[NYTr] The 2nd Moron: Dick Cheney;'s Geography

[All the News That Doesn't Fit]

AP via Intl Herald Trib - Nov 7, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/07/america/LA-GEN-Venezuela-Cheney.php

Venezuela's Chavez laughs at Cheney's blunder, 
calling US leaders 'ignorant fools'

The Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mocked U.S. Vice
President Dick Cheney for a recent verbal blunder confusing Venezuela
with Peru, saying it shows the United States is governed by a "bunch of
ignorant fools."

Chavez mentioned Cheney's flub during a speech late Tuesday, noting
that over the weekend the vice president referred to Peru when asked
about Venezuela during an appearance in Dallas.

"The vice president of the United States was talking about us, but he
made a mistake," Chavez said, laughing. "Since those who govern the
United States are a bunch of ignorant fools... he thinks I'm president
of Peru."

"They don't know where Venezuela is, nor do they know where Peru is,"
Chavez told the crowd.

According to a transcript on the White House Web page, the vice
president was asked how concerned he is about Chavez's influence.

"I'm trying to think how to state this diplomatically. Diplomacy is
hard sometimes," Cheney said, drawing laughs from his audience.

"He's a -- obviously an individual with his own agenda, and he spends a
great deal of his time worrying about us and criticizing the United
States. My own personal view is that he does not represent the future
of Latin America, and the people of Peru I think deserve better in
their leadership."

Acknowleding Cheney's 'slip of the tongue,' [sic] the transcript
included an asterisk next to Peru to note he actually was referring to
Venezuela.[duhh]

The Venezuelan leader, a close ally of Cuba's Fidel Castro, has had
increasingly tense relations with Washington even though the United
States remains the top buyer of Venezuelan oil. Chavez said recently
that he doesn't expect any improvement in relations as long as U.S.
President George W. Bush remains in office.