John McCain: "...my fellow PRISONERS."

[mikeytherat]

Epic Fail!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYFm5kK4f1k

mikey_the_rat

[NYCGirl]

1. There's some context in that missing, so I'm not buying it. NT

[greyl]

2. Not a bad point to consider, but the audience reaction wasn't exactly supportive.

We'll see.

[Eric J in MN]

4. Longer video shows it was a slip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FADXTI-vc

[NYCGirl]

6. Thank you for posting that. Paging Dr. Freud! NT

[Eric J in MN]

3. McCain was talking about the national debt.

It doesn't make more sense in the longer version, which is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FADXTI-vc

[greyl]

5. Thanks! nt

[Bluebear]

11. RawStory on "My fellow prisoners!" line: McCain flustered when crowd fails to erupt

:rofl:

At a campaign stop in Pennsylvania Wednesday, McCain referred to his supporters as "fellow prisoners" in a botched attack on his Democratic opponent Barack Obama.

"You and I together will confront the $10 trillion debt the federal government has run up and balance the federal budget by the end of my term in office," he said. "Across this country, this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners and the same standards of clarity and candor must now be applied to my opponent."

Judging by McCain's pause, he expected that to be an applause line. Silence greeted him from the perplexed crowd.

Standing behind her father, Meghan McCain briefly furrows her brow, apparently recognizing the 72-year-old seantor's gaffe. Vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin also is flanking McCain on stage, but it is less clear whether she recognizes the mistake.

McCain makes no effort to correct his mistake, but he seemed flustered when the crowd didn't erupt at the line. Glancing down at his prepared text, McCain charged on through to the next line in his speech.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/McCain_flub_My_fellow_prisoners_1008.html

[mikeytherat]

12. Actually, and I hate to do this, I have to give props to Palin. She definitely heard the gaffe.

If you watch her in the video, she turns away from Mac with a distinct "Prisoners? WTF?" look on her face. And if Caribou Barbie saw the gaffe, everyone saw the gaffe.

mikey_the_rat

[demwing]

7. Can you spell Flashback?

That's some scarefully unscripted shit.

[TahitiNut]

8. I saw that. Bizarre. Truly bizarre.

He CLEARLY said "fellow prisoners" and it was completely out of context. It's like his mouth was on some kind of faulty autopilot ... detached from or absent any functional reasoning processes.

He's toast. Fried. Disintegrating more every day.

[JNelson6563]

9. I saw it too, "bizarre" is the perfect word for it.

The audience hesitated for a minute there. He was a bit dazed for a moment. Yeah, get this guy's finger on the button!

Julie

[KansDem]

10. So, when do we make our break?

Johnnie the Rat says "11:00." Pass it on...