Posted on 09/16/2021 4:24:41 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Sydney (AFP) - Australians squirmed Thursday as US President Joe Biden thanked their prime minister for joining a major new defence alliance -- but appeared to forget his name.
Instead of being feted by name for his role in the US-Britain-Australia agreement, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was initially relegated to being "that fellow Down Under".
At a televised White House announcement, Biden was flanked by large video displays of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australia's Morrison, who each took part remotely.
"Thank you, Boris and... and I want to thank that fellow Down Under. Thank you very much, pal. Appreciate it, Mr Prime Minister," Biden said as he revealed an agreement that will equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.
Biden seemed to recover as he then turned to his formal remarks and correctly identified the Australian leader, who had earlier responded to the apparent gaffe with a smile and a thumbs up. But it was too late for some.
"'Thanks pal': Biden appears to forget Morrison's name," ran a headline in the Cairns Post.
The defence deal "may not have got off to the shining start for which Morrison hoped, of course, when US President Joe Biden appeared to forget his name at the crucial moment", said an analysis by the Sydney Morning Herald.
The apparent gaffe opened a window into the "little-brother nature of Australia's position among the powers", the paper said.
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“I forget his name, but he’s six foot four and full of muscle.”
Australians don’t need to take it personally. bidet forgets the names of his cabinet members and other administration choices
Great, now I’m jonesin’ for Vegemite...
This movie sucks.
Joe has just thrown a boomerang, and he forgot to duck.
Aussies cringe.
biden is the guy who is six foot under the ground.
Their media makes CNN look conservative. For average propaganda victims there, a Biden brain fog moment that can’t be edited out of live TV could be the first exposure they get to his mental condition.
No,that was the guy from Brussels!
That reaction comes from an observation made by a French news reporter to an Aussie the US is the land down under.
Q for Aussies: You lot are submitting to living in a police state and BiteMe makes you squirm?!
See Post #10 for the reason why The Big Guy makes Aussies squirm!
There is one thing we can depend on.....every time Biden appears in public, he never fails to embarrass us.
“And I want you to know as your president, um, my president, um, the Big Guy, that we are with you people here Down Under, I mean you people over there... that place with the Koalas, um, kangaroos...”
“You lot are submitting to living in a police state and BiteMe makes you squirm?!”
It is very telling when Joe Stolen can cause consternation among folks already in the thrall of authoritarianism, who first see and hear him unfiltered.
Australia is truly adrift in the world. Blinded by their own leaders, and surrounded by hostile nations circling like vultures, they have little leverage left.
Would someone please explain to me why any nation in it’s right mind would form an alliance with the United States after that debacle in Afghanistan?
Big LOL is all I hear.
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