Why should anyone have trouble distinguishing Obama from bin Laden?
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Mon May-09-11 11:56 PM
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Why should anyone have trouble distinguishing Obama from bin Laden?
If they quit referring to bin Laden as just Osama (Obama) there shouldn't be a problem. Obama is Barack's last name. bin Laden is Osama's last name.
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Mon May-09-11 11:59 PM
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Tue May-10-11 12:06 AM
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2. Or willfully ignorant. They know better, but they choose to pretend they don't
Just like Donald Trump. There is no way in hell he believed the Birther crap.
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Tue May-10-11 09:31 AM
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11. Even Ted Kennedy made that mistake
and he endorsed Obama. I've heard the mistake coming from very liberal people on TV every day. I figured the best way to avoid it was to refer to Osama as Bin Laden, which is pretty much what I've always called him.
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Tue May-10-11 12:09 AM
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3. I don't think it's an accident. I think the Republicans have always
liked to highlight the similarity of the names. They don't call Quaddafi by his first name, so they shouldn't call OBL by his first name either.
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Tue May-10-11 12:18 AM
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4. Its all about the inability to discern BS.
I mean literally, the inability to discern 'b/s' as in O(b/s)ama.
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Tue May-10-11 01:39 AM
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I have to type "Bin Laden" when I post to prevent myself from accidentally typing "Obama". I too would agree that those on the right do it on purpose.
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Tue May-10-11 02:42 AM
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7. I use OBL or Bin Laden.
I sometimes get tongue tied in conversations with the two names, so I, like you find a workaround. The media apparently doesn't understand the concept, of trying to take steps to prevent an error.
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Tue May-10-11 09:33 AM
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12. It has happened so often for so many years
that one would think professionals would be make the extra effort as you have. I never use the name Osama, always Bin Laden.
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Tue May-10-11 02:04 AM
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6. Some people can't tell communism from socialism.
They have even less letters in common. Some people are below average. Actually, half of them are.
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Tue May-10-11 06:39 AM
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8. Refer to the President as "the President" - not his name - problem solved.
Bush was always referred to by the press, all republicans, and a LOT of people here on DU as the President. We should show as much courtesy to the current President - IMHO.
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Tue May-10-11 08:49 AM
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9. Way back in 2004 when I first heard of Obama, I said to myself...
The ignorant would never vote for him for president due to his last name. Thankfully, I was wrong.
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Tue May-10-11 09:19 AM
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10. Here's a full three minutes of reporters getting it wrong:
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Tue May-10-11 09:44 AM
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13. Automatic spell-checking/correcting software is the culprit
Edited on Tue May-10-11 09:44 AM by slackmaster
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