Worst. Correction. Ever.

Corrections Galore! I’m told that Obama is 47, not 44, and Illinois State Senate districts are 200,000 or so strong.

So while my facts may be off, my conclusions still stand, obviously. If anything, my conclusions are stronger now.

Click through the link and you tell me how this makes his conclusions stronger.

UPDATE: Face of Spuds is claiming he was being “ironic.” Is this an example of irony, too?

This choice [Palin] really seems to be wigging them the fuck out.

Because if it is, Face of Spuds is the funniest SOB on the innertubes.

Honk honk!

Posted by Kevin K. on 08/29/08 at 03:55 PM • Permalink

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How the fuck did this person graduate from any school?

“My facts are off but my conclusions are stronger now….”

Yeah, because we have all learned the syllogism ... wrong plus wrong equals correct. That’s how the Jebbies taught me during logic instruction.

Comment by HumboldtBlue on 08/29/08 at 04:15 PM

Classic Goldbergism: “I was wrong, which only proves my point! Doodie weener butt fart!”

Comment by Ripley on 08/29/08 at 04:26 PM

Barack Obama and Sarah Palin differ in many ways. I don’t deny this. Indeed, it is my central point

/Jonah Goldberg

Comment by slag on 08/29/08 at 06:10 PM

Dude, this is the guy that rebutted someone a while back (via Sadly) with “Shut up, That’s Why!”

Comment by t4toby on 08/29/08 at 06:15 PM

“I was right! I was wrong all along.
I was right! I was wrong all along.
I was wrong all along, and I knew I was wrong—
I was right! I was wrong all along.”

(old lyric, new meaning)

Comment by Ed Drone on 08/29/08 at 06:16 PM

apparently, there’s a correction to the correction:

The Illinois 13th district that Obama represented in the State Senate consists of 800,000 according to the 2000 census.
http://judybiggert.house.gov/DistrictProfile.aspx?Section=10

And a correction to that:

I’m kind of surprised at that. I would have expected each senatorial district in Illinois would have a closely equivalent number of people. This may be because it had gotten out of whack by the end a decade and I would think it might have been corrected in the 2000 redistricting. I made my guess of 230,000 based on 13M population divided by 59 state senators.

Comment by rec on 08/29/08 at 06:18 PM

If Obama being older than he stated makes his conclusions of Obama being too young even STRONGER, then McCain is way too young to be president! By his logic, the only one old enough to be president should probably not even have been born yet.

The Space of Aids should incorporate Jonah-logic into all of his posts. Its pure comedy gold.

Comment by Nylund on 08/29/08 at 06:21 PM

With logic this horrible, Ace definitely has another CPAC Blogger of the Year award locked up for sure.

Comment by Greg on 08/29/08 at 06:29 PM

Note Obama’s State Senate District is actually more populous than Alaska. He was a legislator, not a representative; but he was also there for more than eighteen months, and got things done in the job.

Is there any evidence Palin even has opinions about anythoung other than oil drilling and abortion?

Comment by Warren Terra on 08/29/08 at 06:45 PM

Ah, obviously, that should have been “not an executive” not “not a representative”. Sorry.

This error, however, does make my point stronger.

Comment by Warren Terra on 08/29/08 at 06:46 PM

Fake but accurate.

Comment by Bart on 08/29/08 at 08:04 PM

Space of AIDS!!!!

Comedy gold!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Warden on 08/29/08 at 08:06 PM

Could you guys do me a favor and not support me openly? That would be really great. It’s not that I don’t appreciate it, but you’re really lowering the collective IQ and we can’t afford any more of that.

Thanks again.

Barack

Comment by Barack Obama on 08/29/08 at 08:15 PM

I don’t know how Ace ever linked to anyone that has a list of what “I’m Listening to”.

As my old buddy Buggs bunny would say ... what a maroon.

Comment by Mephitis on 08/29/08 at 08:36 PM

My God this is a great blog. Fantastic post and comments - wise, witty, clever, well informed, ironical even.

Ace sent me here.

Comment by BlacquesjacquesShellacques on 08/29/08 at 09:04 PM

Gonna go out on a limb here and venture a guess that the “crotch dropping” guy isn’t really here out of support for the Democratic nominee.

This is gonna be the ratfuckingest election ever.

Comment by gil mann on 08/29/08 at 09:36 PM

Comment by Obama Or Else! on 08/29/08 at 10:17 PM

Whoa, for real, asshole?

Comment by Golden Boy on 08/29/08 at 09:40 PM

Small bonus from Ace’s post—the way he starts it off:

That’s the attack from Obama (attack, attack, attack, without even a welcome for their opponent).

The instant whining after what McCain’s campaign has spent the entire summer doing is just priceless.

On a related note: John Cole points out the last remaining plausible reason for Palin to be on the ticket.

Really, the only way I think this helps the ticket is that the McCain campaign can now feign outrage over alleged sexist remarks at the same time they are on the fainting couches decrying some mythical slight to McCain’s honor.

Comment by Brendan on 08/29/08 at 10:19 PM

Wow. I just read his second post (in which he bestows upon us the definition of irony).

Talk about protesting too much.

Comment by Brendan on 08/29/08 at 10:23 PM

Never expect Ace to make sense. He’s an idiot.

Comment by neal peart on 08/29/08 at 10:27 PM

No, Golden Boy, not for real. That’s the point. See, he posts that here, then he goes back to Ace’s place and tells everybody that liberals are mocking the developmentally disabled.

I mean, come on, his handle’s Obama or Else! for Christ’s sake. Like anybody would actually use that and mean it.

Get good at seeing the signs, people, and quick. They’re gonna roll out the non-inept trolls soon.

Comment by gil mann on 08/29/08 at 11:38 PM

rec and Warren Terror, that correction is based on confusing the 13th district of Illinois in the US House of Representatives with the 13th district for the Illinois State Senate, wich Obama represented.

Comment by Raphael on 08/30/08 at 03:20 AM

Are you guys SERIOUSLY this clueless?

Comment by Phil on 08/30/08 at 08:26 AM

Are you guys SERIOUSLY this clueless?

Sorry, McCain’s VP exploratory committee doesn’t comment here.

Comment by Kevin K. on 08/30/08 at 11:01 AM

Is there any evidence Palin even has opinions about anythoung other than oil drilling and abortion?

Yes! She believes in teaching creationism in schools! Another bonus! She’s like Pat Robertson with a hoo-ha.

Comment by Lady Penelope on 08/30/08 at 12:55 PM

I’m not sure what’s funnier: Face of Spuds or Space of AIDS. If only you guys could have written for Arrested Development, maybe it would have been a hit.

Comment by Joe R. on 08/30/08 at 03:01 PM

I’m not sure what’s funnier: Face of Spuds or Space of AIDS. If only you guys could have written for Arrested Development, maybe it would have been a hit.