Posted on 05/08/2007 8:23:35 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Barack Obama, caught up in the fervor of a campaign speech Tuesday, drastically overstated the Kansas tornadoes death toll, saying 10,000 had died.
The death toll was 12.
"In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died—an entire town destroyed," the Democratic presidential candidate said in a speech to 500 people packed into a sweltering Richmond art studio for a fundraiser.
Obama mentioned the disaster in Greensburg, Kan., in saying he had been told by the office of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius that the state's National Guard had been depleted by its commitment to the Iraq War.
"Turns out that the National Guard in Kansas only had 40 percent of its equipment and they are having to slow down the recovery process in Kansas," Obama said, his shirt sleeves rolled up and his head glistening with sweat.
As he concluded his remarks a few minutes later, he appeared to realize his gaffe.
"There are going to be times when I get tired," he said. "There are going to be times when I get weary. There are going to be times when I make mistakes."
Obama spokesman Bill Burton said later that the senator meant to say "at least 10," instead of 10,000.
During his speech, Obama stirred the crowd as he often does by skewering President Bush over the unpopular war and noting that he opposed it from the outset.
"How could we have been involved in a war that never should have been authorized, that has already cost us half a trillion dollars," Obama said.
It was Obama's third visit to Virginia's capital in eight months. It came as national polls show him trailing rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., by double digits.
What a maroon.
“Ten thousand people died—an entire town destroyed,”
Great Scott!?!?!
Political satire has just been put out of business.
Nah:’)
Mission Accomplished.
Wow, and no one is calling him stupid. I guess he really is magic.
This fool isn’t fit for the position of dogcatcher.
He’d think the poodle that got loose was a pack of wolves.
In a related matter, it was also dicovered that only 5 people were in attendance, not 500 as originally stated.
There will be many more of these from this buffoon
Speak of the devil... I was just going to suggest sending it to Drudge — it’s the banner headline now!
“Turns out that the National Guard in Kansas only had 40 percent of its equipment “>>
Really Obama-rama?
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=33080
Currently, the Kansas National Guard has 88 percent of its forces available, 60 percent of its Army Guard dual-use equipment on hand, and more than 85 percent of its Air Guard equipment on hand, said Randal Noller, public affairs officer for the National Guard Bureau
The National Guard itself disagrees with Obama and Sebelius.
WRONG!
He’d think the poodle that got loose was a sheep.
Guy is a walking parody.
Oh if only he said “10 gazillion”.
...or “10 gabillion zillion”
Imagine if a Republican candidate had said that!!!
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