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Yeh well, we all make mistakes, that is why we do not qualify to run for the presidency.

but if you are qualified to run for the presidency, then you have a lot of money and people teaching you things in the background. mistakes should not happen..

when you climb a high mountain,, or a tree, or a rock, one little mistake and it's game over.

by the way as far as my own personal feelings go, trust me, republicans are dirty people, but the problem is , americans actually fall for it.

dirty people will always exist, it's just nature.
but nature needs to be intelligent enough to make them go extinct rather than letting them get rewarded for corruption because such corruption can lead the entire nature to become corrupt.

The man made a slip of the tongue, and inadvertant error in his speech. I'm 18 and can see that this is little more than something for liberals to whine about in a desparate attempt to cloak the fact that their girl Hillary can't decide what she believes.

we choose not to answer with the same closed hand, instead we wéll come our mor-(m)-on brother. HOPE will out-last fear

OSAMA and OBAMA sound alike but BARRACK???? thats not a slip he meant to say it.... also Mark Higuera, Los Angeles, California how are black and latinos going to run this country when they cant even run their own neighborhoods....you can call me a racist but lets be honest does anybody know a good black or spanish neighborhood in america??

WHO CARES!

Hey Jim you racist fool! I'm not Cuban...but you sure did show us all your true racist colors!

Didn't Mittens get the memo? All the second stringers are supposed to be attacking Hillary now, and closing ranks behind Rudy.

Slip, my ass. Maybe Obama should start "accidentally" using an "S" instead of a "M" for Mitt.

He did it on purpose. People want to associate Obama with Osama, just so they can put fear in people. Dont fall for it. Obama for President.

Jim Bremer…you are a disgrace to our great country! Un-American as can be!

Posted By Evan Esteves, Boca Raton, FL : October 23, 2007 10:04 pm
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Evan Esteves, I am crestfallen that you think I am a disgrace to your great country. However, I am puzzled why I would be a disgrace to Cuba. Please enlighten us before you start swimming back.

From this day forth, the public shall address me as "Richard Milhouse Smith". There, does that help? LOL!!!

Barack Obama "08"

This a CNN-Romney thing. And they will be back at it again and again. It didnt stick when CNN made the first calculated slip up and it wont stick now that they have found another way to bring it up. Any "issues" for discussion CNN??

For those of you who have been bamboozled by Romney, the racist, Mormons are NOT Christians. They don't believe in the Trinity, they believe they can become gods, and they believe that God was a man, before becoming a God (and I don't mean as Jesus). Will someone have the nerve to ask Romney about the planet Kolob? Christians should be appalled that they are mentioned in the same breath.

yes all the the racist got old and started hiding there true feelings some passed that rascist gene to there kids the other half of u.s is living in the closet wake up people the black kennedy is comming to office viva obama haters

To comment on something I read earlier, no, no one impeached Bill Clinton for a slip of tongue. Lying about sexual relations and saying a name incorrectly are quite different. This is something that happens quite a bit. It happens in the news, in the white house, at schools, on the radio. If this were the other way around, no one would say anything.

For some reason I see a lot of Libs in here twisting this and saying this is hate speak and such. It makes me think that we have gotten so censor happy and try to be so PC that we cannot even try to understand meanings or context. Stop playing the victim all the time and find an intelligent topic to discuss.

"In January, CNN made the same mistake, accidentally displaying a graphic that said "Where's Obama?" during a report on bin Laden."

Hahahaha! Accident?? Yeah right! We know you a little better than that. Nice try.

Mitt Romney is a lying carpet-bagger who will say anything to get himself elected. I live in MA and as our governor he was completly useless for 4 years. He only used his position to further his path to the presidency... he did nothing for our state. He claims to have lowered taxes but instead increased license fees by almost 4 billion dollars He was for gays then... now... nah!

Obama is just as bad. Here's a guy who promised to serve his full term as senator when elected. That was until his ego and head got so fat that he actually started believeing he is experienced enough to be president without getting any experience at all.

And why does everyone keep referring to him as black or "african-american". His mother is white. He is what used to be called mulatto or colored. Obviously he has no respect for his mothers contribution to his makeup and he's as ashamed to be white as he is proud to be black. In truth he's neither... but it sure is helpful to be black at times ain't it all? Just as long as he doesn't have to live with them or hang around where they actually live being black can be quite handy

Wow that's just stupid. How do you say the right name first, then correct yourself into saying the wrong name?

It's either intentional, which is very deceptive or unintentional, which is incredibly stupid.

Either way, he shouldn't be President.

My god 200 comments over the political equivalent of a fart joke. We suck.

As reflected in the blog comments, it is difficult to believe that such a name mangling is anything but deliberate. But even if the slip were of a "freudian" variety - it still reflects the semi-conscious mindset of a country still willing to use name-calling, skin color, and ethnicity - as fodder for sophomoric humor.

I have seen this from the Hillary Clinton campaign, and, more often from the republican party. Romney comes from a tradition of morality and respect - where did it go when he entered politics?

Romney doesn't give a rat's behind about Obama or Osama. So, what's the difference – Obama yo Mama.

One of MANY reasons NOT to vote for Romney.

Former Gov. Mitt Romney should apologize to Sen. Obama for his insensitive remarks. He did not misspeak, it was an intentional shot at the Senator. I am deeply disturbed by the Governor, and his apparent lack of respect for this country. Romney is not fit to lead this country.

That was hardly a slip of the tongue, he said the man's first and last names!! Ok, I get that Obama and Osama are VERY similar, but Barack Obama does not sound like Osama Bin Laden.

I’m an independent. I vote based upon a person and principles I hold. I love America and that is why I’m writing. All Republican party members listen carefully. There is only one candidate I would vote for on your side right now. Mitt Romney. If you put up anyone else you’re done. He is your only real candidate. I know Mormonism is weird but get over it. Bigotry never wins. It wrong and no Democrat would ever dare to look like one. I want someone that can fix America’s bureaucracy and the only one with proven ability on both sides is Gov. Romney. You have the best Champion I ever seen. His record, education, wisdom, foresight, experience, abilities, personality are all amazing. I’ve heard him speak and he lights a fire in my belly and a desire in my heart for America. But, if you choose someone else that is okay I’ll vote for Hilary or Barrack. Hope the information is helpful.

Nice slip-up, Mitt! To be fair, people have been confusing 'Obama' and 'Osama' since he ran for office in Illinois. It's not a partisan or race issue; it's a pronunciation issue.

Is Barack Hussein Osama a Muslim ? It appears so. Osama supporters will vehemently deny that but the fact is his middle name is Hussein and he keeps it.

If you were to change your name from John Smith to John AYATOLLAH Smith, people would (rightly) assume you were Muslim.

By itself that is not a problem. Here in America you can be anyone and still succeed.

What is amazing and comical is the attempts of Osama supporters in trying to hide his middle name. Why are you trying to prevent people from knowing the truth ? People should know they are voting for a Hussein.

This is a fine example of the fact Romney is out of touch, and unintelligent. He can't event get simple names straight, how could he lead possibly our country effectively? Moron. PS, I'm NOT a Obama supporter either, nor a liberal. I'm educated on candidates name, obviously more so than Miss; I mean Mitt.

This was no mistake, he made a slip you like this before on a talk show. Plus like some others have said he used his full name instead of just obama. He knew exactly what he was doing.

How low can you go, Mitt???!!!

Romney is running in part on his toughness to catch Bin Laden yet he doesnt know the man he wants to catch.hahahaha

He wants to catch a US Senator for masterminding 9/11.

Romney for Presodent 08! hehe

Ah phooey.

My producing teacher did the same thing... except she referred to Obama as "Osama bin Laden". She was embarassed when she realized what she'd done. And she is neither conservative nor running for president.

What do you expect, with a name like Obama, and in these times, Osama being a houshold name. Nobody should take this too seriously.

I, guess someone should ask Romney "if all guys named Osama are terriorts, than is it true that all mormons believes in plural marriages?

It's only natural – I tried to say Mitt was a Mormon the other day but accidentally said he was a moron.

. . . oh, all right, it wasn't really an accident. It was a "brief mix up."

Dear CENSORED, CNN takes comments down for review, then puts them back up. Don't censor yourself.

For the record, I can't stand Obama. More hot air and empty promises, just like all of the other "candidates"... so what else is new.

That being said, if it was Bush giving the speech rather than Rumsfeld, oops, I mean Romney, I could believe that it was unintentional.

More pandering to idiots.

The American people should be used to slip ups like this after the last 8 years. If anything, it pales in comparison to some of the pearls that have flown out of the mouth of W.

If this Romney guys is so darn smart, then it would not matter if he were tired he would never make such a mistake. This shows that he is not trying to unite people. He is trying to divide and therefore he too, must be stopped. Do people only vote republican because they think it represents white power?? And they think Dems are for minorities?? Cause it can't be Abortions only, cause BUSH has yet to stop that, so it must be a black, white, Hispanic thing?? Someone please answer this one????????????

You can tell the guy is on top and a front-runner, they're hanging on his every word, even when he corrects himself.

And Obama gets indignant and retaliatory over everything. "Fire this guy, Axe that one." Good grief!

People can be such rednecks, if Senator Obama was raised by his "WHITE" momma from Kansas, why would she raise him to be Muslim?? She gave him the name in honor of his African roots from his absent African father. Read his book, folks. John Edwards has limited experience also, but everyone always speaks of Senator Obama's lack of experience first. I challenge white people who say that they are not prejudice to vote for Barack Obama.

Another ann coulter and republicans!
These people speading hate message should go!

Romney is as phoney as a $3 bill

Who cares? That's what you have to deal with when your name is one letter away from Osama. Im sure presidential candidate Hatler and Stelin would have the same problems.

In a HUGE blow to Senate Democrats, Bob Kerrey announced he would NOT run for Senate in Nebraska.

The first thing I ever thought about when I saw Obama... was Osama... I don't think it's a big deal. "Apparently" Osama... I mean Obama, will have some prejudices if he runs for president based on his name and race. Not that it is right, it just will happen. I think Hillary will get the Dem. nomination and face off against Giuliani. Which is a win-win for Democrats... Giuliani is far from the traditional conservative Republican. Being a Republican that's what I see happening... The outcome either way will be in favor of the Democrats this time.

Maybe it takes an Obama to finally find an Osama. Bush's and Clinton's don't have a good history of that.

So Romney misspoke. Haven't we had enough of that already with the bumbling moron currently in office. It still amazes me that about half the country can speak publicly better than our president – how sad!

Didn't the Republicans impeach Bill Clinton for just a slip of the tongue?

FIRST OF ALL PEOPLE THE MAN'S NAME START WITH BARACK NOT OSAMA! IT IS KIND OF HARD TO CONFUSE "BARACK WITH OSAMA" THESE ARE THE FIRST NAMES OF THESE TWO DIFFERENT MEN AND THERE LAST NAMES ARE "OBAMA" AND "LADEN" THIS STUNT BY REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY IS EXACTLY WHAT POLITICANS USE TO TAKE THE PUBLIC MIND OFF THE ISSUE'S! I THINK IT'S CALLED PULLING A RED HEARING! THESE ARE THE FACTS THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION GREED FOR MONEY AND POWER HAS MADE THIS COUNTRY THE MOST HATED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! WE ARE IN DEBT TO CHINA FOR ALMOST A TRILLION DOLLARS- THE WAR ON IRAQ IS COSTING NEAR A HALF A BILLION DOLLARS OR MORE-ALMOST 4,000 THOUSAND AMERICAN SOLIDERS HAVE DIED-NEARLY 40,OOO THOUSAND ARE MAMED FOR LIFE WITH NO ARMS! NO HANDS! NO LEGS! AND SUFFERING LOST OF SITE OR HEARING AND MENTAL DEPRESSION!-THE HOUSING MARKET CRASHED-THERE IS NO HEALTH CARE PLAN FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CHILDREN-NO HOMELAND SECURITY-NO IMMIGRATION BILL IN PLACE THAT IS WORKING!- AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS BEING PUT ON THE BACK BURNER BECAUSE OF RICH OIL AND COAL COMPANIES WHO HAS BEEN BUYING DEMS AND REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN AND SENATORS SILENCE ON THE ISSUE! SO THE ONLY THING THESE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CAN TALK ABOUT IS "BARACK OBAMA" NAME IS CLOSELY SIMILAR TO "OSAMA BIN LADEN"???????????????

Speaking of well, misspeaking... what about misposting an incorrect link to Hillary Clinton's bio instead of Obama's in this story?

Isn't it amazing that when us liberals tell the truth about conservatives, other conservatives consider it an attack????

Posted By Wayne, Greenville TX : October 24, 2007 8:15 am

you got me there wayne, you are right, by the way have you read what is being said. because he isnt a lib, his slip of the tounge is now an insight into how racist he is. very logical conclusion especially comming from the left. Sorry if I upset you though, I just feal real exposed now.

Here is what I think.

America is a very racist Country, The media has been strategically tearing apart the Barack Obama campaign for President.

They have promoted stupid questions such as "is Obama Black enough?", when as a man with a white mother they really should be asking "IS BARACK OBAMA WHITE ENOUGH?" TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

The meticulous suttle way the media is discrediting Obama's campaign is shameful and speaks to the mythe of a democracy in the self portrayed leader of the free world. Get the Coronation flowers for Clinton that is who the media wants even though Obama is the best hope for change.

I only see this guys mouth moving so fast but I don't think he takes time to think what he is about to say. No wonder you made that honest mistake!
By the way what do mormon preach, Hate message?

In January, CNN made the same mistake, accidentally displaying a graphic that said "Where's Obama?" during a report on bin Laden. Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy also made the same slip in a 2005 speech.

So sheep, when your LONE network of "fair and balanced reporting" CNN and lord and savior Ted "the swimmer" Kennedy made the same mistake, it was just a mistake, but Romney does it and he is somehow satan?

Dennis K a Democrat announced that he saw a spaceship and it observed him and then flew away, so should I then make he leap that all of you are "out of your minds"?

Jim, Chicago

"Hillarious, sorry Obama but that is what 50% percent of america looks at you like, I dont but I know you will never take the whitehouse with that name, at least not any time soon."

So...if his name was Bill, Rick, Tom, Bob, George, Brian, .... get my point?

I remember once, around the turn of the century... and millinium we had a president who was not well spoken and made some mix-ups here and there. He turned out alright don't you think?

Besides, these kind of things are accidental anyway. I've mixed up Osama and Obama before, along with Jesus Alou and Jesus Christ. Clinton and Biden... Joey Tribbiani and Joseph Stalin. These mistakes happen. Should we really judge a guy's ability to run a country based on a slip of the tongue?

And hey, running a headline like this, we get a pot-shot in on Romney, AND Osbama – so everyone's happy.

I hope everyone notices how this slight, human error / slip of the tongue made cnn.com front page news with the title....
Ticker: Romney confuses Obama and Osama
Now THAT is what is disgusting ..... Come on CNN you are better than that...don't be so blantantly obvious.

Do we need to judge a presidential candidicy based on honest mistake?

Please don't even start to say that what Romney said was merely a slip of the tongue! He knew exactly what he was saying. America loves controversy! I mean we thrive on it, fo goodness sake! When you say the two names, there is no way you can mix them up, unless it is intentional. Ted Kennedy, and even CNN for that matter, intentionally misused the names. Why is everyone so afraid? I mean we have as much of a chance of having a African-American president, as we do of having dinner with Jesus! There is no need to bring any negative attention to this fine distinguished gentleman, ok?

Norman, sounds like you are talking about the Democratic party.

Its funny to hear about fear mongering from any Lib.(Especially Bill Burton)... A group of people that throw Global Warming and Socialist Health Care around so freely.

Please make sure you attack your beloved Ted Kennedy for his mistake in 2005.

This is simply an outrageous comment for a major presidential candidate to make. He hasn't had my support for a while, but he's definitely not getting any from me now.

Way to go Mitt ya twit!!!!

We are too hung up on looks, and names. Why aren't people listening to the message Barack OBAMA is sending. Let's stop all of the divisiveness. Gays, Blacks, Latino's are not going anywhere. Let's try to do the best and the RIGHT thing. I particularly find that most Men treat politics like a sporting event. "Their team has to win" That's what those moroons in Washington do. Instead of voting what is right for the masses of peeople they rather make sure their "TEAM" wins. This is why I like Barack and Hilary. I will no doubt vote for one of them.

Do we honestly want to judge whether or not a man is fit for the presidency based on a linguistic error?

wow he sounds as thick as Bush.. oh goody another dense head running for office..

Sometimes I catch myself saying ninja zombie instead of "Mitt Romney."

wow, what a presidential candidate? Romney, it is too close to call to make a blunder!

Did I just hear that? This guy has lost my vote! I am a republican and I thought this guy looks presidential to me and can fix the economy but I think there are other things that matters and would like a well rounded president especially when our country is hurting. I think Romney has sons and that is not how one should be an example to his sons. I hope he aknowledges his mistakes. Meanwhile will even see if the attacked person can stay calm in all this!

Some real news about a REAL candidate would be nice.

Hint: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John Edwards are not real candidates. They are virtually all the same.

Hint #2: The majority of Americans agree with Dennis Kucinich on the issues but don't know it! Take a candidate match-up test.

RJ, Bet Rove had his finger in there somewhere...just reeks of his work. But for Romney to go along with it and then say oops...just shows you something I've been saying...none of the candidates has anything to say about themselves; they are either slamming Hillary or Obama or each other...great campaign so far.

This mormon moron is not gonna get my vote. My vote is for someone who can not do such things and someone who understands I am voting for him to go and fix things that i feel need to be fixed even if they try. I don't think I can give anyone a job who self distructs during his interview and presentation, which I think Romney is at that level. Someone tell Romney that is not the way to do it!

What an idiot. People are actually voting for this fool?... That is scary!

What a fool!

Did CNN also have an article when Ted Kennedy did the exact same thing? I can not find it anywhere, so is this really fair and balanced?

Ya Romney, Now you look better since some people don't like you because you are mormon. That is not how to do it. I wish you luck with your candidacy.

MY choice for president..LOU DOBBS..vice..JACK CAFFERTY..whatever..GLENN BECK..that's a dream team!!!!

Posted By Karen,nj : October 23, 2007 7:06 pm

AMEN Sister!!!!
I couldn't agree more.
People with independently functioning brains are far better suited to clean up the mess that has been created by YEARS of political tomfoolery on BOTH sides. A hell of a lot better than a bunch of star struck puppets that have no comprehension of what it truly means to be an American.

I'm doubting "slip of the tongue" and more of a cheap tactic to plant an "association" of Osama and Obama in the minds of the uninformed.

Just like the tactics being used in the south to tell people Obama running for office is a plot of the Taliban to take down the US from the top. That seed is now planted in the back of the minds of those who wouldn't know the difference.

Obama has the huge religion hurdle, as well as the racial, and it seems everyone is trying to use that against him.

Of course it was done on purpose.

Lots of RW talking heads do the same thing – plant the seed that there is a link to Obama and the terrorists, if only by having similar sounding names.

Watch for more of this between now and election time.

PS – it could be worse – imagine having a first name Willard, as in Willard M. Romney.

Is this as much of a "mix-up" as the "Say no to Osama, Obama, and Chelsea's Moma" sign?

What an idiot.

This guys always changes what he says. I won't be suprised if he looses the elections!

Oh, it was a slip-of-the-tongue by the republican-flip-flopper-Ken Doll.

Slips in 2002 or 2005 are terrible. Slips in 2007? A bit harder to understand given that Obama is much more well known today than he was two years ago. It doesn't hold water to say that others have done it. It is not credible, neither is Romney.

I like how Alex Mooney excuses this as "only a slip of the tongue."

I can understand how saying "obama" isntead of osama *may* be a slip...but "Barack Obama" and "Osama bin Laden" do not sound very similar. Romney didn't just confuse the last names but TWICE invoked Barack's entire name. Hardly a slip IMO.

Why is this even a news story? Haven't we all had slips of the tounge before? Whenever I speak in public, I find it hard to find the words I mean to say. I'm not an eloquent speaker. Why should we criticize people when they make a slip? Find a more meaningful story to report.

How original...I wonder if he came up with that "slip" all by his little ol' self or if his speech writers had to do it for him.

What do you expect from the party tent that also embraces KKK, Neo-nazis, bigots and assorted nut cases?

Mark Higuera ...a truer word has never been said. It was intentionally done to put a negative association in the "minds" of the individuals being addressed. He's a presidential candidate, with intentions of possibly leading the country, he of all people should have taken more care, to think before speaking. Who the heck is he going to defend the country from should he be elected to office? Can he even identify OSAMA?

Wow. I cannot believe he honestly tried to call this a mistake. He was in SC. My conspiracy theory of the day: I'm guessing this was done on purpose as a subconscious stab at Barack...except for the fact that it was a seemingly blatant attempt to reinforce the "problem" that many conservative republican voters have with both Barack's name and race. I hope this is a wake up call for anyone confused enough to agree with this man's policies.

A mistake? Twice? Using Obama's full name? That is no mistake! Obama's next book should be called the Audacity of Republicans.

He did not do this in error. Give me a break. He said his full name at least twice. This was a deliberate "slip" meant to cause rumors that Barack Obama wants to unite militants around the world and to raise fears that his muslim heritage (father) will somehow impact his ability to govern.

Cheap shot Mitt, verrrrry cheap! just like the "Big Dig" materials...;-)ooops! sorry and or my bad.

Well...Bush did slip "Osama" with "Saddam"

If you read his exact quote, he was actually saying Osama's name first but corrected himself to say Obama. Think it might have been intentional?

He made a mistake? Yeah...I believe that. He merely is demonstrating to the nut-jobs at the core of the party that he is willing to do ANYTHING to be elected. Since Bush Republicans value absolute lack of principles above all else, Romney is compelled to do this kind of crap.

Can someone please tell me if we are chasing Osama or Usama? I keep seeing it spelled both ways in the news... no wonder we can't find this guy and people get it mixed up with Obama. NEWS: GET IT STRAIGHT.

Cut him some slack.

He's still trembling with fear over the thought of Hillary whooping the GOP's butt, his in particular.

Seriously..whether on purpose or by accident this was bound to happen sooner or later... I know every time I heard Obama I thought of Osama.

The responses from each of the Republican/Right-Wing posters here range from simply rude to arrogantly disgusting. Typical for the breed.

After the '08 elections, I'll be eager to see how rude they are when their numbers decrease substantially in the House...the Senate...and the White House.

"Revenge is a dish best served cold"...Khan in "StarTrek: The Wrath of Khan"

Holy crap, is a slip of the tongue really newsworthy material? Show me proof of an "intentional" attack and I'll listen, but given the hectic schedule of these candidates, such a slip is not so far fetched.

Quit looking to nit pick on something so minor, and give us something newsworthy as opposed to feeding the masses that troll blogs and forums for a new conspiracy theory to spout to other government educated citizens that cannot seem to find "real" issues.

OMG you ignorant morons !!! He didn't confuse the two. He MISSPOKE !!! You've never done it ???

It's not hard to make slip-ups like this, really. It's understandable. Like, the other day I meant to say "Mitt Romney" and instead I misspoke and said "laughable, duplicitous, incompetent buffoon." Natural mistake.

He DID say "Barack Obama calling on radicals, jihadists..." So it's not a single word miscue.

"Barack Obama" phonetically mistaken for "Osama bin Laden"?

But supporters will buy it and opponents won't. Let a non-political like me put in his 2 cents.

You say Osama. I say Obama. Lets call the whole thing off.

For everyone trying to give Romney the benefit of the doubt, his comment started with, "Actually, just look at what Osama — Barack Obama said just yesterday." He said the right name the first time. He just tried to back track to get Obama's name next to his comment about jihadists. Good try, Romney, but you ended up looking more like an idiot than someone who "slipped up."

"Hahaha who cares it was just a slip up, but I can't help but say… Where are those magical mormon underwear now Romney?"

Sam, what kind of pervert are you that you feel the need to discuss a man's underwear in a national political forum?

This is an unacceptable comment. How can he mix up names like that. If he cant remember a presidential candidates name, how can he be President?

Hillarious, sorry Obama but that is what 50% percent of america looks at you like, I dont but I know you will never take the whitehouse with that name, at least not any time soon.

Being a liberal minded person doesn't mean you are a nutjob. A nutjob is someone who is crazy. How does liberal make you any crazier than being a conservative? What poor use of logic and it reflects the level of education in this country.

Mitt Romney did not make a slip of the tongue. It was an intentional act. It reflects poorly on him. If I were him I would try to be different and have some sense of character instead of using dirty ways of undermining opponents.

The thing that is most curious to me is why are the political party primaries so important to the candidates and media this time? With all the coverage, you'd think we were covering the Presidential race but this isn't the Presidential race.

The issues of liberty and the pursuit of happiness are on the chopping block. And yes, I am liberal with Jeffersonian ideals (with the exception of isolationist policies). I am tired of our freedoms being infringed upon.

Another scary thing is being a Republican used to mean the desire for less government involvement in people's lives. However, Republicans seem to have no problem with throwing away our freedoms and in fact want to modify our Constitution to support prejudicial and manipulative behavior. Shame on these people!

Lastly, I agree with the woman about Lou Dobbs for President. He's a man with some sense!

I always confuse 'Mitt Romney' and 'Rob Zombie.'

In fact, have you ever seen the two of them together?

So either Mitt Romney has the speaking skills of Bush, or he's intentionally trying to associate Obama with terrorism. And seriously, if there's going to be one candidate whose name gets mocked, who the hell names their kid after a piece of baseball equipment?

Anyone who believes Romnney's so-called confusion over Obama's name versus Osama is either a blind right wing Republican or just plain ignorant. If this idiot cannot get a name straight then what kind of a jerk would he be as President?

Romney simply misspoke when he called Osama Obama, but calling Iraq the central front in the war on terror is not logical. Terror has no front; it is a battle of minds and ideology. The countries war machine, the military industrial complex, wants us to pursue a “Redcoat strategy” war in Iraq, and it is money, lots of it in their pockets. Again, terrorism has no fronts. There are far more potential Islamic terrorists in Europe, living amongst the population than in Iraq. Will the Pentagon’s next move be to invade Europe?

SLIP? Yeah! Sure! It was intentional. Romney will say and do anything to endear himself to the rightwingnuts!

They're not "muslim" names. They're Arabic names. The uneducated and ignorant conflate the two all the time. Barack Obama is neither muslim, nor Arab. And, for the record, there are Christian Arabs.

An honest mistake, I'm sure. In fact, just the other day, I called my Husband, "Hitler".

It is very interesting and sad that some contributors on this list are not aware of the Roger Ailes types of ads during the campaigns of the 1980s. His attack ads used the technique of name calling to the most gross degree. The folks at Fox News have also "slipped" and called Obama "Osama". Ailes is their boss. Romney is merely following a typical Ailes technique.

BS! It was never a mix up. I'm not a "Obama" support but still, it was purposely done.

The multiple slips of Mitt Romney could be seen as his attempt to equate Senator Obama with the terrorist leader. I wonder when someone will say, "That Gitt Romney is doing a heck of a job."

Truthfully, Romney is a nice person, and I highly doubt that he did this intentionally. He is a good man. I am by no means saying a good man deserves the presidency. But don't go attacking a man for a slip of the tongue.

Inconsequential.

"“Actually, just look at what Osama — Barack Obama said just yesterday," Romney said, according to the Associated Press. "Barack Obama calling on radicals, jihadists of all different types, to come together in Iraq. That is the battlefield."
Mitt did NOT just mix Obama and Osama. Mitt said Barack Obama in his text TWICE!
This was NOT a slip. It is the beginning of Rep Attacks. Barack Obama just raised 2.1 MILLION dollars in 2 days form his followers. Obama got their attention and their practicing slime attacks earlier then planned.

I don't understand at all how a name could influence anyone not to vote.

You people throw around 'Barack Hussein Obama' like it's a bad thing.

The founding fathers hated King George, yet they elected George Washington as their first president. They were able to see the issues, not the name. Have we really become that shallow?

We already have a president that pushes on Pull doors; givens unwarranted back rubs to foreign dignitaries, and "Misspeaks" more often than all past presidents combined. We already look like fools to the rest of the world. If we are ever going to clean up this GOP mess, we need some one who is sharp enough not to make mistakes like this. Hopefully the next president will be meeting and talking with lots of people with Middle eastern names. It will be important that he be able to at least get their names right. Clearly Mitt is not up to that task either.

I completely sympathize with Mitt; I always accidentally say 'fifteen-watt lightbulb' instead of 'Mitt.' We all have words we trip over, like 'apologize' and 'retract.' Neither Ted Kennedy or the CNN graphics desk are running for president, either.

We are suppose to love thy neighbor but politics make that sooo hard when the decisions of certain people lead to other people dying. I dont care if Obama were "orange"- If he could save lives and help put this country or world for that matter- in a better place, I'm all for him. He appears to be the less greedy of them all!Untouched by the schemes and scams of politics.Republicans like this moron Romney deserve to all be banned from politics. After-all the undertone has already been made.

Looks like another Republican right wing nut job can't keep his thoughts straight. Someone who does not know the difference between a terrorist and a United States Senator certainly does not need to be running for president let alone elected as one. This guy is a joke, he switches positions more often than most people change their socks. What a loser.

Mike in Ohio. Obama is,was and always will be a muslim. No way in heck will that man get in. Futhermore he is always comparing himself to other infamous people. Abraham Lincoln, he's on the penny. He walked miles to school and wrote with coal on a shovel. He got shot in the back of the head while in a movie theatre. He "signed" some old paper freeing the slaves which the plantation owners down south didn't pay any attention to. Get your facts straight!

I don't believe that Romney misspoke. I think that he intentionally said this as a dig at Obama. The fact that he used his first name (as quoted by the CNN article) only adds to my conviction that this was purposeful.

Shame on you, Romney. Although you Republicans might have forgotten the REAL Osama bin Laden, he has been on the minds of MOST Americans since 9/11.

So really? This is the best we can do for political news? Someone actually took the itme to write about this.

In speaking in front on audiences it can be easy to make mistakes, and yes, even the same mistake twice. You start thinking about what not to say and then you go and say it becuase you are focusing on it.

To be honest, I would rather hear the positions of the candidate than hear them talk about what another one feels. Just tell me where you stand, and I will listen to where the others stand from them.

I think this is proof that Romney really doesn't know anything and is saying whatever to get elected. PLEASE check out Tom Tancredo and give him a chance. He is a true American! http://www.teamtancredo.com Thanks everyone and God Bless America!

Posted By Dan, Illinois : October 23, 2007 6:33 pm

I used to live in Colorado, and I know all about Tom Tancredo. The only way he should EVER be inthe White House is as a tourist taking the tour.

BTW, a few years ago it was revealed that Tom "Anti-Illegals" Tancredo actually had several undocumented workers renovating the basement of his home in Colorado.....

How many of you who call Romney stupid have an MBA and JD from Harvard and then used it to build a $250 million dollar fortune? None of the candidates on either side are stupid. All are accomplished and deserve respect. In this instance, Romney was probably tired and mispoke. Who hasn't misspoken before?

perhaps Barack Obama gained popularity just because of the assonance with Osama Bin Laden's name.

Libs attack

Posted By joseph, austin, tx : October 23, 2007 5:47 pm

Isn't it amazing that when us liberals tell the truth about conservatives, other conservatives consider it an attack????

Everyone has slips of the tounge – as much as I don't like Romney he is Human after all.

Obams or Osama. The same domestic enemy of the United States.

Just what our country needs in its next president-another misspeaker!

Osamney, I mean Romney, didn't misspeak. This is part of the Republican word play that's been going on since Obama announced his candidacy, and is another desperate attempt to discredit a virtually unassailable candidate. It started with a failed attempt to convince the public that Obama's childhood education in a madrassa somehow connects him to terrorists (give me a break). Obama poses a threat to Repub and Dem candidates alike because he's likeable, a plain talker, and actually seems to possess integrity, unlike the game show hosts that surround him.

People make slips. I can totally understand slipping when saying Obama, Osama but actually saying Barack means you don't even know what you are talking about if you are trying to speak about Osama Bin Laden the terrorist. We have had 8 years of someone this stupid. Lets not have it again please.

Maybe Obama may have to start going by his middle name in order to avoid being confused with our enemies.

Maybe someone will mention the lisping, adulterer in a speech as "Rudolph Hess." Since I'm sure a lot of the rural yahoos don't even know who he is, they'll say "Huh"?

I might cut Roney some slack here if it was ONE slip, but it was not. He obviously meant to use Barack's name...who in their right mind would say "Barack Obama" when they meant Osama? No one. It was not a slip of the tongue; it was an attack.

Oh my gosh... has NO ONE ever heard of an honest to goodness slip of the tongue.....the names ARE similar....let it go!

Biggest winner from this little incident: RUDY GIULIANI

It gets better! His middle name is Hussein ... I'm not kidding.

I highly doubt that this was an accidental slip. Romney is trying to get people to associate Senator Obama with the leader of a terrorist network because their names are remotely similar. It is a petty, mean spirited, juvenile, racist, ethnocentric strategy and unfortunately will probably be effective, particularly in South Carolina.

I agree with the earlier comment. I could maybe understand a smaller slipup of saying osama vs. Obama, but I cannot understand how using his first AND last name, TWICE, could be. And he used "Osama" correctly, paused, and then "corrected" himself and said Barack Obama.

Mitt is hysterical.

"Before you nuts Libs …You have to admit both of the Muslim names do sound a lot alike" Posted By Jim, Columbus, GA

FYI, my fellow Georgian, Obama ain't no Muslim name–no Arabic roots. It's a Luo name from Kenya. His grandfather was a convert Muslim by personal choice, not an ethnic one–the first in the family. His father was an atheist by choice. He is a Christian by choice. Sounds like a lot of Americans I know, and I'd like to think that's what makes our country great. (Oh yeah, and last time I checked, Barack בָּרָק‎, was also a Hebrew character in the Bible, too–an Israelite leader. Maybe not everything remotely foreign-sounding is Muslim alone.)

Why is this not 'no big deal'? If he'd just said Obama instead of Osama, okay, I'd be more willing to believe it was a slip-up. It seems slightly obvious that this was probably purposeful in that he said the senator's whole name, first and last, which sounds nothing like the terrorist's. Osama Bin Laden has been one of the most notorious names in our American consciousness since 9/11. A 1st grader wouldn't get the wrong name. This was no understandable Bush pronunciation slip-up or mix-up of two obscure names from the same country. Yet I find it hard to believe that Romney would purposefully choose to do something low-brow like that–if this really was a mistake, my best guess is that they've made fun of Obama's name in the campaign trailer so often that it got the better of him at the wrong time. (Gee, what a great lesson to teach your kids! "Don't jeer at people behind their backs or one day you'll say it in an official speech by accident!"

I don't know what's weirder/scarier: this little "slip-up" (interesting how similar the word "Barack" is to Bin Laden's secret first name) or all the flaming comments going back and forth. But maybe that's not weird–every remotely political (or American Idol) message board is a flaming contest. We Americans love to hate each other! And we're proud to love our opinions more than our mother!

So much for the alleged liberal media. For CNN to charactize this as a "slip" a is rediculous. He said Osama first, and then he said both Obama's first and last names. Barack sounds nothing like Osama bin Laden. It wasn't a slip, it was a delibertate, Rovian, typical repugnicant dirty trick. Mr. Mooney should be ashamed of the yellow journalism here.

It seems to me that these "slip-ups" by politicians and even CNN are more like when kids make fun of a new kid's name in school or just find other wubtle to humiliate him and keep him from ever feeling comfortable in his surroundings. Even more, who wants to be a friend with someone everybody else is making fun of. Obama is that kid and those who fear his leadership(even within his own party) will play this game. Even though everybody knows this is bullying; nobody will speak up and say enough is enough. Therefore, intolerance will prevail for his "off-sounding" name.

This slip up was fundamental.

“Actually, just look at what Osama — Barack Obama said just yesterday," Romney said, according to the Associated Press.

Anybody who sticks up for Romney by claiming this as mistake is clearly mistaken themselves. He says Osama and then states Obama's full name. Not just an Osama/Obama slip up, which is probably excuseable.. he literally says BARACK before it. You can't be TOO mentally focused to make a mistake that blunt. However, that is forgiving. This isn't...

"Barack Obama calling on radicals, jihadists of all different types, to come together in Iraq. That is the battlefield."

He states his FULL name again. Not just Obama/Osama. He then goes on to speak of jihadism and Iraq and honestly, this guy is a shmuck. Do I think he said this on purpose? I really hope not. However, I am entirely sure that any presidential candidate should be able to correct themselves immediately due to a massively noticable slip-up. On that same note, forget about the correction... don't we deserve more out of a presidential candidate than somebody who speaks with such a lack of consideration for what is coming out of their mouths? Apparantly not...

I've known for quite some time that somebody on the Republican side was going to make that slip. I'm surprised that it happened this soon in the campaign, but there it is.

Will it cause harm to either candidate? How will Romney hold up to attacks over this? How will Obama weather the same storm?

If nothing else, it will be interesting.

And for the record. Nobody deserves to be called 'Osama' in post 911 America.

If the quote is accurate, he said "Osama," and then corrected himself to say "Barack Obama."

It was NOT a mistake. Period. B and S are quite different. This is Romney's way of pandering to the far right by making a "slip up" about his name.

It was no accident. The comparison has been plainly discussed in the media before, so unless Romney is living in a cave somewhere, there's no way he couldn't know about it.

Wow that's a pretty bad slip of the tongue. I mean full on "Barack Obama", not just Obama/Osama. Anyway, I'm an Obama supporter but I still think all of you who are trying to say this was intentional are a little bit off your rockers. What purpose would that serve? NO, he probably just got 2 hours of sleep the night before and was going on autopilot from giving the same speech 5 times a day for weeks and just mixed his words.

I also agree that we really need to start focusing on real issues here. I mean we all know about the slip-ups and the scandals but who among us "news junkies" could detail the differences between the candidates health care plans? Who among us even knows the specifics about what Romney or Obama, or Hillary would do with Iraq. I mean the specifics? What about the economy? To which economic philosophies do the candidates ascribe? I don't even know!

If CNN really wanted to advance the discussion they could post news stories about the issues. But they give us this instead and we eat it up.

Most people associate names with images – which is why people don't say "Romney" when they mean "Huckabee" for example. Just because Obama and Osama sound similar and look the same as words is no excuse.

Teddy Kennedy can be excused because he probably wasn't thinking straight (ie. drunk) when he made the error. But for Romney it is hard to escape the conclusion that he was trying to associate a highly negative image with a presidential candidate. Inexcusable, but typical of a loser trying to pull out every stop

Yeah, why would those "looney (sic) libs) focus on this slip of the tongue when they could focus on how unbelievably moronic and ignorant the GOP has demonstrated themselves to be? I mean, they could focus on how the Repubs can't differentiate a candidate with a terrorist, but it would be so much more effective to just point out how pathetically the GOP has failed at every attempt at foreign policy.

A slip of the tongue seems stupid, but there's nothing like pointing out actual stupidity to make your point.

Who cares? It is likely inadvertent, as both OSAMA and OBAMA are frequently topics of discussion in today's political world. I think anyone could make a boo-boo on that one, easy. Give the guy a break, or hang him out to dry on the myriad of (legitimate) other stupid stuff he has said that he actually means (or meant, depending on how long ago it was; i.e. abortion stance, etc).

I think the real issue here shouldn't be how Mr. Mitt slips and trips over his illiterate tongue, but the fact his faith believes their savior is from another planet.

Oh and he doesn't look like a Ken doll, he is more like a skuzzy used car salesman with one orange spray on tan.

Who really believes this is a slip?

It's one thing to slip up on "Osama" and "Obama." It's another to:

1) slip up on the entire name – substituting "Barack Obama" for "Osama." How does the word "Barack" – which bears no relation to any portion of Bin Laden's name – come out of your mouth and you don't catch that you're making a mistake?

2) start off saying "Osama" and then immediately (in the next breath) change over to "Barack Obama"?

3) make the mistake twice in a row.

4) say the sentence "Barack Obama calling on radicals, jihadists of all different types, to come together in Iraq" – those words come out of your mouth, and even if it's a mistake, they register in your mind.

This is, pure and simple, a dirty and racist stunt.

Um he mispoke. What's the big deal? He obviously didn't mean to compare the two. And I am one of the 'looney libs' as you call them (since I assume that refers to everyone that doesn't agree to your exact point of view).

Look, it an easy mistake to make as both names are similar and they are both making regular headlines. And they both want us to lose the war in Iraq.

Ok, Obama and Osama sound similar...Osama Bin Laden and Barack Obama sound nothing alike. Is it understandable for the mistake to be made at the water cooler at work? Maybe. But when candidates are giving speeches, every word has been poured over diligently. If this was a slip of the tongue, Romney should be apologizing profusely, because it really is a terrible "mistake".
Again, it is one thing for an average American to make this unfunny joke, or "slip of the tongue", something completely different for a candidate to do so in a public venue.

How many hours did you worked this year to financially support illegal aliens?

The democrats believe- NOT ENOUGH!

I am certain that Romney made the slip on purpose. He didn't accidentally say "Obama" instead of "Osama". Rather, he said, "...look at what Osama, Barack Obama said yesterday; Barack Obama calling on radicals, jihadists of all different types, to come together in Iraq." This was a cheap, intentional, fear-mongering attempt to bring Barack Obama down.

I can't believe Al Sharpton isn't calling for some kind of Boycott, rally, or march due to this mistake. He loves situations like this to get on TV and show his A**. Hey, we have all made mistakes and will continue to do at some time in our lives. I, myself am a Hillary Voter, but will stick up for anyone when a mistake is a mistake, even if it is a Republican. Bring on the RALLY AL ! Oh, don't forget to bring along Jessie.

is obama a muslim?

does oabma want to protect this country?

You'd think a guy with the name "Mitt", would focus a little harder when it comes to getting people's names right. Then again, it was probably intentional, maybe even a little symbolic wink to his conservative buddies. Geez, even if it was just an error, this guy's bad news.

We need a video of this

I think it is a disgrace that a presidential candidate would do such a thing. This is not a slip, it doesn't even go with the sentence. I think this is a way to play with peoples' minds to make them unconsciously associate Mr. Obama -a bright, intelligent candidate- with terrorists. People are scared of terrorists, so Mr. Romney is using psychology to win his battle.

File this whole thing under "Who Cares?"
I'm a Dem so I'm not voting for Mitt anyway.

Vote Colbert!

30 Rock did it first. And it was much funnier.

This was not just a case of Romney accidentally confusing "Osama" with "Obama"; he actually said "Osama,"
–then switched mid-sentence to not just "Obama," but "Barack Obama." And repeated it. Why? Who knows. But it sure didn't sound like an unintentional slip-up.

It's a non-issue to me, but it does seem to be more than just your average slip-of-the-tongue. Typically, a slip constitutes an isolated error, and even a correction. Like when Bush slipped in a debate four years ago, saying "Saddam Hussein" instead of "Osama Bin Laden".

In contrast, Romney says: "Actually, just look at what Osama — Barack Obama said just yesterday [. . .] Barack Obama calling on radicals, jihadists of all different types, to come together in Iraq. That is the battlefield."

Like I said, this is an unimportant event to me. But it does seem to be more of an association attack on the candidate's name.

This was not a slip and Romney is just letting the American public know that he is a habitual liar. If, however, this was a slip, then Romney is just letting the American public know that he is an idiot and we will have four more years of a crazy idiot leading the Country. We deserve better.

I am a straight Republic....sory guys and gals, but this is not a news story. It was a simple mistake and there is nothing to get up tight about. My God if everyone remarked on my slips of the tongue I would be introuble. We all do it so lets not go crazy!

This doesn't seem like a slip of the tongue. It seems as though he intentionally did it. He started to say the correct name and then stopped and said the wrong one as though he forgot that he was going to do it. Sniff, sniff, I think I smell Karl Rove in the background.

It was a slip.
One that has been made by many.
I am an Obama supporter, but I don't think it was some "conspiratorial" remark.
I'm glad to see Mr Obama was mature and intellegent enough to see that it was simply a slip, and laugh it off.
read his book "The Audacity of Hope" sometime. He mentions the slip that occurs, and makes light of it.

Very Christian of you, Mr. Romney.

I believe God put Obama in our midst to show the judgmental nature of the population we live in. I don't fault Romney for slipping. I think that would be easy to do. I do know though that many politicians, and people on here, do use his name for smear tactics. Obama is a good person that has to work extra hard due to the red neck mentality that resides in our country.

it was a mistake...chill out

People ask, "what's the big deal?" when referring to the supposed mistaking "Osama" and "Obama". How's life and death for a difference? Maybe we could find out how many of you undercover racist bigots have family members with names that could possibly be played around with? Say what!? It ain't no fun when the rabbits got the gun, now is it? Mistake...mistake my #@%!

I don't think it was slip. He did it to associate the two names. How sad.

cnn sucks you guys are so bias its pathectic report the real news

Make no mistake this name confusion was no mistake, this is a well planed, blur the distinctions, campaign to confuse the dimwitted American public.

Dudes! It is a simple mistake. I cant believe it doesnt happen more often. When I first heard Obama's name I was like "Dang, that sounds almost like Osama."
Most everybody who heard Obama's name the first time must have thought something similar. Give Romney a break. Personally I dont like Romney anyway but I wouldnt judge him on a simple slip.

ok ok ok ok ok, I support OBAMA not OSAMA, but in any regard, everyone has a slip of the tongue once in a while and frankly – WHOCARES!!!

Obama '08

If anyone thinks the slip by Romney is ok than I guess instead of George Bush, well just call him George the Murderer!

Who cares what Nit Wit Romney has to say anyways?

Its not a slip of the toungue, it is a low political attack of the most pathetic childish nature, and it will work on the dumbest americans subtley. They vote apparently, look at what we have in all offices now. Romney did this for cheap press, its a stunt. Just like P-diddy pulling a gun in a club, a washed up singer pretending to pass out on a dance TV show or Guliani's obvious and poorly acted stunts with the cell phone, his poor acting skill and his hawkish lack of concern for human life are all he shares with Ronald Reagan. Thanks must go to CNN for making these dumb stunts into free publicity.

Let's be honest, it was only a matter of time before someone did it.

BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA = BORAT HUSSEIN OSAMA

Romney is a racist. The slip was intentional.

I like Obama and I like Romney. They are the most positive and well spoken of the two main camps. I believe that the slip up was just that–a slip up. Besides, if the Reps actually tried to make a habit of this (like some of the right wing spammers), it would backfire on them. Romney is smart enough to know that.

I know a lady at my work–staunch lib-who made the same slip up and didn't even seem to care. She wasn't an idiot...just human. And so is Romney.

dude, I can mess up with my words..or you. but not the someone that wants to become President of the most powerful country in the world.

I know he is only human, but who can argue we need someone to fix our problems that is ABOVE a normal.

Anyway, im sure he didnt mean it, but he isnt doing that well to be messing up words like that.....not like he has a chance anyway.

Jim Bremer...you are a disgrace to our great country! Un-American as can be!

LOL The Mitt "Twits" came out of the gate SWINGING on this one!!!! Good job guys You all have a lot of class...just like your candidate...ummm...yeah!

I didn't know Mitty was funny?! Obama is a fool,Like Mitty.

I guess Obama wont bring people together if they get his name wrong. It is a pretty common mistake and Obama's respone is way over the top. How's he going to bridge the gap with attacks like this?

People saying this is no big deal, and a simple mix up should re-read the article.

He began to say Osama, paused, and then continued with Barack Obama. It doesnt seem acccidental when someone gets it right first, and then corrects themselves incorrectly. And then he uses it AGAIN, fluidly, his full name again for christ's sake, and uses it in perfect Osama Bin Laden context. This is no accident people. A slip up could happen, it certainly has and will, but not like this– maybe if he was only using the last names i could understand a "mix-up". However, he said "Barack Obama calling on radicals , jihadists, etc, etc.." after he interjected Barack Obama when he was already mid 'Osama' SO i just dont really buy this was an accident, and people should think about this critically and connect the dots..

Not like it matters though, Thanks God, bc he isnt going anywhere ever again in politics. The guy has no class, no poll numbers, and if from anyplace other than New England would not be raising any money.

Well, what a moron, oops mormon to lead this country in the delicate foreign policy whose number one priority is to get Osama

In January, CNN made the same mistake, accidentally displaying a graphic that said "Where's Obama?" during a report on bin Laden. Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy also made the same slip in a 2005 speech. Kennedy did it a few times.

He wasn't the first and he won't be the last to do it.

Enough said, it was a mistake, next story. I would say the same thing if another candidate made the same mistake.

And for the last time to you bigoted few that love to say Obama is a muslin, if you can't add to the dialogue like a grownup, shut up, the big people are talking.

To me, it appears it was an intentional "brief mix up." If Governor Romney was addressing Barack Obama, he would not have started with just "Obama." Barack would not address Hillary by "Clinton." I feel it was an intentional switch to get publicity and to try and compare Barack to Osama. This is just dispicable. I thank God Barack is running for President. He is the only candidate who is a uniter. Someone whom I can trust with my life.

It could be a lot worse. Think if Romney was President and mixed up Iraq with Iran. Oh, wait. Maybe that explains the last four years.

Obama, Osama, can't tell the difference? Sounds like more Republican BS to me. Anyone remember the "name game" song? Bonana, fanna, fo....no name I can't rhyme? Not one of them started with O! Gotcha.

Not only did Carl Rove get Gov. Romeny to make this slip up. He caused Marie Osmond to slip down.

You know, it's about time that Mitt Ramsey Youseff stops making this mistake...I mean Barack Osama does't sound anything like Obama Mitt Laden. Oh, wait....

I hope Romney loses voters because of this.

Posted By Robert Wooller Bradford England

And why would he lose voters because of this? Because he is a human being not God or a programmed robot? Human beings are allowed to make mistakes as long as appropriate steps are taken to fix it. I think you've received more than a sufficient explanation from Romney campaign spokesman that "He [Romney] was referring to the recently released audiotape of Osama bin Laden and misspoke when referencing his name." What is so complicated to understand? Don't tell me you are perfect!

IF YOU DON'T THINK THIS WAS A PURPOSEFUL MISTAKE YOU ARE ALL WRONG. I AM NOT A BARACK OBAMA FAN IN FACT THERE IS NO ONE RUNNING THAT I WOULD WANT IN OFFICE. WE ALWAYS FIND OUT LATER THEY ARE LIARS. "YES" LOU DOBBS AND JACK CAFFERTY. BUT GLEN BECK? WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING. "ARE MORMONS CHRISTIAN OR ARE SOMEWHAT SCIENTOLOGIST" JUST ANOTHER CULT IN MY BOOK.

Yeah right, let's vote for a guy who can't even speak.

OK, you all need to calm down, it was just a slip up, if you have never mixed up 2 words in your life then fire away, otherwise take a pill laugh it off and move on. It happens. If you're all so ignorant as to say this makes someone a racist youre digging way too deep. We dont need a peanut gallery over every comment that is made. If he does loose voters over this, then obviously they need to make tighter restrictions on who votes in this country. Take a deep breath and RELAX!!!

to h.t. from Ga.
i am not a looney lib but if this neo-
con war keeps going on. youd better hope that your grandchildren will be able to afford to eat that popcorn.
T. Dallas, Tx

Romney is the MAN. It is only a matter of time till he is PRESIDENT OF THE USA. He has my full support. GO MITT 2008!

i just love when people use a 9th grade word like addlepated, and then tell other people to look it up!

Ok, maybe it would have just been a slip if he just said Obama or Osama, but to say Barak Obama twice, I don't think so. And another thing why does Obama and Osama show up as misspelled on here?

Why is Obama sinking in the polls faster than anyone else? This guy has gone from being neck and neck with Hillary to now trailing her by 30%. He is starting to make Edwards look good.

The fact is that as more and more people actually listen to Obama's fluff and puff statements, voters are not impressed. Obama's open collar rap only goes so far.

He only won the senate because his Republican opponent, who was beating him in the polls, dropped out of the race. Alan Keyes jumped in at the last minute. Obama would be a non-entity if it wasn't for that.

Obama has milked his bumpersticker soundbites for as long as he could, nut even for liberal loons, substance must rise up at some point.

Obama will finish third or worse in Iowa and become a fizzie as the race goes on.

I give Romney the benefit of the doubt. However, the intention does not alter the result. Regardless of whether or not this was a slip of the tongue, it still does contribute to the belief that all people with Muslim sounding names are to blame for 9/11. If this happens again, one would have to consider the Saddam / binLaden transposition.
Why do many Americans believe Saddam Hussein was responsible for 9/11? How did that happen? Slips of the tongue? No, not by "slips" and we all know it.
A survey conducted by CBS and The New York Times has revealed that nearly one out of every three Americans still believes that Saddam Hussein was personally responsible for the crimes of September 11, 2001.

That polygamist did it on purpose.

Don't sweat it Romney! I make that slip all the time. Actually, 4-6 times a day depending upon my humour.

Meanwhile, Bill Burton, a spokesman for Obama, said, "Apparently, Mitt Romney can switch names just as casually as he switches positions, but what's wrongheaded is continuing a misguided war in Iraq that has left America less safe.

"It's time to end the divisiveness and fear-mongering that is at the heart of Gov. Romney's campaign," he added.

Hey Bill,

I have an idea...why don't you get your candidate to come up with a plan to deal with radical Islamists that doesn't rely on a naive sense of the world? Obama is clueless when it comes to our safety. His weakness across the board can't be overcome by Oprah.

Thank god the Dems are stupid. Nominating Hillary, with a 50% negative perception, will only hand the White House to the Republicans for another eight years.

Get used to it Hippies.

Ignorance or planned? I wouldn't place money on that one.

We All Make Mistakes:

Let's not be too hard on Racist Mormon Romney, oops I mean Republican Mitt Romney. That was an innocent gaffe. Sorry about that.

I keep getting my R words and my M words confused and I will probably keep getting those words confused so long as he keeps getting Osama Bin Laden and Barack Obama confused. I can't help it. I get easily confused with all those words whenever I hear Romney talk about Osama , er , Obama. I also keep getting Romney's words confused with that of Joseph Smith so, I might not know who I'm quoting in the future either.

So, I am just letting everyone know that in the future, if you see me refer to Republican Mitt Romney as Racist Mormon Romney, I just want you to know I am in no way trying to compare Mormons to Racists and thus Mitt because he is one......a Mormon that is. But, I'm just simply misstating on accident. Not on purpose or deliberately. Only by a slip and a gaffe. It happens. We all make mistakes and I will be making them in the future so don't get offended. I'm just a pure , well intentioned, innocent, special , loving, caring and wonderful little Christian who might share the same belief about Mormons as the majority of others in my Faith. That's all. I will mean no disrespect.

not even news, how stupid of CNN to make something over nothing.

Glen Beck's a Mormon too, didn't you know that?

Sorry Mr Romney,

I feel this was calculated:(planned)

“Actually, just look at what Osama — Barack Obama said just yesterday," Romney said, according to the Associated Press. "Barack Obama calling on radicals, jihadists of all different types, to come together in Iraq. That is the battlefield."

i have to admit i have made the same mistake few times talking about politics. i am not a democrat or a republican, heck i cant even vote as i am a foreigner, but with all due respect when you have a name like barack hussein obama!with hussein, a muslim name as a part of your name you have to expect these slip ups whether it is intended or not.
but i hope the republicans will not use this to their advantage in the future and keep making the same "slip up" excuse. it would not be right and it would not be funny.

I'm not a Romney fan, but let's cut the guy some slack on this one.

Let's face it...Osama and Obama are rather unusual names for most Americans' ears, but both are heard in the media repeatedly, so a simple slip-up like this hardly has Freudian import. It's little different from someone mixing up a Mr Cheng and a Mr Chang.

Know what's really funny about this? The CNN writer himself is guilty of a slip-up, writing in the opening paragraph that a "presidential candidate is confused FOR the mastermind" when he really means "ABOUT the mastermind." He should point fingers?!

Republicans are so full of HATE they think Democrats and terrorists are the same.

Just another reason why Jesus would never be a republican.

You can't compare this comment to the time that Ted Kennedy made a similiar one. Totally different circumstances.

Teddy was drunk at the time.

No way this was even close to accidental. Yes, "Obama" does sound like "Osama", unfortunately for Sen. Obama. However, as has been mentioned, "Barack Obama" doesn't sound a bit like "Osama", and that's what Romney said! Not only that, he repeated "Barack Obama" twice! And initially, started to say "Osama" and corrected himself!

I'm sure that if Obama ends up winning the nomination, there will be quite a few "Obama/Osama" slips during the campaign season, some truely accidental, others not. (However, I wouldn't be surprised if a disproporionate perscentage of the "accidental slip-ups" happen to come from Fox News for some strange reason!)

Mike Huckabee is a true conservative and a good Chritian man who will never launch such personal attacks at people, not to talk of a UNITED STATES SENATOR.

The rest of the world will be laughing right now at America. The only country in the free world where people running for President disrespect elected officials. This is racism at its core.

Mit Romney is racist and despicable and American cannot elect a President like that. Mike Hickabee is the best choice for Republicans. His campaign is not about hatred and fear, like Romney's.

Those of you who say this was a slip of the tongue. Do you agree that Romney should apologize for his slip of the tongue.

Truth be told I call him Barack "Al Qaeda" Obama. Silly libs...Muslim sounding names ARE for terrorists. While not believing that Mr. Obama is a terrorist, he certainly is a terrorist sympathizer despite his rhetoric. Romney's slip of the tongue is just a manifestation of what many in America know to be true. We will never elect a guy with a name that sounds so, well, Muslim. OK, let out your shocked sigh and get back to reality. Also, the Constitution forbids a person from serving more than two terms as president, so there goes Billary. I despise the Democratic party and all it stands for, but the truth is that if Demos want a Democrat in the White House in 2009 then they better start looking at their third and fourth tier candidates. I, as a Republican, would vote for John Edwards way before I would even consider the Democratic Superman and Wonder Woman. And listen up you liberal whackos...if you want to win the presidency then you better have a candidate who can carry the South, and your two primary clowns cannot do it.

Mike Huckabee is a true conservative and a good Chritian man who will never launch such personal attacks at people, not to talk of a UNITED STATES SENATOR.

The rest of the world will be laughing right now at America. The only country in the free world where people running for President disrespect elected officials. This is racism at its core.

Mit Romney is racist and despicable and American cannot elect a President like that. Mike Hickabee is the best choice for Republicans. His campaign is not about hatred and fear, like Romney's.

Those of you who say this was a slip of the tongue. Do you agree that Romney should apologize for his slip of the tongue?

Come on now. B is way far from S on the keyboard. And B is pronounced way differently from S. Romney has proven that he was chosen to be nothing more than a distraction in the presidential race.

I just love it when all you Klan Racists show up to defend the Karl Rove attack politics. What makes it real funny is that the mittster and his bushie buddies are sending all your jobs overseas and making money off your sorry existence! Slip of the tongue, my butt! I'm no liberal but, I can see you rightwing fools just don't get it!

Did Romney also slip up when he was a liberal and pandering to gays in Mass for their votes and money and now he is for government discrimination against gays while pandering to the fundamentalists?

It's a disgrace for CNN to buy the argument that this a slip of the tongue.

Romney starts to say correctly, Osama. then he switches and calls Barack Obama. If this is genuinely a slip of the tongue, then Romney is an intellectual misfit.

But I don't buy it. Mitt Romney has shown several occasion that he's not a man of character. The last time this happened, he refused to apologize. There's nothing conseervative, presidential or even American about his character. The least he can do is apologize right now. Whether he msisspoke or not. Otherwise, this story will hurt him.

Ex-Governor McCarthy – I mean, Ex-Governor Romney is – a total flip-flopping ne0-fascist. Has he no sense of decency?

Obama's spokesman didn't have to make such a childish reply. It would have been classier to say nothing in reply to an innocent slip-of-the-tongue.

This was no mistake. It's just more of the same old Republican attacks. Rush Limbaugh has been calling Obama "Osama" for months. These people need America to be divided and full of fear and hate so they can still have jobs. The people will come together and change that....no doubt about it.

OBAMA '08

Oh no, another George Bush!

CNN staff –

Why is this news? The man made a simple mis-speak and the media jumped it like it was the revelation of the century. Please spend more time on NEWS rather than NONSENSE.

Jim Bremer

You are as racist as they come. You smell of bile.

I love the Obama camp's response. Ouch. Milf Romney is rather shifty when it comes to his views.

In other presidential news, Rasmussen has just released general election news from Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois - with mixed results for Clinton. Check out the polls.

Ummm, yeah...

This was no "slip-up." A slip-up would have been something along the lines of, "Obam.. uh, I mean Osama."

But switching Osama and Barack Obama's full name? That is a little more calculated than a slip-up. Nice try, Mitty. Brief mix-up, my arse.

Big deal. Anyone who talks slips every now and then. At least Romney can form a coherent sentence, unlike George W and the hopeful Fred Thompson.

And plus, he's from England- since when do the British know more about our politics than we do?

Posted By Matt, Fremont, CA : October 23, 2007 7:13 pm

...Clearly, you haven't been to a US public school lately. The US is the most politically ignorant major nation in the world. We care more about Paris Hilton's non-existant hoo-has than the leader of the 'free world'.

FUND EDUCATION.

Trust CNN to call this a "slip." It is more of a slide, and a deliberately calibrated one at that.

Romney the Desperate is pandering to the extreme right. This may earn him outrage, but it will also deliver him a few converts.

Successful Machiavellian strategy for the short term, Mr. Romney. An absolute loser any day beyond that, though. You have just lost whatever chance you had at the White House. And, much to your chagrin, Obama, an infinitely superior candidate, may yet emerge stronger.

Maybe I'd give Mitt more of the benefit of the doubt if it hadn't been for his use of the full name, as well as the photo incident a few months ago with him and that woman holding the "No To Obama, Osama and Chelsea's Moma" sign. Coupled with the fact that probably 15-25% of Americans think that Obama is a Muslim due to Republican grassroots campaign lies, it's hard to fathom that his was unintentional. It may have been a "slip," but we all know that some "slips" are deliberately placed by campaigns. They're able to get their hateful message across, then play dumb later.

And yes, I know "Momma" is misspelled, I was just quoting the dumb woman's sign.

I don't see the big deal. Republicans forgot who Osama is anyway.

They won't forget when it's time to scare the electorate near the 2008 election. Then it will be all Al Qaeda all the time.

Romney went on and on, knowing full-well he was mixing them up on purpose. What a dispicable tactic!

Its easy to see the confusion in light of the impending doom to our economy if either had more power..

For all of you excusing this, how do you explain his use of "Barack" twice in this statement??

That is no slip folks.

Here is the URL to Ted Kennedy doing the same thing recently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APx2YJ-_jos

I guess it is OK for a liberal to make the same mistake right?

I could believe it was a mistake if he had simply said Obama instead of Osama... but he also said his first name, Barack... now how can someone of Romney's intelligence and sophistication POSSIBLY accidently use the full name Barack Obama instead of Osama Bin Laden? The only possible mistake is if the AP reported the story incorrectly.

Romney has no chance in hell of winning the office of Preisdent, he is rude and a flip flopper who calls people names.

If this was indeed a "slip", then it wouldn't have included two references to "Barack".

Mr. Romney, you should be ashamed of yourself. Let's see if you have the class to apologize. Lord knows that if the tables were turned and someone said Mitt Romney was calling on jihadists to unite in Iraq, Mr. Romney would appreciate an apology. Whatever happened to the Golden Rule??

Kathy Smith from Atlanta, Georgia writes,
"It is my opinion that Mitt Romney is an idiot and we do not need him in the White House. I do not believe this so called "mix up" between Osama and Barack Obama was accidental. I think it is political crap and don't on purpose."
Did you mean done on purpose? I have a question for you. How does an idiot graduate cum laude from Harvard Law School and as a Baker Scholar from the Harvard Buisness School, SIMULTANEOUSLY? I think everyone agrees Governor Romney is anything but an idiot.

Get it right Mitt because I wouldn't want Osama bin Laden to introduce himself to as Barack Obama, that would be a disaster. Some things you don't get a second or third chance at, like running for president. Get it right.

Just another over rich kid who's daddy sent him to Harvard Business School. This seems to be a trend in the republican party – a pattern of spoiled, draft dodgers who didnt earn all the privelidges they enjo and latter exploit.

Osama confused with Obama? I never noticed. Personally I've had a hard time keeping straight the difference between B. Hussein Obama and S. Hussein.

I get the word Tucker and a word that rhymes with Tucker that starts with "F" mixed up all the time.

Bill Burton got it absolutely right. Romney has difficulty keeping track of his everchanging views on policy so it's no surprise he can't keep names straight either.

BARACK OBAMA
OSAMA BIN LADEN
These two names sound NOTHING alike... at least, to anyone with a brain. Personally, I've NEVER confused the two names - but then, I'm not desperate to be the GOP presidential nominee.
I hope this is Romney's "macaca" moment.

Jim Bremer

It figures that you call people names when you can't discuss the issues. When you can't find anything wrong about a person's view on the issues, attack their name or invent some claim that he is muslim (he isn't). If I recall, you are a Hillary supporter, Good luck with that Jim.

OK folks... "This is outrageous: comparing a nasty, despicable terrorist to a presidential candidate. I don't know how Republicans get away with making all these offensive comments, whether they are racist, sexist or like Romney's comment. I hope Romney loses voters because of this."
Clearly, this English gentleman only read the headline without reading the actual article. Its an easy mistake to make, and instead of understanding that this man had to go and attack Republicans for making statements they've never made. And plus, he's from England- since when do the British know more about our politics than we do?

It's a sad state of affairs when the focus on candidates and politicians switch from policy decisions to gaffs.

These people are on camera 24/7, they have to keep up with a grueling schedule, and are subject to intense scrutiny about every decision ever made. Of course there are going to be misspoken and misinterpreted things said by these people.

We decry the modern politician as unfeeling, slogan spouting automatons. And yet, at the same time we lunge at every little mistake a candidate makes.

It tells us something about ourselves when we judge a candidate by how he spells potato, excitedly screams at a political gathering, or how clean shaven he looks.

Focus on the issues, voting records, key points in the speeches, and important background issues (does he do drugs like a certain mayor).

And to the media, please stop trying to make scandals out of non-issues. I know it's your jobs to boost readership and scandals do that, but at what cost?

PEOPLE – RELAX!!!

I'm really worried about some of y'alls sanity when you pile on for a slip-up like this.

Many of your reaction's to this is much, much uglier than the slip-up itself.

The comment was stupid, yes. But, no one is perfect and this is such a non-issue it's not even funny. Can't believe that it's getting this much publicity.

I also think that Obama's campaign is making too much of this as well. They had the opportunity to rise above this and get additional voters for Obama by simply saying "no harm no foul". But, instead they turned ugly.

Same messy politics. Just goes to show there are no good candidates out there, in my opinion.

MY choice for president..LOU DOBBS..vice..JACK CAFFERTY..whatever..GLENN BECK..that's a dream team!!!!

Ridiculous. I get emails from my redneck (and unfortunately ignorant) friends who liken Obama to Osama... absolutely ignorant stupidism.

What a dingbat mistake.

Hahaha who cares it was just a slip up, but I can't help but say... Where are those magical mormon underwear now Romney?

B looks nothing like S. B sounds nothing like S. An elementary knowledge of the English language may help you with the difference there, Jim.

If someone who is trying to become the leader of the free world is so addlepated (look it up http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=addlepated ) as to make such a mistake more than once do we really want them with their finger on the button?

When the memory starts to go then you have no idea what they will end up doing.

"Slip of the tongue"? Maybe if he'd just said "Obama" instead of "Osama" it could be let pass (as in Kennedy's speech). But he used Barack Obama's full name, which doesn't scan at all similarly to "Osama bin Laden".

This could have been a purposeful attack (which isn't all that far-fetched for the party of Rush Limbaugh, who has been pulling this cheap stunt since before Obama became a Senator). However, it's more likely just evidence that all the products Romney uses on his hair have seeped into his brain.

Time will tell – any repeat episodes of this nonsense from any of the GOP field, and we'll know how much of a "slip" it was.

It was only a slip of the tongue, but it's hard not to notice when a Democratic presidential candidate is confused for the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks

Sorry, CNN, 'ol Mitt would be a disgrace to the democratic party.

Whether he meant to say it or not, his campaign needs a shot in the arm... maybe he was hoping this would be it?

The guy doesn't have much room to talk about unfortunate names anyway – I mean, he's named after a piece of baseball equipment, after all.

Well I'll give him the benefit of a doubt, Obama and Osama are extremely close sounding, so I can see that mistake being made.

I don't see the big deal. Republicans forgot who Osama is anyway.

I think this is proof that Romney really doesn't know anything and is saying whatever to get elected. PLEASE check out Tom Tancredo and give him a chance. He is a true American! http://www.teamtancredo.com Thanks everyone and God Bless America!

I am fed up with all of these candidates, every last one of them!!!So are many other Americans.

I read a prediction in some news magazine months or maybe years ago that Republicans would make this "slip" when referring to Obama at some point.
Personally, I didn't think it would happen until Obama was the democratic nominee and the Republicans were really stretching for ways to cut into his lead.

So, maybe it really was just a slip in this case. After all, Hillary is the one that Republicans feel the need to attack these days. What can they call her? "Hillary Putin, err, uhh, i mean Clinton"?

This is outrageous: comparing a nasty, despicable terrorist to a presidential candidate.
Posted By Robert Wooller Bradford England : October 23, 2007 5:45 pm

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When did Osama become a presidential candidate ?

Obama, Osama...what's the big difference

It is my opinion that Mitt Romney is an idiot and we do not need him in the White House. I do not believe this so called "mix up" between Osama and Barack Obama was accidental. I think it is political crap and don't on purpose. Additionally, I still cannot get past what the moron did to his dog.

Very little in a presidential campaign is accidental.

For more than several months the Republicans have tried to connect Senator Obama's name to that of Osama bin Laden, or Saddam Hussein. This isn't that surprising, since the Republicans for more than ten years have been building on their politics of hate.

They have brought the politics of hate to a new level since 9/11, first with Arabs and most recently with Hispanics.
I have never seen anyone in this country but Republican candidates use the politics of hate to achieve their ends. Karl Rove didn't invent the tactic, he just sold it for the Republicans.

Laying a smoke screen for the Republicans to hide behind, saying this will bring out the Liberal loonies, does not change the fact that the remark was made by a Republican, and a supposed Christian; it boggles the mind.

Americans are awake now, repeating something over, and over does not make it the truth.

I am a liberal and a fan of Obama, but I will admit that I've made the same slip before and felt mortified. I don't think Obama is in any way similar to Osama, except for a phonetic similarity in his name. It's an unfortunate coincidence and, as such, slips are going to occur. I really don't think that it is fair to jump on anyone who makes this slip-up while in a stressful in-the-public-eye situation.

i understand a slip of the tongue, but twice in a row?! he said, 'obama....yada yada', and then, 'barack obama, calling on radicals...'

romney looks like ken, of 'ken and barbie' right?? i think he has an intellect to match the fabulous iconic american toys.

My sense of Barack Obama is that he is someone with the capacity to bridge gaps, keep lines of communications open, and ultimately change hearts and minds. How he navigates this one will be a test of how good he is at this often incredibly difficult task.

Here are some interesting links.
http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2005/09/30/is_donnie_mcclu
http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2002/11/19/confessions_of

This interview on the PBS program Religion and Ethics Weekly may be quite revealing. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week836/interview.html

I feel badly for Rev. McClurkin, who attributes his homosexuality to a childhood rape and advances from hypocritical church people as he grew older. He may well be a poster child for what some biblical scholars say the Leviticus phrase may have really been about - rape by priests. Hypothesis: Because all of his experiences seemed to be of that variety, he turned away from sexuality and clung to the theology that his ministers preached but did not practice.

It is signficant that the American Academy of Pediatrics, in a 2004 Clinical Guidance article in its professional journal, Pediatrics, states that "[a]lthough there continues
to be controversy and uncertainty as to the genesis of the variety of human sexual orientations,there is no scientific evidence that abnormal parenting,sexual abuse, or other adverse life events influe(Guidance for the Clinician on Sexual Orientation and Adolescents, published in PEDIATRICS, Vol. 113, No. 6 (June 2004) at 1828), available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/113/6/1827).

From what I can glean on a quick web search, Rev. McClurkin is not married and does not appear to be a practicing heterosexual. It is one thing to decide to be celebate in order to act in accordance with one's theological beliefs. It is quite another to tell others that they cannot be fulfilled or happy unless they do the same. I know of too many people whose lives were made miserable by efforts to "change" their sexual orientation.

This is an important part of the conversation about sexual orientation. How it impacts in the context of a presidential campaign will be interesting, albeit scary, given how the media plays things.

I love Burton's response. It is true that the Iraq War has been going on so long that when it began when Romney was pro-choice, pro-gun control, and pro-gay rights.

As an Obama supporter, I got to admit, I've accidentally made the same mistake before too. There are those who make mistakes and those who intentionally misspell his name just because they are bullys and can't resort to real discussions on the issues in an adult world.

Meant to say "before you GO nuts Libs"

Henry from GA. is back with more popcorn y'all! Are you and that ol' hound dog gonna git yourselves a possum y'all y'all? Then y'all kin curl up in front of the tee vee an' watch some FOX News y'all!

Before you nuts Libs .... You have to admit both of the Muslim names do sound a lot alike

Why can't we just be straight out in this country and accept the fact that most of us are a bunch of racist pricks who utilize minority members for dumb jokes. We should get over it and realize that Latinos and Blacks are going to be the ones running this country shortly. Conservatives only have so much more power but since they are not busy having babies to counterattack the demographic explosion of minorities, they should now stay in the sidelines and stop pretending they are still the allmighty force in politics. Slip? I don't think so. These politicians do this on purpose...Without being a supporter of Obama, I hope he wins and he teaches us a lesson on how to be decent and moral.

Libs attack

This is outrageous: comparing a nasty, despicable terrorist to a presidential candidate. I don't know how Republicans get away with making all these offensive comments, whether they are racist, sexist or like Romney's comment. I hope Romney loses voters because of this.

AS MATURE ADULTS, WE NEED TO STOP MAKING "SLIPS" AND TELL US THE VOTERS SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE US WANT TO VOTE FOR YOU.

What a maroon! Romney needs to stop it really!

LOL – isn't this the EXACT same slip Ted Kennedy made previously??

Oh – can't wait to see all the hate-mail for Romney from the looney libs.

I got a new bowl of popcorn and am looking forward to the dems howling like ol Blue – my hunting dog.