If you honestly think Obama doesn't know how many states there are in the U.S.A., then by all means vote against him. Obama used hyerbole. Look it up.

In your YouTube video insert, from several months past, he said his "staff" would not "justify it" to visit Alaska and Hawaii on his campaign trail at that point. He didn't say he had never been to Alaska or Hawaii. I highly doubt he would deny that he was born in Hawaii, or that he took a family vacation break from the campaign trail there last month.

I didn't call you stupid. Don't call me stupid.

Obama was BORN in Hawaii.

Keep going! You've got book deal or another "Bushisms" daily calendar contract to collect on for your due diligence.

YOUR POST BELOW:

This is a work in progress, but I couldn't hold back

George W. Bush

"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002

George W. Bush

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." —LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000

John Sidney McCain

"In the 21st century nations don't invade other nations." --on Russia's military action against Georgia, Birmingham, Mich., Aug. 13, 2008

George W. Bush

"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." —Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000

John Sidney McCain

"I was looking at the Sturgis schedule, and noticed that you had a beauty pageant, so I encouraged Cindy to compete. I told her [that] with a little luck, she could be the only woman to serve as both the First Lady and Miss Buffalo Chip." --on the Miss Buffalo Chip Pageant, which features topless (and occasionally bottomless) contestants, Sturgis, South Dakota, Aug. 4, 2008

George W. Bush

"I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft." —second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004

John Sidney McCain

"I'm running for president of the United States, because I want to help with family values. And I think that family values are important, when we have two parent -- families that are of parents that are the traditional family." --interview on "This Week," July 27, 2008

George W. Bush

"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000

John Sidney McCain

"We should be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies." --Kenner, Louisiana, June 3, 2008

George W. Bush

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004

John Sidney McCain

"I'm going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated."

George W. Bush

"They misunderestimated me." —Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000

John Sidney McCain

"Well, basically, it's a Google." --on how he's conducting his VP search, Richmond, Virginia, June 9, 2008

George W. Bush

"Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?" —Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

John Sidney McCain

"I was concerned about a couple of steps that the Russian government took in the last several days. One was reducing the energy supplies to Czechoslovakia." --referring to a country that no longer exists, Phoenix, Arizona, July 14, 2008

George W. Bush

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 )

-- Jim Montague

Go after McCain, first and foremost, on facts and record. On Palin, go after facts and record foremost, and "scandals" through surrogates. I'm not talking about exploiting her family (she's already done that). I'm talking about her "family" values being hoisted on to others--specifically, women---and there is ample evidence that she would do that.

"Would Salon even consider printing an article suggesting that Obama was a "token" candidate?"

They might, but they shouldn't. Because Obama is a legitimate candidate. Just as Hillary was.

Thanks for your great post. And thanks to you (and your fellow soldiers) for your service. It's encouraging to know that some of us out here who are too old to fight the actual battles can feel like maybe we're NOT unpatriotic if we fight in any way we can to bring our troops home and out of harm's way for an unnecessary war.

Bravo! Let's take care of these generations to come. (And give your little girl an extra anonymous hug from this stray commentator on salon :)

I truly understand the fear you expressed, but let's not give in to it. Let it be fuel moving forward!

As a total aside, I learned today that my extremely precious not-quite-THREE-year-old great-niece does not have cancer! I am ready to rock the world with hope and miracles. If I sound corny to some salon posters...so what? We have to do what we can do. Spreading the good word ain't a bad thing.

Yes, there is a "jet myth." Palin posted the jet on EBay, but did not sell it on EBay, although she indicated otherwise in her convention speech. McCain touted that sale of the jet on the campaign trail today as one of his favorite memories of her convention speech--and he added that she sold it for a profit! Neither is true. It was sold through a broker, at a loss, to a private businessman who had contributed to Palin's campaign and to other Republican contenders in the state. Nothing wrong with the purchase. Fair trade. What's wrong is lying about it.

Sorry that I'm not AKA Smith responding, and I certainly wouldn't presume to speak for her.

I hope this is OK with you (and I suspect it is)...I already forwarded some of your postings here to others.

I say: Thank You.

(I would say "you're doing a heckuva job" but given modern history, that would be insulting ;)

I agree with Ryan Adams.