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To: stribe30 who wrote (125401)	10/5/2000 5:24:10 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1570331

By the way.. I hear that Bush didnt know or at least got the Russian President's name wrong (Putin) Is this true? I realize Canada is sort of taken for granted south of the border and perhaps not knowing the Prime Minister's name is pardonable to a certain degree, but not knowing the Russian President's name? Ouch... scary Scott, Hadn't heard that one...you would think that both candidates would have been briefed on the names of the major heads of state. Apparently Bush was not very interested in this area when his father was president. ted

To: stribe30 who wrote (125401)	10/5/2000 5:32:32 PM
From: Windsock	Respond to of 1570331

Re:"but not knowing the Russian President's name? Ouch... scary" DubYa has never been know for his intellect. Take this nugget from the debate on how his home state of Texas works. I've named four Supreme Court judges in the state of Texas, and I would ask the people to check out their qualifications, their deliberations . . . I've had a record of appointing judges in the state of Texas. That's what a governor gets to do. A governor gets to name Supreme Court judges. -- George W. Bush, Oct. 4 Molly Ivins: "AUSTIN -- Ooops. Uh, actually, we rather notoriously `elect' judges in Texas, including those on the state Supreme Court. However, due to a series of early retirements, Bush has been called upon to name four justices, so one can see how he might be confused about it." star-telegram.com Damn, here comes the liberal press again pointing out that DubYa is kinda short on knowledge.

To: stribe30 who wrote (125401)	10/5/2000 5:39:28 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570331

Scott, RE:"By the way.. I hear that Bush didnt know or at least got the Russian President's name wrong (Putin) Is this true? I realize Canada is sort of taken for granted south of the border and perhaps not knowing the Prime Minister's name is pardonable to a certain degree, but not knowing the Russian President's name? Ouch... scary " More BS Scott, Ted? Bush was well aware of Mr Putin and his name prior to him being elected to the presidency of Russia. I recall someone asking him about Putin in an interview on a news program. Bush was well versed on what what going on in Russia. I suspect he didn't forget Putins name after he won. Jim

To: stribe30 who wrote (125401)	10/5/2000 7:21:41 PM
From: hmaly	Respond to of 1570331

stribe30 Re...<Actually.. Rick Mercer, the comic who posed as a reporter, asked Bush this TWICE about "Jean Poutine" within the span of about 15-20 mins or so.. Both times he didnt know that this was an obvious error.. whats even more amusing was that his aides were standing there both times and didnt interject... now.. why I may give mr twfowler a point for saying he didnt have tine to think about it the first time... shouldnt his aides have said something to him about it so the NEXT time he got asked it, it wouldnt occur? <<<< The first thing you should realize is that almost everyone can be fooled by a trick question. In fact, one night on this board I asked a trick question of Ali Chen, and his reply clearly showed he didn't catch the trick question as he asked a foolish question. Does that mean I think Ali is a fool. No. Ali is a very intelligent person. It depends upon the question and how it is asked as to how often it fools someone. It is done by emphasizing a different part of the question, and slipping the tricky part through without notice. The question was, Mr. Bush, the prime minister of Canada, Jean Poutin congratulated you on winning the republican nomination for president; how would you respond to that. When you are asked that question, what is your mind drawn to. The first part is, "The prime minister". The second part is "of Canada" The third part your mind typically focuses on is What about the prime minister of Canada. In other words, your mind, after hearing "the prime minister" starts looking for the question which was; "how would you respond to that" instead of concentrating upon the name, because the name "Jean Poutin" is incidental to the question. In other words, a trick question normally is asked by directing the persons mind to another area, and then slipping your tricky part under his radar. I have seen tricky questions even the smartest person could miss, and I would bet even you could get tricked. Its has to do with human nature and attention to details, not intelligence.