Obama's Oops

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

That they do, but really no one should even say anything like that. Just put yourself in the shoes of a mom of a child with special needs. Would you enjoying hearing anyone use that as a way to poke fun at themselves?

He could have said, "I stink at bowling", we'd got he was making fun of himself.

We all know that he didn't say it to intentionally make fun of special needs kids.

Exactly, it's the spirit in which he said it, he wasn't being vindictive.

He is a new president and will definitely be more careful about how he choses his words, perhaps now he can relate to why Bush would stammer frequently-he was trying not to offend anyone.

I guess I wouldn't know how I would respond if I had a child who participated in S.O., Keith works with some children who do, but I guess I am putting myself in Obama's shoes, of being misunderstood and using the wrong phrase because he was trying to be funny.

I am more worried about his policies than his faux pas I guess. Some things are worth getting upset about, for me this isn't one. I know that there are enough people out there who will take up for me on this.