Originally Posted by Angry American

Maybe it's just a retelling of how the story was told to him as a child, and he's merely drawing on his childhood memory without correcting it for historical accuracy. Where you there when he was first told the story?

Though I do think he should be called out to publicly recant and correct himself. It's bad enough we've got McCain making all kinds of factually incorrect statements, we certainly don't need Barack confusing people with historical inaccuracies.


Can you imagine the difficulties people must have without questioning what politicians say--that would be a funny movie--if they take everything they say literally, and as complete truth?

"I'm a uniter, not a divider ..."

Originally Posted by TheLastBoyScout

I don't defend the recent comment of Obama, exept not to automatically assume that it was his intent to deceive.

Originally Posted by RFK1968

That charge may be fair if he was told about his mistake after the Iraq War speech. It is certainly possible that no one told him of this mistake, and he wasn't made aware of it until he brought it up again...five years later. Obviously, this man is unfit to be our leader.

I was once told by my grandmother that I was related to Zachary Taylor. When I would casually tell people that I was told this, I accidentally replaced Zachary Taylor with John Tyler. It seems, according to you, that this mistake would make me a liar. If you would classify me as such, then I wouldn't dispute you. However, it would mean that you and I have both different definitions of "liar," and different opinions regarding the severity of the term. Either way, would you then argue that such a mistake is evidence of my inability to lead this country? I would surely hope not.

This error on Obama's part is nothing more than a slight historical inaccuracy. It wasn't used as an attempt to bolster some kind of military experience. It was used to suggest to people that he has a long familial connection to the United States of America. It's pretty pathetic that he still has to prove this connection to the dullards out there that think he's a Muslim fanatic posing as a Christian (here's an opening for you, Frank - "black racialist church, etc."). Regardless, the purpose of the statement (to prove he has a long familial connection to the U.S.) is still accurate.

Originally Posted by Angry American

Maybe it's just a retelling of how the story was told to him as a child, and he's merely drawing on his childhood memory without correcting it for historical accuracy. Where you there when he was first told the story?

Originally Posted by Imperator

fine with me but we both know who gets the coverage when he makes a statement that is mispoaken or not accruate....don't we?

Originally Posted by Angry American

Hillary Clinton?

Originally Posted by Frank

In this thread you have engaged in swearing, name-calling and behaved like an angry Klingon who just lost his pet Targ in response to criticism of Obama; but in all fairness you do seem to one of the brighter Obama-supporters.

Originally Posted by Imperator

fine with me but we both know who gets the coverage when he makes a statement that is mispoaken or not accruate....don't we?

Originally Posted by TheLastBoyScout

Yes, all of them.

All candidates have been publicly called on the carpet for gaffes. The one that's the subject of the OP, has also gotten plenty of MSM coverage.

People can waste their time arguing about how much relative bias there is, but none of the candidates is receiving a free pass.

But that's the way it should be. If anyone is whining that they're candidate is being picked on, the only question should be, "what's the merit of the accusation?"

Originally Posted by Si modo

Hey, '68, I dare you to find any words from me saying BO is unfit. Dareya.

What I have said and will say, is there is little I see to warrant the worship from BO-mania groupies, or at least anymore than any other politician. He is simply a politician acting like a politician. Nothing to worship, so we can move on to it being a pretty run-of-the-mill election.

Originally Posted by RFK1968

You're right. I apologize. I shouldn't have implied that you were making such an implication.

I agree that many Obama defenders severely overexaggerate his abilities. However, these people aren't as prevalent as I think many people believe. Most of us believe he is just another politician, but we prefer him to the other politicians running for president.