We can't just blame Teds.
On the night Obama spoke at the Demcon, after it was over and CSPAN aired people calling in and delegates on the floor, we heard no less than 3 people call him "Osama".
So much for their new "star".
But if W had done the same thing, he'd have been a "stupid, insensitive moron who probably really was trying to convey a hidden slur at Obama."