Spaingate? McCain's blunder about Spain spirals out of control.

[ck4829]

This gaffe is really telling.
It’s clear that McCain thinks that NATO ally and Spanish president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is a dicey Latin American up-and-comer.

But that’s not what I find most disturbing about this clip of an exchange between McCain and a Spanish reporter. It’s that he’s clearly either hard of hearing or incredibly slow on the uptake.

She clearly says “Spain.” When McCain yammers on about allies in “this hemisphere,” the reporter redirects and says “I’m talking about Europe.” He does not process it.

http://www.rollingstone.com/nationalaffairs/index.php/2008/09/18/spain-and-mccain/

[LAThinker]

1. Do not despair Spain

I am not sure he knows what is he talking about anymore. Looks like the desire to move to the White House is clouding's senator's mind. Do not despair Spain, in few days or may be few hours Mccain will change his position. After all he's done it many times before
See for your self:

McCain fighting McCain (in his own words)
http://www.ucubd.com/Index.aspx?id=721&cid=3145

[madaboutharry]

2. Hopefully Americans will see this for themselves

during a debate.

[ColbertWatcher]

3. Good. Just one more to add to the pile.

I am not confident, however, that the GOP-controlled media will give it the level of scrutiny and attention that it gave all that lipstick shit.

Maybe we on DU need to start making pictures of McCain mocking his stupidity about allies?

[Mme. Defarge]

4. Too bad for him that Cindy

is no Nancy, whispering in his ear "Doing everything we can."

[lapfog_1]

5. I think he panicked

when she said Europe. He clearly thought that Zapatero was a Latin American leader of some sort.

so his choice was "don't act like I don't know who this guy is... that would be bad."

And now the campaign is doubling down on this choice. Stupid.

[xyouth]

6. It is just the Alzheimers talking N/T

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

16. i actually think there is something to that rumor

I do feel sorry for him, and I sure don't want him anywhere near the presidency.

[xyouth]

30. I think there is something there also.

Another thing I've been thinking about, is that someone his age need tests all the time, like a colonoscopy, for which they one would get knocked out. Transferring power to the VP? Also all of the killer infections and fungi that have taken over the hospitals. At his age these are more likely to be lethal. He has something like a thousand pages of medical records from the last few years that reporters have been given almost no time to review. I want to know what meds. he is on. His finger is might be on the button, I would like to be reassured that he is not impaired. Back to the Alzheimer's,
Some one should edit clips of McCain over the years getting older and slower.

Talking point. Even heros get too old to lead.

[readmoreoften]

7. Holy Shit. He confused Zapatero with the ZAPATISTAS in Mexico.

That's why he was talking about Calderon and the 'drug wars' in Mexico. The Zapatistas are struggling against the Mexican government and its corrupt involvement in drugs (which it is attempting to blame on the Zapatistas EZLN, who have nothing to do with drugs.)

[Robbien]

8. Yup. That is why the reporter repeated the word Spain three times

and added that Spain is in Europe.

Something is going seriously wrong with McCain these days. That is probably why the RNC is trying to keep reporters away from him.

[readmoreoften]

19. How insulting it must've been: "so long as he's not an enemy of the free world, I'll meet with him"

Good god. He's geriatric Reagan already.

[SweetieD]

14. Yeah I think he was getting those names mixed up. But still the reporter clarified like 2 times, and

he still got it wrong.

[NorthwestNut]

29. Think he even knows about the Zapatistas..?

I mean.. if he's having a hard time with "Spain" ... lol who knows :eyes:

[izquierdista]

9. The rain in Spain

has softened McCain's brain. :rofl: :rofl:

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

10. What a doofus.

One wonders how he got this far.

[Stevepol]

11. McCain was 894th out of the 899 grads at the Naval Academy. I rest my case.

[tannybogus]

12. He must be het up at Zapatero about his total disregard of the

anti-smoking law. I Googled Spain and politics and this was what I found:

Meanwhile, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero appears to have put his foot in it once again, this time with respect to the recent anti-smoking laws in Spain. Even though the general opinion regarding the new legislation seems to be more or less favourable, the extent to which the law restricts smoking in all places of work, public places and restricts the right of newsagents and unlicensed shops to sell tobacco has inevitably been criticised by pro-smoking groups and trade unions. Last week it emerged that during the meeting held between President Zapatero and Artur Mas, both party leaders spent the whole afternoon smoking while they negotiated. Apparantly it was Artur Mas himself who spilt the beans when he told colleagues in surprise that they had "smoked all afternoon" in the Moncloa (headquarters of the Spanish presidency and home to the President and his family) despite new the anti-tobacco restrictions.

http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2006/01/politics-in-spain.html

How soon before we invade??:shrug:

[malaise]

13. Send this to KO and Rachel

right fugging now. He is clueless.

[Matariki]

15. Well, that'll TEACH Mr Zapatero to have such a suspiciously FOREIGN sounding name!

:rofl:

[MadrasT]

17. I peeked in at Freeperland...

...they were claiming he knew EXACTLY what he was talking about, and he purposely dissed "Zapatero because Zapatero has spoken out in support of Obama"...

Yeah, keep telling yourselves that, freeptards... :rofl:

[csziggy]

22. So McCain is making with stupid comments about foreign affairs

Just so he can win the election? That is almost as stupid as mistaking where Spain is.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

18. Where the hell was Lieberman to whisper in his ear?

[MilesColtrane]

20. Wormwood was too busy cashing checks from his Republican convention appearance.

[slor]

21. If only he could see Spain from one of his homes...

then he could be an expert!

[lame54]

23. Tell him about the record # of time the repugs filibustered...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/20/republican-obstructionism_n_77704.html

[SalviaBlue]

24. Where was Cindy? Isn't it her job to guide the old guy?

[fascisthunter]

25. McCain is another Pre-programmed, brainwashed Rich Asshole...

supported by Pre-programmed, brainwashed poor assholes.

[Blue Belle]

26. McCain's Eliza Doolittle moment...

I think there's something to those Alzheimer's rumors.

[LostInAnomie]

27. Considering McCain's age, I think it's safe to say that he was probably thinking of...

... Emiliano Zapata



The Mexican revolutionary and terror of the landed gentry.

[Arkana]

28. It seems the rain in Spain falls mainly on McCain.