Posted on 09/28/2011 8:54:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Even the White House press office isn't immune from making geography gaffes.
Per CNN's Mark Walz, the credentials given to members of the press corps traveling with President Obama on his campaign swing out west this week included a map that mistakenly identified Wyoming as Colorado.
The two rectangular states do look similar on the map, but it's a pretty embarrassing error, especially considering how important Colorado might be to President Obama's re-election chances next year.
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Somewhere in Indonesia, a village is missing its idiot.
Just remember - the Interconental Railroad went through Wyoming, not Colorado.
Good. So the campaign will set up a regional HQ in Cheyenne instead of Denver. This time they will lose CO.
Those interior states don’t matter, no how...jus’ be where Honkey livin’, is all.
Even Americans have trouble with US geography. It must be really tough on this White House.
Not really an issue. Just a couple of states full of mainly typical, white people.
That’s what happens when your’e raised outside the country by a parent or parents who have no love for the place.
Most American kids had a puzzle map, with the states as the pieces and the name of the state capital printed on each of them.
After playing with it for a while, even a five year old can name the states and tell you where they all are on a map.
Let’s see now, where was that Greek column speech?
Let’s see now, where was that Greek column speech?
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