As seen on "The Caucus" (NY Times political blog):
While campaigning in South Carolina yesterday, Mitt Romney attempted to speak about terrorism and how we must fight them there so we don't have to fight them here. Here's what he ended up saying:
“Actually, just look at what Osam — uh — Barack Obama, said just yesterday. Barack Obama calling on radicals, jihadists of all different types, to come together in Iraq. That is the battlefield. That is the central place, he said. Come join us under one banner."
It's a simple slip-up, one that many have done in the past. However, in Romney's case, it wasn't just a last name. He used the full first and last name...twice. You'd think after he finished his thoughts, he might have realized what he just said and try to correct himself.
I enjoyed Bill Burton's (of the Obama campaign) response:
"Apparently Mitt Romney can switch names just as casually as he switches positions."
Screwing up someone's name, especially when that someone is a US Senator and viable candidate for President of these United States, is unacceptable. And juvenile. It conveys a message that Romney doesn't respect Sen. Obama enough to even get his name right. Yes, yes, it's a mistake, he's tired... but Presidents do get tired and there is no way any world leader would tolerate this kind of mistake if a President slipped up this badly. I can picture it now:
Pinochet --> Pinocchio
Bhutto --> Buddha
Mandela --> Mandolin
King Hussein of Jordan --> Saddam Hussein
Ehud Olmert --> Stephen Colbert
Romano Prodi --> Prada
Hu Jintao --> Hu's on First
Anyways, it's a funny story. Laugh a little. Feel free to take a jab at my game, Romney style.
While campaigning in South Carolina yesterday, Mitt Romney attempted to speak about terrorism and how we must fight them there so we don't have to fight them here. Here's what he ended up saying:
“Actually, just look at what Osam — uh — Barack Obama, said just yesterday. Barack Obama calling on radicals, jihadists of all different types, to come together in Iraq. That is the battlefield. That is the central place, he said. Come join us under one banner."
It's a simple slip-up, one that many have done in the past. However, in Romney's case, it wasn't just a last name. He used the full first and last name...twice. You'd think after he finished his thoughts, he might have realized what he just said and try to correct himself.
I enjoyed Bill Burton's (of the Obama campaign) response:
"Apparently Mitt Romney can switch names just as casually as he switches positions."
Screwing up someone's name, especially when that someone is a US Senator and viable candidate for President of these United States, is unacceptable. And juvenile. It conveys a message that Romney doesn't respect Sen. Obama enough to even get his name right. Yes, yes, it's a mistake, he's tired... but Presidents do get tired and there is no way any world leader would tolerate this kind of mistake if a President slipped up this badly. I can picture it now:
Pinochet --> Pinocchio
Bhutto --> Buddha
Mandela --> Mandolin
King Hussein of Jordan --> Saddam Hussein
Ehud Olmert --> Stephen Colbert
Romano Prodi --> Prada
Hu Jintao --> Hu's on First
Anyways, it's a funny story. Laugh a little. Feel free to take a jab at my game, Romney style.
Labels: 2008
8 Comments:
Democrats and the Clinton News Network has done it too. Cmon.
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I do link to the CNN gaffe above. Also, I'm not limiting my criticism to just Republicans. I would point it out if Sen. Clinton or Sen. Biden or anyone else had done it in the past (and to my knowledge they haven't but please correct me if I'm wrong). And this instance was the most recent, so a bit more topical for me to poke fun.
Ex post facto, suchita. It appeared to be a partisan hack shot.
Ab uno disce omnes
Get out of my country. English is the only language here.
Shall we engage in determing which of us has the superior command of this language? I believe I shall, as you say, "pwn" you.
Yeah, well, you clearly fit the mold of liberal elitist. I speak the language as us common folk wanna. And, I'll be happy to salute President Romney come November '08!
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