i thought president Bush was an actuall bush.

oops

When I was young, president Bush was president. For some reason, I thought Abraham Lincoln was the president that came right before bush, instead of Clinton. I recall bragging that I was alive when Abraham Lincoln was around. No one believed be, though.

Anon

I thought that James E. Carter, Jr. and Jimmy Carter were different people...until my mom pointed out that they were the same.

Anon

I live in Illinois, and I was 8 years old and in 3rd grade in 1998, when we had a gubernatorial election. We had a little mock election at school, and the night before, my dad sat me down to talk about the candidates for governor. Although our family is Democratic, my dad advised me not to "vote" for Glenn Poshard just because he was a Democrat, since he was in favor of legalizing assault weapons.

However, I didn't hear the "a" in "assault," so I thought he said "salt weapons." I literally spent the next four-or-so years of my life wondering what on earth a "salt weapon" was—I envisioned a machine gun that spewed out salt shakers, and somehow the salt was caustic enough to kill people.

Cat

I used to believe that politicians were honest; I was so naive...

T.J. Gaffney

For ages I used to believe that Tony Blair was the government because evertime I heard Tony Blair, I heard government and everytime I heard government I'd hear Tony Blair

A Nony Mouse

I used to believe the way they counted up votes was by counting the signs people used to put on their yards

Jaci Marshall

When I was little and used to watch the world news, I thought that Peter Jennings was the President.

Kelly Grace

I am 52 now (2007) so I grew up in the cold war. For many years, I believed that the nuclear holocaust was at hand, so much so that I would hear thunder and think it was a nuclear attack. I suppose the constant news on the subject was a contributor. I finally outgrew it.

John Price

My parents told me when I was little that we were going voting, I miss heard and thought they said boating. I was gravely disappointed when I figured out I miss heard.

K

I had a belief that if you dialed 1234567890 on your home telephone, that you would call the President of the United States.

Scottie

i used to think huge sattelite poles that were as tall as bulidlings was were the president wold sit and have his meetings.

Erin

I used to believe that the state seal (you know, the picture on the state flag) was an actual animal seal! I believed that every state had an animal seal at the state capitol! I believed this until I was in 7th grade.

Lauren Carroll

I belived that in order to be President you had to run a race and I'd alaways want to see the race but no one would Know what I was talking about.

Anon

This is not my belief. This is one of my frends. He thought that when a Preadent dies, They go to The United Stats of Heven. He also thougt that Gorge Bush was dead. I said "He not dead. He still at the White House. Im going their soon."

He took it the wrong way and said "You Going To DIE?

Mr.GH

I once wrote to John Major and asked if he would be my penpal. I really believed he had nothing better to do! I thought it could be a nice hobby for him.

Rebekah