On Drudge: Obama's verbal slip fuels his critics

Washington Times ^ | 9/7/08 | Christina Bellantoni

[InterceptPoint]

The short clip of Obama's gaffe is certainly being taken out of context and I believe that he is, as a result, getting a bum rap on this one.

OTOH, the words did flow very smoothly from his tongue, sort of like it wasn't the first time he ever spoke those particular words in that particular order. Hmmmm. But what counts is the lesson we learned from the infamous Daily Kos. That lesson is that, in elections, context doesn't count. Only sound bites count. And this is a doozer of a sound bite. So I say, context or not, pour it on. We've had many come our way and it is time to send a few back. As a wise man once said, if you live by the sword you may die by the sword.

[TonyM]

We need a TV ad quick.. Ayatola Obama in his own words.

[mabelkitty]

I’ve said this elsewhere about the video on Youtube and the context:

Why are you insisting that I give Obama the benefit of the doubt? That I make a “leap of faith”, if you will, for what he MEANT to say versus what he ACTUALLY said?

I have no idea what he MEANT to say, and I wouldn’t assume that of anybody. I can’t read minds.

However, I do understand what people ACTUALLY say, and I support Obama completely when he says ‘WORDS MATTER’. Therefore, all I can surmise is that Obama meant WHAT HE SAID this a.m., and we should believe him.

[eyedigress]

They killed Quayle on the potato”e” thang. Quayle didn’t lie about his secret potatoe religion.

[Truth is a Weapon]

Are you wondering if the fasting is getting to him? It does fog up the brains a bit. What with the headaches and constant food fantasies.

[Chaguito]

Along with the “100 years in Iraq” before that.

[skimask]

I think it deserves the same amount of time as the Dan Quale slip up.

[hinckley buzzard]

The three words -- immediately corrected --

By George Steponallofus. As if Obama momentarily forgot whether he was Christian or Moslem. This is so hot even the Washington Times is afraid to tell the truth, which we all saw on live TV or U-Tube.

[Tribune7]

OK :-)

[Jeff Head]

Immediately corrected? Stephanopolous had to ask him about it...prompt him for the correction. And even then he hemmed and hawed around it, and had another one of those "what I intended to say" moments.

How many times does this guy have to retract, slip up and have to indicate that what he intended to say about what he said is something different than what he actually said?

[radiohead]

“my Muslim faith.”

I have had many, many slips of the tongue. '[M]y Muslim faith' has never been one of them.

I think you have to be thinking something to slip that way. I'm not saying he's a Muslim, only that he must have to struggle to show people that he's not a Muslim every time he mentions faith.

[eyedigress]

Ditto that, and while we are comparing taters to Muslims lets just say I’ll take the one not lying to my face.

[Chaguito]

This is so like the middle-right press, like the Washington Times, to come out within hours with a defense of Obama. The left-wing press has done no such thing (that I can remember) for Palin or McCain. Dang high road stuff!

[TitansAFC]

Obviously, it was not an admission of any kind.

However, since the Obama forces made ads using McCain’s laugh line from Saddleback - $5,000,000 is rich - spliced to make it look like a serious comment (quite a dastardly deed), can we make a commercial now carefully edited to make it look like an authentic confession of Barack’s Muslim Faith.

[hinckley buzzard]

It's tough trying to graft all these American subtleties--like honesty--onto a foreigner who doesn't even like America to begin with.

[TomGuy]

were sending it around via email

Well, I only sent it to two people.

And they sent it two people.

And on.

And on.

It should be nearing the first billion emails right about now.

[diamond6]

AHA!!!!

[RummyChick]

“They killed Quayle on the potato”e” thang. Quayle didn’t lie about his secret potatoe religion”

bhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Did Quayle wear a potatoe skin around his head ;-)

[eyedigress]

Can I ask you why he would accept a correction from Steph on clarification? It doesn’t make sense. Is he that stupid? Maybe

[Caipirabob]

WORDS MEAN SOMETHING

Barack Hussein Obama