Obama Thinks America Invented The Automobile

Obama Thinks America Invented The Automobile
Jalopnik ^ | 2/25/2009 | Ray Wert

Posted on 02/25/2009 1:04:35 PM PST by mojito

In tonight's mini-State of the Union, President Obama said the "nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it." One problem. We didn't. That would be Karl Benz, in Mannheim, Germany. Just sayin'...

TOPICS: Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abovemypaygrade; automakers; automobiles; bho44; detroit; gaffe; gaffemachine; karlbenz; macacamoment; obama; obamagaffes; obamican; revisionisthistory

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To: SolidWood

Your discounting of steam is pretty dumb. steam powered many many things for many many years. Yet you think it is not good enough for the auto IN IT’S INFANCY? That makes no sense.

The benz was experimentation.

101 posted on 02/28/2009 11:16:49 AM PST by mamelukesabre

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To: AmericanVictory

We thought that everyone knew that the auto was invented in one of the 57 states.

Yeah. Chermany.

Or was it La Belle France?

102 posted on 02/28/2009 11:17:43 AM PST by Ole Okie

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