This is much worse than anything Dan Quayle ever did. Needless to say, these bizarre moments won't be promoted by the media as evidence that Obama is stupid. But they'll be worth keeping in mind in the fall, when every time John McCain misspeaks, the Democrats' whispering campaign will suggest that he's getting senile.
UPDATE: Mark Steyn adds:
The viciously partisan John Hinderaker wonders if the Senator can spell potato. Of course he can. He's been to both North and South Idahoe.
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Barack's 57 varieties
corner.nationalreview.comFound 5 days, 13 hours, 6 minutes, and 32 seconds agoI'm a foreigner in this here Corner so perhaps some of you natives could help me out: How many states does America have? There's New Hampshire, California, West Virginia, South Virginia, Long Island, Guam, Dollywood. ...
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UPDATE: L.A. Times: "Barack Obama wants to be president of these 57 United States."
ANOTHER UPDATE: Tom Elia: "Personally, I don't think it was a 'tired mistake' as much as this is just how Chicago Democrats are used to counting during elections and election campaigns..."
MORE: "I love the way he pauses and really thinks before adding the '-seven.'"
MORE STILL: Can he spell potato? "This is much worse than anything Dan Quayle ever did." But there's no Obama-is-stupid narrative for it to reinforce.
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imao.us
Was that a bad joke? And if not, did he really not catch himself when people started laughing?
Maybe he needs to start wearing a flag pin so he could use the stars on it as a reference.
Best guess is he meant he had been to 47 states (since he implies there are three states he hasn't been to). McCain would not get away with that gaffe.
(hat tip Hot Air )
UPDATE:
This is a good point. Isn't this way dumber than anything Dan Quayle said? What's better known: The spelling of "potato" or how many states are in the union?
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reachm.com
They've got Obama right where they want him. The whispering campaign has worked. After proving to Democratic voters that he was a Muslim sworn to fly hijacked airliners into every American flag lapel pin, that he was a suicidal bowler, wearing the Quran as a jockstrap to conceal his Imamhood of Mass Destruction, who flips the bird at political opponents while on camera just like all Al Kayda leaders do, then attends the United Church of Bobby Jesse Sharpton Seale, where he plots to siphon the gas of poor people, steal the guns of Rural Americans so they'll be defenseless against the invading hordes of antler-toting Obambi gee-hoddists, they spread the word that he fathered non-white children utilizng the classic historical means of overcoming these United States of Honkiedom:
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digitalniccotine.blogspot.com
But as the guys at Powerline point out, Obama has been hinting that McCain is possibly capable of having "senior moments."
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dinocrat.com
UPDATE
While we're on the subject: if John McCain had said there were 58 states , would the media give that a pass, or would McCain get the potatoe treatment or worse?
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URL: Power Line
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New deadline for Zimbabwe's vote
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scaredmonkeys.com
With Obama its all about CHANGE … including the number of States in the US.
Who knew there were actually 60 states in the USA. No wonder Barack Obama is worried that Hillary Clinton may still be in the race for the Democratic nomination. Read all about Obama's new math …
FYI Obama, there are 50 stars on the US Flag to represent the number of States that make up America. Like on the US Flag raised above at Ground Zero in NYC after 9-11.
Democratic Presidential soon to be nominee Barack Obama wants to be President of all 57 States of the US.
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thinkingonthemargin.blogspot.com
UPDATE: L.A. Times: "Barack Obama wants to be president of these 57 United States." ANOTHER UPDATE: Tom Elia: "Personally, I don't think it was a 'tired mistake' as much as this is just how Chicago Democrats are used to counting during elections and election campaigns..." MORE: "I love the way he pauses and really thinks before adding the '-seven.'" MORE STILL: Can he spell potato? "This is much worse than anything Dan Quayle ever did." But there's no Obama-is-stupid narrative for it to reinforce.
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reluctantoptimist.wordpress.com
With some commentary here , here , and here . Great line: "Can He Spell 'Potato?'"
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