By Eliza

Jun 24, 2011 10:28am

Obama Flubs Medal Of Honor Winner

ABC News’ Mary Bruce (@MaryKBruce) Reports:

Visiting troops at Fort Drum yesterday, President Obama confused his Medal of Honor recipients, referring to one of the soldiers’ comrades who was killed in combat in Afghanistan as being alive.

Speaking to the 10th Mountain Division Obama reflected on the time he spent with members of the Division. “Throughout my service, first as a senator and then as a presidential candidate and then as a president, I’ve always run into you guys,” he said. “And for some reason it’s always in some rough spots.”

“First time I saw the 10th Mountain Division, you guys were in southern Iraq. When I went back to visit Afghanistan, you guys were the first ones there. I had the great honor of seeing some of you because a comrade of yours, Jared Monti, was the first person who I was able to award the Medal of Honor to who actually came back and wasn’t receiving it posthumously,” the president said.

Jared Monti was actually killed in Afghanistan on June 21, 2006. True, Obama did aware him the Medal of Honor – the highest military decoration awarded by the United States – but he did so posthumously in September 2009.

Obama presented the first Medal Of Honor to a living recipient who served in Afghanistan to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta last year.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney later corrected the president’s mistake.

“At Fort Drum, the President misspoke when discussing the first Medal of Honor he presented posthumously to Jared Monti, who was a member of the 10th Mountain Division. The President paid tribute to Monti in his remarks to troops in Afghanistan in March 2010. Last year, the President presented the Medal of Honor to Salvatore Giunta, who was the first living recipient of the Medal who served in Afghanistan,” he said.

User Comments

Your headline writer flubbed the headline … none of the recipients ‘won’ anything.

Posted by: Todd Oliver | June 24, 2011, 10:36 am 10:36 am

With no teleprompter he can barely speak two sentences without saying some type of blunder. He is simply a brain dead puppet.

Posted by: OLIVER | June 24, 2011, 10:55 am 10:55 am

Obama will go down as the biggest flub in the history of the United States of America!

Posted by: Kate | June 24, 2011, 10:56 am 10:56 am

I bet his speechwriter and telepromptor caught H for that.
Those were probably the only 2 times he has visited either place.

Posted by: Rafe | June 24, 2011, 10:57 am 10:57 am

Remember when Bush was President and the media showed military coffins being brought back?
CNS reports: “During the Bush presidency, which ended on Jan. 20, 2009 with the inauguration of President Obama, U.S. troops were present in Afghanistan for 87.4 months and suffered 570 casualties—a rate of 6.5 deaths per month.
During the Obama presidency, through today, U.S. troops have been present in Afghanistan for 29.1 months and have suffered 970 casualties—a rate of 33.3 deaths per month.”
And the media is silent….

Posted by: wheresmymoney | June 24, 2011, 10:57 am 10:57 am

Wow, see, I did not know that Obama has is killing 5 times more than Bush did. The media as well as all those anti-war bloggers who always used to post the daily death toll, are both silent.

Posted by: Kate | June 24, 2011, 10:59 am 10:59 am

Once again our inept CinC gets it wrong. I mean seriously, the highest decoration of our nation and he can’t remember a huge detail like that! Where was the teleprompter when he needed it the most.

Posted by: gunner_1959 | June 24, 2011, 11:00 am 11:00 am

I see the “hate Obama at all times” crowd is here early today…and, as usual, they are B..O..R..I..N..G..jeez, folks, get a life.

Posted by: RyanC | June 24, 2011, 11:07 am 11:07 am

Folks here forget that Obama single-handedly destroyed Republicans in a face-to-face meeting in Baltimore. So much so, that they vowed to never do that again since they came away looking like fools. There is no way Bush could ever hold his own like that. In fact the only one on the Republican side would be Gingrich.

Posted by: BoboMcStevens | June 24, 2011, 11:15 am 11:15 am

Where was the teleprompter?
Everyone KNOWS that this idiot can NOT speak without one. He is a puppet and does not know what he is doing or saying without the influence of others.

Posted by: juice | June 24, 2011, 11:15 am 11:15 am

I see the “hate Obama at all times” crowd is here early today…and, as usual, they are B..O..R..I..N..G..jeez, folks, get a life.
—-
Some of us love him. He got us great jobs.

Posted by: Pete | June 24, 2011, 11:16 am 11:16 am

It is not that we hate Pres. Obama. Would like to see equal treatment in the press.
If Pres. Bush made that mistake it would have been the lead story on every news channel and required a rewrite for SNL.

Posted by: kjj | June 24, 2011, 11:21 am 11:21 am

Without Telapromter he ( Obama) can’t remember what he is doing

Posted by: Big O | June 24, 2011, 11:27 am 11:27 am

Wow just wow. What a disgrace Obama is.

Posted by: Robert | June 24, 2011, 11:28 am 11:28 am

Was he “pouty” when he realized he screwed up? BWAAAAA HAHA HAHA!!!

Posted by: Angie | June 24, 2011, 11:29 am 11:29 am

Should have brought the teleprompters!

Posted by: LongT | June 24, 2011, 11:30 am 11:30 am

How does something that that get in the President’s speech? Horrible staff work. The staff is to check on things like that. The President should’ve caught it.

Posted by: David Blake | June 24, 2011, 11:36 am 11:36 am

“Jared Monti was actually killed in Afghanistan on June 21, 2006. True, Obama did “aware” him the Medal of Honor”
This blunder and the Medal of Honor “Winner” are careless mistakes. If Mary Bruce is an intern, someone needs to proof read her articles.

Posted by: wheresmymoney | June 24, 2011, 11:37 am 11:37 am

ABC News it’s Medal of Honor RECIPIENT or AWARDEE.
Battlefield awards are NEVER WON! They are not “Winners”.

Posted by: John | June 24, 2011, 11:41 am 11:41 am

“He got us great jobs.”
Tell that to the 14 million unemployed.

Posted by: Fascist Hyena | June 24, 2011, 11:42 am 11:42 am

To quote a terrific comment. “What an idiot! Is he smoking weed? He can’t remember if Monti was alive or dead? He can’t remember what year it is? He can’t remember how many states there are? He doesn’t realize that Europe is not a country? That America was not founded 20 centuries ago? That a breathalyzer in not the same as an inhalator (i.e. inhalers)? That Austrians do not speak Austrain? etc, etc, etc!!!!” This man is a disgrace and 2012 can not come fast enough.

Posted by: Beatrice | June 24, 2011, 11:42 am 11:42 am

The idiots who voted this moron into office should be hanging their heads in shame. The media, who allow him to get away with any, and everything, should be dismantled and run out on a rail. This man is THE WORST POTUS ever!

Posted by: Angie | June 24, 2011, 11:44 am 11:44 am

Inexcusable.
Carney should have thrown himself on the mercy of the men and their families.

Posted by: MayBee | June 24, 2011, 11:45 am 11:45 am

How sad for the parents of this fallen soldier. Obama has once again disgraced himself and our Country. I agree with the other posters who noted the media’s sudden 180 on reporting troop deaths. I did not know until reading this morning that troop deaths are five times what the were under Bush. What? No daily reminders from our LameStream Media? What a bunch of phonies!!! Just proves they never gave a rip about the deaths at all…only WHO was in office.

Posted by: Lorraine | June 24, 2011, 11:48 am 11:48 am

Remember when the bumbling idiot called them “corpse”.
And to think this guy was educated in the ivy league. That tells us two things. Either he was educated by idiots or he really was given an education and didn’t earn it.

Posted by: Angie | June 24, 2011, 11:49 am 11:49 am

“He got us great jobs.”
That’s a joke right? Half the people I know are out of work because of this President’s disdain for businesses. Some of these people lost their jobs right after he took office and are STILL looking EVERY DAY!!! I am lucky enough to have a job, but I have to fight off depression seeing people I love reduced to almost beggars.

Posted by: Angie | June 24, 2011, 11:52 am 11:52 am

Added to the Obumbler List
Called Europe a country
Thinks Great Britain and England are the same
Thinks there is an Austrian language
The day before Cinco de Mayo is apparently “Cinco de Cuatro”
Filling out NCAA basketball bracket, he spells Syracuse “Sycacuse”
A self-proclaimed Chicago White Sox fan, Obama called Comiskey Park “Cominskey Field”
In a letter to a fan, misspells “advice” as “advise”
Coal creates asthma in kids? Breathalyzer’s for kids with asthma?
“I’ve been in 57 states…I think one left to go.”
Mispronouncing the word “corpsman” as “corpse-man”, twice in the same speech
Gives a gift of incorrectly formatted DVD’s to Gordon Brown
Names a tax cheat as Treasury Secretary
In introductions, forgets the name of his own Secretary of Defense
Tries to open a White House window thinking it’s a door
Brain-freeze trying to figure out how to maneuver an umbrella through a gate
Attributed seances in the White House to Nancy Reagan
Thanks himself while reading the wrong line on the teleprompter
Fumbles through a teleprompter miscue at the National Academy of Sciences
Equates his terrible bowling to Special Olympics on Leno
Pronounced 10,000 dead from a Kansas storm when there were actually 12 deaths
Called Sioux Falls, SD “Sioux City”
Called Sunrise, FL “Sunshine”
“The time has changed for come!”
“John McCain is running for George Bush’s fourth term.”
“I’m here with the Girardo family here in St. Louis.” – Obama, speaking from Kansas City
Confuses the Constitution for the DoI in his own SOTU speech (the supposed Constitutional scholar)
Cites the Constitution as having been written “twenty centuries” ago
In his own words, he’s apparently able to see dead people in the audience (sounds like Dem vote counting)
His great uncle wasn’t at Auschwitz as stated by Obama, he was at Buchenwald
Claimed his parents met because of the 1965 Selma march when they actually married in 1961
Credits a proverb imprinted on Oval Office rug to MLK. Its origin is from 19th century abolitionist Theodore Parker
Thought Emporer Hirohito was on the battleship Missouri signing Japanese terms of surrender
“Let me be absolutely clear…Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s”
“Not having been there and not seeing all the facts…the Cambridge police acted stupidly.”
“Texas has always been a pretty Republican state” – If “always” excludes about 120 years of Democratic history
“I wanna be very clear…that we are resolved to halt the rise of privacy.” (pirates are okay though I guess)
“The reforms we seek would bring greater inefficiencies to our healthcare system.” (a slip of truth for once)
Analogizes that the USPS is “always having problems”, undercutting his own argument for government run healthcare
On the Daschle debacle – “…a mistake – probably not the first one I’m going to be making in this office.”
States that inflating your tires and getting tuneups equates to the domestic oil that drilling would produce
Restaurant that Obama brags was saved by the stimulus closes the following week after 70 years of business
Confused the Presidential Medal of Freedom with the Congressional Medal of Honor
“The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.”
Sunday: “Iran does not pose a serious threat to us.” – Monday: “The threat from Iran is grave.”
In May of 2011, signs the Westminster Abbey guestbook and dates it May 2008
Makes a fool of himself in an awkward attempt to toast the Queen at Buckingham Palace
At state dinner for German Chancellor Merkel he botches another toast because he forgot it altogether
Obama declares we have a weak job market because of automated services; like ATM’s and airport kiosks.
Relates that he presented the Medal of Honor personally to Afghanistan war hero Jared Monti – KIA 6-21-06

Posted by: Jake | June 24, 2011, 11:54 am 11:54 am

Angie and Hyena,
I should have been more specific. Like me, others had extremely important jobs at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue doing the vital work to keep things operating expertly. When we left for uh, personal reasons, we landed good positions in places like Manhattan and California due to our Obama’s kind words. As I’m sure you know yet another one of our colleagues will be taking a fantastic teaching position quite soon as well. His work is done in DC…

Posted by: Pete | June 24, 2011, 12:05 pm 12:05 pm

How can this be? Obama is the smartest man to EVER live! At least that’s what we’re told with NOOOOOO evidence to support it.

Posted by: Timmeh | June 24, 2011, 12:06 pm 12:06 pm

I see there are two of us “Angie’s” but since I agree with you Angie, I’m not too bent outta’ shape. Great point about the “corpsemen” comment. Gotta love the list Jake posted as well, I hadn’t heard many of these.

Posted by: Angela | June 24, 2011, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm

No, No you’ve all got it wrong…Obama is the smartest person to ever be elected to anything!!! sarc/

Posted by: Beatrice | June 24, 2011, 12:09 pm 12:09 pm

It seems the president is not alone in the MOH flubs. Please correct your headline. One does not ‘win’ the Medal of Honor. It’s not a Crackerjack prize.

Posted by: FactChecker | June 24, 2011, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm

Let the Obama hate fest continue!!!

Posted by: SearamblerOne | June 24, 2011, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm

I really feel for this soldier’s family. One of our sons, our heroes, and his CINC can’t even remember if he was killed or not. Obviously he wasn’t sure…he was stammering and realized he was in trouble. He should have just not brought it up if he wasn’t sure.
Many things he has said have been dissapointing to me, but this lack of awareness toward one of our fallen heroes is a slap in the face.
-Chief, USN

Posted by: GS | June 24, 2011, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm

“I wanna be very clear…that we are resolved to halt the rise of privacy.”
I think this is EXACTLY what he meant.

Posted by: wheresmymoney | June 24, 2011, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm

Obama is pathetic!

Posted by: Jake Raven | June 24, 2011, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm

The president does not award the MOH, he presents it. Congress decides whether the nominee has earned it.

Posted by: Frank | June 24, 2011, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm

What bothers me most is the fact that if Sarah Palin had said something like this, she would have been ridiculed by every major news source within minutes. The late night comedians would have a field day.
And God forbid, if George W. had made an error like this, the outrage would be deafening.
We will never heal these divisions in our nation until we start calling every foul the same. If you’d crucify Palin for it, do the same to Obama. Otherwise, leave it alone.

Posted by: Jeff | June 24, 2011, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm

Obama, the Embarrassment in Chief.
God almighty man, resign already.

Posted by: Kelvin | June 24, 2011, 12:20 pm 12:20 pm

This guy clearly suffers early onset dementia or smoked too much dope in Hawaii. Without a tele-promter he can’t speak and signed the the Queen Mom’s guest book 2008! And his policies speak to severe detachment from American reality. Time to go write another memoir.

Posted by: Suzi Q | June 24, 2011, 12:20 pm 12:20 pm

Michelle had her own “flub” yesterday:
“But at the end of the session, one young person in the audience asked Mrs. Obama, who has devoted much of her time in the White House to promoting nutrition and healthy eating, what her favorite foods are.
“My favorite?” Obama said. “Oh, this is a tough one. “It is tough, you know, because if I say something not healthy, people will be, like, you aren’t really committed to health. If I say something healthy, you know — I do — honestly, I like all kinds of foods.”
Obama mentioned Indian food, and then Mexican food, and then said: “No, if I picked one favorite, favorite food, it’s French fries.” The audience began to laugh. “Okay? It’s French fries,” Obama continued. “I can’t stop eating them.” As the students laughed more, the First Lady quickly returned to her role as advocate of health eating. “But eat your vegetables,” she said, to still more laughs.”
Would someone please tell our “health czar” that potatoes ARE vegetables?
Of course, the media is silent. Imagine if this were Sarah Palin…..

Posted by: wheresmymoney | June 24, 2011, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm

How Sad…

Posted by: Guy | June 24, 2011, 12:22 pm 12:22 pm

Bozo!

Posted by: LongT | June 24, 2011, 12:23 pm 12:23 pm

“Let the Obama hate fest continue!!!”…Well I can only speak for myself, but I don’t hate Obama at all. I’ve never met the man. What I do hate is his socialist spread the wealth ideology. I also hate his ridiculous job killing policies and his hamfisted healthcare takeover. I also hate that our POTUS can’t speak two lines without them being fed to him by a teleprompter. I hate that he shows such disdain for Israel and her safety. I hate that he sat in a church for twenty years listening to a vile bigot and didn’t have the courage to walk away. I could go on (and on)but my point is..I don’t hate Obama, just EVERYTHING he stands for. Got a problem with that? Well I have a problem with people like YOU who voted this goober into office!

Posted by: Lorraine | June 24, 2011, 12:23 pm 12:23 pm

Without his crutch of the teleprompter, Obama is a bumbling fumbling foolish little man.
Perhaps Obama should have consulted a “corpse man” in the 57th state before opening his ignorant arrogant mouth.

Posted by: Darrel | June 24, 2011, 12:25 pm 12:25 pm

It is not bad enough that he used the personal pronouns “I” and “me” numerous times in the quotes, he can’t remember Jared Monti’s medal was awarded posthumously to his parents. Will he apologize to the Monti family for this egregious error? Of course not, it is all about him.
His visit to Fort Drum was just a pit stop on his way to THREE campaign jaunts, and a way to get the taxpayer to foot the bill for the whole shebang.

Posted by: Susan in Texas | June 24, 2011, 12:25 pm 12:25 pm

Musta been that solider from the 52nd state.

Posted by: Yeeeech | June 24, 2011, 12:26 pm 12:26 pm

More Obama haters Y. A. W. N. So he flubs, who doesn’t? And for that matter, who cares? I’m proud we picked him to find our way out of the financial “Bush” were in, and I’m white, so suck it….

Posted by: Julie | June 24, 2011, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm

That’s an impressive list of Obama gaffes, Pete. Here’s another one you can add: he pronounced emancipation as “e-pants-uh-pate-shun” twice during a college graduation ceremony.
He also gave a “shout out” to some supporter before addressing the situation of the Ft. Hood massacre.

Posted by: Sam Valley | June 24, 2011, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm

One mistake? There’s only been one living Medal of Honor recipient since Vietnam! It shouldn’t be too hard to remember his name. Especially for a President and so called genius.

Posted by: First Avenger | June 24, 2011, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm

Obama is a moron. He fakes his way through life riding on an ego based on ignorance and self-importance while hiding behind the race card. This lame excuse of a citizen belongs in GITMO with his flock of hate America islamo-terrorists.

Posted by: Paolo | June 24, 2011, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm

Jake – Interesting list, but you forgot his recently misdating the visitor’s registry at Westminster Abbey as “2008″ rather than “2011″. To be fair, EVERY politican stumbles and misspeaks. His simplistic views on solving major problems and his mindset that its government’s job to solve everthing that bothers me more than his gaffes.

Posted by: Publius | June 24, 2011, 12:31 pm 12:31 pm

So will Obama admit that he too acted stupidly? Or is that just cops… let me know Obama, I’m still here with my shovel waiting for those jobs.

Posted by: Juice | June 24, 2011, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm

OH give it a rest already. He misspoke, happens to the best of us. Hell, I spelled my own name wrong once or twice. He is not stupid, inept, or an embarrassment to this country. What is embarrassing is that people will take this opportunity to spew more of their withering hatred for this president. He is not the first president to misspeak, nor will he be the last. And yes, I’m gonna say it, as many times as President Bush misspoke (or better yet mangled the English language)well, do not throw stones. I really do not recall the press being up President Bush’s bum the way they are with this president, laying dead for something to blow out of proportion. Maybe the press should be a little more introspective. Like when good ole George let Rudy Guiliani lie like an old dirty rug by saying there were no terror attacks under President Bush. AND, the teleprompter comments are old and childish. Remember when he was all over the Republicans when they got together for some confab a few years back. And what about that all day health care conference, he was all over it. Enough already.

Posted by: joi_g | June 24, 2011, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm

I think this terrible gaffe is enough proof that Obama’s TelePrompTer should be awarded the Presidental Medal of Freedom.

Posted by: Sam Valley | June 24, 2011, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm

“More Obama haters Y. A. W. N. So he flubs, who doesn’t? And for that matter, who cares? I’m proud we picked him to find our way out of the financial “Bush” were in, and I’m white, so suck it….”
There’s gonna be a tax on that…

Posted by: Bernanke | June 24, 2011, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm

hate obama ? surely you jest ? he is to be pitied.
i don’t hate obama, i feel incredibly sorry for him in much the same way as i feel sorry for a mentally challenged person.
mr. obama is so totally out of his depth and inadequate he cannot but help make himself look foolish, insensitive and arrogant time and time again.

Posted by: robert | June 24, 2011, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm

I give him the same response every liberal gave when Bush mispronounced a word: (You all can fill in the rest, if you dare).
Of course, it’s really no big deal, but ever liberal and reporter claimed GW Bush was a moron, so apparently, liberals can dish it out, but can’t take it.

Posted by: Carl Z. | June 24, 2011, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm

Just as he’s too busy to submit a budget (over 800 days) and too busy golfing to be concerned with any budget matters, other than spending your children and grandchildren into oblivion by spending 8 times what the Treasury takes in EACH MONTH, he was too busy to read the reports of wounded and deceased soldiers that is given to the President EACH MORNING. And apologists like Juan Williams and Screaming Weiners ex-girlfriend chubby Kirsten Powers simply wave off each gaffe by saying, “He has too much to do”. Which includes 75 golf outings, picnics, concerts and ALWAYS RAISING MONEY. 500 more days till November 2012, ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES.

Posted by: Chippy55 | June 24, 2011, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm

Anyone besides me still want to see the FULL list of names of the people that were on Air Force One(I know, it’s not called AF1 unless the Pres is on it) that buzzed New York City?

Posted by: wheresmymoney | June 24, 2011, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm

Of course, it’s really no big deal, but ever liberal and reporter claimed GW Bush was a moron, so apparently, liberals can dish it out, but can’t take it.

Posted by: Sidwell | June 24, 2011, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm

At least Obama didn’t thank himself for being invited to the white house like he did on St Patty’s Day with the Irish PM.
So does our uber-educated president still drag a telepromter to talk to 6th graders?

Posted by: Juice | June 24, 2011, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm

It’s amazing how the left would willingly go down the ship and drown with this fool. He could drop trow and take a crap in the Oval Office and libs would somehow justify or disregard it and still complain about Bush/Palin and label anyone critical of Obama at all as a racist. I say keep on keepin’ on…they can’t alienate/drown themselves fast enough.

Posted by: First Avenger | June 24, 2011, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

Posted by Elizabeth:
What a repulsive, vile , mean-spirited and disgusting bunch of comments on here after one mistake by the President, you people are pathetic.
================================
-The president dumped $2 trillion of tax-payer money down a hole in the name of stimulus -and unemployment went up.
-Gas is $1/gallon more this year than last.
-My 401k is going nowhere fast.
-The government is $14 trillion in debt.
-The healthcare bill he shoved down our throats wasn’t read by one congressman, and the promises made during it’s debate are quickly unravelling.
No. He hasn’t made just one ‘mistake’. He’s a walking, talking screw-up with a whole litany of them.

Posted by: Larry | June 24, 2011, 12:40 pm 12:40 pm

Didn’t Obama say he had to have the stimulus bill passed so unemployment would not go over 8%. Oops!
How many more oopsies can we take?

Posted by: Juice | June 24, 2011, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm

Barack should show real guts and order in American Jehadis to the actual combat. They want battle death for philosophical reasons. Afghanistan is the true melee, not Yemen or Libya.

Posted by: dustin57sc | June 24, 2011, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm

Great! I hope you two can room together at Catatonic state University next semester. Great jobs !?! Maybe, if you’re a union puke or a government flunkie.

MD (Dr?) White,
I don’t think that other individual knows the people we do…or has our financial expertise.

Posted by: Pete | June 24, 2011, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm

Everyone misspeaks once in a while. Even presidents. The issue with Sarah Palin is even when she misspeaks, she doesn’t own up to making a mistake. The White House spokesperson said Obama misspoke. Good old Sarah still insists the Revere’s whole purpose of the ride was to warn the British they wouldn’t take our guns away. (Ah, no Sarah it was to warn a ‘couple of guys’ that the British were coming to arrest them.)

Posted by: Catherine | June 24, 2011, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm

-My 401k is going nowhere fast.-
Larry, My advice is to buy precious metals and squirrel them away.

Posted by: Au | June 24, 2011, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm

Once again our inept CinC gets it wrong. I mean seriously, the highest decoration of our nation and he can’t remember a huge detail like that! Where was the teleprompter when he needed it the most.

Posted by: gunner_1959 | June 24, 2011, 12:44 pm 12:44 pm

This is about the President’s narcissism. He has an complete inability to think about anything more important than himself. Under military protocol the Commander in Chief salutes Medal of Honor recipients. Obama can’t even take the time to remember that SFC Monti died in action, attempting to rescue a team-mate. This isn’t about flag waiving or nationalism. This is about respect. Something that this President has none of.

Posted by: JM | June 24, 2011, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm

@samvalley
“He also gave a “shout out” to some supporter before addressing the situation of the Ft. Hood massacre.”
Sam, it’s actually on the list – the one about confusing the MoH with the MoF. The “shout out” was to a man he awarded the MoF but said he was “the MoH winner”.
And to those of you bellyaching about him making “one mistake”, apparently your heads are still stuck in the sand. This president is a Gaffe Machine, competing with his VP Plugs The Clown on who can screw up the most.
Put his wrecking the country agenda on top of that and this guy is the definition of ULTRA FAIL.

Posted by: Jake | June 24, 2011, 12:46 pm 12:46 pm

Good old Sarah still insists the Revere’s whole purpose of the ride was to warn the British they wouldn’t take our guns away. (Ah, no Sarah it was to warn a ‘couple of guys’ that the British were coming to arrest them.)
—-
I say, must have been in the 57th state, old chap…

Posted by: General Howe | June 24, 2011, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm

Have some respect! He’s our president. You all sound like morons. Even George W. Bush is smarter that the bunch of you! (me included)

Posted by: Erick | June 24, 2011, 12:49 pm 12:49 pm

Blame it on Rain, Teleprompter, Twitter and if everything fails, blame it on Bush. Bush’s fault.

Posted by: Media | June 24, 2011, 12:50 pm 12:50 pm

Jake, MOH recipients don’t “win” or are “winners” of this highest honor! They EARN it!

Posted by: Dave Enos Sr. | June 24, 2011, 12:51 pm 12:51 pm

How can a President forget who he gave his first CMH to. If someone would daily show the thousands of our young men without arms and legs maybe the public would be more vocal about ending these wars.AS A ARMY VET 66-68 I’m so tired of our Country wasting our Youth!!

Posted by: Rick | June 24, 2011, 12:51 pm 12:51 pm

I don’t know for sure, but would assume Monti’s family was at the white house when he presented the medal. How do you forget looking into the eyes of the family of a fallen soldier receiving our nations highest honor for his bravery? Oh, I know, he wasn’t looking in their eyes, but a teleprompter and has no recollection of what he read. Disgusting.

Posted by: Lar W | June 24, 2011, 12:51 pm 12:51 pm

Catherine says its no big deal if someone misspeaks to defend Mr. Obama and then in the same paragraph tries to malign Sarah Palin for “misspeaking” about Paul Revere. This is a clear example of liberal double standards. It’s OK to belittle a Republican, but horrible to belittle a Democrat.

Posted by: Dave | June 24, 2011, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm

“Jake, MOH recipients don’t “win” or are “winners” of this highest honor! They EARN it!”
We’re all winners! Yay!

Posted by: Happy | June 24, 2011, 12:54 pm 12:54 pm

Reminds me Joe Biden’s stupidity of asking a paraphlegic veteran to stand up. Tweedle dee and tweedle dum. And these dofuses pick on Sarah Palin.

Posted by: Dan L | June 24, 2011, 12:54 pm 12:54 pm

Obama is a failure at being a president. Just admit it and let’s move on by getting a real one in office. He has been faking his way through everything and it is extremely obvious but liberals will look the other way because of the guilt and shame associated with their own poor choice. We forgive you. Now wise up and make some intelligent decisions from now on. If you are a democrat who has the slightest desire to be a patriotic American, start using your head and stop listening to the BS being piled on you by your own party and the media. Read the constitution, read the declaration of independance, read the federalist papers. Find out what America is supposed to look like and work hard to make it so. You are being duped into eliminating the constitution and starting over. The only start over we need is a return to the actual constitution and its limits on government power. Don’t become the ruled masses. WE DON’T NEED A KING. Get over it.

Posted by: luigicorelli | June 24, 2011, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm

PBO just does not give a crap what he says, to whomever, what it is about, or when he says it.
He just doesn’t care and it shows.

Posted by: Pedro | June 24, 2011, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm

Teleprompter/Twitter for 2012 for a CHANGE – DNC

Posted by: Media | June 24, 2011, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm

Good old Sarah still insists the Revere’s whole purpose of the ride was to warn the British they wouldn’t take our guns away. (Ah, no Sarah it was to warn a ‘couple of guys’ that the British were coming to arrest them.)
Posted by: Catherine | Jun 24, 2011 12:41:52 PM
Los Angeles Times June 6, 2011:
“The well-known fable is Revere’s late-night ride to warn fellow revolutionaries that….
…the British were coming. Less known, obviously, is the rest of the evening’s events in which Revere was captured by said redcoats and did indeed defiantly warn them of the awakened militia awaiting their arrival ahead and of the American Revolution’s inevitable victory.
Palin knew this. The on-scene reporters did not and ran off like Revere to alert the world to Palin’s latest mis-speak, which wasn’t.”
As you know the LA Times is NOT a conservative newspaper.
The same happened when Palin said “Party like it’s 1773.” The press pounced until someone pointed out that the Boston Tea Party was in 1773. OOPS AGAIN!

Posted by: wheresmymoney | June 24, 2011, 12:59 pm 12:59 pm

Time after time, this President has had opportunities to demonstrate true leadership, and has squandered every one of them. This is just another in an ongoing litany of putting image and spin above substance. What a slap in the face to the family of this fallen hero, all those serving in the armed forces, and the nation. He’s the CinC – it’s his _responsibility_ to have a handle on the facts in such a situation.

Posted by: RJ | June 24, 2011, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm

@Dave Enos
“Jake, MOH recipients don’t “win” or are “winners” of this highest honor! They EARN it!”
If you’ll re-read my post, I was referring to what OBAMA said – HE’S the one who said that the man he gave a “shout out” to was “winner of the Medal Of Honor”. (In fact, he wasn’t NOT a MoH “winner” – the president himself awarded him the Presidential Medal Of Freedom). So it was ultra fail twice in one statement by our Pretender In Chief.

Posted by: Jake | June 24, 2011, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm

Hope Norway award another Noble Prize for the Noble Flubbed Vision.

Posted by: Media | June 24, 2011, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm

Sorry, I said Obama is a moron, I was wrong. Instead he is likely the most dangerous and successful undercover operator ever to have infiltrated and stained our soil. Those of you defending this indefensible puppet of the New World Order gang are out of your minds. Your messiah is accomplishing all his goals by playing a bumbling fool while you morons still believe “Hope & Change” means you’re going to receive Obama-bucks and salvation.

Posted by: Paolo | June 24, 2011, 1:04 pm 1:04 pm

Hi Norway, can we have another Noble Prize for our President for going to war with Libya Under NATO command for a CHANGE?

Posted by: Media | June 24, 2011, 1:07 pm 1:07 pm

I just looked up ignorant in the dictionary…there was a picture of Obama
Obama——vs—–America

Posted by: Yep I said that | June 24, 2011, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm

@Dave
“Catherine says its no big deal if someone misspeaks to defend Mr. Obama and then in the same paragraph tries to malign Sarah Palin for “misspeaking” about Paul Revere. This is a clear example of liberal double standards. It’s OK to belittle a Republican, but horrible to belittle a Democrat.”
Dave, excellent point.
The double standards setup on judgement by the left define why they are the epitome of hypocrites. This would be front page news, talk show fodder, and hammered on for weeks and months if a conservative had said this.

Posted by: Jake | June 24, 2011, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm

As much as I’m no fan of Obama’s backward policies and job-killing agenda, I don’t believe Obama meant any disrespect toward’s the fallen war hero.

Posted by: Patrick | June 24, 2011, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm

Footnote for Jake about Obama’s wife criticizing Palin for misspeaking about Paul Revere: Palin was correct and the media got the story wrong (as usual). NPR ran an interview with a historian who agreed with Palin about the whole Revere controversey.

Posted by: Captain Obvious | June 24, 2011, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm

Is there a Noble Prize for Flubbing like VISION?

Posted by: Media | June 24, 2011, 1:20 pm 1:20 pm

Julie said: “More Obama haters Y. A. W. N. So he flubs, who doesn’t? And for that matter, who cares? I’m proud we picked him to find our way out of the financial “Bush” were in, and I’m white, so suck it….”
So you voted for Obama simply because you hate Bush (who was leaving office anyways)and because of the color of Obama’s skin…which is racism defined.

Posted by: Captain Obvious | June 24, 2011, 1:20 pm 1:20 pm

I’m no Obama fan but the dude made a mistake, that’s all.

Posted by: Ed | June 24, 2011, 1:26 pm 1:26 pm

Yea but just look at the crease in his pants.

Posted by: Jazzy | June 24, 2011, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm

Posted by Patrick:
As much as I’m no fan of Obama’s backward policies and job-killing agenda, I don’t believe Obama meant any disrespect toward’s the fallen war hero.
====================================
It’s not like he forgot where he parked his car, this is important stuff for a president to do and it illustrates a mis-match of priorities between the public and the president.
Every day more Americans realize that, culturally, there’s canyon between him and them.

Posted by: Larry | June 24, 2011, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm

And the media said Bush 2 was dumb! I venture that because President Obama speaks “Austrian” and he also can communicate with the dead that he is a wizard. How arrogant and insensitive of him and his military hating staff.

Posted by: Joe | June 24, 2011, 1:35 pm 1:35 pm

Yeah, who cares if the POTUS flubs when shining the light on himself as he congratulates himself over and over again.
Afterall, isn’t the Medal of Honor just a video game? Heck…it’s no big deal.
It’s just further proof of what this scarecrow is: a hollow man. Maybe he made a mistake. Maybe it was a detail he didn’t care to get correct.
But if anyone’s been paying attention since this clown began his campaign, this has been happening left and right.
Count how many times he says “me” or “I” in his statements with the 10th Mtn. He’s a simplistic rube with no appreciation or vision of what this country is and stands for.
Here’s a test, my friends, that I lifted from National Review: anyone on the left can say they love America and what it stands for, and we usually leave it at that. I suggest follow up. I now ask them “Can you tell me exactly what you love about America and can you tell me what, in your view, America stands for?” 99 times out of 100, crickets.
Cheers!

Posted by: Jeff | June 24, 2011, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm

FLUB? You call this a FLUB??!!! C’mon, Tapper – this is an insult to every soldier who has ever given his/her life for this country. This man is a disgrace as a president and an abomination as a Commander-in-Chief!

Posted by: piersitter | June 24, 2011, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm

Give the guy a break. Sometimes he speaks Austrian.
It is clear he has a closer connection with the Marine CORPES-man than Army 10th Mtn Div.

Posted by: Jeff | June 24, 2011, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm

An empty suit bought with undisclosed foreign money and MSM propagandists.

Posted by: Skeej | June 24, 2011, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm

Obama misspeaks but Bush would have been an idiot?
Which one of Obama’s 57 states was he speaking in?

Posted by: Bob Forsberg | June 24, 2011, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm

Sadly, it IS more than a mistake. Since the first Medal of Honor was given in 1863, the level of selfless sacrifice, gallantry and heroism required to earn a MOH has meant the overwhelming majority who WIN one LOSE their lives in the process. There has only been ONE “live” recipient since the Vietnam War. If the President truly revered MOH winners as all of us should, he could not have possibly forgotten the name of that living recipient it was his personal honor and privilege to present the MOH to.

Posted by: Ken | June 24, 2011, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm

Give the guy a break. Sometimes he speaks Austrian.

Posted by: Fritz | June 24, 2011, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm

Stupid people, like Obama and Biden pick on intelligent people like Sarah Palin. It starts in early childhood as a coping mechanism for their justified inferiority complex and just gets worse and worse as time goes on and they become more and more inferior. The syndrome is common in news reporters too, specially liberal ones since they haven’t grown up yet. They just don’t know what it is they don’t know.

Posted by: Richard Halavais | June 24, 2011, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm

Yes, Obama merely misspeaks, but Bush is an idiot. When Obama was running for president he also spoke of the around 10,000 he said had been killed by tornadoes in Kansas around that time of the year, when it was actually around 10 people that had died.

Posted by: Ray | June 24, 2011, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm

Understandable… I mena according to the first wookie, He reads everything, and is always so much more prepared than even the people who are briefing HIM>

Posted by: Keep Honkin I'm Reloading | June 24, 2011, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm

Piersitter, just as you made a mistake in your comment, crediting this report to Tapper rather than the actual reporter, Mary Bruce, anyone can make a mistake.

Posted by: Lydia | June 24, 2011, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm

Yes the President messed up but what’s even worse is the hateful remarks on both end of the spectrum. We as a nation is becoming less civilized and less tolorant of those who don’t agree with our viewpoint. That is a result of the 24 hour news cycle and talk radio and television. We can disagree but that doesn’t mean that we have to hate each other. A little respect for others isn’t a bad trait to have.

Posted by: David Blake | June 24, 2011, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm

Yes the President messed up but what’s even worse is the hateful remarks on both end of the spectrum. We as a nation is becoming less civilized and less tolorant of those who don’t agree with our viewpoint.
Posted by: David Blake | Jun 24, 2011 2:24:24 PM
_________________
Where was this call for civility when Boooosh was prez? Now that the O’bumbler is in charge, let’s all get along.
Nice try!!

Posted by: Jeff | June 24, 2011, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm

Obama doesn’t care about soldiers. Who knew?

Posted by: bandit | June 24, 2011, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm

One of the biggest problems I think we face as a nation with our presidency in general is that unlike Great Britain or other nations, our president is charged with keeping his attention not only on important world matters and national decisions, but is also spends a great deal of time with PR for the nation, a roll generally delegated in other nations. I think it is a fantastic abhorrent waste of time to have our chief spending his time and concentration doing PR stunts for the press when he/she should be involved every day in critical decision making for this nation of ours.

Posted by: GreedRulesUS | June 24, 2011, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm

Just another flub for the growing list:
Called Europe a country
Thinks Great Britain and England are the same
Thinks there is an Austrian language
The day before Cinco de Mayo is apparently “Cinco de Cuatro”
Filling out NCAA basketball bracket, he spells Syracuse “Sycacuse”
A self-proclaimed Chicago White Sox fan, Obama called Comiskey Park “Cominskey Field”
In a letter to a fan, misspells “advice” as “advise”
Coal creates asthma in kids? Breathalyzer’s for kids with asthma?
“I’ve been in 57 states…I think one left to go.”
Mispronouncing the word “corpsman” as “corpse-man”, twice in the same speech
Gives a gift of incorrectly formatted DVD’s to Gordon Brown
Names a tax cheat as Treasury Secretary
In introductions, forgets the name of his own Secretary of Defense
Tries to open a White House window thinking it’s a door
Brain-freeze trying to figure out how to maneuver an umbrella through a gate
Attributed seances in the White House to Nancy Reagan
Thanks himself while reading the wrong line on the teleprompter
Fumbles through a teleprompter miscue at the National Academy of Sciences
Equates his terrible bowling to Special Olympics on Leno
Pronounced 10,000 dead from a Kansas storm when there were actually 12 deaths
Called Sioux Falls, SD “Sioux City”
Called Sunrise, FL “Sunshine”
“The time has changed for come!”
“John McCain is running for George Bush’s fourth term.”
“I’m here with the Girardo family here in St. Louis.” – Obama, speaking from Kansas City
Confuses the Constitution for the DoI in his own SOTU speech (the supposed Constitutional scholar)
Cites the Constitution as having been written “twenty centuries” ago
In his own words, he’s apparently able to see dead people in the audience (sounds like Dem vote counting)
His great uncle wasn’t at Auschwitz as stated by Obama, he was at Buchenwald
Claimed his parents met because of the 1965 Selma march when they actually married in 1961
Credits a proverb imprinted on Oval Office rug to MLK. Its origin is from 19th century abolitionist Theodore Parker
Thought Emporer Hirohito was on the battleship Missouri signing Japanese terms of surrender
“Let me be absolutely clear…Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s”
“Not having been there and not seeing all the facts…the Cambridge police acted stupidly.”
“Texas has always been a pretty Republican state” – If “always” excludes about 120 years of Democratic history
“I wanna be very clear…that we are resolved to halt the rise of privacy.” (pirates are okay though I guess)
“The reforms we seek would bring greater inefficiencies to our healthcare system.” (a slip of truth for once)
Analogizes that the USPS is “always having problems”, undercutting his own argument for government run healthcare
On the Daschle debacle – “…a mistake – probably not the first one I’m going to be making in this office.”
States that inflating your tires and getting tuneups equates to the domestic oil that drilling would produce
Restaurant that Obama brags was saved by the stimulus closes the following week after 70 years of business
Confused the Presidential Medal of Freedom with the Congressional Medal of Honor
“The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.”
Sunday: “Iran does not pose a serious threat to us.” – Monday: “The threat from Iran is grave.”
In May of 2011, signs the Westminster Abbey guestbook and dates it May 2008
Makes a fool of himself in an awkward attempt to toast the Queen at Buckingham Palace
At state dinner for German Chancellor Merkel he botches another toast because he forgot it altogether
Obama declares we have a weak job market because of automated services; like ATM’s and airport kiosks.
Relates that he presented the Medal of Honor personally to Afghanistan war hero Jared Monti – KIA 6-21-06
You Obama apologists can’t defend this clown of a president, so don’t even try.

Posted by: Obumbler In Chief | June 24, 2011, 2:46 pm 2:46 pm

Give the guy a break. It’s hard to keep all those scripted talking points straight.

Posted by: LongT | June 24, 2011, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm

BTW, add to the gaffe list all of Pretender In Chief’s lies and ABC would need to add another server to hold the data.

Posted by: Obumbler In Chief | June 24, 2011, 2:48 pm 2:48 pm

It is amazing how fast the apologists come out for Obama. They make all kinds of excuses for someone they idealize, but let one of their enemies make the same same mistake and it’s “Off with his head!” Liberals are the most hateful group I know. When read their blogs you can do nothing but scratch your head in disbelief.

Posted by: Paul | June 24, 2011, 2:57 pm 2:57 pm

KGNS TV reports: “A convoy of three military trucks loaded with Mexican soldiers crosses the border at Bridge Number Two clearly violating international law.
It happens as Customs and Border Protection inspectors try to figure out what to do.
A CBP spokesperson says they got on the phone with Mexican authorities after being alerted that the military trucks were heading their direction loaded down with soldiers and weapons.
Mexican leaders say the soldiers, who had just been deployed to Nuevo Laredo, didn’t know the area, got lost and then made their way through Bridge Two.
It’s important to note that CBP did not tell us about the potentially serious situation. It came from another law enforcement agency.
Some callers to our newsroom were upset inspectors allowed the Mexican military to get so close to all those inspection booths over at Bridge Number Two.
Some noted had it been Mexican drug lords they could have taken inspectors by surprise and easily crossed the international border deeper into the United States.”
ABC silent….

Posted by: wheresmymoney | June 24, 2011, 3:09 pm 3:09 pm

Posted by: David Blake:
Yes the President messed up but what’s even worse is the hateful remarks on both end of the spectrum. We as a nation is becoming less civilized and less tolorant of those who don’t agree with our viewpoint. That is a result of the 24 hour news cycle and talk radio and television. We can disagree but that doesn’t mean that we have to hate each other. A little respect for others isn’t a bad trait to have.
========================
There are now 44.5 million people on food stamps -up 38% since Feb 09. Sorry if I’m not ‘tolerant’ of Obama’s economic policies that have created a soup line that stretches from Ann Arbor to San Diego.
I’m also not ‘tolerant’ of a leader who chuckles about unemployment and chalks it up to ‘gallows humor’.
I have a hard time being ‘tolerant’ of a man who sells a trillion-dollar plan to the public to place desperate people in available jobs, and then jokes to his millionaire advisor that those jobs really didn’t exist. The money vanished.
And I’m certainly not ‘tolerant’ of a commander-in-chief who can’t seem to recall the family of a soldier to whom he presented the highest medal the country has to offer.

Posted by: Larry | June 24, 2011, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm

First, how about ABC correct their headline? You don’t ‘win’ the Medal of Honor like you win an essay contest. You are a recipient. Second, what an unfortunate mistake on the President’s part. Sal Giunta’s receiving of the Medal is significant for several reasons not the least of which is that he is the first living recipient since Vietnam. You would think that would stick in your memory.

Posted by: jah | June 24, 2011, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm

Obama doesn’t care. Why he treats the war as a talking point instead of a a war.
Bush was such a better president especially for our troops.

Posted by: Brian | June 24, 2011, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm

“I’m proud we picked him to find our way out of the financial “Bush” were in, and I’m white, so suck it….” So we’re out of financial “Bush”? (so witty you)Yeah, thanks for your idiotic, race-based vote, but the financial mess was caused by the housing bubble, which was a direct result of Democrat policies. Also don’t forget that Congress is in charge of the budget, and spending and who’s had control of Congress since 2006??? I recall this financial freefall starting sometime after that. Couldn’t be that the Dems wanted to sink the economy to make it easier for a Dem to be eleceted POTUS…nah, that’s just hater talk.

Posted by: Lorraine | June 24, 2011, 3:36 pm 3:36 pm

Is that darned George Bush programming Obama’s teleprompter again? Obama can’t help it if he has to read wrong stuff off of the screen. He was hacked!

Posted by: Dale | June 24, 2011, 3:36 pm 3:36 pm

Face it, if this gaff was made by Bush it would be on almost every front page and in every news broadcast. The left leaning cable nets would have a field day with it and would ridicule Bush non-stop.

Posted by: TucsonTerpFan | June 24, 2011, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm

“Bush was such a better president especially for our troops.” Couldn’t agree more. For all that I didn’t like about Bush (too much spending and punting on illegal aliens)there was no doubt in my mind he actually CARED about our soldiers. I betcha’ they wish he was still around too.

Posted by: Lorraine | June 24, 2011, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm

This was no gaff. This was a revenge attack by the Teleprompter In Chief. Obama was stealing its thunder so it was payback time for the omnipotent machine.

Posted by: Mike K | June 24, 2011, 3:45 pm 3:45 pm

And after BUSH, you are pointing out Obama’s speaking/spelling?????

Posted by: Loraine | June 24, 2011, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm

As much as the main stream media bends over backwards to make Obama look good, that is how far they would go to make Bush look bad.

Posted by: Rafe | June 24, 2011, 4:03 pm 4:03 pm

Maybe he was planning his next vacation in his head, while America presented (via Obama) this young man Jared Monti his earned Medal of Honor – the highest military decoration awarded by the United States – but did so posthumously in September 2009. You would think such an intellectual (the likes America has never seen before) would remember something that memorable. How many Medals of Honor has Obama awarded? Was that in the story? No, because it would make Obama look even worse than he does now.

Posted by: klg1956 | June 24, 2011, 4:26 pm 4:26 pm

“And after BUSH, you are pointing out Obama’s speaking/spelling?????
Posted by: Loraine | Jun 24, 2011 3:59:54 PM”
Seriously?
Look again…
Just another flub for the growing list:
“Called Europe a country
Thinks Great Britain and England are the same
Thinks there is an Austrian language
The day before Cinco de Mayo is apparently “Cinco de Cuatro”
Filling out NCAA basketball bracket, he spells Syracuse “Sycacuse”
A self-proclaimed Chicago White Sox fan, Obama called Comiskey Park “Cominskey Field”
In a letter to a fan, misspells “advice” as “advise”
Coal creates asthma in kids? Breathalyzer’s for kids with asthma?
“I’ve been in 57 states…I think one left to go.”
Mispronouncing the word “corpsman” as “corpse-man”, twice in the same speech
Gives a gift of incorrectly formatted DVD’s to Gordon Brown
Names a tax cheat as Treasury Secretary
In introductions, forgets the name of his own Secretary of Defense
Tries to open a White House window thinking it’s a door
Brain-freeze trying to figure out how to maneuver an umbrella through a gate
Attributed seances in the White House to Nancy Reagan
Thanks himself while reading the wrong line on the teleprompter
Fumbles through a teleprompter miscue at the National Academy of Sciences
Equates his terrible bowling to Special Olympics on Leno
Pronounced 10,000 dead from a Kansas storm when there were actually 12 deaths
Called Sioux Falls, SD “Sioux City”
Called Sunrise, FL “Sunshine”
“The time has changed for come!”
“John McCain is running for George Bush’s fourth term.”
“I’m here with the Girardo family here in St. Louis.” – Obama, speaking from Kansas City
Confuses the Constitution for the DoI in his own SOTU speech (the supposed Constitutional scholar)
Cites the Constitution as having been written “twenty centuries” ago
In his own words, he’s apparently able to see dead people in the audience (sounds like Dem vote counting)
His great uncle wasn’t at Auschwitz as stated by Obama, he was at Buchenwald
Claimed his parents met because of the 1965 Selma march when they actually married in 1961
Credits a proverb imprinted on Oval Office rug to MLK. Its origin is from 19th century abolitionist Theodore Parker
Thought Emporer Hirohito was on the battleship Missouri signing Japanese terms of surrender
“Let me be absolutely clear…Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s”
“Not having been there and not seeing all the facts…the Cambridge police acted stupidly.”
“Texas has always been a pretty Republican state” – If “always” excludes about 120 years of Democratic history
“I wanna be very clear…that we are resolved to halt the rise of privacy.” (pirates are okay though I guess)
“The reforms we seek would bring greater inefficiencies to our healthcare system.” (a slip of truth for once)
Analogizes that the USPS is “always having problems”, undercutting his own argument for government run healthcare
On the Daschle debacle – “…a mistake – probably not the first one I’m going to be making in this office.”
States that inflating your tires and getting tuneups equates to the domestic oil that drilling would produce
Restaurant that Obama brags was saved by the stimulus closes the following week after 70 years of business
Confused the Presidential Medal of Freedom with the Congressional Medal of Honor
“The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.”
Sunday: “Iran does not pose a serious threat to us.” – Monday: “The threat from Iran is grave.”
In May of 2011, signs the Westminster Abbey guestbook and dates it May 2008
Makes a fool of himself in an awkward attempt to toast the Queen at Buckingham Palace
At state dinner for German Chancellor Merkel he botches another toast because he forgot it altogether
Obama declares we have a weak job market because of automated services; like ATM’s and airport kiosks.
Relates that he presented the Medal of Honor personally to Afghanistan war hero Jared Monti – KIA 6-21-06
You Obama apologists can’t defend this clown of a president, so don’t even try.
Posted by: Obumbler In Chief | Jun 24, 2011 2:46:41 PM”

Posted by: Bo, PWD | June 24, 2011, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm

pelosi reid obama and biden…think about those names, their deeds or more appropriately the lack of deeds and to think you gave them the keys to the car. get real its tough times we need real men and women doing their jobs not tmz entertainers or kardashians. send these people home to retire.

Posted by: catman | June 24, 2011, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm

RAFE | JUN 24, 2011 4:03:54 PM….And they think they are being objective.

Posted by: deanbob | June 24, 2011, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm

How do you not remember the FIRST living recipient of the Medal of Honor that you award as president?

Posted by: Bo, PWD | June 24, 2011, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm

Medal of Honor winner?
Umm, He didn’t win it, he earned it.

Posted by: Sort of | June 24, 2011, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm

we have a teleprompter actor in the white house.i am feeling like we may want to see those transcripts from harvard and and occidental.methinks something might be fishy and revealing.

Posted by: catman | June 24, 2011, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm

Recipient would have been a better word than winner. But as you say, they earned it. It wasn’t a contest.

Posted by: Rafe | June 24, 2011, 5:36 pm 5:36 pm

President Bush wasn’t sold to us as the greatest thing ever. All we hear is what a great speaker Obama is. But most of us can see that all he does is read well.

Posted by: Rafe | June 24, 2011, 5:40 pm 5:40 pm

You folks are extremely “mean.
Just tell the truth “Obama is the worst leader ever”.

Posted by: John Baccari | June 24, 2011, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm

Odufus

Posted by: mjishernameo | June 24, 2011, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm

Why am I not surprised?
I’ve said many times here,
Stupid is as stupid does.

Posted by: Noz | June 24, 2011, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm

How many Medals of Honor has Obama awarded? Was that in the story? No, because it would make Obama look even worse than he does now.
Posted by: klg1956 | Jun 24, 2011 4:26:32 PM
He has only awarded ONE to a LIVING soldier. Giunta. Before that, the last one awarded to a LIVING soldier was during Vietnam. So it is a HUGE deal.

Posted by: wheresmymoney | June 24, 2011, 6:32 pm 6:32 pm

When OBammy was elected, I said to myself….OK, do what you said you are going to do…. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt…. But now….Everytime see or hear him, gastric juices are forced up from my stomach and I have a strong sensation to throw up… He needs to go…. What a sorry excuse for POTUS… He is in WAY over his head…

Posted by: RoosterCockman | June 24, 2011, 6:44 pm 6:44 pm

What was wrong with him still thinking of this soldier as still alive? Don’t we all live in Heaven forever after we depart this Earth? Some of these Angels return in our own souls in times of need. I can attest to that.

Posted by: Doctor Strangelove | June 24, 2011, 10:40 pm 10:40 pm

What if Sarah Palin would have made that mistake, forget about it.
You would never hear the end of it.
Today it was not on TV that I found.
If Palin it would have been on every channel, believe me when I tell you.
The poor parents and love one’s of the fallen Hero, the way they must of felt.
Shame, shame

Posted by: Rocko | June 24, 2011, 10:46 pm 10:46 pm

This just prove’s that Obama could care less for our hero’s in Harms-Way.
Sarah Palin went overseas during war to ask her men and women, what she could get them,
When she got back after a hard fight she got her troops what they needed.
Google: “Maj General talks about Sarah Palin”
Palin/2012 with Mark Levin as her Vice President or Allen West, Herman Cain.

Posted by: Rocko | June 24, 2011, 11:10 pm 11:10 pm

Jared Monti was just a name and a talking point for Obama. Shame on him for not remembering Jared’s sacrifice for our country. Our US service personnel deserve more from this president.

Posted by: Tonia | June 24, 2011, 11:46 pm 11:46 pm

Seriously people, he made a mistake and took responsibility for it and made amends with the people it counts with. You see a ton of politicians making mistakes and there are some journalists who do point it out and they still will not own up to it. For all the comments regarding his intellect, he was a PROFESSOR! They just don’t hand those jobs out. Also, please stop with the telepromter comments. It really shows your intelligence level. Everyone on television uses one. Not sure why all of a sudden when this president uses one it becomes an issue. You may need to ask yourself why it matters so much to you.

Posted by: Seriously Appalled | June 25, 2011, 1:00 am 1:00 am

please don’t get me wrong,I’m not a hater butI have never sensed true compassion from this man, feigned maybe but definitely not sincere. I believe many ppl sense the same but aren’t comfortable saying it–ESPECIALLY the men and women of military. But looking at them when he’s present, even in casual settings, they don’t seem too enthusiastic about their commdr-in-Chief.
This gaffe, even though he apologized, is just more evidence of the lack of connection he has with the military.

Posted by: Dianne93101 | June 25, 2011, 1:28 am 1:28 am

President Bush wasn’t sold to us as the greatest thing ever. All we hear is what a great speaker Obama is. But most of us can see that all he does is read well.
Posted by: Rafe | Jun 24, 2011 5:40:27 PM
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now I’m not going to pretend to dismiss the gaffe. It was a really bad one. A really, really, bad one but the statement above is just plain stupid!!!! I’m so tired of the cointinued whining about teleprompters and the such. Please tell me one politician who doesn’t have prepared notes and or statements when they give a speech of political nature? Name one or quit being complete idiots on that subject!!!!

Posted by: dk | June 25, 2011, 2:10 am 2:10 am

It is amazing how fast the apologists come out for Obama. They make all kinds of excuses for someone they idealize, but let one of their enemies make the same same mistake and it’s “Off with his head!” Liberals are the most hateful group I know. When read their blogs you can do nothing but scratch your head in disbelief.
Posted by: Paul | Jun 24, 2011 2:57:30 PM
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You mean sort of like, I have more foreign policy experience because the russians live in my backyard? Or maybe, Paul Revere warned the British? You mean that kind of stuff and the apologists who come out of the woodwork to defend it?
Nevermind……………..

Posted by: dk | June 25, 2011, 2:20 am 2:20 am

Obama Flubs Medal Of Honor Winner
Mr. Reporter Guy, PLEASE call up ANY of your contacts at the Pentagon, or White House, or WHEREVER, and ask them to inform you as to the irony of the title of your little essay.
(Hint: One doesn’t WIN the Medal of Honor.)

Posted by: EverybodysGotOne | June 25, 2011, 2:23 am 2:23 am

It seems a key to Obama’s election is that many Americans value “talk” more than acts and results. The man obviously is not even as good at that as many thought. Perhaps a good actor? As long as the director had patience for many, many retakes?

Posted by: n'erdowell | June 25, 2011, 8:41 am 8:41 am

The snipet is short, and it is difficult to compare it to what is described in the article. In fact it looks very much like past speeches he has made. But I will say for the record, in respect to the men and women he is speaking to, and especially if he is delivering medals of honor or special recognition, the very least the man can do is wear a jacket and appear professional while he is acting it out.
But, that might be too much to ask.

Posted by: American Citizen | June 25, 2011, 10:27 am 10:27 am

Looks like Obama is taking public speaking lessons from our Clown Prince Joe Biden.

Posted by: Information Czar | June 25, 2011, 10:35 am 10:35 am

What a complete disgrace!! How do you mess that up!! If I messed up people’s names under my command, I would be fired but there are complete morons out there that say “give this guy a break”. I say NO WAY! If Bush would have flubbed it you same morons would be calling for impeachment. Nice double standard yet again by the idiodic left.

Posted by: indyusmc | June 25, 2011, 11:21 am 11:21 am

@Seriously Appalled: I don’t think you get it! This is the Medal of Honor! I don’t care who you are, you don’t screw that up! This guy has been a disgrace since he took office and the best thing for him, the military and this country would be for him to leave.

Posted by: indyusmc | June 25, 2011, 11:45 am 11:45 am

@indyusmc is the name calling really called for? As someone who comes from a military family, I would never negate the sacrifice and importance of the Medal of Honor. Do you honestly believe the President intentionally tried to do this? It’s quite obvious that you have never approved of this President. I honestly believe he is doing the best he can. Also, in what way has the President been a disgrace to the office? In my day and time using correct English and intelligence was something to be admired and for our youth to strive for. Both sides of the aisle need to be willing to work together to get things done instead of going for political points. If that were the case this country could be in a lot better shape. You can have civil discord with one another but not to the point of bringing each other down.

Posted by: Seriously Appalled | June 25, 2011, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm

Seriously Appalled – whatever your feelings for the president, don’t credit him with speaking correctly. His grammar is atrocious. He rountinely uses I and me incorrectly. For an Ivy league graduate with a law degree, it’s actually pretty appalling. FLOTUS is as bad an offender as he and she’s also an Ivy league grad. And, he wasn’t a professor, he was an instructor. Big difference.

Posted by: ConservativeWoman | June 25, 2011, 4:28 pm 4:28 pm

Oh what’s the matter Totally Appalled? You libs can sling the name calling like it is going out of style at us who have a different opinion but when it gets thrown back at you, it is uncalled for. Whatever dude! You should change your name to Justin Timberlake and “CRY ME A RIVER”!!!!!

Posted by: indyusmc | June 25, 2011, 7:39 pm 7:39 pm

I never mentioned nor suggested what affiliation I engaged. I believe in the age old adage in treating people the way I want to be treated. Please refer back to my previous post regarding civil discord.
Conservativewoman – I really try to check my statements before I say them as facts. The President was a Professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Don’t believe me? Wikipedia is a good source of quick information.
Everyone should take the time to investigate for themselves their politicians instead of listening to sound bites from different cable outlets. Especially opinion cable shows.

Posted by: Seriously Appalled | June 25, 2011, 9:34 pm 9:34 pm

@Seriously Appalled FactCheck.org is one of several sources that confirms he was actually a senior lecturer, basically an adjunct professor. In other words he taught part time. The Clinton camp made a big deal out of it during the campaign. Regardless, he’s busily destroying the Constitution now.

Posted by: ConservativeWoman | June 26, 2011, 8:05 am 8:05 am

BHO is a walking gaffe for whom the media downplays ineptitude. That’s why the elite intelligencia (and their dizzy dupes) who parse and hang on his every word appear as a swooning Oprah or Ellen audience…sweat lodge guru worshipers…balloon boy’s parents…Gay pride paraders…White House party gate crasher types. Epiphany… They appear as dingbats because that’s who the ruling class is.

Posted by: Pinky | June 26, 2011, 7:40 pm 7:40 pm

Obama has become a pathetic example of a leader — his staff is equally incompetent!
Do we really want this gang of JOB ROBBERS for FOUR MORE YEARS?
Sec of Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Sec of Interior, Kenneth L. Salazar
Sec of Labor, Hilda L. Solis
Sec of HHS, Kathleen Sebelius
Sec of Home Land Security, Janet A Napolitano
Dir of EPA, Lisa Jackson
…..and not to forget, OBAMA’S NLRB!

Posted by: PappyHappy | June 27, 2011, 9:24 am 9:24 am

I’m not a lawyer, but in doing legal research, I ran across the concept of “gross negligence”. It amounts to negligence so egregious that it equates to an intentional act. As several earlier posts point out, Obama has awarded only three Congressional Medals of Honor and that one of them was awarded to the first living recipient since Vietnam. This constitutes – not a “mistake” by Obama – but an act of gross negligence.

Posted by: Michael O'Keefe | June 27, 2011, 1:22 pm 1:22 pm

When you FLUB you most likely have something else on your mind. This is a classic case of Obama with another FLUB abc calls it and Obama must be thinking about his golf game while Americans starve and look for work. Oh and do not forget the honor of recieving an honor from a president who cares??? Yeah right

Posted by: Jim Rod | June 27, 2011, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm

Dear Mr. Carney….the President didn’t “mispeak” at very poor time for such an indiscretion. He made a mistake..I know you have to brush his errors up to make them look more palatable, but truthfully, it does make YOU look bad….watch it, he will do it time and time again.

Posted by: justj joey | June 27, 2011, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm

a man as brilliant as obama doesn’t “flub” anything. rather, he’s constantly “evolving” his many “nuanced” positions. he a super-genius people.

Posted by: grumpopolis | June 27, 2011, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm

What do you expect from Obama? He doesn’t even know what year it is.
His Autopen does and so does Sarah Palin and Michelle Backmann and they are the dumb ones?
LOL

Posted by: RevTech | June 27, 2011, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm

But he is a liberal that was eductated at Harvard!

Posted by: Kate | June 28, 2011, 8:09 am 8:09 am

You folks in the lamestream media are supposed to cover up for Obama and not print this.

Posted by: daniel | June 28, 2011, 9:11 am 9:11 am

In his defense, Obama probably couldn’t care less about a soldier who died defending a country Obama himself trashes to America hating foreign audiences on a regular basis. His lack of interest caused Obama to get the Medal of Honor winners mixed up, and the equally disinterested staffers he surrounds himself with were too indifferent to catch yet another Obama gaffe. So what?

Posted by: Ken | June 28, 2011, 10:20 am 10:20 am

Hey, go easy on him, he was educated at Harvard and he is liberal.

Posted by: angie | June 28, 2011, 10:54 am 10:54 am

this story is hidden here..but not Bachman..her “mistakes” are front page.

Posted by: cindy | June 28, 2011, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm

He has been too busy campaigning in all 57 states to care about anything else. The punk is an empty suit. he does only the things his puppet master tells him. Everything that he does is a deliberate action to destroy America. The left has built a fascade that he is some brilliant scholar, he is an inept incompetent punk with no original thought of his own, everything he does comes out of the saul alinsky playbook for marxists, or a step and fetch it order from george beliel soros. Mickey Mouse and Howdy Dooty could run rings around the clown and thief, not to mention Palin, Bachmann being alot smarter than he is.

Posted by: tymtrvlr | June 29, 2011, 9:34 am 9:34 am

lol @ Bush “cared” about the troops. He should have joined them in iraq/afghanistan then.

Posted by: Che_Lives | June 30, 2011, 11:47 am 11:47 am

So who’s voting for him again? All of you who voted for change or just to be a part of history – how’s that going for you?

Posted by: tracie0504 | July 1, 2011, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm

@RAFE
“Called Europe a country
Thinks Great Britain and England are the same
Thinks there is an Austrian language
The day before Cinco de Mayo is apparently “Cinco de Cuatro”
Filling out NCAA basketball bracket, he spells Syracuse “Sycacuse”
A self-proclaimed Chicago White Sox fan, Obama called Comiskey Park “Cominskey Field”
In a letter to a fan, misspells “advice” as “advise”
Coal creates asthma in kids? Breathalyzer’s for kids with asthma?
“I’ve been in 57 states…I think one left to go.”
Mispronouncing the word “corpsman” as “corpse-man”, twice in the same speech
Gives a gift of incorrectly formatted DVD’s to Gordon Brown
Names a tax cheat as Treasury Secretary
In introductions, forgets the name of his own Secretary of Defense
Tries to open a White House window thinking it’s a door
Brain-freeze trying to figure out how to maneuver an umbrella through a gate
Attributed seances in the White House to Nancy Reagan
Thanks himself while reading the wrong line on the teleprompter
Fumbles through a teleprompter miscue at the National Academy of Sciences
Equates his terrible bowling to Special Olympics on Leno
Pronounced 10,000 dead from a Kansas storm when there were actually 12 deaths
Called Sioux Falls, SD “Sioux City”
Called Sunrise, FL “Sunshine”
“The time has changed for come!”
“John McCain is running for George Bush’s fourth term.”
“I’m here with the Girardo family here in St. Louis.” – Obama, speaking from Kansas City
Confuses the Constitution for the DoI in his own SOTU speech (the supposed Constitutional scholar)
Cites the Constitution as having been written “twenty centuries” ago
In his own words, he’s apparently able to see dead people in the audience (sounds like Dem vote counting)
His great uncle wasn’t at Auschwitz as stated by Obama, he was at Buchenwald
Claimed his parents met because of the 1965 Selma march when they actually married in 1961
Credits a proverb imprinted on Oval Office rug to MLK. Its origin is from 19th century abolitionist Theodore Parker
Thought Emporer Hirohito was on the battleship Missouri signing Japanese terms of surrender
“Let me be absolutely clear…Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s”
“Not having been there and not seeing all the facts…the Cambridge police acted stupidly.”
“Texas has always been a pretty Republican state” – If “always” excludes about 120 years of Democratic history
“I wanna be very clear…that we are resolved to halt the rise of privacy.” (pirates are okay though I guess)
“The reforms we seek would bring greater inefficiencies to our healthcare system.” (a slip of truth for once)
Analogizes that the USPS is “always having problems”, undercutting his own argument for government run healthcare
On the Daschle debacle – “…a mistake – probably not the first one I’m going to be making in this office.”
States that inflating your tires and getting tuneups equates to the domestic oil that drilling would produce
Restaurant that Obama brags was saved by the stimulus closes the following week after 70 years of business
Confused the Presidential Medal of Freedom with the Congressional Medal of Honor
“The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.”
Sunday: “Iran does not pose a serious threat to us.” – Monday: “The threat from Iran is grave.”
In May of 2011, signs the Westminster Abbey guestbook and dates it May 2008
Makes a fool of himself in an awkward attempt to toast the Queen at Buckingham Palace
At state dinner for German Chancellor Merkel he botches another toast because he forgot it altogether
Obama declares we have a weak job market because of automated services; like ATM’s and airport kiosks.
Relates that he presented the Medal of Honor personally to Afghanistan war hero Jared Monti – KIA 6-21-06

Posted by: Kandi Apple Red | July 10, 2011, 8:18 pm 8:18 pm

Obviously I meant the prior comment to @LORAINE – sorry RAFE

Posted by: Kandi Apple Red | July 10, 2011, 8:20 pm 8:20 pm

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