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youtube.com — In his own words. While Putin was still president of Russia, John McCain, running on his foreign policy and military credentials shows off his knowledge on a press conference.

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  • AltairMetamorf, on 06/09/2008, -16/+466The sad thing is that this man is suppose to represent the America... No wonder half of the world thinks we are a bunch of dumbasses.
    • kalleanka, on 06/10/2008, -4/+109Unfortunately half the world is right about it... He has the support of about half the people in this country, no wonder they say we are idiots...
      • LastVisibleDog, on 06/10/2008, -26/+9And the other half supports this idiot
        Obama claimed:

        Canada has a president
        There are 58 states in the United States
        His parents met and created him four years after he was born
        His non-existent uncle helped liberate Auschwitz
        With 24 hours claimed Iran was not a serious threat and a grave threat
        10,000 people died in Kansas when only 12 died
        Thinks is running to be "Commander-OF-Chief"
        • nocash23, on 06/10/2008, -18/+2prepare to be dug down my friend.... the brainwashed minions of "change" will see to that.
        • chaosblade77, on 06/10/2008, -3/+14Not sure about the rest, but I know the Iran comment is taken out of context.

          He said Iran is a grave threat, but said they are not a threat compared to the Soviet Union during the Cold War, or something along those lines. There was a comparison involved though, he wasn't just saying "Iran is not a threat."
        • peteophile44, on 06/10/2008, -2/+12source?
        • Mystlyfe, on 06/10/2008, -2/+8I'm not sure which internet meme should be used in response for this one, "citation required," or "pics or it didn't happen." Regardless, most of your comments were taken far out of context, and one is a change in a single letter. Great argument, douche.
        • nocash23, on 06/10/2008, -5/+1to chaosblade77
          yeah i guess youre right. people are probably just blowing it out of proportion. the words "grave threat" arent as dire as they once where. it no longer means "seriously threatening health, well-being, or life; critical" or maybe it does and thats not a big deal to obama. whatever the reason at least he has people like you to play semantics for him. and the rest of you calling for "sources" and "citation required".... YOUR ON THE ***** INTERNET. use it. look it up yourself a 5 minute search on google will tell you what you need to know. stop being lazy.
        • LastVisibleDog, on 06/10/2008, -5/+2Sources:
          (these are already on this thread numerous times - lefties sure are lazy, non-seekers of the truth)
          (Mystlyfe -stop acting like an idiot - these links already exist numerous times on this thread MORON - stop trying to make excuse for your own blindness)

          1. Obama’s Canadian President http://ianschwartz.com/2007/08/10/video-obama-gaff ...

          2. Parents get to together and have him two years after he was born: “There was something stirring across the country because of what happened in Selma, Alabama [1965], because some folks are willing to march across a bridge. So they got together and Barack Obama Jr. was born [1961].” – Barack Hussein Obama, March 2007, Selma, AL 42nd Anniversary of Bloody Sunday [1965] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdYByptC8mY

          3. Obama’s 10,0000 dead in Kansas: http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/09/video-obama- ...

          4. Obama’s uncle liberates Auschwitz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV1sxq8mqvA

          5. Obama sees the dead in the audience (fallen heroes): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR8YaR3JEkE

          6. The Obama two-step – Iran not a serious thread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew5qP2oPdtQ – Threat from Iran is grave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm-VduN-FVc

          7. Obama makes up Life Magazine story. “Then there's the copy of Life magazine that Obama presents as his racial awakening at age 9. In it, he wrote, was an article and two accompanying photographs of an African-American man physically and mentally scarred by his efforts to lighten his skin. In fact, the Life article and the photographs don't exist, say the magazine's own historians.” - The not-so-simple story of Barack Obama's youth, Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-07 ...

          8. The 58 states of Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws&

        • theeldest, on 06/10/2008, -0/+7The 58 states is a reference to the 58 contests in the Nomination Process. The others being things like Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, District of Columbia, etc, etc.

          Also, with Obama, we're pretty sure he just made a mess up with his words. Hillary did the same thing a few times so it's mostly overlooked.

          With McCain, we can never be sure it's not the age getting to him. Too many people still have solid memories of Reagan.
        • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2@ LastVisibleDog:
          Pro-Tip: All politicians lie. Quit crying about the bigger liar of the 2 getting called on it, every hour, on the hour. They both suck for wanting the presidency bad enough to lie, but your guy sucks more because when he does it, he looks so obviously foolish, so get over it already. Vote for someone besides McCain or Obama.
        • iamchewy, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Rebuttal to #4: "[Obama] mistakenly referred to Auschwitz instead of Buchenwald in telling of his personal experience of a soldier in his family who ... served in the 89th Infantry Division that Liberated Ohrdruf, a Subcamp of Buchenwald, the First Camp Liberated by Americans, on April 4, 1945." Source: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/05/2 ...
      • LadyOBOF, on 06/10/2008, -0/+22The rest of the world is laughing at us. Our leaders are a disgrace. No one wants a uneducated old ***** running this country...another dumb ass reality show in the making.
      • directrix13, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2And with our propensity to redundantly state things. No wonder they think we are not smart.
      • Risingashes, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4I always find it funny that despite being so rich and so highly taxed you guys still fail completely at any kind of social provision.

        Being able to provide things on a massive scale should make them more effective and yet you're outclassed in everything other than spending (and high end war research).
        • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4Because at least half our country (not gonna say who), subscribe to self-serving political policies, or thinks our monies are well-spent being a hypocritical "world ethics police".
    • arbouler, on 06/10/2008, -12/+27america is the least socially progressive country in the western world. it's no wonder.
      • masterm1nd, on 06/10/2008, -22/+4Accuracy? Relevancy?
        • Peck3277, on 06/10/2008, -2/+13My God masterm1nd you just seem to be everywhere in this article. It's a good thing I need to exercise my digg down button
        • masterm1nd, on 06/10/2008, -16/+4Very funny joke. Dugg for open-mindedness.
      • familynight, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1perhaps, you're right in sum, but i was pretty shocked at witnessing open and accepted sexism and racism throughout western europe. sexism is ingrained in many western european cultures, and maybe it just comes out in different ways than i was used to from american culture, but it's weird that a woman locking eyes with a man in metropolitan cities, like paris or rome, can be viewed as some sort of invitation to harassment. i'm not saying the united states doesn't have sexual harassment, but it's not quite as expected in some situations.

        also, while western europe may not have the united states' history of in-country racism, the number of minority citizens has been quite a bit lower until recent years. with increased immigration of arabs and muslims, many countries have seen a pronounced backlash, particularly among the working class. it seems more like western europe was happy being theoretically non-racist, but reality is beginning to intrude. i really don't think that racist slurs shouted by thousands of fans at a sports match would be taken with the same casual acceptance in the united states as it is in western europe.

        my point is simply that it's very easy to call america names, but the differences between progressivism here and in europe is much greater in politics than overall socially, and the political differences are probably related to a corrupt interlinking of american military industry and government than anything else. it is not as simple as laughing at american conservative christianity to discuss broader issues of progressivism, an ideology that the united states helped shape. (i've never been to australia/nz/whatever other country you consider a part of the western world and canadians have been nothing but pleasant and friendly in my experience)
    • blizzardice, on 06/10/2008, -20/+7***** the rest, we are the best!!!!
      • Crazymaniacc, on 06/10/2008, -4/+8this is excactly the kind of behaviour that makes you guys look like idiots.
        • Brickster, on 06/10/2008, -3/+3apparently you and several other people have never come across sarcasm before...
        • bigbadgoat, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1Last time I checked, sarcasm requires a little bit of wit.
      • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2Could you have said that in way that doesn't make you sound like a 15-year old high school dropout? Well, maybe, but there'd be no way in hell to back up your initial claim then, so "yee-haw", I guess.
        • masterm1nd, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1You should probably give that schpeal to your buddies here on digg.
        • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1@ masterm1nd: I would if any of my "buddies" spoke that way...I usually hear those kind of unsubstantiated "America! ***** Yeah!" type claims from McCain supporters/the right of the aisle...y'know, those so deluded as to think we can do no wrong or there are no other better/equivalent options.
    • HotSaucePanCake, on 06/10/2008, -15/+4How about 57 states
      • saleem, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4OK he had gone across 47 not 57, it was a mis-speak this isn't mixing up world leaders. hopefully ayatollah kim jong il doesn't have anything up his rachel ray kaffiyeh
        • masterm1nd, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1Saleem, they were both misspeaks. You can't nail the candidate you don;t like on it and give the candidate you do like a free ride. It makes you a hypocrite.
        • caselogic, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1He didn't do either.
    • leexy, on 06/10/2008, -2/+72We don't mind dumbassery, as long as you don't go around bombing and invading countries on the other side of the planet.

      Signed: The rest of the world.
      • itsthemechanic, on 06/10/2008, -1/+10Let me buy this man a beer.
      • tellahoohooo, on 06/10/2008, -0/+3ya sorry about the last, lets just call it an even 100 years.
      • Naieve, on 06/10/2008, -1/+5Well we are about to be isolationist again.

        How about Europe doesn't drag us out of it and into the 2 most deadly conflicts in history again?
        • Eezyville, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Well we're just gonna have to say no next time. Then they'll bitch about us not doing the right thing and standing up for human rights or some ***** like that. They are never pleased.
    • Sogui, on 06/10/2008, -24/+25President Putin OF Germany... he meant President Putin IN Germany. Either that or he meant President Putin of Russia, either way it's one word.

      He messed up one preposition/word and you guys are going to ride his ass to the front page for this?

      Do I even need to reference 57 states, "President of Canada", etc... by Obama? Who ***** cares it's a slip of tongue made by men who gives more publicly scrutinized speeches in a day than we give in our lifetimes.

      He also corrected himself immediately after this clip was... clipped, but hey putting in the whole thing might mean fair representation of a candidate, we can't have that on Digg!
      • unreg, on 06/10/2008, -13/+7The Obama insurgency. Digging up half truths for you and I
        • Delphium226, on 06/10/2008, -2/+10Poor little Bushie, your time has gone, it was a *****.
        • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Insurgency? Thats just sad. The man meets all requirements to run for president and his supporters do no worse than McCain's and you call his supporters insurgents? Real mature.
      • masterm1nd, on 06/10/2008, -12/+5It's ironic because they have to be stupid and ignorant to accuse him of being stupid and ignorant. Go figure.
      • aliengoods, on 06/10/2008, -1/+12I agree. It was one word. What worries me is the he continually mixes up al qaeda, sunni, and shiites. One mistake I'll understand, but many mistakes on the same subject means he's either misleading us, his mind is gone, or he just doesn't understand the differences. This man is running on a war in the middle east and this is a basic differentiation he needs to grasp.
      • blackinthmiddle, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Sogui, I agree. You should judge a person by a body of work. The problem is, McCain rarely goes a week without one of these (very basic) slip ups.

        Nobody's perfect and we understand that. You put a mic in front of someone long enough and they'll slip up. However, let's be honest, McCain's (frequent) slip ups have you wondering whether or not he has complete control of his faculties.
      • mummbleswers, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1I don't think you need to mention that, McCain's etc... is a whole lot bigger though... This, though really nothing, goes along with all the other mistakes he's spoken about and his big platform is foreign policy experience. Aye caramba!
      • sb66, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1"President of Canada" sounds good. We'll trade you Harper for Obama.
        Hell we'll throw in Dion too.
      • bman1984, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1shes already in vegas thank god
    • DestroyFascism, on 06/10/2008, -7/+2No Comment!

      (Grins wide)
    • mal1964, on 06/10/2008, -9/+14Here's part of the speech in Munich Germany it was an honest mistake. It was a 10 second video and you are making your judgment with that? "No wonder half of the world thinks we are a bunch of dumb asses"
      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7374144565 ...
    • masamunecyrus, on 06/10/2008, -11/+17Seriously, it was a slip up. He was talking about Germany, so he said Germany instead of Russia. He even said that "President Putin" gave a Cold War style speech. It's obvious he meant "Russia". Don't try to tell me you've never unintentionally misspoken. Digg has some really good stories, so why do these stupid ones keep getting all the diggs? It feels like a peanut gallery.
      • byronm, on 06/10/2008, -5/+6Here we have a situation where the old fart may have slipped up and you want to squash the truth of the matter as a slipup..

        YET the entire conservative right STILL believes Obama is MUSLIM while offering no proof.

        So let me get this straight. Its bad to pounce on someone who slips up major countries and their presidents because thats just picking on a guy but its OK to spread lies, deceipt, fear about Obama because its flat out a lie?
        • alexforcefive, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4So we're digging up lies and mistruths about McCain because the conservative right perpetuates lies and mistruths? We shouldn't be stooping to such levels, and I'm honestly ashamed that we have
      • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Maybe we shouldn't elect either of these two then...anything that polarizes the nation and inspires people to stoop so low couldn't possibly be good for the American public, as a whole.
      • homercles337, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4Hey, you know what? Half of germany was under communist rule not too long ago. Youre probably too young to remember, but germany was divided from the end of WW2 until 1990. Stop apologizing for your parties' idiot leaders.
    • LastVisibleDog, on 06/10/2008, -17/+5Are you going to vote for the Obama dumbass?
      Obama claimed:

      Canada has a president
      There are 58 states in the United States
      His parents met and created him four years after he was born
      His non-existent uncle helped liberate Auschwitz
      With 24 hours claimed Iran was not a serious threat and a grave threat
      10,000 people died in Kansas when only 12 died
      Thinks is running to be "Commander-OF-Chief"
    • neotrantor, on 06/10/2008, -0/+6well you're half right

      half the world thinks we're a bunch of dumbasses because half of us ARE a bunch of dumbasses
    • suedeb, on 06/10/2008, -5/+1the truly sad thing here is that most of you liberals love to pick on mccain and point out his shortcomings, intellectual or otherwise. but i doubt that most of you who will rip on him for his interview even knew who putin was either. just because someone is in the potential position to lead a nation does not mean they have to absolutely every fact about every thing.
      • luckyguy2000, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4a guy with obvious intellectual shortcomings isnt able to lead the world power. not-in-a-thousand-years.
        • LastVisibleDog, on 06/10/2008, -4/+1So why did the Democrats nominate Obama?
        • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4@ LVD: Cheap shot! You could be pro-active and explain why your guy is the best choice or you can belittle the oposition. Until you choose the former, your comments carry no weight. (Same applies for anyone, on either side of the aisle...this guy just happens to be flashing his douche card around right now, like a 16 year old w/a new drivers license.)
      • mtg1287, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2No. you see as an intellectual I go to went to school and also keep up with current events.
    • junkwheel, on 06/10/2008, -1/+4If America votes in McCain then that is it. That is just it.

      There's a choice between Obama and McCain. If the country chooses McCain over Obama when WILL the country wake up. Next chance of waking up will be eight years away, guaranteed. No true leader in the most powerful country on earth for another eight years on top of the last eight.

      An absolute mess waiting to happen.

      I mean, waiting to get a lot worse.
      • sconnor, on 06/11/2008, -1/+0There is another choice...Libertarian.Check out : info@bobbarr2008.com
    • swifty383, on 06/10/2008, -1/+3"The sad thing is that this man is suppose to represent the America"

      I think you mean teh America
    • rpgmaker, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2"President Putin of Germany gave of the one old cold war style speeches as he addressed the conference there"
      Are you guys going after Germany again? Geez, you seem to be setting up the stage of a WWIII...
    • cutekelvins, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Deja vu. I remember Bush saying he doesnt know who is the PM of India when he was about to become the President of USA. Here is the link:

      http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/ ...
    • HellDonut, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Actually, the WHOLE WORLD thinks HALF OF US are a bunch of dumbasses. Which is a bit more flattering I guess.
    • mal1964, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1Over 400 hundred up-diggs for a 10 second video. Yep this is diggers and politics .
  • ClosedCaption, on 06/09/2008, -9/+103Time for the "certainly" "no question" response to come from McCain and the shills in the media

    "Certainly McCain never meant that, its no question that he's strong on national security no matter what he says or does"
    • dafunkmonster, on 06/10/2008, -18/+2What say you about 10,000 people dying in a tornado in Kansas?

      I'm sure you're noticeably easier on Senator Obama. You abide by a double standard because it suits your agenda.
      • consoneo, on 06/10/2008, -1/+10What say you? Don't just throw up some rhetoric without substance, if you're trying to get a point across... because you fail at it.
        • dafunkmonster, on 06/10/2008, -9/+1Really, it comes down to you not understanding the point I clearly made.
      • knoxchris, on 06/10/2008, -2/+7Oh, a tornado in Kansas, imagine that.
        • dafunkmonster, on 06/10/2008, -3/+2You completely missed the point. *facepalm*
      • dmb031389, on 06/10/2008, -0/+6I'm pretty sure it is the frequency of mistakes that sets these two men apart, but by all means post as many screw ups of Obama as you can. Prove. Me. Wrong.
    • LastVisibleDog, on 06/10/2008, -15/+4And you Obamamorons overlook what Obama claimed:

      Canada has a president
      There are 58 states in the United States
      His parents met and created him four years after he was born
      His non-existent uncle helped liberate Auschwitz
      With 24 hours claimed Iran was not a serious threat and a grave threat
      10,000 people died in Kansas when only 12 died
      Thinks he is running to be "Commander-OF-Chief"

      • imdandman, on 06/10/2008, -5/+3Shhhhhhhhh.......!!
        This is Digg. Obama is God and reasonable arguments against him go out the window.

        Note to all you Obamaites: As much as he may have misspoken these things, don't you think it's possible McCain misspoke this as well. Not excusing it, just throwing out a plausible idea.
      • normalkid0615, on 06/10/2008, -2/+3not plausable sorry. if you compare that mccain says ***** every single day that is PLANNED to be wrong like "iran is training al qaeda operatives" i mean "terrorists"

        58 states if you count all of the territories including st thomas st croix and st john.

        do your ***** research you obama hater. seriously.
        • etherreal, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2If you count all of the territories, there is still only 50 states.
      • aliengoods, on 06/10/2008, -0/+6Wow! I haven't seen that same exact post in 100 different comment threads on Digg, including 3 times in this story. You call Obama supporters Obamamorons, but apparently all you can do is Ctrl-C in every political story. What does that say about your intelligence?
      • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Good grief, say something else already...funny, how there's a new McCain gaffe every couple of hours and you can only re-post the same 5 Obama mistakes. I'm not favoring one over the other, but find some new material or get out of the comedy business already!
    • BobOki, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Source those please.
      I am all about bad mouth ANY political figure... but if you are going to come on digg, these guys will bury anything that is anti-obama..... you better come packing credible sources out the ying yang.
      • normalkid0615, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1second!!! credible!!!
      • LastVisibleDog, on 06/10/2008, -5/+3Here ya go:
        These links exist in this thread already (more than once)

        1. Obama’s Canadian President http://ianschwartz.com/2007/08/10/video-obama-gaff ...

        2. Parents get to together and have him two years after he was born: “There was something stirring across the country because of what happened in Selma, Alabama [1965], because some folks are willing to march across a bridge. So they got together and Barack Obama Jr. was born [1961].” – Barack Hussein Obama, March 2007, Selma, AL 42nd Anniversary of Bloody Sunday [1965] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdYByptC8mY

        3. Obama’s 10,0000 dead in Kansas: http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/09/video-obama- ...

        4. Obama’s uncle liberates Auschwitz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV1sxq8mqvA

        5. Obama sees the dead in the audience (fallen heroes): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR8YaR3JEkE

        6. The Obama two-step – Iran not a serious thread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew5qP2oPdtQ – Threat from Iran is grave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm-VduN-FVc

        7. Obama makes up Life Magazine story. “Then there's the copy of Life magazine that Obama presents as his racial awakening at age 9. In it, he wrote, was an article and two accompanying photographs of an African-American man physically and mentally scarred by his efforts to lighten his skin. In fact, the Life article and the photographs don't exist, say the magazine's own historians.” - The not-so-simple story of Barack Obama's youth, Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-07 ...

        8. The 58 states of Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws&

        9. Obama wants to be Commander-OF-Cheif http://www.mikefrancesa.com/wordpress/?p=802

        • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1again *sighs* I'll have these links memorized before I reach the end of the comments...bordering on spam now.
        • ClosedCaption, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1Those would be huge mistakes if being President required you to name your correct uncle, concentration camp, magazine article. 57 states...ok. But McCain has stated that HE'S strong on National Security and International Affairs and he talks like he doesnt know a dam thing everyday. If Obama said he was strong on Auschwitz that would be another story.
      • BobOki, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
        Ohh man, those were good.
        Honestly, I think McCain gets more scrutiny about these types of things, becuase he is thus far the king of flip flop, only second to what Giuliani was. There are only so many times you can state something, to 180 degree change it afterwords.
        I'll say that most the links you provided sound more like dee dee dee moments, just accidentally saying the wrong thing like 57 states instead of 47.. oops.... just like the president of germany...
        So, being that both obviously make mistakes.. that should make it easy to stop having ***** tarded stupid articles like this and, I don't know, actually start asking questions about real issues and the plans of these candidates?
    • DeFex, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1he didn t actually "say" it so to speak as his speech writer wrote it.
  • ChristNewsWatch, on 06/09/2008, -73/+13Yet another reason why we should vote Ron Paul... let him shut down the Department of Education and give those powers back to the states and local school districts!

    Yes, America does have alot of dumb people... partially due to the current school system, partially do the wide variety / popularity of "dummy down" TV shows like the Simpsons, Family Guy, etc... Where the main characters are some of the stupidest people!

    Just a couple examples of many influences that are being used to make people stupid.... But why are the powers that be pushing all these influences to "Dummy Down" the American public?

    Never used to be this bad!
    • consoneo, on 06/10/2008, -4/+21Simpsons is not a "dummy down" TV show. That show ALWAYS had a moral in every episode. It always taught a lesson. Family Guy, on the other hand, is just blatant idiot comedy... some of which is quite funny :)
    • blizzardice, on 06/10/2008, -3/+16O.K. You are ***** crazy
      • LeopardGirl420, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1I've never met a Christian that wasn't crazy
    • badoli, on 06/10/2008, -2/+10Yes, blame it on the simpsons...

      The problem there is less that Homer is an idiot. He's a cartoon figure. The problem is, that you have people like Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and George Bush as idols for young people.
    • obelisky, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1how about we don't and you grow the ***** up
    • quirkyal0ne, on 06/10/2008, -0/+6This post is indeed proof that America does have "alot" (sic) of dumb people.
    • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -0/+7Wow...blaming cartoons now? Hey, the 1980s called and they want their "Our world is going to *****" scapegoat back.
    • JDFrancis, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Yeah, everything used to be a lot better back in the good ol' days of lynching, widespread poverty, dust bowls, disease, and famine. I'm tired of people saying things used to be so much better. Things were not better. With Ron Paul's leadership, we'd be driving on dirt roads, poor communities would only get poorer, and backwoods nutjobs would have children saluting the confederate flag and being taught that the Flintstones was an accurate historical depiction human history.
    • enki25, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Good job providing an example of exactly the kind of retarded fanatic still planning on Ron Paul being elected President in '08.
  • mabs0, on 06/09/2008, -10/+218Nice going, Mr Foreign Policy hot-shot!
    • ICSU, on 06/10/2008, -1/+10Focus on real issues:
      McCain pledges to send unlimited troops to Iraq
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p609YHHL3D0
      • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -0/+3Plenty of reason right there this guy's got no business running a bingo tournament, let alone this country.
    • Cuchanu, on 06/10/2008, -0/+6Yea the beauty of all of these McCain mess-ups is all Obama has to do is come out with a NATIONAL TV ad with his *****-ups one after one and get the whole country talking about how McCain's one claim to fame is *****. He would be done for!

      I asked my grandparents (mid-seventies) if they thought a 71-75 year old should be running the country and they all said that they can't imagine it. It's a stressful job and thank god McCain is proving that he can't handle it BEFORE he gets elected!
      • PolishLogic, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1Aucshwitz, 57 states, I guess Obama has never made a verbal blunder....
        • Cuchanu, on 06/10/2008, -0/+3McCain is selling himself as a foreign policy expert, yet he is constantly making mistakes that question either how much he knows, his honesty, or how his age is affecting him.

          Sunni/***** mixup, Iran trains al-Quaeda, Putin president of Germany, Gen. Patraeus travels Iraq in an UNARMED SUV, troops numbers are down to pre-surge levels (then claiming it was just a verb tense mistake WHO IN THE HELL MAKES "VERB-TENSE MISTAKES"????)

          I mean seriously it goes on and on and will only continue.
        • PolishLogic, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Well, other than the fact that the two presidential candidates are buffoons, I'm not really sure where this discussion is going....
    • FUCKITDOITLIVE, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2kinda like Bush with Prime Minister John Putin (or poutine for us Canadians) of Canada in 2000.

      and look how well that turned out
  • jhuckabee, on 06/09/2008, -10/+155What an ass! And this guys wants to be our president? You've got to be kidding!
    • Tribis, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxBX8sz3tO8
      • bpoteat, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1That video is stupid on so many levels - the first one being it doesn't show anything close to how it is labeled.
    • LeopardGirl420, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1My boyfriend says he is now supporting McCain, before then he decided he'd vote Hillary.
      What should I do, Digg?
      • sconnor, on 06/11/2008, -0/+0Rather than settling for one of two evils check out option #3...BOB BARR at:info@bobbarr2008.com
    • sconnor, on 06/11/2008, -1/+0At least Putin is alive...unlike all the many fallen heroes that Obama saw in the crowd during a Memorial Day speech !
  • jothibasu, on 06/09/2008, -11/+121Ooh man, USA is doomed if he becomes president!
    • Svizac, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2A less bushy Bush it seems.
    • HotSaucePanCake, on 06/10/2008, -15/+1STFU foreigner
    • LastVisibleDog, on 06/10/2008, -18/+1And we are better off if this idiot wins?
      Obama claimed:

      Canada has a president
      There are 58 states in the United States
      His parents met and created him four years after he was born
      His non-existent uncle helped liberate Auschwitz
      With 24 hours claimed Iran was not a serious threat and a grave threat
      10,000 people died in Kansas when only 12 died
      Thinks is running to be "Commander-OF-Chief"
      • diggit83, on 06/10/2008, -0/+5Sources on these alleged quotes?


        Sounds like ***** to me....
      • gtg116y, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4That "idiot" has a degree from Columbia and Harvard Law.

        I would take my chances on Obama over McCain any day of the week.
  • pyngthyngs, on 06/10/2008, -5/+37Now this is what we need in our country. A president with Foreign Policy chops.
  • JosselynB, on 06/10/2008, -7/+127FYI - Germany's Chancellor is Angela Merkel and the President is Horst Kohler - neither sounds anything like Putin. If nothing else, has someone revoked this guys driver's license yet? What a hazard!
    • dafunkmonster, on 06/10/2008, -7/+1Dumbass, this is from his previous campaign, back when Putin was still "president" of Russia. Germany's Chancellor WAS NOT Angela Merkel at the time.
      • Rakunus, on 06/10/2008, -3/+15Gerhard Schröder doesn't sound like Putin also.
        • dafunkmonster, on 06/10/2008, -6/+3Good Job, you can effectively use Google. Here's a cookie.
      • whoreable, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4There is no excuse for not knowing who Putin is. He runs the largest country in the world.
    • Sogui, on 06/10/2008, -10/+7President Putin OF Germany... he meant President Putin IN Germany. Either that or he meant President Putin of Russia, either way it's one word.

      He messed up one preposition/word and you guys are going to ride his ass to the front page for this?

      Do I even need to reference 57 states, "President of Canada", etc... by Obama? Who ***** cares it's a slip of tongue made by men who gives more publicly scrutinized speeches in a day than we give in our lifetimes.
      • rowjimmy, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1it's not that he let slip a mistake that worries people, it is the very real chance that he is a senile old fart who simply cant keep things straight in his befuddled brain.
      • Colesif, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1President of the Russian Federation, Vladamir Putin’, ‘Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!

        SHUT THE ***** UP DONNIE!
      • blackinthmiddle, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Sogui, why are you repeating your own posts?

        If you're keeping score, basically for every faux pas by Obama, McCain has 20. So yes, you can look at this as a simple screw up. How many times, however, does one have to have mental farts like this before you start getting worried?

        I have a republican friend who's at least honest. He admits that the guy seems to be showing signs of senility, but he's still voting for him because he won't deviate from what the G.O.P. stands for.

        Once is a slip up. 20 times is a trend!
  • onyxcoltrane, on 06/10/2008, -10/+239More like Bush every day
  • dennisrhidalgo, on 06/10/2008, -4/+45I am not sure how to react; to laugh or to cry. I think I am going to laugh because I do not see him becoming president. I hope this comes to light in public. People need to know about this guy who pretend to have experience in foreign affairs, but lacks the simple knowledge as this.
    • Iztikeit, on 06/10/2008, -3/+0McCain has given thousands more speeches than Obama and is decades older, give the old fart a little break. In the next 30 years Obama is going to say some stupid stuff as well, everyone does. We're all human and humans are all pretty stupid creatures.

      This isn't even a real issue. You can still be an effective president even if you don't know who the president was of a country struggling to become a world power again. He's clearly met Putin before, he's just so damn old that his brain doesn't want to waste the energy getting it correct.

      What you can't be is a president incapable of fixing mistakes (this mostly means fessing up to making it), bad perceptions and dealing with the public.

      Now the ZERO INTEREST thing....That's different...That just screams economic ignorance. Don't bother with this trash that has no bearing on anything.
    • blackinthmiddle, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2And that's what kills me about this kind of stuff. Once the media brands the candidates (i.e. experience vs change) many aren't willing to judge for themselves. I can't tell you the amount of forums I go to where they'll say, "Well I'm voting McCain because of his experience." It basically says forget about ability. Just get in line and wait your damn turn!
  • SaraLiberty, on 08/16/2008, -5/+31Whoops! Did his teleprompter mis-read the script commands?
    • JekJob, on 06/10/2008, -2/+10Nah. McStumpy's brain just sent the wrong signals to his mouth, rendering him an idiot. It happens when you get older.

      Not. He's just dumb.
    • Richie311, on 06/10/2008, -0/+6***** THING SUCKS.

      We'll DO IT LIVE.
    • CarStan, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4I am John McCain?
      Go ***** yourself America.
  • alapoet, on 06/10/2008, -9/+39McCain is a total brain-damaged twitch. And an ignorant reactionary besides. With anger management problems.
    • unreg, on 06/10/2008, -3/+1I'm sure he has good things to say about you.
    • silent7seven, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Police and military enlistees are required to have a psychiatric examination prior to service, yet the supposed leader of the country does not. Drat.
  • cyclades, on 06/10/2008, -5/+35I guess when you're that old all wars blend into one.
  • chrissku, on 06/10/2008, -6/+112He's senile.
    • dinot, on 06/10/2008, -0/+8Veto the beer! Dehydrated Babies! It's a google!

      He's not even President yet and he's putting GWB to shame.
  • verbose, on 06/10/2008, -6/+25It's easy for an old sailor to mix up his putins.
    • sconnor, on 06/11/2008, -0/+0HAAA!! HAAA!! HAAA... Oooops, is that a leak?
  • MarimbaFire07, on 06/10/2008, -10/+2Just tell him he was that one Russian guy no one could kill.
  • harrisbradley, on 06/10/2008, -16/+11okay, I would rather put a bullet in my head than vote for mccain, but you are not supposed to pick on douche bags for making mistakes that everybody makes. You pick on him for being a douche bag. Everyone here has said one thing and meant another. This guy has tons of ***** to make fun of, this is not one of them.
    • robdazomba, on 06/10/2008, -2/+9> I would rather put a bullet in my head than vote for mccain

      If only more McCain supporters felt this way.
    • unreg, on 06/10/2008, -2/+3The Obama insurgency needs to exploit any opportunity they can get.
      • EricSchC1, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2You're resorting to childish name calling and being unpatriotic in referring to any presidential candidates' supporters as insurgents. If both men qualify to run for the office, its on you to accept the fact there's an alternative to your guy. I'd be ashamed of myself, if I was you.
  • barktwiggs, on 06/10/2008, -22/+15It's statements like these which make me question whether McCain is qualified to govern all 57 states of America.
    • unreg, on 06/10/2008, -1/+5The Obama insurgency sees what you did there
      • Pillage, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1how? did they see the video? they must have watched it accidentally.
  • Dumbledorito, on 06/10/2008, -4/+267And Putin hisses at the TV, "Not YET, you idiot! You'll ruin EVERYTHING!"
    • CarStan, on 06/10/2008, -1/+33I live in Germany, and i'm scared now
    • had3l, on 06/10/2008, -0/+26*****, you made me laugh at loud in the the office, my boss now has an angry look on his face and is moving in my dire...
      • protium, on 06/10/2008, -1/+10He is also mad because you didn't hand in the TPS reports.
    • DeFex, on 06/10/2008, -0/+3now he will have to get out some more polonium.
  • girl4free, on 06/10/2008, -4/+13I'll give McCain a LOL from germany!
    and a *hugs* for Useche to made my day ;D
  • tinko, on 06/10/2008, -7/+36Hot water burn baby.
  • VRFour, on 06/10/2008, -22/+12Honestly, is it that far of a stretch to think that McCain misspoke twice and meant to say Russia?

    An eleven second youtube clip is all it takes to convince you that a senator of over twenty years doesn't know what country Putin is the president of?

    • dafunkmonster, on 06/10/2008, -18/+4It's easy to "convince" people of something they already believe. All you're seeing here is a bunch of morons reinforcing each other's ill-conceived ideas and moronic stereotypes.
    • dexter411, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/McCain_Vladimir_ ...

      What a coincidence that the same story gets onto the front page months apart... it's almost as if they look for things to blast someone on while decrying the "old politics" of yesteryear.
  • flipz4, on 06/10/2008, -3/+38McCain probably thinks he's already been elected president
    • silverbulletky, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1Basically he has
      • alpha88, on 06/10/2008, -1/+5How can your country vote for Bush, then see how mentally retarded he is, then vote for him AGAIN, then when the horror is finally over, vote for MCCAIN?!?!

        Over 50% of your population should be locked up and forbidden to breed.
        • OstrakonX, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4"Over 50% of your population should be locked up and forbidden to breed."

          I agree.

          I blame it on the uneducated, they're far, far too easily manipulated.
        • Iztikeit, on 06/10/2008, -3/+0I'd put that figure at 90%, but that figure might include most of Digg as well. Just because you are liberal doesn't mean you are given a free pass.
        • silverbulletky, on 06/11/2008, -1/+1That's because we are in a 'democracy' - Other countries do lock people up for thinking differently than others
        • alpha88, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2Thinking differently is one thing. Thinking stupidly or not thinking at all is another entirely.
  • chkdg8, on 06/10/2008, -4/+44This guy's just losing it. Fast.
  • robdazomba, on 06/10/2008, -4/+83Get off the guy's back. It's just a senior moment...

    ...that's been ongoing since 1998.
  • trumpcard, on 06/10/2008, -14/+3Putin is a tyrant.McCain is better .
    • Matri, on 06/10/2008, -1/+11A better tyrant? Absolutely.
    • dinot, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2So what?

      Kim Jong-Il is a tyrant. McCain is better.
      Hitler was a tyrant. McCain is better.
      Charles Manson was an *****. McCain is better.

      When you reach rock bottom, you can only go up.
  • agentb111, on 06/10/2008, -4/+56i love that the internet, and specifically digg, is exposing this melting, reptilian lunatic for who he really is. he's on par with your favorite senile grandpa who says wacky, ignorant ***** that you brush aside because deep in your heart you know that the sane people are gonna win the country back this november. let's make it happen people.
    • HotSaucePanCake, on 06/10/2008, -11/+1oh go drown your self in your negativity
    • rowjimmy, on 06/10/2008, -1/+0i think you meant "the same people are gonna win back the country".

      corporate hegemony is corporate hegemony, whether you cloak it in christian fundamentalism or "kennedy-esque" rhetoric.

      bet you $50,000,000 that nothing major changes in the american politico-scape, and certainly nothing changes in terms of the level (or lack thereof) of political discourse in america.
      • Cuchanu, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1I bet you are right to some extent but 8 years is not a lot of time to do a lot of good- however:

        As Bush has proved it is more than enough time to do a lot of BAD,

        And with any luck it can begin the process of SOCIALIZED, yes, SOCIALIZED medicine among other things that need to eventually change.

        I mean it looks like this election, for all of the things that won't change (even if Obama wants to) there is the difference between war with Iraq and Iran and no more war.
        • rowjimmy, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1a war with iran would be bad for corporate interest because it would be too unsustainable/dangerous to the global economy. bush might just be delusional enough to attempt such a thing, but nobody else would/will. socialized medicine will never happen so long as health-care is a for-profit industry. sure, they might reform things the slightest bit in order to stop workers from dying off in too great of numbers, but the essential structure will remain. capitalism, by its very nature, is empty homes and homeless people. (not that i'm a communist, but i certainly believe there are certain sectors of public and private life where profit-motive has no place)
        • Cuchanu, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1rowjimmy I agree with you except that socialized medicine will happen it will just take a long time. I mean the insurance companies will do everything in their power to stop it, but it will happen little by little. Obviously the system couldn't handle it right away, but I have faith that Obama will make the first step and if we have a few democratic presidents in a row it will possibly happen (wishful thinking).

          And I completely agree that profit has no place in certain areas ie:

          HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE they make money by not spending money on our care and by denying claims, it's a contradiction. And correcting problems is not profitable so we make drugs you have to take forever instead of finding ways to fix whats wrong, etc,etc

          WAR hell no. There should never be any reason to go to war other than to protect our country. And not propaganda style "freedom".


  • knoxchris, on 06/10/2008, -3/+30Wow, that's almost epic... something tells me McCain miss speaking will become a common occurrence leading up to November. That reminds me of someone... hmm.
    • sassip, on 06/10/2008, -0/+5The, "Oh, that's just W being - W," bar is so low for repubs now, it's okay for a foreign policy "xpert" to not have this instilled in his brain... and I use the term "brain" loosely.
  • yowhasoy, on 06/10/2008, -4/+54Most people in the room
    didn't know the difference
    • Rakunus, on 06/10/2008, -2/+18And that's the real problem. American ignorance.
    • Iztikeit, on 06/10/2008, -3/+0I'm glad you gathered all that from an 11 second clip without showing the faces of a single person in the crowd. Go back to sucking Obama's knob.
      • onyxcoltrane, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1Perhaps nobody was in the room but McBush
  • GregFD3S, on 06/10/2008, -2/+54Sadly, McCain's "strong point" is his national security credentials. Even worse, people actually vote for him.
    • diggrnumber1, on 06/10/2008, -0/+3mccain's strong point is running a war once it's already started. Thus, he would prefer to have as many wars as possible so as to show off his warring skills.
  • pepsiMIN, on 06/10/2008, -7/+33Rarely is the question asked "Are is our children learning ?"
    • doctorfungi, on 06/10/2008, -0/+15If you're going to criticize someone for a speaking error, perhaps you should get the quote right.
      • Iztikeit, on 06/10/2008, -3/+1Is our children learning

        But that doesn't make someone a bad president
  • mal1964, on 06/10/2008, -22/+3So ***** What!
    • leakus, on 06/10/2008, -0/+5Well, I am from Germany and I would prefer the next President of the USA would roughly know where to put Germany on the political map and not think the German President would give cold war like speeches.
      • mal1964, on 06/10/2008, -4/+1Are you serious do you really think he doesn't know? You don't think he just made a mistake?
      • leakus, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4I don't think I would ever confuse Putin and Bush. And if I did, I think I would realize it immediately, even though I don't think I would be fit for being President for any country. Germany has the 3rd highest nominal GDP and Russia is the largest country in the world. Somebody who will have a crucial role in world politics should be somewhat confident when talking about other countries.
        • mal1964, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1Ok I see now.
        • leakus, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1Do you really? Or is this sarcasm? If this isn't sarcasm I am willing to admit, that it is probably unnerving for a Presidential candidate having every word taped and every move watched 24/7. They are bound to make mistakes. It is just a pretty big mistake from a German perspective.
    • dinot, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Yeah! Who cares if our leaders don't know the names of leaders of other countries or which country they actually lead! That'll sure help inform their decisions when we decide to nuke the ***** outta them!

      USA! Try and stop us!
  • sporefrog, on 06/10/2008, -2/+30Well, he is old...
    • zeero, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2if he doesen't know this.... god help everyone if he becomes president.
  • ObamaSucks, on 06/10/2008, -34/+2Obama the MORON gives a kid a breathalizer... LOL... what a dumb *****:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxfb0WGCgG8
    • enclaved, on 06/10/2008, -2/+18really? that's all you got? seriously

      'last weekend i was in germany, talking to putin, president of germany'

      compared to

      'if you gave a kid a breathalyzer, er inhalator, not breathalyzer'

      and Obama is the moron? Come on, get real.
      • Ryan166, on 06/10/2008, -5/+4my grandfather liberated Auschwitz.
        • papipablo, on 06/10/2008, -0/+5at least his grandfather didn't crash a plane into auschwitz
  • jbramley, on 06/10/2008, -25/+24And Obama said there were 58 states in the US. Neither is dumb, both just made a slip of the tongue, which occurs after spending however many countless months on the campaign trail. Everyone makes mistakes.
    • banido, on 06/10/2008, -11/+10You're right, but you should know by now that on Digg there is no such thing as impartiality, Obamabots will prevail.
    • agentb111, on 06/10/2008, -1/+4having 58 states would be cooler than getting an awkward "sorry, you have the wrong number" message when you phone a prominent country leader in need of assistance or late night drunken texting.

      i for one welcome the Bermuda Triangle and Six Flags Theme Park, NJ as our respective 57th and 58th states.
    • Peetweefish, on 06/10/2008, -3/+3Ditto. The Obamabots will prevail.

      Thank you for being a rational person though.
    • terracottapai, on 06/10/2008, -2/+7*****.
      Just as with McCain in this video, it was just a slip of the tongue.
      He's old and senile but he knows who Vladimir Putin is.

      As for Obama:
      "Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to go. Alaska and Hawaii, I was not allowed to go to even though I really wanted to visit, but my staff would not justify it."
      He meant to say 47.
      47 + 1 left + Alaska + Hawaii = 50.
    • queotic, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1Obama meant 57 states/territories/contests, as in Guam, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Democrats Abroad etc. Forgetting to add "territories" is not comparable to calling the Putin the German president.
  • GregFD3S, on 06/10/2008, -1/+18He might as well say Kaiser Permanente is the exiled leader of Germany...
  • GregFD3S, on 06/10/2008, -1/+18John McQuimby.

    Vote Quimby.
  • cubedw00t, on 06/10/2008, -1/+8seriously, he's losing his bearings.
  • laibixi, on 06/10/2008, -2/+8as a german i thank you for telling me the truth, i always knew it!
    • trumpcard, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2Atleast germany has a female head of the state.
  • xsquirrel378x, on 06/10/2008, -1/+15no picard ascii facepalm yet?
    • analogkid01, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2Is that who that's supposed to be?
      • DeFex, on 06/10/2008, -3/+1i thought it was homer simpson
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  • rileyhallwood, on 06/10/2008, -2/+8good luck my neighbors to the south. you're in for a rough one.
  • blizzardice, on 06/10/2008, -15/+9So what?!? Obama said that he has been to 57 U.S. states and he thought he had 4 more to go.
    • andysmith25, on 06/10/2008, -0/+23 more to be pedantic.
      And I'd say that getting the words "fifty" and "forty" mixed up is easier than "Putin" and "Köhler".
  • Ryan166, on 06/10/2008, -10/+37He corrected himself immediately after the clip is cut short. But showing that part would be unbiased, and allow viewers to form a better opinion of McCain (is he competent or not?)
    • eggraid, on 06/10/2008, -2/+3Yeah, I'm sick of all this politic crap from all sides! Stop bashing people for mistakes they didn't make or citing them out of context and please explain what the actual program is!
    • mrASSMAN, on 06/11/2008, -0/+3That's fine.. but where is the link to the uncut version?
  • hanalex, on 06/10/2008, -22/+16http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMcDrbM4slY
    obama says 57 states. people make mistakes.
    • Canadian0207, on 06/10/2008, -9/+4wow, that's shameful. I did not expect that from obama.
    • bombula, on 06/10/2008, -6/+13There are 57 electoral voting states, dumbass. Peurto Rico, Guam, District of Columbia (aka D.C.), etc are the extras.
      • barktwiggs, on 06/10/2008, -3/+3Yes, but Obama said he visited 57 of those electoral voting states: Puerto Rico, Guam were never on his itenerary. Plus, he was impyling there were at least 2 more he still didn't visit. Anyway you spin it, he's mistaken.
        • mztiklimit, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2He did visited Puerto Rico, but not as long as Hillary did. I think if he should have stayed a bit more, it would have change the results on the votes. Either way, it doesn't matter now.

          http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080524/pl_bloo ...
        • barktwiggs, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1He visited Puerto Rico 16 days AFTER he made the earlier statement of visiting 57 states. He's still either mistaken or lying.
  • stinkymonkey, on 06/10/2008, -10/+33Guys, I hate McCain like the best of them. But lets not resort to 10 second soundbites like the Republicans do. McCain obviously knows who Putin is. Lets class this place up (well, as best we can) and stick to why we really think McCain is an idiot.
    • Wartyboskfapped, on 06/10/2008, -4/+8"McCain obviously knows who Putin is"

      With respect - where is the evidence he knows jack *****? He got mixed up with the two branches of Islam and confused them with Al Qaeda, he admits he doesn't know much about economics, now this. Where is there any evidence in this man's career that he 'obviously' knows anything? The things the guy says are ***** stupid.

      I think this is further evidence of a man largely ignorant of the details of the foreign political scene. We've had 8 years of a fool like that in the WH, and this sort of sound bite is exactly the sort of flag we should be taking note of.
    • Globel, on 06/10/2008, -0/+0You don't think he is an idiot becuase he has no idea about Foreign Policy or who runs other Governments..

      Man U crazy.....

      Its like that one commercial ware the guy is interviewing with a guy name Dumas and he calls him DumbAss its not a good edea to piss people off if you wanna work with them. Know your stuff if you wanna Be president thats all I am saying.
    • dinot, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2And let the Republicans have all the fun? Since when has arguing facts and logic with Republicans actually work? Remember, these are the same people that elected George Bush.... TWICE.

      I know this gaffe-fest is ***** stupid, but it's nice for them to have a taste of their own medicine for once.
  • flipz4, on 06/10/2008, -3/+15alzheimer's will do that to you
    • HotSaucePanCake, on 06/10/2008, -7/+1STFU eat a can of *****
    • TonyQClifton, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1another compassionate liberal making fun of people with alzheimer's verrrry classy
      • flipz4, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1im not making fun of anyone with Alzheimer's, mccain isn't human
  • BeforeCalvin, on 06/10/2008, -3/+15Obama doesn't even have to run any attack ads against McCain.
    All he has to do is sit back and let the man destroy himself. The sad thing is, people are STILL going to vote for McCain because they "Don't want no more of that Hussein feller"

    Seriously, if McCain wins this election I suggest we secede.
    • stormkrow, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1If McFlightsuit wins I moving to Europe.
      • whiteboyfunk, on 06/10/2008, -3/+1Regardless of who wins, I think you ought to consider community college En 101.
        • stormkrow, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Sorry wireless keyboard tends to miss keystrokes.
          I have 2 degrees by the way, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science. Oh and a 6 figure job too.
        • whiteboyfunk, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2That's honorable, I guess. Don't forget that everyone else on the internet is beautiful and rich too!
      • punx, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1stormkrow, I'll help you pack.
  • katagana, on 06/10/2008, -8/+35This was just a mistake, common... Obama said he visited 57 states. It happends.. Besides there are a lot worse things that mccain has said and done... OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!
    • deathsythe, on 06/10/2008, -10/+2I think we would all rather have a president who slips up occasionally with foreign things than someone who screws up something as serious as the number of states in our beloved union.
    • bombula, on 06/10/2008, -6/+16"57" is not a mistake, you retards. Puerto Rico, Guam, D.C. etc get to vote and can be counted electorally as extra states. That's what the guy meant. He knows his *****, unlike you morons and John McBrain.
      • barktwiggs, on 06/10/2008, -7/+5Let me get this straight. You're saying that when Obama meant 57 "voting states", he' s already visited them? Obama must be some sort of time traveler, because he didn't visit Puerto Rico until May 25th (he made the gaffe on May 9th), plus he has yet to visit Guam. Stop trying to spin this, it just makes you look desperate.
      • Julik, on 06/10/2008, -5/+3Obama makes just as many if not more mistakes when he is speaking... But the media loves Obama and doesn't make a big deal out of it. I mean how many have heard / seen his speech where just last thursday when he said that young kids with asthma should be given breathalyzers... No no I mean "In-hal-la-tors"... Or did he mean Inhaler?

        There were moments during the speech where he sounded just like Bush.. stumbling over his own words and everything.
        • exronin, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2On National media they don't talk negative about McCain at all, maybe out of respect for old people like themselves or something. Even a simple thing such as a fist bump by Obama has spawned a whole half an hour covering body gestures.... wtf?
      • reaper527, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1if you think 57 is referring to those places that aren't states, than how do you justify bumping the number up to 60, since he has been to 57 states, with 1 more to go, but can't make it to alaska or hawaii?

        @exronin

        "Also getting a president of a country wrong is way more serious than getting a number of states hes visited wrong."

        when the number of states "visited" is more than the number of states that exist, that is worse than confusing a president.

        this is a dupe story anyways. people ragged on mccain for that when he was running for the nomination.
        • exronin, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1imo starting world war 3 > getting # of states wrong... just saying, although i tend to view the value of life more important than counting numbers, but you know thats just me. Putin has a big ego and is a war mongerer, and people with big ego and a trigger on russia's arsenal shouldn't be pissed off by a stupid comment. They need to be deal with like children, with care and authority but you can't say something factually incorrect coz then there egos just get hurt and they whine and do stupid *****. Just saying, you know I could be wrong, so yeah id prefer not to see ww3 if at all possible, kthx.
    • exomni, on 06/10/2008, -1/+3He meant he traveled to different states 57 times. Somehow I see that slight misspeaking as less revealing than thinking Putin is the president of Germany.
    • mrASSMAN, on 06/11/2008, -1/+2He was referring to 57 Heinz Ketchup you idiots
  • Wartyboskfapped, on 06/10/2008, -2/+12This chump will never be Prez. The Republicans know it, too. He's gonna ***** collapse in a heap when he goes up in a debate against Obama. Perhaps literally.
  • LargeTrout, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Don't worry, Obama has been to see the Bilderbergers. He'll be your next President. Not this oaf.
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