Soccer Dad: The benefits of inexperience

July 8, 2009

The benefits of inexperience

They told me that if I voted for John McCain we would soon have a President who would be poorly informed about world affairs. And they were right!

When Obama replied, he misspoke Putin's title.
"I am aware of not only extraordinary work that you've done on behalf of the Russian people in your previous role as prime minister ... er ... as president, but in you present role as prime minister," he said.

"We think there's an excellent opportunity to put U.S.-Russian relations on much stronger footing," he added. "We may not end up agreeing on everything, but we can have a tone of mutual respect and consultation that will serve the American people and the Russian people."

At a news conference with Medvedev on Monday evening, Obama described Putin as president before correcting himself. "I suspect when I speak to President ... er ... Prime Minister Putin tomorrow, he will say the same thing," Obama said when talking about Russia's objections to a planned U.S. missile shield in Europe.

Later Tuesday, Obama bungled Putin's title again, referring to him as "President Putin" in an interview with NBC television.

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Posted by SoccerDad at July 8, 2009 6:20 AM

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