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We Say Osama, Mitt Says Obama

Posted Oct 24, 07 8:49 AM CDT in US,  Politics 

(Newser) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday confused the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks with the junior senator from Illinois, the New York Times' Caucus blog reports. During a speech on global trade in Greenwood, SC, Romney said, “look at what Osam—uh—Barack Obama, said just yesterday. Barack Obama calling on radicals, jihadists of all different types, to come together in Iraq.”

The allusion was to Monday’s recording of bin Laden urging followers of Islam to unite in their anti-Western cause in Iraq. Romney’s spokesman said he “simply misspoke,” while Obama's camp took the opportunity to pounce: "Mitt Romney can switch names just as casually as he switches positions."

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Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, right, looks back at the screen during his Power point talk on economic freedom during a campaign stop in Greenville, S.C. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Mary...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney makes his way to the podium during a campaign stop in Greenville, S.C. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)   (Associated Press)
Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney gestures as he talks about trade during a campaign stop in Greenwood, S.C. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. (Mary Ann Chastain)   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney gestures as he fields questions during a campaign stop in Greenwood, S.C. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. In the midst of criticizing Obama and other Democrats on...   (Associated Press)
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