Imagine If Bachmann Had Said It: Networks Skip Obama Confusing Kansas and Texas
The same networks that jumped on every flub by Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann have, so far, ignored video of President Obama confusing Kansas with Texas. Only Fox News and CNN played the clip.
Special Report's Bret Baier, however did cover the President's speech about taxes, calling the moment "inauspicious." He then showed Obama, in Osawatomie, Kansas, asserting: "Well, it is great to be back in the state of Tex -- oops." Panelist Charles Krauthammer quipped, "Look, it's hard to remember all 57 states." [See video below. MP3 audio here.]
Good Morning America's Josh Elliott couldn't find time for the "oops" moment, but did make sure to highlight that Obama had traveled to "conservative Kansas." GMA has repeatedly hit Bachmann for her "historical flubs" and Herman Cain's "awkward" moments.
On Tuesday's Nightly News, Chuck Todd similarly skipped the moment, but parroted the President's talking points: "Mr. Obama again cast himself and the Democratic Party as the protectors of a middle class under Republican assault."
On the Evening News, anchor Scott Pelley touted, "President Obama took his campaign for reelection today to the American heartland where he portrayed himself as a champion of the middle-class in the mold of one of his Republican predecessors."
The networks really had no excuse for ignoring the gaffe. In previewing the speech Tuesday, the morning shows all announced that Obama would be in Kansas. GMA's Elliott explained, "And President Obama travels to Kansas today to pressure Republicans to extend the payroll tax cut that expires at year's end."
CNN's Newsroom on Tuesday did highlight the moment, but attempted to spin it as a joke:
BROOKE BALDWIN: But if I may, I want to begin with – I don't know if it was a gaffe or not. Off the tip-top, did you hear the President say hello Texas, and then he meant Kansas, made some – made some mention of Bill Self who I know is the Kansas Jayhawk's basketball head coach. Was that purposeful or not?
JESSICA YELLIN, CNN chief White House correspondent: I think that the President was just riffing with the crowd a little bit there. I don't know if he made a gaffe or not, Brooke. But I think – I think that this was a pretty big speech for the President and also sort of his natural forte.
Rarely are Republicans like Bachmann and Perry given the benefit of the doubt.
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Submitted by KornKing on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:53pm.
Read the article, wasn't even mentioned
BO confused ...
Submitted by Bodini on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:58pm.
must be that damned teleprompter thingy again! Never could the heads up their a$$es Marxist media pundits admit the ONE screwed up ... again!
THE BIG PIC AS THE DEMONS DEMONIZE
Submitted by reelman46 on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:10pm.
Liberals MUST use BOLD distractions, lies and smears to sell, promote or protect their socialist utopian policies or the awful results of same…and they have NO ethical or moral boundaries (that means in the media also)…none…ever….they will lie and then lie about lying.
These apostles of socialism ignore reality…they live in a universe of angry class warfare vote-buying…despite 15 trillion in debt they are still begging for “just another year and another trillion”…they are very very dumb humans.
They have not learned that socialist utopianism has failed for decades all over the globe. Europe is a basket case due to its dumb socialist policies but the dimwit democrats march on and on and on…worshipping the god of monster gov-meant.
America is broke now…broke…socialist policies have failed again!
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More like Punxsutawney
Submitted by upcountrywater on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:14pm.
Same spewage different day.
I'm at the smash the alarm clock stage.
You Didn't Build That.
I hate to be the party pooper
Submitted by lotr on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:20pm.
I hate to be the party pooper again, and no offense to the Rick Perry supporters out there, but this flub wasn't even in the same ballpark as Rick Perry's. The key here is that Obama caught himself midway through the flub, proceeded to correct himself, and then joked about it. For it to have been the equivalent of Rick Perry's monumental gaffe, if would've gone more like this:
OBAMA: Well, it is great to be back in the state of Tex -- oops. We're back in the state of.... What's the state we're in now? We were in Iowa, then Oklahoma... and uh hum, Iowa, then Oklahoma... I know it will come to me. What state are we in again??
SOMEBODY ON THE STAGE: Wyoming
<Nervous laughter>
OBAMA: Wyoming, there ya go. It's great to be back in the state of Wyoming! Ha ha ha.
HOST: Is that where you think we are right now? Wyoming?
OBAMA: Well, Wyoming needs to be rebuilt, they're a bunch of rednecks there, you know, but...
HOST: But you can't name the state we're in?
OBAMA: The state that we're in now is uh um, Iowa, um um
SOMEBODY ON THE STAGE: Oklahoma
OBAMA: Ha ha, Oklahoma, and let's see. nope. I can't. I can't. Sorry. Oops....
This going on for about a minute.
That said, I certainly agree that if Michelle Bachman had the little flub up "Tex -- oops," the late night comedians would smell blood in the water.
Spin it as a joke if you must, Ms. CNN Yellin
Submitted by Blonde on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:22pm.
However, I have 103 OTHER gaffes that the media hardly ever mentions.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Blonde,
Submitted by NC Cop on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:30pm.
you need to get up with Newsbusters and have a contest on how many gaffes and goofs Obama will have by the time he leaves office!!
Well, UpNorth
Submitted by Blonde on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:49pm.
When I started the list, I came up with about 45 on my own. Between my fellow NB'ers, and a couple of people on other sites, the list rapidly expanded to about 85. I was hoping to hit the Century mark by year's end, but the last few weeks have been a gaffe bonanza.
I suppose we could start a pool in the Forums....how many gaffes by election day 2012?
I'm guessing 183.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
This doesn't seem real
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:59pm.
From the way he said it, it didn't look like his other gaffes, I really think this was an intentional attempt at making himself look goofy or something. It seems like it's to make him "more human" despite his really being a cold RFBPOSSOB.
This doesn't fit on the scale of "corpseman" and plus that Kansas flag was right behind him.
-Jon
I'll have to admit, that
Submitted by lotr on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 3:07pm.
I'll have to admit, that "Michael and I" teleprompter gaffe was pretty bad.
You should include
Submitted by lotr on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 3:18pm.
You should include the White House Party crashers from the Real Housewives of DC.
Good idea, lotr
Submitted by Blonde on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 4:31pm.
I could title that one "Staff Incompetence v.3.0" or somesuch.
Got a good link?
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
How about this?
Submitted by lotr on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 2:27pm.
Real Housewife of DC Facebook photo album: "White House State Dinner"
I think your proposed title about captures it, although somehow "incompetence" just doesn't seem strong enough a word.
Obama and Biden are such gaffe machines that
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 3:42pm.
college kids would be constantly inebriated 24/7 if they created a drinking game counting the times both have summarily flubbed up.
Obumble is a buffoon.
Submitted by goon on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:25pm.
Just like when he went to 57 states, Obama can say what ever he wants and his held to a different standard.
The fix is in
Submitted by Kuso Jiji on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:32pm.
Anyone who thinks the media is not in the pocket of the Democratic Party is either completely dishonest or have no grasp of reality and we have a lot of people in this country who are one or the other, or both. Its time Republicans quit playing along with the charade and treat them as hostile propagandists. Newt does it to some extent, Christie does it as well. Boenher and crew, not so much.
This was not a gaffe.
Submitted by Bumr50 on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:57pm.
The joke was intentional - watch the clip.
Obama's got enough actual gaffes out there that we don't need to be looking like overreacting fools.
He references someone else who made that gaffe immediately after he says it.
This was not as bad
Submitted by cocodrie on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 3:01pm.
This was not as bad as him confusing Kenya with Hawaii as his birthplace.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Good one !!
Submitted by creekrat on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 3:20pm.
Spot on, cocodrie !
What to look for
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 3:35pm.
If you look at the video, watch his eyes before he says the "gaffe." You can see he's got his idea of a "sly glint"and it stays there even after he "corrects" himself. It's body language for "I'm going to fake these people out with a fake gaffe."
-Jon
Nope
Submitted by Model850 on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 4:48pm.
Probably intentional.
Sorry. On a scale of 1 to 10 this doesn't even register.
Whether intentional or not, ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 7:30pm.
specific to this particular incident; this poseur is indeed a SCOAMF. (h/t Ace of Spades)
Was, is, and always will be.
Anyone who perceives him differently is a fool of incredible proportion; inanity incarnate; a harbinger of hysterical blindness on election day; and the epitome of stupidity reference governmental awareness.
MD
this idiot
Submitted by jimtrees on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 8:44pm.
Has the codes to our nuclear bombs.
It was a joke.
Submitted by Superman on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 12:02am.
There are tons of things to attack Obama for. But this isn't one of them. Obama was just joking.
I dont get it,
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 12:11am.
Maybe you can explain it?
Don't you get it Boudin?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 12:19am.
The President just wanted Kansas to know that he's gay and he doesn't need fixing.
I caught the joke right away.
Good evening Superman
Submitted by cocodrie on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 12:18am.
He is the most obscene joke I've ever seen or heard.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
He doesn't confuse anything,
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 1:27am.
He doesn't confuse anything, he just doesn't care, just give me your money and shut up is what it is all about with him.
Wait, doesn't Oblaima
Submitted by gfrrman on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 2:07am.
ALWAYS read a teleprompter?.......so it only goes to show that he either can't read or that he was reading what he was expecting to read? My $.02 worth says that he is just STUPID AND somehow CAN read. Pretty pathetic for the office that was Soooooo beneath him.....rotflmao!!! He's such a tool..
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