The "57 state" misstatement is a dumb thing to harp on,

[Writer]

much like virtually every other misstatement, or statement blown out of proportion or intentionally mischaracterized, in this campaign.

Candidates are not robots... although that would be kind of cool.

Sincerely,

~Writer the Clinton Supporter~

[Danger Mouse]

1. The thing that bothers me the most about it...

is how some are trying to suggest that OBAMA DOESN'T KNOW HOW MANY STATES THERE ARE.
That's not just epic fail, that's colossal fail.

[Freedom Train]

14. "Epic" isn't bigger than "colossal"?

And sure Obama knows how many states there are - now, after having had it pointed out to him.

[Danger Mouse]

21. So you're honestly trying to tell me you think Obama didn't know the number of states?

Wow.

[baldguy]

2. Dumb. Aren't they all?

[Adelante]

3. Well, they know that

They don't have much to go on anymore :shrug:

[Writer]

4. Who's "they?"

[Danger Mouse]

5. Anyone who considers this remark to be a big issue.

[Adelante]

15. "They" who are harping on 57 states nt

[Guava Jelly]

6. Hey Hill SuPpOrTeR!!!11! (MOCK OUTRAGE IN ALL CAPS)

Quit being fair!!!!
We haven't got the ok yet to stop tearing at each others throats!

[Writer]

8. And your StAgGeReD cApS makes your rage even more BeLiEvAbLe.

You are a BaD aSs.

:P


(I have another house showing today!)

[Guava Jelly]

9. I Am A bAd AsS!

Best of luck on your showing my friend, I will cross all of my extremities for you

[DevonRex]

7. It was a deliberate joke, not a misstatement. nt

[Benhurst]

12. I think he was just tired and made a misstatement. If it was supposed to be a joke,

he has the comedic skills of a John Kerry and should leave humor to someone else.

[DevonRex]

13. I heard it. He laughed as he said it, his audience laughed with

him. It was dry humor about how long this primary season has lasted.

[BlooInBloo]

16. Like the truth matters to Clinton supporters.

[Orangepeel]

18. Hah! Maybe he did it on purpose so people would stop thinking he was "elite."

:rofl:

This is the lamest criticism in this campaign so far.

[Frank Booth]

25. I thought it was a joke too. He smiled when he said it, and people in the crowd laughed.

If it wasn't a joke, he would have corrected himself after he heard the laughter.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

33. Of course it was a joke,

And funny too, imagine that, sheesh.

[Orsino]

35. That's the impression I got, though there was no context to the clip I saw.

Wasn't it a joke about how many damned states he's visited, and how anybody might lose count?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

38. We wuz wrong!

I thought when he laughed he meant it just like you said.
But his subsequent admision it was a mistake means ...
we wuz wrong!

[nomorewhopper]

10. does anybody actualy care about this? or is its sole purpose to damage obama?

i mean honestly, 57 states?

it was a joke, or he misspoke. does anybody honestly fucking care? i saw a thread made by a clinton supporter who compared obama to dan quayle, who as you may remember was one of the more inept republicans of our time

[HereSince1628]

11. Had he just gotten a donation from Heinz?n/t

[cornermouse]

17. Right on.

Anything and everything that is or resembles a mistake or bad judgment should be totally ignored.

[LBJDemocrat]

19. It was a joke

Come on. Look at the video. What's ridiculous is the neanderthals on rightwing message forums patting themselves on the backs and saying, "Wow, even I know that there are 50 states." Yeah, because I'm sure Obama doesn't know that there are 50 states. Give me a break.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

22. No It Wasn't. Get A Grip.

[JackORoses]

26. How's OPERATIONSUPPORTALOSER going?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

29. Why Are You Calling Obama A Loser?

Even if ya don't like him, he's far from a loser.

[JackORoses]

31. so you support President Obama now?

I thought for sure you were still beholden to the biggest loser to come down the pike in years, Lil' Hilly.

I am glad you have seen the error of your ways.

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[JackORoses]

40. sure you have

I'm glad all his supporters aren't like you, otherwise he would be getting his ass kicked like Hillary.

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[Frank Booth]

28. It's called sarcasm. It's a popular means of humor these days. Like irony.

I assume it just went over your head. Watch the video again, and see if you can get it.

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[Frank Booth]

41. Sarcasm. Look it up.

Seriously, some people use sarcasm as a way of joking.

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[Frank Booth]

44. Sarcasm. It's a way of joking.

Some people have a hard time getting it.

[Berry Cool]

20. It IS dumb.

It's as dumb as it would be if Obama said:

"My opponent says she's more capable of winning votes from white people than I am. Well, I think I've proven that I can win votes from people whether they're black, white, brown, red, yellow or green with purple polka dots."

and his opponents said "GREEN WITH PURPLE POLKA DOTS?? There's NO SUCH THING as GREEN PEOPLE WITH PURPLE POLKA DOTS!! Doesn't he KNOW there is NO SUCH THING as GREEN PEOPLE WITH PURPLE POLKA DOTS?? Either he is STUPID or he is LYING!! I CHALLENGE him to find a SINGLE person who has voted for him who is actually GREEN WITH PURPLE POLKA DOTS!! That's just ABSURD!!!!"

[Evergreen Emerald]

23. Of course it is...it is a good thing it did not come out of Clinton's mouth

or you guys would have been in a tisy keeping up with the 100's of posts vilifying Clinton for saying something so stupid.

[Swamp Rat]

24. I thought it was funny

:D

[Ichingcarpenter]

27. 57 contests..... not states...... I thought it was funny too

Great new graphics.

Texas Caucus
Guam
Dem Abroad
Puerto Rico
American Samoa
Washington DC
Virgin Islands

[invictus]

32. It shows how desperate the Hillary campaign is that they would focus on such a non-issue. n/t

[MonkeyFunk]

37. LOL

and if Clinton had said it, there'd be 100 threads on how she's lost it, how she's gone insane, how she's stupid, ignorant and borderline retarded.

He made an error - a sort of funny one. Of course he's gonna take some ribbing over it.

At least nobody's twisting it into something else, like is done to Clinton here daily. Like saying she said "vote for me, I'm white". THAT'S desperate.

[MirrorAshes]

34. it was obviously a joke. some of you folks are delusional i swear.

have we lost all ability to interpret someone's tone of voice? even when they are LAUGHING?

[SoCalDem]

39. It's OBVIOUS that he MEANT 47.. he'll just joke it away

"It sure FEELS like 57"

:)