McCain shrugs off Obama attack over Iraq gaffe

[sabra]

Source: Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Presidential candidate John McCain shrugged off criticism from rival Barack Obama over a gaffe about Iraq, saying on Thursday that all politicians slip up and it was time to "move on."

McCain, on a tour of Europe and the Middle East, mistakenly told reporters in Jordan on Tuesday that Iran had backed Sunni militant group al Qaeda in Iraq. The United States accuses Iran of backing Shi'ite militias there, not Sunnis.

Obama, locked in a battle with New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, pounced on the mistake the following day, suggesting McCain's support for the Iraq war stemmed from misreading the situation.

"We all misspeak from time to time and I immediately corrected it. Just as Sen. Obama said he was looking forward to meeting the president of Canada, we all misspeak from time to time," McCain told reporters in London.

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Like he corrected his "Bomb Iran" song?

Don't know that that happened "immediately". From his public statements about the area, I have concluded that he isn't really sure who is doing what, but he figures widening the war will solve the whole problem.

[Supersedeas]

14. and beating the Bitch

[truthisfreedom]

2. Except that McCain's gaffe was a serious one that shows he's out of touch and repeating the mantra

of the administration... al kay-da, al kay-da, al kay-da, al kay-da, al kay-da, al kay-da, al kay-da, al kay-da...

[Tempest]

3. "Time to time" isn't three times in two days

McSame is either senile or is preparing us for an attack on Iran if he becomes president.

Both options are scary.

[fascisthunter]

4. McCain Got Busted Peddling Propaganda... the sick jerk (nt)

[BearSquirrel2]

15. He got protrayed ...

Basically the new John McCain got caught out in the open for what he is. Someone whispers in his ear and out comes what they said. That's the John McCain riding the Puppet Express.

[mikeytherat]

5. Actually, Johnny Mac, it was Joe Lieberman who corrected you AND

took the blame for your Purim= Halloween gaffe.

It takes a lot of chutzpah to talk about how you "immediately corrected yourself," when the "corrections" were made by a member of your entourage in front of God and everybody.

mikey_the_rat

[happygoluckytoyou]

6. "IRA-Q??? i thought we were bombinb IRA-N...oopsie...now where are those WMDs"

[shraby]

7. Shouldn't the news program make an endless

loop of McCain's "bomb Iran" and his latest gaffe about Al Queda, and his endorsement by Hagee? Fair is fair. Where is it???

[singilarpoint]

9. Strange

Wow, I find your comment pretty strange...As I turned off my television because I was noticing that even MSNBC had joined in on the -Let's bash Obama Hit Parade-..The exact words of your post were going through my mind!!! Spooky...

[Sam Ervin jret]

8. "Get use to it guys. I'm gonna make a lot of them. My mind ain't what, what where we taking about?

[Solly Mack]

10. snort..more and more like Bush..."misspoke"

[tanyev]

11. I thought all his experience was going to keep him from making those kind of mistakes?

[MurrayDelph]

12. "...and I immediately corrected it"?

He said it several times before Joe (fuckin') Lieberman corrected him!


Oh, my gosh.

John McCain thinks he's Joe Lieberman!

[vixengrl]

13. I think he's up to *mis-speaking* four times, now--

and I think he might be cranky he'll be caught at it again. (I shouldn't wonder if he tries.)

[gratuitous]

16. McCain shrugs off attack

Media let it go. No big thing. This is Straight-Talkin' Johnny Maverick, after all. And if you remember the stupid stuff he says, he might not invite you over for one of his barbecues. Now THAT would be something horrible.