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| Kerry Canât Pronounce His Wifeâs Name |
| 2004-04-20 |
| EFL President Bush gets plenty of guff for his inability to pronounce such simple words as "nuclearâ (note to aides: itâs not "nook-yoo-lurâ), but at least he can properly state his wifeâs name. If only John Kerry could make the same claim. During Kerryâs campaign appearance yesterday in infamous Pea Brain County, ground zero for Al Goreâs failed coup attempt in 2000, one condo commando asked the candidate where the missus was. He used the normal American pronunciation ("Ter-EE-suhâ), and so did Kerry in replying that she was up in Daytona Beach, though he warned that weâd be seeing more of her. Problem is, as ace columnist Michelle Malkin noted in the March issue of NewsMax Magazine, the Massachusetts Democratâs highfalutin foreign-born wife calls herself "Teh-RAY-zah.â The Eurotrash pronunciation is no doubt part of the ketchup queenâs inability to identify with all things American, even her hubby. Heh heh. Election years rule. |
| Posted by:Chris W. |
| #11 AC - Geoff is Jeff, and you better be friggin good if you want "Favre" to be "Farve" - in Brett's case - it's Farve |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-20 7:21:54 PM |
| #10 I think Kerry just didn't want to appear to correct the questioner's pronunciation, something like Dan Quayle's "potatoe" flashcard. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-04-20 7:17:07 PM |
| #9 Hee hee. Sometimes an ordinary name can be made pompous by simple ignorance. Some years ago, I had a student here in Texas whose first name was Geoff. He, and his parents, pronounced it "Joff" and he corrected my pronunciation the first time I called him "Jeff." In my native England, "Geoff" is usually pronounced "Jeff". (It is my younger brother's name, btw, but he uses the American spelling). Reminds me as well of a character named Moire in a novel I read long ago (can't remember the title). In any case, Moire is a traditional Irish name and is usually pronounced "Moy-ruh" just as the spelling suggests. The Moire in the novel (whatever it was) pronounced it "Mwah-ray" because her parents had given it to her assuming that it was French. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-04-20 7:07:47 PM |
| #8 ima call her terri it shorter and save energy |
| Posted by: HalfEmpty 2004-04-20 5:31:29 PM |
| #7 "xenophobic know-nothings"? Tell me: how much foreign aid did the United States give to your country last year? Certainly the EuroTRASH can get upset over some name calling, but that doesn't stop you from sticking your hands out for more "aid". Ingrates. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-04-20 2:02:23 PM |
| #6 The loudest people who don't like Americans are xenophobic know-nothings? That sounds about right. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-04-20 1:52:51 PM |
| #5 "Eurotrash pronunciation" Some 'merikans wonder why other people don't love them. Perhaps because the loudest are xenophobic know-nothings? |
| Posted by: Anonymous4366 2004-04-20 1:31:13 PM |
| #4 He looks like he should be doing ads for coffins. "Yes, I've got something very nice for you in Mahogany..." |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-04-20 11:37:07 AM |
| #3 Pronunciation is not the issue! People are suggesting Kerry narrarate bedtime stories for kids. They say, "What a way to get a kid to go to sleep fast". However others raise a concern. They say that listening to Kerry may aggrivate an already existing case of ADD. Only time will tell. |
| Posted by: Anonymous4052 2004-04-20 11:22:02 AM |
| #2 Teh-reh-zah is how it is pronounced in portuguese second "eh" is pronouced a little bit more open than first. Of course in speedy colloquial language eating syllabes is natural and almost could end like this: T-reh-zah |
| Posted by: Anonymous4075 2004-04-20 11:19:20 AM |
| #1 the botox probably temporarily froze his vocal chords - haven't you listened to his speeches lately? The greatest satisfaction for me (prior to Bush's re-election) is that Democrats have to listen to this droning mook's speeches...it'll kill Dem enthusiasm for generations |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-20 10:42:54 AM |