Fatigue Department
10 May 2008 3:00 am by Taylor Marsh
BY TAYLOR MARSH
Marc Ambinder is correct, singling out John McCain. The L.A. Times makes another point; this one about Obama:
UPDATE: At a later stop Obama was talking with reporters and expressed concern
he’d also mis-stated the number of potential cyclone victims in Burma. He
said, “”I hope I said 100,000 people the first time instead of 100
million. I understand I said there were 57 states today. It’s a sign that
my numeracy is getting a little, uh.” At that point, an aide cut him
off and ushered journalists out. Before he could mis-speak again?)Oh, and as far as Hawaii voters are concerned, they’re probably delighted
to learn that Obama’s campaign staff doesn’t think that tiny state can justify
an appearance by his eminence, even though he did a lot of growing up there.
Or maybe because he was there. … .Barack
Obama wants to be president of these 57 United States
It’s not the first time: 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.
But “his eminence?” Ouch. Looks like a bit of the elitist tag
stuck, at least with the L.A. wing of the traditional media.
Open thread.
