We all make mistakes and say things we in a sloppy or laughable way. And the more we talk the more likelihood exists that we will make such errors. Nobody in their right mind disputes that fact.

However, I still remain stumped by the enormous attention given to former Vice President Dan Quayle’s now famous “potatoe” misspelling episode. Really that was a minor thing and is commonly done (just do a Google search for potatoe and you’ll see what I mean).  It was much ado over nothing.

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Fast-forward to 2008 and presidential candidate Barack Obama. He speaks a lot and has had some notable gaffes. One in particular that stands out to me occurred at a campaign event in Beaverton, OR. Here, Senator Obama claimed to have visited 57 U.S. states during the campaign.

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Watch both videos for yourself and see if Senator Obama’s gaffe isn’t the bigger one and worthy of more attention than Vice President Quayle’s.