Drop everything, folks, because it’s time once again to pick the Obamateurism of the Week!  We tend to think of this presidency as half-empty, and it often gets its signals crossed.  If you get impatient for the results of this poll, just remember that it took time to free the slaves, too — and if you try to make sense out of that argument, don’t be surprised if we cut you off.

Previous 2010 “winners”:

• “I can’t let this be a war without end, and I can’t lose the whole Democratic Party.”
• Obama quotes Declaration, leaves out “endowed by their Creator”
• Obama trots out “feel your pain” attempt the day after WH releases his social calendar
• “They talk about me like a dog!”
• Obama takes credit for drawdown schedule Bush negotiated
• “We’re buying shrimp, guys.”g
• Obama endorses Ground Zero mosque, then says he wasn’t “commenting on the wisdom” of building it at the site
• Slams GOP for focusing on elections — from a fundraiser in Austin, TX
• Obama scolds politicians with “We shouldn’t be campaigning all the time” … while on The View
• Obama says First Couple “not far removed” from economic pain in financial collapse despite making millions in 2008
• Obama expects to be held accountable on jobs, but it’s Bush’s fault
• New NASA mission objectives all about self-esteem, none about space
• Obama misquotes Statue of Liberty poem and screws up its history
• Obama golfs as BP’s CEO yachts
• Obama says Gulf disaster will have similar impact to 9/11, then goes golfing the next day
• “We talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers so I know whose ass to kick“
• “Singularly focused” Obama’s golfing, fundraising, vacation, and sports events
• “Obviously, the loss of Daniel Pearl was one of those moments that captured the world’s imaginationbecause it reminded us of how valuable a free press is.”
• Criticizes AZ immigration enforcement for paper checking while Secret Service checks immigration statusof students at Obama event
• “Information becomes a distraction” with X-boxes, PlayStations, iPods, iPads
• “I mean, I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.”
• President who demands that Americans show health-insurance papers suddenly skittish about residency documents
• Playing golf instead of paying respects to the late Polish president
• “Whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant military superpower”
• Gives 17-minute answer to question about being overtaxed
• Believes Tea Party core is Birthers
• Obama refused to be seen with Netanyahu
• “Your employer, it’s estimated, would see premiums fall by as much as 3000%!”
• Obama off by $868 billion on CBO deficit savings projection of ObamaCare
• Obama challenges GOP on tort reform, winds up proving GOP point on reconciliation
• Obama’s “Acme Insurance” anecdote proves he doesn’t understand insurance
• Obama claims 2 million jobs saved or created, website shows 590K
• Obama gripes about filibusters in a year with none … after having 60 seats in the Senate
• Obama says “corpse-man” for corpsman 3 times at Nat’l Prayer Breakfast
• Scolding the Supreme Court over ruling that he got completely wrong during SOTU
• People are unhappy with Obama’s performance because he didn’t get enough public face time to explain himself
• Suddenly jobs saved or created “never expected to be the public accounting of Obama’s goal to save or create 3.5 million jobs”
• Obama rushes home for minor injury to family friend, keeps golfing after EunuchBomber attack

Got an  Obamateurism of the Day? If you see a foul-up by Barack Obama, e-mail it to me at [email protected] with the quote and the link to the  Obamateurism. I’ll post the best Obamateurisms on a daily basis, depending on how many I receive. Include a link to your blog, and I’ll give some link love as well. And unlike Slate, I promise to end the feature when Barack Obama leaves office.

Illustrations by Chris Muir of Day by Day. Be sure to read the adventures of Sam, Zed, Damon, and Jan every day!