President Obama has a daughter named Malia. He has a younger half sister whose name is Maya Soetoro-Ng. He mistakenly called his daughter Maya during an interview with CNN's John King on Sunday.
There's not much to dissect here, but here's what happened.
King's last question to Obama was about the H1N1 vaccine.
"As a parent with two daughters in school, how are you dealing with this? And does the Obama family plan include a vaccine for you?" said King.
Replied Obama, "Well, the -- here's the Obama family plan, is to call up my HHS secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, and my CDC director and just ask them, "What's your recommendation?" And whatever they tell me to do, I will do. My understanding at this point is that the high-risk populations are going to be first with the vaccine, and that means not only health care workers, but particularly children with underlying neurological vulnerabilities. And so we've got to make sure that those vaccines go to them first.
"I'm assuming -- and pregnant women, by the way -- after that, I think you're looking at kids, and so Maya and Sashawould fall into that category. I suspect that I may come fairly far down the line, so we're not going to -- here's what I guarantee you. We want to get vaccinated. We think it's the right thing to do. We will stand in line like everybody else. And when folks say it's our turn, that's when we'll get it."
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yes, we've all done this. But this isn't what strikes me important, he says his family will wait in line to get the vaccine like everyone else, I doubt that, the vaccines will be given to them at the White House.
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rayanstiger
4:16PM Sep 21st 2009
So Obama screwed up his daughter's name. Whoop de freakin' do. Every adult I know mistakenly call me by my father's name, and my parents sometimes mix up my name with my brothers'. It happens.
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auctionsurplus
4:21PM Sep 21st 2009
Exactly!
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clark5446
4:23PM Sep 21st 2009
funny liberals, when it comes to their man barrack hussein, they all of a sudden want to espouse a kindler gentler disposition, in other words common sense. Just a question, what happened to all you left wing anti war nuts? just wondering.
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jogabonito0890
4:32PM Sep 21st 2009
HE SAID MAILIA> NOT MAYA DUIMMYS
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alex
4:34PM Sep 21st 2009
It is because they are really not his kids. He is a puppet with a put together family. A group of powerful secret individuals tell him what to do and say. That way they control us.
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pikeriverw
4:39PM Sep 21st 2009
If this was George W. Bush, the media would be all over it. That is why this is news.
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jajrredsox1
4:42PM Sep 21st 2009
My dad does the same thing. It's does happen to people sometimes.
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Merrily
4:47PM Sep 21st 2009
Candace - you are so totally right. I have 3 siblings and my mother went through the list every time - calling me my brother's name and on down the line. I thought she was really stupid and made fun of her, as did my siblings.
I only had 2 kids. I started laughing at myself when I called them each other's names and added the dog and cat in as well. We laugh now (my kids are David and Becki) and I called them Beck...david and Da...becki all the time - or after I called them Annie (the dog) and Buffy (the cat).
And, for all we know - that is what the Obama's call Malia. Why is it that AOL seems to enjoy posting things like this?
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Your Highness
4:57PM Sep 21st 2009
Forgotten your childs name? Sure, we all do that.
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cokeagu
5:00PM Sep 21st 2009
It's just silly to be reporting everything that slips out the president's mouth. Miscalling name is common, what's the big deal that Obama called his sister's name instead of daughter's?
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goddog33
5:02PM Sep 21st 2009
You are right..But...This is news because when the previous president did something like this, it was news for 2 weeks and continually brought up. I didn't really like the last guy, but I hate the double standard. 57 states......Iowa instead of Ottawa ........
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Harris Family
5:07PM Sep 21st 2009
Im a steadfast conservative, and we will never come to any common ground if we cannot make room for small slips. Give the guy a break, there are way bigger fish to fry.
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pfosterpam
5:08PM Sep 21st 2009
Thank you Candace, yes we have. You took the same word out of my mouth.
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carolzene1
5:08PM Sep 21st 2009
Amen!!! My mother and her's before her and now I have been guilty of "taking roll call" when addressing a kid. This is pretty much scraping the proverbial barrel to find something wrong with the President. This so-called reporter needs to get another day job.
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mpirv
5:08PM Sep 21st 2009
All parents mistakenly call their children by the wrong name...my daughters always get upset, but that's life. Suppose I had ten children??? I love my President even more so for being human. And by the way...he WILL wait in line but not one drawn by all the nitpickers in the US. When the time is right he will have his flue shot and so will his family. O personally think he should be first!! P. Irving
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carcien13
5:14PM Sep 21st 2009
i do thath all the time
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khaballer123
5:22PM Sep 21st 2009
Stand in line is figuratively speaking. He does not mean going on line and waiting. Simply meaning he's not going to bogart because he is the President.
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MsBaRtEnDeR07
5:24PM Sep 21st 2009
wow what is the big deal. My dad calls me his sisters name all the time and thats when he is mixing up my brothers names. I think all parents do that. I dont think there is a parent out there who hasnt done it.