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President Blames Aides for Mispronunciation
A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative ^
| 6 February 2010
| John Semmens
Posted on 02/06/2010 1:48:23 PM PST by John Semmens
President Barack Obamas flub of the pronunciation of the word corpsman in a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast sparked titters among listeners. Corpsman is the term used for Navy and Marine personnel who perform battlefield medical aid to the wounded. It is pronounced core-man. In his speech, Obama twice used the term corpse man.
If you sound out the letters it looks like corpse man is the correct pronunciation, Obama observed. How was I to know that the p and s were supposed to be silent? The President said that inasmuch as the word was to be part of a spoken rather than written communication, whoever put the script on the teleprompter shouldve used a phonetic spelling.
The President brushed aside the contention that the nations Commander-in-Chief ought to be familiar with the pronunciation of this military term. Ive never been in the Navy or Marines, Obama reminded. So, Ive never followed or paid much attention to army jargon. How would I be expected to know such things?
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TOPICS: Government; Humor; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: corpseman; obama; satire; totus
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
Whomever called this satire was mistaken!
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:04:19 PM PST
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
To: John Semmens
How was I to know that the p and s were supposed to be silent?
The ‘p’ is silent, just like in psychiatrist, something he evidently needs.
To: John Semmens
I would like to make note that there are no Marine Corps personal in the medical field. The US Marine Corps uses Navy personal for their medical and religious duties. If Mr Obama were to look at the US Marine Corps, he could simply add man to the end of corps.
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:05:20 PM PST
by
DirtyDoc
(Viet Nam 1967.)
To: Grams A
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:06:37 PM PST
by
Arthur Wildfire! March
(2010 HOUSE RACES! Help everyone get the goods on their House Rats. See my profile.)
To: John Semmens
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:08:40 PM PST
by
tflabo
(Restore the Republic)
To: John Semmens
“Obama observed. How was I to know that the p and s were supposed to be silent?”
Because you've been to 2 or 3 or more different universities.
Probably took him a couple of years to get past Ebonics.
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:12:50 PM PST
by
wolfcreek
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
To: COBOL2Java
Although I know this is satire, I do suspect that someone was smacked on the head for this and it wasn’t Obama.
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:20:14 PM PST
by
sportutegrl
(VETO PROOF MAJORITY)
To: John Semmens
For someone supposedly collage edumacated you think he would be able to put too and too together. What a POS. Oh, wait, that “p” and that “s” were supposed to be silent. Woopsies.
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:22:03 PM PST
by
bigheadfred
(Be who you are and say what you feel: Those who mind don't matter.Those who matter don't mind.)
To: John Semmens
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:23:05 PM PST
by
Cyman
To: John Semmens
Obama’s presidency is a comedy of gaffes (the stupid bows, the flashes of duhness, etc. etc.)...
To: John Semmens
That is because it is above his pay grade!
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:24:18 PM PST
by
Armed Civilian
("Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.")
To: John Semmens
that is the negro dialect. will not take responsibility blames others. On Sunday the talk show circuit, It is all Bush’s fault
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:35:35 PM PST
by
hondact200
(hondact200 No to Socialism - Michigan destroyed by Progressive Liberal Populism)
To: Arthur Wildfire! March
My favorite? Nitally Lions.
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:38:29 PM PST
by
CalvaryJohn
(What is keeping that damned asteroid?)
To: John Semmens
This country has been calling it “corpseman” for the last eight years!
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:47:18 PM PST
by
2nd Bn, 11th Mar
(The "P" in democrat stands for patriotism)
To: 2nd Bn, 11th Mar
This country has been calling it corpseman for the last eight years!
No one says Army Corpse of Engineers.
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:49:20 PM PST
by
aruanan
To: John Semmens
To: Grams A
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:51:54 PM PST
by
B-Cause
(Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: John Semmens
Oooh, this one was good. I definitely believed the title. LOL! You know it’s true — you know a prompter-typist was probably fired.
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:56:02 PM PST
by
Yaelle
To: B-Cause
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:56:20 PM PST
by
JerseyDvl
(The Obama Doctrine in 6 words - Embolden Enemies, Abandon Allies, WEAKEN AMERICA.)
To: John Semmens
Ive never been in the Navy or Marines, Obama reminded. So, Ive never followed or paid much attention to army jargon.
That's a great line. Maybe I'll forget it's satire.
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posted on
02/06/2010 2:56:40 PM PST
by
gitmo
(FR vs DU: n4mage vs DUmage)
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