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Topic: Obama Doesn't Know How To Spell
Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Fri 03/07/14 10:08 PM
Could a White House spell-off be in the works between President Obama and former Vice President Dan Quayle? In a throwback to the latter's infamous misspelling of the word "potato," Obama misspelled "respect" while introducing singer Aretha Franklin during a tribute to "Women of Soul" at the White House Thursday. “When Aretha first told us what … R-S-P-E-C-T meant to her,” Obama said, pausing briefly before the audience began laughing, apparently realizing his mistake. “She had no idea it would become a rallying cry for African Americans and women and anyone else who felt marginalized because of what they looked like, who they loved. They wanted some respect.” Also looking for some respect is Quayle, who in 1992 was schooled by a sixth grader on how to spell potato. Quayle was at the Munoz Rivera Elementary School spelling bee in Trenton, N.J., when he relied on a notecard provided by the school on the spelling of the word potato, a word used in the contest. The notecard incorrectly added an “e” to the end of the word, and Quayle advised the student to spell it that way. In his 1994 autobiography, Quayle called the day “a defining moment of the worst kind imaginable." He added, “Politicians live and die by the symbolic sound bite.” http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/07/obama-flubs-spelling-respect/?intcmp=latestnews I guess they don't teach spelling overseas where Obama went to school, or someone entered it wrong in the teleprompter.

Mortman Joined Tue 05/01/12 Posts: 1735	Fri 03/07/14 10:47 PM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Just before the "sockittome sockittome sockittome sockittome" part. Vice President Quayle made his error by correcting a kid's spelling while reading from a typo on his cue card, which to be fair, wasn't all his fault, but yeah, embarrassing. I always thought it was a lame joke to keep teasing the Quayle about.

willing2 Joined Sun 06/08/08 Posts: 20221	Fri 03/07/14 10:49 PM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Who is the dunce? It's spelled, R E S P E C T.

Mortman Joined Tue 05/01/12 Posts: 1735	Fri 03/07/14 10:58 PM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Who is the dunce? It's spelled, R E S P E C T. It's a line from the song. If you've a problem with that, then maybe you should go yell at the songwriter.

willing2 Joined Sun 06/08/08 Posts: 20221	Fri 03/07/14 11:03 PM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Who is the dunce? It's spelled, R E S P E C T. It's a line from the song. If you've a problem with that, then maybe you should go yell at the songwriter. I'll go by how the title is spelled. Not how a public idiot chose to spell respect.

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Sat 03/08/14 12:28 AM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Who is the dunce? It's spelled, R E S P E C T. It's a line from the song. If you've a problem with that, then maybe you should go yell at the songwriter. Actually I now they song quite well and not once was it sang that way, otherwise the whole audience wouldn't have laughed at his ignorance. I love how Obama supporters will come up with lies and delusions for their Messiah.

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Sat 03/08/14 12:30 AM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Who is the dunce? It's spelled, R E S P E C T. It's a line from the song. If you've a problem with that, then maybe you should go yell at the songwriter. I'll go by how the title is spelled. Not how a public idiot chose to spell respect. I don't think he chose to spell it that way, I just think he is that big of an idiot. I bet right now he has highly paid team put together strategizing on how to blame this latest blunder on President Bush.

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sat 03/08/14 12:49 AM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Who is the dunce? It's spelled, R E S P E C T. It's a line from the song. If you've a problem with that, then maybe you should go yell at the songwriter. I'll go by how the title is spelled. Not how a public idiot chose to spell respect. I don't think he chose to spell it that way, I just think he is that big of an idiot. I bet right now he has highly paid team put together strategizing on how to blame this latest blunder on President Bush. Probably that Teleprompter was one used by GWB,and infected with wrong Grammar!

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Sat 03/08/14 12:50 AM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Who is the dunce? It's spelled, R E S P E C T. It's a line from the song. If you've a problem with that, then maybe you should go yell at the songwriter. I'll go by how the title is spelled. Not how a public idiot chose to spell respect. I don't think he chose to spell it that way, I just think he is that big of an idiot. I bet right now he has highly paid team put together strategizing on how to blame this latest blunder on President Bush. Probably that Teleprompter was one used by GWB,and infected with wrong Grammar! President Bush never misspelled anything and rarely used a teleprompter. Obama is married to his because he needs to be told what to say or he pulls a Biden.

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Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sat 03/08/14 03:25 AM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Who is the dunce? It's spelled, R E S P E C T. It's a line from the song. If you've a problem with that, then maybe you should go yell at the songwriter. I'll go by how the title is spelled. Not how a public idiot chose to spell respect. I don't think he chose to spell it that way, I just think he is that big of an idiot. I bet right now he has highly paid team put together strategizing on how to blame this latest blunder on President Bush. Probably that Teleprompter was one used by GWB,and infected with wrong Grammar! President Bush never misspelled anything and rarely used a teleprompter. Obama is married to his because he needs to be told what to say or he pulls a Biden. I am aware of this,but if one puts blame,one might as well do it right,to heck with the Truth! They blame everything else on GWB!

alnewman Joined Sat 12/14/13 Posts: 4009	Sat 03/08/14 06:03 AM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Just before the "sockittome sockittome sockittome sockittome" part. Vice President Quayle made his error by correcting a kid's spelling while reading from a typo on his cue card, which to be fair, wasn't all his fault, but yeah, embarrassing. I always thought it was a lame joke to keep teasing the Quayle about. That's about as bright as Odumbo. Aretha didn't misspell it. Seems like only liberals seem to have a problem with that word and not just spelling it.

alnewman Joined Sat 12/14/13 Posts: 4009	Sat 03/08/14 06:06 AM
Actually I now they song quite well and not once was it sang that way, otherwise the whole audience wouldn't have laughed at his ignorance. I love how Obama supporters will come up with lies and delusions for their Messiah. About along the same lines as Repugentcants have delusions for their war monger traitor.

alnewman Joined Sat 12/14/13 Posts: 4009	Sat 03/08/14 06:08 AM
I am aware of this,but if one puts blame,one might as well do it right,to heck with the Truth! They blame everything else on GWB! But it is Bush's fault. He never left and has been hiding out in the White House doing all this mischief.

Sojourning_Soul Joined Fri 02/13/09 Posts: 10767	Sat 03/08/14 08:15 AM Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Sat 03/08/14 08:17 AM
I see an EO coming down the pike to change the spelling Mandated idiocy

willing2 Joined Sun 06/08/08 Posts: 20221	Sat 03/08/14 09:18 AM
That's what happens when ya get sent to pubic skoool. They don't teach spailin and tell you there's at least 57 states.

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sat 03/08/14 09:20 AM Edited by Conrad_73 on Sat 03/08/14 09:23 AM
I see an EO coming down the pike to change the spelling Mandated idiocy you really think HE(PBUH) would dirty HIS(PBUH) Pen with such a Triviality?

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Sat 03/08/14 09:42 AM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Just before the "sockittome sockittome sockittome sockittome" part. Vice President Quayle made his error by correcting a kid's spelling while reading from a typo on his cue card, which to be fair, wasn't all his fault, but yeah, embarrassing. I always thought it was a lame joke to keep teasing the Quayle about. Now Mortimer, admit it, you are loving it.

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Sat 03/08/14 10:01 AM
R-S-P-E-C-T was from a verse of Ms Franklin's hit song. Who is the dunce? It's spelled, R E S P E C T. It's a line from the song. If you've a problem with that, then maybe you should go yell at the songwriter. I'll go by how the title is spelled. Not how a public idiot chose to spell respect. I don't think he chose to spell it that way, I just think he is that big of an idiot. I bet right now he has highly paid team put together strategizing on how to blame this latest blunder on President Bush. Probably that Teleprompter was one used by GWB,and infected with wrong Grammar! President Bush never misspelled anything and rarely used a teleprompter. Obama is married to his because he needs to be told what to say or he pulls a Biden. I am aware of this,but if one puts blame,one might as well do it right,to heck with the Truth! They blame everything else on GWB! I got what you were trying to say after I posted my comment. The difference between President George W. Bush and Barry, other when President Bush knowing how to spell and is a decorated military fighter pilot, is that President Bush has class. Obama has no idea class is, he thinks that what the tax payers pay the Secret Service to drop his daughter off at everyday. Obama is a classless, nasty narcissistic, race baiting evil man who can take no responsibility for his actions.

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Sat 03/08/14 10:06 AM
That's what happens when ya get sent to pubic skoool. They don't teach spailin and tell you there's at least 57 states. You mean the public school "Radical Madrassa" overseas?