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Obama: '10,000 People Died' in Kansas Tornado
Associated Press via FOX News.com ^
| May 9, 2007
Posted on 05/09/2007 7:30:38 AM PDT by Kaslin
RICHMOND, Va. — Barack Obama, caught up in the fervor of a campaign speech Tuesday, drastically overstated the Kansas tornadoes death toll, saying 10,000 had died.
The death toll was 12.
"In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died — an entire town destroyed," the Democratic presidential candidate said in a speech to 500 people packed into a sweltering Richmond art studio for a fundraiser.
Obama mentioned the disaster in Greensburg, Kan., in saying he had been told by the office of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius that the state's National Guard had been depleted by its commitment to the Iraq War.
"Turns out that the National Guard in Kansas only had 40 percent of its equipment and they are having to slow down the recovery process in Kansas," Obama said, his shirt sleeves rolled up and his head glistening with sweat.
As the Illinois senator concluded his remarks a few minutes later, he appeared to realize his gaffe.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: gaffe; glisteningwithsweat; obama; sebelius; yesterday
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To: Kaslin
Man...how did Bush/Cheney cover up all those deaths?
Evil Republicans.
To: Kaslin
The idiot didn’t even mention the rapes, murders, and cannibalism that may have possibly likely went on.
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posted on
05/09/2007 7:37:22 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
To: Kaslin
As the Illinois senator concluded his remarks a few minutes later, he appeared to realize his gaffe.Took that long, did it? Someone screaming in his IFB?
23
posted on
05/09/2007 7:37:56 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: Kaslin
And Obama is supposed to be so intelligent. He is. Don't be confused by the facts.
24
posted on
05/09/2007 7:38:04 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
To: Kaslin
According to Joe Biden...he is.
25
posted on
05/09/2007 7:38:10 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(The old/liberal/socialist media is the most ruthless and destructive enemy of this country.)
To: Kaslin
This must be some of that ‘million man math’ that Calypso Louie is so famous for.
26
posted on
05/09/2007 7:38:16 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(I have a big carbon footprint and I'm not afraid to use it.)
To: Kaslin
Didn’t we have a little more than two and a half million killed on 9/11?
That’s in Obamanumbers.
27
posted on
05/09/2007 7:38:33 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: Kaslin
Watch the media accuse anyone of mocking Obama’s statement as racist.
28
posted on
05/09/2007 7:38:57 AM PDT
by
Kuksool
To: jacknhoo
29
posted on
05/09/2007 7:39:23 AM PDT
by
stevio
((NRA))
To: Chi-townChief
Let me guess...
Bush blew up the levees in Kansas, too, just so he could kill blacks, right?
30
posted on
05/09/2007 7:39:33 AM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(VOTE DEM! You'll Look GREAT In A Burqa!)
To: Kaslin
Actually Obama is correct. The reason only 12 fatalities have been reported is due to the Bush/Rove cover-up (queue sinister, villainesque music.)
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posted on
05/09/2007 7:40:15 AM PDT
by
Southside_Chicago_Republican
(Politicians are like diapers: they need to be changed often and for the same reasons.)
To: Chi-townChief
True. The audience was eating this stuff up.
Your typical Democrat hates America so much that they just WISH 10,000 had died in Kansas. I’m sure they are disappointed that only 12 perished.
This guy is nothing by a public relations gimmick.
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posted on
05/09/2007 7:40:41 AM PDT
by
i_dont_chat
(I reserve to right to offend anyone. You can take offense or not! Your choice.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Whats the magic number?
A magic number is a constant used to identify a file in computing. Or it could be a member of a 4-person english band. ;>)
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posted on
05/09/2007 7:40:44 AM PDT
by
SC DOC
To: Kaslin
Is he going to make sure Greensburg stays a chocolate city? /sarcasm
Leave it to the Dems to exploit tragedy for political gain.
To: Kaslin
I hear that his prepared talking points actually said 1776 died.
To: mewzilla
Obama’s lucky it’s not on Youtube....yet.
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posted on
05/09/2007 7:41:53 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: theDentist
Sorry, m'friend, but you've misplaced the decimal point by two places. He's off by
83,233.33%. If he had said 24 died, he'd have been off by 100%, if 36, 200%, and so forth.
An error of this size concerning a well-covered news story, almost 3 full orders of magnitude, is simply inexcusable.
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posted on
05/09/2007 7:43:02 AM PDT
by
SAJ
(debunking myths about markets and prices on FR since 2001)
To: txflake; ValerieTexas; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; DrewsDad; HiJinx; Gracey; anymouse; SwinneySwitch; ...
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posted on
05/09/2007 7:43:14 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
To: cripplecreek
The idiot didnt even mention the rapes, murders, and cannibalism that may have possibly likely went on. Not to mention that documentary he saw that showed the effects of Kansas tornadoes on Wiccan-Americans.
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posted on
05/09/2007 7:43:33 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Parker v. DC: the best court decision of the year.)
To: kinoxi
What’s 9990 people amongst friends?
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