Originally Posted By Dabob2 Two of the OP's self-described "favorites:" >>74. "And I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it." -- Obama during his first State Of The Union address. A German invented the automobile.<< >>90. In the third sentence of his first speech as president, Obama said, "44 Americans have now taken the presidential oath." The correct number is 43, as Grover Cleveland served twice.<< The fact that two such beyond-trivial things can be put in a list of so-called presidential mistakes tells you how far they had to dig for any actual mistakes. And the fact that they're among the favorites of the OP tells you something as well. (P.S. Irony alert. Note again: "And I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it." -- Obama during his first State Of The Union address." The President's first speech before congress is not a State of the Union address, which only takes place in his second and subsequent years. Yes, completely trivial and picayune. But if you're going to BE trivial and picayune, you can expect the same in return.)
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh Some of the mistakes are trivial, but some of them may prove disastrous.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Or, what the likes of the Post calls "mistakes" may instead be good ideas. Look, Obama HAS made mistakes, and will continue to. Every president does. But that list was primarily either trivial matters or right-wing talking points that are only "mistakes" if you disagree with the policy.
Originally Posted By alexbook ^--I'd say giving a long speech in the pouring rain was probably a big mistake.
