Cheney Makes Geography Gaffe

Cheney makes geographical gaffe
Mr Cheney slipped up addressing an international affairs luncheon
Cheney's gaffe
US Vice-President Dick Cheney has made a geographical gaffe during a foreign policy speech, appearing to confuse Peru with Venezuela.
While criticising Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Mr Cheney said "the people of Peru deserve better".

Speaking in Dallas, Texas, he said he did not believe Mr Chavez represented the future of Latin America.

Mr Chavez and his socialist ideology have long concerned US President George W Bush's administration.

Mr Cheney said of the Venezuelan leader: "He spends a great deal of his time worrying about us and criticising the United States."

He added: "The people of Peru, I think, deserve better in their leadership. But that's obviously a matter they've got to resolve for themselves."

He made the faux pas on Friday while addressing a lunch meeting of the Dallas-based World Affairs Council, which describes itself as an organisation set up to educate citizens on international affairs.

Peru is nearly 800km (500 miles) to the south-west of Venezuela, beneath Ecuador and Colombia.

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Maybe he is learning his edumucation from George :rofl: :rofl: :hi:

"Hi, folks! It's great to be back in Cleveland."
"This is Dayton, asshole!"
"Oops, sorry. Dayton's a great town, too."

It's NOT okay if you're a United States Vice-President visiting our neighbors to the South.

to start operation "get the peoples' minds off the weak dollar and Bush administration failed policies" by generating some new act of war/terror somewhere.

Belize it or not...........:rofl: :rofl: :hi:

Dontcha just Haiti when that happens? :D:D:D

Brrrrr.....:hi:

badumbum. :D

badumbumbadumbum :hi:

:grr:

The children already know this stuff! :rofl:

Chavez es el Presidente de Venezuela

;)

At least the last thread promoting this hoax had a link to a transcript that proved Cheney did not say this. He was listing leaders he doesn't like (would like to see toppled by his minions, no doubt) and it's clear from the transcript he didn't say Chavez was president of Peru.

Fact checking is your friend. Always.