Jumblat Mistakenly Addresses Suleiman as 'President Aoun' during Speech
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Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat made a slip of the tongue during a speech on Saturday when he mistakenly addressed President Michel Suleiman as MP Michel Aoun, the head of the Free Patriotic Movement.
His mistake drew raucous laughter among the crowd that included Suleiman, Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, and a number of officials.
The MP quickly corrected and excused himself before the audience, quipping: “This is because we have been dreaming of him (Aoun) so often.”
He made his remark in reference to the prominent role Aoun is playing regarding the presidential elections, amid media reports that he may be elected president.
“Don't worry, we didn't make the error because he is going to be elected,” he added jokingly.
Jumblat made the gaffe during a celebration of a Christian-Druze reconciliation in the Shouf village of Brih.
Kataeb Party chief Amin Gemayel made a similar slip during a speech in 2008, marking the third anniversary of the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri.
Gemayel was calling for the election of a consensual president, suggesting the election of “General Michel Aoun,” drawing boos and whistles from the crowd.
He apologized and made the correct reference to then Army Commander General Michel Suleiman.
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17 May 2014, 13:13
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guess your not the only one dreaming of Aoun at nights at least he gives you something to do guess the complex of aoun will haunt a lot of presidents
17 May 2014, 14:04
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In 2008 Amin Gemayel mistakenly refers to Michel Aoun as president, still Michel Aoun did not become president.
In 2014 Walid Jumblat mistakenly refers to Michel Aoun as president, and once again Michel Aoun will not become president.
On the other hand Hezbollah officials keep calling Michel Aoun, Abbas I don't know why.
17 May 2014, 16:13
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well let him be president and the capital of Lebanon will again be damascus like the good old days of lahoud... all they know is to bow and get f...ed otherwise they cannot live....
17 May 2014, 17:28
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ft, slash meant a good president for lebanon, not for ur home country syria ...
18 May 2014, 05:17
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funny indeed, flamethrower expects to be voted up on this forum:) I bet even on Al Manar they would vote you down.
17 May 2014, 16:41
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Flamethrower is accurate in his diagnose, Aoun is like a cancer and people stricken with cancer have it on their mind 24/7. Three ways this can end, the cancer dies, the host is killed, or the cancer goes into remission. The cancer nowadays is pretending to be in remission. But be very weary this could be just a ruse, cancer is a tricky customer and could return at any moment more treturous and aggressive than ever before.
Flamethrower can simply be cured with some Preparation H®.
17 May 2014, 17:28
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I diagnose flamethrower as dyslectic or just plain illiterate, he cannot process a simple English phrase. "Aoun is like a cancer" is simple enough to understand, a retarded fifth grader can understand that it means Aoun and Cancer same thing. Flamethrower saw "Aoun is like a cancer" his brain went into overdrive and out came "Aoun is a carcinogen", ghareeb :(
Now for some reason he's wishing half the Lebanese population gets cancer. I'm sure if his wish comes true Fady Abboud will rush to his iPhone speed dial #1 for the Guinness people and proudly claim the record for highest rates of cancer per capita.
17 May 2014, 18:25
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@FT: Of course he's on their mind (who's "their", he's in yours too) 24/7 ! He's a nightmare waiting to happen !
17 May 2014, 19:48
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"His mistake drew raucous laughter among the crowd"... everyone has the same reaction :-)
This is as close to becoming President as the pajama x-general is going to get.
17 May 2014, 19:57
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Crusher/momo we will remember that prediction, but Assad is "your" President.
17 May 2014, 20:17
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Everyone should get used to say, Your Excellency president Demianos Kattar.
