Comments on: Quick Geography Lesson For NBC News

By: Chris Weigant

Chris Weigant — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:10:28 +0000

db -

Oh, I well know it. I had to bend over backwards to avoid politics while writing this. My wife's Irish, so I know this story chapter and verse...

:-)

-CW

By: michty6

michty6 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:06:23 +0000

Haha awesome column. It is also worth noting that Ireland is not in the G8 so there is absolutely no way that Obama could be attending a G8 summit there ;)

(Also I believe it is starting to become the norm that Ireland = Republic of Ireland rather than the island of Ireland)

If it makes you feel any better though, there are a large chunk of people in the UK who don't know what the difference between 'UK' and 'Great Britain' is. Although most certainly know the difference between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland...

By: db

db — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:47:56 +0000

CW,

Don't put your foot into Irish politics. The question of Northern Ireland being separate from the Republic is a potentially sore subject.

Though if you speak with a thick "Scarlett O'Hara" Southern accent & speak slowly, many Europeans will take pity on you as (another) dumb American & not hold it against you.

I seem to recall the President being in Sligo, which is in the Republic, & thus makes the whole graphic make sense.

By: Michale

Michale — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:33:32 +0000

There is an outside chance that I'll be blogging from the Netroots Nation conference, but just going on past experience, there is usually too much to do and not enough time to do it in, so odds are this won't actually happen.

I would be VERY interested to hear about the mood of NRN in light of recent events...

How do they feel about the various scandals??

How do they feel about boots on the ground in Syria TOP??

Michale