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As you all know, McCain has repeatedly referred to "Czechoslovakia" in recent days, even though that country hasn't existed since the beginning of the Clinton administration. Well, at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire today, McCain again made the same slip-up. But this time, he caught himself, and proceeded to deliver a rather extensive mea culpa of sorts for his serial mistake. It's worth a watch..."From time to time some of us misstate and say Czechoslovakia when the fact is it's the Czech Republic," McCain said, with a bit of a giggle. Not to be a bad sport and all, but not all of "us" are running for president on a claim of foreign policy seasoning and superiority. But whatev.Meanwhile, Politico's Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei round up McCain's multiple gaffes and become the first to openly ask an "uncomfortable" question: "Are the gaffes the result of his age? "Separately, AmericaBlog's John Aravosis notes a rather less humorous moment from McCain's town hall today.
As you all know, McCain has repeatedly referred to "Czechoslovakia" in recent days, even though that country hasn't existed since the beginning of the Clinton administration.
Well, at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire today, McCain again made the same slip-up. But this time, he caught himself, and proceeded to deliver a rather extensive mea culpa of sorts for his serial mistake. It's worth a watch...
"From time to time some of us misstate and say Czechoslovakia when the fact is it's the Czech Republic," McCain said, with a bit of a giggle. Not to be a bad sport and all, but not all of "us" are running for president on a claim of foreign policy seasoning and superiority. But whatev.
Meanwhile, Politico's Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei round up McCain's multiple gaffes and become the first to openly ask an "uncomfortable" question: "Are the gaffes the result of his age? "
Separately, AmericaBlog's John Aravosis notes a rather less humorous moment from McCain's town hall today.