Barack Osama on Ballots

That's his middle name, right? Maybe the machine dropped his last name. I don't think it can compare with Teddy calling him Barrack Obama Bin Laden. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APx2YJ-_jos

Possibly the proofers came from the publishing houses?

Another outstanding thread from you, Beavo.




(They can spell "Rensselaer", but not "Obama"? MmmmmmNo.)

Three rounds of proofreaders are a bar to what?

LMAO--you'd be surprised what gets past proofers. Hell, in my first book somehow my MC's NAME was misspelled.

Bravo said:

no.

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I'm sorry, my bad. I was thinking Hussein, which it is. I guess that shows how some rumors can get started. A simple mistake.

ETA: Thank you to the poster who kindly corrected me by rep point. I didn't see it until after I had posted this. That was very nice of you.

aruna said:

I mean, come on. Typos happen, but what were the chances that it should be THAT letter changed into THAT letter? Coincidences do happen but this is beyond belief.

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I mistyped "Obama" on my tiny iPhone keyboard all the time but never "Osama" -- the 's' and the 'b' are not that close. It's usually "Obsma" because the "s" and "a" are next to each other. That would make more sense. Plus they have proofreaders before the ballots go out. I just find it a little odd that they wouldn't catch "Osama" (pun intended).

eldragon said:

but couldn't vote for Obama because his name sounds too much like Osama.

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It's just an excuse for something else, something she wouldn't admit.

Inkdaub said:

That's what I was going to say. Notice how it's never 'accidentally' Onama or Ovama?

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I know -- how convenient for it to be Osama. The b and s are not next to each other. I type "Obsma" all the time because of the proximity of the a and s. But never "Osama." Then three rounds of proofreading? Something smells bad here, and it ain't my pits.

Very true, Ray.

I think freudian slip adequately explains it, but get used to it, IF he wins on November 4th, we'll have a lot more of these 'typos.'

Merged the two threads on same topic.

Inkdaub said:

That's what I was going to say. Notice how it's never 'accidentally' Onama or Ovama?

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"Onama" and "Ovama" wouldn't register as valid names in the minds of most Americans. It's not a question of keyboards, it's a question of names that sound alike and are in the news. That's why I mentioned Kennedy, who mistakenly called Barack "Barack Osama."

The mistake--if that's what it was--would be a product of someone getting it wrong originally (for whatever reason) and then "Osama" being recognizable as a valid name and proof readers missing the mistake.

I notice that there's little follow-up on this story, at all. I think that's likely because there's nothing him, aside from carelessness and stupidity. Nothing nefarious, though.

eldragon said:

It's amazing how much a name matters to some people.

A fellow nurse told me this week that she didn't like McCain, but couldn't vote for Obama because his name sounds too much like Osama.

Please.

Bush sounded like Tush but he still got elected.

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Bush sounds like...BUSH and he still got elected.