Michelle Malkin » The inarticulate Barack Obama, pt. 2

The inarticulate Barack Obama, pt. 2

By Michelle Malkin • May 9, 2007 10:21 AM

He’s tiiiired.

When there’s a crisis, you can count on Barack Obama…to say just the wrong thing. First, there was his bizarre rant tying the VTech massacre to Don Imus, Iraq, Darfur, and the kitchen sink.

Now, this:

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.

At the end of the speech, he recognized the flub:

As he concluded his remarks a few minutes later, he appeared to realize his gaffe.

“There are going to be times when I get tired,” he said. “There are going to be times when I get weary. There are going to be times when I make mistakes.”

Noted.

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BP cracks: “At least he didn’t accuse Kansans of resorting to cannibalism.”

Don Surber: “Is Obama too tired to be president?”

Tired? The man is all of 45. John McCain is 70 and served 5 1/2 years in a Vietnamese dungeon. He never complains about being tired. Why is Obama tired all the time? Has he no stamina at all?

PJM notices the Washington Post helping Obama out with a little artificial glow. Sure does perk him up.

You know who’s really glowing right about now?

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#102739

On July 10th, 2007 at 1:37 pm, AlohaGuy said:

Today, after having nuked South Korea by mistake, President Obama offered this explaination:
“There are going to be times when I get tired,” he said. “There are going to be times when I get weary. There are going to be times when I make mistakes.”
#105053

On July 16th, 2007 at 11:44 am, zyzzyg said:

Like Rep Murtha and his Okinawa moment, or Sen Libby Dole and her assertion about the distance to Iraq, many people mis-speak, or get caught up in hyperbole.

I wish more politicians would apologize for their hyperbole. Then again, there is the opportunity for politicians to quietly revise and restate their remarks before they are entered into the Congressional Record.

Sen Obama’s public acknowledgement of the gaffe is enough. And how long ago was it? Doesn’t matter, I can still remember Ronald Reagan (the candidate) referring to what the troops wear as ‘wardrobe.’

One of the things I love about America is our sense of humor. Any opportunity to make fun, or to get a laugh, we will. Some things we should take seriously, others we should not.