I wonder if he would make those "brief mixups" if he were president. Obama, don't worry. I think the Romney camp just admitted that he's not very bright.

Yeah, Mitt, you better clean that one up. You have to know the name Osama Bin Laden if you want to be president. If you mis-spoke, then correct it now.

Actually Obama's win in Illinois was not such a big deal ... he ran against someone who could not have possibly run in a state with educated people ... so it was either Obama or nothing.

He knew what he said and did it with intention, once again the Mighty Flip Flopper will do/say anything to appease those he wants to vote for him.

It's great that as we get closer and closer to election time Osama's name keeps popping up again everywhere. "oh hai guyz sorry it's been six years since 9-11 but Osama is still important and doing all kinds of crazy things with audio tapes and alien cookies, we just had to go get that dude Saddam real quick first lol. invisible WMDs very important."

I guess the truth hurts to bad Barack Hussein Obama. Phony politician, phony Christian. The people who count got your number. The one's who are always asleep and the controls love you. But your toast.

When you get down to name calling you are scared. He may believe he has reason to be fearful.

I have said it before and will say it again: Barack won the Senate primary by 32 points against a field of 6 others. He won the Senate race by 42 points. He also won every single county in the state - even the conservative ones. Romney really is phony and dumb. He's giving Mormons a really bad name.

Romney's real mature...

Obama is a lightweight crybaby, looking for sympathy from the ignorant.

Just use Obama's middle name of "Hussein" instead, so no one confuses him with a "living" terrorist.

Of course they say it on purpose. People do occasionally misspeak, of course, even the smart ones, but this "mistake" is straight out of the right-wing playbook. They think this will bring out the xenophobic bigots in America (like "Andy," above) against Barack Obama. They may be right, but not enough to make any difference.

Barack is enough of a gentlemen not to get dragged into this name-calling, which is all it is.
How many people know Romney is a Mormon. According to Homer Simpson, they are not even from this planet.

So we have Bush who sees Jesus in his dreams, and Romney who saw Him in Utah....

I strongly believe Obama is the last and best hope for peace in our lives.
I say that with all seriousness.

Ron Paul isn't that bad, either.

Everyone else is just re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic....

Barack HUSSEIN Obama has Muslim backhround so someone can mispoke (in heat of political campain roadshow). His father Barack Obama Sr was Muslim, his mother, Ann Durham (of Kansas) who divorced his father when Sen. Obama was 2 and again maried a Muslim, an Indonesian student, lived with young Barack in Jakarta when he attended school for several years. So there IS PLENTY of Mulim in Sen Obama background and "Obama-Osama" can be a slip of tonque, on top of that (we know how good in geography etc. many fellow Americans are). BTW: In his bio Sen Obama writes that as (at least) as a teen he used alcohol, marijuana and COCAINE. That seems to be TOUGHt, but again that's what some yupees on the left might find "human" on their candidate.

With Sen. Obama's midle name HUSSEIN, his father being Muslim, his mother married a Muslim twice (his father and then the above-mentioned Indonesian Muslim), with Barack Hussein Obama also for several years living and attending school in Jakarta, the capital city of the largest Muslin country in the world, being of Muslim faith himself .... can we say that we have a firts-even Muslim presidential candidate? Or first Muslim, half-black Vice President? Mr. Obama should be honest with his Muslim heritage, akknowledge it, even when we live in post a world (not inly in post 9-11 as Muslim terrorists and airplane hijackers were after Americans since the 70s) which is not necessary favorably disposed toward Islam and its too direct links between religion and laws to rule a society by.

Mistake, my foot.

Is this a swiftboating attempt? If so, it won't work.

It's hilarious that a flip-flopper like Romney can claim any sort of moral superiority over a brilliant and courageous public servant like Obama.

Romney's comment says everything about him and nothing about Obama.

Having said that, Romney owes Sen. Obama a real apology.

Go back to 1968 and look at George Romney running for President. The late Chet Huntley purportedly asked him if being a "moron" might affect his White House Race.

I'm willing to give Mitt the benefit of the doubt here so long as it doesn't happen again. As one, who after three speaking engagements a day for a week, referred to our organizations' exchange student "Protection Officer" as the "Abuse Officer", I can certainly feel for anyone in front of the public. All of us are human except, perhaps, Rush Dumbaugh. Oops, make that Limbaugh!

Mitt Romney's little Freudian slip, compounded by his disgusting photo op, tells a very troubling story about the seemingly medieval mind beneath the perfect hair. I believe Mr. Romney has some serious explaining to do, and more. The question is now legitimately raised regarding the "evolved" (it's a perfectly good word) state of his prejudicial feelings. So far, I'm not very impressed.

I don't care whether Mormon Romney apologizes or not.

His character speaks for itself and based on his character, he's not fit to be President. He's so despicable that a typical conservative would not even consider voting for him.

Perhaps if Romney was repeatedly and publicly referred to as a MORON (rather than Mormon) by his campaign opponents, it might then signal to his camp just how exceedingly childish and decidedly un-presidential-like such behavior is. The gift of perspective to such narrow minded ideology may never be attained. This man can be no leader to such a nation of differing peoples - and can never maneuver internationally beyond Bush's tailspin.

I see Sen. Barack HUSSEIN Obama on some clip inNew Hampshire where he act like no "honest Abe" when he insists that "Ameriocans are not interested in presidential candidate's MIDDLE name".

Well, with middle name like HUSSEIN (which he shares with somehow negative character in Anmerican popular culture, Saddam) he will be for surprise there.

William JEFFERSON Clinton frequently and proudly (why no one asks) showed his middle name.

In an all-out push to "celebrate diversity" the first Muslim-backround (or faith) presidential candidate or VP nominee should not lie that Americans are not interested, especially when Obama is of Arabic origin and Hussen is as Arabic or used by Muslim as one can get it.

Sadly, instead of being proud on his heritage and accomplishment, Se. Barack HUSSEIN Obama intentionally runs away from it when he calculates that his supposed hallmark "to tell it as it is" might not score positive points for him. What a letdown!

Including "Barack" in his purported gaffe makes it clear to me that this was no mistake.

He owes Senator Obama an apology.

Scratch Mitt Romney off the list of respectable Republicans for his childsplay.

You complainers out there, did you forget that your favorite liberal did the same thing? Ted Kennedy called Obama by the name Osama. So, whatever you say about Romney, you need to say about Ted.

Sen. Obama's nane is Arabic, his father was Muslim, his mother married another muslim after his death, he himself attended school in Muslim Jakarta, Indnesia and his middle name Hussein in Arabic means "good" and it is a name of one of the most prominent Shia Muslim's saint.

And Sen. Obama is assuring us that with all those calculated images that he and any other candidate thows at us, his Arabic name, tzpologically and linguistically similar to the most unpolular terrorist mastermind and 9-11 plotter, the middle name of Hussein and apparently rather lively Muslim religion in his life are of no interest to American electorate?

"Romney is not the only politician to have confused Obama's name with that of the terrorist leader who masterminded the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.

"Shortly after Obama took office, Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., committed a similar error.

"Why don't we just ask Osama bin -- Osama Obama -- Obama what -- since he won by such a big amount," said Kennedy. "Seriously, Senator Obama is really unique and special."

Says it all. This story is a joke. It's not Romney's fault that Osama sounds like Obama, etc. People will continue to confuse the names on occasion.

Actually, I like both of these guys; they are my two top choices. They are both incredibily smart and educated. Their IQ's must be way up there.

Romney shows us that his IQ and ability to say idiotic things rivals that of Gerge Bush.

Well, I agree with some of the comments that this was done on purpose (the name mix-up) and it was a stupid move. Why didn't he just make references to Obama's muslim background (like some of the idiots on this site)? Why, because it would open up the door for comment on Romney's MORMON BACKGROUND. Not that I care but for a lot of people it does matter.

Gaffs say nothing about a person's intelligence, unless they are continuous. Remember this one?

"Barack Obama, caught up in the fervor of a campaign speech Tuesday, drastically overstated the Kansas tornadoes death toll, saying 10,000 had died.

The death toll was 12.

"In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died—an entire town destroyed," the Democratic presidential candidate said in a speech to 500 people packed into a sweltering Richmond art studio for a fundraiser.

Since when does a person 's middle decides whether he could run a country or not. if GWB can anybody can. that is a fact.

It's okay for Teddy Kennedy to make a mistake but not Romney LOL.

Hah!! Those "Senior Moments" showing his age heh!!
Simple way to differentiate if one wants to and it is a true slip up -- one is Barack -- the other bin Laden ---
Osama, Obama are to confusing for the 55+ to get off their tongues as I can and I have noticed Hillary as well can attest to!! ooops!! did I say that??

This article states that Bin Laden was the mastermind behind 9/11 attacks? I have read several articles regarding Bin Laden and he has clearly stated he cannot take credit for 9/11, and that he did not have anything to do with it, so what is the truth? If he is the horrible person that he is played out to be, which I am sure is true, he would want the credit for those
attacks right? Not trying to change the subject matter here by the way. I am sure Romeo just made an honest mistake when he spoke.

Someone please give some info on the Bin Laden and 9/11 attacks. Did he really take credit for it, and if so, when?

I don't know of anyone that hasn't gotten the names of their kids, pets, or significant-other(s) mixed up. This is a silly concern.

Anyone who casts doubt on another because of their name, family religion, middle name or skin color makes me sick to my stomach. When did Americans become so scared of the world? Were our grandparents afraid of the world? They fought WWII based on freedom, liberty and justice. Anyone here who knocks Barack because of his name, family or skin color is a waste of an American You are wasting the sacrifice that was made before you. I ask again: when did all of you become so scared of the world?

In response to the posts about Senator Obama's religious background:

For an unbiased, (not fear-mongering), accounting of Senator Obama's religious biography, I refer you to webpage of The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life :

Information from their site is pasted below:

Obama Religious Biography

In His Own Words

"Faith doesn't mean that you don't have doubts. You need to come to church in the first place precisely because you are first of this world, not apart from it. You need to embrace Christ precisely because you have sins to wash away – because you are human and need an ally in this difficult journey."
(Speech, June 28, 2006)

Obama describes his upbringing as not "particularly religious." His father was raised a Muslim but became an atheist before he met Obama's mother. When Obama was two, his father left the family and moved back to his homeland of Kenya. Obama's mother was raised by a Baptist and a Methodist, both of whom were "non-practicing." Obama describes his mother as "one of the most spiritual and kindest people I've ever known," but with a "healthy skepticism of organized religion." When she remarried, it was to an Indonesian man who Obama said practiced "a brand of Islam that could make room for the remnants of more ancient animist and Hindu faiths."

After his mother's second marriage, Obama spent five years in Indonesia where he attended a Catholic school for three years and a predominantly Muslim public school for one year. The heritage of Obama's father and stepfather as well as Obama's middle name – Hussein – have led to media questions about the Illinois senator's religious identity. In response, Obama's spokesman said that "Senator Obama has never been a Muslim" and "is a committed Christian."

After graduating from college, Obama began attending a congregation affiliated with the United Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomination with 1.2 million members. Obama has said that he was moved by the "power of the African-American religious tradition to spur social change" while working as a community organizer for a group of churches in Chicago, and that he "felt God's spirit beckoning me." He was baptized in the church he now attends, Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ.

Before the former Massachusetts governor (Mitt Romney) does anymore talking he should have a lengthy discussion with that other former governor (Tim Allen). Possibly Romney might learn something valuable; Intelligent people are listening!

Don't worry Mitt, you will have a year to practice saying the name of the next President of the United States---its Barack Obama.

Obama, Osama, that's just one letter off. Mitt has an excuse. What about Hussein, wasn't that the former dictator of Iraq or is it the middle name of a wanna-be Prez?

Who would want a president with a name of Barack Hussein Obama? Not me.

another "stupid republican"... is that a redundant phrase?

actually, i hope romney becomes the republican nominee for prez... gulliani is way too dangerous, although, i don't think ONE born again fundamentalist will vote for him cuz he's a pro choice wife-swapping slut... but that, gulliani is the most dangerous republican, mccain is the biggest bully, and romney is the easiest to defeat

Say Mitt, Baracks friend's and one's who really know him call him Barry. Guess you don't know anything about Barry, or much else, other than the fact you know how to show your ignorance very well.

Did it ever occur to you 'really intelligent' [pun intended] people who seem to have nothing to qualify a presidential candidate by, other than a name, that in Mr. Obama's case, who happens to be a baptized christian, that it just might bode this country well to have someone who actually knows something about the ethnicity of the people we seem to have conflict with?

I can't believe people are bashing Obama when Bush has done so many horrible things. Don't you repubs feel embarrassed that you elected such a moron? Don't you have better things to do than make comments about a middle name?

Yep, typical republican attack here. Can't criticise the guys policies? Lets go after his name. Its one step beyond from McCarthyism.

I kind of think that the GOP is happy to go along with the 'Hillary as inevitable nominee' storyline as they are scared witless by Obama, or at least don't know how to deal with him, other than pathetic innuendo using his name. So his middle name is Hussein, does that mean that Richard Milhous Nixon was a race horse? or Gerald Rudolph Ford was a Nazi? Of course not.

This is what happens when slogans replace thought. The Republicans have gotten so accustomed to attacking Obama based on the similarity of his name to Osama's that they are now beginning to parrot their silly lies as truth.

You are all missing the main point here...Where the hell do you get a name like Mitt?

Mis-spoke. Hah. That was a seriously obvious, childish cheap shot.

Either that or the guy actually is a moron and shouldn't be trusted with any more power than is allocated to your average garage parking attendant.

Isn't it about time we had a president who can speak the language and remember people's names without calling them "turd blossom"?

Perhaps Senator Obama should "accidently" call Romney "Field Marshall Rommel" and see how Mitt likes that "inadvertent" association.

This cheap shot by a cheap candidate was intentional. What I want to know from Republicans though, is that if you really think we're terrorists, why don't you just flat out go to war with us too and let's get this over with?

Only the ignorant and the stupid would try to somehow imply that because Barack Obama's middle name is Hussein he must somehow have terorist sympathies. That is of course why right wing nuts are doing it, because it gets traction with them but them only. Just another right wing smear which they excel at, whether it's Obama or 12 year old boys.

Hello Clinton Hate Machinery.

The name Obama is of Kenyan Origin not muslim you phobic illitrates. In your attempts to sow hate you tell lies and and preach hate.

And Secondly Obama is a christian not muslim you hate mongers.I can see your Washington Lobbyst at work.This time it wont work, quote me in Iowa in 2 months

kity kat:

You are not doing any good to Hilary Clinton.I dont suppport Obama but any hate speech or gaffe is disgusting to all americans.What you're doing will backfire.

Americans react angrily to any hate mongering campaign.You're trying to associate Clinton with this thereby doing a derservice to Hilary Clinton that will backfire.

Please stop associating Hilary with Romney's hate machines. Please stop it,

kity kat:

You are doing a diservice to Hilary Campaign.Americans react angrily to any hate mongering campaign. Dont try to associate Romneys hate Gaffe with Mrs Clinton.

This will backfire on her.At this generation any hate mongering is met with serious retribution and you're simply damaging Hilary campaign.

I dont support Obama but I wont endorse Romney's hate Gaffe bc i dont support Obama. Please stop this .If any Hilary campaign asked to do this please report it to Vilsack the manager.Its bad tactics that backfires terribly in Iowa and New Hamphire. Take note!

Just a comment to those who are saying Romney's comment was "just a slip of the tongue". If you actually watch the footage, you will hear that he said "Barack Obama" which is very different from the name "Osama bin Laden". It was not merely a replacement of the name Osama with Obama. Also, one is a first name and one is a last name. Is Romney on a first name basis with bin Laden? Romney's slip was purely pathetic and so are the comments "making fun" of Barack Obama's middle name. If Americans don't grow up now, I fear that they never will.

I'm not sure what is worse, Mitt the idiot, or the terrible grammar used by everyone on this site? Has anyone noticed that the comments against Obama are full of misspellings? What does that say about you conservatives????? How can any of you be taken seriously?

I was not going to vote for OBAMA, now I am. Thanks Rom for giving me a reason.

I was present at this speech and I am appalled at the fact ABC reports it a lot worse than it was. OSAMA and OBAMA is ONE LETTER OFF. Its human error, and I imagine we all make simple errors like this. Forget it and move on. Obama does not seem to be bothered by it so much. Let's dwell on the IMPORTANT issues.

I just felt that I needed to write in reply to each of the comments below. I am a college student who was present at Mitt Romney's speech yesterday. Seriously, he made a mistake, it was not that big of a deal. He said so many other things that were much more important than slipping up on a name. He discussed what his plans would be as president. WHERE IS THIS ABC??? Maybe next time you could report on something a little more important to our nation than a man accidentally substituting obama for osama.

W spent most of his life until age 40 coked up and drunk and there were still enough idiots willing to vote for him and make the 2000 election close enough for him to steal. Of course, he would never admit to the cocaine part, but he never denied it, either. Simply refused to address the question. At least Barack Obama is honest enough to admit his mistakes. Unlike W, who apparently doesn't think he has made any. Congratulations, all you simple-minded, uninformed, disconnected sheep! WORST PRESIDENT EVER! Our children will be paying for his stupidity for years to come.

First I agree it was probably a legit goof on romney's part.But you gop lovers are really scared aren't ya? After all W has put us through you have the nerve to attack the fact that this man admitted he TRIED drugs in college. Who cares? Nothing to do with the article just an ignorant out of context comment by a desperate constituent. Who are you karl rove? After the last 7 years the dems could nominate a dead squirrel and WIN.

I'm Canadian. I think the fear of Muslims runs so deep these days in American public opinion that some of you can't think clearly anymore. Obama looks very much like an American citizen to me. He certainly doesn't cater to terrorists. Didn't he get flak for talking about bombing Talibans in Pakistan?
Invoking his middle name seems very un-American, if I understand anything about your national philosophy. What about the promise of America? Freedom? Equality?

Come on folks, Mitt Romney is using Karl Rovian tactics to confuse and distract the sheep! Unfortunately Mitt Romney is no brighter than George Bush yet continues to play ignorant. It would be one thing if he was remotely intellectual curious. It is another to play stupid. Please, just forgive the poor guy and move on.

I wonder how low he will stoop to build himself up; I imagine it will be rather low, considering he has nothing to stand on.

I am a kenyan. And I would like to clarify that Obama is a name of Kenyan origin from the Luo tribe and has nothing to do with Arabic race or Islam as a religion. Among the Luo Tribe of Kenya all names seems to start with "O" It happened that Osama bin laden who is of Saudi Arabia also was named with a name starting with "O" just some few decade ago, and destiny had that Obama had to contest for the US Precidency now, when the only differece between his name and the arch enemy of the US name Osama was only a "B" and an "S". Mitt Romney might have truly flip-flopp at the names. But does it affect Obama ? NO ! Obama just smiles at it. So please people of the great US spare Mitt Romney all the lashing. Addressing young students with their beautiful and handsomes faces seriousely fixed on you might make you flip- flopp and mistake the splelling of Obama to be Osama.

so much hate