A reader writes in:

Subject: Nitally Lions
I read your post in the Corner and watched the video – reminded me of Wednesday night before Sarah Palin’s speech: I turned on C-SPAN to see when the speech would be on and they were replaying Obama’s rally in Kent State University in New Philadelphia, OH. At one point he forgets where he is and says “New Pennsylvania” (this link avoids watching more then you care to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuysikG55Ks). Maybe that’s one of the 57 states?
I can’t remember who said it on the corner, but he is definitely a “gaffe machine.” If he were a Republican, particularly George Bush or Sarah Palin, this seemingly mundane mistake would be amplified and blared from MSM headlines and newscasts and left-wing blogs nationwide.