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Refudiate - Has Obama made similar gaffes?
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Posted on 11/18/2010 10:02:41 AM PST by Steve_Seattle

Sarah Palin's usage/invention of the word "refudiate" in a Twitter message has again been referenced in a story in The New York Times. Setting aside the question of whether "refudiate" was the result of ignorance, an innocent typo, or whimsical invention, I'm wondering if Obama has ever made a similar gaffe concerning the spelling or meaning of a word. I know there was the "57 state" gaffe, the mispronunciation of "corpsman", the reference to the non-existent Austrian language, and so forth, but I'm curious about gaffes specifically involving word usage or spelling.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaffe; obama; palin; palinvanity; refudiate
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1 posted on 11/18/2010 10:02:44 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle

Weed weed up...or however this non word is spelled


2 posted on 11/18/2010 10:04:48 AM PST by Seeking the truth (0cents.com - Gadsden stuff available here!)
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To: Steve_Seattle

No, but he’s been breathalyzed or is that inhalated in all 58 or is that 57 states.


3 posted on 11/18/2010 10:04:56 AM PST by Doctor 2Brains (If the government were Paris Hilton, it could not score a free drink in a bar full of lonely sailors)
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To: Steve_Seattle

Obama has made many gaffes, but he is the mainstream media’s guy, so we rarely hear about them.


4 posted on 11/18/2010 10:05:18 AM PST by Genoa (Put the kettle on!)
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To: Steve_Seattle

epantsipation


5 posted on 11/18/2010 10:06:09 AM PST by ConjunctionJunction (I can see November from my house!)
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To: Genoa

This comes from the New York Times, it is the same as coming from the DNC or the Daily Kos.

Just ignore it , no one read that trash except kool-aid drinkers anyway.


6 posted on 11/18/2010 10:07:09 AM PST by Venturer
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To: Steve_Seattle

corpseman


7 posted on 11/18/2010 10:07:23 AM PST by jaydubya2
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To: Steve_Seattle
0bama never makes misteaks. He haz the entire press corpse to cover fur him.

Besides, his mistakes are just typos on TOTUS which are someone else's fault.

8 posted on 11/18/2010 10:08:07 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys: Can't skipper a boat, Can't drive, Can't ski, Can't fly. But they KNOW what's best!)
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To: Steve_Seattle

All 57 states...


9 posted on 11/18/2010 10:08:20 AM PST by tcrlaf (Obama White House=Tammany Hall on the National Mall)
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To: Steve_Seattle

Corpse-man


10 posted on 11/18/2010 10:09:02 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I love BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Steve_Seattle

Whimsical.....You betcha!!


11 posted on 11/18/2010 10:09:53 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Steve_Seattle

He and Michelle both speak with atrocious grammar. I know I’ve noticed his misuse of words before, but I realize you are looking for specific examples. How many times have you heard Michelle say, “Me and Barack”? They both get tripped up with I and me fairly regularly.


12 posted on 11/18/2010 10:11:19 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Steve_Seattle

Bill Clinton was not sure what “is” meant


13 posted on 11/18/2010 10:12:22 AM PST by woofie
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To: Steve_Seattle

If I remember correctly, he misspelled SYRACUSE when he was filling out his brackets for MARCH MADNESS this past Spring on live TV (ESPN). The ESPN host quickly and surreptitiously corrected the misspelling on the chalkboard.


14 posted on 11/18/2010 10:12:25 AM PST by JohnG45
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To: Steve_Seattle

During his campaign he talked about an asthmatic boy going to the hospital and getting a breathalyzer instead of an inhaler.


15 posted on 11/18/2010 10:13:20 AM PST by Vinnie
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“On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes — and I see many of them in the audience here today — our sense of patriotism is particularly strong.”


16 posted on 11/18/2010 10:14:30 AM PST by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Steve_Seattle
Calling the medal of freedom awarded to the shout out recipient, the Medal of Honor and using Corpseman for Corpsman. Dumb and/or revealing.
17 posted on 11/18/2010 10:15:34 AM PST by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp 8th Cav)
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To: Steve_Seattle

I think the word you are searching for here is has Obama made any spoonerisms. This is when you get vowels or consonents mixed up while speaking.


18 posted on 11/18/2010 10:15:39 AM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: Steve_Seattle

Barack Obama, “I’m running for commander of chief on a record of standing up for our wounded warriors.”


19 posted on 11/18/2010 10:15:46 AM PST by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Genoa

His whole Presidency has been a big gaffe.


20 posted on 11/18/2010 10:16:11 AM PST by jerseyrocks
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