A couple of years ago my friend was going on vacation in Alaska. She pointed out her own stupidity (or lack of awareness) by jokingly telling me that she had asked "What kind of money do they use there?" Of course, my friend realized immediately that she had made a mistake because Alaska is not a foreign country!
This morning on C-Span, the usually fair Steve Scully made the statement that Obama was in Hawaii and would soon be "back in the States." Just now I heard Cokie Roberts say that "Obama shouldn't be vacationing in such an exotic place, that he should be in Myrtle Beach."
These types of comments are not helpful to our candidate because they further the idea that Obama is not a real American because he has chosen to vacation in some foreign place. I hope someone else noticed this and will make a big deal of it. It may not seem that important, but it can subliminally reinforce a meme that can damage Obama.