News Conference By President Obama (Thinks Austrian is a language!!!)

Talking Points Memo/White House ^ | April 3 | Obama

[PghBaldy]

Q Sonja Sagmeister from a little country, Austria, from Austrian Television. Mr. President, you said you came here to learn and to listen. So a quite personal question -- what did you learn from your personal talk with the European leaders? And did this change in a certain way your views on Europe and its politics?

PRESIDENT OBAMA: It's an interesting question. I had already formed relationships with many of them. ... There's a lot of -- I don't know what the term is in Austrian -- wheeling and dealing -- and, you know, people are pursuing their interests, and everybody has their own particular issues and their own particular politics.

[The_Media_never_lie]

I don't know what the term is in Austrian -- wheeling and dealing

What a dufus!

[NautiNurse]

Austrian people speak Austrian

Do Americans speak Americana? Do Brits speak Britainnia? Do Mexicans speak Mexican?

What do Austrian kangaroos speak?

[KansasGirl]

It was changed and then changed back. I thought you had edited it again.

Now it has been changed back to the incorrect answer.

[wastedyears]

As Americans, we speak American, right?

[The_Media_never_lie]

People wonder how a cultured, educated nation like Germany could have fallen under the spell of a megalomaniac like Hitler whose “Mein Kampf” was treated like a bible in spite of the idiotic stuff in it. Well just look around you, it’s happening here, and for the media and inside the Beltway elites it’s just fine with them.

Well said.

Our meritocracy has been replaced with a cult of personality. Long live our maximum leader, brightest star on the planet!

[Vaquero]

He probably thinks there is an Australian language too.

fair Dinkum.

he know how many states there are and can name all 57.

[traviskicks]

Why do we play into this ‘gotcha’ type unsubstantitive stuff that is typically the playground of the left.

[LurkedLongEnough]

Grüß Gott!!!!

[LibertyRocks]

I think you may be running into a problem with your browser cache, because I have gone, and added links now for my sources, and my answer is still there.... Also, no indication that any editing has occurred since I edited it the first time.

[Vaquero]

One
Big
A$$
Mistake
America

[matt1234]

Next, Zero will be ordering Vienna sausages.

[DB]

I’d say it is an accent as in Austrian accent or American accent.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The Bush haters would have never let GWB live that down.

[PhiKapMom]

After that gaffe, ZERO’s people probably when on line and change Wiki to reflect what he said. :)

[Girlene]

Amazing, especially since Obama majored in political science with an emphasis on international relations AND was on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. I guess he forgot to take notes.

[KansasGirl]

You may be right.

[CindyDawg]

In all fairness Austrian and Australian are languages. We speak American here.

[adorno]

News Conference By President Obama (Thinks Austrian is a language!!!)

That's not even close to not knowing how many states in the U.S.A.

Somebody should ambush him with a question relating to some simple American facts. I'll bet he couldn't, as an example, answer how many stars on the American flag, or how many stripes, or how many colors. (I'm sure one of his handlers will now make sure he knows after reading this post.)

But, perhaps some other simple facts from American history, like "which side did the American Indians fight on during the revolution?". Or perhaps, "which side was the south on during the civil war?".

[ArchAngel1983]

”When happens this tyranny’s Kristalnacht? They have already come for the executives, and people did nothing. They have already come for the unborn, and people (even Notre Dame) did nothing. They are coming for the talk radio hosts and their listeners. How soon till they come for you? Heil Obama.”

Incredibly insightful analogy.

[LibertyRocks]

No problem! I really appreciate your help. I have seen pages on Wikipedia go though like 100 changes a day with the “two sides” constantly deleting and re-editing... It’s crazy at times. :)