Comments for "Obama has been to HOW MANY states during his capaign?!?" Video at VideoSift.com

By kronosposeidon

kronosposeidon (http://kronosposeidon.videosift.com) — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:23 -0700

Now this is one example where I'm going to forgive a candidate for being sleep-deprived. By now everyone knows he's a smart dude, so this gaffe is easily explained by fatigued gray matter. At this point in his exhausting campaign schedule the dude is probably shitting nothing but coffee grounds. However, when one is sleep-deprived, there's a HUGE difference between saying there's 57 states and saying that you took sniper fire in Bosnia in 1996.

My point? Fuck Hillary. Fuck McCain. Go Obama.

By dgandhi

dgandhi (http://www.videosift.com/member/dgandhi) — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:42:21 -0700

Was this intended as a joke? He gets a laugh, whether he slipped 50 for 40, or was trying to get a chuckle is not entirely clear from the clip.

By joedirt

joedirt (http://www.videosift.com/member/joedirt) — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:10:30 -0700

Come on... clearly he meant 47. He said no AK or HI and one more left to go.

Doesn't take too much mental math to figure out somehow he said fifty and thought he was working on forty...

Anyways, pretty major mistake IMO.

By NetRunner

NetRunner (http://www.videosift.com/member/NetRunner) — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:42:47 -0700

Redstate has been trying to make some hay with this one.

As far as mistakes go, it's nothing compared to this.

This is just humorous, like fingergate.

By quantumushroom

quantumushroom (http://www.videosift.com/member/quantumushroom) — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:47:35 -0700

Why did Obama quit smoking?

He was told to.

A man with so little conviction he won't stand up for his OWN rights won't defend ours.

(McCain can't smoke due to oxygen bottles).

By bamdrew

bamdrew (http://www.videosift.com/member/bamdrew) — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:34:34 -0700

His journeys have taken him through 47 states, the 9 circles of hell, and even the grotesque wastelands of Washington D.C.,...

Yes, 57... a formidable champion he will be, if only he can survive... KENTUCKY!!!(thunder crashes!)!!

By Kerotan

Kerotan (http://www.videosift.com/member/Kerotan) — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:43:03 -0700

>> ^quantumushroom:
Why did Obama quit smoking?

He was told to.

A man with so little conviction he won't stand up for his OWN rights won't defend ours.

(McCain can't smoke due to oxygen bottles).

We need some who can defend out right to fill our lungs with ash!

because smoking is absolutely beneficial to your health!

By RedSky

RedSky (http://www.videosift.com/member/RedSky) — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:39:57 -0700

No I'm sorry, that's unacceptable.

Not knowing how many states there are is a clear sign that you lack the chauvinistic patriotism without which you clearly cannot be president. Had he only been wearing his trusty flag pin, he would have been able to look down and count how many stars were on it.

He also worships the devil. Did you know 57 is 609 away from 666? That's what you meant to say wasn't it? He's also a secret muslim, don't ask me how.

See, if only he had been up working at his desk at 3am, this would never have happened.

By charliem

charliem (http://www.videosift.com/member/charliem) — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:12:09 -0700

Sounded more like hes gone to 57 states...ie, one state more than once, in the campaign. Meh.

By sirex

sirex (http://www.videosift.com/member/sirex) — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:41:21 -0700

i think the time where the message in the sentence is "im knackered" is the time you let a mistake slide.

By Ryjkyj

Ryjkyj (http://www.videosift.com/member/Ryjkyj) — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:41:20 -0700

WOW, that's a really good point QM. Here I am going around casting my vote all willy-nilly when my candidate is clearly not quitting smoking of his own free will! That's the last time I trust MY instincts. Now that you mention it, it kind of makes me wonder why Bush quit drinking...

By Trancecoach

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:45:13 -0700

He's probably counting "states" like Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, & the Northern Mariana Islands, etc.

By maatc

maatc (http://maatc.videosift.com) — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:33:46 -0700

Not to forget the state of ignorance!
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Most likely explanation to me seems that he just double counted the states that he visited more than once