George W. Bush, ‘The Leader of the Free World’, bungling at APEC summit (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) in Australia. He forgets what country he’s in, what summit he’s at:
1. confused about how to get off the stage
2. confuses APEC with OPEC (The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
3. thinks troops from Australia are called Austrian troops
4. (not in video): Bush quickly corrected himself. “APEC summit,” he said forcefully, joking that Howard had invited him to the OPEC summit next year (for the record, an impossibility, since neither Australia nor the U.S. are OPEC members).

Also: the official text released by the White House switched “Austrian” to “Australian.”

September 7, 2007 Countdown with Keith Olbermann