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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Is "57 states" the only erroneous statement Obama has ever made?

Whenever anyone asks about the latest ridiculous statement from the human gaffe machine that is Sarah Palin, the only conservative response is "Obama said there were 57 states" Does anyone else think it's strange that this is the only thing Obama has ever said that conservatives can point to in an attempt to claim he is stupid? For anyone keeping score, it seems to be Obama: 1, Palin: about a billion.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Yes, and of course no one really believes that he actually thinks there are 57 states. But Palin? We all know she thought Africa really was a country.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Not even close

    "We're not trying to push financial reform because we begrudge success that's fairly earned. I mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough money.

    Do not forget him Pronouncing Corpsmen with a hard P. That was horrible and very ignorant. And 0bama kept it up after being corrected.

    "The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries."

    "The Cambridge police acted stupidly."

    "The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system." -

    "It was also interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There's a lot of -- I don't know what the term is in Austrian, wheeling and dealing." --confusing German for "Austrian," a language which does not exist, Strasbourg, France, April 6, 2009

    Source(s): And the list goes on want more?
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    If she made public statements then she is fair game....also the mere fact that she is his wife also makes her "fair game". Being a potential First Lady is reason enough

  • 1 decade ago

    There are dozens of bloopers . He and Biden make Palin look like a genius .

    I like the : " were gonna cut capital gains tax on small businesses "

    Only an idiot that doesn't know what a capital gains tax is would say that .

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He claimed to be a lifelonog White Sox fan, but thought they played at Cominskey Park and was unable to come up with the name of even one player from a franchise dating back 110 years.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Not the only, but the most well known.

    Of the top of my head, there was also claiming the US invented the automobile (during his first SOTU address), and claiming we have one of the largest Muslim populations in the world (during his Apology Tour).

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He said he could see the White House from Kenya.

  • x x
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    This was best: No one could make a mistake like that.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGdkqfBICw

    Michael has a good one also.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk3OMRqO7aY&feature...

  • 1 decade ago

    Good point!

    In addition - Obama was very tired from all the campaigning he was doing when he said that. He meant to say he has been to 47 states to date and 3 more and he will have visited all 50.

    Again he was very very tired and his slip-up was due to that.

    There is a HUGE difference between tired and stupidity.

    Palin says stupid things because she is stupid. She is wide awake and refreshed when she says her idiotic things.

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