Talk:Poutine
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Since I get in trouble for adding fact tags, what evidence is there that 'he didn't notice the name change or was distracted?' Maestro 07:53, 6 February 2008 (EST)
- What evidence is there that he knew little about Canadian politics? HelpJazz 09:52, 6 February 2008 (EST)
That he didn't recognize the the name of the Candandian Prime Minister (Trudeau sounds very little like Poutine) and that he believed he'd gotten the Prime Minister's endorsement, when in fact the Prime Minister endorsed no one. Maestro 18:53, 6 February 2008 (EST)
Maestro - Trudeau quit the PM's job in 1984. how is he at all relevant to the incident? Rodney 18:55, 6 February 2008 (EST)
- Maestro, that doesn't even agree with what's on the page itself. I'll assume you meant Chrétien (which looks like it might rhyme with poutine, I don't know how either of them are pronounced) and say this: this gimmick is used all the time by late night TV show hosts. It doesn't show that Bush doesn't know who the PM of Canada is; it shows that he might not know. You are assuming that the name was clearly pronounced and intentionally easy to spot the mistake. You also assume that, if Bush did hear the name, he actually didn't know the difference between Poutine and Chrétien. If he noticed, do you think he would have told a news reporter that the reporter doesn't know the name of his own country's PM? That's not good politics, when the guy just gave you an endorsement. Lastly, the choice of words sticks out in Canada because Canadians recognize the word poutine -- not a dish an American is likely to have heard of; what better way to guarantee a laugh from a Canadian audience? If had been "Prime Minister This is a Fake Name" or even "Prime Minister Jean Big Mac", and he didn't notice, then you would have a substantial case; as it is now, you can't really say a whole lot about what the data actually means. HelpJazz 22:36, 6 February 2008 (EST)
Guess we'll never know what goes on in that head of his, and shame on me for misremembering the Prime Minister at the time. I had a Canadian roomie at the time, he was more shocked that Bush didn't know what Poutine was. Hey, anyone remember the Free Freedonia flap from 1992? Maestro 23:15, 6 February 2008 (EST)
During the early 1990s when ethnic Muslims were being slaughtered in the former Yugoslav republics, some reporters called members of congress and asked them their position on the ethnic cleansing going on in Freedonia. Only one congressman admitted he wasn't familiar with the situation, the rest universally condemned the slaughter. The problem was, there's no such nation as Freedonia, it was from a Marx Brothers movie. It goes to show, people don't want to admit they dont' know what you're talking about.
Reviewing the Bush footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mi2kUebJy8 it does look like Bush was kind of blitzed by that reporter (they only said the name once, in a loud crowd and Bush seemed genuinely suprised at the 'endorsement'). On the other hand, Bush refers to Canada as 'our most important neighbor to the north'. As opposed to who? Maestro 23:22, 6 February 2008 (EST)
