The aforementioned McCain-supporting friend rightfully pointed out that, too be fair, I should cover Obama’s gaffes. Obama did declare his intention to visit “all 57 states.”
At first this would appear as if Obama needs a map of the U.S. like McCain needs a map of the world. However, I have it on good authority that Senator Obama was merely being realistic in his assessment of U.S. territory, and was referring to the 50 “official” states plus
1. Washington, DC
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Guam
5. American Samoa
6. Northern Marianas Islands
7. Guantanamo Bay
Remember, kids, imperialism means shorter lines through customs.
** UPDATE: Obama actually infers that he has visited “57″ states and has one to go, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. He obviously meant that he has been to the 48 contiguous states, but that’s far less fun to mock. **
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Uhm… Excuse me. About those 57 states… It wasn’t a gaffe. It was a gag. You don’t realize that Obama was joking? Don’t you notice that the audience in the clip recognizes his little witticism? Or did you think his joke was so funny you just had to share it? Or are you insinuating that Obama wouldn’t know a fact that most first graders know?
You do realize that Obama is a self-made man who worked his way from a working class childhood in a single-parent home all the way to the U.S. Senate? He’s served as president of the Harvard Law Review and graduated with a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard in 1991. He’s one of the country’s leading experts in constitutional law and currently stands a higher chance than his opponent to be the next President Of The United States.
Even if you oppose his policies, the man deserves some respect.
Is this what our elections have become? Little civil wars where we have to destroy the personal dignity of the other side’s nominee even over the stupidest, most trivial little made-up issues?
If you oppose him on issues, then oppose him on issues. We don’t have to SLANDER each other to win, do we? Ultimately, all Americans are on the same team, aren’t we?
Hi John, I am an Obama supporter. I only posted the 57 state thing because a McCain supporting friend asked me to, to be fair. And I’m sure Obama was either joking or just misspoke. He meant to say that he had been to 47 of the 48 contiguous states and hoped to get to all 50 at some point.