Media Cover Up Obama’s Spelling Error in Letter to Fan
If former President George W. Bush made a spelling error in a written reply to a piece of fan mail, would press outlets have covered for him or pointed it out?
This question is raised by a letter published at the Chicago Sun-Times Tuesday in which President Barack Obama thanked a concerned citizen for giving him advice on stopping smoking.
The only problem is it appears Obama wrote “advise” not advice (images right and below courtesy Chicago Sun-Times, h/t NBer Pross):
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Doesn’t that look like an “s” in the word following “good” and not a “c”? Take a look at the word right below it — “since” — and you can get an idea of what Obama’s “c’s” look like. The “c’s” in “Michael” and “much” also look nothing like what’s in “advise/advice.”
Now, the skeptic might say that his “s’s” don’t look like what’s in “advise/advice” either. For instance, the “s” at the beginning of “since” is different, as is the “s” at the beginning of “so.”
But, the “s’s” in “Thanks” and “dad’s” look like