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Obama to Sioux Falls: “Thank you, Sioux City!” Video added

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 16, 2008 10:55 PM

Looks like Hillary’s not the only one who is sleep-deprived. And you know, it’s hard to remember where you are when you’ve been traveling across 57 states non-stop:

D’oh.

The bigger gaffe, of course, was the campaign’s decision to have Obama stand with landslide loser George McGovern:

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama started his speech tonight with a gaff[e].

“Thank you Sioux City,” he said, before realizing his mistake.

“I said it wrong. I’ve been in Iowa for too long. I’m sorry,” he said.

Obama appeared before a roaring audience after being introduced by former Sens. Tom Daschle and George McGovern.

Daschle and McGovern were among many of the state’s most prominent Democrats.

You’ve seen one bitter, clingy flyover town, you’ve seen ‘em all.

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Update: Here’s the vid…

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  1. #1
    On May 16th, 2008 at 10:58 pm, Billy Mays said:

    DIDN’T JOHNNY CASH SING A SONG CALLED A BOY NAMED SIOUX?

  2. #2
    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:02 pm, undrseige247 said:

    They should bring back Roger Water’s flying O’bama pig. It’s the only thing I’ve liked about the guy thus far.

  3. #3
    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:07 pm, atxcowgirl said:

    That’s Sioux City, East Dakota!

  4. #4
    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:12 pm, libocrat said:

    I think he meant SUE CITY.

    Not quite ready for Prime time, but ready for Daschle and McFailure.

    None of this matters to the MSM.
    He is Jesus Obama.

    Becaue he says so.

  5. #5
    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:14 pm, libocrat said:

    I’ve been in Iowa too long!!

    As opposed to being in Jeremiah Wrights RACIST CHURCH too long??

    This CLOWN is one RED NOSE short of a CIRCUS.

  6. #6
    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:15 pm, libocrat said:

    Thank you CLEVELAND!!!!!

    Spinal Tap.

  7. #7
    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:17 pm, ajmontana said:

    did he say er, ah, er, ah, er, ah, er, ah,ah, first?

  8. #8
    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:18 pm, ajmontana said:

    Poor Obambi, everybody pickin on him. :lol:

  9. #9
    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:20 pm, txvet2 said:

    This guy continues to show that he’s a complete dunce whose only skill is giving good teleprompter. As many others have noted, if he were judged by the same standards as (among many others) Dan Quayle or George Allen, he’d have been out the door months ago.

  10. #10
    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:21 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    I wonder if he can point to Iraq on a map.

  11. #11
    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:33 pm, ajmontana said:

    I have my doubts he can even spell map.

  12. #12
    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:55 pm, havok said:

    Should we add a 58th state called ‘Stoo-Pid-Iddy’?

  13. #13
    On May 17th, 2008 at 12:01 am, txvet2 said:

    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:55 pm, havok said:

    Should we add a 58th state called ‘Stoo-Pid-Iddy’?

    Now, that isn’t fair. Obama knows perfectly well there are 60 states - in fact, he mentioned that there were several states he hadn’t been in, besides the 57 he’d visited.

  14. #14
    On May 17th, 2008 at 12:24 am, Straight_Talk_Luigi said:

    I think he meant SUE CITY.

    Not quite ready for Prime time, but ready for Daschle and McFailure.

    None of this matters to the MSM.
    He is Jesus Obama.

    Becaue he says so.

    If McCain said that, the MSM would be talking Alzhiemers all day long. Dem correspondents left and right.

  15. #15
    On May 17th, 2008 at 12:24 am, old trooper said:

    This clown needs a handler!

  16. #16
    On May 17th, 2008 at 12:24 am, BrianNY said:

    When you’ve got the Trial Lawyers Lobby behind you, one Sioux begins to look like all the rest.

    I’m just impressed he didn’t say, “Thank you Slip and Falls, South Dakota!”

  17. #17
    On May 17th, 2008 at 12:29 am, purplepeep said:

    Word is that if Barack is elected President, his first act in office will be to change the name of every city and town in America to “Sioux City” so this type of thing never happens again.
    “The Change America Really Needs”.

  18. #18
    On May 17th, 2008 at 1:46 am, emjem24 said:

    I guess this poser doesn’t see much difference between Sioux Falls and Sioux City. My husband had it right, this guy is a total fiend (cough cough fraud).

    Then there are Native Americans who overwhelmingly supported Daschle. Yeah, it must be grand to be another voting bloc, huh folks. Did Daschle promise Obummer the Native American vote in return for his “support?”

  19. #19
    On May 17th, 2008 at 3:31 am, nyc123me said:

    what it is: Sioux Falls.
    what he said: Sioux City.
    what he was thinking: Sh*tsplat.

  20. #20
    On May 17th, 2008 at 5:25 am, AlohaGuy said:

    He meant Sweetie Falls…

  21. #21
    On May 17th, 2008 at 7:14 am, JBro said:

    On May 16th, 2008 at 11:07 pm, atxcowgirl said:

    Priceless!!!

  22. #22
    On May 17th, 2008 at 7:44 am, meatpieandtatters said:

    Been to Sioux Falls many times (family). Driven thru Sioux City many times. To confuse it with Sioux City is unforgivable. Obama should be disqualified from public office for not knowing the difference.

  23. #23
    On May 17th, 2008 at 7:45 am, meatpieandtatters said:

    Gaffe-tastic…

  24. #24
    On May 17th, 2008 at 7:57 am, henryinga said:

    I’m still praying that some miracle will happen to keep this pea brain from being elected.He’s had one gaffe after the other and there’s more to come.

  25. #25
    On May 17th, 2008 at 8:13 am, graysonret said:

    Purplepeep, he’ll want to throw in a few “Wrightstown” and “Ayersville” too.

  26. #26
    On May 17th, 2008 at 8:23 am, rplatt said:

    This dolt must be among the dumbest in the entire universe.

  27. #27
    On May 17th, 2008 at 8:27 am, dj said:

    “I said it wrong. I’ve been in Iowa for too long. I’m sorry,” he said.

    Umm, how long was he there? Because it obviously affected his thinking.
    Soooooo, the 20 years he sat w/ the Rev. Wright had no affect at all on his pea brain??

    Yeah, right.

  28. #28
    On May 17th, 2008 at 8:27 am, DaveC said:

    I am FAR from being a McCain fan but I am looking forward to seeing some debates between BHO and the Maverick.. I have a feeling that McCain will have barrys arse handed to him before he will realize it..

  29. #29
    On May 17th, 2008 at 8:32 am, DaveC said:

    Illinois Sen. Barack Obama started his speech tonight with a gaff[e].

    “Thank you Sioux City,” he said, before realizing his mistake.

    “I said it wrong. I’ve been in Iowa for too long. I’m sorry,” he said.

    that is kinda funny in and of itself.. I don’t think he spent one second longer than he had to after he won the caucus in Iowa..

  30. #30
    On May 17th, 2008 at 9:07 am, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    Sioux City, Sioux Falls,

    Sioux you rubes later.

    Vote for me one sioux’ing time and you’ll never sioux me again….

    Sioux on that for a while

  31. #31
    On May 17th, 2008 at 9:16 am, JHSII said:

    Duck Dodgers from the episode In Space, No One Can Hear You Rock:

    If you’re onstage and you don’t remember what city you’re in, just yell “Thank you Detroit!” There’s a 47% chance you’ll be right.

  32. #32
    On May 17th, 2008 at 9:24 am, PatriotRider said:

    Or maybe he was just shell shocked from hearing that gunshot. It’s a thought.

  33. #33
    On May 17th, 2008 at 9:32 am, RedRepub said:

    Sounds like he didn’t have his waffle this morning.

    I think he’s relaxed. he thinks he has the nom, so he can do whatever he wants and the DNC is stuck with him. The DNC stuck themselves with a lemon. I hope many figure that out soon.

    We need to use the photo of him with McGovern in a campaign ad. It should read, “What do these men have in common?”

    PS Howdy from Louisville! Condi for VP!

  34. #34
    On May 17th, 2008 at 9:46 am, Fineous Reese said:

    Just a’ messiah
    Doin the meet and greet
    I’m a black man
    that’s tough to beat
    I’m your demo nom
    Vote for me now sweet(ie)

    Ragz to richez or so they say
    Ya gotta-keep pushin’
    for the fortune and fame
    It’s all a gamble
    When it’s just a game
    Ya treat it like a capital crime
    Everybody’s got a racist line

    Take me down
    To Sioux Falls, er, City?
    Where the voters are green
    And dumb but pretty
    Vote me home…

  35. #35
    On May 17th, 2008 at 9:47 am, Fineous Reese said:

    bah, meant to change it to “I treat it like a capital crime”

  36. #36
    On May 17th, 2008 at 9:49 am, 29Victor said:

    The list keeps getting longer:

    Obama’s America:
    1) There are 57 states.
    2) Roosevelt talked with Hitler & Tojo.
    3) Arkansas is closer to Kentucky than Illinois is.
    4) Sioux Falls = Sioux City

    So how long is it going to be before the books/websites come out telling us all what and addelpated moron he is?

  37. #37
    On May 17th, 2008 at 9:50 am, 29Victor said:

    Or is he saying that you can’t tell one Sioux from the next? Maybe he thinks they all look alike.

  38. #38
    On May 17th, 2008 at 10:01 am, ArmoredCAV said:

    It took the Dems how long to realize that Hillary was a nightmare? How long will it take them to clue in about BHO?

  39. #39
    On May 17th, 2008 at 10:07 am, dankitti said:

    DIDN’T JOHNNY CASH SING A SONG CALLED A BOY NAMED SIOUX?

    Nope. You’re thinking of Phil Collins.

    Sioux Sioux Siouxdio.

  40. #40
    On May 17th, 2008 at 10:53 am, Member-VRWC said:

    Barack Obama
    Half black, half white, all con man
    Barnum had it right

  41. #41
    On May 17th, 2008 at 11:41 am, J S Ragman said:

    I suspect it isn’t a dead ringer, but has anybody ever made the comparison to the Eddie Murphy movie The Distinguished Gentleman?

    That’s probably racist, or inflammatory, or politicized, or something.

  42. #42
    On May 17th, 2008 at 11:43 am, Silkyinfamous said:

    For Real? I think Mr.McCain, instead of accidently saying the wrong thing, has purposely done it, my favorite John McCain quote,

    “You know that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran? Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran.”

  43. #43
    On May 17th, 2008 at 11:50 am, Storm Chaser said:

    We all do look alike. Locals call our region “Sioux Land.” Besides Sioux City and, Sioux Falls, we have Sioux Center, Sioux Rapids, Sioux County, Little Sioux, River Sioux and others.

    Another song is Sioux City Sue. “I’d swap my cows and dog for you…” Obama might be able to change the words a bit to “I’d swap my reverend for you…”

    At least he got our area in the national news.

  44. #44
    On May 17th, 2008 at 12:08 pm, Rob said:

    Just like McAmnesty… Obama may be “losing his bearings” a bit.

  45. #45
    On May 17th, 2008 at 2:00 pm, dreid said:

    The Obamasiah can add states, cities, and planets at will. He is the creator and can add or subtract anything he choices on a whim. He can even split atoms, with his mind…

  46. #46
    On May 17th, 2008 at 2:27 pm, terrig said:

    Let’s see 57 States of the United States, Souix City, Souix Falls-we’re really, really, really in trouble. Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

  47. #47
    On May 17th, 2008 at 3:25 pm, Speakup said:

    Unavailable for comment were the leaders of a growing, somewhat rough looking crowd that kept yelling something about wanting to change their vote.

    Tests Ahead for Obama

    By Robert D. Novak
    Thursday, May 8, 2008; A23

    Buyer’s remorse was beginning to afflict supporters of Barack Obama before Tuesday’s primary election returns showed he had delivered a knockout punch against Hillary Clinton. The young orator who had seemed so fantastic, beginning with his 2007 Jefferson-Jackson dinner speech in Iowa, disappointed even his own advisers over the past two weeks, and old party hands mourned that they were stuck with a flawed candidate.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/07/AR2008050703187.html

  48. #48
    On May 17th, 2008 at 5:37 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    He may not know Sioux Falls,
    but I bet he knows exactly where Islamberg is…..

  49. #49
    On May 17th, 2008 at 8:14 pm, RedDog said:

    Hey doofus. How do you spell potato?

  50. #50
    On May 17th, 2008 at 11:22 pm, sparky1962 said:

    He says ” I campaigned in Iowa for 8 months”. he has been campaign since he got to the U.S. Senate. When is he going to do the job he was elected for? The people of Illinois got ripped off. You vote a guy in and he doesn’t want the job, so he goes for another job while in that job. Too bad that does not work in the REAL World. Imagine taking a job and the next day telling your boss you are job hunting on his time. OUT THE DOOR YOU GO!!!

  51. #51
    On May 18th, 2008 at 4:04 am, AlohaGuy said:

    Imagine taking a job and the next day telling your boss you are job hunting on his time. OUT THE DOOR YOU GO!!!

    Unless you’re his wife… ;)

    Neither one of them seem to do much at their day jobs.

  52. #52
    On May 18th, 2008 at 10:11 am, tampadave said:

    The Obama Messiah made a mistake? Impossible! Take another sip of your Kool-Aid and all blemishes will disappear.

  53. #53
    On May 18th, 2008 at 4:58 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    Sparky, the machine of Chicago got exactly what they wanted. And if he gets the Presidency, they will be paid back, many fold.

    Politics is about power.

    Being a freshman senator from any state is not much different than being the ugly girl/guy at the dance.

    You’re there, but what can you do?

  54. #54
    On May 18th, 2008 at 6:32 pm, pookysgirl said:

    I’m from the area, so this is absolutely hilarious. I’ll grant him that Sioux City and Sioux Falls are both by Sioux Center in Sioux County, but good grief-they’re in different states and 90 miles apart!

    What really shocks me is that he wasn’t driven off the stage. Must’ve been a lot of people there in the Messiah groove.

  55. #55
    On May 18th, 2008 at 9:07 pm, everett_mansfield said:

    Who needs Geography (or History, or Science, or Writing, or Math, etc.) when you have Affirmative Action?

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