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Remember the 60 states? He’s been to 57 states, with one left to go, and that doesn’t include Hawaii and Alaska. Here’s a refresher:
Well, Obama has finally identified one of them for us. I give you… New Pennsylvania!
Transcript:
I see a steel worker for Obama here. You use a lot of steel when you make… put… put bridge together! And if people tell you that we can’t do it, you just remember that we are spending $10 billion a month in Iraq, when the Iraqis have $79 billion in surplus that they have parked in a New York bank account and are getting interest for. And I don’t think that makes much sense, I think we should spend some of that money right here in New Pennsylvania!
It should probably go without saying, but there is no city called New Pennsylvania. My first thought was, maybe that’s the city he’s speaking in. But no. He was in New Philadelphia, OH.
Liberals will like to brush this off as Obama just misspeaking. No big deal, right? But for the past eight years, they’ve castigated Bush for every fumble he’s ever made in any speech he’s ever given. If McCain slips up, it’s because he’s old and senile. Yet when Barack Obama does it, he’s just misspeaking.
I also kind of raised an eyebrow at this mysterious $79 billion surplus Iraq supposedly has hiding out in New York bank accounts. Any facts to back that up? Unlikely.
Hat Tip: JackM. at Ace of Spades
youngjim says: In media news, BO will soon be appearing in an updated version of the Southwest Airlines commercials “Wanna Get Away?”
A gaffer a day keeps the voters away.
Saw his lovely wife on Ellen yesterday. She’s dropped the pants for some rather unflattering skirts. Good luck wid ‘dat, MO.
WayneB says: Thanks for getting the number right. I know it’s nitpicky, but I’ve been getting irritated at the people who say Obama said there were 57 states. I mean, if you’re going to make fun of someone for a gaffe, shouldn’t you actually get your information correct?
The facts:
Iraq “may” accrue a surplus of up to $79 billion by the end of the year. They don’t have it yet, according to the GAO.
Only $10 billion of Iraqi funds are in the Federal Reserve Bank in NY. The rest is in the Central Bank of Iraq.
Iraq has increased it’s annual spending on capital projects by some 35 percent each year, but with the price of oil surging, they can’t get projects on line fast enough.
Obama got it all wrong, once again, but will get a pass.
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