Gore beats up on Bush
Gore beats the bush for more flubs
Hiller's Killer Pop Quiz
I ain't running
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"I guess we know that 'C' at Yale was a gentleman's 'C," said Gore spokesman Chris Lehane, referring to the way Bush has described his academic record.
Bush Jr fails on-the-spot foreign affairs quiz
Texas Governor George W Bush was hit with a surprise quiz on foreign affairs
and struggled with the answers.
The Republican presidential front-runner who has been known to mix-up the
names of foreign countries was asked to name the leaders of four current
world hot spots: Chechnya, Taiwan, India and Pakistan during a television
interview in Boston.
He was able to give a partial response to just one: Taiwan.
That drew immediate criticism from the camp of Democrat Al Gore, which
said the vice president - who is also seeking the presidency in 2000 - could
have answered all four correctly.
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"I guess we know that 'C' at Yale was a gentleman's 'C," said Gore
spokesman Chris Lehane, referring to the way Bush has described his
academic record.
The Bush campaign brushed off the incident.
"The person who is running for president is seeking to be the leader of the free
world, not a Jeopardy contestant," said Karen Hughes, Bush communications
director.
"I would venture to guess that 99.9 percent of most Americans and probably
most candidates could not answer who is the president of Chechnya," Hughes
added.
Hiller's killer pop quiz
The questions were put to Bush by political reporter Andy Hiller during a
break in Bush's campaigning in New Hampshire.
Hiller is known locally for asking sassy questions of political leaders.
Hiller asked: "Can you name the president of Chechnya?"
"No, can you?" Bush replied.
"Can you name the president of Taiwan?" Hiller asked.
"Yeah, Lee," responded Bush, referring to Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui.
"Can you name the general who is in charge of Pakistan?" asked Hiller,
inquiring about General Pervaiz Musharraf, who took over last month in a
military coup.
"Wait, wait, is this 50 questions?" replied Bush.
Hiller replied: "No, it's four questions of four leaders in four hot spots."
Bush said: "The new Pakistani general, he's just been elected - not elected,
this guy took over office. It appears this guy is going to bring stability to the
country and I think that's good news for the subcontinent."
Hiller persisted, saying "Can you name him?"
Bush said: "General. I can name the general. General."
"And the prime minister of India?" asked Hiller, inquiring about a man who
was recently re-elected and who last year tested a nuclear bomb.
Bush said: "The new prime minister of India is - no."
At that point, Bush responded in kind to Hiller.
"Can you name the foreign minister of Mexico?" asked the governor, whose
home state borders the Central American nation.
Hiller beats up on Bush and says I ain't running
The reporter replied, "No sir, but I would say to that, I'm not running for
president."
Bush said: "What I'm suggesting to you is, if you can't name the foreign
minister of Mexico, therefore, you know, you're not capable about what you
do. But the truth of the matter is you are, whether you can or not."
For the record, the president in Chechnya, the Russian breakaway republic
and scene of recent fighting, is Aslan Maskhadov.
The prime minister of India is Atal Bihari Vajpayee. |
