Pawlenty repeats false tale about Obama teleprompter

[Scottbrown2012]

Everyone knows that President Barack Obama relies on a teleprompter a lot when giving talks. He even used one to talk to a dozen members of his own Middle Class Task Force a few weeks ago.

But Obama critics are seizing on one of the times he did NOT use the device to ridicule him.

The latest was Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a possible candidate for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination.

"President Obama was in a grade school classroom speaking to elementary school children and he was using a teleprompter," Pawlenty said Friday in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

"You've got to be kidding me," he added. "That's not a joke. That's a real story."

Actually, it's not. The tale spread by bloggers over the Internet and in some media, including the Comedy Channel's Jon Stewart, blended together two Obama appearances Jan. 19 at the Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia, to make it appear he used the teleprompter when speaking to a classroom of 30 pupils.

In reality, Obama sat on a chair and spoke with the pupils without the device.

In a different classroom, he used the teleprompter to give scripted remarks on education to television cameras.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/86508.html?storylink=omni_popular

[Lazarus]

Everyone knows that President Barack Obama relies on a teleprompter a lot when giving talks. He even used one to talk to a dozen members of his own Middle Class Task Force a few weeks ago.

But Obama critics are seizing on one of the times he did NOT use the device to ridicule him.

The latest was Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a possible candidate for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination.

"President Obama was in a grade school classroom speaking to elementary school children and he was using a teleprompter," Pawlenty said Friday in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

"You've got to be kidding me," he added. "That's not a joke. That's a real story."

Actually, it's not. The tale spread by bloggers over the Internet and in some media, including the Comedy Channel's Jon Stewart, blended together two Obama appearances Jan. 19 at the Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia, to make it appear he used the teleprompter when speaking to a classroom of 30 pupils.

In reality, Obama sat on a chair and spoke with the pupils without the device.

In a different classroom, he used the teleprompter to give scripted remarks on education to television cameras.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/86508.html?storylink=omni_popular

Didn't you know that the Republicans have a monopoly on the truth?

[Boogie man]

Everyone knows that President Barack Obama relies on a teleprompter a lot when giving talks. He even used one to talk to a dozen members of his own Middle Class Task Force a few weeks ago.

But Obama critics are seizing on one of the times he did NOT use the device to ridicule him.

The latest was Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a possible candidate for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination.

"President Obama was in a grade school classroom speaking to elementary school children and he was using a teleprompter," Pawlenty said Friday in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

"You've got to be kidding me," he added. "That's not a joke. That's a real story."

Actually, it's not. The tale spread by bloggers over the Internet and in some media, including the Comedy Channel's Jon Stewart, blended together two Obama appearances Jan. 19 at the Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia, to make it appear he used the teleprompter when speaking to a classroom of 30 pupils.

In reality, Obama sat on a chair and spoke with the pupils without the device.

In a different classroom, he used the teleprompter to give scripted remarks on education to television cameras.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/86508.html?storylink=omni_popular

Hey Einstein. There were two events. Here's the other one that Pawlenty was talking about. You've been fooled again by the state run media. You obviously didn't read the caption under the video that syas....White House video of Obama at Falls Church school. No teleprompter. To watch the event at the same school where Obama used the teleprompter, go here.



http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/race-top-education-reform

[Moby]

Since Ronald Reagan, the only Republican President to leave American in better economic shape than when he took office, used teleprompters, why is it a big issue when another President does it?

[Boogie man]

Since Ronald Reagan, the only Republican President to leave American in better economic shape than when he took office, used teleprompters, why is it a big issue when another President does it?

When we've been told for two years how intelligent and God-like this President is, it just looks ridiculous to use a teleprompter and then read it word for word and even repeat the mistakes made by his gophers. "Corpseman". C'mon man, you know that is pretty stupid for a President and Commander in Chief. Are they gonna have to start using ebonics or phonetic spelling so he doesn't look so dumb?

You guys need to wake up and smell the coffee. Obama is way in over his head..... one term and out.

[Pat]

Since Ronald Reagan, the only Republican President to leave American in better economic shape than when he took office, used teleprompters, why is it a big issue when another President does it?
I'll see your teleprompter and raise you an iPad.

[T-Cat]

Hey Einstein. There were two events. Here's the other one that Pawlenty was talking about. You've been fooled again by the state run media. You obviously didn't read the caption under the video that syas....White House video of Obama at Falls Church school. No teleprompter. To watch the event at the same school where Obama used the teleprompter, go here.Fooled again by the state run media???

Looks like somebody got fooled by the conservative run media. Did you watch the video you provided?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/race-top-education-reformNow what did Pawlenty say?

"President Obama was in a grade school classroom speaking to elementary school children and he was using a teleprompter,"That video show President Obama in a grade school classroom speaking to the media, not elementary school children like Pawlenty claimed. Pawlenty lied. There was a seperate session where Obama did talk to grade school children but didn't use a teleprompter.

Here is a picture of Obama talking to the children:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/embedded_img_full/image/image_file/school_racetotop_PS-0042.jpg

[Boogie man]

Okay. Pawlenty lied. I still liked it.

[T-Cat]

Okay. Pawlenty lied. I still liked it.Of course you did, obviously the truth is irrelevant to you.

[Boogie man]

Of course you did, obviously the truth is irrelevant to you.

You like the truth. Well, guess what. I just happen to have some.

The President of the United States and Commander in Chief doesn't even know how to pronounce corpsman.

[T-Cat]

You like the truth. Well, guess what. I just happen to have some.

The President of the United States and Commander in Chief doesn't even know how to pronounce corpsman.Translation: The President of United States foolishly mispronounced a word therefore it is okay for conservatives to blantantly lie about things he does. There is the "moral clarity" we always hear about from conservatives.

Where did you get your info about the teleprompter from? Perhaps the less than honest non-state run media?

And did you apologize to ScottBrown2012 for your childish insult about the teleprompter when in fact you were wrong?

[Boogie man]

Translation: The President of United States foolishly mispronounced a word therefore it is okay for conservatives to blantantly lie about things he does. There is the "moral clarity" we always hear about from conservatives.

Where did you get your info about the teleprompter from? Perhaps the less than honest non-state run media?

And did you apologize to ScottBrown2012 for your childish insult about the teleprompter when in fact you were wrong?

He mispronounced the word because he didn't know how to pronounce it. He did it 3 times in the same speech.

The rest of your post you can stick up your ass.

[T-Cat]

He mispronounced the word because he didn't know how to pronounce it. He did it 3 times in the same speech.Yes and that was foolish of him. Which according to you means it is okay for others to lie.

The rest of your post you can stick up your ass.Poor baby! :lmao2:

[Boogie man]

Yes and that was foolish of him. Which according to you means it is okay for others to lie.

Poor baby! :lmao2:

It wasn't "foolish". It revealed that he is ignorant.

[T-Cat]

It wasn't "foolish". It revealed that he is ignorant.You have revealed that you are very ignorant as well. Maybe you guys should start hanging out together.

[Boogie man]

You have revealed that you are very ignorant as well. Maybe you guys should start hanging out together.

So you admit Obama is ignorant. Thanks. That's all we needed.

[doctordog]

So you admit Obama is ignorant. Thanks. That's all we needed.

They know it and are ashamed by it.:thumbsup:

[T-Cat]

So you admit Obama is ignorant.Everyone is ignorant in some way.

Thanks. That's all we needed.So you admit that you are ignorant. Thanks.

[T-Cat]

They know it and are ashamed by it.:thumbsup:And you don't know how ignorant you are which sadly makes it worse.

[Boogie man]

Everyone is ignorant in some way.

So you admit that you are ignorant. Thanks.

I'm not the President of the United States and the Commander in Chief. My ignorance is not going to harm my nation and my fellow citizens.

[Boogie man]

And you don't know how ignorant you are which sadly makes it worse.

Now you're sounding and looking childish. Keep going.

[doctordog]

And you don't know how ignorant you are which sadly makes it worse.

More playground bullshit from diarhea mouth, I am not suprised junior.:thumbsup:

[T-Cat]

I'm not the President of the United States and the Commander in Chief. My ignorance is not going to harm my nation and my fellow citizens.I hardly think mispronouncing a word is going to be all that harmful especially in the context it was made. But you can of course scream that the sky is falling.

[T-Cat]

More playground bullshit from diarhea mouth, I am not suprised junior.:thumbsup:All you have is playground bullshit.

I'm not surprised that you didn't answer my question in the other thread, where do you get your scientific knowledge from?

[Pat]

I hardly think mispronouncing a word is going to be all that harmful especially in the context it was made. But you can of course scream that the sky is falling.
It was the context that made it that much worse.

[T-Cat]

It was the context that made it that much worse.And the sky fell, right? :p

[Boogie man]

I hardly think mispronouncing a word is going to be all that harmful especially in the context it was made. But you can of course scream that the sky is falling.

He didn't "mispronounce" anything. He was ignorant of how to pronounce it. That's a big difference.

[T-Cat]

He didn't "mispronounce" anything. He was ignorant of how to pronounce it. That's a big difference.From the online dictionary:

mis·pro·nounce (mspr-nouns)
v. mis·pro·nounced, mis·pro·nounc·ing, mis·pro·nounc·es
v.tr.
To pronounce badly or incorrectly.
v.intr.
To make a poor pronunciation.

mispronounce [ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns]
vb
to pronounce (a word) wrongly


I would say he did mispronounce it.

Now did he mispronounce it because he didn't know the correct way, yes I would agree although I doubt if he did a similar thing with Marine Corp or Press Corp. Now if he mispronounced it on purpose well that would be even worse, wouldn't it?

[Boogie man]

From the online dictionary:

mis·pro·nounce (mspr-nouns)
v. mis·pro·nounced, mis·pro·nounc·ing, mis·pro·nounc·es
v.tr.
To pronounce badly or incorrectly.
v.intr.
To make a poor pronunciation.

mispronounce [ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns]
vb
to pronounce (a word) wrongly


I would say he did mispronounce it.

Now did he mispronounce it because he didn't know the correct way, yes I would agree although I doubt if he did a similar thing with Marine Corp or Press Corp. Now if he mispronounced it on purpose well that would be even worse, wouldn't it?

Okay, we agree. He misprounced the word because he didn't know how to pronounce it. For the Commander in Chief to mispronounce "corpsman" three times in the same speech is pretty ignorant. All this hype about this guy being so intelligent and such is just bullshit from the leftist media.

[Pat]

And the sky fell, right? :p
If you say so........

[T-Cat]

Okay, we agree. He misprounced the word because he didn't know how to pronounce it. For the Commander in Chief to mispronounce "corpsman" three times in the same speech is pretty ignorant. All this hype about this guy being so intelligent and such is just bullshit from the leftist media.I hope you don't think that intelligence is some sort of all encompassing concept that means people must be smart at just about everything they do. Something like IQ can give a general idea but when it comes to many specific things it isn't true.

[Boogie man]

I hope you don't think that intelligence is some sort of all encompassing concept that means people must be smart at just about everything they do. Something like IQ can give a general idea but when it comes to many specific things it isn't true.

Yes, I expect the President of the United States and Commander in Chief to be able to pronounce "corpsman" correctly. Hey, that's just me.

[T-Cat]

Yes, I expect the President of the United States and Commander in Chief to be able to pronounce "corpsman" correctly. Hey, that's just me.I guess some people don't use that as a defining requirement for being president, go figure.

[Boogie man]

I guess some people don't use that as a defining requirement for being president, go figure.

It's called "experience". Your president doesn't have it. He's just another educated dummy.

[T-Cat]

It's called "experience". Your president doesn't have it. He's just another educated dummy.Again, very few people have comprehensive experience just like they don't have comprehensive intelligence.

[Boogie man]

Again, very few people have comprehensive experience just like they don't have comprehensive intelligence.

Since when is the President of the United States and Commander in Chief exempt? You Obamatrons protect this guy like he's the Golden child.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPLmYcQaVVE

[T-Cat]

Since when is the President of the United States and Commander in Chief exempt?Since always as it is impossible to be experienced and knowledgable about everything or even most things.

You Obamatrons protect this guy like he's the Golden child.Ahh yes, more rhetoric.

[Boogie man]

Since always as it is impossible to be experienced and knowledgable about everything or even most things.

Ahh yes, more rhetoric.

But this guy is supposed to be more intelligent than all of us and he's so talented and "God-like". He's gonna save the world and make everyone love us and place nice. Why isn't it working?

[T-Cat]

But this guy is supposed to be more intelligent than all of us and he's so talented and "God-like". He's gonna save the world and make everyone love us and place nice. Why isn't it working?Who said Obama is supposed to be more intelligent that all of us? Who said he is god-like?

[Boogie man]

Who said Obama is supposed to be more intelligent that all of us? Who said he is god-like?

Newsweek editor Evan Thomas brought adulation over President Obama’s Cairo speech to a whole new level on Friday, declaring on MSNBC: "I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God."

Thomas, appearing on Hardball with Chris Matthews, was reacting to a preceding monologue in which Matthews praised Obama’s speech: "I think the President's speech yesterday was the reason we Americans elected him. It was grand. It was positive. Hopeful...But what I liked about the President's speech in Cairo was that it showed a complete humility...The question now is whether the President we elected and spoke for us so grandly yesterday can carry out the great vision he gave us and to the world."

Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2009/06/05/newsweek-s-evan-thomas-obama-sort-god#ixzz0gCXNxawW


Don't you think Obama is smarter than most Americans? Maybe not all, but most of us little people. Don't ya?

[T-Cat]

Newsweek editor Evan Thomas brought adulation over President Obama’s Cairo speech to a whole new level on Friday, declaring on MSNBC: "I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God."

Thomas, appearing on Hardball with Chris Matthews, was reacting to a preceding monologue in which Matthews praised Obama’s speech: "I think the President's speech yesterday was the reason we Americans elected him. It was grand. It was positive. Hopeful...But what I liked about the President's speech in Cairo was that it showed a complete humility...The question now is whether the President we elected and spoke for us so grandly yesterday can carry out the great vision he gave us and to the world."

Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2009/06/05/newsweek-s-evan-thomas-obama-sort-god#ixzz0gCXNxawW


Don't you think Obama is smarter than most Americans? Maybe not all, but most of us little people. Don't ya?Wow, so a Newsweek editor spews his opinion and that means everyone or almost everyone thinks that it is true.

Oh I forget, if boogieman reads something in Newsweek magazine then it must be true, right? :lmao2:

I think Obama is smart in various things that most Americans aren't. Not so much in various other things but that is true with just about every politician.

Nor is it necessarily saying much. As I said before, 30% of Texans (which is the second most populous state) think humans and dinosaurs coexisted, that kind of stupidity is setting the bar awfully low.

[Boogie man]

Wow, so a Newsweek editor spews his opinion and that means everyone or almost everyone thinks that it is true.

Oh I forget, if boogieman reads something in Newsweek magazine then it must be true, right? :lmao2:

I think Obama is smart in various things that most Americans aren't. Not so much in various other things but that is true with just about every politician.

Nor is it necessarily saying much. As I said before, 30% of Texans (which is the second most populous state) think humans and dinosaurs coexisted, that kind of stupidity is setting the bar awfully low.

You asked me "who" and I gave you "who.

So what do you think Obama is smart in?

[MintJulep]

Fooled again by the state run media???

Looks like somebody got fooled by the conservative run media. Did you watch the video you provided?

Now what did Pawlenty say?

That video show President Obama in a grade school classroom speaking to the media, not elementary school children like Pawlenty claimed. Pawlenty lied. There was a seperate session where Obama did talk to grade school children but didn't use a teleprompter.

Here is a picture of Obama talking to the children:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/embedded_img_full/image/image_file/school_racetotop_PS-0042.jpg
At the same school on the same day, he used the teleprompter to address a small press pool, which is utterly pathetic.

http://www.black-and-right.com/wp-content/uploads/ObamaVisitsElementarySchoolSRR0qC5o9Bwl-471x318.jpg

[T-Cat]

You asked me "who" and I gave you "who.Yes but you said this:

But this guy is supposed to be more intelligent than all of us and he's so talented and "God-like".and the evidence you gave is some editor of Newsweek voicing his opinion. That doesn't actually make Obama god like nor does it mean that most of his supporters think he is god-like. It would seem many think quite the opposite.

So what do you think Obama is smart in?He seems to know most scientific stuff and a lot of basic knowledge that many people are simply ignorant of. Now when it comes to economics I have my doubts but I have that doubt about most politicians.

[T-Cat]

At the same school on the same day, he used the teleprompter to address a small press pool, which is utterly pathetic.

http://www.black-and-right.com/wp-content/uploads/ObamaVisitsElementarySchoolSRR0qC5o9Bwl-471x318.jpgWhich is an excuse for Pawlenty to lie about it? Please tell.

And how come so many conservatives at CPAC are using teleprompters?

[Boogie man]

Yes but you said this:

and the evidence you gave is some editor of Newsweek voicing his opinion. That doesn't actually make Obama god like nor does it mean that most of his supporters think he is god-like. It would seem many think quite the opposite.

He seems to know most scientific stuff and a lot of basic knowledge that many people are simply ignorant of. Now when it comes to economics I have my doubts but I have that doubt about most politicians.

Newsweek is read by millions of people and published by the left wing mainstream media.

What is Obama's experience and education connected to global warming science?

[MintJulep]

Which is an excuse for Pawlenty to lie about it? Please tell. Ummm, where did I say that? I simply pointed out a teleprompter was used at the Elementary school.

And it was....

And how come so many conservatives at CPAC are using teleprompters?Can you not distinguish the difference between a major conference with thousands of people vs. a handful of people in an informal setting like an Elementary school? Are you aware he also used a teleprompter at a rodeo?

Obama personifies the phrase, "The Clothes have no Emperor". The man and his skull are nothing but empty shells.

[Boogie man]

Ummm, where did I say that? I simply pointed out a teleprompter was used at the Elementary school.

And it was....

Can you not distinguish the difference between a major conference with thousands of people vs. a handful of people in an informal setting like an Elementary school? Are you aware he also used a teleprompter at a rodeo?

Obama personifies the phrase, "The Clothes have no Emperor". The man and his skull are nothing but empty shells.

He used a teleprompter at a rodeo? LOL.

"You’ve been with the professors
And they’ve all liked your looks
With great lawyers you have
Discussed lepers and crooks
You’ve been through all of
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s books
You’re very well read
It’s well known

Because something is happening here
But you don’t know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones"?

Ballad of a Thin Man
Bob Dylan

[T-Cat]

Ummm, where did I say that? I simply pointed out a teleprompter was used at the Elementary school.

And it was....And nobody questioned that.

Can you not comprehend the fact that Pawlenty lied about it in his speech at CPAC and that some ignorant people who believe just about everything they read in the "conservative run medial" repeated that lie?

Can you not distinguish the difference between a major conference with thousands of people vs. a handful of people in an informal setting like an Elementary school? Are you aware he also used a teleprompter at a rodeo?

Obama personifies the phrase, "The Clothes have no Emperor". The man and his skull are nothing but empty shells.So the number of people determines the difficultly level of remembering what you want to say?

[MintJulep]

And nobody questioned that.

Can you not comprehend the fact that Pawlenty lied about it in his speech at CPAC and that some ignorant people who believe just about everything they read in the "conservative run medial" repeated that lie? A teleprompter was used at the school, only not to speak to the kiddies.

So the number of people determines the difficultly level of remembering what you want to say?The setting does. Addressing a small press pool at a kiddie school, a rodeo or when exiting Airforce one is the not the same as the SOTU or a speech in a formal setting. Clearly, he does not possess any original thoughts and needs someone else to write the words so he can read them.

The Clothes have no Emperor.

[T-Cat]

A teleprompter was used at the school, only not to speak to the kiddies.Yes but that is not what Pawlenty said now is it. He said he "was in a grade school classroom speaking to elementary school children and he was using a teleprompter". That isn't true. Why did Pawlenty lie about it?

The setting does. Addressing a small press pool at a kiddie school, a rodeo or when exiting Airforce one is the not the same as the SOTU or a speech in a formal setting. Clearly, he does not possess any original thoughts and needs someone else to write the words so he can read them.

The Clothes have no Emperor.Yes and you are good at rhetoric and not so good at original thoughts yourself.

[MintJulep]

Yes but that is not what Pawlenty said now is it. He said he "was in a grade school classroom speaking to elementary school children and he was using a teleprompter". That isn't true. Why did Pawlenty lie about it? I have no idea. Just pointing out a teleprompter was used at the school.

Yes and you are good at rhetoric and not so good at original thoughts yourself.Opinion and irrelevant.

Why is Obama unable to speak off-the-cuff at a setting as informal as a rodeo? Perhaps you can address that?

[T-Cat]

I have no idea. Just pointing out a teleprompter was used at the school.Which had already been pointed out and acknowledged. So what you said was indeed irrelevant.

If reading from a teleprompter is so bad, why would Pawlenty and so much of the conservative run media have to lie about it to make it sound worse?

Opinion and irrelevant.

Why is Obama unable to speak off-the-cuff at a setting as informal as a rodeo? Perhaps you can address that?Maybe he figures it is quicker and more concise to do things via a teleprompter. Some people can really ramble on when they aren't following a script.

[Scottbrown2012]

I have no idea. Just pointing out a teleprompter was used at the school.

Opinion and irrelevant.

Why is Obama unable to speak off-the-cuff at a setting as informal as a rodeo? Perhaps you can address that?

perhaps you can address and explain why Sarah Palin whines about Obamas teleprompter use YET she is just as guilty of being a serial teleprompter user herself as seen in THESE photos?

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=15107&id=100000168047328&l=c99c15b30e

[bairdi]

I have no idea. Just pointing out a teleprompter was used at the school.

Opinion and irrelevant.

Why is Obama unable to speak off-the-cuff at a setting as informal as a rodeo? Perhaps you can address that?
He did a pretty damn good job of speaking off the cuff when he schooled the Republicans a few weeks ago.

[mrmeangenes]

He did a pretty damn good job of speaking off the cuff when he schooled the Republicans a few weeks ago.

So good a job- I've read - they are opposed to repeating the experience.

By the way, didn't Pawlenty use teleprompters when he was making his speech criticizing Obama for doing so ? (I hunted for an image but didn't succeed.)

[Mason66]

He mispronounced the word because he didn't know how to pronounce it. He did it 3 times in the same speech.

The rest of your post you can stick up your ass.

In case you didn't know, the Presisdent also mispronounced the same word at a speech in front of soldiers before this speech.

Hannity had the video on his show.

There was an audible gasp from the soldiers when he said the word that way.

Why would he mispronounce it again in a subsequent speech?

Like I have said before, for me education has no value, it is what you do with the education that is important.

Corpsman is a common word that any school grade child should know.

I saw it as an insult to the troops that their leader didn't know how to pronounce a whole branch of the military.

[Boogie man]

In case you didn't know, the Presisdent also mispronounced the same word at a speech in front of soldiers before this speech.

Hannity had the video on his show.

There was an audible gasp from the soldiers when he said the word that way.

Why would he mispronounce it again in a subsequent speech?

Like I have said before, for me education has no value, it is what you do with the education that is important.

Corpsman is a common word that any school grade child should know.

I saw it as an insult to the troops that their leader didn't know how to pronounce a whole branch of the military.

I saw it as an insult and more. I saw it as a realization for millions of Americans that the man they elected to lead us is ignorant of the things he should know as President and Commander in Chief. God help us.

[mrmeangenes]

"I saw it as an insult to the troops that their leader didn't know how to pronounce a whole branch of the military."

Umm... What branch is that ?

Let's see: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard.

Nope. Don't see a "Corpsmen" branch.

Maybe Boogie and Mason can identify it.

ps: People in the Midwest frequently mispronounce "corpsman".

[Boogie man]

"I saw it as an insult to the troops that their leader didn't know how to pronounce a whole branch of the military."

Umm... What branch is that ?

Let's see: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard.

Nope. Don't see a "Corpsmen" branch.

Maybe Boogie and Mason can identify it.

ps: People in the Midwest frequently mispronounce "corpsman".

He mispronounced it because he didn't know how to pronounce it. The rest of your post is meaningless rhetoric.

[Mason66]

"I saw it as an insult to the troops that their leader didn't know how to pronounce a whole branch of the military."

Umm... What branch is that ?

Let's see: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard.

Nope. Don't see a "Corpsmen" branch.

Maybe Boogie and Mason can identify it.

ps: People in the Midwest frequently mispronounce "corpsman".

Do you just post to exercise your fingers?

Marine Corps is what he doesn't know how to pronounce and yes it is a branch of the military.

A Marine is a Corpsman

[mrmeangenes]

Do you just post to exercise your fingers?

Marine Corps is what he doesn't know how to pronounce and yes it is a branch of the military.

A Marine is a Corpsman

Ummm....Mason: I don't want to be embarassed at some future date, so I'll tell you this discreetly: The big hooraw was about Navy Corpsmen - which- God save the Republic-he mispronounced as "corps(e)men".

Navy Corpsmen are medical officers and enlisted : some of whom are assigned to Marine Corps units, with most assigned to the Navy.

A Marine is not called a "Corpsman". We call ourselves Marines.

We are called a lot of other things: some of which are not flattering - especially when we publish a gentle rebuke such as this.