Letterman's Montage Of Anchors (And Hillary Clinton) Mispronouncing Russian President Medvedev's Name

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First Posted: 05-13-08 12:39 PM   |   Updated: 05-21-08 05:12 AM

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On Monday night's "Late Show," David Letterman presented a montage of anchors from NBC, CNBC, and Fox News — as well as Hillary Clinton — mispronouncing the name of new Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

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On Monday night's "Late Show," David Letterman presented a montage of anchors from NBC, CNBC, and Fox News — as well as Hillary Clinton — mispronouncing the name of new Russian president D...
On Monday night's "Late Show," David Letterman presented a montage of anchors from NBC, CNBC, and Fox News — as well as Hillary Clinton — mispronouncing the name of new Russian president D...
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- geobushono I'm a Fan of geobushono 15 fans permalink

it's just like those russkies to have a president that america's best and brightest COMMUNICATORS can't learn to pronounce correctly. well anyway we kicked 'em out of afganistan and now we're showin them how it's done. hehaw!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:03 PM on 05/13/2008

Ah lighten up people. It's not partisan, it's funny.
Besides, by showing how common his name is mispronounced if anything they're making Clinton's gaff less egregious.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:01 PM on 05/13/2008
- OttoMann I'm a Fan of OttoMann 5 fans permalink

Letterman can't even pronounce "mispronunciation." He says it like three times -- wrong every time.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:31 PM on 05/13/2008

Thanks for this. Now I know how to pronounce it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:52 PM on 05/13/2008

Wow how lame has Huff Po become? I love how they put Hillary Clinton in parenthesis.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:28 PM on 05/13/2008
- Mattie I'm a Fan of Mattie 47 fans permalink

it;s sad how low Huffpo has sunk!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:21 PM on 05/13/2008
- Nolewoman I'm a Fan of Nolewoman 4 fans permalink

Geez, lighten up. It is just a little bipartisan humor.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:42 PM on 05/13/2008
- CJGibson I'm a Fan of CJGibson 3 fans permalink

All the brits on BBC world news say MED - vuh - dev

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:26 PM on 05/13/2008
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