Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) needs a Geography lesson!

[cajuncocoa]

While attempting to attack an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would require a fence be built along Mexico’s border with the U.S. before legalization, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) made a significant geographical gaffe.

Landrieu, who represents Louisiana in the U.S. Senate, was trying to undermine the amendment Sen. John Thune (R-SD) offered. In doing so, she tried to argue Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was more qualified to talk about border issues than Thune because McCain represents Arizona.

“A smart fence, which is what Senator McCain and I want to build--since he’s from Arizona, I think he knows more about this than the Senator from South Dakota who only has a border with Canada and that is quite different,” Landrieu said.

More (and video): http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/06/13/Democrat-Senator-gaffes-while-attacking-border-security-South-Dakota-has-a-border-with-Canada

[DamianTV]

First, build a fence along the Mexican Border, then invade Rhode Island! What? Rhode Island isnt a foreign country? Its a State? Whats a State?

[Elias Graves]

They don't seem to recall the fourth amendment either. Color me "not surprised."

[torchbearer]

sometimes actors forget their lines.

[oyarde]

While attempting to attack an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would require a fence be built along Mexico’s border with the U.S. before legalization, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) made a significant geographical gaffe.

Landrieu, who represents Louisiana in the U.S. Senate, was trying to undermine the amendment Sen. John Thune (R-SD) offered. In doing so, she tried to argue Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was more qualified to talk about border issues than Thune because McCain represents Arizona.

“A smart fence, which is what Senator McCain and I want to build--since he’s from Arizona, I think he knows more about this than the Senator from South Dakota who only has a border with Canada and that is quite different,” Landrieu said.

More (and video): http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/06/13/Democrat-Senator-gaffes-while-attacking-border-security-South-Dakota-has-a-border-with-Canada

I was expecting something worse.....

[Anti Federalist]

Where'd I put that facepalm?

[surf]

sometimes actors forget their lines.
winner from her state.

[Occam's Banana]

Quite apart from her geographical ignorance, consider this: if not being from a border state makes one incompetent to judge matters of border policy, and Landrieu is not from a border state ...

[cajuncocoa]

Quite apart from her geographical ignorance, consider this: if not being from a border state makes one incompetent to judge matters of border policy, and Landrieu is not from a border state ...

Good point.

[Grubb556]

First, build a fence along the Mexican Border, then invade Rhode Island! What? Rhode Island isnt a foreign country? Its a State? Whats a State?

From what I remember, the guy who founded Rhobe Island basically wanted to get away from the other states, only to get invaded by the states a few decades later.

[Elias Graves]

sometimes actors forget their lines.

You're right on there. Lawyers are generally nothing but hired guns who don't care what side they argue as long as it protects their own.

[BSU kid]

Ask these bums we have in congress to find places on a map and most probably wouldn't know where anything is at all; kinda like the schoolchildren being brainwashed in the public school system. :D

[cajuncocoa]

sometimes actors forget their lines.
I should have mentioned this, and I'm sure you've heard it by now: Mary may have had other things (http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2013/06/sen_mary_landrieus_son_arreste.html) on her mind yesterday. ;)