McCain Confuses Somalia And Sudan

Think Progress:

John McCain misspoke and confused his African countries while talking to reporters on the Straight Talk Express today. This time, he was bailed out not by Joe Lieberman, but by his close aide Mark Salter. "How can we bring pressure on the government of Somalia?" McCain asked, which prompted Mark Salter to correct him. "Sudan," Salter said. "Sudan," McCain repeated. "There's a realpolitik side of my view of the conduct of American foreign policy."

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Comments

[freakbrother]

Wonder if the campaign is negotiating a scripted debate format for the fall?

[AmericanSinceFeb08]

what does he know? A "W" look a like.

All his experience and does not know the difference between Sudan (== Darfur genocide!!!!) and Somalia.

[macknn]

the guy does not know any thing about the middle east, let along africa

[debrouillard]

Hahahahaaha
Ready on day one.

If America is ready to fight war all around the world,then McCain is the guy.

This guy will order an attack on UK one day thinking it was kindom of Saudi Arabia,after all both has kingdom to their names,to McCain it might as well be the same thing.

After G W Bush,now this,Is America cursed or something?

[oliv0128]

He and Miss Teen S. Carolina should get together for a little geography study group!

[Desdemondo]

The poor senator is out of his depth. What will he forget next - that he is supposed to be the Republican candidate?

[VOTER]

His lists of of embarrassments just keeps getting longer and longer with each passing day

while he grows shorter and shorter during the same time.

[ComnCents]

Hey Joe.

Do I bomb Iran or Iowa? I keep getting them mixed up.

[VOTER]

Why the heck am I laughing? : - /

Damn, this could actually happen with McBush!

VOTE OBAMA!

[meltingpot101]

Lets see if the MSM reports on teflon John's latest confusion that has nothing to do with his age or his barrings, just his inteligence. Hmm..thats comforting.


Even the Huff put this article at the bottom of their politics front page.

[VOTER]

Well said.

[jsarets]

Yeah, if the Somalian government would just cut the abject poverty bullshit, then their people would be shopping at Wal-Mart and praising Jesus.

[barackobama4prez]

"I will veto every beer!"

[jayjaga]

One day, McBush will wake up and think that the coldwar era is still on. Don't be surprised when he says his going to have meeting with USSR!

[going2ireland]

This old fart is going to mix up the name of a nation when talking with the head of a different nation and the name he will speak could well be the enemy of the nation to which he is speaking to the head.
~ok, I know the sentence is a bit fractured, but just go with it!~

That "my friends" could spell d-i-s-a-s-t-e-r.

Anyone who is still considering voting for this old fart needs to run away from him, just as fast as they can.

[Boots1]

Don't be so hard old the old geezer, Bush doesn't know the difference either. Ain't America great? The "founders" screwed up when they set the rules for POTUS. They should have included - you can't be an idiot to run the office.

[Maccabees]

What do you expect, "my friends"? Somalia, Sudan, Harlem. There all the same to the insane. Sunni, Shia, who cares? He's a warrior, not a scholar, not a historian, not a rocket scientist.

He's brave, courageous, and completely unqualified to run the world's remaining super power. Yes, Wesley Clark is right. Being a prisoner of war does not prepare a person to be President. How many former P.O.W.'s have been President by the way?

If you want a hot head; he's the man. You want your mother cussed out; he can do it. If you need a bad imitation of the Beach Boys, he will make your ears hurt. He's certain his PTSD doesn't bother him, why should it bother you?

But if you're looking for someone to turn the economy around, repair the damage done to our international reputation, handle the healthcare crisis, initiate the proper modifications to our tax system, handle our dependence on foreign oil, stop the unending flow of jobs overseas; in other words, if you want someone with sense, you better look elsewhere.

Let him enlist to fight. He's qualified to do that, "my friends".

[BabsfromKS]

Too old, doesn't meet the service requirements