In his “jobs” speech, Barack Obama jobbed history.

In a flub that would have set the media and Jon Stewart babbling for a solid week had it come from George W. Bush, Michele Bachmann or Sarah Palin, Obama said that Abraham Lincoln founded the Republican Party.  Lincoln, of course, joined the party two years after its founding.

The media, at best, yawned and let it pass without remark.

But not PBS:

…[Government]-funded PBS has altered the transcript of the Presidents speech, removing the offending comment.

The New York Times transcript has the following quote:”We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union.  Founder of the Republican Party.  But in the middle of a civil war, he was also a leader who looked to the future — a Republican President who mobilized government to build the Transcontinental Railroad — applause — launch the National Academy of Sciences, set up the first land grant colleges.  Applause.  And leaders of both parties have followed the example he set.”

That’s how I heard it…

But how does it appear in the PBS transcript?”  We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union.  But in the middle of a Civil War, he was also a leader who looked to the future – a Republican president who mobilized government to build the transcontinental railroad; launch the National Academy of Sciences; and set up the first land grant colleges.

Now, NPR did correct the “flub” – on Saturday.

Here’s my question: Forget about Jon Stewart and Brian Williams; the real question is will Bob Garfield and Brooke Gladstone’s NPR program “On The Media” cover this bit of egregious Obama-fluffing at all?

My money is on “hah, are you kidding?”

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