Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Do you know where Slovakia is?

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU
 
Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 05:19 AM
Original message
Do you know where Slovakia is?
American journalists don't know where Slovakia is

American journalists mixed up Slovakia and Slovenia before George Bush's official visit to Bratislava, which is actually the capital of Slovakia.

When George W. Bush mixed up Slovakia and Slovenia during his first pre-election campaign in 1999, the citizens of the two countries thought that such a mistake would never happen again, RIA Novosti reports.

<snip>


http://funreports.com/2005/02/25/58434.html

It looks like our idiot journalists are just as unaware of the geographical regions on which they report as our Idiot in Chief is. Brilliant. /note sarcasm here.

It IS interesting though.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 05:21 AM
Response to Original message
1. I'll Czech on it
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
rooboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 05:22 AM
Response to Reply #1
3. mmmm....real Budweiser... n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
rooboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 05:22 AM
Response to Original message
2. I was a little embarrassed for Janeane Garofalo during the week...
when she discovered (on air) that Niger and Nigeria were two separate countries. I guess sometimes you don't know what you don't know...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
izzie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 05:38 AM
Response to Original message
4. Please do not test me on Africa.
The whole place has changed since my school days and I never can keep it right.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
TomClash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 07:19 AM
Response to Original message
5. Not only that . . .
But Slovakia is next to Poland! Who could forget that!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 07:49 AM
Response to Reply #5
6. LOL! n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
liberalitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 09:48 AM
Response to Original message
7. Slovakia, Slovenia AND Lesotho
Two more that make folks struggle...
but alas I cheat.... I teach geography.... and self control
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Apr 30th 2024, 12:35 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC