“Med erm, Medeved… Meded-deva…whatever…”

Questioned Tuesday about the name of Putin’s successor in a televised debate with Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton faltered to pronounce the name. “Med erm, Medeved… Meded-deva… whatever…” Russian Blogger Alexander Kireev was not impressed.
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Alexander Kireev is a Russian blogger living in the US:

Discussions about Russia always come with some blatant untruths, and the latest democratic debates are no exception. Hillary stated that "the so-called leading opposition figure spends most of his time praising Putin". Who was she referring to, exactly? A lack of trustworthy information about Russia is scary, but that's not all... Clinton could not pronounce Medvedev's last name.

She's always talking about her experience, including in the realm of international affairs. A candidate that boasts experience and knowledge should know the surname of a person who will shortly become president of a nuclear-armed state. Trying to pronounce the name of Putin's successor, Clinton used the word "whatever". This shows disregard, even disrespect. What for? Why personally insult someone that - if you both become presidents- you will have to meet often and discuss important issues? All this in addition to the personal dig she made at Putin."

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"Clinton flexes her foreign knowledge - whatever"

Images from MSNBC. Posted 26 Feb. 08

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