Clinton = Doofus (Congress, Obama, state, supporter)
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Man, this is real funny. And to think we have 3 years and 9 more months of this.
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Clinton Goofs on Russian Translation, Tells Diplomat She Wants to 'Overcharge' Ties
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a gift bearing an incorrect translation -- one that implies hostility, rather than peacemaking.
An assistant shows the mock 'reset' button that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton handed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva Friday.
Note to self: When trying to improve ties with a former Cold War-era foe, check a dictionary.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton learned that lesson the hard way Friday when she presented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with a gift bearing an incorrect translation -- one that implied hostility, rather than peacemaking.
Clinton presented Lavrov with a gift-wrapped red button, which said "Reset" in English and "Peregruzka" in Russian. The problem was, "peregruzka" doesn't mean reset. It means overcharged, or overloaded.
And Lavrov called her out on it.
"We worked hard to get the right Russian word. Do you think we got it?" Clinton asked Lavrov.
"You got it wrong," Lavrov said. "This says 'peregruzka,' which means overcharged."
The two top diplomats, who met in Geneva, laughed and Clinton explained: "We won't let you do that to us, I promise."
Clinton said earlier she was presenting the gift because it "represents what President Obama and Vice President Biden and I have been saying and that is, 'We want to reset our relationship.' And so we will do it together."
Clinton adviser Philippe Reines said the typo would be fixed, noting that the correct translation for "reset" is only a couple letters off.
"Since we're all learning a little Russian today, Opechatka is Russian for typo. So the 'Opechatka' is being fixed, the gift will correctly read 'Perezagruzka,'" he said.
Clinton Goofs on Russian Translation, Tells Diplomat She Wants to 'Overcharge' Ties - First 100 Days of Presidency - Politics FOXNews.com (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/06/clinton-goofs-russian-translation-tells-diplomat-wants-overcharge-ties/ - broken link)
Dems across this country have all beefed about America's reputation. Time and time again. All democrats look like doofuses ... but they don't realize it. Why Hillary as Secretary of State?
Because Barack felt sorry for her. Not because she is qualified.
Thank goodness Barack didn't send Biden to Moscow.
Joe Biden would definitely have provoked the wrong "button".
Watching Barack, his crooked "administration" and his Democratic Congress at work is like watching the 3 stooges.
I can't see anything good coming from this.
Last edited by Yooperkat; 03-06-2009 at 06:11 PM..
Dems across this country have all beefed about America's reputation. Time and time again. All democrats look like doofuses ... but they don't realize it.
Well, thats embarrassing. But then it is Hillary we are talking about.
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