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Obama gets tongue-tied in YouTube interview
CNN ^ | Jan. 27, 2011 | Tom Cohen

Posted on 01/27/2011 7:06:04 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama experienced a rare speaking stumble Thursday, mixing up Iraq and Afghanistan when responding in a YouTube interview to questions challenging the wars in those countries.

The president twice referred to Afghanistan when clearly talking about the situation in Iraq.

He said that the United States would withdraw all combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2011 and that combat operations there had ended, which actually describes the situation and policy for Iraq.

It was unclear whether Obama realized his mistake. He then correctly stated the situation in Afghanistan, saying the United States would start withdrawing some forces beginning in July, with the goal of handing over full security responsibilities to the Afghan government in 2014.

The 40-minute interview was part of a White House communications offensive in support of this week's State of the Union speech, with a series of events in which top administration officials spoke directly to Americans about administration policies set out in the address Tuesday night.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: enemedia; kneepadmedia; obama; obamagaffe; obamagaffes; obamaganda; opoligism; palin
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To: a fool in paradise; maica
Remember when he said that translations in Afghanistan weren’t occurring in a timely manner because the translators were being used in Iraq because of Bush?

I have never heard this one and I thought that I followed the news. WOW! This is real ignorance of something that is of vital importance to the USA.

21 posted on 01/27/2011 7:28:45 PM PST by Freee-dame
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Rare? All he has to do is be off the teleprompter or have no earpiece with someone telling him what to say.


22 posted on 01/27/2011 7:31:37 PM PST by Ingtar (Together we go broke (from a Pookie18 post))
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To: Grizzled Bear

“President Barack Obama experienced a rare speaking stumble”-—

You mean one that got out...


23 posted on 01/27/2011 7:33:12 PM PST by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

His speaking stumbles aren’t rare. That’s why he always uses a teleprompter. CNN is in Fantasyland. The reality is that Obama has difficulty speaking off-the-cuff.


24 posted on 01/27/2011 7:33:48 PM PST by popdonnelly (If Obama improves education, who'll vote for him?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
President Barack Obama experienced a rare speaking stumble

Excuse me, but didn't he say he was going to begin pulling troops out of Afghanistan in July during the SOTU?

This guy has no idea what is going on does he?

25 posted on 01/27/2011 7:36:03 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 ~ Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: Grizzled Bear

I’m still trying to figure out what those 7 other states are, that Obama was talking about.


26 posted on 01/27/2011 7:36:18 PM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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To: Carl LaFong

Geobels wouldn’t be proud.

He’d be envious...


27 posted on 01/27/2011 7:38:45 PM PST by piytar (0's idea of power: the capacity to inflict unlimited pain and suffering on another human being. 1984)
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To: MsLady

Only the “Corpse Men” know.

;-)


28 posted on 01/27/2011 7:39:46 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Grizzled Bear

I’m actually surprised that CNN reported it..


29 posted on 01/27/2011 7:40:36 PM PST by max americana
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To: 1rudeboy

...if Palin had mixed up North and South Korea.


30 posted on 01/27/2011 7:47:42 PM PST by depressed in 06 (The only thing the ZerO administration is competent at is bad ideas.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Need to watch this movie again. Soon.

31 posted on 01/27/2011 7:47:55 PM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Grizzled Bear

Took me a second to get that one. I thought what in the heck, what Corpse Men....LOL


32 posted on 01/27/2011 7:50:02 PM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

It is on TBS right now!


33 posted on 01/27/2011 7:58:08 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 ~ Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: MsLady

Everyone is picking on Obama about the “57 States”. It was actually worse, he said “we’ve been to all 57 States and have TWO MORE to go”. So he even f’d up his own mistake.


34 posted on 01/27/2011 8:00:14 PM PST by boop ("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... Ming the Merciless)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
.....(Barry) experienced a rare speaking stumble Thursday

Rare? Seriously?

CNN = News Outlet that doesn't pay attention to All the News.
(Choicy News Network)

35 posted on 01/27/2011 8:08:45 PM PST by libertarian27 (Ingsoc: Department of Life, Department of Liberty, Department of Happiness)
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To: boop

That’s right, I forgot exactly what he had said. I just remember the 57 states part. Hmmmm, well then I’d like to know what those other 9 states are?...lol I can’t wait for this man to be out of office. God help us if he wins another 4 years.


36 posted on 01/27/2011 8:21:29 PM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“Rare”?

You gotta be kidding.

Anytime the teleprompter falls over or loses power or stops scrolling, we get this little treat.


37 posted on 01/27/2011 8:25:04 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
TOTUS errors are inexcusable!


38 posted on 01/27/2011 8:41:07 PM PST by clearcarbon
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Flash video. Wish my new iPad could display it.


39 posted on 01/27/2011 9:01:01 PM PST by kdot
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To: edpc
President Barack Obama experienced a rare speaking stumble....

Or when he said "give the kid a breathalyzer...no an inhalator".

Yeah, realy rate. Right.

40 posted on 01/27/2011 9:46:17 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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