Ashcroft's Osama / Obama Slip Just the First of More to Come?

No secret that much has been made of Barack Obama's name, including his middle one, Hussein, and I expect to it to continue to be made an issue of if he wins the nomination.

This week, former Attorney General John Ashcroft drew anger and boos from students of liberal Skidmore College when he confused the name of Barack Obama with that of Osama bin Laden.

Ashcroft said:

"All I'm saying about the Patriot Act is that the elected representatives of this country, including Osama ... uh, you know, not, un, you know ... Obama."

Much booing ensued, with Ashcroft trying to recover by saying:

"I did not mean to ... I'm sorry about that, I apologize publicly to him. And everybody who hasn't made a mistake like that can continue to boo."

Let's not forget that a recent Pew Research Poll showed that 10% of voters think Obama is a Muslim, and that a GOP Congressman, Steve King recently said:

"Additionally, his middle name does matter. It matters because they read a meaning into that in the rest of the world. That has a special meaning to them. They will be dancing in the streets because of his middle name. They will be dancing in the streets because of who his father was and because of his posture that says: Pull out of the Middle East and pull out of this conflict."

These type of "mistakes" will likely continue.

Watch Ashcroft on video: