I had assumed the question was planted and the response rehearsed, which made his miscalculation all the more inexcusable. The press is so dedicated to spinning this administration into appearing to be something it’s not, I’m still not convinced this was spontaneous. The MSM has succeeded in irretrievably demolishing the credibility of the media so that absolutely everything they say is suspect. Everything.
People with a wrong point-of-view tend to miscalculate about things related to that point-of-view.
For example if one has a prejudiced opinion about white people and cops it is part and parcel to that point-of-view that they will miscalculate in their opinions and their actions about that subject.
So while Obama's error appears to be inexcusable it is also, for Obama, routine.