Obama counts the states....

[nate2512]

http://www.asianam.org/mccain.htm

Originally Posted by nate2512

http://www.asianam.org/mccain.htm

WTF? He used that word to describe the Vietnamese? I've never heard it used except to reference Koreans.

I know many people of Korean ethnicity refer to themselves as "Han Gook".

[starang21]

Originally Posted by OTW

WTF? He used that word to describe the Vietnamese? I've never heard it used except to reference Koreans.

I know many people of Korean ethnicity refer to themselves as "Han Gook".

i've always heard it specifically for vietnamese. but either way, in regards to this, i can't see how any asian american would vote for mccain.

[nate2512]

Obama Auschwitz reference, another stumble for Obama. What do you guys think, lying to advance agendas and give himself first hand credibility, or simple mistake?

ETA: DSTCHAOS, is he closing in on stupid pattern behavior?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by nate2512

Obama Auschwitz reference, another stumble for Obama. What do you guys think, lying to advance agendas and give himself first hand credibility, or simple mistake?

Option C: Not that serious

The "Obama is a sexist" thing didn't go as far as I thought that it would. I was kinda into that one because I hate when random men use pet names for women. Damn him for that. But I guess people are too stuck on the other stuff (how many states there are, his race, his religion, etc.) to care about perceived sexism.

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

The "Obama is a sexist" thing didn't go as far as I thought that it would. I was kinda into that one because I hate when random men use pet names for women. Damn him for that. But I guess people are too stuck on the other stuff (how many states there are, his race, his religion, etc.) to care about perceived sexism.

Well how about McCain's daughter calling Obama "sexy"?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by nate2512

Well how about McCain's daughter calling Obama "sexy"?

She said he was sexy, which a lot of people agree with. He's okay sometimes, I guess.

She didn't call him sexy as in "hey sexy." (or did she?) That would've been inappropriate but it wouldn't necessarily be sexist.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by nate2512

Obama Auschwitz reference, another stumble for Obama. What do you guys think, lying to advance agendas and give himself first hand credibility, or simple mistake?

ETA: DSTCHAOS, is he closing in on stupid pattern behavior?

Stupid in terms of not knowing how many states there are OR stupid in terms of not choosing his words wisely for whatever reasons?

If it's the latter then the candidates are tied. But since I'm not a fan of any of these candidates or take any of them seriously, I'm not surprised.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by nate2512

Obama Auschwitz reference, another stumble for Obama. What do you guys think, lying to advance agendas and give himself first hand credibility, or simple mistake?

ETA: DSTCHAOS, is he closing in on stupid pattern behavior?

IMVHO, a rather simple error in speech.
The GOP brought in up as if it was such a huge deal
"Obama's mistaken mention of the camp on Monday quickly generated Internet chatter, ranging from puzzlement to outrage. The Republican Party demanded an explanation."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24845479/
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNe...edName=topNews

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by jon1856

IMVHO, a rather simple error in speech.
The GOP brought in up as if it was such a huge deal
"Obama's mistaken mention of the camp on Monday quickly generated Internet chatter, ranging from puzzlement to outrage. The Republican Party demanded an explanation."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24845479/
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNe...edName=topNews

Well hell, how is the party supposed to automatically know he had a great uncle at a different concentration camp? If they think he's lying they are right to ask him to explain. Particularly when we were taught in eighth grade, american forces didn't liberate Auschwitz.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by nate2512

Well hell, how is the party supposed to automatically know he had a great uncle at a different concentration camp? If they think he's lying they are right to ask him to explain. Particularly when we were taught in eighth grade, American forces didn't liberate Auschwitz.

Nate;
My Uncle, and his unit, also liberated a camp. However right now I could not tell you which one.
I do know that his unit was in the second wave at Omaha. That just sticks in my mind. Along with him, as a FAO, calling in Artillery onto his own position-what is now called danger close. Twice.
If you can recall from 8th grade the history of Auschwitz, perhaps you can recall which camp in Germany was the first to be liberated by US forces? And by which units?
Hint:
http://www.89infdivww2.org/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Division_%28United_States%29

We all learn different things and retain them in different ways.
And we all can mis-speak at any given time.

And more importantly, every campaign office has books and books and books covering everything about the other candidates.
I would find it very hard to believe that the GOP did not know about Obama's Uncle war record.
And if they did not, would have taken less than 2 minutes to find out.

And from what I saw in my morning paper and on the morning news shows, this matter is no longer in news cycle.