Bush Backs 'Austrian troops' at 'OPEC'
Thank you again, President Bush. Today I learn the words "gaffe" and "goof" because of you. From the ABC of Australia:
Bush backs 'Austrian troops' at 'OPEC'
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Bushisms: US President George W Bush addresses the business summit at the Sydney Opera House (APEC 2007 Taskforce)
Gaffe-prone US President George W Bush confused APEC with OPEC and transformed Australian troops into Austrians in a series of blunders in Sydney on Friday.
Mr Bush's tongue started slipping almost as soon as he started talking at a business forum on the eve of the APEC leaders summit.
"Mr Prime Minister, thank you for your introduction," he said. "Thank you for being such a fine host for the OPEC summit."
As the audience of several hundred people erupted in laughter, Bush corrected himself and joked, "He invited me to the OPEC summit next year."
Australia has never been a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Later in his speech, Mr Bush recounted how Prime Minister John Howard had gone to visit "Austrian troops" last year in Iraq.
Mr Howard was visiting Australian troops. There are no Austrian troops in Iraq.
- Reuters
I read in the news that George W Bush is planning to give talks after he steps down, just like other presidents did. It seems he has finally reckoned he's got a lot of talent for stand-up comedy.
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