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CNBC host appears to be unaware that the UK and Ireland are different countries
Vox.com ^ | Dylan Matthews

Posted on 11/05/2014 7:12:14 PM PST by PotatoHeadMick

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Whatever about his politics this seems to show why you really shouldn't listen to financial "experts" on TV. If he is so clueless about something so simple as the difference between Ireland and the UK how can we trust him to tell us about anything else?

The guy admits that he recently visited the UK and appeared not to understand the very simplest and most basic political and economic situation in the country he was visiting? It's not like it was Burkino Faso or somewhere, it's the UK, the US' biggest ally and one of its most important trading partners.

That's quite apart from the shocking level of ignorance about the fairly well-known history of Ireland that a guy called Joe Kernen might be expected to be familiar with.

1 posted on 11/05/2014 7:12:14 PM PST by PotatoHeadMick
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Well Northern Ireland is a part of the UK.


2 posted on 11/05/2014 7:14:50 PM PST by yarddog (G)
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Joe Kernan, you’re a sassenach!

pogue mahon!

CC


3 posted on 11/05/2014 7:16:28 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (sufficient unto the day are the troubles therof.)
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I thought Ireland was part of the UK. Also thought that the UK is not a country but a group of countries.


4 posted on 11/05/2014 7:17:24 PM PST by murron (Proud Mom of a Marine Vet)
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To: PotatoHeadMick

Northern Ireland is still part of the United Kingdom.
Probably most Americans would make the same mistake, don’t think it is too embarrassing


5 posted on 11/05/2014 7:17:27 PM PST by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: PotatoHeadMick

He and his 5th grader wrote a book defending capitalism.


6 posted on 11/05/2014 7:18:06 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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“Well Northern Ireland is a part of the UK”.

Yes, and that is clearly stated in the first line of the article.

The person being interviewed was a representative of a different country, the Republic of Ireland.

It’s not terribly confusing, if a member of the South Korean government was being interviewed you wouldn’t expect the interviewer to ask about “your president Kim Jong-un”, you’d expect a commentator on international finance to have a basic grasp of political geography.


7 posted on 11/05/2014 7:19:16 PM PST by PotatoHeadMick
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My measuring stick is “If I know more that the expert, he’s a pathetic SOS”.


8 posted on 11/05/2014 7:19:27 PM PST by JimSEA
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Bet he thinks New England is a state.

Or a European country.

9 posted on 11/05/2014 7:20:06 PM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: Mount Athos

See my post above.

If a commentator is so ignorant that he doesn’t know that the Republic of Ireland gained independence from the UK almost a century ago I would suggest he give up his job.


10 posted on 11/05/2014 7:20:35 PM PST by PotatoHeadMick
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That is really odd to me. I actually read the article to make sure Northern Ireland wasn’t mentioned.

After your post I looked again and there it was staring me in the face. I guess I am getting stupid in my old age.


11 posted on 11/05/2014 7:21:59 PM PST by yarddog (G)
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"Northern Ireland" does not equal "Ireland." Or do people think "Baja California" is part of "California?"

Geography is fun and not hard. People should try it sometime.

12 posted on 11/05/2014 7:22:06 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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Oh dear.

The UK is a country, it’s on the UN security council, it’s in the G-7, it is the US’ number one ally, how on earth can you believe it’s not a country?

And the Republic of Ireland got independence from the UK almost a century ago, seriously dude.


13 posted on 11/05/2014 7:22:31 PM PST by PotatoHeadMick
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Was it George W. Bush or Sarah Palin -- or both? -- subjected to a pop quiz during an interview that included questions along the lines of "who is the vice-president of the subcommittee of the parliamentary advisory group on Latvian environmental affairs?"

Ok, I'm exaggerating. But the same folks who would give this "journalist" a pass for not knowing the Ireland and Northern Ireland were separate entities, would point to said pop quiz and say "SEE? An imbecile!"

14 posted on 11/05/2014 7:23:32 PM PST by workerbee (The President of the United States is PUBLIC ENEMY #1)
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Yes I am totally aware that Northern Ireland and Ireland are not the same country tho they share the same island. I also know that Great Britain does not include Northern Ireland and also that England does not include Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales.


15 posted on 11/05/2014 7:25:34 PM PST by yarddog (G)
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That’s great, it’s fairly basic geography that one would expect most people to understand about what is a pretty major world nation, but you stated in your post that you didn’t think the UK was an actual country, which I found rather surprising. Forgive me if I came across as a bit snippy.


16 posted on 11/05/2014 7:30:49 PM PST by PotatoHeadMick
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Sorry, please excuse my post, it was another poster who said that, not you.


17 posted on 11/05/2014 7:31:42 PM PST by PotatoHeadMick
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Sorry, please excuse my post, it was another poster who said that, not you. I need my eyes tested as well.


18 posted on 11/05/2014 7:32:23 PM PST by PotatoHeadMick
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To: PotatoHeadMick

What are you talking about?

I said no such thing.


19 posted on 11/05/2014 7:32:30 PM PST by yarddog (G)
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To: yarddog

OK forget my last post too.


20 posted on 11/05/2014 7:33:26 PM PST by yarddog (G)
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