Prezident Bobblehead gets it wrong AGAIN. Bush says Saddam killed Mandela, even though Nelson Mandela is in fact alive and well.
In a press conference this morning, President Bush tried to assert that Saddam's brutal rule over Iraq wiped the country clean of potential democratic reformers — individuals who may have possessed leadership skills like former South African President Nelson Mandela. In doing so, Bush inartfully suggested Saddam killed Mandela:
"I thought an interesting comment was made — somebody said to me, I heard somebody say, "Now, where's Mandela?" Well, Mandela's dead, because Saddam Hussein killed all the Mandelas."
For the record, Nelson Mandela is still alive while Saddam Hussein is dead. Watch Prezident Bobblehead in action here:
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Repeat after me: "Dumbest. President. EVAR."