Obama without his teleprompter

by **Arkinesia** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:48 am

Seriously, what the hell?

Obama says MoH recipient is not dead, actually is dead.

WASHINGTON — The White House is confirming that President Obama misspoke about a Medal of Honor winner coming home alive during comments at Fort Drum in upstate New York.

Addressing soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division on Thursday, Obama said one of their comrades was the first person he had awarded the Medal of Honor who wasn’t receiving it posthumously. In fact, the soldier, Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti, was killed in action.

Obama spokesman Josh Earnest says the president misspoke. He noted that Obama paid tribute to Monti in remarks to troops in Afghanistan in March 2010. But Salvatore Giunta was the first living recipient of the medal among veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Earnest wouldn’t confirm an ABC report that Obama had called Monti’s family and apologized.

I'm not going to wax eloquent about how Obama is an evil man or anything, but what I am going to say is what the fuck? How do you screw that up? Granted, he apologized, but honestly this is a top-grade mistake, imo.

by **Tubbsalot** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:52 am

Really?

I mean yeah, that's pretty bad, but the guy does a lot of talking. Getting something wrong is expected, on occasion... Obama's been much better than most in terms of fucking things up.

by **Greed and Death** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:55 am

Arkinesia wrote:Seriously, what the hell?

Obama says MoH recipient is not dead, actually is dead.

WASHINGTON — The White House is confirming that President Obama misspoke about a Medal of Honor winner coming home alive during comments at Fort Drum in upstate New York.

Addressing soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division on Thursday, Obama said one of their comrades was the first person he had awarded the Medal of Honor who wasn’t receiving it posthumously. In fact, the soldier, Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti, was killed in action.

Obama spokesman Josh Earnest says the president misspoke. He noted that Obama paid tribute to Monti in remarks to troops in Afghanistan in March 2010. But Salvatore Giunta was the first living recipient of the medal among veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Earnest wouldn’t confirm an ABC report that Obama had called Monti’s family and apologized.

I'm not going to wax eloquent about how Obama is an evil man or anything, but what I am going to say is what the fuck? How do you screw that up? Granted, he apologized, but honestly this is a top-grade mistake, imo.

Given he was paying tribute to Said comrade such a minor mix up can be forgiven. We all wish everyone could come home as I am certain that was the idea the President was trying to raise.

by **Mike the Progressive** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:57 am

People make mistakes, but you know *SOME PARTISAN ATTACK, REFERENCE TO HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, $100 A GALLON GAS, AND HORSES SODOMIZING SCHOOL CHILDREN*, I think America is ready to hire a new President in 2012.

*THIS IS A POLITICAL MESSAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE

by **Serrland** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:02 am

I bet his communication advisers are feeling silly right now...

by **Coccygia** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:28 am

By God this proves it. This man is utterly unfit to hold any public office, let alone the highest office in the land. Also he is a Kenyan, a Muslim, and a card-carrying Communist who wants to turn America into a Soviet-style dictatorship. We must act now to free our beloved country!*

*I should probably add the word *sarcasm* but that would spoil it.

by **Vonners** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:52 am

Coccygia wrote:By God this proves it. This man is utterly unfit to hold any public office, let alone the highest office in the land. Also he is a Kenyan, a Muslim, and a card-carrying Communist who wants to turn America into a Soviet-style dictatorship. We must act now to free our beloved country!*

*I should probably add the word *sarcasm* but that would spoil it.

Nuke Hawaii now!

by **Cannot think of a name** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:58 am

Are we still trying this routine? Really?

Look, I know you all were bent out of shape that ol' GW said a catastrophically stupid thing on a nearly daily basis and we made calenders out of his flubs, etc. and you were sitting there with your tivos all ready for the slightest slip up from the new guy so you could go, "Oh, but you made so much of Bush's slips..." But honestly, is it too much to ask that you actually come up with your own material instead of just trying to shoehorn 'Bushisms' onto the new guy?

by **Hallistar** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:00 pm

Yeah bush fucked up way more than Obama ever could, Obama was still commemorating the man and people do make mistakes

by **Arkinesia** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:41 pm

Cannot think of a name wrote:Are we still trying this routine? Really?

Look, I know you all were bent out of shape that ol' GW said a catastrophically stupid thing on a nearly daily basis and we made calenders out of his flubs, etc. and you were sitting there with your tivos all ready for the slightest slip up from the new guy so you could go, "Oh, but you made so much of Bush's slips..." But honestly, is it too much to ask that you actually come up with your own material instead of just trying to shoehorn 'Bushisms' onto the new guy?

You're inferring a lot of things that were not mentioned and are not true.

Now would you like to stop flailing your arms about or would you like me to explain why this is such bad press?

by **Kashyr** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:51 pm

Everybody misreads/mispeaks from time to time. It's nothing to persecute the guy about.

by **Greed and Death** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:52 pm

Kashyr wrote:Everybody misreads/mispeaks from time to time. It's nothing to persecute the guy about.

Remember Bush.

by **Zhugyu** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:54 pm

Arkinesia wrote:Seriously, what the hell?

Obama says MoH recipient is not dead, actually is dead.

WASHINGTON — The White House is confirming that President Obama misspoke about a Medal of Honor winner coming home alive during comments at Fort Drum in upstate New York.

Addressing soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division on Thursday, Obama said one of their comrades was the first person he had awarded the Medal of Honor who wasn’t receiving it posthumously. In fact, the soldier, Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti, was killed in action.

Obama spokesman Josh Earnest says the president misspoke. He noted that Obama paid tribute to Monti in remarks to troops in Afghanistan in March 2010. But Salvatore Giunta was the first living recipient of the medal among veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Earnest wouldn’t confirm an ABC report that Obama had called Monti’s family and apologized.

I'm not going to wax eloquent about how Obama is an evil man or anything, but what I am going to say is what the fuck? How do you screw that up? Granted, he apologized, but honestly this is a top-grade mistake, imo.

Obama is a marketing campaign. He's like a walking talking Benneton ad, but for American imperialism instead of Italian fashion. In his own way he is as vapid and hollow as Bush. I am not surprised by this at all.

by **Northwest Slobovia** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:54 pm

Arkinesia wrote:How do you screw that up?

Easy: having a job that requires constant public speaking with constant press attention. I doubt either one of us would do much better.

by **Kashyr** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:55 pm

greed and death wrote:Remember Bush.

He made such mistakes a bit more frequently than your average politician.

by **Mike the Progressive** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:57 pm

Kashyr wrote:
greed and death wrote:Remember Bush.

He made such mistakes a bit more frequently than your average politician.

Pssh, naw, he was just going for folksy, ya know? :roll:

by **Conserative Morality** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:57 pm

greed and death wrote:Remember Bush.

Bush is closer to Biden than Obama.

by **Kashyr** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:02 pm

Mike the Progressive wrote:Pssh, naw, he was just going for folksy, ya know?

I don't follow.

by **Farnhamia** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:03 pm

Kashyr wrote:
Mike the Progressive wrote:Pssh, naw, he was just going for folksy, ya know?

I don't follow.

Are you an American? You kind of have to be to get it.

by **Arkinesia** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:04 pm

Conserative Morality wrote:
greed and death wrote:Remember Bush.

Bush is closer to Biden than Obama.

Ain't that the truth. For any misspeaking you could nab Obama for, Biden's had four in his speaking.

by **Kashyr** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:12 pm

Farnhamia wrote:Are you an American? You kind of have to be to get it.

That would explain why I don't

by **Occupied Poland** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:12 pm

breaking news: Human being messes up speech

:palm:

by **Farnhamia** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:13 pm

Arkinesia wrote:
Conserative Morality wrote:Bush is closer to Biden than Obama.

Ain't that the truth. For any misspeaking you could nab Obama for, Biden's had four in his speaking.

And Bush had eight. I did read somewhere that Bush only screwed up on issus he didn't care about, though. Never did any research on that, I have to admit.

by **The Black Forrest** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:15 pm

greed and death wrote:
Kashyr wrote:Everybody misreads/mispeaks from time to time. It's nothing to persecute the guy about.

Remember Bush.

Stop minunderestimating him you unedumacated moron!

Seriously. Obama falling down drunk is still a better speaker then the shrub.

by **Buffett and Colbert** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:16 pm

Clearly Obama misunderestimated his communicative abilities.

Obama without his teleprompter

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