Obama campaign upsets Irish with incorrect four-leafed clover t-shirt campaign

Seamus Martin did you dare to play the Lucky Charms card you divil! Ha!

I grew up in an American home proud of its Irish roots although two generations before the kids were regularly told never to tell anyone that they were from Ireland. I think alot of lore got lost in between. Although I knew the Trinity story, I did not learn that there was a difference between shamrocks and clover until my English/Scotish/Irish rooted wife brought home a potted shamrock plant for one of our St. Patrick's Day parties. They are now all over our house. I think many Irish Americans, that are several generations from their roots, are ignorant of the difference. This is a "teaching moment" for many and hopefully the administration will run its next attempt at "Irish Outreach" past the IC experts.

An expression one can hear from time to time is "the luck o' the Irish". A green four-leaf clover is suppose to be/bring good luck. Well it is simple the clover and the shamrock have been confuse by many in the US. So many folks have developed the idea that the four-leafer is associated with the Irish. Most clovers only have three leaves, but once in a while one can find a four. Can the same be said of the shamrock? I don't know. But I do know the magically delicious cereal, Lucky Charms (with Leprechaun character) has four leaf clovers in it. Besides all you politcos... who cares?!

As i indicated in my email to Neill, he needs to learn a little more about Ireland if he wants to represent himself as being Irish. I thought he might want to make amends for his early release of the article without any correction. Obama doesn't know much about Ireland. And what he cares about is getting the Irish American vote. I wish him well. I like reading Irish Central, but a little less than I did before this story.

they do as they please with the irish - not having the equivalence of an anti-semitic smear phrase we're fair game to anyone to spew as they do. The damage done by the occupier and propagandist fellows and mimiced by nigh all others is devestating to a physce. Self hatred in time ensues as a consequence.

He should have just put two leaves. Would have looked like the jug eared snake oil salesman

No Towline,it's a hell of a lot worse,he isn't in a bar in Dublin -he is in the White House!!! At least for now!!!He is hands down the worst president sine Jimmy Carter! Gas is now $5.00 and he can't blame that on Bush!

@lecorri...obama isnt in a bar in dublin shouting in your ear about his great great grandad that came from county connaught and that hoe AWEsome everything is : )

What's worse than using four leaves is to ignor the fact that St. Patrick used a shamrock which is not just 3 leaved clover.

Obama being 'irish' is a gimmick as much as Americans claiming they ar irish. All potential US presidents seem to cling to some sort of ethnic group or religious even just to get votes and Americans seem to lap this up. Vote for who you think will be the best president and NOT for someone who owns a redsetter or drinks Guinness.

I'm wondering where all the 'real Irish' that complain vociferously about 2nd gen Irish Americans claiming to be Irish-american when this man is like 4 or 5 generations away from his irish roots?????

Not a mistake, they do it on purpose as the shamrock represent the trinity... Moslems don't believe in the trinity so they feel better with the clover.

It doesn't inspire much confidence in the competence of the Obama administration if they can't even recognize the difference between a shamrock and a clover.

Jodi Kantor recently released her book about Obama. It is quite clear that Michelle held deep resentment for Irish Catholic politicians. The Irish are only a means to an end for the Obamas and their world socialist political ambitions. They are building on the massive moral harm brought on this country by the Clintons. Now, they are taking it the next logical step in the destruction of organized religious belief. Political attacks on various St. Patrick's Parades around the country are not ones of concern about crime and property destruction. It is one of deep concern for the rich cultural influence of the Irish and their religion on the familial landscape of this once great nation. Move the Irish out of the way and then "open the can of worms".

hype & unfulfilled promise=O'Bama