(CNN) – Even in a stirring, somber moment, the president’s last name can prove vexing to some.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown misspoke on stage during ceremonies for the 65th anniversary of D-Day at Omaha Beach, France, Saturday.
Discussing U.S.–Great Britain cooperation during the invasion, Brown said, “Next to Obama Beach, we join President Obama in paying particular tribute to the spectacular bravery of American soldiers who gave their lives”.
He stumbled again on a second reference to Omaha Beach before saying it correctly.
There was no reaction on the face of President Obama during the slip as he sat next to Britain's Prince Charles.
For Brown, the visit to Normandy was an escape from political pressures at home, where his government is under fire and a number of Cabinet members resigned this week. In a move some thought may be an effort to help the embattled Brown, the White House said Friday that Obama had called Brown on the eve of the trip to discuss the world economy and his speech to the Muslim world.
The White House statement noted, “President Obama looks forward to seeing Prime Minister Brown in Normandy on Saturday where they will continue their conversation.”
But even the respite from domestic politics for Brown didn’t bring an end to his rough week.
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really, is this news?
first of all Brown is a po.
that would signify that he is not very inyelligrnt.
second he has a fixation on Obama.
thord he is doing whatever he can to gain a few more hours as PM.
he is done, next he will be indicted.
Just like getting a college degree first requires grade school, middle and high school and then ENROLLING in college, the health care of this nation must be STARTED.
If it isn't perfect at first, work on what's wrong. We can't go from no health care to perfect health care overnight. Too bad, but realistic.
The first step is cutting out the horrendous profits the Insurance Companies make. Look at all the TV ads, and the biggest buildings in any town or city – ALL PAID FOR BY INS. CO. PROFITS.
Just like getting a college degree first requires grade school, middle and high school and the ENROLLING in college, the health care of this nation must be STARTED.
If it isn't perfect at first, work on what's wrong. We can't go from no health care to perfect health care overnight. Too bad, but realistic.
The first step is cutting out the horrendous profits the Insurance Companies make. Look at all the TV ads, and the biggest buildings in any town or city – ALL PAID FOR BY INS. CO. PROFITS.
Who cares. CNN just trying to stir up more stink. Don't have journalists - just gossip-mongers.
Good old CNN...only you would pounce on a momentous occasion to pounce on an error. The four leaders who spoke were incredible in their honor for their country's heroes and the meaning of their sacrifice.
Of course CNN viewers did not hear all of the speeches because CNN had weather reports, advertisements and commentary to use as interruptions. However Canada's CBC and Britain"s BBC honoured all four countries by showing all four speeches without commentary because they believe their citizens can interpret and decide for themselves.
The right wing nutballs are going apoplectic over this. They're screaming about it and a headline that is making the rounds saying something like "Brown renames Omaha Beach Obama Beach." It seems they're grabbing it from the satire type site, Anorak News. You can't pay for entertainment this funny!
Poor Gordon Brown.. Obama and Omaha do sound alike. Sorta.
Maybe he had just had to much sherry before he spoke.
President Obama will do that to you.
What a stupid story. Everybody makes slips of the tongue, geez.
Just be Obamacan Gordon!
just one liberal idiot calling out another....
I guess he simply focused upon someone who could help with his political future causing a Freudian Slip. Understandable
So what!
Brown is such a.... (unspeakable)
A guy misspeaks and it's new. You gotta love the media. It's funny how Obama's slip-ups are never reported. Like when he spoke of the non-existent Austrian language. Now, that's just dumb.
How about naming that Beach "Obama Beach"?
Mike
Kansas
Slow news day, eh?
That announcer on Fox News makes it a regular habit referring to Obama as Osama.
Gordon Brown is human, and with the kind of pressure he has been under leading to the reshuffling of his Cabinet, he is bound to have a slip of the tongue on an occasion like the D-Day today! There could have been a typing erreor as well. Brown is a capable leader amd as such, with the World Economic crisis, and having held such a successful G20 Summit in London just a couple of months ago, it would be a disaster for the people of Britain to clamour for a change of leadership at this critical time of their Plitical History.
Let the status quo stay, and clean up the MPs pay scandals, work on Constitutional reforms and get on with govenrnace while all Political Parties prepare for the mandatory general elections due in May. 2010. God Bless the Queen!
Oh another Obama story. Thanks CNN. Let usa know when get goes night, night. tee hee hee.
Brown has a slip of the tongue (big deal) and the Obama haters come out and rant and rave, as usual. I love it. There is no better indicator as to how defeated and helpless they must feel to stoop to such silliness. Out of the White House, back to minority status in both houses of Congress...that’s what elections are all about. Get over it! Demographics continue to shift to the Democrats’ benefit, red states become blue, yet the ultra-right wingers continue to drag the Republican Party even further to the right and away from the emergent mainstream. The best way the media can help the liberal progressive movement is to continue to make Limbaugh, Hannity, Gingrich and Palin the face of the Republican Party.
Can we say "EMBARRASSING".... no doubt the man feels totally ridiculous. Any one can make a mis-speak.... but in this instance it is particularly sad... the whole world is watching... not once, but twice.... *LOL*
No, Jerad, it WAS funny when Bush put his foot in his mouth at every opportunity and then usually bit it off right after! Most of those MISSPEAKS were not really treating to the glaring media light! It was just our dear old bumbling idiot of a President!
Obama is intelligent and articulate! Not many misspeaks to report! Where were all you Right Wing Fanatics when Bush was Bumbling his way through 8 years of idiocy while the whole world watched?
remember according to obama amininstration veterans are the radical terriorts some president
Understandable given Obama's demands for being treated as royalty at all times, ... no make that deity!
Obama perhaps thinks the name should be changed from Omaha to Obama, same as changing war on terror was changed.
Hey, is this story about Brown or Obama. Why is Obama haters turning t this into negativity about the president. Brown made an innocent slip. Think about it Omaha/Obama. Brown need some help back home and was probably thinking about asking for advice. Poor guy .............I wish bloggers wouldn't make a big deal out of this, he has enough problems back home.
CNN has become an embarrassing joke of a news organization. It fails to report substantive news but always looks for some error on Obama and amplifies it. When Bush was sleepwalking through everything the last eight years, they cheered on, gushing like school girls. Today, CNN competes with fox and other loonies to tarnish a smart president. Grow up. There is no story here.
Look at all those Obama haters. Only 21% of Americans call themselves Republicans. The dumb part of the country. Still sour about the election?
I'll declare and interest and say I'm British to start with... Let's be fair to Gordon Brown on this one, I think he gave a very good speech, better than Obama's in many respects- particularly as it sounded much more heartfelt, and much less like it was read from a teleprompter. (Don't call me an Obama-hater, I think the guy's amazing, but you have to admit he's not the best speech-maker in the world. Or indeed a Brown-lover, I think he has some rather glaring faults.)
Had Brown not made this slip-up I doubt the American media would have reported any of his speech at all, as the Obama fixation seems to have wiped everybody else from history- even the BBC didn't include any of our own Prime Minister's speech, but illustrated the event at Coleville-sur-Mer with an extract of Obama!
Obama himself made a couple of errors in his speech- he referred to the (British) Royal Air Force as the "Royal Air Corps" and committed that constant American error of calling us "England" and "Great Britain" when he really means "United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)"- something I find just a little bit unforgivable in a President, seeing as in diplomatic circles that's all my country is ever called!
I am prepared for few early mishaps in the Universal Health care plan as my surgery resulting in Stroke cost ONLY 1.2 million $ in Cleveland in yr 2000. How many of us can afford such major mishaps? America get real.
So WHAT..no one is perfect. I guarantee that other countries journalist is not making this a major article in their newspaper. CNN you can do better than this. There are alot of school who graduated excellent journalists this summer. Go hire some one who is willing to report important new. This is POOR.
As a point of interest, the best speech of the event at Coleville was that of Nicholas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic. I don't like the man's politics, but it was a very passionate and beautiful speech, even when translated into English, somewhat unusually.
Gordon Brown really is a loser, irrespective of your political beliefs. In the UK, there is a balanced media, so you don't have the same Right-left hysterical media gotcha debate/fears as in the US. Which means you don't have to be suspicious that it is some kind of right-wing political hit job to say that most of the public thinks that this Labour PM is crap. Sometimes stuff just happens and gets reported on – that is what happens when you have mandated fair and balanced coverage – even Murdoch's Sky News is normal unhysterical news. I don't think there would be much tolerance for these snake-oil soothsayers that Americans like to watch on their cable news in Britain.
This is funny......CNN ran to report this as if it's breaking news....PM Brown will get over it....It's the media that won't......I can't wait to hear hilarious Hannity's spin on this........Glenn Beck will be in tears as he tells his groupies how blasphemous PM Brown was to name a beach after the President.......FVP Cheney and daughter Liz will say the President is now putting the French and Brits at risk........Rush will say the Pres. promised Brown a post for saying his name.....Newt will say he should resign because he's too popular to run a country.....I say shame on CNN for looking for flaws in a perfectly beautiful ceremony.....It wouldn't hurt to leave the crumbs for someone else sometimes.....
Oh My God ! What the hell is wrong with some of you people ? You must have some terrible hangovers from something you are using, and, when ever you do, that makes it time for you to post on the blog. Something negative about Obama of course. Is this the only way you get your " jollies ".
Gordon Brown had a slip of the tongue. It happens to EVERYONE at some time or another. Now, tell me, how does this become Obama's fault ?
Idiots !
i feel you Brown, we love him too
Not news. A simple slip of the tongue. CNN, try to have a sense of the occasion and what makes for a news story. Meanwhile, I'm off to MSNBC, Salon, and Talking Points Memo. Will you print this comment? I doubt it!
The idiots who even noticed and reported on it (including CNN and any other news(?) organizations) don't seem to have any conception of the meaning of D-Day and the extraordinary courage of the men who fought and so many died there, and how they changed history, probably for all time.
Anyone with any understanding of this and without a deep sense of what the valor of those men and what they did to make their present-day reporting possible, and for those who chose to make any kind of political point out the simple slip of the tongue are clueless, brainless, and shameless.
What a pointless piece of news. Let us know when you have something worthwhile to report.
Listen up Guys!
Americans should be proud that we have a president who can represent us ANYWHERE in the world! President Obama is unique!
We are Blessed....
Let's join our presidend as Americans and make our world better.
Stop bickering over CNN's childwood News reporting.
I take that back.. listen/watch to GPS with Fareed Zakaria. He is the brains of CNN.
Go Obama... God Bless You!
since veterans named radical terrorist by obama adminstration army recruiters shot down one dead because obama told FBI to stop investagating radical muslims and disabled veteran harrased about military stickers on vehicle us veterans declared war on
I wish someone would tell me if he/she has never misspoken. I doubt any of us are "perfect" in that or any other department.
The bravery by american soldiers on Omaha Beach was remarkable; the bravery by americans in electing Obama president is remarkable. Perhaps that was what Brown really meant to say.
President Obama is definitely unique. . . . .
Obama thinks everything ought to be named after him, hell he probably told Gordon Brown to say it then say oppppps. Obama wants the world to worship him. Down with Obama.
It's easy to see why his last name is brown..check out the end of his nose..if obumbler ever stopped short all you would see is browns toes sticking out..of course that goes for biden..pelosi..reid..kennedy..kerry..the list goes on and on
Just a miss-statement, but don't you know that those idiots over at Fox news and all the Republican pundits will have a field day with it! The "chosen one" or the "usurper" has had the beach renamed after him!!! LOL
just tink the gulf war that saddam started never came to end even to this day people need to get story straight , read the veterans benefits book bush did not start war.
Haha, yeah I think there's a fine line between REAL NEWS and ENTERTAINMENT.
CNN seems to report on both >.>
They call this news? Doesn't anyone else ever mis-speak? Petty and trivial considering what the day is supposed to commemorate, don't you think CNN?
James, are you just learning English? I mean, can anyone decipher this madness???
"since veterans named radical terrorist by obama adminstration army recruiters shot down one dead because obama told FBI to stop investagating radical muslims and disabled veteran harrased about military stickers on vehicle us veterans declared war on"
Good grief – I am SO glad that I am in the company of a group of people that has never made an error. The air is SO rare up here.
O Mad Obama Beach! He meant
In this day and age of teleprompters to call Omaha beach Obama beach is grossly disrespectful to the young Americans that fought gallantly and died terribly on that beach.
But maybe Gordon Brown is caught up in the popularity and charisma of Obama like this nation is even though he is, in my opinion, altering the very essence of America and not in a good manner.
Brown will go than Obama next...Neither one have an original thought....They are good readers of somone else's works.......Both get sucked up by themselves.......No one really cares , if leaders don't have great ideas and can carry them out fully........We don't like " Lets Play President"
CNN you should be ashamed of printing this petty story. You act like simple minded children making fun of Gordon Brown miss speaking.
CNN has not been a respectful news network for a long time, this is just another example of it.
Gordon Brown thank you for you speech, I felt pride and hope listening to you and President Obama.
Maybe Obama, while in France, can apologize to the French for getting their beaches dirty with American blood.
America is the greatest bastion of freedom in this land. The great apologizer wants to change that.
BTW, CNN has no guts and won't post this comment because it speaks TRUTH. The Liberals rant about the patriot act, but CNN sure is quick to remove the Pro-America posts!
So many people are infatuated with his name...
Brown isn't even liked in his own country
Prime Minister Brown should stay as close as he can with President Obama to rub off some of Obama's high marks in the polls. It is a smart move on his part as he and his party are in deep trouble in Great Britain!!
This displays the love that world leaders have in their inner for our president. Go America! Go
It's really funny that none of you Dems had this attitude about a misspeak whenever Bush or McCain did it. It certainly made the news then. You demo children need to grow up.
Thank you to all of those who fought for the Allies in WW2. America's Greatest Generation indeed.
CNN why would you report on this and then as for comment because PM Brown mispoke in his speech. You need to look for better stories to cover.
The mistake by Gordon Brown is really disgusting!!!!
Obama is a disgrace to this nation and the world war II vets.
Just be thankful he didn't refer to the President as Osama.
It's called omaha beach, obama is not that important for someone to call it obama beach. everyone needs to get over obama he is a moron.
Not news except to Fox, who will turn it into Sunday's main discussion no doubt. That and the fact the Obama is STILL not back in Washington...how much vacation does the guy need?
Wait, that was their cherished Bush, who took two weeks away for every week he was in the White House reading books unrelated to national crises.
Leave it to those crack reporters at CNN to find the one thing about the moving tribute to World War II soldiers from Great Britain, Canada, France and the US that is truly trivial and make it the centerpiece of their coverage.
This isn't news, it belongs in a snarky tabloid
jack is on vacation at obama beach,its too funny way to go jack!
What I find amusing about all of this is if this were Bush, those saying that PM Gordon Brown is 'just human' and is 'allowed to make mistakes' would be the first to jump on the Bush bashing. Yes, Bush was not a very good speaker, and would often put his foot in his mouth, but so does PM Brown.
Not only that, but President Obama is not that great of a man. He is unique in aspects that he has been placed in his position by the citizens of the US, but that does not elevate him to the demigod status that many view him as. Have you ever seen Obama speak without his speech-writers having something ready for him to go? He would not be as effective as he is. The genious behind Obama is rooted in those who he depends on to make his image. Without them, he would be bumbling around like anyone else.
Put credit where credit is due, and remember everything that goes into making the image of the man named President Barak Obama.
I don't care. That's why I read it and then bothered to leave a comment, just like all these other geniuses.
So what? Anyone can make a mistake. Lord knows CNN makes mistakes, knowingly and unknowingly everyday. Especially when it concerns information about our President.
That's the influence of a well-rounded President, a confident President, and a President that knows what's up and commands respect. Unlike what we had on Bush that shoves lies under the rug. May God bless you, Mr. President and may God Bless American and all right-thinbking men in this world. "We shall overcome" in Jesus name, Amen.
I agree.. This was not worthy of News
President Obama is omnipresent and omniscient. We are all indebted to President Obama for all we have and we all thank God to be in his presence.
This is it? This is all you took away from today? No wonder your ratings are in the toilet! CNN used to be the place to go to for good unbiased coverage.....not anymore!
Brown will soon be kicked out as PM, many of his people resigned due to CORRUPTION. Hussein Obama is like Brown, corrupt to the bone.
47yr old Obama, remembers what happened 65yrs ago.
Wow! Earlier this morning as I read the news, I thought to myself, "imagine if Sarkozy says Obama Beach." It turned out it was Brown who said it after all.
I don't get the central point of this article...
The fact the P.M. Brown slipped on Omaha Beach name (which is a great and an historical monument) and named it Obama Beach instead, does it make Pres. Obama or P.M. Brown look bad?... I realy don't get it!
Seriously, this the most confusing piece of charabia I've ever red on CNN.com...
Nothing comparied to John Boner at the swearing in of President Obama. That was real ignorance in action. Imagine if Armstong had stepped onto the moon....... and tripped. That's where we are at with todays republican party
I don't know if I'd listen to a word Gordon Brown ever had to say, he's on the way out, so is Obama in 2012.
Brown just said what Obama was thinking.
My brother, Lt. Leo Hennessy, 1st Infantry Division , landed on Normandy Beach, 65 years ago. He was with the Big Red and also was Big Red. He was 6 ft. 2, red hair, from Brooklyn, New York. Leo was killed in action 2 Marcfh 1945 in Cymich, Germany. At the time of his death he was supervising the setting up of a machine gun squad in a house which had been taken during an assult on enemy positions. He opened a shutter of a window to check fields of fire and was killed instantly from an enemy machine gun.
He was appointed to Lieutenant on the battlefield and was awarded the Silver Star twice and the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. His cousin, Kevin Walsh, an officer in the New York Air National Guard, on duty in Germany, just recently visited his cousin's grave in Belgium.
Thanks very much to CNN for the superb reporting on D-Day and the inspiring piece by Susan Lisovicz obout her uncle, also with the Big Red,
What buffoon forgot to invite Queen Elizabeth after all she drove an ambulance in WWII.
Our President Barack Hussain Obama, is unique and respected around the world for his intelligence, vision and empathy. Instead of hoping for "his failure" we should be praying and wishing him well. His success is our success. Bushes failures caused our misfortunes. Don't you get it?
The guy is only human. No big deal.
I recall Bush at the same even fiver years ago. He looked out of place, isolated, and inferior to other world leaders. He looked more like a butler than a president of US.
Obama looked dignified, presidential, and was given the seat to the right of Price Charles. There was an obvious respect for the President and love and admiration for the United States.
It feels so good to be proud of being an American again.
Oh a very slip of the tongue.
It's amazing after reading comments on this site and others, that so many people around the world love and respect our new president. Yet, there are such hateful people in this country (egged on by Rush/Hannity/Gingrich/etc) who make horrible and inane comments about the president and his family. Truly pathetic.
Thats ok cause we have obama automotive. Obama banking and many more obama's to come on the near future.
I'm glad Obama is unique. He's a class act. I am very, very proud of him!
"Obama" its a slip of the lip get over it.
"Bush" its he is the dumbest person ever.
Nice people on the left. So tolerant of everyone.
And to hear the English tell it, we butcher the language!
Let's also remember, while we're at it, the Brits scheduled the landing points for Operation Overlord and strolled ashore while we had to slug it out! Thanks, pal!!!
What a travesty to have these no nothing anti military jerks traipsing around on hallowed ground! Leave the greatest generation be as Obama will never hold a candle to what they accomplished!!
It would have been much funnier if 10,000 Brits had lost their lives on Omaha beach trying to free America from our own ignorance.
Kinda funny. Everyone has Obama fever. I love it! I love our president!!
I thought it was funnier when Obama brought up Gettysburg and other Independance battles. On a day we celebrate France, Canada, England and the US working togather. I was surprised that Obama would discuss the booty kicking we gave England.
Watch out Brown,the Fox news word police is watching.
@usualone, I have that problem, it's like my mouth goes off before my brain goes oops. It's a Sagattarius thing, and since I am one, and I was born with directions, Open mouth and insert foot and you are right, if anyone has had a Sagattarius moment and they lie about it, I guess you are a God Or Goddess...
This is not news, who cares?
We are really blessed to finally have a President who is respected and admired by so many around the world. Thank you President Obama for being a symbol of integrity and hope to so many.
CNN – this is what you take away from the beautiful D-Day ceremony? Really – this is what you choose to report? How very sad.
James, go easy on the coffee....
CNN, this is yet another un-newsworthy story that someone decided to publish. Personally, if you are going to put out this kind of thing, I'd rather read about what bonehead allowed Kathy Griffin to embarrass your network on new years.
bsmith171 -- June 6th, 2009 3:20 pm ET
first of all Brown is a po.
that would signify that he is not very inyelligrnt.
second he has a fixation on Obama.
thord he is doing whatever he can to gain a few more hours as PM.
he is done, next he will be indicted.
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I might be inclined to agree with everything you posted.......if I were sure of what you were trying to post.
Try again.......but without mittens on your hands
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I'm just going to take this article for what it was meant, a hearty guffaw at PM Brown's oral slip-up. So... lol...rofl...:-)
Lighten up folks. It's funny.
I kind of feel bad for him that this is even consider news. It was easy enough to do, and I don't know why anyone feels like this is a big deal. He got the names screwed up. He didn't do it on purpose.
The comments of all the speakers were exceptional. One little verbal mistake cannot take away the wonderful vision of world leaders together in unity. We all make such mistakes. Lighten up. .
Pull up your socks CNN. Arent you tired of being told that your reporting is not newsworthy? It appears everytime I check the ticker on any issue you are being chastised for your non news. Why arent you listening CNN? Explain yourself....waiting......
Correct your mistake and move on. Everyone alive has mis-spoke at one time or another..Big deal. All of you know that some nuts are going to make a Big deal out of it.
I'm not an Obama fan or a Brown hater, but this was just a slip of the tongue, pure and simple. Everyone has had it happen to them at one time or another. However, most of us don't have the World Press zooming in on every syllable! How this rates on the Importance Meter is beyond me! D-Day cannot be that slow of a news day, CNN! Get with it!
He should lay off the sauce.
I love how Republicans are making Brown's misstatement Obama's fault.
Give it a rest. All leaders present were honoring the memories of the brave men who participated in the D-Day invasion. All of us, no matter whether Democrat or Republican, should be able to agree that all our veterans deserve to be honored.
Slip up my foot, a kiss up mfor a movement by Obama to socialism.
why is this even news the main story about the day is the veterans and how the french tried to make it a us and them day this year and not invite the one person who runs a country who was involved in the war the queen of England hell it took obama to get them to invite her in the end
compared those to a slip of the tounge by brown and really this is not news
Bill C, there are no brains at CNN. The Clown News Network is well past its relevance and one day (not soon enough) will be spoken about in past tense.
This news is brought to you by the TV station that subtitled a report with Bin Laden showing in the back with "Where's Obama?" Now we know. He was at his beach.
-This president is a real powerhouse and hard worker. The economy seems to be recovering already by most indicators. His poll numbers are great and he is revered and loved around the world. If this continues, I predict 2012 will be a real tsunami. Anyone running against him (hopefully Palin), will only get votes from his or her closest friends and family. It will be a sea of blue.
Now isnt this funny. All of you are making excuses for Brown, saying no big deal. But god forbid Sarah Palin talk different than most of you think she should. Or go forbid she makes a mistake in wording.
Of course Obama did not flinch, I bet he though,,,, " Man, that sounds cool, maybe I will name a beach after myself "
And you know what, IF,,, IF Borwn had said President Osama,,,,, oh got, you folks would want him hung.
I really don't think this is worthy of a story. That was a wonderful ceremony today and this is all CNN can come up with right now on the ticker?
well, at least obama does not put his name on the side of a building
Obama Beach- maybe Gordon Brown knows something we don't – MTV's planning their next reality show.
This is clearly the most critically important news of the week.
Interesting to see his facial features so distressed....there is more going on in this world than is being told....time to ask some 'real' questions about the economy throughout the world.....no more lies to the public....
Oh Simmy you made my day...just can't stop laughing while visualizing the comment....good one!
Obama is the Chosen One. He will bring peace to our divided world.
Blessed Be Barack.
Wait, obama doesnt own the beach?
We are so proud of you President Barack Obama. we walking with you.
President Bush is genuinely tongue-tied, mangling his syntax and mispronouncing names. Obamas scripted moments burnish his creds and perpetuate his myth, but the unscripted moments reveals very limited knowledge and his lack of insight.