Osama, Obama, whatever

By Michael J.W. Stickings

CNN (Wolf Blitzer) may have apologized, but this sort of mistake is inexcusable:


There's already been more than enough focus from the bigoted right on Obama's middle name. Now he has to contend with this? From CNN? The so-called "most trusted name in news"? I realize the typo was likely just an innocent "mistake" without "malicious intent," as Obama's press secretary put it, but it would behoove CNN to be a bit more careful in future. Sometimes one consonent can make all the difference. And, given the state of public discourse and understanding today, a mistake like this can feed all sorts of preconceived biases.