Poland got a big laugh where I saw the debate.

[genius]

I saw the debate at a tavern with about 200 people in a rich, conservative area. Afterwards, there was an impromptu polls and it went 100% in Kerry's favor.

The biggest laugh of the night was when Bush pointing out that Poland was part of the coalition.

The biggest applause (during a segment) was when Kerry mentioned George Senior and Iraq.

[barackmyworld]

1. I am polish

and that was still funny as hell

[Malva Zebrina]

2. He probably blurted out Poland because he could not say

Czechoslovakia

[no_hypocrisy]

3. My theory why he mentioned Poland: Pennsylvania is full of Polish

immigrants and their descendants. He's going after the demographic.

[bagnana]

4. didn't poland join the coalition after the invasion?

I can't find a link to that information, but thought that was the case. IF so, then JK was correct when he said we went in w/UK, Aus. and us.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. I think you're right. I still stand my contention that this was pandering

to a select voting block in Pennsylvania. Otherwise, * would've rattled off the names of all the countries involved in this morass (if he's capable of such a parlor trick).

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

6. Italy is the 3rd largest contingent in Iraq

and there are a lot of Americans of Italian ancestry.... so, why not Italy?

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Because New York is not going for Bush. Italian-Americans are otherwise

scattered around, save for Boston and Massachusetts generally.

Pennsylvania has clusters of Polish-Americans that * is going after.

[no name no slogan]

7. Pandering of the worst sort

Nothing against Poland, but they're not regarded as a nation that strikes fear in the hearts of fighting men today.

But you have to admit Poland sounds a lot more fearful than Tonga...

[prayin4rain]

11. Yes that is true...

But Bush also made an error when he corrected Kerry to say he forgot to mention Poland supplied forces when the invasion began. Kerry said there were three countries —Great Britain, Australia and the United States — and Bush said, "actually he forgot Poland."

Poland later supplied troops, and actually commanded a zone of Iraq. But they were not part of the original ground invasion. And although Bush said there are 30 countries in the coalition, he neglected to say that about a half dozen countries have withdrawn their troops in recent months.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6144991/?GT1=5472

[redowl]

8. hey...don't pick on bushie- it was the only word he could think of

and it sounds "foreign".

"...and hey, the murikkan people won't know,shucks,I didn't know either til last week when my daddy explained it all to me"
:eyes:

[Tyranikal]

10. ploand

Actually Poland has a bunch of special forces working with ours in Iraq. I remeber at the beginning of the war, they refused to get thier pictures taken becuase they did not want it adverstised that they were there