McCain Showcases His Foreign Policy Expertise
By SilentPatriot Tuesday Jun 10, 2008 4:50pm...By telling a crowd that he's super qualified to be President due to his extensive foreign policy experience dealing with Vladimir Putin...the President of Germany.
At least the background he stood in front of wasn't lime green, right?
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Germany, Russia; same thing....
This guy is actually dumber that Srhub! And they said it couldn't be done!
Ahahahahahahahaha!!! What a loser!
Is Putin not the Prime Minister of Russia, these days.
So many countries, so difficult to keep track of them all.
AAAUGH! Please! Republicans! Stop embarrassing us in front of the world!
No, really, that HAS to be a hoax or spoof of some sort.
What we really want to know is: did he look into his eyes and see his soul?
Putin isn't even the president, he's the Prime Minister.
senior moments suck, huh John?
wow. impeachment resolution passed 251-166. Next stop, judiciary committee.
McCain has a lot of senior moments it seems. Even if you support him, this has to be a bit of a concern given the complexity of the office.
Ha! He really IS McSame!
Jebus, he's really pandering to the 28%ers by being as dumb as herr dubyah and/or as senile as Ronny Raygun.
What's the big deal? All those countries are just past & future enemies!
A German, giving an old, cold-war style speech. Maybe he was watching Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove.
Ryoko @ 9:
No, that vote was to send it to committee.....where it will unfortunately die.
Well, I really can certainly see why the McCain campaign feels that he'll do better than Obama in the town hall meetings!
How any of these gaffes will Grandpa get away with until everyone knows for certain that he simply is not a qualified candidate for President of the United States. Was he in Germany, or Russia??? WTF??? Does he even KNOW? I agree, either he's dumber than The Shrub, or just TOO DAMN OLD. Either one isn't good for Rethugs.
Can we start calling McCain "Dubya-Dubya Two"?
Actually, the president of germany is Horst Kohler. Angela Merkel is the Chancellor of Germany. Important difference...
You guys know that the debates are going to be like watching Muhammad Ali box an 8 year old girl right?
McCain is addled and old, it is not a progressive stance to make sport of the infirm. Clean it up people!!
I am serious, we gain nothing by acting like Repubs.
marko @ 19:
We'll gain the White House. They refuse to play clean, why should we for the sake of being the "nice guy" who finishes second?
McGrampa is a old, senile, shell-of-a-man.....rinse, lather, repeat.
Ain't no dumb like Republican dumb. How I long for the days of Fred Thompson talking about green beans.
what the hell is he talking about? his gaffes are getting so bizzare i can't tell if he went to germany and thought it was russia, went to russia and thought it was germany, or what. can you imagine what this guy will be like 4 years from now?
I wonder if he had any clue about what he said until he spoke afterwards with one of his aides:
"Uh, sir, you said that Putin was President of Germany."
"Yeah, so what?"
"Uh, Putin's not the President of Germany, sir, he's the former Prime Minister of Russia."
"Don't you start gettin smart with me, sonny!"
Please, keep the green background!
That would cost them the election of and by itself.
Err…
nice green background, nice green background, nice green background.
beetlejuice beetlejuice beetlejuice
WW2...! brilliant! ...in a very sad way.
is there anyway to have a campaign without the guy speaking?
I can actually hear the country getting dumber.
And to think this guy has about a 50 + election fraud percent chance of winning the white house. Good grief.
Just add this one to the list of things that the candidate said or misspoke or misunderstood or whatever the excuse of the day may be. Tomorrow he will deny he said this and the comment about, it doesn't matter too much as to when the troops come home, and we'll start all over again.
You'd think a guy who spent most of his life in the Cold War would know the difference between the Germans and the Russians.
I think he was just having a senior moment. Or at least I hope no one could be quite THAT stupid.
David @ 18:
You beat me to it--I was just coming down here to point out the difference between Kanzler and Präsident. SilentPatriot, you may want to fix that bit...not as bad as McCain's gaffe, but still wrong.
that's nothing. just wait until his handlers up his meds to control his temper.
like jackson pollock meets nietzsche meets dadaism. pure pandemonium; a psychedelic meltdown.
maverick will make r. bud dwyer look like a shrinking violet.
Blue Lensman @ 24:
Yep, and then he would throw one of his infamous hissy fits.
I think his staff is afraid to try to correct him and that's why they brought in Lieberman and Lindsey to do it.
What a joke!! McBush doesn't have a clue what the hell he is doing just like Dumbya.
I want to know who the hell is going to vote for this stupid SOB and why?
"You guys know that the debates are going to be like watching Muhammad Ali box an 8 year old girl right?"
I think you meant, an 80 year old.....
Tarro @ 35:
McGrampa --> (R)
Reich-wingers put their party ahead of the country......every time.
OMFG.
We are so screwed.
Both candidates suk.
Bring Clinton back.
Geez.
17 RichStraightWhiteAmericanMale Says:
Can we start calling McCain “Dubya-Dubya Two”?
That's FUNNY! I just about snorted my luke-warm coffee out of my nose!
let's be real people mistakes happen but this guy is bush all over again.......he gets stuffed like a turkey everyday with basic briefings......so he can fool us it's sales job
he doesn't know iraq and/or the economy........he has been cruising on the government dollar his entire life.he is numb and not capable of thinking outside the box
another McSenior moment...
"That's not change... my diapers!"
~ John McCain (R - Depends)
Bet they had a laugh or two over that great Russian beer.
Really, why don't they nominate an inflatable doll with a pullstring cord for soundbites? "Bomb Iran" "100 years" "Veto beer"
getalife @ 38:
Translated via The Web Whiner Translator 2.2
Major brain fart. I wonder if anyone heard the gas escape?
Dr. (terrorist fit jab) Matt @21-
Normally I'm with marko on this, but the last few weeks I've been thinkin like
Merlyn @19-
Hey, Obama can be ahead on points, winning the first seven rounds on points, but I'd rather see him land a knockout in the 8th than see McCain bounce back and land a haymaker in the 11th or 12th round. That said, I think Obama should watch for an opportune momment, rather than tapping all of his energy throwing a million unadvisable little jabs, or a big overhand left that might leave him open.
It's just that he's old enough to remember when a big chunk of Germany was called Prussia. Easy mistake.
Paging Senator Lieberman....
Holy. Shit.
Leslie [Hussein] @ 47:
funny... we have a mccain code blue
[chuckling]
(a little harmless OT here)
Dr Matt,
I expect "terrorist fist jab" to make the lists of Memorable Words & Phrases of 2008.
Merlyn @ 19:
bushit came off as a petulant fool living in a bubble in the debates with Kerry yet there were all the apologists claiming that good debating skills were not that important. And on top of that a good 50% of the electorate was stupid enough to vote for him leaving it just close enough for the republicks to steal the election.
OT
It is funny that no one demands to know what Cheney decided upon or discussed at his energy summit. Who attended this meeting? What did the attendees discuss? It sure is funny how all of the oil guys got so rich after Cheney’s energy summit. What gives?
Are the high gas prices the result of Cheney organizing the energy executives to drive up oil and get rich? Bushco had an energy plan. Are the high prices the result of this plan? Demand to see the minutes of Cheney’s energy meeting!
Proof positive McCain's more knowledgeable than Obama when it comes to foreign policy [/snarkity snark].
karl @ 49:
Senator Lieberman, Senator Lieberman. Code blue code blue. Old man with another brain fart. Is there a Lindsey Graham in the house? A Lindsey Graham. Please bring the Lindsey Graham.
Gosh - who doesn't confuse the two?????????
Did Puttie get a back rub from McCain?
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This is a good thing.
And karl. thanks for mentioning codes.
We should be due for a trrrrest alert soon.Code orange ?
karl @ 49:
Maybe the DHS threat level color codes will be useful after all? LOL.
Leslie [Hussein] @ 47:
Very funny . . .
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I say again, they don't want to win this one. They know that nobody can fix the mess the Administration has made in four years. They think they can make a comeback in 2012.
chharriett @ 16:
Age alone is not the problem. Ron Paul is a year older than McCain.
You may not like him, but no one's saying he's too old...
And McLobbyist was trying to come down on Obama about Jim Johnson (or whatever his name is) for being on the vetting "committee" for a Vice President. I think that McWrongcountrywrongsectwrongoneverything should be thinking more about himself. There is a lot to worry about there.
marko @ 20:
I agree with your sentiments. However, given the Oval Office Orangutan's apparent ignorance of all things foreign was indeed genuine ignorance of all things foreign ("I thought they were all Muslim."), we need to document these gaffs.
If McCain keeps this up, if these kinds of gaffs are routine, it is worth examining whether there is something more to them than understandable slips of the tongue. It worries me that he seems not to know the difference between al Qaida, Wahhabi, Sunni and Shiite. The "gaff" Traitor Joe Lie-to-Dems corrected could indicate something very serious.
On its own, as an isolated event, calling Putin the president of Germany might not even evince feebleness of mind, even in someone McCain's age. If he keeps this up, though, I will be glad to have a record of it in cyberspace.
Billy @ 60:
NJ Senator Frank Lautenberg is older than McSame too, and yet he doesn't appear old.
Here comes the Alzheimer's!
Ron @ 59:
it will two terms at least to turn this around policy and time will turn it around with good leadership and some luck
Obviously McCain knows that Putin is president of Russia. What's going on here is not ignorance, but dementia. Specifically, he has a form of frontotemporal dementia called Primary Progressive Aphasia. This is what's causing him to pull the wrong words out of the databank -- veto every beer, etc. It's also why it's difficult for him to read the teleprompter. It will progress slowly and may not become much more noticeable before December. On the other hand, other symptoms may become more evident. These often include personality changes, and compromised executive function, i.e. the ability to plan and organize goal-oriented activities. There's a chance he won't be the Republican nominee in November.
marko @ 20:
If he's infirm he can get some Viagra from Bob Dole -- OR Rush, come to think of it.
Vitter would be a good source for diapers - if he ever needs them - just a thought.
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This guy finished at the bottom of his class. Now add a healthy dose of elderly senility and you're looking at a total mess.
If you've had fun watching Chimpy bitchslap the English language...watch McSame do the same to basic facts and truths.
Somebody tell him the cold war's over.
Billy @ 60:
your right but Paul is 70+ going on 60 and mccain is 70+ going on 80......i'm not a paul guy but i'll put my money on paul for smarts
McCain is perfect for president. This gaffe just points to how intellectually feeble he is. The ruling class requires a president that devoid of scruples and critical thinking. Reagan was a model prez. Clinton was good due to his obedience and slickness . Bush was a bonanza. Never has a prez worked so tirelessly for his masters. McCain may not be as enthusiastic as Bush but he will do. Obama seems a bit uppity....
karl @ 65:
You may be on to something. Chimpy's fuck ups over the past eight years will require a miracle to clean up. The GOP will happily let Obama try....only to give him shit every step of the way.
McCain's problem is he's too old AND he's out of touch. C'mon - a president who doesn't even know how to turn on a computer? I'm sorry - times have changed -- McCain isn't old by today's standards - he's ANCIENT. And it is showing up in a myriad of ways.
McCain's age IS an issue.
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Dr. (terrorist fit jab) Matt @ 14:
No there's still a chance for it to come back alive should need be. Esp. when Scott McLellan testifies.
cervantes @ 66:
Well, his candidacy makes a little more sense, at any rate. I mean, dig it: Reagan was senile, Bush Sr got night terrors at the mention of broccoli, and the current president is the walking, talking personification of a lobotomy. Them repugs: they dig a prez they can victimize and manipulate.
Trittydi @ 73:
i think your right i personally respect my elders a problem this country has but like i said earlier i think mccain's biological age is higher than 70+ and wait when has to deal with this mess.......i say he can't do it
'Tarro @ # 35 '
" I want to know who the hell is going to vote for this stupid SOB and why? "
People in the Red States and there are a lot of them.
"Mcstaken has Mcspoken" - Mcunderstander
;-}
out
i wonder how president Horst Kohler of germany felt about losing his job to the prime minister of russia?
john "who's in charge over there again?" mccain is the best thing to happen to the democrats since the invention of sliced bread.
Maybe not the right section but: How can I send a link to this video by email to a friend (right winger Bush supporter)? He thinks the earth is no more than 10k old and is totally informed by outlets like FOX. There is so much good info on this site I would like to point out to him but I don't know how.
[why not send him a link to the site, or even to just this post on the site? - site monitor]
they better strap a large can of red bull to his back because he is going to run out of steam...he could snap
marko @ 20:
Give me a break! That disingenuous creep stands up there and acts like a total fool, and you want us to keep quiet?
Look at the fool that we have now. There is no way America can tolerate another sociopath liar?
laskdj @ 80:
don't change that.....you'll need that humor as time goes a friend like that is priceless
Comrade Rou @ 71:
Yeah, but only HALF uppity - remember, he's only half black.
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Can someone help me and explain the context that I'm obviously taking this statement out of? I guess I've consumed too many German beers today, Pilsner Urquells.
snark/
On NBC Nightly News tonight McCain did not have on his flag lapel pin but Obama had on his.
Nobody questioned McCain about his lack of lapel pin, why I'll bet McCain could have even gotten by with a terrorist fist pump!
Ben @ 74:
And don't forget, July 10th deadline for Rove. Something is brewing I think. We have to keep the heat up.
The MSM will be of no help whatsoever until they want to step in and start diffusing it much more actively.
karl@70
I work in a nursing home, and the ironic thing is that the folks who live with pain, a little cancer here and there...they seem to hang on forever.
But the one's who are healthy and vivacious....One little hangnail pushes 'em towards the edge of their mortal coils quickly.
Andy K Jong Il @ 87:
At least he didn't call him Pooty Poot
i don't totally follow your point but sure there are hypochondriacs and there are people that live with pain....i'm clearly stating mccain's biological age is higher than calendar age and if he get to the whitehouse he will age that much quicker
I think his been dipping into Cindy's stash. This addled wife-abuser isn't fit for command of a rowboat much less a country. It is only a matter of time before his caregivers will have to stand on stage with him to clam him up when he starts babbling.
McCain is like a gunman headed into a kindergarten.
There is ABSOLUTELY no excuse not to stop him!
he will vetoe beer and then begin a new cold war with germany
huzzah
Oh dear - can puking into the lap of a foreign dignitery be far behind?
Ryoko @ 9:
Listen, I'm 66, not 71 and suffer from CRS-- can't remember shit.
Was he even in Germany? I must now wonder.
http://therealmccain.com/
Saint Augustine @ 85:
Pilsner-Urquells is one of the world's all too few real beers,
but it is not German. It's Bohemian (Czech)...
http://www.pilsner-urquell.com/
Most certainly NOT defending mcshame, but when I went to YouTube to see
this video, I noted it has been on that site for four(4) months...Why are we just
now gaining access to this on C&L?
Poor bastard, Alzheimer's sucks! I wouldn't wish it on anyone, even a Republican.
Taken out of context. Not important. Move on, nothing to see here.
Did anybody notice if Obama was wearing a flag lapel pin?
Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
was the LAST German leader that John "THE BUSH REPUBLICAN" McCain knew as a friend and classmate
At least he didn't get lost going to mailbox.
Doggiebobo@100: Correction....has been on YouTube for ONE year.
It's not America. To a conservative they're all the same.
Anybody know if McCain gave Putin a shoulder massage?
I wonder if he'll use the red phone to call for room service if he gets into the white house or hits the button thinking it's to call in the butler?
Please, somebody, anybody. Put that crazy old coot in a rubber room before he hurts himself and embarasses this country any further.
ha ha to quote my wife "thats not correct,, my friend.'
Heydave @ 6:
He looked into Putin's eyes and saw the writing on the (Berlin) wall...
This is not a joke anymore. He has Alzheimer's disease.
McCain really is Mr. Magoo...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6xBChqzV3h4
"Doggiebobo@100: Correction….has been on YouTube for ONE year."
Um, what calendar are you using?
This clip is from January 23, 2008. Wonder why he didn't get beaten up by his Republican bretheren over this during the primaries.
Mike @ 90:
Pooty Poot (tm) is Chimpy's personal pet nickname for Putin, McCain aint allowed to use it.
McCain for president!
After all, it would be fun to put someone in the white house with a full blown case of dementia!
Alice Hussein Chomsky Nader @ 4:
Good job McCain didnt drive a tank in 39, he would have invaded Portugal by mistake.
yakfitguy @ 117:
In a sad yet hilarious way, yes it could be very funny if done properly, Chimpy was only a half arssed case and boring really.
McCain in charge would send the world into a panic, provide endless moments of amusement, and have even Faux anchors reaching for the liquor bottle on air, and we would be back in the stone age rather quickly,
the hardcore Greens would be very happy.
mcAssenFuhrer is just putting up one great moment in comedy after another.
more like boosh every time he makes a highlight reel.
He should start vetoing that beer before he says something he really regrets
Frank @ 112:
No, not Alzheimer's. He's always been stoopid and unvetted. I wonder now, how many of his less-than-lucid moments were actually suppressed because he throws a great barbecue.
He has not really had to follow a script before, as well. He was free to be honest and actually was centrist, for a repug. Now he just can't get the booshisms straight, because he is not as good a booshie hypocrite as he is an extraordinary liar. he's just not that good at telling other people's lies, just his own.
Merlyn @ 19:
Doesn't matter. Remember Shrub flubbing, smirking and sweating his way through both the Gore (2000) and Kerry (2004) debates? The MSM will focus on Obama's appearance or other non-issues while ignoring any mistakes McCain might make (come to think of it, did anyone hear about this Germany/Putin gaffe 4 months ago?).
Maldoror @ 93:
he's proof that some people hate this country and are willing to destroy it for a few more dollars.
cervantes @ 66:
So Romney or more likely Huckabee in november. McCain will be replaced at the RNC convention in Sept.
You guys have to cut this out! Any more of these taunts and they may smarten up and recall the old buzzard before he's even the candidate. Then they will someone whose young AND evil.
WMorrisLives @ 123:
I fear this as well.
What ever happened to the impartial League of Women Voters holding debates? Is the debate schedule all locked up and corporately-backed yet?
Wait a minute!
Isn't Leo Gorcey the President of Japan?
OY.
Sincerely, John McCain and Joe Lieberman
Just more PROOF that John McCain doesn't know Shiite from Shinola ....
Not bad for guy who finished 394 out of 398 in his high school class.
So McCain releases his medical report which is 1000 pages long. a fucking 1000 pages long and he's in excellent health? Unfortunately or fortunately there is no mental health info in these reports. We have extensive mental health testing for astronauts and intelligence agents but none for presidents? Just think if we had a test that determined GWB had certain sociopathic tendencies......how many lives saved???
Cmon. Bush labelled Greeks 'Grecians' and HE still got voted for. Bush didn't know which cutlery to use when visiting the Queen of England and still wasn't considered a goose by the general public. At least McSame hasn't tried to shoulder rub Putin like Bush did with Merkel!
I'm not sure that Americans are ready to vote for an African-American for President. God help us all if this arsehole McCain gets in
McCain is Bush with Alzheimer's Disease.
"I’m not sure that Americans are ready to vote for an African-American for President. God help us all if this arsehole McCain gets in"
They may not get the chance. There are literally millions of people in this country who would resort to violence to prevent a black man from occupying the WH.
Frank @ 112:
Dude, This asshole McCain has bee a maroon for a very long time. Had he not been the son and grandson of admirals, there is scant chance he would have been admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy. Given his behavior patterns and academics, had he not been the son and grandson of admirals, there is little doubt he would have been thrown out. Instead, in 1958 he managed to graduate 894 out of 899.
Oh boy, you can't even come up with a good butchered argument about McCain still thinking the the Berlin Wall is up, or something. He's seriously going to need to change his name now to MrCane.
Cervantes@66
Obviously McCain knows that Putin is president of Russia.
lol, McCain got the country and person wrong.
Dmitry Medvedev is Russia's President, he likes Deep Purple and Pink Floyd.
'Vlad' Putin will be Prime Minister.
Link for McSame http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7136556.stm
The phone is ringing in the White House at 3am and the President of Russia is calling...
McCain answers: "Medvedev who? from where? I'm sorry you have the wrong number, goodbye"
America say hello to mushroom clouds.
Reading this blog, I've laughed more than watching Jon Stewart. I'll bet that all of his writers are volunteering for the Obama campaign. If McCane gets elected, Comedy Central won't need them. McBush will write his own jokes at our expense.
Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha!!!
What a loser. He didn't even correct himself. Ol' Gramps Manchuria seems to be getting his wiring in a knot and can't untangle it.
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McWHO?
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How long do we think it will be until the repube spin machine starts playing these things off as some endearing grandfatherly attribute we should all embrace and fine charming. you know, like the way bush can't spreak the english language ans we are to believe this make him more of a "regular guy".
Puh! Putin's speech was nothing compared to the rant the president of Ohio, Pol Pot, gave!
RichStraightWhiteAmericanMale @ 17:
Love it is that copyrighted???
xvet
dada @ 10:
Really!
President.
Putin.
He.
Gernmany
LOL at Chancellor Merkel of Germany (she!!!!)
LOL at President Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev of Russia (even if he is a puppet)
Hey give the old man a break he's just appealing to his base, Bush supporters.
xvet
I know I am asking for trouble with this one but....http://www.tagg-theangrygayguy.com/2008/06/let-me-be-first-one-to-say-it.html
john mccain does not need to be the chief executive, top official, head honcho, head guy, top dog, numero uno, A-1, leader, commander AND chief of.....ANYTHING!
McCain is just demonstrating that he is not an elitist. i.e. He is thick as a brick and therefore more 'electable' than Obama. In America, this could well be a winning strategy.
Jeeves @ 149:
Great- his base is composed of the guy who held up the sign that said "we're not morans" and hyper-racists who think Obama's a Moslem because Klannity said so.
Blue Lensman @ 12:
Someone should tell him that Orwell's novel 1984 is a book, not a newspaper article or an instructional guide.
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