John McCain Slips Up, Says 'Obama Will Turn This Country Around' (VIDEO)

While speaking at a campaign rally Thursday in support of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) mistakenly professed his faith in President Barack Obama's ability to improve the economy.

"I am confident, with the leadership and the backing of the American people, President Obama will turn this country around," McCain said, as seen above in a video from Goose Creek Patch.

McCain -- who endorsed Romney on Wednesday just after the GOP hopeful won the Iowa Caucus by a razor-thin margin -- appeared at the rally in Charleston, S.C., along with fellow Romney supporter Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.).

The crowd, as well as Haley and Romney, quickly realized McCain's error. Haley leaned in to correct McCain, grabbing his elbow.

"Excuse me, President Romney," McCain said.

The Obama-Romney mix-up wasn't the only awkward moment during McCain's appearance. According to BuzzFeed's Zeke Miller, McCain made a comment about Clemson University's "victories on the gridiron."

Clemson lost the Discover Orange Bowl to West Virginia University on Wednesday night. Miller later tweeted that McCain intended the line as a joke.

 

 

Comments

[moricone]

01:45 AM on 05/13/2012

John McCain also corrected one lady in a crowd a couple of years ago.

She claimed President Obama is Muslim. Seconds later, John McCain corrected her.
"Obama is not Muslim,and he is a good family man."

It seems like John McCain is actually a decent man! :)

[Jennfizzer]

08:49 PM on 04/27/2012

The day God laughed! He certainly has a fine sense of humor....

[amwa]

04:58 PM on 01/18/2012

This will be such a good commercial for the Democrats. Ha Ha Ha. Love it

[amwa]

04:57 PM on 01/18/2012

Ha Ha Ha, but it was the truest words McCain has ever spoken. I think God had something to do with him endorsing Obama instead of Romney.

[thoof]

05:44 PM on 01/15/2012

Calling Dr. Freud . . . the slip is showing.

[Astrazoic]

08:31 PM on 01/12/2012

There is so much material for the president to use. He doesn't even need to try with the GOP, party of half wits.

[ValCSilver]

04:24 AM on 01/10/2012

Romney and Obama resemble that much?

[l78lancer]

02:47 PM on 01/08/2012

Obama's surest path to reelection - let McCain do you talking.

[AlindaFaye2000]

11:21 AM on 01/08/2012

They should use this an ad and the one where President Reagan is saying that a bus driver should not be paying more in taxes than a millionaire. This is a no brainer.

[tel8034]

07:13 PM on 01/07/2012

McCain was right when he said "I am confident, with the leadership and the backing of the American people, President Obama will turn this country around"

I can see this clip being played out over and over in an ad supporting President Obama, especially if Romney becomes the republican nominee.

Great job McCain ........... Out of the mouths of babes and OLD people ......... They can't hide their true feelings and blurt out just what they truly believe.

[ratstar]

06:30 PM on 01/07/2012

sabotaging from the inside, way to go mccain!

[KeyInfo]

05:11 PM on 01/07/2012

Alzheimer's disease has set in. It's time for this man to resign. He's gonna go straight to the nursing home when it's finally over. Oh, BTW, if I were Romney I believe I would have told old Johnny Boy that I really don't want his endorsement. It's gonna cost him more votes than votes he may pick up. I wonder who will endorse him next, Dick Cheney?

[Jennfizzer]

08:52 PM on 04/27/2012

He should've gone straigtht to the nursing home when he selected Sarah Palin as a VP running mate - lecherous old man that he is...

[musicjcj]

05:10 PM on 01/07/2012

John McCain lost the last election !
Maybe he should just let this election take care of itself and stay out of it.
I'm sure Mitt Romney can handle his election without input from John.
I'm sure John meant to say Romney would turn the country and the economy around .
However ,what he said when he slipped is really ironic being that the country and the economy is headed in the wrong direction at the present time .
ELECT ROMNEY and turn around THE ECONOMY.

[TexasYellowDawgDem]

02:28 PM on 01/08/2012

It was headed that way when Shrub turned it over, as it always happens when Republicans run the economy into the ditch from all that spending they profess to hate. Bill Clinton balanced the budget and he did it while multi tasking with his intern, something the Republicans can't do because they're all Impotent, and senile.

[Beau Bales]

10:55 AM on 04/04/2012

Uh, this is Earth to musicjcj... Bush tanked the economy, it's in recovery now. Stocks better than they were since 1998. Wake up sir, it's now April 2012.

[EbonyCali]

04:26 PM on 01/07/2012

No he meant Obama can turn this country around, he was right the first time.

[lp12468]

01:36 PM on 01/07/2012

McCain forgot the script to pretend that there was actutal difference between the GOP and Dems. His mind was thinking Obama/Romney..Romney/Obama.... no difference.

[musicjcj]

05:15 PM on 01/07/2012

Those two don't belong on the same Donkey together. HEE HAW. !

[KeyInfo]

05:16 PM on 01/07/2012

Shoulda used a teleprompter.