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"I have now been to all 50 states as president — and I was saving the best for last."

Said Obama, finally getting around to South Dakota.

৪৬টি মন্তব্য:

Scott বলেছেন...

Okay, so where the hell can a 747 land that's near Watertown, SD? Did he fly in on a smaller plane? Did his motorcade drive down from Fargo? What?

Bob Ellison বলেছেন...

South Dakota is really beautiful. All of those states out there are amazing, except North Dakota.

Original Mike বলেছেন...

Nope. Sorry. You've got seven left.

Michael K বলেছেন...

"You've got seven left."

Exactly.

befinne বলেছেন...

I'm confused, since the guy who's now president said while running for office that he'd been to 57 states with, he thought, one more to go. Now there are just 50 states. Maybe he eliminated the others by executive order?

Amexpat বলেছেন...

Nice to read that the town and state's excitement of having a sitting president visit them prevailed over petty partisan politics.

Bob বলেছেন...

He forgot the other seven: Disorder, Poverty, Disobedience, Dismay, Disgust, Rebellion and Anarchy.

campy বলেছেন...

But has he played every golf course yet?

নামহীন বলেছেন...

""I have now been to all 50 states as president — and I was saving the best for last.""

The 2012 Election was the 57th. Does that count?

The reason he saved SD for last is that he went 40-58% in the state.

MAJMike বলেছেন...

I thought we had 57 states, not 51.

David বলেছেন...

Nixon visited all 50 in his 1960 Campaign. Promised he would and he did.

Probably cost him the election.

robother বলেছেন...

Truly a check the box Presidency.

jr565 বলেছেন...

"Nope. Sorry. You've got seven left.
"You beat me to the joke. Bastard.

Lewis Wetzel বলেছেন...

Original Mike said...
"Nope. Sorry. You've got seven left."

Have you ever seen the tape of Obama making the 57 states remark?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws
He doesn't seem tired. His words are considered. He doesn't realize he just screwed up and said that he has visited 57 states. Obama seems to have meant to say "forty seven states."

Quaestor বলেছেন...
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exhelodrvr1 বলেছেন...

WHat a douche

Original Mike বলেছেন...

"Obama seems to have meant to say "forty seven states.""

I've always liked the theory that he was confusing states with Heinz ketchups.

Jaske বলেছেন...

Once upon a time, I needed book filler.

Mary Beth বলেছেন...

He didn't ask when they're adding his face to Mt. Rushmore?

Drago বলেছেন...

To utter the number "57" is now racist.

Obviously.

RichardJohnson বলেছেন...

Just wondering Mr. President: for whom did the best state vote?

I'm Full of Soup বলেছেন...

He can't help himself. He stoops to pandering no matter how much of lie it is.

clint বলেছেন...

"Drago said...
To utter the number "57" is now racist."

I knew there was something wrong with Heinz ketchup.

TosaGuy বলেছেন...

My Mom is from Watertown. It is a nice place to live and they treat people right.

Fernandinande বলেছেন...

Obummer is a bizzaro George Washington - "I cannot tell the truth."

Humperdink বলেছেন...

Maybe the Big O is looking for a remote location to dump off Moochelle.

Beloved Commenter AReasonableMan বলেছেন...

Althouse understands the little things that make you guys happy.

Fen বলেছেন...

Your delicious tears of rage are what make me happy, little man.

Whine more please.

averagejoe বলেছেন...

At least he got the number right this time. Someone must've written it out on the teleprompter. #Smrat Power!

virgil xenophon বলেছেন...

Wanna know what made Obama make that unconscious slip? There are 57 States in the OIC (Organization of Islamic States) Anybody wanna bet where the subconscious loyalties of the "Big O" lie?(apologizes to Oscar Robertson)

n.n বলেছেন...

He visited 57 states with 1 left to go. His handlers would not allow him to visit Hawaii or Alaska.

It seems that during Obama's time in office, there were 8 states aborted, and the conjoined twins of Hawaii and Alaska were separated.

Beloved Commenter AReasonableMan বলেছেন...

Fen said...
Your delicious tears of rage are what make me happy


Then you clearly lead a very unhappy life. But, we already knew this.

Eric বলেছেন...

befinne is correct, all the misinformed saying 57 should update their jab at BHO.

Fen বলেছেন...

There are 57 States in the OIC (Organization of Islamic States) Anybody wanna bet where the subconscious loyalties of the "Big O" lie?

I honestly thought the extra 7 were territories or "associations. But wiki says that math won't add up:

"Currently, there are a total of sixteen territories of the United States, five of which are inhabited: Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas, United States Virgin Islands and American Samoa.

The 10 uninhabited Territories are Palmyra Atoll, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Navassa Island and Serranilla Bank."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States

CWJ বলেছেন...

Fifty seven was in 2008 as Candidate Obama. This claim is as President Obama. Can we assume that the counter reset in late January 2009?

If so, the statement is downright Clintonian. But nonetheless meaningless blather.

But then again you knew that.

Titus বলেছেন...

He was definitely not telling the truth...he would rather be in Hawaii or Martha's Vineyard.

Drago বলেছেন...

Titus: "He was definitely not telling the truth...he would rather be in Hawaii or Martha's Vineyard."

Truer words about this man who is "down for the struggle" have never been spoken.

lemondog বলেছেন...

He forgot the other seven: Disorder, Poverty, Disobedience, Dismay, Disgust, Rebellion and Anarchy.

In the interest of alliteration:

Disorder, Destitution, Disobedience, Dismay, Disgust, Dissent and .... D’anarchy.

Tim বলেছেন...

Bob- there is nothing wrong with North Daktota. Not the same mountainous west (although SD isn't exactly mountainous either) but an entirely different beauty. Spectacular sunsets, great people. and the fabulous Red River valley and the Badlands.

Paul বলেছেন...

So SD was the last? Is he gonna resign now?

Can America start to rebuild now?

Largo বলেছেন...

@ARM:

"Then you clearly lead a very unhappy life."

Clear to whom? It sounds to me that he was playfully needling you!

Roger Sweeny বলেছেন...

"Finally, The Rock has come back to South Dakota."

walter বলেছেন...

That's a lot of fund raisers..

Drago বলেছেন...

AReasonableMan: "Althouse understands the little things that make you guys happy."

I'm sure from your vantage point Althouse is certainly no Fidel or Che, but she does what she can.

Bricap বলেছেন...

I thought the "57 states" remark was an allusion to the number of primary contests.

Etienne বলেছেন...

Okay, so where the hell can a 747 land that's near Watertown, SD?

My brother in Portland, advises that a 737 arrived, and that became Air Force 1. So it was just the C-130 with the security detail, and a 737 with the rest of the politicians and reporters.

The 747 probably landed at some bomber base, and the 737 caught-up with them there.

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