Obama: Buchenwald, not Auschwitz

Steve NewYork — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:27:42 GMT

Poor republicans. Can't get their act together .. it's pathetic.

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Pat Huntington NY — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:29:47 GMT

Obama pounced on McCain when he confused Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq sometime ago, and continues to say that he's "out of touch", an apparent dig and McCain's old age senility. Now, Obama is surprised the Repukes would do the same for his innocent mistake? He shouldn't be, and if he has any chance winning in November, he better be prepared for more of this nonsense. The Repuke response was very much in bad taste.

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the Pajama Pundit — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:30:56 GMT

... and at least Obama will admit it when he makes a mistake. I wish we had that kind of candor from Chimpy McFlightsuit.

http://thepajamapundit.com/

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Pat huntington ny — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:32:40 GMT

Redrawing the electoral map is a risky and scary strategy for Obama. Has anyone considered that he'll lose PA and FL, and perhaps Michigan? Also, don't count on NJ being a blue state either.

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A Charles, LA, CA — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:34:29 GMT

<yawn>

The RNC never attack Obama on issues, it's very telling.

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Gail, dayton, oh — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:34:47 GMT

This country is craving new leadership....its time to turn the page. Barack is the candidate that will unite the country, make us proud abroad and end the war with honor.

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Blake, Denver, CO — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:36:25 GMT

Which is worse, Obama once referring to his uncle's service in Auschwitz when it was actually Buchenwald, or McCain repeatedly saying Al Quaida is in Iran? Hmmm... that's a toughy.

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thats a fact jack — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:36:39 GMT

minor mistake on obamas part not to be confused with the iraq lies and deceit and wasted lives and billions of Americans $$ however the repubs will try and make a mountain out of a molehill to no avail as the American public is on to their slight of hand tricks and are repulsed as will be proved in dems clean sweep in NOV.

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Lisa in New Britain, CT. Obama NOW — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:37:07 GMT

Keep it in the news GOP, I'm sure its a source of pride for the Obama family. And what one of us hasn't messed up on family lore from time to time.

Thank heavens for any and all liberators for Pete's sake.

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JWHICK, American Fork, UT — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:37:13 GMT

The Republican attack on the concentration camp remark made the whole machine look like idiots. I was laughing as the jokers on faux news argued this could seriously hurt Obama.

Facts: The only problem with what Obama said was that he said Auschwitz instead of Buchenwald, which is an understandable mistake to make about a story you were told as a child. Whether Obama made the mistake himself or had been told erroneously by his family is irrelevant. It was a mistake and it has been corrected.

The attackers: To see all the Obama haters jump on this like it wasn't a non-story was priceless. They compared it to Clinton's sniper lie where she lied about her OWN experiences and not stories she was told about great uncles. Is remembering which concentration camp your great uncle helped liberate in anyway relevant to, well, anything?

If these pathetic attacks are the basis for the republican hopes for November, they are going to lose soooo big.

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Michelle Zee — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:38:53 GMT

Republicans are the last people to talk about serving anything honorably. They have disgraced this nation and should be ashamed of themselves.

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Class Warrior, D.C. — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:39:18 GMT

This is a non-story. If this is the best the Repugnant Swift-Boaters can do, Mcshame is toast.

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GDI in Michigan — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:39:21 GMT

Either he misspoke and it was an honest mistake, or he was using Auschwitz for the impact the name brings.
I will say I believe it was an honest mistake.
Now Tommy Vietor lets be real. Obama brought up the issue with his speech, don’t get the holier then thou (sp) attitude, it doesn’t suite you.

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Gerri of PA — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:42:04 GMT

It was unfortunate that Obama mixed up Auschwitz & Buchenwald, only because it will be made into such a BIG DEAL. At least he didn't fabricate the story!!!

I don't get it that Obama has to take such criticism over every little word (by FOX News mostly)and they're recently on the band wagon that Hillary is beaten up on. They don't see anything wrong with her previous statement about RFK or Huck's recent remarks about a rifle/gun being pointed at Obama. And they never say anything about McCain mixing up the Sunnis and Shites. FOR GOODNESS SAKE; STOP THE MADDNESS!!!

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Eric, Salinas, CA — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:42:10 GMT

Compared to the McClellan revelations in his new book, Obama's innocent slip of the tongue is typical repugnant one's distraction politics. Since Auschwitz is the most infamous of all concentration camps it's not too surprising that he made the verbal gaffe he did. However it doesn't change the fact that his basic story of what his great uncle did is true.

Let's face it his verbal gaffe didn't get anyone killed, not the way "NeoNazi" Bush's many verbal gaffes have gotten good soldiers killed for no good reason.

Go Obama 08/12!

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Bruce, NV — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:42:10 GMT

For someone who is supposed to be so smart, Obama sure makes an awful lot of "innocent mistakes". If HRC or McCain did the same thing, the media, with MSNBC (MSDNC?) leading the charge would be raising a hue and cry. With Barry O, his official cable network/"news" website shrugs it off. Whatever happened to a free and unfettered press?

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obama 08 — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:43:21 GMT

Well at least Obama doesn't think the President of Germany is Putin, like McBush seems to think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpqqxEgskE

And we ALL remember when McBush REPEATEDLY didn't understand the difference between Shiite and Sunnis.

What will McBush do at a debate with Obama when Lieberman isn't allowed to whisper in his ear and tell him what to say?

Sorry GOP, your candidate is old, crusty, stale TOAST!!!

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L - MI — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:43:56 GMT

Pat - I don't think he'll lose MI. I can't speak to PA and OH, but MI is so bad off, I can't imagine that we'll vote in McSame. We've got a Dem Gov, and Detroit is always blue and will probably override any red votes. Plus, there is a heavy AA pop in Detroit area.

Where I live is primarily Republican (western side of state) but I have yet to talk to a supporter of McSame.

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Sally, virginia — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:46:09 GMT

You people should listen to yourselves. If McCain were to make a gaffe like this, or a gaffe like 'I've been to 57 states' you'd be screaming at how old, forgetful, senile, pick an adjective he is. But the Messiah does it and it's nothing but an honest mistake. It may be an honest mistake, but then trying practicing what you preach and don't jump on McCain for every similar misstep.

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allain Jules — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:47:51 GMT

Just a little mistake. But, to know that it's very well because nazism was horrible thing.

Allain from France.

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Typical White Sweetie — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:48:42 GMT

Misspeaking about event that happened 60 yrs ago and before you were born = understandable

Misspeaking about something YOU actually did 10 yrs ago = stupid

Misspeaking about Shia vs Sunni = ignorant

Outright lieing to the American people about an unecessary war? UNFORGIVEABLE!!!!!!

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christian — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:55:14 GMT

Pat Huntington,

that is because MCCAIN MADE THE SAME MISTAKE ABOUT 3 TIMES IN THE SPAN OF A WEEK! (idiot)

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Nj — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:57:43 GMT

Right Pat.

Now that Hill has lost lets work to make Obama lose right??
This is real smart for The dems.
Hillary and her dumb followers. Just like her.
If I cant win, nobody will.
Nice

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Brian, Cedar Hill, TX — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:58:48 GMT

Looks like Mr. Hotshot, Smartypants, Better-than-thou-with-a-windsor-knot got caught with some more embellishing and all his recent backpedaling. His attitude and that "you can't say this about me or you're a racist" crap has lost me as a supporter. For he and his crowd to even suggest that Hillary would wish that be befall an assassination is despicable and unacceptable. I find myself wanting to see him and all his moonies crash and burn in the months ahead.

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Latasha — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:09:41 GMT

Barack Obama is like Eliot Spitzer. They are worse politicians as "reformers" than the old guard currently in Washington.

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Isnt' Barack a Nice Guy? I think So! — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:09:52 GMT

Oh, silly republicans-This just makes Barack more human and loveable. Thanks for pointing out the little details! We are so glad to have you paying us so much attention! Love you back!

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FW Whitley — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:13:14 GMT

Wait a minute. This uncle/great uncle of Obama's? isn't he from his white grandmother's family?...you know, the racial side of the family that Obama despises and is (or was) so "ashamed" of?

There's the story, if true, to the sorry slick media package job of an empty, albeit starched, shirt known as Obama. And all this after years of him parking in the pews of a racially hateful anti-white "church"?

What's next? An admission from Obama's ilk that he and they owe a debt of gratitude, rather than ridicule and accusations to the Anglo people?

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Mitchell Feldman, Vestal, NY — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:15:02 GMT

My word, this is amazing. I'm Jewish and emotionally very tied to the Holocaust, having lost family as a result. Treblinka, Aushwitz, Buchenwald, it's all the same to me. The camps are often listed as a litany, a memorial prayer, when one hears their names repeated. I must confess (although now it does make geographic sense) that I never realized that Aushwitz was liberated by the Soviets and Buchenwald by the Americans and...damn' it, it just doesn't matter! I am outraged that anyone would make something about this (only someone not directly involved, would make a big deal about it).

Obama didn't lie, he confused the name of the camp of atrocity, which his uncle helped to liberate. This is not comparable to Hillary making up the story about being under sniper fire in Bosnia, in order to enhance tales of her insertion into a military venue. And this is certainly nothing like McCain mixing up Shia and Sunni and not understanding that Iran and Al Qaeda are enemies (that misunderstandering lends credence to the concept that he lacks an understanding of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East). If you're talking about victory, I suppose it implies vanquishing your enemies; I would propose that one should know who the enemies are before you plan to vanquish them (hear that Mr. Endless War).

I am grateful for the service that all American (and Soviet and British etc.) service people gave to defeat the horrible plague of the Nazi regieme and as my father did, Obama's grandfather and great uncle were part of that brave fighting force.

One final comment. Twisting the confusion between Aushwitz and Buchenwald and calling it a lie, is typical of the propaganda that the Nazi's used to initiate their invasion of Poland...similar to the lies that Bush told us to invade Iraq...could it be similar to lies that will be told by a Bush/McCain administration to launch a disasterous war against Iran. Let's demand credibility in government and stop deceiving the public in order to push an agenda.
Obama '08

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JROD, Ozark, AR — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:19:26 GMT

"The RNC never attack Obama on issues, it's very telling." A Charles, LA, CA wrote

It is very hard to attack Obama about substantive issues when he has no formal policy or actual plan to implement this wonderful "change" his camp is always proclaiming. Sure, he is a very eloquent speaker (and would make a great preacher), but he doesn't appear to have any kind of plan. Just a bunch of Liberal propoganda to inspire the politically uneducated and our ignorant college youth. If the elitist college kids are for something, that usually means it isn't good for the country.

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John Adams, Gainesville, FL — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:21:40 GMT

Guys:

Spend your time on Bush's and Cheney's massive deception and lack of common sense in the White House. Check out the depth of blunders and deceptions that is making us send $10 billion to Iraq to enrich Bush's and Cheney's cronies - all in the name of rebuilding Iraq. Shame on us that we allowed this to continue. Check out Fox News spinning this depth of disastrous White House that plunged this country to massive debt and economic woes.

How much gas will you get from Obama errors in naming foreign cities correctly? How much job will this nonesense about Obama gaffe creates at the end of the day. I encourage all to read the book by Scott and see how they White House played the entire nation and made us all stupid.

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maz hess switzerland — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:22:03 GMT

This mostly beautiful villages came to their terrible signifation like Rosmary to her baby. If switzerland would have being occupied Davos would have been a concentration camp too and wouldn't be famous today for his world economic forum. So why being so offended when barack is mixing up the names of the concentration camps. When you think about those names you don't think about this beautiful villages you just think about different places of a huge killing industry.

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Mitchell Feldman, Vestal, NY — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:22:21 GMT

This is a grammatically corrected version; sorry about the one above but I really was enraged by the uproar about nothing.

My word, this is amazing. I'm Jewish and emotionally very tied to the Holocaust, having lost family as a result. Treblinka, Auschwitz, Buchenwald, it's all the same to me. The camps are often listed as a litany, a memorial prayer, when one hears their names repeated. I must confess (although now it does make geographic sense) that I never realized that Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviets and Buchenwald by the Americans and...damn' it, it just doesn't matter! I am outraged that anyone would make something about this (only someone not directly involved, would make a big deal about it).

Obama didn't lie; he confused the name of the camp of atrocity, which his uncle helped to liberate. This is not comparable to Hillary making up the story about being under sniper fire in Bosnia, in order to enhance tales of her insertion into a military venue. And this is certainly nothing like McCain mixing up Shia and Sunni and not understanding that Iran and Al Qaeda are enemies (that misunderstand ring lends credence to the concept that he lacks an understanding of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East). If you're talking about victory, I suppose it implies vanquishing your enemies; I would propose that one should know who the enemies are before you plan to vanquish them (hear that Mr. Endless War).

I am grateful for the service that all American (and Soviet and British etc.) service people gave to defeat the horrible plague of the Nazi regime and as my father did, Obama's grandfather and great uncle were part of that brave fighting force.

One final comment: Twisting the confusion between Auschwitz and Buchenwald and calling it a lie, is typical of the propaganda that the Nazi's used to initiate their invasion of Poland...similar to the lies that Bush told us to invade Iraq...could it be similar to lies that will be told by a Bush/McCain administration to launch a disastrous war against Iran. Let's demand credibility in government and stop deceiving the public in order to push an agenda.
Obama '08

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NObama — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:24:09 GMT

Which of the "57 states" was BO's uncle from? Was it one of those that has typical white people in a snall town clinging to their guns and religion? BTW, was this his favorite, crazy old uncle, Irreverent Wright? People better be careful picking on BO. If they're not careful, he'll get Ayers to jump on them just like he did the flag.

Scary thought this man might be President.

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jackieblu morris Seattle WA — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:28:14 GMT

Big deal, he made a mistake. The republicans need something to focus on, anything but the real issues. MCcain screws up everytime he talks about Iraq, thats really scary, that and "I will never surrender"? Oh- he wants Obama to visit Iraq with him, yeah - to educate him. Time to retire GI Joe!!! Obama Rocks!!!

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John B, Des Moines, IA — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:28:47 GMT

If the Right wants to make a bunch of noise about Barack's Grandfather being an American patriot who helped liberate the concentration camps in WWII I say let them. It works DIRECTLY against their lie that Obama is some sort of scary foreigner who is probably hiding his agenda as a Muslim terrorist.

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Diane from Illinois — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:31:04 GMT

I find myself wanting to see him and all his moonies crash and burn in the months ahead.
Brian, Cedar Hill, TX
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Another typical angry Hillary supporter here. You need to get over it. AND Hillary DID make an assissination comment that offended MANY people. If she were talking a historical point, she could have left out the word assissination and still made her point. She is despicable and her beahvior is one of the many reasons (add her lies, etc. here)
she lost this nomination. She also mismanaged her campaign. So, if you like the path the country has been on for the past 7 years, like the economy the way it is, enjoy paying $4 a gallon for gas and don't mind that over 4,000 young Americans have died in Iraq for NOTHING, then go ahead and vote for McCain. That'll show us, won't it? Grow up.

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Rachel Milwaukee, WI — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:31:09 GMT

Its so funny obama can do no wrong in their eyes, not knowing how many states there are, lying about his dad and JFK now this. As a African American Hillary supporter is not about if she cant win no one can, its about voting for a person instead of a party and I just can't stomach barrack and his arrogance or his supporters arrogance. I am tired of his better than you attitude dont say nothing about my wife even though she campaigns for me. Obama has become predicatable. He has like 3 replys and they are oh its the kitchen sink, not now not today, and no more 4 years of Bush. It seems that he is banking on people hatred of bush to get hiim elected in nov and not real issues. He better go ask his typical white grandma for some more feel good family stories and this time he better pay attention and get it right.

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Carter, Jacksonville, FL — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:38:22 GMT

When McCain misspoke in Iraq about who Iran was helping, he had to be corrected by Lieberman, on camera!! Foreign Policy and Iraq were supposed to be his strong suit. The RNC said he just misspoke and it wasn't a big deal. Barack mixes up two concentration camps and they question his judgment. We know how when stories get told from generation to generation, some misinformation gets in there. This is ridiculous and a non-story.