Obama tries to show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Washington (CNN) - President Obama celebrated the music that shaped "our American story" with some of the biggest female music legends Thursday night at the White House but came up a little lacking when he tried to show his R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
The White House welcomed the performances by American musical icons Aretha Franklin, Melissa Etheridge, and Patti Labelle as well as contemporary female artists Ariana Grande, Janelle Monae, and Jill Scott.
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While the President was paying tribute to Aretha Franklin, he had a hard time with the spelling of a word famously spelled out in one of her best known songs.
"When Aretha first told us what R-S-P-E-C-T meant to her, she had no idea it would become a rallying cry for African Americans, and women, and then everyone who felt marginalized because of what they looked like or who they loved," Obama said to chuckles from the audience.
The spelling error did not bring down the energy of the night as Patti LaBelle kicked off the performances with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," bringing the President and First Lady to their feet.
The "Women of Soul" event was part of the "In Performance at the White House" series that has honored the likes of Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
Let's just hope that if the President ever welcomes the Village People that he practices his Y-M-C-A.
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I'm not as interested in his ability to spell r-e-s-p-e-c-t as I am in his unwillingness to show any.
Hah. Verbal typo.
LOL. Public speaking isn't easy...even for one who arguably is considered among the masters of it. Anyhoo, Obama misspelled it....and the GOP/Teatrolls have yet to ever once show it for 6 years. They only like America when they win the election.
@timverba,
Speaking of misspelling – you misspelled "misspelling" twice in your comment to Greg.
(It is misspelling, not mispelling) TWO of those little curvy letters, not just one.) You're welcome.
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Wonder if this will become as big as P-O-T-A-T-O-E."
Quayle REALLY thought that was how it was spelled! He was instructing students!
As I previously posted:
"Sounds more like a "brain-slur" to me. He didn't 'misspell it' so much as he 'misspoke the spelling of it'."
No one can possibly really believe that President Obama doesn't know how to spell "RESPECT".
"Sometimes, Fair, it is almost as if you just can't help yourself."
Now now, cut them some slack, mama...it's tough for them to differentiate between reality and what they'd rather reality be.
We already knew that he was no whiz kid at Civics, Economics, Mathematics or History. Do you mean to tell us that he flunked Spelling too?
Josh hit the nail on the head... "Just imagine what Liberals would be saying if Bush said this... Now compare that to how they are defending Obama.
Just imagine what Conservatives are saying because Obama said this... Now compare that to how they defended Bush.
EGAD!!!!! They're both hypocrites a lot of the time?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"
The left didn't end Quayle's career with mispelling. Quayle ended Quayle's career because he was a simpleton mentally and an extremist politically. The gaffe's actually made him more likeable or approachable in the public eye. When he later ran for President, the people got a taste of what was actually on his mind and resoundingly pushed him out of the running pretty quickly.
he's still the greatest president in a long time!
This is news? Come on, it's blooper material. BFD.
Putin has him rattled.
Forget the birth certificate – lets see the college transcripts!
Right wingers, it's time for you old white men to take your naps. Shhhh, tell your wives to be quiet! Good night!
Are both sides this desperate for talking points? Whew !
I still cant spell potato I always laugh bout that one.
Another brain fart by Obama.
Perhaps he should have channeled his Al Green and sang it......his has the pipes!
Well since he rarely gets any respect....forgotten how to spell it
OMG!!!!
Putin invades Crimea = Obama Weak
Putin invades Georgia = Bush Strong
Putin Invades Crimea = Dictator
Putin changes election laws = Dictator
Obama uses 50% less executive orders than his predecsor = Dictator!!!!
I wonder how many of those claiming this isn't news, and similar things stood up for Dan Quayle?
I bet not many!
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Will you look at that? Obama is so divisive as he misspells the word "R-E-S-P-E-C-T". He has no respect for America.
The teleprompter glitched for a second...
He rarely speaks to gatherings without a teleprompter, and when he does, he has a tendency to gaffe. Remember thaose embarassing instances in his campaigns when the teleprompter malfunctioned?
Watch the fawning press stay on their knees and forget this little "mistake". As usual.
He should just issue an Executive Order to change the spelling to RSPECT. That's how he leads.......