Obama Wants to Be President of 57 States
Posted on May 9, 2008
Hey, Obama! How many states are there? Well, ummm…we’ve been to 57 with one left to go, then subtract Hawaii and Alaska…ummmm…. Unbelievable! This guy wants to be the President of the U.S. and doesn’t know how many states we have! Surely this was from exhaustion. I just called my eight year old son in here and asked him to tell me what this man just said wrong! His reaction was priceless!
Suitably Flip has a picture of Obama’s customized flag lapel pin of the 57 states of America.
But if John McCain did this — if he mistakenly said he’d visited 57 states — the media would be all up in his grill, accusing him of a senior moment. Just saying….
H/T: Pirate King
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Add Syria, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Saudia Arabia, and Mexico and you have all the ones he would want.
If McCain Did This…
If John McCain had made an error like this the nutroots would be talking about how senile he is and that he is too dangerous to have near the nuclear buttons.
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Obama wants to be president of 57 states…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws
Like we’ve been saying…dumbed down for socialism/marxism, etc.
From Stop the ACLU
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If you’re Chris Matthews, you’re paying more attention to how hot your nether regions are than to any silly detail like the 50 states thing….but that is hilarious
If Bush made this mistake it would be all over the press for days.
At least he was close!
So give him an A for effort. ;-D
I can’t wait for the spin on this one. ;-D
Hawaii (last state entered into the union) statehood date 1959.
Obama born 1961.
His entire life we have had 50 states…..that isn’t misspeaking….at the least it’s bad math…socialist math…..the kind of math that says universal healthcare is affordable.
What were the people of Illinois thinking when they voted this genius as Senator. Do we have the new flag of the USA in stock yet!
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Just playin Devil’s Advocate here.Do you think he really meant what he said? As in, the guy could be about as tired as the day is long?
I seem to remember back in 1996, when Bob Dole called the L.A. Dodgers, the Brooklyn Dodgers.Now that question is, would you have gone after him?
This, like the So-Called Rev. Wright story, is utter-nonsense
We have Sen. McStain, pushing for Open Borders, and El Presidente Bush lobbing for 500million dollars (our taxes) to be given to Mexico, for them to protect THEIR SOUTHERN BORDER.
But, let’s go after a guy who, all honesty, looks pretty dog-gone tired.
I think, if you re-read the post…I said…”surely this is exhaustion.” Wow Ron! I gave him the same benefit of the doubt you did! Its still funny.
Jay, Sorry, I caught that after I shot my mouth off.
Geesh, I need to lay off the coffee
ron, you lost me when you said considering his spiritual mentor america-hating anti-semitic he’s my spiritual advisor pastor was nonsense. sure it is.
I’m sure he didn’t mean it, I hope! Even being exhausted the number of our states is second nature to most.
GOD HELP US PLEASE!!!!!!!
Heinz 57…
Wow! I thought I had been to a lot of states…….
Uhh, does no one detect the light way he said it? It’s a joke…
regularron:
“I seem to remember back in 1996, when Bob Dole called the L.A. Dodgers, the Brooklyn Dodgers.Now that question is, would you have gone after him?”
The difference, of course, is that the Dodgers used to be in Brooklyn. We have never had 58 states. And the media DID go after Dole on that one, citing his age as a factor.
If Obama can’t handle campaigning, how will he have the endurance to handle the presidency? The man is clearly in over his head.
Well, Obama’s slip-up is very understandable:
His Obamaian Majesty had a delicious Ruth’s Chris steak before his interview (washed down with a nice, full-bodied Cabernet) and, having dumped “Heinz 57″ sauce on his meat, he got stuck on “57″ as he was reliving that pleasurable experience during his interview.
See? It’s all so simple!
Well you now have to add Michigan & Florida does that make 59? of course you have to now add Hawaii & Alaska because he said he didn’t go there either. I figure this to b 61 states, this is the change we’re getting? What a joke. WAKE UP AMERICA
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I’m just trying to figure out where these new states are. I wonder if I’ve driven through them.
If John McCain had said something like this….!
SJR
The Pink Flamingo
OKokok…I got it…follow the math here…
He said “57 states with one left to go to, Alaska and Hawaii I was not allowed to go to.” So we have 60 states. (57 + 1 left is 58 + alaska and hawaii makes 60)
So below are the other states that Obama has been to;
The 50 States minus one and Hawaii and Alaska plus;
1. The State of Denial
2. The State of Inebriation
3. The State of Cocaine Intoxication
4. The State of Insanity
5. The State of Depravity
6. The State of Utter Incompetence
7. The State of Complete Inexperience
8. The State of Political Celebrity
9. The State of Economic Ignorance
10. The State of Lacking a Realistic Foreign Policy Platform
So that’s 60.
Soon to be visiting the States of Political Irrelevance, The Dustbin of History and almost certainly (given his pastors preaching) he has never been in a State of Grace.
BTW, my son con curs with the 50 states in the union things and said “If he doesn’t know that and is running for president why would people vote for someone so stupid?”
My son is a good lil conservative….
I’m sure the poor man meant 47, not 57, and simply slipped up. It happens. I’d much rather call him on important things where he totally blows it, and these are legion, than on something as trivial as this.
As a 5th generation native of Hawaii, I am used to mainlanders saying how things are different “in the States”, despite the fact that Hawaii has been one since I was 6 years old. Most people are ignorant and you learn to ignore it.
Yes, if McCain did it he’d be crucified. Yes, there’s a double standard. Live with it.
OH…I get it…we use a double standard and we’re wrong, but if it used against the right we should just live with it, like we should just live with the fact that the aclu defends cretins that wanna bugger little boys?
Been to hawaii…lovely place ya got there….very green….lotsa rainy goodness, and pretty cool local food….of course you also have the per capita highest incidence of kidney failure (related heavily to that diet) and no trauma center on the big island, so as long as you don’t hurt yourself it really kinda is paradise.
One of the points is if he is this tired after just campaigning, how will he handle four years of being president?
B.for BUFFOON Hussein Obama Wants 57 States…
57 States gives Michelle Obama more real estate to not feel proud of….
Thanks Jay this is great,LOL.
Even Joey Tribbiani knows there are only 56!
Wow! He is realy getting tired. All that and he even thinks The Great Lakes are in Oregon..He is in his 40s and Hillary is 60 and still out there looking so full of life..How is this man going to last the entire general election..He hasnt seen anything yet. My advice to him, go back to school and study geography, also math.
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That is funny! I had to add the video to my site. I had the same idea as Big Dog……wouldn’t he just love to add Mid-East states and let’s not forget Kenya where “cousin” Odingo lives.
How many states are there?…
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“None of the Above” stays on my mind!!
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Seems Obama actually thinks there are 60 States! Since he’s been to 57 - one more to go - and his “staff” won’t let him see Alaska and Hawaii!! YIKES! So much for the “too old” - mistakes will be made approach against McCain!
Obama Claims He’s Visited 57 States…
With one left to go. Perhaps he plans a massive annexation after he’s elected? Hat tip, STACLU. This is a pretty serious blunder. Worse than Dan Quayle’s potatoe moment, where he was feed an incorrect answer to a spelling bee….
Why is it when Bush doesn’t pronounce a word correctly he is stupid. But when Obama can’t get the number of states correctly he is tired. He must have been tired the 20 years he spent going to his church with the nut case pastor. He never noticed the ranting of that mad man. Didn’t Obama just make the comment that it appears that McCain had lost his bearings? (A jab at McCain’s age) Obama has visited the states of denial, confusion and ignorance. But that still doesn’t take him to 57.
Greetings,
As President Bush would say, “That’s fuzzy math!”
Yes OBAMA LOST HIS BEARINGS LOL
And Truman was a great peace negotiator and appeaser too!
Wow…
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Exhaustion is no excuse. I mean, this “exceptionally intelligent” former Harvard Law Review editor, etc. etc., (all the “gee this guy’s smart” crap) stumbles over how many states are in the union? Doesn’t matter how tired he is. He should be able to mumble through that in his sleep. No excuses. Well, except that maybe he just doesn’t really give a damn about this country’s history…
Nope. No one gets a bye on something like this from em for any reason whatsoever. What? He’s tired and gets a call on a “red phone” late at night and… gets that wrong too? “Oopsie. My bad. Well, in my defense, I was tired.”
If something like this–bred into the bones of any civic-minded American (48 contiguous states + Alaska and Hawaii)–is beyond his mental abilities simply because he’s a little tired, what is he doing seeking such a stressful job?
*pfui*
@regularron:
The rabbit chase you “argue” (Juan Mexicain and “Fifi” Bush–lapdog to successive Mexican presidents–wanting to surrender our borders) is a… hogwash argument. *sheesh* As though Barry Hussein Obama Winfrey isn’t 5,000% (yeh, a wee tad oversubscribed) behind surrendering America’s sovereignty. Mentioning Juan Mexicain’s and “Fifi” Bush’s desire to surrender our borders (with at least lip service to a tad slower surrender of our borders) as a distraction from such a gaff by someone who differs from Juan Mexicain and “Fifi” Bush on that particular issue only in terms of the speed at which he wants to drive the country off a cliff to its doom is silly.
If a “tired” Obama can’t get such a simple thing out of his mouth without sound9ing like a complete ass, imagine a “tired” Obama at the helm of the ship of state. The Exxon Valdez would look like a toy boat in a bathtub by comparison.
You imagine it, cos I really don’t want to.
It was a joke, dude. Did you hear the pause between “fifty”…and “seven”?
Wow, the comments here are so completely ignorant. The reasoning used here smacks of a desperation to jump on any perceived flaw of a candidate you have already prejudged. And that’s fine if he doesn’t align with your political beliefs, but seriously, stop being so ignorant.
FIFTY SEVEN. Do know what that number corresponds to?
If you’ve been actually following the Democratic Primary instead of looking at amusing soundbites, you’d realize that 57 isn’t a number he just pulled out of thin air and stupidity.
It is in fact the number of primaries/caucuses that have happened thus far. This includes US territories, like: American Samoa, Guam, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Citizens/Democrats abroad, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. There you have it. SEVEN.
So instead of not knowing how many states there are in the Union, Obama in reality just used “states” instead of “primaries” because in reality, 50 of 57 primaries thus far WERE STATES.
Are you people retarded? He was joking. Anyone who watches this should realize that.
Ah, the Bamadroids have come up with “THE EXCUSE DU JOUR”: he was j-o-k-i-n-g!!
I listened carefully, he did not laugh nobody laughed they were stunned into silence over his newest gaffe. Like Truman being a great peace negotiator and appeaser.
The Obamabots always have an excuse of the day: “Wright isn’t the one running for President”, “Just because he’s friendly with a terrorist doesn’t make him a terrorist” and on and on ad nauseum. Obama’s at the intern level, if that.
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