According to Times Union, ballots mailed out to some in Rensselaer County, New York to some absentee voters have Barack Obama's name listed as "Barack Osama" in an alleged typo. Some claim
The misspelling, which elections officials on both sides of the aisle insist was simply a typo, is causing embarrassment for the county.
''No question this is an honest mistake innocently done,'' said Edward McDonough, the Democratic commissioner. ''We catch almost everything.''
''This was a typo,'' said Republican Commissioner Larry Bugbee. ''We have three different staff members who proof these things and somehow the typo got by us.''
Is this really an honest mistake, or intentional? Will we see this on more ballots across the nation, attempting to tie into McCain/Palin's "obama pals with terrorist" theme?