Time to pick the next semifinalist for the Obamateurism of the Year!  Last week, you built in another choice with Barack Obama’s assertion that “you didn’t build that.”  What will you build this week?

• Ordering platform change after criticism over God, Jerusalem
• Sends form letters to families of SEALs KIA, personal letter to family of rapper Heavy D
• “I don’t think you or anybody who’s been watching the campaign would say that in any way we have tried to divide the country.”
• Hiding from WH press corps while giving interviews to People and Entertainment Tonight
• Asks supporters to find businesses to support his “you didn’t build that” argument

Previous Obamateurisms of the Year:

• Giving 2 minutes of “shout-outs” before getting to the Fort Hood shooting (2009)
• Obama leaves Clinton at press conference podium on tax deal to attend Christmas party (2010)
• “I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president— with the possible exceptions of Johnson, F.D.R., and Lincoln.” (2011)

For more on the history and end of the OOTDs, here’s my post from November 9th.