No, John Kerry has not invented a new country [Lurch gaffes; media ignores]

Foreign Policy.com ^ | 2/25/13 | Uri Friedman

[SoFloFreeper]

John Kerry, we're told, has committed his "first gaffe" as secretary of state. In a slip of the tongue ahead of his overseas trip this week, Kerry appeared to confuse the Central Asian nations of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, blurting out what the Global Post heard as "Kyrzakhstan." Today, news outlets from the U.S. to the U.K. to Russia are ribbing the newly minted State Department chief for inventing a new country.

Here's the thing -- listen to the video closely, and it sounds more like Kerry simply mixed up the "z" and the "g," saying something like "Kyrzygstan." Is that really what qualifies as a gaffe these days? Especially when compared to George W. Bush not knowing the name of Pakistan's top general, or a U.S. presidential candidate deliberately and dismissively mangling another country's name? If Kerry's critics want something to latch onto, they might want to focus on the difficulties he's having in securing a meeting with Syrian opposition leaders.

[csvset]

Kyrzakhstan ? Isn’t that where Hillary had to dodge the sniper fire?

[csvset]

Dear Uri,

Especially when compared to George W. Bush Obunga not knowing how many states make up the United States?

57? No, wait, that's number of Mrs Kerry's Heinz variety number, right?

[Gator113]

Hopefully, this was simply the beginning of a stroke.

We should not forget, this poor man served in Vietnomz, where he suffered from several brutal paper cuts.

Let’s please remember, he’s a real American gyro.

[Lancey Howard]

Is that really what qualifies as a gaffe these days? Especially when compared to George W. Bush not knowing the name of Pakistan's top general, or a U.S. presidential candidate deliberately and dismissively mangling another country's name?

Or a presidential candidate who thinks there are 58 states? Uri conveniently forgot about that one.
This scumbag Uri is just another rat operative masquerading as a reporter. Guys like him are a dime-a-dozen.

[GOPJ]

If Sarah Palin had done this it would be on the front page of the New York Times. So-called journalists have killed their profession in the name of political favoritism. It's not the internet that did in the MSM - it's the lack of trust their deceptions generated in readers and viewers...

Here's another story the New York Times is ‘missing’ for the millionth time...

Liberal astroturf group offering $9 to $11 per hour to join its gun-control campaign ....

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