Not to mention that documentary he saw that showed the effects of Kansas tornadoes on Wiccan-Americans.
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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Man...how did Bush/Cheney cover up all those deaths?
Evil Republicans.
The idiot didn’t even mention the rapes, murders, and cannibalism that may have possibly likely went on.
Took that long, did it? Someone screaming in his IFB?
He is. Don't be confused by the facts.
According to Joe Biden...he is.
This must be some of that ‘million man math’ that Calypso Louie is so famous for.
Didn’t we have a little more than two and a half million killed on 9/11?
That’s in Obamanumbers.
Watch the media accuse anyone of mocking Obama’s statement as racist.
Good point.
Let me guess...
Bush blew up the levees in Kansas, too, just so he could kill blacks, right?
Actually Obama is correct. The reason only 12 fatalities have been reported is due to the Bush/Rove cover-up (queue sinister, villainesque music.)
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.
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. ;>)
Is he going to make sure Greensburg stays a chocolate city? /sarcasm
Leave it to the Dems to exploit tragedy for political gain.
I hear that his prepared talking points actually said 1776 died.
Obama’s lucky it’s not on Youtube....yet.
An error of this size concerning a well-covered news story, almost 3 full orders of magnitude, is simply inexcusable.
Obama gaffe ping.
Not to mention that documentary he saw that showed the effects of Kansas tornadoes on Wiccan-Americans.
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