Hopey One Kenobi made the long trek from D.C. to Canada's seat of power today but his visit didn't go quite as planned.
President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper just started their joint news conference, the first such dual podium event for the new president.
The newness is showing - the president began his remarks with, "It's a great pleasure to be here in Iowa - Ottawa."
Obama says "it's great to be" pretty much anywhere he goes. Iowa was a key battleground state, but also the Jan. 4, 2008 caucus was his first win during the Democratic primary election. It swung his way in November, and a Downtown Des Moines rally on Halloween was one of his last campaign stops before winning the presidency.
Flubbing the name of a location has happened to many politicians, and has happened to the president before.*
Via Gateway Pundit:
"Maybe he thought he was in one of the northern 57 states?"
Combine this flub with his previous shout out to the "President of Canada" and I'm starting to think he doesn't care about us quite as much as our apparent obsession with him merits.
And, at the end of the day, we'll still adore him. There's something very romantic about unrequited love.
Does that answer your question, Jarrett?
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