Word of the Day : 'Misspoke'

[JTFrog]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/25/804275.aspx

From NBC’s Ron Allen
Here's my nominee for the word of the day -- if such a thing exists. It came from Hillary Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson yesterday, responding to questions about the senator's description of landing, "under sniper fire," at the Tuzla, Bosnia, airport while First Lady, as the war was winding down, back in 1996.

After citing numerous articles from the time, referring to the danger, and how unusual it was for a first lady to travel to such a war-torn place, Team Clinton conceded she "misspoke" about the sniper fire. And running with, "our heads down," from the airport.

Clinton herself told the editorial boards of the Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer that she “misspoke.” Further clarifying her comments, she said the pilot aboard her aircraft had warned there was sniper fire in the area at the time when she was arriving in Tuzla.

VIDEO: NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports on Hillary Clinton misspeaking about being under fire during a 1996 trip to Bosnia.

Is this her second or third ad for McCain now?

[NightWatcher]

1. she's just shooting herself in the foot. talk about a poorly run candidate

[tridim]

2. I actually heard the word "misremember" used today

That's not a word I want associated with our side.

Drop out now Hillary. Please.

[cloudbase]

3. Can you say that word

boys and girls?

[tularetom]

4. You and I don't get to "misspeak" - if we do it it's "lying"

IMO that fuckin word is a euphemism to protect the media from having to refer to their buds as liars and should be stricken from the language.

[dchill]

5. So much lying going on...

you need lots of polite synonyms to smooth the truth - misremember, misspoke, misstated. I still like bullshat.

[DefenseLawyer]

6. To misspeak is a totally different thing

If I have been to Las Vegas 20 times and then I go to Reno and when someone asked me where I went on vacation I might say "Vegas" without even thinking. I misspoke. I meant to say Reno. If I worked at my old job for 30 years and then got a new job and someone asked me how long I had been working here I might say "30 years" before correcting myself. I misspoke.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

7. !

[JTFrog]

9. New ad showing how sleep deprived Hillary will answer that 3am call?

Nice one.

[Tatiana]

8. Let's find that pilot.

Bet she's lying about what the pilot said too.

[JTFrog]

10. I wonder how many Hillary supporters defended this misspeak:

John McCain tries to do damage control on his ridiculous photo op in the Baghdad market that required a small Army to show us that it was safe there. His visit required 100 American soldiers, with three Blackhawk helicopters, two Apache gunships overhead, hidden snipers and bulletproof vests. His excursion included a Rug Shopping Spree at an Iraqi street vendor with Senator Lindsey (”I bought 5 rugs for 5 bucks“) Graham (R-SC) and Rep. Mike (”like a normal outdoor market in Indiana“) Pence (R-IN).

McCain said he regrets comments he made after a tour of Baghdad last Sunday, when he said he could see progress and the American people were not being told the “good news” about the war, according to excerpts of his comments and a press release provided by “60 Minutes.”

…”Of course I am going to misspeak and I’ve done it on numerous occasions and I probably will do it in the future,” said McCain, according to “60 Minutes”. McCain acknowledged in this “60 Minutes” interview that he had been accompanied by heavy security during his trip.

[Life Long Dem]

11. It was a lie. nice try!

[NDambi]

12. How many times did she "misspeak" her sniper encounter...lol