Obama Thinks America Invented The Automobile

Jalopnik ^ | 2/25/2009 | Ray Wert

[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'...

[a fool in paradise]

He IS the Obamessiah...

[Paladin2]

[silverleaf]

That’s OK, he thinks one bomb fell on Pearl Harbor, too

Probably thinks we nuked it

[a fool in paradise]

“...from the bomb that fell on Pearl Harbor, to the threat of nuclear annihilation. Americans have adapted to the threats posed by an ever-changing world.” - B.Obama

[momincombatboots]

Maybe the invention was in the 52nd state.

[zeaal]

Actually it is his youngster speech writer who doesn't know his history ... then it is all the staff who reviewed the speech and then finally it would be Obama himself ... they are so silly. They just make stuff up.

[LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot]

Hey, he was confused since he didn’t have his breathalyzer.. err inhalator..err. um.. HOPENCHANGE, DAMMIT!

[Paladin2]

Or this one. Obviously not R. Diesel's daughter:

[Arizona Carolyn]

~LOL~ that’s fine, but someone else read the speech and Obama delivered the speech; clearly NONE of them knew Henry Ford didn’t invent the automobile.

[colorado tanker]

Wow, that one sent me to Google! LOL!

[IYAS9YAS]

Mercedes was the name of the daughter of a racer who drove early DMG cars (Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft). The brand name Mercedes-Benz was owned by the production company Daimler-Benz, which was formed when DMG merged with Benz & Cie.

I knew the Mercedes name was from someone's daughter, but had to look up that said someone, and the full history of how the name "Mercedes-Benz" came to be.

[peace with honor]

he trying to out do Biden, it’s a race to the finish!!

[Hayzo]

“That’s OK, he thinks we bombed Pearl Harbor, too”

You mean it wasn’t the Germans? lol

[wildandcrazyrussian]

http://www.all-mercedes-benz.com/Mercedes_Benz_History.html

"Mercedes" was the 10-year-old daughter of the very first auto dealer in the world, Emil Jellinek, when he ordered over 35 Daimler-Benz cars to handle, and put her name on the vehicles. The prototype internal combustion machine had been patented in 1885 by Karl Benz, and the gas engine by Gottlieb Damiler that same year.

Speaking of cars, the Frick Museum in Pittsburgh PA has an 1898 French luxury car, which looks fantastic.

[IYAS9YAS]

Here's the link: Mercedes-Benz Wiki. There is a link for both her father and her at this site.

[Kaslin]

She was the daughter of an Austrian business man Emil Jellinek

[Kaslin]

Ha ha

[Kackikat]

ROFL..probably State # 56, and I think we should be sure to keep a list of OBAMABLURBS, so during the next election cycle he can be reminded how smart he is.

[Kackikat]

At least Palin was right when she said she could see Russia from her house, but Obama wasn’t even close....Germany is a whole other country half way round the world. The speechwriter should be fired.

[fanfan]

At least Palin was right when she said she could see Russia from her house,

Palin never said that. The SNL actress said it.