Does the Dalai Lama Know He's Nepalese?

That, apparently, is the kind of arcane knowledge you have when you're National Security Adviser in this administration. Here, is the NSA Steve Hadley on Sunday's ABC yakfest, referring to the Chinese Olympic problem, which most of us thought revolves around Tibet. Nuh-uh. As Hadley points out numerous times without correction, it's Nepal, stupid.

Read the transcript of the Hadley gaffe:
Bush Security Adviser Stephen Hadley Can't Tell The Difference Between Nepal And Tibet

Comments

[rboylern]

Perhaps he needs to review his history and geography. And the mere fact that His Holiness was born in Tibet makes him Tibetan. Sheesh! Where the hell do we get these morons?

[Koan]

Nepal indeed " was it not Joseph Gobbles who said, "Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play."

[gevan]

I suppose it all depends on which side of the Himalayas the sun is shining on.

[izAriver]

The Dali Lama is Nepalese and George Stephanopoulos is a liberal. Ha!

[Dunnage]

Ya, and the Chinese probably have more of a claim on Tibet than we do on the U.S. of A.

[raker]

I can forgive a slip of the brain, even on such a serious matter, but wasn't it odd that Stephanopoulos never corrected him although he misspoke several times. If it had been a tea party I could understand the host looking skyward and ignoring the mistakes. but isn't ABC supposed to pretend to be a real news organization concerned with accuracy? Is it too much now to expect them to even pretend?

[BillOrites]

I think Stephanopoulos was so hellbent on getting Hadley to cough up a gotcha scoop that he wasn't paying any attention whatsoever to his statements.But given Hadley says it 7 or 8 times, that's just down right pathetic. Kids News could do a better job. That show needs a new host. How about Katie {:-o

[lowfiron]

As a Republican, he does not need to be informed, just connected.

[pap]

It's not like he even said it just the once. Consistently, repeatedly, this man made an ass of himself.

I wonder if he does childrens' parties. I think a clown would be an ideal profession for this cat.

[infinity]

What's that lapel pin? Doesn't look like an American flag to me--probably the flag of a country in a far, far distant universe, or different reality for that matter.

[WigWamWag]

If you really want to give people some advice they might be likely to take, you might want to offer some that isn't tainted by ignorance and condescension. China, or where oppresion happens it is still unjustified occupation in the form of imperialsit fasism.

[JustMyWords]

Imperialist fascism (spelling, please) is a contradiction in terms. And if you want to be seen as an expert on international affairs, it's probably a good idea to correctly identify the country in question.

[marcusdarnley]

First of all, Horst, dumkopf, Obama most certainly has visited continental Europe. Read his books.

Secondly, Harry you are correct: ABC has already pulled the embarrassing Hadley clip.

[newsketeer]

"Secondly, Harry you are correct: ABC has already pulled the embarrassing Hadley clip."

...why pull the clip? Whose side is ABC on, anyway?

[stdeclan]

You don't know by now whose side the MSM is on?!
Well, Duh!
Here's a clue... psst, it ain't your side.
Turn off your TV and begin to find the real news.

[quintus]

Unbelievable! These people make idiots out to be geniuses. These people are just as out to lunch as our President.

[TTigerX2]

I doubt 1 percent of the American population could find either Tibet or Nepal on a map. Why should we expect the idiots we elect to know where they are?

[MysticInd]

Short and Sweet... to the point... what a microcosm displaying the main problem of our Head of States to MSM!

Thanks Harry!

[mzmadmike]

Stephanopoulos seems to have missed the error, too.

But I'm not clear here: Dems are unhappy that Bush is proposing a DIPLOMATIC solution?

Do they want him to invade instead?

The more I read on PuffHo, the more I wonder if the allegation is true that if Bush walked on water, he'd be criticized for not swimming.

Especially since Hadley isn't Bush.

Of course, a suspicious and intelligent person might start asking WHY Nepal is being mentioned. Is there something going on there, too?

[nyboomer]

With this administration you can never tell if they don't know the difference or if they see both countries as having the same non-value since both countries lack any exploitable resources.

They not bomb either since there are no high value targets. They would ignore both since there are no high value targets.

I wonder if prior to the interview someone said something about a nipple and this was misheard by both the reporter and the admin dunce?

[Bushwillresign]

Hadley made a stupid mistake. He had Nepal on his mind. Earlier he said the same talking points on Faux news using Tibet. Stephanopoulos should have asked "Why do you keep saying Nepal?"