Oh man, NATO has earned itself the ire of smartass AP writers — you know this must be bad! First sentence: “It seems NATO may also stand for Not All That Observant.” EASY NOW, easy. It turns out the video people at the NATO summit in Chicago don’t know important facts, like how Barack Obama was raised in Kenya, or that the capital of Illinois is a log cabin in Peoria, or that the Chicago Tribune was founded by Michael Jordan.
Other things that NATO gets wrong is its belief that it has a purpose anymore, but these are big-time errors, too:
A video posted on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization website ahead of its upcoming summit in Chicago got a few things wrong: identifying Chicago as Illinois’ capital, identifying the city as the place Obama grew up and identifying the wrong man as the founder of the Chicago Tribune.
This is when the AP writer really lays into NATO: “But by Friday, NATO showed it could also stand for Not About To Offend after it scrubbed those mistakes from the video.” You can play this name game too, in the comments! Please don’t.
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Did the AP writers pass the AP facts test?
I see what you did there.
I thought Houston was the capital.
Whitney or Sam?
Only to General Zod
KNEEL LIBEL!!!!!
http://www.generalzod.net/
I can't imagine how he didn't win the 2008 election over the Kenyan and that pasty fellow
But don't blame me! I voted for Kodos.
I'm watching Zod destroy the Easter Bunny again and again! But the Easter Bunny just won't kneel before Zod!
I saw Neil Libel live at the Viper Room back in '97.
Duhhhhhh, everyone know's it's Austin.
Lake Michigan is not the North Atlantic, so truthiness prevails.
Neither is the Caspian, buuuut…
Robert McCormick invented little cans of pepper?
But who will stand up to the Soviet Union along with Mitt?
I gotta tell ya, as a person living in the Chicago burbage it's kind creepy to have the flight pattern change over my condo. Apparently, Naytoe needs more security overhead, I guess. I hear birds and kids playing games. This is frickin weirding me out.
I used to love watching the jets take off from Meigs Field and aim for my apartment in Lake Point Tower.
I love that you're old enough to know what Meigs Field is. Love.
I remember when they closed it and were about to reopen it as something called "Northerly Island Park," but then Mayor Daley kept calling it "Northern Ireland Park" and they had to put that plan on the shelf for a few years.
That was like in the '90s!
I always had nightmares about that airfield. It was trouble waiting to happen. Then again, I think the same of the air and water show.
Put on a Yoko Ono record. You'll be back to normal in no time.
Number 9, for real.
Awww. They aren't just following Irving Park Road and the major highways? Way to mix it up military dudes.
So the guys over at Ass Pricks took NATO to task because NATO is fairly convinced that world history neither began nor ended on July 4, 1776?
So the people over at Fox are looking at NATO a little more favorably now?
They get all their maps from NATO:
http://wonkette.com/436499/lets-hope-fox-news-is-…
The Monroe Doctrine is actually callin the shots,anyhow!
Marilyn Monroe is directing now?
Nah, just tending bar.
The answer to most state capital questions is "some fucking cow town somewhere."
"Not About To Offend", "Not All That Observant" Nyuck nyuck. Those witty newspaper writers are sooooo witty with their wittyness. Makes you wonder why print papers are dead.
AP = Asshole Power. Hey – at least I used the AP and not NATO.
NATO video = Nice Ass To Orifice pron flick.
I need to check out your video collection.
Saul Alinsky aside, the Chicago Soviet threat has not historically occupied much of NATO's attention.
All I know is that the trees are the right size.
We can't play The Name Game?
"Tucker, Tucker…"
"…Fo…"
Fucker
Banana
Fana
I was drinking Tang the last time I cared what NATO did.
You were an astronaut?
People read the AP?
NATO always bombs, always.
Wasn't that Putin's campaign slogan?
(Other than "I'll pop your cherry," of course.)
Decades after Red Dawn, someone's finally thinking about protecting the midwest from the threat of Soviet paratroopers. What's NATO gonna do next — finish that last bit of the Maginot Line that nobody ever got around to building?
you know it's being remade right?
Whew. I'm glad they caught that. I thought it might be something unimportant.
Here is another stupid NATO story. The people who live in the fancy schmancy part of town had a chance to meet with the big shots in charge of the event. Residents got together in some ballroom, and a kind white man with a suit and a mic took questions. Tut tut, so civilized. Meanwhile on Southside, a local reporter stopped a black lady on the street (not a ballroom) where she expressed concern because they haven't been told which streets will be closed yet. News 5 did not note the irony of this situation.
Who is this "AP" person? Is he the new writer for HuffPo?
Arnold Palmer?
Alex Pareene. Duh, even by Friday afternoon standards.
A surprising number of people would say "Adrian Peterson", but they'd be wrong.
At least they didn't fuck up anything having to do with Chicago's sports teams. Then there'd be hell to pay.
Or if AP messed with a flyball a Chicago Cub was trying to catch so they could win the game and go to the World Series.
NATO is a tool of the UN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!9999999999999999
NATO still exists?
Yes, damn you. AFGHANISTAN.
Don't forget about Poland, either!
What was the last international organization to dissolve itself?
Jerbs, people!!!
Did the AP report about NATO's top general in Chicago Al Capone and his aide Frank the Inforcer Nitti?
Have they let Geraldo out of the vault yet?
No Anal, Totes Oral.
Can AP explain how knowing the capital of Illinois has anything to do with defending the Free World?
If I know the capital of Maine (without looking it up first) can I be a SAC General?
Is the capital of Maine LL Bean?
The capital of Maine is Stephen King.
It's Austin right? No wait, it's Poland. Damn. I'm always forgetting about Poland.
Bangher. I don't think that's correct. I just like writing it.
Capital M.
Good one! It took about 45 minutes for that to register.
Website now says NATO has called off the meeting in Chicago because the city has burned to the ground. Something about a cow.
They corrected their mistakes the next day?
Apologist scum.
Now Aircraft Targets Office, Appalling Pricks.
I like this game.
Well, since Obama has introduced a one-world government, does it matter what the supposed capital of Illinois is, anyway? We take all of our orders from Kenya now.
And to think that over at NewsBusters they complain the AP is all on the side of the Obama Administration.
BOOO. NATO made the video private.
Since the AP has such fantastic fact checkers, maybe they could use them for good, like questioning a politician's claims sometime.
the problem is that all of NATO's facts are black facts or liberal facts. NATO is appallingly ignorant of "conservative facts," which are a totally different kind of "facts," in that they are more in the realm of being myths, legends, lies, and wishes.
TED: With all the controversy over NATO, I’m not sure this is the best time for a fleet visit. There’s a lot of anti-NATO feeling here.
FRED: Anti-what?
TED: Anti-NATO.
FRED: Anti-NATO?
TED: Yeah. Well actually, here it’s OTAN.
FRED: They’re against OTAN?
TED: Yeah.
FRED: What are they for? Soviet troops racing across Europe eating all the croissants?
TED:What exactly are you doing here?
FRED: I’m sort of an advance man for the 6th Fleet. The last fleet visit was a disaster, so they thought it would be a good thing to get someone in early to smooth things out and make sure nothing goes wrong.
TED: That’s gonna be really tough. It’s an assignment that will require a lot of diplomacy and tact. I’m really surprised they gave it to you.
FRED: Well, it doesn’t require that much tact.
Chuck Norris freely goes anywhere in the world he wants, but stays out of Chicago out of respect for Dick Butkus!
If you drill down they also have Obama and Bill Ayers in the Alinsky Book Club.
NATO: justifying runaway Pentagon spending since 1949!
Yeah, well… http://thesinosaudiblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/…
Chicago is not the capital in name, but it is where you'll find the Governor and all his top staff. I kinda get the confusion – especially since its been that way for 3 decades now.
i'm pretty sure it's been that way since 1837. i mean, wtf else was going on in IL in 1837?
Approaching Perfidy.
Mayor Quimby is very displeased that everyone thinks the capital of Illinois is Chicago.
Look, I don't care how popular it is in Japan, I don't care for this fermented bean curd.
All that Chicago trivia but no mention of Bob Fosse?
If Sarah Palin made the same mistakes, her fans would be altering Wikipedia to show she was right.
I'll have you know that Sarah Palin can see the capital of Illinois from her house.
Nuclear Arsenic Terrorist Orange — what was the game again? DId I win? Do I need to enter on Twitter or Facebook?
Normally, it would not be such a big deal that they didn't realize the capital of Illinois is…..Springfield. Probably just a short drive from Shelbyville.
This is the probably the only known NATO fuck-up in history that didn't cause several people to lose their lives.
Hey, compared to the CIA these guys are superstars.
Not Able to Operate. Not After Two O'Clock.
The National Association of Theatre Owners does not appreciate the unauthorized use of this vide by AP.
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