sure we all make a mistake now and again

BUT THREE IN A ROW?

opec apec?
(oprah uma?)

austria australia?

walking into the men's room when you're a women?
not being able to find your way off of a podium?

king george is a royal CHUMP or is that CHIMP
Dazed Bush forgets what country he's in, what summit he's at
David Edwards and Nick Juliano
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President Bush's trademark struggles with the finer points of public speaking were on full display Friday, when he thanked his "Austrian" hosts for inviting him to this year's "OPEC" summit.
The "Language Mangler-in-Chief" was in Australia attending the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit. Along with misidentifying his host country and the name of the summit, Bush struggled to leave the lectern, trying to exit the stage the wrong way.
"Thank you for being such a fine host of the OPEC summit," Bush said to Australian prime minister John Howard. He quickly corrected himself, "APEC summit," and joked Howard "invited me to the OPEC summit next year. (Such an invitation would be impossible because neither the US or Australia are members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.)..........