Cowen in White House speech gaffe

Brian Cowen was just a few paragraphs into his address at the White House St Patrick’s Day celebration yesterday when he realised something sounded far too familiar.

Brian Cowen was just a few paragraphs into his address at the White House St Patrick’s Day celebration yesterday when he realised something sounded far too familiar.

It turned out he was repeating the speech US President Barack Obama had just given.

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