Barack Hussein Obama is seriously deficient in American cultural literacy. You will recall him saying he had visited most of our 57 states, mentioning “the bomb that fell on Pearl Harbor” (not Hiroshima), and most recently repeatedly mispronouncing the company name Orion.

We have been both horrified and depressed these last few weeks as we watch this inexperienced pretender trampling American ideals and values on a path to socialism. So for a moment of humor and respite, we offer the following presentation put together by renowned satirist Iowahawk. Enjoy A Special Message from Barack Obama’s Teleprompter:

The more senior folk among us remember how the press pilloried the stumble-footed Gerald Ford. And we all know that if George W. Bush had made even the tiniest comparable gaffe they would have been all over it. So the media quietude on Obama’s numerous and egregious mistakes reeks of bias. But what is much worse, by ignoring his lack of American background the media failed to expose his lack of qualification to be president.

Related commentary:

Powerline — How Would He Pronounce “Cassiopeia”?:

Unbelievable. Orion is one of the best-known constellations, mostly because it actually looks like its namesake. So evidently we have to add astronomy to history and economics as subjects of which Obama is remarkably ignorant. I’m beginning to fear that our President has below-average knowledge of the world. Not for a President, but for a middle-aged American.

The Sundries Sharck — He’s Starting to Make Joe Biden Sound Like Daniel Webster:

He actually mispronounces “Orion” three times in three minutes and it’s obvious that the first time he stumbles over it that he suspects something is wrong. Instead of taking a moment to make sure he has the name of the company correct (which he did with the name of the owner of the company) though, he just keeps going as his teleprompter scrolls on, comfortable in his ignorance.

This is funny, but it’s also really sad. For goodness sake, I knew how to pronounce the word when I was six. How is it that our college-educated President who taught at a prestigious university had no idea how to say it until someone told him? It’s not like the company was named Eridanus or Boötes….

Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal-Sentinal — A presidential plug for Orion:

Mar. 23, 2009

The idea that led to the founding of Orion Energy Systems received a presidential salute of sorts today. President Barack Obama just finished speaking at a White House roundtable on clean energy efficiency attended by Neal Verfuerth, Orion president and chief executive. Obama saluted Orion….

All terrific press for Orion, except that Obama kept pronouncing the company’s name wrong, calling it OAR-ee-on.

After finishing his remarks and talking with a few people, the president returned to the microphone and said his prepared remarks led him to pronounce the firm’s name wrong.

“I suspect this is Or-EYE-on as opposed to OAR-ee-on. Just wanted to make sure that when I’m giving you a plug, that we’ve got the right plug. It’s Or-EYE-on.”

Earlier commentary:

Michelle Malkin — Barack Obama: Gaffe machine

May 21, 2008

…what about Barack Obama? The guy’s a perpetual gaffe machine. Let us count the ways, large and small, that his tongue has betrayed him throughout the campaign….

Chicago Sun-Times — Obama’s gaffes start to pile up:

March 28, 2007

Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, 46 days old on Tuesday, has run into some speed bumps, created because of a series of missteps… It’s too early to say whether the gaffes slow Obama’s momentum — or if they become barricades, extracting a more significant price for the Illinois Democrat’s White House bid. They are getting noticed.