Barack Obama Slips Up, Calls Matt Lauer "Tim" (VIDEO)

On the heels of his "Meet the Press" appearance yesterday, Barack Obama appeared on the "Today" show today and seemingly forgot who he was talking to. In an interview with Matt Lauer, Obama refers to the "Today" host as "Tim."

Watch (the slip-up is about :40 in):

Comments

[strifeknot]

Tim, Matt, Chris, Charlie, Bill, Sean, Joe, George, Wolf, Lou, Glenn...all these windbag talking heads are substantively the same.

[raker]

It's a great insult to call Matt "Tim;" it's also a great insult to call Tim "Matt." In our house we call each of them the crudest, most vulgar names, but none is as foul or insulting as Tim and Matt.

[Dap]

Matt Russert or Tim Lauer, what's the difference?

They are two sides of the same Neo-Con coin.

[tsloan]

the only story here is why is Matt Lauer considered a serious reporter? Where in the world is he today?

[rachaelisacancer]

Insulting Matt Lauer. Now that's just not nice.

[goodnrg]

McCain called Putin the President of Germany yesterday. I'll take the president into gets an occasional commentator mixed up.

[goodnrg]

"I'll take the President who gets an occasional commentator mixed up"

[Mygirl]

I think he handle it very well and they both laughed about it. Matt said he did not mind being called Tim. I get my children names mixed up and I only have two.

[cowboyfan88]

I so enjoy how people explain away his mistakes. I need popcorn....

[iheardthisbefore]

Matt Lauer IS a "TIMMY".

The "Today" program is nothing more than a New York City
department store window with mannequins posing as "news people".
I do remember when they REALLY DID do news reporting on the show....
a LONG time ago.

[rzan]

I just have to say this, even though I am not posting comments any more. Matt Lauer is one of the biggest schmucks on television. He cheated on his wife while she was home taking care of HIS children. His interviews are usually fraught with stupidity, and he thinks he is a lot hotter than he actually is. I am glad Obama got his name wrong.

[fishsandwichesr2good]

I saw this -- he called Matt "Tim" on at least 3 occasions. Has anyone noticed that BO, um, let's be politically correct here, has a stuttering problem? If he were Republican, the MSM and huffnuts would be all over it, but because it's BO, it's endearing. LOL

[huffposeur]

i like the fact that he went to harvard law school but calls the state "Massa-too-sitts."

employing southern vernacular and pronouncing nuclear "nuke-yuh-loor," like jimmy carter and george bush do is one thing. not being able to pronounce massachusetts is just weird .

i wonder if he thinks he's the senator from "Illa-noise"

[robXdion]

And??? That is only indicative of a great mind. List of stutters: Winston Churchill, Bruce Willis, Marilyn Monroe, James Earl Jones, Moses, Julia Roberts, Eric Roberts, just to name a few.

I think that's good company. At least he won't butcher phrases like Bush and will always have something intelligent to say.

[fishsandwichesr2good]

Marilyn Monroe?! LOL Oh, yes. She had a great mind. She had so many brains to spare that she stored the extras in her chest.

[rzan]

What's the matter? Do you have something against people who stutter?

[fishsandwichesr2good]

N-n-n-n-n-n-no

[democracy1st]

You need to put down those Wii games and seek some knowledge,have you heard of bushisms. Goto youtube and search it

[fishsandwichesr2good]

Obama is gaining on W. Did you see the video where Barack was describing how he's "been to 57 states"?

http://www.stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-wants-to-be-president-of-57-states/

Stick that in your knowledge base idiot.

[izAriver]

Why is this important? Maybe it's all that repugnicans have left. Of course, if misspeaking is a problem for Obama, mcshame's in real trouble.

[marvindme]

Yeah, I'm sure he rehearsed a lot for Tim Russert's interview on Sunday. He's name must've stuck on his head...it's only Monday.

[dr4Will]

you know all those white folk look alike ,you know!

[ellen63]

Did Obama really slip up? I think not. These television hosts are largely interchangeable. Next thing, Obama will be judged on whether he knows the answer to "Where in the world is Matt Lauer Today?"
Patricia Burstein

[usedtowander]

I'm not an Obama supporter, but so effing what?

They're all tired. All the candidates give multiple interviews each day. He just spent a lot of time with Russert.

And, don't they all look alike when you're not actually setting next to them - when it's just a camera?

[deweshk]

See Matt Lauer is a big **s, he wont stop asking about Rev. Wright. Obama just spoke about Wright a whole hour on NBC Meet The Press. What more does Lauer want?? Celebrity hosts like this are just what the NBC needs to keep losing viewership. With me gone the Today Show has one less viewer.

[RoxieinTexas]

Obama needs some sleep. This campaign is going on forever.

And what kind of speed is Senator Clinton on? She gets more and more manic.

[sklfcats]

And you want to be my latex salesman?

[AurigaRa]

that's it, THAT's IT!

I could never vote for a candidate who makes a mistake like this.
One of these days they will get some perfect people to run and we won't have to listen
to their sorry ass stories about their controlling ministers and single mothers.

Geeesh.

[lvogt]

OMG! Another Pulitzer for HuffPo.

[s1what]

It was no accident. I was laughing my a#$ off as soon as I heard it!

[BadCompany]

He should just refer to Tim & Matt by their nicknames, Dumb & Dumber.
I can never remember which is which.

[ann1]

Just when I thought we were out of gates......now we've got "Matt-Gate"

[OsamaBinLimbaugh]

This is great! Matt corporate-tool Lauer so deserves to be disrespected. I hope he did it on purpose.