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Originally Posted by pan6467
I find what McCain said in the OP quite disturbing and it is, to me, as bothersome as having a nominee say we have 57 states and so on.
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See, I find that attitude very bizarre. Obama obviously misspoke. Tired, whatever. It's patently obvious that he made a mistake, but ultimately, the number of states that comes out of his mouth is meaningless.
McCain "misspeaks" about the conflict that's happening on the Iraq/Pakistan boarder, and it's alarming because it shines a light on his lack of understanding of the world situation. Anyone who's as familiar as he claims to be with the middle east situation couldn't make such a mistake. He's this great big expert, and yet the things that come out of his mouth are nonsense.
The two "misspeakings" are of VASTLY different magnitudes. I don't see how you can even compare them. One is a clear flub that doesn't actually get anybody hurt, the other casts doubt on the fundamental platform the candidate is running on. I think that stretching the 57 thing to be equivalent is only possible in the context of a pre-existing position against Obama.