February 13, 2007
Obama Apologizes for "Wasted" Remark
The man seems to be channeling John Kerry:
During his first campaign trip this weekend, the Illinois senator told a crowd in Iowa: "We now have spent $400 billion and have seen over 3,000 lives of the bravest young Americans wasted."
He immediately apologized on Sunday, saying the remark was "a slip of the tongue."
During an appearance Monday in Nashua, N.H., he apologized again, telling reporters he meant to criticize the civilian leadership of the war, not those serving in the military.
"Even as I said it, I realized I had misspoken," Obama said. "It is not at all what I intended to say, and I would absolutely apologize if any (military families) felt that in some ways it had diminished the enormous courage and sacrifice that they'd shown."
Just like Kerry was talking about the Bush administration with his "botched" joke.
This is eerie...
UPDATE: Here is Michelle Malkin's opinion. You know, if someone knows "right away" that he's misspoken, doesn't it make sense to set the record straight immediately, rather than wait a day or two to gauge public reaction? What a load.
Reliving 2004?
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Barack Obama is a waste of space.
Oh, sorry Barack. I immediately knew that wasn't the right thing to say. Dope.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at February 13, 2007 05:03 PM
