Shot in the Dark

Schrimpe Auf Dem Grill

A long-time friend of this blog emails:

President Obama specifically said that the Charleston type killings did not happen in other Western countries.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/at-least-two-killed-in-austria-after-man-drives-into-crowd-before-stabbing-passersby-in-graz-10333891.html

Perhaps it was lost in translation because we know he can’t speak Austrian.

Your friend,
[Redacted]

On the one hand, I’m inclined to cut people breaks when it comes to languages – and Austrian does have a different accent, vocabulary and style than German.

On the other hand, there’s no way that the president who went Queen Elizabeth the Blueray collection of Eastenders for a Golden Jubilee present [1] knows that.

I’m pretty sure Obama once told a “Crocodile Dundee” joke when speaking to the Austrian ambassador.

[1] Or whatever it was.

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    bikebubba

    Since Obama did pass the bar, I’ve been reluctant to assume he’s “just not that smart”, as many others have noted, but this and many other incidents with the guy are testing my resolve in this area. But that said, sometimes a truly smart person uses distractions of this sort so we aren’t watching while he does something truly nasty, like continuing to make steps so the Iranians can have nuclear weapons.

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