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Barack Obama makes Falklands gaffe by calling Malvinas the Maldives (Dumb and Dumberer)
UK Telegraph ^ | 4-16-12 | Jonathan Gilber

Posted on 04/16/2012 11:56:26 AM PDT by tcrlaf

Barack Obama made an uncharacteristic error, more akin to those of his predecessor George W Bush, by referring to the Falkland Islands as the Maldives.

President Obama erred during a speech at the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, when attempting to call the disputed archipelago by its Spanish name.

Instead of saying Malvinas, however, Mr Obama referred to the islands as the Maldives, a group of 26 atolls off that lie off the South coast of India.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaffe; hypocrisy; obama; stoopid
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FRONT PAGE NEWS in the foreign media, but ABSOLUTE SILENCE in the U.S. Media about this.

Had Sarah Palin or Mitt Romney said this, the media would be giving us HOURLY breaking news updates, telling us this is proof of how stupid they are, and ignorant of foreign policy!!

1 posted on 04/16/2012 11:56:36 AM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: tcrlaf

Uncharacteristic?


2 posted on 04/16/2012 11:58:23 AM PDT by ltc8k6
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Even if he got it right, calling it the Malvinas is practically siding with Argentina, as far as the Brits are concerned. Try going into Istanbul and start refrring to it as Constantinople or Byzantium and see what happens.


3 posted on 04/16/2012 11:59:20 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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Undoubtedly he put on one of his fake accents as he incorrectly named these islands. What a worthless tool we have as a president. I’m embarassed for him and he certainly is an embarassment to America.


4 posted on 04/16/2012 11:59:27 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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Not uncharacteristic at all. He blows it every time he opens his rotten stinking mouth. It’s just covered up daily by the butt licking press, same as they do for Biden.


5 posted on 04/16/2012 11:59:36 AM PDT by Dogbert41 ("...or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. " -Jesus)
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To: tcrlaf

Unexpectedly, Klownie the Kenyan is an idiot of the highest caliber. He even read the word on his other brain, the teleprompter.


6 posted on 04/16/2012 12:00:30 PM PDT by max americana
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Do they speak Austrian in the Maldives?


7 posted on 04/16/2012 12:01:19 PM PDT by Max in Utah (A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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I believe you can get there on the intercontinental railroad...


8 posted on 04/16/2012 12:02:27 PM PDT by Archytekt
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To: Max in Utah

Yes...and it’s the 57th state of the union!! :)


9 posted on 04/16/2012 12:03:23 PM PDT by SMARTY ("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
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Notice how the press, even in pointing out Obama’s error, STILL have to fault Bush! I don’t recall Bush making an error in geography. And Obama has made several.


10 posted on 04/16/2012 12:04:42 PM PDT by CitizenM (Obama studied our Constution out of hate for America, not out of love for our laws.)
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"Uncharacteristic?" Huh? Like 57 states? Corpseman? Algae? Inflate your tires? How do you say that in Austrian? And on and on.

Sorry, I don't think he's that bright.

11 posted on 04/16/2012 12:05:50 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Obamanomics-We don't need your stinking tar sands oil, we'll just grow algae.)
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He was speaking in shorthand because he's the smartest pResident, EVAH! We're all just too stupid to understand him.
12 posted on 04/16/2012 12:06:58 PM PDT by liberalh8ter (If Barack has a memory like a steel trap, why can't he remember what the Constitution says?)
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I hope we don’t go to war with India.........My company got a lotta customers there..........


13 posted on 04/16/2012 12:07:15 PM PDT by Red Badger (Think logically. Act normally.................)
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Just using another opportunity to piss off the Brits!


14 posted on 04/16/2012 12:18:28 PM PDT by Noob1999 (Loose Lips, Sink Ships)
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Barack Obama made an uncharacteristic error...

Uncharacteristic? From the guy who think there's 57 states, never learned to speak "Austrian", and thinks Marines are addressed as "Corpse-man"?

He's the Ron Burgundy President; he reads whatever is on the teleprompter.

15 posted on 04/16/2012 12:19:22 PM PDT by GunRunner (***Not associated with any criminal actions by the ATF***)
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Are there any corpsemen on that island?


16 posted on 04/16/2012 12:19:30 PM PDT by Drill Thrawl (The United States of America, a banana republic since 1/21/2009)
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Mr. Gilber, you really need to follow this man more closely.


17 posted on 04/16/2012 12:22:10 PM PDT by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: tcrlaf

Silly Telegraph. In fact, once again 7 billion people and the foreign press (the American press is busy watching Hillary party hearty) simply misunderstood him.
He actually said Malvinas, effectively both sucking up to Argentina (and the OAS) and offending Britain.
Mere mortals make embarrassing mistakes. The Won does not.
Reference plus ungood delete Maldives insert Malvinas/Bush’s fault end


18 posted on 04/16/2012 12:22:19 PM PDT by tumblindice (Our new, happy lives.)
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Uncharacteristic?

My thought exactly.

19 posted on 04/16/2012 12:24:47 PM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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This should be headline news in all 57 states.


20 posted on 04/16/2012 12:25:33 PM PDT by MeganC (No way in Hell am I voting for Mitt Romney. Not now, not ever. Deal with it.)
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