Best explanation for McCain's response to the Zapatero question

[BurtWorm]

For background to question, go here:

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Talking-Points-Memo/~3/nTZ-y2-vhSA/217792.php

[Greyskye]

1. "Pulling a Palin"

:rofl:

I've gotta choose that one, if for no other reason then I love alliteration!

[liberalmuse]

2. I'm ashamed to admit..

that I did not know Zapetero was the President of Spain. Then again, I'm not running for President, am I? However, I did know that he is not the President of any of the S. American countries, nor would I assume he had anti-American sentiments just because of a Latin surname.

[Aloha Spirit]

3. He definitely never grasped what the question was.... after being asked the same questions 3 times,

he refers to "the hemisphere" and "the region"...

"All I can tell you is that I have a clear record of working with leaders in the hemisphere that are friends with us and standing up to those who are not and that's judged on the basis of the importance of our relationship with Latin America and the entire region."

[L. Coyote]

4. OTHER: He is clueless about the corect answer! That's all.

As to WHY a long-serving U.S. Senator is soo-oooo ignorant, that is another issue!!

[SoonerPride]

5. He replied: In what repsect, Charlie?

The reporter then said "what the hell Senator McCain, I'm a woman!"

[Occam Bandage]

6. Answer: He didn't bother reading up on Spain before he talked to the Spanish press,

and was therefore bewildered by the name "Zapatero," and just dropped into his default, "Well, I talk to the good latins and punch the bad latins in the face" response-to-Spanish-sounding-name talking point.

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Zapata, Zapatero, Sunni, Shiite, its all the same to him.

He doesn't have a in depth knowledge of the facts

[Essene]

8. No, he was suggesting that he wont support Zapatero... which is a Neocon move by Mccain

Mccain doesn't have a strong "neocon" history and this is an indication of a shift in his approach.

[1corona4u]

I said other...

he thought she was saying zapatos--spanish for shoes. :-)

[NoPasaran]

9. He's still bitter about the Maine

[Ganja Ninja]

10. Zapatista, Zapatero, Frank Zappa what's the diff?

You say potato and I say potatoe
I say grenade ya and you say Granada

:silly: