Tim Russert misspells Iraq (video: I-R-A-K)

YouTube video ^ | April 25, 2007

[xjcsa]

I did a search; couldn't believe this hadn't been posted. Russert spells out I-R-A-K on the air.

[Doctor Raoul]

P-O-T-A-T-O-E.

M-I-S-T-E-R
P-O-T-A-T-O-E
H-E-A-D

[sanjacjake]

Hey, John Carroll University...has better spellers
than most ....except, maybe, Xavier ...both Ohioans..JK

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Tim says it’s a “kuagmire” too.

[BenLurkin]

The old “polls instead of news” nonsense.

[enough_idiocy]

‘Halp Jon Carry, we r stuck n Irak’

(Hey, how do other people copy/paste images into replies? I tried to include the photo it didn’t work. Thanks)

[RobbyS]

I think they use “q” rather than “k” in their transliterations because the Arabic sound is not exactly a “k” sound.

[Allegra]

I think they use “q” rather than “k” in their transliterations because the Arabic sound is not exactly a “k” sound.

That's it. You see the "k" spelling a lot in their older translations, such as the tranlastion of Arabian Nights I have.

[hsalaw]

LOL! Pobably originally intended as some kind of “BashBush” thing, but, really, it’s funny. “Somekindastan” and “Islamisbad” - truly laughed out loud.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

[Stayfree]

In order to display a photo in a post, you need an image link to a photo that is currently active on a website

[kabar]

The Republic of Iraq [1] (conventional short form: Iraq) (Arabic: العراق (help·info) transliteration: 'al-‘Irāq,Turkish: Irak, Kurdish: عيَراق),

[RobbyS]

That has to be one of the most telling pictures in decades.

[johnny7]

LOL...

[nothingnew]

M-O-O-N, that spells “Iraq.”

"Good laws, yes"

FMCDH(BITS)

[xjcsa]

Seen it spelled both ways. One is probably just and English version.

A language with which you appear to be unacquainted. :-)

[xjcsa]

He corrected himself immediately. No one here has ever misspelled a word and immediately corrected it? NBD here.

True, but can you imagine if President Bush had done this?

[Freee-dame]

He was probablay just trying to save face for the teacher who handed him a card with the incorrect spelling on it as happened to Dan Quayle. ( /s )

Since he corrected himself, I guess he won't be mocked a thousand times about it....nothing to do with being a leftie.

[xjcsa]

Come on he is a conservative, give him a break.

Um, no, he's not.

[napscoordinator]

Is he liberal? I thought he was the opposite of Chris Matthews. I really don’t watch either but I just thought they were a Hannity and Combs type but on there own shows.

[NCLaw441]

You said: IRAK is the German and I think also Spanish spelling.
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Very likely, but I think Russert was trying to speak English at the time.