President Obama Says "Twitters"

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Today, President Barack Obama met with the Russian president, and he misspoke.  He was talking about a tour of a social networking company, and he said "headquarter of Twitters," when he clearly meant "headquarters of Twitter." [This quote is more accurate than how it related in the excerpt below] But that won't matter when all is said and done. This comment will be endlessly repeated by conservatives, along with his other so-called "gaffes."  Remember when the primary campaigning was winding down, and Obama said "57 states" when he meant 57 events?  They're still using that one.

They're trying to retaliate for all the ribbing we liberals gave President George W. Bush. Which we did. A lot. But once again, there is a false equivalency. Where you can clearly see the source of Obama's goof, Bush's mentions of "the Google" and "the internets" showed less a slip of the tongue than an unfamiliarity with the subject.  And a hell of a lot of precedent.  Oh well, I'll just prepare myself for a hard eye-roll every time I hear or see a mention of "Twitters."

[Excerpt]

Obama Jokes: Twitter Could Replace "Red Phone" Calls to Russia

At a joint press conference today with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, President Obama joked about how one popular technology might help the two countries move past traditional Cold War-style diplomacy.



The technology in question was Twitter - or as Mr. Obama put it, signaling he might be less familiar with the technology than he let on, "Twitters." During his speech, Mr. Obama made reference to the fact that Medvedev "visited the headquarters of Twitters where he opened his own account. . ."

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