Obama mis-states history

Journalists and Democrats say Obama's brilliant. But his speeches have included some real howlers--lines that would have had the speaker labeled an idiot if uttered by a Republican.

In the latest example, Obie was speaking to the congressional Hispanic caucus:

Long before America was even an idea, this land of plenty was home to many peoples. The British and French, the Dutch and Spanish, to Mexicans...

Mexicans were here before America was even an idea, Barrack?

Let's review: The U.S. declared its independence from Great Britain in, umm, 1776. Sometime around July, if I recall correctly. You may have read about it at some point during that fabled Ivy League education of yours. Then again...

Now, I didn't get an Ivy education, but if I recall correctly, Mexico was a Spanish possession in 1776. Mexico declared independence from Spain in September of 1810. They were Spaniards until September 27, 1821 when Mexico was recognized as an independent nation.

So I'm having a hard time seeing how your statement could be anything other than ignorance or a deliberate mis-statement to make a stronger (but false) point.

Of course no one expects Democrat politicians to tell the truth, so no "journalist" bothered to ask you about this or write anything critical.

But imagine the immediate howls of scornful laughter from the MSM if Bush, Reagan or Palin had said this!