GOP congessman wonders if Obama will attack "Africa"

[Napoleon]

Republican commandment #8: Thou shalt not outsmart thy lord Sarah Palin.

[Napoleon]

Obama's too busy visiting all 57 states to attack Africa.

If so, we can just have our North Korean allies help us out.

I never understood why that one error of tongue is equated to the crazies' many errors of mind. Obama's probably made better gaffes than that if you really want to attack the President. I don't think you could find a single honest person who truly believes Obama doesn't know how many states there are.

[Napoleon]

I think this is a bit unfair. Yes, Libya is on the continent of Africa, but it's thought of as part of the Arab world, and it's completely reasonable to assume he was wondering if this means we'll need to intervene in Cote d'Ivoire or other places in sub-Saharan Africa. Lots of people are asking "Why Libya?"

If they knew any better, don't you think they'd also know enough not to refer to Africa in a context that makes it look like they sure as hell don't know better?