Obama Thinks America Invented The Automobile

Jalopnik ^ | 2/25/2009 | Ray Wert

[mojito]

In tonight's mini-State of the Union, President Obama said the "nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it." One problem. We didn't. That would be Karl Benz, in Mannheim, Germany. Just sayin'...

[NavyCanDo]

I have heard him say this in a previous speech, so his handlers have had the chance to correct him on it, but didn’t. I guess the focus groups marks on the line have been high, so just keep saying it. The zombies won’t be smart enough to figure it out.

[AmericanVictory]

We thought that everyone knew that the auto was invented in one of the 57 states.

[stuartcr]

This news is earthshaking, thanks.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“I thought Gottlieb Daimler also had something to do with it.”

Daimler invented the ten-cent piece. It’s not widely known, but Karl Benz was also the inventor of the auto accident, where it was once remarked “that’s the way the Mercedes Benz” after he wrapped his invention around a tree.

[a fool in paradise]

I hope someone is saving all of Obama’s malapropisms, to make a mockery out of him with calendars, books, etc. like they did to President George W. Bush.

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/obamagaffes/index

[Kaslin]

Who was the Mercedes Benz named after?

[tx_eggman]

Obama is the greatest, most inspiring, most brilliant man in the history of the world.

I heard that Obama kicked Chuck Norris's ass.

[a fool in paradise]

He may have invented the auto accident but I don’t think he invented the trial lawyer. Shakespeare was not a fan of the lawyers.

[Paladin2]

The lovely Mercedes, of course.

[LambSlave]

Maybe he’ll make Christopher Reeves get up and walk again.

After raising him from the dead, presumably.

[Kaslin]

That is a very fitting picture

[Professor_Leonide]

I thought that same thing - Henry Ford may have perfected the assembly line, but it was the Germans who invented the automobile. Or perhaps it was the English.

[Kaslin]

No, you are correct

[Paladin2]

At least he didn't call himself a jelly donut.

Obomba and Obiden are both paczkis

[Paladin2]

At least he didn't call himself a jelly donut.

Obomba and Obiden are both paczkis

[Kaslin]

Yeah, but who was she?

[Paladin2]

"“that’s the way the Mercedes Benz”"

I thought that was the first porno flick.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Scary part was this was written in advance and on Barry’s telepresidenter.

[silverleaf]

That’s OK, he thinks we bombed Pearl Harbor, too

[Tennessee_Bob]

Daimler invented the ten-cent piece. It’s not widely known, but Karl Benz was also the inventor of the auto accident, where it was once remarked “that’s the way the Mercedes Benz” after he wrapped his invention around a tree.

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