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Worst Typo Ever (Groan)

As typos go, this one is a doozy. When the White House recently released President Barack Obama’s remarks from a June 20, 2011 fundraiser at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, there was one surprising line: after the President claimed to have created jobs, everyone one laughed. It turns out that the parenthetical reference to “Laughter” was wrong but it could not have been a more poignant moment for the Administration which has been forced to admit that the President’s “shovel ready” projects had not produced the sought after new jobs despite hundreds of billions of dollars.

On Monday night, reporters received the speech including the line: “Over the last 15 months we’ve created over 2.1 million private sector jobs. (Laughter.)”

Sites like Drudge had a field day and the White House finally corrected the typo the following day.

Source: Politico

41 thoughts on “Worst Typo Ever (Groan)”

  2. They’re ALL Republicans – even Obama (who might be termed a DINO in the political vernacular): so what difference does it make for whom you vote? We’ll get the same corporate political agenda no matter which of the candidates (they vet and) we vote into office. Elections here are so corrupt (because of Citizens United and even before that the big money backing the candidates demands “favors” be done on behalf of those vested interests – favorable policy and positions). The corporate take-over of our democracy is now complete and it cannot be fixed from within. They’ve effectively dismantled the Constitution, taken away “our rights” (fictitious, more accurately “privileges” as per Carlin) and have lead us off an economic and especially an environmental cliff. It’s far too late now to try to change it back – we’re fucked as a species due to the continuing lack of leadership world wide.

  3. Swarthmore mom, Thanks for the Taibbi link, it was an engrossing portrait of Bachmann. I bet after having to steep himself in sufficient research to develop that story he had to scrub himself down with Lava soap just to make his skin stop itching. She is a real piece of work.

  10. Yeah, I have to agree with Jill about Romney. His foreign policies would mirror Bush’s and Obama’s and his policies on civil rights would be just as bad, I’m sure. Also, I think he’s a phony, flip-flopping used car salesman.

    A guy I disagree with on welfare and social safety-net issues, but who hasn’t been dishonest or oppressive is Gary Johnson. He’s certainly more liberal than Obama on foreign policy and civil rights.

    My analogy of the two is this: Obama walks down a street in the slums tossing stale ham sandwiches this way and that with one hand, and grenades with the other. Johnson walks down the same street doing neither. I would prefer that Johnson toss some sandwiches around, but it’s an inarguably less destructive choice.

    Also, he did really well on a recent appearance on “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me…”

  12. FFLEO,

    I would not vote for Romney either. That man’s a fucking bastard and he will just do the same shit as Obama does. Here’s my feeling, we have to go for broke and vote for a really decent person, the best one we can find. Neither major party differs except in the way Les outlined: “See? THEY pardoned the guy who killed 33 people! Bundy only killed 30! The choice is clear!” (Personally, I’m not even sure there’s that much difference!)

    We keep getting ping ponged by these bastards. It’s all a game to them-good cop/bad/cop/good cop. We have one way out–resist now, peacefully, forcefully, all people of good will. Everyone who doesn’t accept murder, torture, endless wars, environmental destruction, the gutting of the rule of law, we need to stand up and say NO!

    You know I’m not shy about giving an opinion, so there’s mine on Romney for what it’s worth!

    Les, it is upside down world when liberals are working hammer and tongs to get a guy like Obama elected. Obama is to the right of R. Nixon. Hell, he’s to the right of Attila the Hun!

  13. I agree with both Jill and Les.

    Romney deserves a chance while Obama squandered his. Anyone who understands what Obama has done and will still vote for him is entirely complicit in his crimes, actions, and misadventures..

  15. jill, I love your Bundy/Manson comparison. I was recently telling a Democrat friend that if Bundy and John Wayne Gacy had never been executed and a Republican had pardoned Gacy and a Democrat had pardoned Bundy, the Democrats would be pointing their fingers at the Republicans and saying, “See? THEY pardoned the guy who killed 33 people! Bundy only killed 30! The choice is clear!”

  17. M.S.Huiner,

    I am too patriotic to stay home because Obama did do stuff with which I disagree. I will keep working for better progressive candidates, but in the meantime I refuse to give ground to the conservatives.

    Two points. One, as Jill pointed out, you don’t have to stay home. You can simply refuse to vote for a bigoted hypocrite who has needlessly killed hundreds of innocent men, women, and children overseas, and vigorously protected the previous administration while persecuting whistle-blowers at record rates. It’s not that he’s just doing “stuff with which I disagree.” He doing evil things. There’s a difference.

    My second point is that if you vote for Obama you will be giving ground to the conservatives, because you will be voting for a conservative. Voting for Obama is not a liberal or progressive act.

  18. Swathmore Mom I’m very confused on the choices so far. I hear that McCain may try again leading me to more confusion. I think I’m gonna become a hermit and not worry about it after I build me a bomb shelter. 🙂

  19. bdaman I think that if Romney is nominated he could very well beat Obama. Romney is very skilled at corporate takeovers and job eliminations. Obama would have to play that up. Still waiting on Perry as he is trying to deal with some old rumors.

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