(CNN) – Responding to an Israeli reporter’s question Wednesday on his commitment to protect the Jewish state, Barack Obama pointed to a bill “we passed” in the U.S. Senate Banking Committee that tightens sanctions and authorizes divestment from Iran. “My committee,” he called it.
Except that he isn’t a member of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
“Just this past week, we passed out of the out of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee – which is my committee – a bill to call for divestment from Iran as way of ratcheting up the pressure to ensure that they don’t obtain a nuclear weapon,” Obama said at a press conference in Sderot, Israel.
In a press release from Obama’s Senate office the day the committee passed the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act, Obama applauded its passage and pointed to provisions included that he had offered in the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007.
The Republican National Committee quickly responded Wednesday morning with an e-mail highlighting the gaffe. Obama’s campaign has not yet responded to CNN’s request for clarification of his remark.
UPDATE: An Obama spokesman tells CNN “it was his bill, not his committee,” referring to the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act that the Illinois senator sponsored and introduced in May 2007. The measure was then referred to the Banking Committee, and passed a vote of 19-2 on July 17.
In a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday, Obama told the former Israeli Prime Minister, “I could fall asleep now standing up,” after Netanyahu asked him how his whirlwind trip to the Middle East and Europe is going.
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Oh no, it's the Royal "We!"
Nice try for the Mccain camp to try and spin the gaffe Mccain made regarding Ambar awakening in Iraq. Mccain gaffe is the time frame when the Anbar Awakening began not if the surge help the process or not. The surge began 6 months later. So how could the surge start the Anbar Awakening when it didnt exist? Mccain as usuall got the facts from which is not a surprise. Sooner or later were going to have to rely of the facts from reporters than Mccain. Its a gaffe or either a lie.
CNN is the your attenpt ti pander to McSame? He made the biggest gaf of the year with this understanding of the surge and you brush over it!!! I guess since be became a whiner, you listened.
I guess since there's nothing on his resume, Obama needs to pad it. In business when someone does this they get fired. Junior should stick to photo ops, he's not good with real work.
Why the surprise response? shouldn't we all recognized by now that the Obama strategy is to say anything to anyone at anytime if it serves one's political interest in this campaign? I'm counting the days to when Obama will support off-shore drilling. I am certain he'll come to it. He's just waiting for the right time, the right audience and the right angle to flip his position on energy also. I've stopped trying to figure out what Obama stands for long ago...its like trying to hit a moving target. The man will embrace all things and reject all things at the same time. He stands for nothing!
So what, must be a mistake.. this is nothing compared to the brainless McPain
OBAMA (2008 -16)
I see you have buried McSames huge gaffe from yesterday and you will probably have this as your lead for 2 weeks. By the way I wonder if the RNC has a spy to see if Obamas clothes ever smell like tobacco smoke.
Oh no! Look at how bad Obama is! Here come the Repuglicans to try and distract people from their fact their candidate has a hard time remembering which day of the week it is.
Great, I'll bet tonights news will be focused completely on this and not McCain's blatant lie on the surge.
Well, he might have been trying to rewrite history instead of lying, but all the same. McCain must've been given a 'get out of gaffe free card' before he started campaigning.
Just like he said America has 57 states, and his supporters believes he's so Presidental. How can you become a President of a country when you don't even know how many states it has?
CNN is right to pint out inaccuracies by Obama.
One would expect that would hold true for the comments of McCain. To give free press to a McCain ad as on this blog should be accompanied by a fact check of the accuracy of the content.
WE , means the USA
OK, one gaffe to McCains 20. BIG DEAL!
WOW.....CAN ANYBODY REALLY SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THIS MAN HAS ANY CLUE WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT???????????
HOW DO ALL THE OBAMABOTS DEFEND THIS SINCE THEY HAMMERED AWAY AT MCCAINE FOR SUCH A RELATIVELY INCONSEQUENTIAL "GAFFE"
probably ment "my Commentment" CNN points this gaffe out, but I am looking for an article that has McCains MAJOR GAFFE on the Timeline in Iraq. That is MAJOR. he is suppose to know everything about the Iraq war!
So what? This is not the end of the world. He's doing a great job.
Obama 08
Nice try CNN!
How come you cover-up McClueless gaffes and serious errors of judgement. And when you do decide to expose it, you pust his gaffes in an obscure corner, down the Political Ticket thread.
But when it is Mr. President Obama, you quickly make it a news headline.
Where is the balance!!
Make McBush errors headlines too.
Ok, so the Czechoslavakia thing can't be used anymore, because Obama doesn't even know what his JOB is. I think we can forgive McCain for the Czech slip
And arrogant supporters of Barack Hussein Obama were critical of Hillary's version of her Bosnia arrival at the airport years ago.
So what do they have to say say now about this lying arrogant snake?
Member of what committee?
Hillary supporter for McCain!!!!! a true AMERICAN!
Lame Duck!!
Is this really surprising. I feel like all i hear this election period is inflated records and rhetoric. See the Obamabots attack me in 5,4,3,2,1.
CNN-I'd like to hear the other side of the story-before you print the RNC's accusation.
Now that is bad. Is this who we want as our president? The inexperience is showing on a daily basis. You're wasting your time if you think Obama is going to win. Finally CNN posted an anti-Obama article. Thank you for doing this : )
Come on O get it together....
HEY CNN WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO START CRACKING DOWN ON MCCAIN'S GAFFES????????????????????????????
Obama is right to call it 'my committee'. The notion that using the word 'my committee' automatically means that he is a member of that committee is ridiculous. My committee means our committee – the committee of the United States of America which Obama is one of the citizens. Obama is making the statement in a foreign land NOT IN AMERICA and so it is absolutely understandable
Come on! This news?
The republican party needs to pay closer attention to McCain. Not Obama. McCain is the one that is self destructing this week. But, they are soooo pathetic, that they will jumb on anything they may even smell like an error or gaffe. Is the Republican party that desperate? Is this News company that desperate for news?
No surprises there regarding Obama.....he's been claiming all along that he's accomplished something, but he's really not done much of anything at all.
However, I must say.....for a man who hasn't done anything, he sure speaks about nothing in a most eloquent manner.
Was for Hillary, now for McCain!
PUMA
CNN, why don't you write articles on all the gaffes McCain has been making. Where is the story on the gaffe he made on CBS when Couric asked him a question? In the version of the interview that aired, an apparent McCain error reversing of the surge and the Sunni awakening was edited out, and a different answer was shown in response to the same question. I noticed a majority of the stories on Obama are negative, but you never print any of the negative stuff about McCain. CNN, you are a disgrace!!!! And please stop closing off your comments because you do not want any criticism.
Just like you have been waiting for!
I didn't think it was relevant when the press focused on McCain referring to Czechoslovakia rather than the Czech Republic. Obama should get it right on what committees he sits on, but let's focus on the issues each candidate's position on them instead of what lapel pin someone is or is not wearing or how people phrase their sentences.
I've been keeping a running count of the two candidates mis-speaking. Who has the bigger count? John "Czechoslovakia" McCain.
Er, uh, Mr. Uh-bam-uh is, uh, er, I mean "has" uh only 143 er "days" of uh sevice on uh the senate floor, so you er, can't uh "expect" him to, uh remember uh everything.
So, McCain said that Iraq boadered with Afghanistan last week. Which is the dumber statement?
Yeah, we all know he has a big head but come on... Does he think he deserves the credit for anything and everything good that is going on in politics? Gimme a break, the guy's an empty suit "know-it-all" that doesn't know crap.
Maybe if h actually had ever done his elected job in the Senate he would know what committees he is on or not on. We have had 8 years of an intern (being generous here) at the helm of this country and now we have a presumptive Democratic nominee running around Europe who has never tried a case in full as an attorney, did not complete the asbestos removal as a community organizer, and has lied about "working his way through college." Elect him at your own peril folks. I am an independent and have no idea who to vote for in the fall or if I will just skip it for the first time in my life since I want no blame for what may happen to this country if either candidate is elected. What a mess!
Remember Obama said he didn't have time in his schedule to have weekly town halls with McCain because he wanted to speak more directly with voters. How many voters are in all of these countries (other than our fabulous young men and women in uniform)? You cannot get any more direct and spontaneous than the town hall meetings. Ask McCain. We used to call people like Obama flim-flam men.
much ado about nothing!...we need to know what did John McSame do about the bill? that should be the news, CNN!
I guess he did NOTHING or probably LOST HIS MEMORY on the issue...besides, americans have lost count on the number of times McBush have been ABSENT in the senate votes this year.
John McShame = NO WHERE IN SIGHT TO VOTE ON BILLS AND ISSUES THAT AFECTS ORDINARY AMERICANS!!!!
Wow. This is really important! Too bad he's not elected yet; we could impeach him.
He scares me. I wish he would stay there.
OMG! I knew it was going to happen. The Mr Universe trip. You know...Americans will just have to get use to it. The "I love me" thing.
I want to hear more about this. This does not sound right at all. I mean he would know that the other committee members would point out that he is not a member so why?
A slip of the tongue, and I will accept the 'banter' that goes on from the McCain McCooks.
Deceptive Rhetoric Score Card (outright lies):
McCain: 101
Obama: 1
Ok, I'm still voting Obama, just had to do a second check.
Well that doesn't look very Presidential now does it?
Here we go the man has been in the senate so little he doesn't even know what committee he is on. this is not a slight slip but a major one he is showing his lack of knowledge to world leaders this is not good !
Just another one of his absurdities.
He'll say anything and toss anyone under the bus to achieve his career aspirations.
Doesn't matter he's clueless what he'll do once he gets there–he wants to get there and that's all that counts.
A sad day when this fancy pants panderer could even get elected into office–much less nominated for the Presidency.
Would somebody shut this clown up before he hurts the US?
Barack's gaffe is nothing compared to McCain's gaffes this week. Don't worry, as soon as Barack comes back from his trip, McCain will have to answer for all of his gaffes. Next week is going to be so exciting. I commend the Obama campaign for not responding to mccain while he's out of the country. It shows a lot of maturity and restraint.
Yet another lie from this guy. Can't wait to see how he panders on this one. Oh, I know, he'll use the "I'm tired" routine again. If any other candidate made as many false claims and was as inactive in their elected role as NObama is, they'd be slaughtered. Someone, however, the Pied Piper keeps on sliding by.
WAKE UP, AMERICA – this guy is a fraud!
Wasn't this also the same day Obama told Benjamin Nentanyahu that he was about to fall asleep standing up? Given the rigors of his trip, and the fact that McCain says a lot more ridiculous stuff on almost a daily basis-tired or not-Obama deserves a break. At least the bill actually included suggestions he gave for the bill. But even though McCain can't remember timelines for the Sunni Awakening, which country Pakistan actually borders, that Czechslovakia broke up nearly 15 years ago and who are sunnis and who are sh'ia, I'm sure the McCain kool-aid drinkers will be on here shortly saying this should be the end of Obama's campaign. Stupidity and hypocracy at its worst.
ugh im sure he meant it as MY committee, being that as the president its his. this guys ego really is getting sooooooo annoying.
John McCain will be filled with glee that Senator Obama misspoke. It gives McCain and his attack dogs something to chew on while rocking in their rocking chairs. LOL
Gaffes: Obama 1 , McCain – rivaling McDonalds in burgers sold
So Obama mispoke? Neither Obama nor McCain can keep their facts straight. This country is going to be so tired of politics by November, no one will go to the polls to vote. Every time Hillary misspoke she had to be accountable for it. So be it for Obama and McCain. Can anyone of us stand to be in the spotlight 24/7 and not make a mistake now and then?
There is no end to this man's ego, narcissicism, double talk, forked tongue bluster. He will say anything, and do what is expedient in the moment. He is the greatest threat to national security, because he only believes in his crown, crafted and enabled by his cult. Wake up -people.
OMG! The messiah made a gaffe? I thought only "McSame" was capable of doing that. Well, that's one for my diary. Or maybe Obama can't tell if he's on committees or not – since he doesn't attend them anyway. Food for thought. But I'd never cast doubt on the messiah! Oh, no. Too many people love the Emporer and his new clothes here...
Sad!
Are you kidding me??? The way McSame makes a daily gaffe? This is ridiculous.
Obama '08
Too bad. Obama is sounding more and more like the politicians we already know..lies and more lies. His ego has gotten too big and his inexperience will make things worse for the USA. A democrat voting for McCain.
Soooo, the man is overseas representing the country.....it is our Senate committe and it is our bill....how would it look if he said "their" instead of "our". Obama is not like Bush who goes out the country points fingers and talk badly about people back here. When you are overseas you have to own your country as it is, both the good and the bad. CNN is this your attempt at trying to show McRelic that you are not "in the tank" for Obama!
How can he be an effective president if he doesn't even know what he's a member of?
Or is he just being a typical politician and lying? is this any different than the clinton kosovo mispeak?
either he has no clue or this is a blatant lie.
he said "which ISN'T my committee"
This is the first goof up from Obama ... congratulations.
In a related story, Obama mistakely thought Burger King served Big Macs. Stay tuned for details.
ooops
MISTAKE WILL HAPPEN, NO ONE IS PERFECT...I UNDERSTAND...LOVE YOU OBAMA.
How do you just claim membership, actually "leadership" since he said "his committee," to something you are not a part of? I am so waiting to see the Obama-nut make their usual excuse for this clown.
So you finally found a gaffe. wow i am sooo impressed. he was talking about the frikkin bill that incorporated his proposal not the committee. try to listen carefully next time. but GREAT catch. I'm glad the 300 reporters following him around were able to find such an important gaffe. you're doing a great service to this country.
I love how much attention the RNC is paying Obama...he is the air they breath, the sun on their faces and the wind on their backs...I love it...
Was he on the Iraq/Pakistan border when he made the "gaffe"?
uh oh someone is gonna get fired for not writing obamas speech correctly or maybe he really does think he created this world... i dunno
He was not incorrect, he was just trying to build on a weak resume as a politician...
Oh No, not another Obama lie! Is this really surprising from a man that will say anything to get elected? I finally applaud him for at least being specific this time around. He dodges just about every other issue put to him.
I also think it is hilarious that the lefties have just completely avoided this post, choosing instead to launch a tirade and yes, another personal attack over Bob Novak's automobile accident.
Seems that, under pressure, Obama will say just about anything.
OOOOOOHHHH. That's SO bad. Obama is unfit to be president. What about the time he got the surge time "horizon" wrong? Or when he confused the borders of Iraq? Or which country still exists? Or the differencr between Sunni and Shia? How about the fact didn't understand women's issues clearly regarding viagra and birthcontrol? The one that really sets me off is when he said he didn't understand the economy.
That Obama really gets on my nerves.
I"m tired of him acting like he is already President and the media aint calling him on his gaffe. He says when he become President it will be 10 years serving in the White House he says we have 57 states stop building this dummy up.Democrats vote Hillary Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
McCain 9999
Obama 1
Obviously Obama should be chastised daily for weeks on end, CNN, and keep giving McGaffe a free ride while he forgets everything.
Get real people.
Obama '08
The corrupt media has ordained Obama their progressive messiah, everything is his now.., without question.
From this picture, Obama sure does look like he could fall asleep standing up. It's not hard to imagine one making verbal missteps under such circumstances.
Not a gaffe the "we" referred to Americans.
How come you have a misstatement from Barack almost instantly, but it took you a whole day to bring up the Awakening/Surge mistake from John?
ok , cnn, the man is traveling throughout the country with you all hanging on him. The good senator probably meant my committee, as in the United States senate or maybe he is a little tired, you think?
it's nothing like mcwar out and out lies on everything.
Just the tip of the iceberg of LIES that Obama has told and will tell. If we elect him, our children and grandchildren will ask us what we were thinking! God be with us.
OMG, WHAT-A-GAFFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obama is F-I-N-I-S-H-E-D !!!!!!!!!!!!
Bishop McCaine is our new PREZ !
Another example of how anything you say can and will be held against you.
It's true, there are committees, it's also true, Obama likes pancakes, up next: McCain's really old. Like whoa.
It appears he needs 301 foreign advisors......Nice move Hussein
Oh no, how will his campaign get him out of this? Will it be another, 'he misspoke'?
Obama is a joke! He has no clue when it comes to the issues.
Was for Clinton, now for McCain!
hahahaha....i wonder if they have enough RNC stationary to respond to alllllllllll of the gaffes Mccain has made this week alone? RNC and McCain reek of desperation, not a good look for them or America. i wonder if Mccain or the RNC will care to respond to the fact the there are some 59 lobbyist on McCain's pay roll. including Mr. Black who is still lobbying....cant serve two Gods Mr. Black.
This is a gaffe McCain makes gaffes lets get to some real news
The committee consisted of President Putin of Germany, 1 representative from Chechloslovaka and 2 from the Iraq Pakistan Border. All were singing "the surge is working"
I was totally going to vote for Obama, but after this amazing huge super-duper issue, I will have to completely switch sides and vote for McCain. This is the biggest news of the century!!!
Wow, we're actually covering Obama gaffes now?
Doesn't surprise me though. When you have a resume that thing you need to do a little padding. The man had never done anything except toe the party line all his life.
So much for bipartisan leadership.
Quick get this man his teleprompter.........Before he gives away Israel
My God. Oh, hes everybody's God. The committee is everybodys committed. They represent me so it's my committee too.
Now watch the media cover this gaffe all day week long. When McCain speaks on something incorrectly, the media conviently lets it go as a matter of age. Anything Obama says or does is magnified 100 +
bottom line is he's a better candidate than mccain...any day..
this is NOTHING compared to the nonsense that McCain is spewing these days....
With all the gaffs McCain has been making lately, he's allowed.
Obama 08
Ok you got him CNN he made a mistake! So lets make this national news and paly it for the next 3 days.
Bitter-gate, now alleged banking-gate = 2 Obama
Czechoslovakia (3x), Bush tax cuts, Veto-beer-gate, Viagra-gate, etc. = 1,400,345 McCain
Still voting for Barack.
Obama/Sebelius 2008/2012.
Obama has to be forgiven for this little misspeak, after all he has spent so little time attending to his duties in the Senate, he doesn't know what committees he supposed to be on. Give the guy a break it's not easy being the messiah.
I'm sure he meant to talk about his own accomplishments in the Senate. Then he probably realized that people came to hear him speak for longer than 15 seconds so he just started making stuff up.
Great report!!!
This is great investigation journalism, indeed.
BTW, did Sen. Obma say something else???
"The Republican National Committee quickly responded Wednesday morning with an e-mail highlighting the gaffe."
of course they did, they must have been THRILLED that FINALLY someone besides a repug "gaffed". but let's not get carried away, what obama said is not in the same category as mccain and his LACK OF KNOWLEDGE on so many topics--from the economy, gas tax holidays, middle eastern geography and players, and i'll take "Newly Formed European Countries" for $500 please, Alex"
Uh Oh, here comes the firestorm.
ok, let's label this one a gaffe, too!! ha!
Where are you Obama lovers now. Your media darling clearly is misrepresenting himself to the international community. So if your media sweetheart gaffes it okay, anyone else does it you Obama lovers turn it into the scandal of the century. This is not even a gaffe, he clearly is trying to make himself bigger than we know he is. I guess this is what you do when you are an empty suit. So bring on your lam simple minded comments so I may sit back and enjoy your empty words.
Obama – be careful buddy
McCain – this has nothing to do with the Surge or War, try to comment without mentioning these...
Ok Dems, let's hear the pile of excuses. You crucify McCain for these kinda things, so let the spinning begin!!
The thought of having McCain smirk at us for 4 more years is more than I will be able to take. After having a moron in the White House, I want a sensible adult.
Obama 08
Why are you not covering up Obama's gaffe just like CBS in doing with McCain interview regarding the surge? Oh... yeah the points is not up-setting the republican McSame!
Well it just showed the guy is not god , but i get to tell you....
Between this and saying sunni insurgents and al-qeada (who are killing american soldiers every day) in irak are trained by iran before being whispered by liebermann,, my choice is clear !!!!
hey Mc OlderBush …..White house is no retirement house
This is the kind of thing that happens when you spend almost your entire first senate term on book tours and campaigning for President. Has he done anything as a Senator? Even the much balyhooed ethics reform bill he showed up for a couple meetings and was chosen by the group to be the lead speaker in an attempt to make him look good for his presidential bid. More and more, he's looking not like a blank slate, but a blank check. Does the country really want to write one of those at this time?
Out of all of the incorrect claims McLame has made during this campaign, which is countless, you guys want clarification of one gaffe Obama made??? That is so stupid CNN, you guys need to start highlighting why McLame's judgement could be harmful since he makes so many mistakes in the use of his language to the public.
They're right. Bad move Obama. Oh well, I'm still satisfied that he's not going to start invading any country for oil.
McCain doesn't know that Iraq and Pakistan don't share a border.
McCain is going to veto every beer.
Maybe Barack is a member of the committee and you are wrong.
What a dummy.
so what? yesterday McCain claimed that the surge helped an event that happened 4 months before the surge and CBS covered it up
how does this lower gas prices or get medical insurance?
is this honestly the best they could come up with as a "gaffe". the RNC is so lame.
“....U.S. Senate Banking Committee – which is MY committee..."
LOL...this man is a joke! He's so full of himself. "MY committee". He thinks everything is HIS...even the presidency. Well, he has another thing coming!
Obama is a FRAUD – this whole campaign and trip is one big staged show – and the press are the props. Just stop reporting on obama's every move -he does not deserve all this glory press coverage.
Every thing he does is staged to perfection – and scripted responses – notice how he cannot even answer a direct question – stamers all over – has to have that teleprompter to talk.
Political lessson #1: When you lack any relevant experience...LIE!
It seems as though the man thinks anything positive is HIS doing... such an ego it makes me sick. How could anyone take credit for something like this when not even a part of the committee and claim the committee to be of his own?? And of such a specific topic?? Apparently he WILL say ANYTHING to get brownie points with other countries and get elected.... It was only a matter of time before this buffoon stuck his foot in his mouth on foreign affairs!! Just the beginning… At least MC only gets boarders confused halfway around the world and not confused about a “committee” he never sat on and take the credit unlike OB… So who is really the senile one now?!... LOL
I can’t wait to hear the explanation. Must have misspoke again… Or was he just over tired again. I know the HRC fans can relate to this mumbo jumbo!!
McCain/Clinton 08
Hey Obama supporters who criticize McCain for every single mistake; where is your criticism now?
Obama is old and senile!
Obama to admit that he incorrecty took credit not his own.
keep on waiting CNN...like all others..............
But, but, but.... Don't forget that McCain called it Czechoslovakia. That is SO much worse than claiming membership on a committee and credit for the committee's bills.
/end sarcasm.
Hey, if Al Gore can claim that he invented the internet, why not...
When your a habitual liar, lying is the norm not the exception!
This is a man who walks with a bad crowd and like the bible says "bad company corrupts good character", not as if any libs even read the bible, which is odd that they call Obama the Messiah, more like Judas!
this moron spent so little time doing his job in the senate that he does not even know which committees he is a part of? guess when your resume is that thin you have to pad it up somehow.
that is not a big deal, just the SNIPER FIRE was not–but Hillary PRESS haters made their big deal out of nothing. Please leave Obama alone.
Obama/Clinton 2008. Anything less, we shall see...
Wow! He doesn't even know what committees he belongs to? Then again, how would he? What's he been physically in the Senate for a day since he's been running for President?
Oblahblah has mumbled and stuttered his way thru the mid-east. This guy cant put 2 sentences together on his own. Everything must be scripted for him otherwise he sounds like an idiot.
In this case, he doesn't know what committees he's on cuz he hasnt been in the Senate long enough to even find the mens room.
NO-bama EVER!!
McCain takes the cake in this area (gaffe), which the RNC knows very well and should be use to by now. But seeing how desparate they are, what excuse would they have not to respond.
No big deal – the McCain and the RNC are quickly fading anyways, no matter whay they do or say.
Obama is beggining to sound like Al Gore. Maybe he will claim to have invented the internet or write a book about global warming. I am sure his advisors will come up with a clever way of explaining the gaffe and CNN will praise it.
STOP THE PRESSES!
"Iraq is adjacent to Pakistan" McCain and "Under sniper fire" Hillary NEVER make mistakes when speaking!
Clearly, "My Committee" Obama is unfit to lead the country because of this oh-so-critically revealing piece of ...
Sorry, what was this about again?
In my eagerness to show what an empty suit Obama is, throwing language under the bus, his DNC good ol' boys party pushing him to appear like the lovably inept Folksy George W, made me forget that the closet Muslim with problems due to controversial Catholic pastors must be untrustworthy because he's human, and prone to error!
And yes, this was sarcastic. All politicians, all people, will make mistakes when speaking. But the only time that it is important is when they accidentally tell the truth.
Incorrectly claims membership????
HE LIED!!
HE LIED!!
HE LIED!!
HE LIED!!
I guess I should be thankful CNN finally posted an article about the constant mis-statements Obama makes when he isn't reading from a teleprompter.
This is the reason he's afraid to debate McCain.
McCain would destroy him, and will in November!!
Watch the GOP vultures feed on this one!
I really, really, really like you Obama but, you cannot claim things that are not yours or to be on comittee's that you are not on, dude! President uh I mean Senator Obama, quit trying to impress people and just run your campaign, you will be okay. Leave the lying and overstating to the Repubs, that's what they are use to. Don't play thier game, you see what happend to JFK 2004!
What else is new? Barky makes EVERYTHING up. He is not exactly grounded in reality folks,
I've never seen someone make so many claims not represented in the real world. And this yahoo is running for Pres. He making it very clear, he says ANYTHING to get elected and people really have to understand this, he has no record of accomplishments. He trying to win the award for best acting president.
In this election I learn that gaffes don't matter. John Mccain has made plently of them on foreign policy an issue he's suppose to be an expert on! So if that goes unnotic e than this shouldn't be an issue either. Just saying fair is fair right?
This guy is just about the most arrogant person I've ever seen. He's acting like he's already president on this trip (and he's not!), pretending he's a member of the senate banking committee (and he's not!) – if Obama becomes president, will he start acting like he's emperor?
Beware this man's arrogance America! Are you sure you know this young turk?
If you have no accomplishments or experience, fake it. That's all he's doing.
** Nader/Gonzalez 2008 **
Lisa\ we all know he met the primaries nice try through so he made a mistake at least he knows where the border of pakistan and afghanistan are!!!!!
Lovely how you don't give this much attention to McCain's gaffes...
OMG!!! He finally did something for the media and the GOP to harp on!!! LOL
But, guess what, my vote is still for him. LOL!!!
Well I say one slip of the tongue can be forgiven
at least its not 2 or 3 daily like MCSame
So ok, everyone makes gaff's. The difference I see is that most of McCain's gaffs come directly from his lips, whereas very few Obama gaffs come from Barack himself. If he misstated it, he blew it, I am still waiting to see the campaign response to see if it is as black and white as what cnn reports. This could be like the 57 states alleged gaff where in context it was clear what he meant, but out of context, in a sound bite, it could be misconstrued.
so what....once he is president they will ALL be his committees. find some real news. if he takes ownership of these issues and the solution that is the best kind of customer service.
you need a new definition of "news"
It appears that Senator Obama is making a lot of statements that
are not truthful. But then he will fit right in with the rest of the
politicians that "yell look at me & look at what I have done."
No wonder this country is in a terrible state of affairs. All they care about is making a name for themselves.
He scares me to death. But worse than this it scares me to see
what is happening to our country. Does anyone really care???
Oh god...here we go. This may be a mistake, but it pales in comparison to McCain's gaffes and lies.
Is there anyone out there who doesn't believe by now that Obama is a total FRAUD? This is how he's running.......ON FRAUD and MISREPRESENTATION!!!! There is NOT one person in this country who can Name One Contribution by Obama since he became a Senator. Obama whines that he 'wants to change and be a leader' ...yet for all his 3 1/2 years in the Senate, Obama has contributed NOTHING. We don't need this Green Horn as President.
and how come McPhony and his hourly gaffes never get even a mention....conservative biased media at its finest
Lisa....how much does McCain pay you? good God i would rather a President say 57 states than one who does not know that Iraq and Pakistan are not border countries....oh boy i know you vote for Bush twice, there's no other excuse.
Mike, Syracuse, NY...i am sure you will get something right ...one day..lol
He's doing a fine job haters, eat your hearts out.
Obama 08
Whoops. Just wait,the MSM will have this on the news for the next six weeks,as McCain's had coverage for just six hours.
Obama is an idiot! I somewhat understand the youth of America being duped by him, but what is wrong with the adults of this Country, or CNN or newspapers? Something is very wrong here.
Big deal. He meant bill, not committee. Thanks RNC for pointing out the mistake though. At least you're not sleeping like your candidate. How did you get around McCain's gaffe regarding the true timeline (pardon the pun) of the surge - I think I missed that.
Boy, this is no shock. let me guess.like Hilary Clinton on the sniper fire, he will say he misspoke?? You have got to be kidding me. Already a great liar, now I can see why he wants to president. An ego, a liar, 130 days in Senate out of 3 yrs as a senator?? Why shouldn't every idiot in the world want him ?
Get with the program people, dump the media child now!!!
This is pretty typical of Obama. His overly inflated ego lets him live in a fantasy land.
Obama rarely shows up in the Senate. It's no wonder he doesn't know what committees he's actually on. Obama needs to come home and vote on the issues and by the way, a hurricane just hit south Texas. There's a "photo op" opportunity right there.
I fthis is the worse mistake that Barack makes, God bless him. Unlike the McCain's mistakes of calling Puting the President of Germany or referring to the country of Czechoslovakia, this really is very minor. Barack will be able to get some more rest and be back on his A game. McCain doesn't have access to a time machine to knock off a few decades!
The Worst President In Modern History, and his flunky, Mini McGoo wants to stay the course. Not if I can help it.
Obama 08
Sorry..............'WE' ....was explained as 'My Committee.' It ain't so. We call this 'lying and misrepresenting the truth'.......Take your choice.
Ok CNN. You got the one gaffe you guys have been hounding Obama all week to get. Oh my, the sky is falling. Big deal. Get a life.
"WE , means the USA"
MY means mine, as in "my commitee", which it isn't. How could Obama not know what commitee he does or doesn't belong to?
That's fine, CNN can report each canidate gaffes. Just make sure you keep everyone honest and report the many gaffes from McCain along with the few from Obama. After all, you guys "keep them honest".
Does anyone honestly believe that Barack does not know how many states we have, really?
Obama 08
The Messiah mis-speaks once again. Next he will invent the internet.
How can someone be in the US Senate and not know what committee (s) they are on? Seems like a major goof b y our goof proned inexperienced candidate. this is the guy appointed by Howard Dean?
Seems almost like the Messiah Obama talked about the lack of progress in the SURGE. What a girlie man!
For Obama's edification, the surge is working and has worked and will work. Who does he think he is, parading on the world stage like someone who knows what is happening.
Give me a man with experience and sound judgment like John McCain. Obama is wrong on experience and wrong on judgement. He is strong on blowing with no substance. obama should listen more and pontificate less. What a blowhard.
Le Chat qui fume
Its a simple mistake and before the republicans use this as an opportunity to crucify Obama, they should take a good hard look at their candidate's gaffe record. I think its like Obama -3, McCain – 39
The Messiah couldn't have made a mistake.
CNN why don't you report gaffe after gaffe made by Mccain first before jumping on obama.
his hair has gotten grayer since the start of his campaign! it's ok, bammy, we still love you
Hmm, leaves you to wonder. If he can’t keep straight what committees he is on, how many sessions has he actually been present for.
Anybody up for guessing how many votes this guy has been there to debate and vote recently on as well. There ought to be a law that requires a Senator or Congressman to step down when campaigning for higher office.
First of all its not a gaffe, more of a misstatement- he meant his bill which it was. Not an Iraq/Pakistan Border or Anbar Awakening- that is not knowing the truth
Lies, Lies all Lies. This man HAS to lie to make himself look good to whoever he is talking to. I am sick to death of him and all the cult members who follow him.
Wake up America before it is too late!!
McCain 08
Get out of the sandbox people, he made a mistake. McCain is a mistake.
Obama 08
@Lorna, NY
Um, did you miss the quote where he said "MY committee"????
Typical Dems read what they want to read.
Well, at least when he landed in Israel, he didn't have to run to the car due to sniper fire. And Obama isn't busy looking for the Iraq/Pakistan border.
The 57 states is easily explainable. The primaries were covered in 57 different states, territories, etc. They had 57 primaries. Everybody knows we don't have 57 states, but we did have 57 primaries. Duh.
McCain makes 10 gaffes a day, and everybody ignores it, except for a small paragraph somewhere (and they never have a place for comments), Obama makes one gaffe and its going to be headline news? How come we do not have rights to comment when there is a small paragraph about McCain's gaffes?
It is NOTHING !
Mc Same`s gaffes are signs of dementia .
Not a fan of John McCain, however you Obama fans are comparing apples to oranges. BHO is misrepresenting himself, this was not a misunderstanding of issues or timelines nor a slip of the tongue. This was calulated as the BHO camp does so well. But like a blowfish, because I'm so small let me puff myself up up.
Lisa, this is old news. Obama made a comment about campaigning in 57 primaries (50 states + U.S. territories) and accidently said 57 states. Big whoop. Everyone knows what he meant. Grow up.
Ahhhh...the ole "we". People, don't get your panties in a bunch over this one. As I remember there are those that are saying, "We are winning in Iraq," as they sit on their duffs in front of the local news and have sacrificed nothing, nada for the war effort.
Ooops – Bring out the force and crucify Obama – It's just what the MEDIA was waiting for – a GAFFE. Let's see how long they run this in the MEDIA – compared to – McGAFFE himself!!! McCain has been getting a FREE RIDE all during the primary and he was GAFFE MASTER – He's still GAFFING!!! He will continue to GAFFE until he can't GAFFE no more!!! lol
This is funny!!
GO OBAMA!!!
Obama could come out saying he was an anti-christ but it wouldn't matter to the bots. There isn't anything that man can do wrong.
Wait – CNN must be racist by saying something negative about Obama.
So?
This is more than obfuscation. It is out right prevaracation ! This arrogant guy has no moral center, no core principles and no judgment. But, he does have a single priority of political expediency!
Obama is is guilty of egomania and a lust for power that is beyond belief!
This former Democrat will vote for Senator John McCain 08!
McCain makes the biggest gaffe of this presidential election, and instead of reporting on it they come up with THIS? What a joke.
How petty! Is this really news CNN?
He's obviously referring to the US in saying "we". Quit making something out of nothing and get back to reporting hourly on the cat 1 hurricane in Texas.
Lisa, how can McCain be president when he doesn't know the correct Iraq timeline, that Iraq and Pakistan don't share a border, that Czechoslovakia hasn't existed for 15 years, the difference between Sunni and Shia, and the list goes on and on.
I would put that mistake up against McCain's daily mistakes on relevant items – such as his forgetting that the Anbar awakening came BEFORE the surge was even contemplated - any day of the week. O hasn't slept in a week, fer christ's sakes.
"We" as in the Senate? Who cares.
McCain just killed this gaffe by Obama by supporting the president.
They're going to love him in Britain, Spain, Germany, and so forth. We love him here as well. A politician who knows how to be a grown-up, go figure.
This is my country, right or wrong. If we vote for McCain, we're wrong.
Obama 08
These Obama supporters amaze me...they will get on CNN and make comments about how terrible McCain is every time he has a slip up, and they all feel cool because they can all agree with eachother and come up with stupid saying like "McSame" or "McShame." Wow, you folks are so creative.
But then, OH NO!, Obama says something that isn't true and the media reports it, so all of a sudden this is CNN pandering to McCain. Face it kids, he lied in a foreign country hoping they would never know the difference. This wasn't him "misspeaking" it was him trying to pull a fast one to gain a bit of international support. Get over yourselves people, both candidates will make mistakes and they will be lambasted publicly for it...I sure hope Obama can handle these situations better than his supporters do.
"which is my comittee.." What a liar.
He oversaw the comittee that over saw afghanistan but did not do anything with it. He was too busy running for president.
only now has he gone to afghanistan becuase the mccain camp made a stink about it and he wants to win in november.
american voter really messed up this year. forget clinton, there were many other qualified democrats on the stage but america chase this one because he's black and to not support him would deem you a racists.
axelrod really knows how to play the reverese racism card and politics. he even seems to out do karl rove.
He's a liar, and a little boy in poitics. Did I mention a racist. Obama has ZERO experience so I can only wish you fools would get better informed and stop making excuses for the little chap. in the seanate for 3 yrs but only seated for 130 days.....HMMMM great!! now we should let him run the country because we are fools with some dream? Get real!
Hardly a Gaff!
He was involved in the process!
At least he didn't call the country by it's pre 1922 name, Palestine.
That would be a McCain type thing to do.
Regarding McCain's 'gaffe', let's look at some real measures of success. In August 2006, the month before the 'awakening' started US combat deaths were 66. The awakening started in Sept. 2006. Deaths continued to climb through 2006 and were 112 in December, almost double the pre-awakening level. The surge began in January 2007. Since then combat deaths have dropped dramatically, standing at 29 last month. It appears that the awakening impact, if any, wasn't felt until the surge began. So McCain may have mispoke on the timing, but his point is correct. Without the surge, the impact of the awakening was minimal at best. Obama, be a man and just admit you were wrong
Obama's international trip has become a circus. The "Chosen One" looks to me a joke.
This is not the first time he exaggerated his resume.
Wow..these two (McCain & Obama) are turning out to be some piece of work..
Perhaps we should give Joe Biden & Ron Paul another look?
Here come the psycho repubs and/or hillbots.
I BELIEVE HE WAS REFERING TO "MY COUNTRY'S" SENATE COMMITTEE.
Read between the lines people, sheesh.
Get over it you Obamabots. McCain says something wrong and you are all over it claiming mental defects, etc. Obama, who has limited time in the Senate, can't even recall what committees he is on but that is just a "mistake" and all is ok. As for his policies, he is all over the place. He claims he is against using fossil fuels. OK–so when is he going to campaign in West Virginia and Pennsylvania and tell them he is going to shut down their coal mines. Can't wait to see that speech. Bet it never happens.
Maybe he was under sniper fire
So?
This is more than obfuscation. It is out right prevaracation ! This arrogant guy has no moral center, no core principles and no judgment. But, he does have a single priority of political expediency!
Obama is guilty of egomania and a lust for power that is beyond belief!
This former Democrat will vote for Senator John McCain 08!
this is a joke, right?
the RNC better be trying their hardest to exploit this so that the media can CONTINUE to barely report McCain's *daily* gaffes....
Wow, What about 6-7 gaffes McCain's made during the past couple weeks regard the middle east? Why the cover up. I understand both candidates are going to mispeak, but covering one up and bring up the other is truly a shame on the Media. And I would rather OBAMA make those kinds of gaffes rather than Lying about the surge and the crisis in the middle is, which is what McCain is doing!
Why is this beginning to feel like the republicans are campaigning for for a middle school popularity contest? Enough of the gaffe reports; this is not verbal tag... McCain pointing his crooked fingers yelling AHA!! GOTCHA!!
Let's see.
Obama has been traveling 7 days nonstop, visiting a number of countries. He is jet lagged and busy as heck and tired.
His biggest gaffe is that he mistakenly says he's in a senate committee that he isn't in.
Ooooo. Someone call the whaaaambulance.
I can hear the CNN press room now.
Hold the presses! Stop the print! Obama may have made a gaffe. We have to report on this immediately and throughout the night. Get the staff ready to report on this 24/7 and make sure Anderson Cooper and Larry King take their whole hour reporting on this gaffe. Start writing a special news report we can air all day Saturday and Sunday on this gaffe and be sure to re-arrnage your calenders so tha twe can report on it at least three days out of every week before the vote in November.
Lisa:
If you have the first clue about math, Mr. Obama did compete in 57 CONTESTS including primaries, caucuses and U.S. territories. D'uh!
McCain't can't even get the Middle East countries, factions, timelines or policies correct without Joe Lieberman or Lindsey Graham whispering in his ear. McCain't outright lies at townhall meetings about votes he cast or more likely didn't (Especially since he's been campaigning it's been >4 months since he's cast one single vote!).
McCain't makes things up as he goes along, talks to the clouds and makes scurrilous charges on a whim.
You'll have to excuse the good Senator for the gaffe. Maybe being out in the hot sun has fried his brains somewhat. Where was David Axlerod to correct the blunder? Or maybe Barack thought he was on the committee and he's just a good old home grown schizophrenia.
Dont worry.. Mc Plain will veto that beer....
Seems like an overactive parsing of words. When speaking to a foreign audience, this seems to have been just a shortcut way of saying "the US Senate Banking Committee, which is a committee that is a part of and made up of US Senators like me..."
After all, what point would there have been for him to overstate his resume to a foreign audience? It's not like he can drum up additional votes.
Bigger issue, though, is that this overzealous grammar monitoring (on both sides of the aisle) is what turns people off from politics. CNN – please stop reporting this kind of non-news.
no word on the ticker about McCain's gaffe yesterday but when Obama makes one CNN is right on top of it. CNN has always been the middle ground in my eyes but things have been changing lately, I am getting increasely dissappointed.
hmmm....
Is Iran the "border" Mccain was talking about?
That has got to be the largest border in the world, easily.
Is that the best you got McCain!
Okay Obama, keep your facts straight however you've be the Commander in Chief of that department come November.
Lorna, NY July 23rd, 2008 2:25 pm ET
OK, one gaffe to McCains 20. BIG DEAL!
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Wow you really are brain washed.... how about 57 states to name just 1 more of many.
Let's see how much press this one gets compared to Mcmaim our troops gaffe gets
Big deal. Nothing to see here...moving on to Berlin and the millions waiting to "smell what the Barack is cooking". McCain has daily gaffes.
Why Obama when he speaks instead of "I" says "we" ? is this common to talk like this among politicians?
And why he keeps lying? This was a lie!
I am sure there is an explanation for this. It's not like he wasn't aware of the huge group of journalists in front of him.
Liar...liar....pants on fire !!! He doesn't know what committee he is part of because he was only in the Senate for 143 days – duh! And this guy wants to be President – NOT!
Too bad the Dems didn't choose someone else. PUMA!
Anyone want to bet that CNN and the rest of the main shame media runs this on endless loop and doesn't even mention McCain's major Iraq screw up from the CBS interview?
Send him to Chzeckoslovakia!
CNN has been downplaying all the horrendous statements and outright lies of John McCain all day.
How about McCain's sudden cancellation of his press conference this week? Or how about the Katie Couric interview where McCain's erroneous statement about the Surge was kept from the public. Or how about McCain's attack of Obama's statements when Obama visited the Holocaust Museum.
Obama would have been crucified by the media for this. We would be hearing sound-bites for the next 10 years.
For real news, I suggest the Huffington Post.
Osama Hussein Obama ,as usual, tries to build his resume on lies.
Must have went to the Bill Clinton school of B.S.
Wow, Obama is such a liar. He does this ALL the time and Obamanites try to defend his lies.
Obama resume is essentially blank.
Obama was a community organizer, whatever that is.
And he's the most liberal Senator in the Senate. period.
Get ready for higher taxes and higher gas prices.
Here he goes again... copying, stealing ideas and mis-speaking.
Truly... how can Americans think this puppet is qualified for anything as he has no record of accomplishments. He continues to use others ideas, speeches and is so awful arrogant and cocky he makes my stomach turn.
GAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Never Obama!!!
Obama lies again surprise surprise
Oh, did you guys hear that Mr. Obama has been tied to the Communist Party in Hawaii? I just heard on the Sacramento Radio station 1530 this morning ~ 8:20.
If you think that Obama is your candidate of Choice, please think again. If you want to know more about the Communist can be very destructive to this country, please look at what the Communist has done to Cambodia from April 17th 1975 to January 7th 1979.
I hope that you make a right choice for this Greatest Nation on earth.
Thank you for your time,
Jim
Well ok...not sure why he would say that. I am a democrat that admits mistakes when made. Does this make him an insane person. No. We all make mistakes......MCcain is not excempt from this "my friends" I hope there is a clip of sound bites some where we can look at and just watch all of Old man MCcain's gaffes.
Isn't it fun to see all the Obamabots excusing this blatant and inexcusable lie – especially after the insults they heap on anybody else that makes a mistake?
FINALLY!!!!!
You see everyone? Obama IS NOT GOD! He makes mistakes.
Obama is just a magnificent and inspirational leader that should be sworn in as PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in January 2009!
Please stop looking for minor slip ups, they are bound to happen when mortal humans are involved.
Jeff D, South Bend, IN:
They are just stating the facts (for once). Even CNN's golden-boy 'mis-spoke'.
WE, meant the United States...he is in a foreign country! So "WE" would be us, the United States.
It's "foreign policy speaking for dummies", now in paperback!
Oh you try traveling to over 5 different countries in one week and see what comes out of your mouth. Give the guy a break!!! If this is the worse he does I don't see the issue!
Geez, Louise! After the million and one gaffes from McCain I think Obama is allowed at least one!
Too bad ardent Obama supporters can't respond with anything more than they decried the republicans for doing – forgetting the point at hand and trying to deflect with the fact that somone else did something wrong so....
Can we finally admit at some point in our lives that Obama is NOT perfect and live with it!! Trying to excuse his every mistake no matter how slight is making him less likeable to me every minute.
LOL. More air time means more gaffe exposure.....
PUMA!!!
Had it been Hillary making the mistake or even John McCain, the Obama-idiots would have had a field day. But since the messiah Barack Obama made a mistake, its ok. Give me a break, the man is a moron. Get your facts straight Obama!!!!!
Compared to McCain's daily blunders, this is a minor gaffe. But it is a credible misspeak.
At least Obama knows that Pakistan doesn't share borders with Iraq.
Obama proactively works with all committees, and in the article he pointed out the Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007 included provisions he offered back then. I think he participated in the drafting of the Act and rightly taking credit for it. Call it what you want but its not a gaffe. At least its not a huge dumb mistake like McSenile.
no achievement, no record, thin resume. The only thing left is himself — his family, his daughters, his great uncles, his parents, his grandparents. What else haven't we heard?
Obama is confused with the fact that electing a president is to serve the country not to make him a symbol for admiration. His ego is to explode soon,and the MSM bias is to backfire!
Annoy media, No obama
He's tired..that's all. Flying from country to country can do that to you.
@ Mike from NY
I am sorry that Obama having a good week in the eyes of the world trumps McLame's bumbling senility and makes you angry.
I know it also kills you that Obama is leading your state by more than 10 points and that your vote will be for naught come NOvember.
Yeah, its sucks to be a loser, huh Mike?
But, we enjoy your toxic posts! The more Obama [pulls away from McCAin, the more pathetic and desparate you and your posts get.
Dont be bitter, get on the Obama train...before it runs you down like Bob Novak in his car!
RNC should worry about the mess McCain has caused in his campaign...gaffes McCain let me count the ways!
what is wrong with u.s. politicians? They make these mistakes.....
can they be more accurate, honest to people?
Politicians – especially the ones who run for president should be very well informed, accurate, honest. Each of them. Especially in serious things – like belonging to committee, or naming the countries, or people and their titles..... don't you think?
Maybe it is the nature of campaign which is wearing them down and causing to make mistakes? But then- we need a person who withstands enormous amounts of stress without breaking down and making major mistakes.....
lol...what a nitwit. Maybe if he showed up for work once in a while he'd know what committees he's on. I wonder if he told them that the bill had been ratified by representatives of all 57 states.
HOLD UP!!!
Look, these guys (both Obama and McCain) talk 20 hrs a day, and every moment is captured on camera.
Let's be fair to them... One gaffe every now and then just shows they are human.
I mean... I don't care who you are, what your race is or how educated you are.... REALLY, how can Americans not see how Obama got so far? it's the liberal media and the loser dems who couldn't bare for another Clinton (a woman at that) to beat them. It's not that he's accomplished anything. If he can run for President, I can. If he's qualified for the Presidency, I am.
WAKE UP... it's more than arrogant to think you are qualified and suited to run America with a brief stunt in the Senate in which more than half of it he's been giving speeches.
HE'S JUST SIMPLY NOT QUALIFIED! That simple.
Just another reason to never never never vote for Obama. He has little experience or no experience to run our great country...and besides we never know where he stand on issues.. he is flip flopper race baiter. This democrat like many other millions of dems will be voting for the great experienced war veteran John McCain......mccain 08 and Hillary Clinton 2012
I'm sure that Hillary made him do it.
Seeing as how he's been running for President since the day he was sworn in as US Senator, this seems like an easy mistake. He probably has no idea which committees he's on because he hasn't been to work in two years.
Its not a surprise, Obama is known for putting his name on others work. Check it out for yourself.. It has been told he did that all the time with stuff that others did in Illinois.. so why should it surprise anyone now.
Here goes Obama's ego getting the better of him again. Got keep that ego in check – it's all over the place.
WE Does mean .. USA.......................................................C'mon McVain still thinks Iraq borders Pakistan..
So sad.....................
Yeah, down play it you mindless followers of the say anything, do nothing blind followers of the empty suit "messiah".
I am still waing on the gas tax holiday McCain boasted about.
Mayahh–WE means the USA. MY means...well...my.
And Tim–"is the your attenpt" at English?
Obama is not presidential material. And the liberals who blog pro-Obama...or rather...anti-McCain are clueless as to what this country needs.
It's disgusting what campaigning has become in this country.
America needs leadership.
McCain08.
Mayahh – I don't call the Senate Banking Committee "MY committee" just because I live in the USA. At least be capable of realizing your guy can screw up too! Your comment is one of the dumbest I've ever read, read the article again – his WE does not mean the USA.
I doubt CNN will post this as they continually refuse to post my comments – probably because I'm not a NObama supporter – but here goes:
Yet another lie from this guy. Can't wait to see how he panders on this one. Oh, I know, he'll use the "I'm tired" routine again. If any other candidate made as many false claims and was as inactive in their elected role as NObama is, they'd be slaughtered. Somehow, however, the Pied Piper keeps on sliding by.
WAKE UP, AMERICA – this guy is a fraud!
Lisa,
He said 57 states and caucuses. Sen. Obama has admitted many times that he is not a perfect man. Any one looking for a perfect being, I suggest looking to God. However, if we need the best candidate for president, we need to look to Sen. Obama.
McCain has not only misquoted things, he has down right lied and changed his position in order to win voters. Even to the point of going down south prancing around celebrating Dr. King to gain black voters when he voted against the King Holiday. That my fellow voters is what qualifies as saying and doing anything to get elected.
Someone's been hanging around Hillary too long, seems someone is trying to inflate their resume....
Do you suppose that he is referring to the we in general. After all, he is in another country and everything in US is we. A distinction between we US and you Isreal . My committe, as I read it, is not the same as stating the committe I chaired. this is really child like and picky.
This isn't a "gaffe." It's symptomatic of Obama's pathological need to claim credit for others' actions, mainly because he has no experience of his own on which to stand.
I can understand their love of their candidate, although I can't empathize with it. But this man is running for president WAY too early. The danger for the Democrats is that they will have destroyed a man who could've become their next Kennedy by anointing him too soon.
Did I say my committee..
Oh i'm sorry... I meant to say Michelle's committee.
You see, we Obama's are everything to everyone!
WHERE IS the coverage about MCCAINS claim that the SUNNI Awakening happened AFTER the surge??? That is not a gaffe, that is a LIE!!!!!!
Lisa !!!-get a life and get over the whole 57 state thing. Not only was that months ago, it was a simple very unimportant mistake. I'll take bets Barack has more knowledge in his little finger than you do in your entire body. His learning curve is unbelievable, he's an intelligent, smart, smart man. And ALL you can refer to is the 57 state misspeak. I guess some people will use ANYTHING to distract from the real issue. Please- people like you make me sick!!! And your type is exactly why America is in the state it's in. PITIFUL!!!
Let me get this straight...
McMis-speak flubs the Anbar awakening timeline...and the network edited his answer to be different...and there is no posting on CNN website about it??? thats a major error... especially when he says its common knowledge...
This is a flub on BO part also... but there needs to be equal coverage of the flubs...
BTW, CNN is just trying cover their butt to slant to McCain this week as a reactionary move because all the McCAin people are crying about biased coverage. Thats okay, funny its really not doing McCAin any favors it turns out.
Whats funny, is McCAin isnt doing anything newsworthy. No policy details, no proposals or solutions, just knocking down Obama (the kind of campaign he pledged not to run) and committing senlie gaffes every day. But he is so boring!
Meanwhile Obama is out on the world stage with leaders basivcally confirming his strategies. And he is dealing with it in a very presidential manner.
The press is waiting to see any Obama gaffe and exploit it, but they have nothing so far. McCAin & the GOP cronies were hoping to trap Obama. It failed miserably and will give Obama anothet poll jump over McCAin.
Obama 08'
Oh the horror.
I can understand how he doesn't know which committees he is a part of or even chair of. Neither he nor McCain has actually been doing their senate work for over a year now.
In other words. "He Lied!"
Whoops
Even Tiger Woods makes mistakes... But He is still the best the world has ever seen..
Okayyyyy, and?
BARACK THE VOTE
Why is this news. Everyone knows Obama has been trying to take credit for everything that happens.
This is the type of press Obama has gotten his entire campaign. Both the good and the bad but McCain gets only the good or no reporting at all.
anything, anytime, anybody can count on pledges or support from this great man.........(wink)
I can promise you anything you want to hear as well, vote me in VP this November.........
Wow, this man is either a liar or just very stupid! Most likely both. Does not even know that he does not belong to this committee....to much!
There isn't much good so that is why he gets very little air time.
He lied plain. Plain and simple. He knows what committee he is on. He has no experience and has not done anything noteworthy (and yes, this includes being a community "activist"). He has to lie in order to make himself sound credible.
This is nothing! At least he doesn't take credit for the "great" surge, the GI Bill, and that oil prices are dropping a little bit. Can't wait to hear the nonsensecial spin McLame and the Morons will put on this.
Who in the world is surprised? His so-called 'change' is the same old pandering and lip-service that has been the democrat mantra forever. He reminds me of Kerry, say whatever the crowd in front of you wants to hear and don't worry about the truth because you will never have to face it anyway.
Obama's arrogance and ignorance are starting to break through his smoky rhetoric.
He is always taking credit for someone elses work what else is new?
By the way, he should thank CNN for reporting it as a "gaffe" and not calling it what it is . . . a boldface lie in order to gain some undeserved credibility.
Why no news stories on CBS editing McCain's incorrect response to question in interview? Is CNN owned by CBS?
Duh, for anyone saying he is lying....PLEASE! Everything he's doing is being watched! A "liar" wouldn't lie about things that anyone or his brother could find out with one click of a mouse! HOW RIDICULOUS!
Don't you just love this rubbing shoulders with heads of states like he already was the President. Unreal. This man is power hungry. November will be a big surprise! One will never know what comes out of his mouth.
Well fair is fair. If we are gonna jump on McCain for his goofs, then we must jump on Obama for his.
Personally I am not letting any goofs influence my voting decisions. People misspeak. It happens.
But some of the goofs (on both sides) are pretty funny.
Lisa, you are really that uninformed or you just being a punk?
There were 57 contests including caucuses and US territories who arent states. Barack was correct. His only error was callling it states vs contests.
But hey nice try, meanwhile your candidate McLAme is drifting slowly to senility.
"I know I should have taken that left turn at Chechoslovakia"
Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh....
Yeah, this is news worthy of the ticker.!
Obama is the only sane choice!
So What!!! McSame makes MAJOR errors over & over & just shruggs them off as tho it is nothing. The press needs to call him on these errors. McSame doesn't know what he is talking about. Obama has gotten high praise from all the countries he has visited. Obama was right from the beginning and he is right now. Obama for Prez 08
I think the news media should give all the attention to McCain like he wants...that will be a boost to Obama seeing as how MCain never has any idea about what he's talking about.
McGaffe's camp should rather lay low for a while and not bring up any gaffes ... it would be a perfect opportunity for Obama's campaign to be 'forced' to list McGaffe latest 'hits'.
The War of the Gaffe's. LOL
I just looked this Iran Sanction Accountability and Divestment Act up on Obama's senate web site and THIS IS TRUE! Some of you need to do research for yourselves!
Incredible!!!
Obama supporters will have a tough time dancing around this one......but they will. Just like their idol!! Right off a cliff.
McCain/08
Oh please! "We" could mean anything from being a part of a senate committee to being a U.S. citizen.
I think people from both parties are tired of EVERY SINGLE WORD a candidate says being put under a microscope.
The ability to use the right words every time you speak should not be a requirement for the presidency. Ask George W. Bush.
The Republicans are like little children sending emails to the media about a gaffe. How ridiculous? This will not be the last time it happens. We will hear more gaffes from McClueless.
He is dodging sniper fire just like Hillary.
Perhaps if Senator Obama was doing his job as a Senator, you know show up for a meeting now and then, may be pull the lever on a vote, perhaps hold a meeting for the committee he is chair of (you know the one that is supposed to be watching over the war in Afghanistan, you know even if he just showed up once or twice since being elected he could at least remember which committee he is on.
This is like me being the director of Human Resources of a pharmaceutical company and then showing up one day and putting on a lab coat and trying to discover some new drugs because I had n't showed up at work for so long, I just forgot what my job is.
You Obama supporters crack me up!
You have two choices: Either Obama mispoke and doesn't know what committees he's on....or....he lied!
MR. AMERICA points out that this was a bad mistake on Obama's part. Fair is fair, he goofed.
but......
The list on BOTH sides is long. With McCain's gaffes decidedly more disturbing...
I think both men are road-weary.
Where does the word "gaffe" come from anyway?
It's really sad that Obama's more zealous supporters can't bring themselves to just acknowledge that he's screwed up here. Resorting to "So what? McCain's worse" arguments is really pathetic.
Your candidate is better than McCain, but he's not infallible. It's ok to make mistakes. Honestly.
He is one of the few politicians that uses "we" because he considers his campaign EVERYONE's campaign. It's not all about him, it's about US. That's one of the reasons why I will support him. He made a gaffe, so what. McSame makes daily gaffes and the media has ignored him up until this week because of the CBS scandal.
I can live with minor gaffes of inconsequential events that are interspersed. What scares me are the daily gaffes of major issues like Iraq time lines.
Let's face it, McCain's memory is starting to go.
nina
ya ,we is much worse than constantly hearing MY FRIENDS
MY FRIENDS
MY FRIENDSMY FRIENDS
MY FRIENDS
MY FRIENDSMY FRIENDS
One again LIES after LIES he is such a PHONY, a fake AMERICA WAKE UP this is a Rat!!! Latinos can smell a RAT Miles away.
It time for AMERICA to wake up from this Dream!!! Obama is a FAKE
Latinos, Hispanic vote for McCain!!!
You see...I knew it, this guy is soo like that...Hillary would never ever deceive and say things that are not true. We miss you Hillary, you are the light under the wings of this nation, we need you always! God Bless her and all fellow PUMAs.
But, nina, that means he's not lying, we're lying.
What are you complaining about "we"??? He wasn't referring to himself, but to the committee! Last time I checked, that was the English-language first-person-plural pronoun.
So, Obama isn't perfect, and he sometimes gets a little over-enthusiastic. But, as many have pointed out, this is nothing compared to the avalanche of gaffes and untruths from McCain and his camp. But I guess we Americans are just a bunch of "whiners."
Oops.
Now we can compare an Obama 'misspeak' media circus to a McCain one.
Obama is in a foreign country. He clearly meant "We in the USA" and did not mean to imply that he was on that committee. You need to take into account that he was speaking to a foreign audience.
Shawn – Ga, so what about McCain making up a country in Europe ??, or him deleting Iran from the map ?? or have no stand points on why Viagra are covered by most health insurance companies but birth control pills are not..
Do he even know what day of the week it is ??
He is the ultimate arbitrary, it is immaterial if he is a member or not.
Things are going to be better under his presidency.
Obama 08 & 12.
Obama has been taking credit for the work of others since Day One.
Tell me something I DON'T know.
Ok so he's confused what else is new, He generally stays confused and probably the reason he called it his committee is because he seems to be confused on whether he is the President all ready or if he is only a presumptive nominee.
Obama trying to claim something ANYTHING to get his some experience that he is obviously lacking. This was certainly NOT some "mistake". He was either telling an outright lie or he has no idea what committees he is on. Maybe next he will claim to have invented the internet.
Lisa, how can McCain claim to have any foreign policy know how when he doesn't know the existence or non-existence of other countries, misnames the enemies in Iraq/ Iran, creates his own map be allowing a border between two countries that have never bordered each other.... let's see... the list is too long but this gives you somewhere to start....
July 23rd, 2008 3:07 pm ET
Why Obama when he speaks instead of "I" says "we" ? is this common to talk like this among politicians?
It's called the "Royal we."
This is nothing compared to McCain thinking there is still a Czech Republic and talking about it on 4-count 'em FOUR– occasions.
This is no big deal! You better read carefully what you meant you you'll get what he said right! Now, how about McOld-grandfather! Yes, that "Hanoi Sing-bird" ....HE IS THE WORSE!
Oh...... I really want to vote for Obama but I have so little faith in him. I WISH HILLARY WAS THE NOMINEE!
Hello, this is NOT the only INCORRECT claim by Mr. let me tell ya what ya want to hear! It would be a LOT EASIER to count his CORRECT claims = ZERO.
Latinos, Hispanic vote for McCain!!!
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Hey – everyone vote for him....then explain to your children why they are being drafted to fight in the Middle East ...
When speaking to the American people, Obama's claimed credit for everything else that isn't his and for the products of the hard work of others for over a year now.
Why should he try to fool the Israeli media with the same nonsense?
Even his empty slogans have been lifted from others.
NotFallingInLine.org
Lisa, Are you really sure Obama doesn't know how many states are in the Union? Other than the gaffe which I might add are made by both sides what evidence do you have? Is this the main issue you want us to focus on for the whole campaign? Why don't you admit that these candidates both make gaffes. You would to if you were under the pressure they are 24/7.
Get real!!!
to be, He doesn't know what committees he's on because he doesn't attend or hold any meetings. Thats why he has such a large base to tell him what to do and what to say. If I were them, I wouldn't want to take credit for what he thinks, if he does at all....or atleast for himself.
Get off the "57 states" thing. It was a slip.
He had campaigned in 47 states and was saying he visited "Fifty..(pause)....seven states". When he realized he made a mistake he fixed it.
People are going to misspeak. Both Obama and McCain. It's just that McCain's slips seem so much more serious.
Unlike the libs who foam at the mouth when McCain makes a mistake, as a conservative I realize that these guys have busy schedules and are bound to make a few mistakes. Obama knew he made a mistake here, just like the 57 states thing. Same as McCain with the Chec. and the Iraq-Pakistan border.
It would be nice if the left could at least mirror the right in honesty, and give up their severe hatrid of all who don't march lock step to their ideology. While almost all of the right will be understanding in an Obama mistake, almost the entire left in America will act like a dog with rabbies when McCain makes one. The American people should take note of these obvious differences. Most Americans are decent, honest, loving people so voting Democrat goes against their charecter and morals.
As long as the gaffe is harmless, it's OK, because anyone whose every single movement and word are being followed and monitored would make a gaffe, just like we all gaffe on a daily basis...so CNN, let it go.
Who is quoting Obama in this? Who is translating? Are you sure he said "My" because "we"means USA. Let his campaign have a chance to respond or you could be reporting inaccurately. Journalism 101-get ALL the facts.
Since you print numerous comments from the following persons, you had better start printing mine:
Kim Hussein Taylor, Portland, OR
Independent woman-4-Obama
Pround To BE a Democrat
Texas Trail Dog
Obama 08: white, 60 year old woman
By the way, I am an 80 year old white woman who has all her faculties, and who is fed up with all the hate being spewed here. I am appalled at the discourtesies by the anonymous public that CNN is allowing to be printed in this site. Garbage in, garbage out!!
This one is to please McCain and his supporters. CNN need not pander.
As the presumptive Democratic nominee and future leader of the Democratic Party and the US, "my committee" is fruedian-slip that is true.
So what? Let's move on.
CNN, where are the 100 McCain mistakes?
- Iraq/Pakistan border?
- Al Qaeda in Iran?
- Shia tribal leaders only helped the US after the surge?
- We are back to pre-surge troop levels?
Where are all these mistakes? They are way more serious
To Lisa:
You must be kidding.. we all know that Obama knows how many states there are. He was very tired that day and made a slip of the tongue. Stop reaching to say something negative. Just don't say anything at all. Believe we won't miss you.
This is just typical of BHO....say anything , anywhere, anytime to anyone to what they want to hear. Pastor Wright has it right..he will say anything to be elected.
If Not Hillary then McCain PERIOD
PUMA
Well, Obama makes a gaffe, McCain makes a gaffe... I still think McCain's are more worrisome, but Obama looks like he needs to get it together too...
Someone answer this for me:
Why would a PUMA vote for McCain? McCain is pretty far right on social issues and seems to be one of the few republicans trying to reduce spending. And why would a log cabin republican vote for Obama?
I hear this all of the time. I agree with Dave g, minneapolis, that Barr is the candidate for social liberty, reduced government and smart foreign policy...which is what most of my friends want. We're voting for Barr too.
His polling is shooting up faster than Obama's!!
BARR/ROOT 2008!!!
I'm for Obama and this was a pander, essentially a lie. Now, do I like the fact he lied, no, but lets be real hear, no way is this going to persuade me to vote for a guy whose party and policies have destroyed American values and lives. I can get over this.
What a great resume Obama has... in his mind!
I keep hearing that Obama does not have any experience to be the President......Does Mc Whatever I don't recall having a President Obama Or McWhatever in the past so how could either of them have
ANY experience Let's watch what we say. AND while I have your attention all of you Get Hillary back on the ballot people, quitting your jobs to work for this Reality check if you really wanted to do something for her why don't all 18 million of you send her a check for $1.50 each and fade away until the next election when you can try to do it right.
He is so delusional about his powers he thinks he runs "EVERYTHING" He could not even chair any meeting with his committee on Afghanistan. What a phony, self deluded , power hungry, lier, egotist. He sure is brain washing a lot of people.
NOBAMA at my house.
Oh dear god ... are you kidding?
So Obama says "my committee" instead of "my provision" (which it was) and the right loses it's ever loving mind.
And, naturally, they bring up the 57 state comment - which Obama corrected ON THE SPOT and laughed about at the time.
Yet McCain can get the fundamental timeline of Iraq wrong and have CBS cover it up ... can confuse Shia and Sunni several times over several days (and needed Lieberman to correct him on it) ... can repeatedly refer to a country that no longer exists ... can flip-flop (which the right sees as the most mortal of sins) nearly 70 TIMES ... can continue to lie about the effects of drilling in ANWR and the gas tax ... can lie about how many economists truly support his economic plan ...
And all we hear from the media and those on the right are crickets.
The lack of self awareness some of you have is pathetic.
This pales next to McCain's inability to locate Iraq's borders, confusion with Shi'ites and Sunnis, and the best one – the Anwar Awakening coming both before and after the Surge.
Hehe....Gaffe.
Seems like they called this a lie in the primaries
Hello, is anybody home? Your CNN Comment Policy is a wobbly, means nothing policy. You allow so many inappropriate comments, makes one wonder what kind of people you have in charge. But I'm beginning to understand. We are not allowed to come down too hard on your guy OBAMA. Birds of a feather!!!!
It's ok to make mistakes everyone. Just hold their feet under the fire for it. Because Obama is the story now and not McCain, McCain's gaffes, unfortunately, go un-noticed. But, I will add, with all the media coverage Obama is getting, his gaffes are very few. Maybe making gaffes is the new plan for the McCain camp to get more press coverage. Just a thought....
So, now, every time Obama makes a gaffe, it is McCain's fault? Will you lefties give it a break? You're just mad because CNN has the "audacity" to bring it out in the open. They have been pretty balanced–bringing out gaffes of both parties. Besides, how would it look if Fox "scooped" CNN?
CNN why are you still moderating my comment which was very moderate and observant, indeed. Otherwise, I could have said that Obama lied to impress his audience.
thats what few hours sleep in 3 days does to you. its not like his 72 years old or on the verge of dementia.
I think "we" meant the Senate. Why he called it "my committee," I don't knom.
Yes... this was an error, and should be clarified... but to all the nitwits who keep complaining about Obama's comment with reference to 57 states – it's been pointed out more than once that he was referring to 57 PRIMARY CONTESTS.
Both he and McCain misspeak, which is to be expected when going non-stop for 18+ hours a day, every day, on the campaign trail – who among us hasn't made a slip-up when weary?
Both Obama and McCain (and Clinton) partisans look ridiculous when falling all over themselves to make hay with every careless misstatement by their opponent.
so when Obama screws up its an "honest mistake." When McCain does hes just "old and stupid."
Man...is that all you guys got??? LOL You are going to have to do better than that to stem the tide of the nest President
Obama 08
John Magoo doesn't even know what day it is. Old man yells at clouds and is totally wrong about the surge date and it's effect on the great awakening and this is the best that CNN can do???
Interesting all you are making excuses for NOBAMA.........
Why not say he was wrong. Admitting you are wrong is not surrender. But as I expect you will not just like NOBAMA will not admit the surge worked.
He is a NOVELTY being used by the left to forward their cause. How sad.
Sounds like someone is sleep deprived. The rethugs trying to make something out of this is pure desperation. It is so obvious it is unbelievable. I think McCain's campaign does nothing all day but wait for anything they can pounce on to make Obama look bad. I guess if you've got nothing going for you, the only thing you can do is try to discredit your opponent.
Yeah, okay, he messed up. And if it was a blatant lie to trump up his Senate work, that's just unfortunate and we all lose a little respect for the man.
But let's be crystal clear: McCain claiming that the surge "started" the Anbar Awakening is inarguably, undoubtedly, a bold-faced, blatant lie.
They simply don't compare. (The gaffes OR the candidates.)
Obama doesn't even know what comittees he is on in the Senate and he is the democratic nominee for president!? The joke continues.
Thank you, CNN. I am pleasantly surprised that you actually listened to my suggestion of headlines this morning for more balanced reporting.
How can you make so many simple mistakes like that?
This is why Obama cannot be trusted.
this guy is a psycho, a sociopath, a liar, a danger to himself and society, now he claims he is a member of a committee in congress and he is not, you know why he forgot, because he is never there, get this guy back to the south side in chicago, his home, please
Being tired is easily remedied. Obama should get a bit more rest.
Being senile is also easily remedied. McCain should get himself over to a REST HOME.
There is a difference between making a gaffe, having real knowledge of the issue and coming back to explain or correct it, and making gaffe after gaffe, not knowing whether you made one or not, or not being able to remember what you said in the first place, or having someone else correct you (i.e. Liberman). Now there is the differnece between an Obama gaffe and the McCain gaffes.
It seems that since some of Hillary crew has started working for Obama, he is starting to run a campaign like hers. The lies about his achievements, his dirty campaign style that is blamed on the other candidate, and making the facts fit his own truth. He would be wise to ride himself of those peope because he is not looking as good as he did before.
Oh come on, Obamabots. You guys blow up the blogs when McCain said 'Czechoslovakia,' but Obama calling the U.S. Senate Banking Committee "my committee" is no big deal?
All politicians misspeak, gaffe, lie, or whatever you want to call it, and Obamie is no different.
Ok so he goofed. Is this just as bad (or worse) than McCain's gaffes. I think not! I'm sure he will come out with an explanation soon.
Hey John Powalski –
Obama didn't IMPLY that he was on the Banking Committee; he outright said, "which is my committee." I think you need a refresher course in reading comprehension.
oh goofs
everyone does it
Hispanic for McCain says:
One again LIES after LIES he is such a PHONY, a fake AMERICA WAKE UP this is a Rat!!! Latinos can smell a RAT Miles away.
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Ok Hispanic,
You've convinced me...we should all take a closer look at McCain. Why is he a better candidate than Barack? If you can offer something that makes sense...any reasonably intelligent person would consider you position on the matter....We're all waiting
There is not doubt it was a mistake..
You Obama supporters are so funny!! You are ready to trust someone with no experience, elitist, egocentric, a cheat as well as a flip flop for President. I guess love is blind....
I know America is smarter than that and will wake up. Were there not enough controversies ??? Come on !! The let's forgive and forget attitude won't work.
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Whoops! ... Need to hear some spin on this one, my man.
Still, McCain's goof-ups have been far more pronounced. Nevertheless, Obama needs to know he has to run a near perfect ship. Watch your mouth.
all the MCCAIn and BUSH but suckers need to go to school and get an education and try hard to stay awake and pay attention you sad, hatful and ulgy people.
Hey Randy, you do know that Senator McCain has missed more votes than ANYONE in the senate this year don't you? Even less than a Senator who had a STROKE and was out for months. Maybe some of you Obama haters (or McCain supporters)should do a little research instead of parroting Limpballs or Hannity talking points of the day.
Adm, he might have been tired after meeting with the president of Canada....
The 57 states one is still my favorite.
Also loved the super tacky "official" Obama seal which came and went witnin 24 hours!
God, do I miss Hillary – it was nice to have a sophisticated, knowledgeable, grown up in the race.
Now all we have left is these two bumbling, stumbling fools.
Obama has made the gaffe we all were expecting. He better keep his lies straight. This is big time politics not Chicago.
There he goes again. Taking credit for something he wasn't apart of.
adm – I've been plenty tired plenty of days but have always known how many states there are.
Maybe he was tired all those days he sat in that church that looks like a three ring circus listening to Rev. Wright spew his hate?
Get real -
Shawn, how about Sunni and Shia. How about the Iraqian/Pakistan border. How about any comments he made refering to al quida? Ok so Barack said that in his campaign against Hillary but how many has he made comapered to John McCain in the primary? Didn't john just make a huge gaff yesterday which he finally owned? You still have to admitt that John is a much bigger gaffer than Barack Obama is!!! I think the reason he is is because he is such a liar that it's hard to keep facts straight..John McCain that is!!!
This gaffe pales in comparison to what has been coming out of McCain's mouth lately.
John Powalski...you are one smart american.
Consider where Obama is. If either of us were in a foreign country and speaking about policies and legislation in the US .....the sentence would have to include "WE" meaning the United States. Otherwise Barack said "I' ...and then you could count on 1 finger the time it will take for the load of idiots on this blog and McCains campaign to totally wash you over the hot coals.
"....who does he think he is – King of the US"
Lisa, why so bitter?. Obama doesn't know you or care about your stupid comments. Don't give yourself a heart attack! and get a life.
think fast O Brillant One, quick lets blame the Clintons, chya !!! check checkmate .....
Obama has made his career on the backs of others. He is just getting caught now because every word he says is recorded. Being a smooth operator won't cut it anymore.
One misspeak for Obama, how many major misspeaks for McCain in the past two weeks?
he is acting presidential in a foreign country, he has lots of news following him everywhere, he must be aware that he can't do this kinds of free admissions without anyone picking them apart... perhaps the media will give him a break.
maybe.
Lisa July 23rd, 2008 2:24 pm ET
Just like he said America has 57 states, and his supporters believes he's so Presidental. How can you become a President of a country when you don't even know how many states it has?
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Lisa Cougar Puma:
You’re really reaching here. I remember that, it was simple slip of the tongue after campaigning for many days without a break. I am sure Senator Obama knows how many states there are. I wonder if Hillary was tired when she proclaimed that she had brokered the Good Friday Agreement.
Factcheck:. Yes, the Awakening started in Sept. 2006, and the surge didn't start until Jan. 2007. During this time, US deaths each month continued to rise. Afterl the surge started in Jan. '07 that casualties started to drop. So the Awakening had no impact on casualties until the surge started. McCain got the timing wrong, but the main point was correct. See icasualty.org for monthly totals.
When McCain misspoke, you called him McSenile.
When Obama misspeaks, he just made an honest mistake.
Give me a break, Demobrats.
"which is my committee" – Direct statement made by Obama. This is not a "we", as in "America". "My Committee"
Lisa is at it again! Reality is really something foreign to her.
Where is your comment about McCain's huge gaffe about when the Sunnis decided to join us? Yes, it was before the "surge", not after...
I agree, Obama probably goofed on this one. We're all human, but it seems you believe otherwise.
Lisa, admit it, you're the cranky old volunteer that complained to McSame about his terrible campaign, right?
He is the center of his own little Universe.
FOLK,BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IS A FRAUD,FAKE,FLIP FLOP,LIAR,HYPOCRITE,PHONY,CROOK,CORRUPT,CON ARTIST,COCKY AND ARROGANT PERSON EVER TO BE RUNNING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA.
MCCAIN 08!
HILLARY 12!
"which is my committee " is not even the royal 'we'. This guy has no idea what is happening around him. He delivers speeches.
McCain can make a gaffe regarding the surge, the location of Iran/Iraq, and forget how he voted for any veteran or women's issues but Obama slips up once and they have something to say.
Brother!!! We need to bury the RNC.
I caught that comment this morning while watching the press conference. I was surprised to hear it in that I had never heard it mentioned before in the many news casts I have watched during this contest. I got the since that it was in reference to his affinity to the committee and the potential role it might play in the Iran opportunity.
HA HA HA HA!!!! How funny. I love it how the left-wingers come out swinging when there guy makes a mistake. It is amazing how much rope obama is given though when he goofs. I believe this mistake is even bigger though because he's taking credit for something he has never done AND HE KNOWS IT!!! It does say a lot for his character. He knew that he could say it overseas and those people would be none the wiser.
Keep up with those mistakes and this game will be tied before you know it!!!
"Change (of fact) we can believe in"
Lately, i feel as if i've been watching Peewee's playhouse rather than actual news. People make mistakes, especially candidates, when every thing they do or say is being recorded... granted its been more noticable with McCain then Obama but still, they're both human and to err is human so its going to happen why make it out to be more than it really is?
However boys and girls, this weeks word is... "gaffe"
**SCREAMS – "WHOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAA!!!" w/ alarms and buzzers going off in the background** to provide a visual... if you don't remember peewee's playhouse...
I'm certain Obama will clear up what he meant. What will be interesting to see is how hard the McCain campaign, the republicans and conservatives will try to make this gaffe a bigger than life issue. LOL.
July 23rd, 2008 3:00 pm ET
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Obama could come out saying he was an anti-christ but it wouldn't matter to the bots. There isn't anything that man can do wrong.
Wait – CNN must be racist by saying something negative about Obama.
adm – so your nobama is tired? So that's why it is ok to say what he did? Gee when I am tired, I don't make up lies or have delusions. Give me a break! Stop drinking that koolade and come back to reality or do you count 57 states too?
EVERYONE BETTER START REMEMBERING JIM JONES..... IT IS IN THE AIR.........WAKE UP PEOPLE!!
The press atributes major mistakes from McCain, maybe giving him the benefit of the doubt because he is old but wants to jump on every slip of tongue by Obama.
I guess it's no fun beating up the losing guy so maybe it's fair to beat up Obama
When he says "this is MY committee" he lied. He knows what committee he is on...he just wanted to look better on a foreign stage, figuring no one would know what committee he is or isn't on.
Obama has no problem stretching the truth, or misleading. However, if he is willing to do it in Israel, he certainly is willing to do it at home.
Jerry in Boston:
Here here!
Typical Bot ==> adm. "Don't say anything bad (or TRUE is a better word) about Obama. Fall in line with the rest of us that believe he is a messiah."
Lisa, you go girl!
To quote some of the comments – He "did not mean to imply that he was on that committee", "he made a slip of the tongue", and "WE means the USA".
The problem is that King Obama stated, "which is my committee".
That is not a mistake. It's an intentional statement to bolster his credentials. Any reasonable and prudent person should see this.
He really does believe the hype of him being the ruler of the world. Interesting. So shall we start calling him "KING OBAMA".? He struts around like he is all that and a bag of chips.
Does he honestly think that American people are that stupid? Hope not or he'll have a rude awakening in Nov.
Obama supporters are completely brainwashed. No matter what this man does, how many lies he tells you people will never recognize him for the liar he is. He is the same ole same ole politician and for you to think otherwise shows you for a fool.
Vote Scooby Doo
The media has been looking for one little word out of place and blow it up like a big gorilla.
I cannot bring myself to vote for this guy! Too much BS sorry thats how I feel. I am still gonna vote for Hillary Clinton. She is without a doubt soooo much better than these two clowns.
CNN, please tell me that you haven't caved completely because McCain has his bloomers in a twist again! The NY Times rightly told him to come up with his own positive strategy rather than just bashing Obama's before asking them to print his editorial. Since then it seems that CNN is suddenly terrified to print anything positive about Obama or anything negative about McCain.
Where is your reporting on all of McCain's mistakes? Why do you ignore them? I see them occasionally brought out by other readers in the comments section, but not your reporters. I am smelling some cowardly reporting, because a political candidate who wants you to pander to him has accused you of – oh horror – media bias.
Dear God, Tim Russert, God rest him, would never have caved like this.
a gaffe is when a word is used improperly or when something is misidentified. To call a committee one doesn't belong to "my committee" isn't a gaffe, IT'S A LIE.
There is no "we" in "my committee"
Oh My! That's all I can say. My, my, my, I, I, I, me, me me. He sounds like George W Bush all over again. I'm sick of these egotistical idiots who will say and do anything to get elected and continue once they are elected.
Obama's arrogance is equal to Bush's. I'm sick of the both of them.
Obama made a gaffe, he will probably make more int the future. McCain made some gaffes and he will make some more in the future. Theyll be forgotten next week as a new one arises.
I need more than a sound bite before I can call it anything other than a sound bite.. I'll let Barack speak for himself as to what is being printed or said..
This is nothing to compare with McVain...
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Watch the video. He actually says "...the US Senate Banking Committee, which is my committee"
That is not just a slip of the tounge. He actually pauses to stress that it was his committee.
oops!
All of you Obama supporters make excuses for his mistakes, he will make some kind of comment that will somehow cover this up. He is acing like he is the PRESIDENT already, he is really over stepping his bounds. The USA has only one president at a time, he has gone way too far with his media circus. He is nothing but a big bag of wind..
He said "my committee" . That isn't a slip of the tongue or speaking for the country. That is a man more preoccupied with advancement than how things are. Any one who would vote for him is deluding themselves.
I just looked up about the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007, in which Obama worked with Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the banking committee in the house and Sen. Dodd in the Senate, and the respective committees, so for Obama to refer to it as "his committee" is quite appropriate, even though he is not a regular member. It's not surprising that the desperation with in the McCain camp would stoop to ranting and raving about something so trivial. is this an attempt on McCain's part to try to draw attention away from the unfortunate flubs he has been making? CNN you don't need to get a respnse from the Obama camp, just because Mccain would like it, all you need do is go to Obama's Senate website..it's quite easy you know......
The man was a bit tierd and speaking to a foreign government so they could understand him. Obama has done a brilliant job!!!! It is time to turn Washington over to the intellegent younger generation!!! Peace is patriotic and prosperous. Out with the old, very, very old and in with the new!!!! Obama is brilliant and his judgement and concerns for world peace are outstanding. It will bring prosperity back to America and NO MORE bomb, bomb, bomb and cowboy diplomacy. I'm so proud of Obama and have spent the last 8 years a bit ashamed of Bush. A bit!!! A whole lot ashamed!!!! America will be strong again. I'm also a former republican and in my 60's and I do know that their is a reason people retire in their 60's and McCain's lack of judgement, good sense and reality are the reason why!!!
Lisa,
He was referring to the 57 primaries and caucuses. He is not infallible, but he surely knows his geography, countries' names, and when things happened.
Oh, yeah...chug that kool-aid! This whole trip is hilarious! The guy thinks he's the president already....the royal "we" and all. Supers, are you watching this? Many of us are and lots have reconsidered the "dream".
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I'm sure the "best political team" brought out the champagne when they heard this one. Wow!! what a whopper. Could it be that the "we" meant "the senate"? That's what I read. However, I am sure you lot in CNN are so happy that you had the foresight to see that Obama was going to make a gaffe during his 7+ days abroad. Let's just do a re-cap shall we. McFlub = 123 gaffes and Obama = maybe 1 gaffe.
hmm!! Put like that I guess McFlub wins the week.
If "we" means the USA, then what does "my committee" refer too? And this is not "one gaffe to McCain's 20."
So, Obama missed key votes in his actual committee, now doesn't seem to know what committee he is actually on. Also he said, 10,000 people died in a Kansas tornado, kids with asthma need breathalyzers, there are 57 states, and on and on.
McCain has a number of gaffes too. These two candidates don't give me confidence.
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I love it! Is that all of the dirt the press can find on Obama's trip. Sounds like he's illustrating accountability on behalf of the US Congress. Something the current administration doesn't or can't recall.
Ok for all you Obama fan if "we" ment the USA thet does HE support the Jewish state ? I only ask becasue of YOU have said "WE" is the "people of the USA" that "HE' did not answer the question.
And how can " which is my committee" be a slip up? No MY friends that is a lie!
You people are getting pretty desperate aren't you? With all the gaffes mcsame has made, serious ones at that, this is minor. Get a life!
CNN you guys should be ashamed of yourselves. Honestly, you are doing a disservice to the American people by making this appear to be an important story when in fact it is not.
John McCain got historical facts wrong about the surge and I haven't heard a peep about it from you guys. He is running his campaign based on his foreign policy credentials. So for him to make a gaffe about something that he is saying is his strongest point is newsworthy.
You guys at CNN are truly bias in your coverage and do a great disservice to the public by covering up gaffes of one candidate over another.
When McCain "gaffes" it's usually just mixing up words. Obama has done the same.
But, Obama doesn't know what he is talking about without a teleprompter in front of him. Doesn't have a clue, so he tries to wing it.
People, he is in Israel and not America. "WE" simply means "America". Gosh, keep fishing, you won't find much wrong with Obama. McCain on the other hand, where do I stop?
Non issue. Let it go, CNN!
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This is a bad mistake. It is a lie. He is trying to claim credit for something he didn't do.
It's worse than his gaffe: "Israel will always be a friend of Israel."
That is a simple gaffe.
Megan Gallagher has written an excellent piece on Obama's Fake Tour. Realclearpolitics.com has it on the Wednesday listing.
A must-read!
Thank you CNN for posting this.
That "Hispanic for McCain" does not speak for any of my family or friends. Liars, phonies and rats are descriptors for the republican party. Anyone that claims otherwise must be one!
This dude will say and do anything to get elected.
Oh Give me a BREAK !
Ha Ha Ha
Good luck CNN. Good luck qith this.
All I have to said is that this man is a bag full of lies!
"we" is not the mistake. "My committee" is the mistake. He took ownership of a committee that he is not even a part of. Read the articles, not the headlines
"Which is my committee" is not the same as using the royal "we". He flat out lied to an audience who will no doubt never check nor know what committee he is on.
He is trying to instill this idea that he has done something in the Senate when the simple fact is, Mr. change has not actually tried to change anything as a member of the US Senate. Contrast that with McCain, who has sponsored bills to help the environment, Cap and Trade, and to take money out of politics with campaign finance reform, McCain-Feingold. Also, he tried McCain-Kennedy to implement comprehensive immigration reform. By the way, these are all MAJOR issues that he went against his party on and cosponsored with Dems for the good of the country. At the same time, Obama has the biggest party line voting record in the Senate. So, who is for change again?
I love hearing all the Obamaites doing their best to rationalize their Dear Leader flat out lying to them.
And it wasn't the "royal we" – he said "MY committee". First person possessive is pretty clear.
I don't know why people bring McCain into this . . he's no better. The finger pointing might divert attention away from the flaws of the media's darling, but the sad truth is, people in this country have their brains shut off.
Obama is a prolific liar.
adm 3:50
I agree 100%. Poor sad Lisa is the most negative person on the blogs (unless you count the incredible Texas Trail Dog...what a complete moron).
Isn't obvious that Obama meant we, me, my as speaking of America. I can't believe the people still harping about the 57 states. That was a long time ago and McCain has had dozens of gaffes since then. He make a mistake almost every day now.
Obama does not lie. That is McCain's game.
correction: MAGGIE Gallagher: Obama's Fake Tour
HUSSEIN Obama's gaffes get worse and worse.
HUSSEIN Obama is too stupid to be president.
Lets get this over with so obama can go back to what he was doing before, being a Senator.
Lier,lier pants on fire. He's so full of it. It just pops out of him.
Now, if this were McCain's error, this post would be filled with Obamabot bile about dementia, age, post traumatic stress disorder, and other clap trap. Were we McCain supporters to stoop to the same level, you'd see speculative posts about BHO pot use, crack use, nicotine withdrawal, etc. But, we won't. How about doing the same, Obamabots?
we/my, etc = all refering to our/his country.
Hey, CNN, who moderates the biased moderators?
July 23rd, 2008 3:44 pm ET
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When speaking to the American people, Obama's claimed credit for everything else that isn't his and for the products of the hard work of others for over a year now.
Why should he try to fool the Israeli media with the same nonsense?
Even his empty slogans have been lifted from others.
Knoxville NFIL
Terrible.
Another Obama gaffe.
I think all the drugs are catching up to him.
adm- now let's be fair!
As president one will be under much more than a political campaign. OO i nodded off while talking on the red phone in the oval office JUST WON'T DO! I flicked ashes and burned a document, ain't gone to get it. his game is to get elected so he, his wife and kids can make history, NOT true LOVE of country.
He is pulling at straws....don't have an important enough background, make one up. And the blind will continue to follow him over the cliff.
I really couldn't care less about any "gaffe" that either candidate makes. Since when is everyone supposed to be mistake-free 24/7? And that goes for both parties.
By reading some of the comments of the Obama supporters, it's easy to see why the Dems have lost the last two elections to a clearly unqualified candidate: you have no policy other than saying, "no, you did!" or "yeah, but you once said blah blah!" Take some responsibility and win an election or please keep quiet.
igree that mccains partry cant wait to jump on anything they can,, but mccains messed up so many times ,, we cant keep it straight,, anyone once think that pbama meant "we" and american??? the people,,,,,??? geezz, how things get so blown outta proportion here and on cnn,,, the tiniest bit of news gets so much attention,,,, but my votes still for obama!!!!!!
In my experience blacks are always trying to take credit for things that aren't theirs.
"You must be kidding.. we all know that Obama knows how many states there are. He was very tired that day and made a slip of the tongue."
7% of Americans don't know how many states America has, the most common wrong reply is 48 or 51 (not 57).
87% of Americans think Checkoslovakia is still a country.
Q: does obama speak a foreign language, for example Spanish?
CNN, pleeeeease let it GO! And if not, then, I bet Sen McCain will!!!
If I were the RNC, I would be happy Sen. Obama is making a gaffe here and there. I mean, Sen. McSurge lately has turned into a gaffe machine!
Obviously Sen. Obama was pointing out "his contributions" to the bill which made the final cut. I wonder what contributions Sen. McSurge has made to any bills since the surge?!
To: John Powalski:
Obama called it "my committee," sorry, no wiggle room for the One, just another blatant bonafide Obama lie.
Shawn – Ga,
There are 57 primaries and caucuses total.
50 states +
D.C. + Guam + USVI + Puerto Rico + Democrats abroad + Samoa Islands + Texas = 57 TOTAL!
So Obama made a little slip up. What do you expect when he is in the middle of a 57-state campaign!
Oh, we love you Obama. We know you could have walked across the ocean to the Middle East but you didn't want to show off.
Keep making things up you flop eared goober. You've done nothing in Congress so just make it up.
Hurry home so the adms of the world can lick your feet clean.
Speak with more thought next time Barack, but Republicans definately can't use this as an attack, due to the fact McCain gaffes once a week or more
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