because of the beating that Republican presidential candidates have taken for momentary mental lapses, e.g., Rick Perry's oops moment, Herman Cain on President Obama's Libya incursion. Since the mainstream media views its mission as covering up for Democrats' mistakes (and misdeeds) while attacking Republicans' every slip up, it's good for alternative media to note the inconceivable: the President himself flubs on occasion.
[quote] Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by this latest slip-up by President Obama. After all he recently described France as America’s closest ally, and famously declared that he has traveled to no less than 57 states. But it would be nice if the leader of the free world bothered to look at a map once in a while, or even paid a visit to the British Embassy in Washington, currently housing the Churchill bust that Mr. Obama unceremoniously threw out of the Oval Office soon after his inauguration. [end quote]
The larger question is whether this most recent gaffe signifies a broader disregard for Great Britain along with other traditional US allies.
[quote] From siding with Argentina on its call for UN-brokered negotiations over the sovereignty of the Falklands, to placing “a boot on the throat” of BP, Britain’s largest company, the Obama administration has downgraded relations with America’s closest friend and partner on the world stage. The Special Relationship still matters greatly on several key fronts for the United States, from the NATO-led operation in Afghanistan to the global war against Islamist terrorism. US-British military and intelligence cooperation remains vital to the defense of the free world, and cooperation between London and Washington will be imperative in standing up to an increasingly aggressive Iran. The White House will no doubt dismiss this latest faux pas by the president as a slip of the tongue, but it cannot disguise the fact that it has on many occasions treated Britain and other key allies with an air of disdain, and even contempt. [end quote]
Big media's Liberal bias disturbs Noman and strikes him as politically dangerous given that democracy depends upon an informed--not deformed--electorate. Nevertheless, the Heritage Foundation's last point is the salient one. President Obama's predilections run towards the Continent and away from Britain, towards Islam and away from Israel. Right or wrong, his picture of the world is markedly different than most Americans'.
Pravda state run media refuses to report on the idiot in chiefs screw ups. That propaganda is destroying America but the people don’t care they want to know more about the juicy details of the evil womanizing, cheating, rapist named Herman Cain.....
I think the English embassy is in Honolulu—you know, that town in Asia.
“The Media’s bias” is way beyond a mere bias, it’s advocacy, cronyism and political manipulation.
BTTT.
What is wrong with him
...In a press conference this evening, the president referred in stumbling fashion to the "English Embassy" in Iran instead of the British Embassy. One can only imagine the kind of howls of derision that would greet any presidential contender if that kind of basic error were made before, say, the editorial board of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel... There is no such thing as an "English" embassy anywhere in the world, and there hasn't been one for several centuries... the beating that Republican presidential candidates have taken for momentary mental lapses, e.g., Rick Perry's oops moment, Herman Cain on President Obama's Libya incursion. Since the mainstream media views its mission as covering up for Democrats' mistakes (and misdeeds) while attacking Republicans' every slip up... [Zero] recently described France as America's closest ally, and famously declared that he has traveled to no less than 57 states... [Then there's] the Churchill bust that Mr. Obama unceremoniously threw out of the Oval Office soon after his inauguration... From siding with Argentina on its call for UN-brokered negotiations over the sovereignty of the Falklands, to placing "a boot on the throat" of BP... [Zero] has downgraded relations with America's closest friend and partner on the world stage... it cannot disguise the fact that it has on many occasions treated Britain and other key allies with an air of disdain, and even contempt.
he’s all doped up on anti-depressants causing these slips . another scenario is that his crack habit has REALLY gotten to him-that def causes memory loss= his mind/body connection has never been in sync because he’s a closet homo & has to live a life as a hetero to be powerful.You know, the great “I AM” what a pitiful piece of shite
“..details of the evil womanizing, cheating, rapist named ...”
You meant .. Bill Clinton ......................
Were there going to be any corpse there?
No teleprompter no brain.
Obama: I claim “shrinkage. The water was cold.” Oops, wrong problem.
OK: “I claim brain-freeze. The tea was too cold.”
Barney Frank would have said, “I claim drama queen, so there!”
You gave me a good giggle. Thanks, I needed that.
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