While prefacing a question for Mitt Romney about Pakistan during Monday's presidential debate on foreign policy, moderator Bob Schieffer had an unfortunate slip of the tongue, referring to Osama bin Laden as "Obama bin Laden."
"We know that Pakistan has helped us arrest the doctor that helped us catch Obama-uh-bin Laden," Schieffer said, seeming to realize his mistake immediately.
The host of CBS' "Face The Nation" quickly recovered: "It still provides safe haven for terrorists, yet we continue to give Pakistan millions of dollars. Is it time for us to divorce Pakistan?"
Schieffer's flub was notable because of the stage--a presidential debate--but certainly not novel.
During coverage of the al Qaeda leader's death in 2011, many members of the media made the same mistake. MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Norah O'Donnell, CBS' Mark Knoller, Fox News' Geraldo Rivera and local Fox affiliates were among those who fell victim to the Osama-Obama curse in the immediate aftermath of the bin Laden's killing:
ABC News ran a scroll on its website declaring "Obama Bin Laden Dead." Diane Sawyer's "World News" blog reported that "OBAMA WILL BE BURIED AT SEA."
Geraldo Rivera said "Obama is dead" on Fox News before correcting himself.
An anchor for Fox's Sacramento affiliate declared on air: "President Obama speaking from the East Room of the White House, telling the nation and the world President Obama is, in fact, dead."
After mocking Fox for that error, Keith Olbermann tweeted, "Mr. Bush personally de-prioritized the hunt for Obama."
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