What a flipping moron! This is another ignorant, idiotic George Bush who has no clue about sectarian separatism in the middle east. Jesus…. aren't Republicans at all concerned about this nominee of theirs? It's been 8 years since McCain's last brilliant presidential run. Now, he's but a shell of the sharp, non-partisan candidate he used to be!

This man is senile, as senile as Reagan was during his last term where he was no more than a puppet for George H. W. Bush.

McCain might have medical problems that he is covering up, he really seems confused lately. Did anybody look into this? Can we really trust somebody as confuzed, I guess you can say medically confuzed, as McCain?

I wish him health and long life bus something is just not right with this man.

DNC when are you going to step up to the plate and tell Clinton to leave the race, she has created enough division that even when Mc Cain makes mistakes, people will prefer him to Clinton

McCain and Clinton one and the same….

What is wrong with Joe Lieberman? How can he even fathom himself as a democrat? He has been a chief architect of the war and should be ashamed.

All McCain wants is another war. Everything that has to do with this man revolves around fear and terror. The American people have had enough of this!

He's ooooollllddd! He gets confused.

I'm sorry, sir, but your chance was 2000. You are just too old to cut the mustard now.

Give him a break.. He's a Senior Citizen.

If Liebermans pulling the strings then the US will go to war for Israel again.

Since the only thing most Americans recognize is al Qaeda you have to link current USA enemy with them no matter what. I wonder do Casto and Chavez also "trained" al Qaeda, and may be also Russia and China. and yes France - they provided logistical support by supplying al Qaeda with illegal "freedom fries"

Boy! That is yet another reason NOT to vote for McCain…. as if
the list isn't long enough already!

The Dems are just covering up for their own problems. McCain is who he said he was and believes in what he said he believes in, so no surprise to Americans.

Bush Jr came into office with a desire for war with Iraq…You remember? To avenge the attempt on his dads life by Saddam?

Now we have another dim wit Republican who wants to enter office with one thing on his mind..War with Iran.

Bomb bomb bomb,Bomb bomb Iran? No thanks Mr McCain.

Not nearly as bad as Obama's insistence that Al-Qaeda wasn't in Iraq.Bet this will get much more play.

man, if obama said this they'd be jumping all over him with charges of "inexperience"…what a silly thing this whole press-mandated "campaign narrative" is. its like throwing a bunch of stuff at a dartboard and seeing what sticks. whatever that is, its the narrative until something else sticks.

by the way - the other foreign policy "gaffe" of obama's campaign turned out to not be a gaffe at all. When he said that if presented with credible evidence that high level al qaida targets were in pakistani mountains and the pakistanis were unwilling or unable to take them out then he, as president would. the republicans and hillary jumped all over him saying that was naive and ridiculous to say and/or do. turns out, just a few months later pakistan is in shambles (as Obama foresaw occurring) and the US executed a successful missile strike inside pakistan that took out several high level al qaida operatives.

I'm with the O.
Obama '08

Brak isn't purely black , he represents both races as he remided Americans that his mother is white and father is black from kenya. I think he's the man to heal the racial divide in America. so fox give the guy chance

Oh yeah,…

….we shouldn't forget what Obama's third cousin has said, or maybe Hillary's neighbor, that is whats important, not a guy who has NO CLUE about the happenings of middle east.

You know what, I'm sick of this, I'm not fighting the Hillary or her supporters any more, right now I just want to make sure that this crazy, and I do me clinically crazy man does not get into the white house.

I suggest the rest of the Hillary and Obama supporters do the same.

The three little war pigs.Give them each a weapon and let them become real leaders.

As Letterman said, McCain knew Iraq as Mesopotamia. What else do you expect from someone who does not know anything about the "economy", thinks another 100 years of war is acceptable since 100 years to him may be like a year or two. Totally befuddled and no sense of time due to his age. Republicans, see who will be rooting for when he getting all confused right now!! Wait for another year or two and he may not even recognize people here in the US, even as he is getting all confused about the rest of the world now.

Way to Go John !!! Keep making those mistakes…….
I feel safer already!!! And I thank the Lord for his Blessing.
The least chance you have of winning the election the safer
the world will be.

I'm an Obama supporter, but this is crazy. He MISSPOKE, leave him alone. Senator McCain did nothing wrong.

Obama 08

McCain is completely ignorant? That isn't news to anybody.

Silly white man. Shut up and pay for social programs. Don't you know it's all about RACE?

God help us if the man is elected…

McCain: "I thought it was the BLUE button not the RED!"

I am glad we (democrats) are watching MC Cain….. He is not to be trusted. And when Sillary and Obama realize it then maybe they can come together and end this internal war that Sillary has started against one of her own……..

Sillary supporters. All the trash that she has spoken against her fellow Democrat is now coming back to bite Us (democrats) in the butt!!!!!!

Someone please give Sillary some instruction in Wisdom………

concerned mother of 3

Democrat president 08′ "Let's go Demos' Let's go!!!!"

McCain clearly has demonstrated that he doesn't even begin to comprehend the situation surrounding the invasion and occupation of Iraq. It is pathetic how ill-informed he is as Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

As Obama says "this is the silly season". It was a harmless mistake.

Somebody check this guy's mylen.

This guy is just plain stupid. It is amazing how or why people follow him to nothing. He is a Bush follower and Bush Shadow and plans to keep the same Bush mentality in the White House. GET OUT

McBush through and through.

Its crazy that the DNC is going to jump on this which I think is a honest mistake of words that was corrected soon after saying it. The DNC had nothing to say about Barack Obama taking up for his longtime spiritual advisor and pastors HATE / ANTI AMERICA / RACIST comments along with his wife Michelle Obamas comment on finally being proud to be an American. I WOULD BE ASHAME.

You know why he doesn't mind staying there another 100 years? Because he doesn't know crap about the region…

This isn't Vietnam…

In the warmongering mind of McCain, facts and the truth do not matter. Truth was the first casualty when the war against Iraq began five years ago. Since then the American economy, some 4000 American lives and about 1 million Iraqi lives have joined the casualty list. McCain is hell bent on raising those numbers astronomically through a war against Iran. Is it madness or just old age?

I'm an Obama supporter, but this is crazy. He MISSPOKE, leave Senator McCain alone.

Obama 08

Better than Obama who can't even remember if he was at the hate speeches of Uncle Wright or not.

Karen. someone stepped on an ant but it was an accident, but make sure you blame McCalin

I think with John McCain we will get a McBush in the white house someone that has shown that he dose not understand the Iraq either. I think McCain wants to become president because he wants to hurt people like he was hurt for years in Vietnam. I was in Vietnam with the hundred and first airborne and I think McCain still holds a grudge against people that look like Asian. He also wants more war so he can show people how great of a warier he is. I think both McCain and Clinton are running this race for ego Clinton wants to be the first women president and first husband and wife president.

DNC is being absolutely ridiculous. They are wasting their time. Poor DNC

It's all part of the neoconspiricy to take over the world.

MOO HA HA HA!!!!

So he mispoke…did he correct himself? Then it's a nonissue.

Not like George W. Bush who has yet to admit making a mistake in his entire administration.

A minor mistake- he misspoke, no big deal.

The Democratic leadership is hopeless and absurd to "pounce" on this misstatement. To point to his confusion and try to link it to a larger misunderstanding of world affairs is laughable, at best. Sen. McCain has more experience and understanding in this area than any other politician, simply put, and obviously the DNC will try to compare him against either Obama (who has zilch experience) and Hillary in another bizarre move. How sad

These crazy Republicans,

from the McCarthy hearings of the 50's,
to the anti desegregation Republicans of the 60's,
to the Hubris of Nixon of the 70's,
to the Iran-Contra, union buster Reaganites of the 80's,
to the corrupt lying cheating Geingrich Neocons of the 90's,
to the complete distaterous Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld Neocon of the 2000's,

have completely ruined this country, nothing except one scandal after another.

Republicans have always been evil and will always be evil, that is why they hide behind the bible.

Whats Sad is ALL the Press time Obama is getting out of his "speech" today and CNN re-running it. A speech based off lies.

CNN = ALL OBAMA, ALL THE TIME!!!

His Speech, JUST WORDS!! Cant trust him AT ALL!!!

I don't trust him. He is spending our taxpayer money for this
"fundraiser" trip. And he can yell and scream about "earmarks"
and "pork barrel" spending pointing his fingers at the Democrats that are busting their a–es campaigning and meeting the people
that are hurting in our Country.

Are you having fun yet, MR. McCain? Please, Please do not be our
President. You do not deserve the position.

OBAMA 2008

Is anybody else not surprised by this? He has said a lot worse things about "gooks" and "communism". His ties with Bush are just helping propel the worse.

McCain is better than Obama…that's all that needs to be said….

This is one of the reasons America will never move forward. Republicans versus Democrats. Everybody is looking for someone to say the wrong thing so that their team can try to capitalize on it. Why can't we just stick to the issues????

My decision not to vote for John McCain will have nothing to do with this. I don't trust him. He seems hell bent on continuing this ridiculous war and sending others people's children to die!!!

The lobbyist who represented Ahmet Chalabi, please google this guy, is RUNNING John McCain's campaign.

Three Airbus lobbyists are a part of the McCain campaign, and one of them is his finance chair.

Oh yeah, an American company called Boeing, we know this company don't we, just lost out a huge contract to Airbus, a European company, and John McCain is bragging about this.

…and John McInsane says he wouldn't be affected by lobbyists.

How many of you who will be laid off because of this injustice alone will be laid off, and how many of you are actually going to vote for McCain?

WHERE ARE YOU CNN, WHERE IS THIS STORY?
WHERE IS THE REAL JOURNALISM? WHERE IS THE JUSTICE?
GET TO WORK CNN?
EXPOSE THIS CREEP FOR WHAT HE IS.

At least we don't have to wonder where our beloved armed forces will be in the years to come. If you're happy with the last eighty six months, this is your candidate.

the dnc cant even get thier own elections correct . and you really want leaders that cant see whats going to happen on the simple stuff in charge .

I am sick and tired of the DNC and thier very dirty ways. If they want the democratic nominee to have a chance, they need to SHUT UP!!!

It does not matter… the democrats are already proving how stupid they are. The Hillary people sound like rush in hopes of ripping Obama apart. The blacks and youth will not come out if the election is turned at this point. Obama has come too far at this point. The Hillary people will stay home if Obama wins. We have already lost.
The democrats are morons. They make GW and McSame look smart.

Wait till Obama goes over next month and gives a speech to our men in uniform to show support for our troops , he will probably make a mistake too…. Oh WAIT , thats right he doesn't support our troops and won't show his face in Iraq , but he can preach (sorry about the pun) that he knows the best course in Iraq. Obama , lets see you go live in the real world and spend a week with our troops. Never happen.

GEORGE BUSH, JOHN MCCAIN——– MCSAME

Can we at least have a president who will not be continuosly laughed at by the world?

While it is clearly a gaffe, we all make mistakes. I think that the reaction says as much if not more about the triviality of the Democrats than it does about McCain.

The Democrats are so utterly pathetic. They're so desperate to divert attention from Barack Obama's ties to this "black power" church in Chicago that they're reduced to micro-analyzing every syllable from John McCain's mouth, looking for any mis-step so that they can pounce and say "Ah-HA!!!" "GOTCHA!!!" Somehow, I imagine that John McCain knows more about the Middle East than Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama put together.

Sounds like Bush all over again!

Great all we need is another POTUS that doesn't know the difference between even the most basic of elements in the Middle East

Sounds like McCain's old age might be affecting his memory. It doesn't matter anyway, all the republicans want to do is bomb their way into solving(?) problems. Sad but true.

He reminds me of Hillary Clinton. Birds of the same feather ehn?

Just an OLD war mongering fool who's losing his faculties.

And to think people are actually going to vote for this guy! America don't be as dumb as he is, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!

Not a single front-runner has any idea how foolishly they are managing or will manage our foreign policy. McCain will be Bush 2.0, and Obama/Hillary will just be Bush-light.

If only there was a candidate that truly understands foreign affairs… oh yeah, there's Ron Paul, but people think he's silly. The same people who will be putting one of the aforementioned nation-building statists into power.

Give it up McCain - didn't trust you when I lived in Arizona - don't trust you now! And I don't have to - I live in Canada - Thank God

Kelly

I woundn't say that this is a serious misstatement. I think if we knew the whole story of Iran's involvement, they probably have been helping Al-qaeda in Iraq. But it is funny that the DNC pounced on this as just last week Hillary tried to take credit for the peace agreement in Ireland and Lord Trimble who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his effort in the Ireland peace agreement said that Clinton's statement was "silly" and that she didn't attend one negotiation meeting while she accompanied then President Clinton on their trip to Ireland.
Talk about misstatements! Not an honest slip like McCain but an intentional misleading of her experience. DNC watch who you are pointing fingers at!

mcain is four more years of bush DOES ANY RIGHT THINKING PERSON believe this country and the world can take four more years of bushes deceit lies mcain is old and like stale bologna he has about as much pessaz as my 97 year old grandma

God help us if this guy gets elected. He has followed too closely in Bush's footsteps and is eagarly awaiting a chance to "bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran; as demonstrated on stage not so long ago. I am tired of the warmongering, the fear, the idiocracy that has been leading our country. His judgement has been terribly misguided and I would take either Democrat over his leadership.

Hilarious. What an idiot.

Frightening to think he is in a dead heat with either Democrat. At least they know the difference between Sunni and Shiite vis a vis Al-Qaida as well as the differences amongst Iraq, Iran and Afganistan.
And this is the man who admits he knows nothing about the economy!
Another Bush.
Where does America find these dummies?

I am beginning to wonder if any canidate is eligible for this job. The media tears at there every word spoken. Give it a break. Even the news media mispeaks. As for Hillary and her jargon on the only time
we have had a excess in our reserves was when her husband was
in office. Well, has anyone given thought to we had a Republican House and Senate. The first 4 years with George Bush we also had a
Republican House and Senate. We liked President Bush enough then
to revote him in. Now things are going to heck in a hand basket and guess what? We have a Democratic House and Senate. Who is baiting who here. President Bush doesn't have a chance becasue the
Democrats will stop him at every turn. Stop and listen to Pelosi sometime. She makes it all about her and her Americans. Give it
some real thought before you vote in this election. Look at what the
Democrats have caused in the last 4 years.

Let's move forward with the only viable Dem nominee- Hillary Clinton.

Obama may give a good speech, but he is seriously lacking in judgment and his actions and support for a racist preacher over 20 years are louder than his words.

And Jack Cafferty- yuck. What an idiotic question- Will Hillary do anything to win (or whatever stupid question you posted). What the heck does that have to do with anything relevant today. No questions about Obama's big speech? No questions about his electability after all of things that have surfaced. You showed your sexist bias and it is just UGLY. I change the channel whenever your face comes on screen…

GEE, being that CNN is closing off all the other comment logs on the ticker I guess I'll have to post in this one…..
As dumb as mccain is he's still on an even par with obama's inexperience…..
I've been a life long liberal but if obama is the nominee I will most certainly entertain the possibility of voting for mccain. Even though he's an aging milquetoast, at least he HAS expericence.
obama is the worst mistaken since….. Mondale? Dukkais? TKerry?
Take your pick!

In the name of reason why on EARTH would someone vote for obama over Hillary? In a word: Ignorance.

Barak Obama is brave, courageous and right.

McCain is just a Bush/Cheney extension. He wants to extend five years of useless, terribly costly in lives and money, unnecessary war that Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld lied to get started.

McCain has a clean shot at the Presidency and he keeps screwing it up himself……..I can't believe that while Hillary and Obama battle it out for the dem candidacy for President, McCain can't get it together and from what I've seen in the last couple of weeks McCain looks like he has less experience that Obama………There's only one choice here and it's Hillary Clinton.

OMG. Havent we already been through this?? Shocking. He doesnt seem to give a hoot, that uttering such lies can literally change the world. ( George Bush, Colin Powell, State of the Union) McCain is acting like a giddy school girl. His credability is slipping through his hands like sand. Once a respected independent minded Republican, now he has tasted power and fame, and is turning into George Bush before our very eyes. A few more lies like this and he will hand the election to the Democrats.

Of course, we all know that this is Mr. McCain's prelude to war with Iran. He has taken a page from the master himself, George Bush, and decided that we really wants to "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran…." as he sang in his little ditty. He is all prepared, if he win's the General Election, to start a third war. Mark my words.

Well, I guess he's building a case , however poor, for bombing Iran. Big surprise! Next we'll have Intel hearings supporting his statements, and Condi Rice jumping on the bandwagon. Does it never end?
ANY Democrat will be a better choice! PLEASE!

Please…. Dems are grabbing at anything they can. McCain is the only person in this election that understands anything about what it's like to be in the military and the challenges we face in the coming years. The DNC is probably thankful that the jabs back and fourth between Hillary and Obama are detracting the voters from the real issues facing our national security.

McBush has said he doesn't understand the economy. Now he doesn't seem to understand foreign affairs, either. This indicates the same type of incompetence we've lived under for the past 7 years. Ignore at your own peril.

Not surprising that the demos will jump on any miscue by McCain. They should be more concerned about their own infrastructure since democratic supporters don't seem to know what they want (Obama/Clinton split down the middle). The Clinton demos are in a frenzy right now with attacks on Obama's relationship with his pastor, and Obama demos are slamming just about anything Hillary does.

Seriously?

John McCain is an idiot.

But not to be outdone, Joe Lieberman made sure to remain standing behind his faithfully moronic companion. Because he's a champion for the people! Just, you know, not the informed people.

"Dems seize on McCain's Iran gaffe"… There we go again… an attempt by CNN and other news media to make of such a major blunder by a US presidential candidate another partisan issue. If I were a Republican, I'd think twice before throwing my support behind a candidate that is so obviously ignorant of the most obvious fact about "Al-Qaeda in Iraq": they are not friends of Iran…and they are not being trained by Iran. This is not a gaffe on McCain's part, it is mere ignorance. America cannot afford to have another GWB in the White House. The whole world is watching!

Sounds like McBush needs a lesson on the Middle East.

Lieberman is a sell out, enough said.

So the senator does not know the difference between the Shiites and the Sunnis. But then, very very few Americans know any better. In fact very few people can identify Iran or Iraq on a world map. In a democracy the people (electorate) deserve the leadership they get. AN ignorant electorate will most certainly choose an incompetent leadership. So gook luck America once again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ANOTHER REASON TO VOTE RON PAUL

WOW - and he's supposed to be the best candidate on foreign policy????

I am officially renaming John McCain to Homer Simpson and we shall call this a "DOH!!!" (with emphasis on the slap to the forhead) moment!

McCain is undoubtedly ready to lead - ready to lead the US into the same blunders of the Bush administration.

I have a lot of respect for Senator McCain and he made a mistake. That said, I think his mistake is rooted in an American insensitivity to the cultural and religious differences between people in the Mid-East. It seems to be part of the general Republican mentality that, if you live in the Middle East, you are Al Qaeda.

Granpa McCain, the man is too old to be President.

ANOTHER REASON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE FOR RON PAUL

i wouldnt really say this is a "political attack" as mccain's campaign is saying. it's genuinely that senator mccain has made this al-qaeda/iran connection multiple times, it wasn't just a slip of the tongue.

Too bad the Democratic Presidential candidates are destroying each other right now and unable to take advantage of this softball.

Leaves it to this nobody to try to score a few cheap points off a candidate who clearly misspoke.

It is going to take a heck of a lot more than this to chip away at McCain's national security street cred.

Weak.

Grandpa McSame should realize he is too old to remember everything.

Give sound judgement a chance to rebuild the country.
Obama '08

We agree with the DNC. Retreat is a much better option..

Looks like the wheels are beginning to fall off the "Straight Talk Express"…..

That is why he song Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran. He is obsesed with a war, who can trust him? Gun makers.

The guy mispoke, come on people!

CLINTON/EDWARDS 08

McCain is an imbecile. Sounds like the groundwork of more lies to prepare for justifying another bogus war. Grrrrreat. Either McCain knows nothing of what's going on over there or he's beginning to weave the web of lies.

HAHAHA.

Stupid is as stupid does. Can you spell geriatric!!!

Go Obama !!!!!!!!!!

Oh Boy

as if democrats NEVER make mistakes..

John McCain has my vote if Hillary becomes the Democratic nom.

same ol fear and conquer stance, that has got the world desipsing the United states, HERE WE GO AGAIN. the same ol song,how long can we continue to spew this kind of bully mentality? you can kick a dog and eventually that dog will turn on you. don't think that china and russia ain't observing oh i forgot we have brought their silence. also you republicans are wearing the ronald reagan drum beat out enough already. sounding like a broken record

Voters….Who represents AMERICA best?
We Americans are awesome when we are UNITED!!!!!
Obama/Edwards08 Si Se Puede

John McCain is senile and should not be running for anything except retirement.

this is the tickers top story. guess they got to get some distance from the obama mess up.

McCain is likable enough, but he's too ham-fisted to be the security expert he wants us to believe he can be. Like Bush, McCain's toolbox for international relations only seems to include a hammer. And just like Bush, McCain seems to see situations in absolutes and to miss the subtleties that offer opportunities for diplomatic progress. If McCain is elected you can expect more of the same good intentions and more of the same AWFUL results in international relations.

KINDA GIVES YOU THE IMPRESSION THAT HE MIGHT BE TOO OLD!

MAYBE HE WILL PICK LIEBERMAN FOR HIS RUNNING MATE SO HE CAN KEEP WHISPERING IN HIS EAR!

SENATOR CLINTON IS THE ONLY ONE CAPABLE OF LEADING THIS COUNTRY FORWARD!!!!!!!!

GO HILLARY!!!!!!!!

The Iranians operate under the principal "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". The democrats are prepared to surrender to whomever that may be.

He is a great man, but too old to be President. Too many senior moments are going to be happening to this man.
I don't want him answering the phone at 3am, he might drop dead. I don't want Obama answering either, he wouldn't know what to do. I don't want Hillary either because she would have to have a conference with her husband about the call.
I wish Bill was back in the White House. With all the lies going around congress right now, who really cares if Bill got some nookie on the side—-he ran this country like a fine oiled machine.

John McCain a nice guy. He did a lot of good for our country and gave way above and beyond in his service. He's just out of touch and should go peacefully off into the sunset where he belongs. God Bless him.

Come on McCain get it together, I have to vote for you if Hillary wins the dems nomination. You're getting old, i hope people don't think you have dementia of some type.

Haha,

This guy would be a decent candidate if it werent for his stance on the war. McCain, if you flip flop on the war like you did on the Bush tax cuts, you may actually have a chance of winning in November.

We know that John McCain needs a book on Economics, because he said so. We know that McCain thinks it's feasible to keep troops in Iraq for 100 years, because he said so. We know that McCain thinks it's funny to joke around about "Bomb Bomb Iran" because we saw the video. Now we know that McCain can't keep track of the Sunni and the Shiite. God save us all from another Republican in the White House.

John! Get on the wire. The truth is you don't know what you are talking about. Period.

Wait? Isn't this familiar? YES! Bush linked Saddam and al-qaeda as an excuse to invade Iraq. FACT: There was NO al-qaeda in Iraq until the US invaded and removed Saddam from power.

McCain=second coming of GWB

The Middle East is sensitive to such remarks. A word used commonly in the western world was manipulated to strengthen the argument of a Christians vs. Muslims war. You guessed it; the word was "Crusade".

Using the terms Al Qaeda and insurgents/extremists interchangeably should not happen by a presidential nominee. I think that counts against Senator McCain. That said, it will not change my view of him. I trust that he understands the issues well.

John McCain is a fine individual and has served this country well.

His ultimate downfall is Iraq, and the American people will overwhelmingly oppose him in the November election, just as they opposed many Republicans in Congress in 2006.

Sad, because many people would have voted for him in 2000.

This is a rather serious misstep. Like in the case of President Bush, a President McCain would first convince himself that a country unfriendly towards America is plotting to do us arm then proceed to strike against them.

Americans often have misconceptions about the Middle East, the War on Terror, and the War on Iraq. I do not expect the average person to be an expert on these things, but someone who wants to be Commander in Chief should. This sends a horrible message that someone like McCain would make false statements about Iran and Al-Qaeda and reminds me of Bush and the lies that brought us into Iraq in the first place.

my comment is about the pastor wright situation! This is nothing new to black america my but it is not a place in the church when need to address this issue america is all races not just black and white we need a person in the white house that can unite this country not someone who is out for self gain I go to a diverse church we all see each other as one . Until we can see each other for our soul this country will always be divided. Lets start looking at ourselves.

When it comes to Iraq John McCain never let the facts get in the way of "increasing the propaganda" (something Geo Bush talked about in 2004).

It's a slip of the tongue if it happens once, though doing so in Jordan it's almost inexcusable, however given that he has made that same mistake before does have to give you pause. He is supposed to be the security/foreign experience candidate after all and simply doesn't understand that there is a difference between Shiite and Sunni in Iraq.

One of the reasons Hillary should be and will be the next President of the United States. She has world experience. She's been to 80 countries - some may say that doesn't matter. These people know here and she knows them - it matters. WE don't need another republican and we don't need a racists in the White House — so that leaves one choice - the right choice who has good judgement — Hillary Clinton.

McCain = Bush

Hillary or Obama has to win.

Obama supports need to stop bashing Hillary. Hillary and Obama really need to run together. I think Obama should be President and Hillary VP. Figure it out people.

John McCain: "I'm sorry, the Iranians are training extremists, not al Qaeda. I am sorry, I am sorry," the Arizona senator said."

I don't see what's the big deal about such a gaffe. It's not like as though Iran and Al Qaeda share deeply contrasting views and objectives. They both hate America and Israel and want to see the two nations fall or be annhilated.

The DNC trying to seize on this gaffe just goes to show that the Democrats are more interested in scoring points than about a genuine national security plan for America. Given both Dems and Repubs have a responsibility to combat terrorism, I'd expect the Dems to treat this gaffe for what it is: a gaffe.

John McCain is a war hero!

The DNC? A tarred zero!

Save the Drama for Obama!

Sure the DNC can pounce on every word, but that makes the DNC look desperate.

Did McCain screw up his wording? Yup.
Should he be polished enough at this point to NOT make a mistake like that? Yup.

Should he be bashed for it? I don't think bashing him on this is a viable way to win the election, in fact it's poor leadership…heck, it's poor sportsmanship too.

I mean the guy says things that aren't good, such as Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran. Will that stop people from voting for him, to nit pick his every word? NOPE.

DNC, find substance in your attacks!

Obama 08

Yikes!

This is not good. This reminds me of Bush.
The question is, will McCain supporters recognize this, and at the very least hold him accountable…?

…now think if he had been giving a speech while on a diplomatic mission? He would have offended the entire room.

Again, yikes!

democrats are slugs

Oh My God. McCain is just an older version of Bush. If you want to destroy this country forever…vote McCain..if you want to continue partisan politics, lobbyist influence and gridlock in government..vote Hillary..if you want to SAVE THIS COUNTRY..VOTE OBAMA 08

It sucks to be OLD. It's 3AM and Obama will be answering the phone.

Ah, the DNC…
Anything to take voters minds off…..

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FLORIDA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait for the Democrats to have a true majority, so they can tell Joe (Republican) Lieberman to go fly a kite!!!

I'm an Obama supporter but the guy said he was sorry. Does an apology, a denouncement or a recantation mean anything these days?

He still doesn't stand a chance against Obama but at least he admitted a mistake unlike at least one candidate still in the running, although barely, by the name of Hillary Clinton.

What McCain says about Iran is irrelevant. What does his pastor say?

it takes a lot of guts to correct john mccain by democrats who have nothing constructive on the fight against terror for six years .not once have you people been positive about the war on terror .all you talk about is getting out ,not winning .please america don't let these people near our whitehouse or congress . if i would have had your mindset on iwo jima during wwii we would have still been there .

A fundamental misunderstanding of the region, its people, their religions and cultures…

That verbal mistake on the Iran was supplying al Qaeda is not going to go well with the American people. That statement proves to me that McCain is inexperience and out of touch with foreign policy. Futhermore, why are you visiting Iraq when you should be trying to solve the economy crisis in America? That doesn't look good for you.

ONCE AGAIN THE LIBERAL BIASED MEDIA GETS IT WRONG

"Tehran has been supporting terrorist groups ever since the mullahs came to power in 1979. According to the State Department's annual report Patterns of Global Terrorism, the Shiite regime has aided outfits as ideologically and religiously diverse as Hamas, Islamic Jihad, GIA, GSPC, and Hizb-e-Islami–all of them Sunni Muslim–along with the Marxist groups Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command and the Kurdistan Workers' party (PKK)–that last, despite Iran's concern over any move towards autonomy on the part of its own Kurdish minority. Clearly, the mullahs do not consider ideological or religious purity a prerequisite for cooperation."

Where do you think Sunni based insurgents have been getting EFPs??? that technology is a direct export from Iran

McCain is actually right….if the liberal media bothered to do their job and leave the Green Zone to go talk to some Subject Matter Experts they could report the facts for a change.

Lieberman is just another shape-shifting reptillian. Just like Bush, and the entire British Royal Family. They have engineered all of this. Wake up, you guys! We've been plugged in to the matrix a lot longer then just the past eight years.

Isn't this a no-brainer? Of course them Dems are going to swipe at every fish dangled in front of them.

They would do best to get their own house in order. They'll soon learn history has a way of repeating itself.

If the Democrats are criticising people who make gaffes they should look closer to home where Obama's wife told the nation she's only been proud of America once, now her husband is doing well in the nominee fight.

John Mccain,acts sort of like Bush he don'n even know what he is talking about Luckly he had Zell Miller whisper in his ear,I mean Lierberman both of them is the same,says he is a Democrat when he is really a closet republican

Jason: What are you talking about? Because someone stands up for their country when they're at war and they don't follow the democratic playbook of turning against your military when they're at war, this makes you less of a democrat? I find it refreshing that someone would look to do what's best for their country before what is popular with their party. It's disgusting to me how someone's support for a war can be the single issue that would cause someone NOT to vote for them. What a country we have become. McCain/Liberman 08

McCain seems like a true patriot gone bad; the Patron Saint of Special Interests is getting too old.
The Repubs are writing off the 2008 election and McCain is their victim, as they know Cheney/Bush created a huge hole too difficult to recover from in 4 years…those guys are vicious animals which eat their own.

So McCain's true colors come out?? Wants to go to war in Iran?? What a scary thought. This country needs a clear intelligent mind and McCain is not that man.

Obama '08

Well at least it shows McCain keeps people around that aren't afraid to tell him he is wrong. The "gaffe" is superficial at best. The Iranians are giving arms, money and training to people who later kill Americans in Iraq, the rest is semantics. Monty Python fans might recall "The Judean People's Front" and their arch-enemies "The People's Front of Judea". People who criticize McCain for this should also say that the most important part of a group of people is what race and religion its members are, quite the contrary, the importance is a group's aim and goal. What's the difference to an American soldier what kind of terrorist someone is when they are trying to kill innocents?

That's John McLame and the Double Talk express !!!!

I am a African-American male who actually supports Gov Huckabee.
However, I have been listening to all the comments on Sen. Obama's
speech and I have noticed that the only people not satisfied with what
he had to is WHITE MEN. Please fellows let it go.

To compound his confusion, McCain said that Iran's training extremists, not Al Qaeda. Does he have a clue what he's talking about!!! And that's from someone who's most able to answer that 3 AM phone call? Heaven forbid!

I'd like John McCain to explain where the troops will come from if we invade Iran. The US Armed Forces are already over stretched from dueling wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. If we also go to war with Iran — a larger country than the other two — where will the extra troops come from? Especially considering McCain's answer to Iraq is "more troops" I find it hard to believe that he can legitimately expect to win a war with Iran without reinstating the draft. There just aren't enough troops otherwise. John McCain: "Will you reinstate the draft if you take us to war with Iran?"

Bush=Mcain
Mcain=Bush.

Do I need to say anything else, Mcain is dillusioned, Give him his medications.

QUOTE:"McCain's campaign immediately responded, saying the "Democrats have launched political attacks today because they know the American people have deep concerns about their candidates’ judgment and readiness to lead as commander in chief.”"

Well, they got that right - we sure do have deep concerns about Johnny McSame - and with good reason!!! If he can't get this right - he'll screw up a lot more things just like gw did. McCain will be nothing more but the same incompetence as 8 years of bushes failed policies.

Poor DNC, can't raise a dime. I keep getting e-mails asking for cash so they can go up against McCain.

If it isn't Clinton, McCain '08

I heard that Bill clinton visited Trinity when he was running for president . Is this true?

Common al Qaeda, Shiite, Sunni, what's the difference? All McCain knows is he wants to be a war with them; make my words if McCain is elected president we will be at war with Iran and it will be an even bigger mistake than Iraq. Iran will fight to the very last man, not to mention our invasion of Iran will be the final step in destabilizing an already unstable region. Along with that take the fact that China and Russia will probably jump in on the side of Iran and you've got yourself a fabulous recipe for a world war. McCain is trouble folks; he has no clue how to exist in this new world!

He's old; his mind's going. And the propaganda machine is on full blast.

It's a combination of the two.

Where will John McCain be when the phone rings at 3AM? He'll be trying to remember who he is and why he's there.

BARACK OR HILLARY for President!!! Whichever one, I'll vote for.

Republicans have been gearing up for a war in Iran for about a year - whispering about WMDs in Iran. Are we going to fall for it again???? Have we learned enough about how Republicans have damaged our economy and standing in the world.

God, I hope so.

That for helping him out there Joe! When did you become a Republican?

Ha!

He's like the grandpa that calls you every one of your cousins' names before landing on the right one.

McCain/McBush/McClinton no difference between the three - all funded by lobbyists - all for the war - all for big business - all for secrecy.

Vote Obama '08

His first statement was more correct then his correction. I can't tell you how many Al Qaeda caches are discovered in Iraq everyday that have Iranian munitions in them. You said it John, now own it. The evedence supports you.

CNN is vouching for Obama to increase their viewership ratings along with other media news channel. They are giving a blank approval to Obama to Uncle hate.

Before we jump on the republican bashing bandwagon I think it would be prudent to not underestimate the principle/proverb of 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'.

I would love for CNN to prove that "Iran is predominately a Shiite country and is not aiding the Sunni dominated Al-Qaeda." I am sure you would succeed in proving only half of that statement true.

McCain proves that none of the candidates are ready from day 1, even the one with the most experience. But only one candidate has the intellect to make thoughtful and wise decisions about sending other people's chidlren into harm's way. Obama in '08.

Jason March 18th, 2008 5:36 pm ET

What is wrong with Joe Lieberman? How can he even fathom himself as a democrat? He has been a chief architect of the war and should be ashamed.

Which is why the Democratic voters in Connecticut did not give him the nomination when he ran for re-election in 2006. He calls himself an Independent, but I consider him a self-serving sell-out.

With McCain, Obama, and Nader as the possible presidential candidates…I may have to sit this one out.

Oye vey.

How can we trust McCain with national security when he can't even tell the difference between Sunni and Shi'ite?

This wasn't even the first time he said this. He also said it yesterday on Hugh Hewitt's show.

Doesn't the DNC have anything better to do than scrutinize every word out of Sen. McCain's mouth? Like fixing the situation with Florida and Michigan? Nope, that would be too productive…

Look at what "experience" can get you. A million years of experience, and someone has to whisper in his ear to explain one of the BASIC components of the current war on terror.

Judgement is what counts.

this is more prof that if somehow McCain gets in office it will be the same lies and rhetoric we head from Bush.

When your leading guy is hanging with racist, anti-American bigots you should be careful who you call incompetent. This is beyond ridiculous, even for the DNC.

Lieberman's only concern is Israel. Not the U.S. he should be ashamed…

CNN, you waste time with distractions like running continuous clips of Barack's pastor for days, but you hide this story in the background. As an American citizen and registered voter, this is the type of news I want to hear about. I want to know if someone who wants my vote cannot even articulate a basic conversation regarding the status of a war that Americans are fighting. He is in a very dangerous part of the world speaking on behalf of the U.S. and is offending a neighboring country (Iran). This is your headline news story.

The same thing you get from McCain you will get twice from the Liar Obama. OH YEAH THE CLINTONS PROBALY CAUSED BOTH OF THE TO TELL UNTRUTHS. To you fools out there that continue believing in Obama after his speech that confiemed he is a liar then i feel sorry for you but not enought to hel put such a deceit into office. RIGHT! You dummies how in the h.. do you think HILLARY caused all this Howmany fools are they out there n America. HILLARY 08

I just find the guy stupid. Republican or Democrat, when do we stop trying to elect stupid presidents?

That is what's in store for you poor McCain supporters.

does this honestly surprise anyone?

and as a native connecticut jew, im ashamed of joe lieberman.

What are we to do with our remaining choices, Curly, Shemp and Mo?
How can our two parties leave us with such sad choices? That is part of the problem itself, only two parties. They know they have a 50/50 chance of winning. We need other viable options because neither party is going to offer us a candidate worthy of being POTUS. This country needs to drastically change it's political system. I will not vote this time or I will vote for Obama. What a choice.

This potential commander in chief is about as astute as the current one when it comes to war. Bomb, bomb , bomb, bomb, bomb Iran John McSame!

This scares me a bit, an average American could make this mistake or be ignorant of this, but a candidate with multiple advisors and coaches should not make this kind of mistake on two different occasions, the same reason I never understood how President Bush made so many mistakes on foreign issues, he too must have had multiple experts coaching him. I am impresssed with any of the candidates as of today.

McCain like Obama will do everything to get the post!

Please Lord don't let McCain be the next president

Elect McCain and get ready for another war, with Iran this time. And although our country has no money, Republicans will have a budget for a victory celebration because they think that "oppressed" Iranians will welcome us with open arms.

Why is anyone surprised at anything the NeoCon Republicans say; their "gaffes" are indicative of a thought process that borders on dementia. How can anyone truly believe that the Iraq fiasco is a "successful endeavour … and it has been well worth the effort," as Mr Cheney stated yesterday?

Just another example of republican incompetence and deception. Eight years of Bush, hopefully not another four of the same. I hope America and its people come through this time of the sake of their country and the rest of the world.

why are my comments always waiting moderation? Why are they never posted??

One of the reasons Hillary should be and will be the next President of the United States. She has world experience. She's been to 80 countries - some may say that doesn't matter. These people know her and she knows them - it matters. WE don't need another republican and we don't need a racists in the White House — so that leaves one choice - the right choice who has good judgement — Hillary Clinton.

Just another sign of age.

Sir John, time to send our troops home. And don't apologize. We understand. Iran is an enemy we cannot afford.

Memo to McCain: The fascists of Iran were held in check by Saddam Hussein. Despicable human being that he was, Saddam Hussein still kept terrorists from incubating in his country and still posed a military threat to his great enemy Iran. If you break Iraq, then the Iranians and their Shiite counterparts in Iraq stand to gain. Duh! We don't need another president who goes with his gut feelings and ignores all historical facts and relevant geopolitical information about the Middle East.

THE DEMOCRATS ARE IDIOTS TO MAKE AN ISSUE OUT OF THIS. AT LEAST JOHN MC CAIN HASN'T SIT IN A PEW LISTENING TO A BIGOT AND RACIST FOR 20 YEARS.

George Dubya Bush has proven that even the dumbest village idiot in the land can become president. Maybe McCain will prove that this is still possible.

Seriously, what an empty head McCain has.

God have Mercy on us ALL.

I don't think it really matters–
Iran is definitely recruiting, funding, training, and exporting islamic fundamentalist fighters–could be they're Al Qaida–could not–both groups are killing innocent Iraqi's, as well as, U.S. and other allies personnel.

You have the 'president mccain, vce-president lieberman, and finally the secretary od state' hahahahahhahaahhihihihih. What a joke, everybody out there makes fun at them and they don't just realize it…

The Republicans are still using fear-mongering in the absence of facts. And they still don't know the difference between "Q" and "N"!

Good grief, what ignorance. He really is a little Bush mini-me isn't he. We all know Bush struggles with the basics.

Just what America and the world doesn't need.
Another war mongering idiot.
Ah-me.

It's getting pretty desperate in the Democrat Party. So McCain misspoke.

What did Nancy Pelosi do in Syria? Oh right, create an international incident.

Keep grasping at those straws Democrats.

Yawn…I find it hard to even read about this guy he so unoriginal.

Yeah, he made the mistake a few times. Prez have their advisers for that matter. He is much better than Clinton+BHO together anyway. I am an immigrant, and my vote goes to him. Unfortunately since Ronald Reagan the quality of the US presidents has been going down. Seems like decent people are afraid to get into a race where if they farted some 20 years ago sitting at a local council, it will now be blown out of proportion by media and made look like they actually detonated a bomb…

…someone needs to take Mccain back to Iran for proper training!

Sunstroke, stroke, or old age, doesn't really matter which it is, Bush's lapdog/protege is a one note on Foreign Policy and now it shows that he can't even get that right without a teleprompter in front of him. We do not need another 4 years of an imbecile running this country who can't get the facts straight in his own head and is making decisions on those incorrect thoughts. This is scary Bush practice in action. I don't care which one it is, but vote Democrat in Nov 08!!!! We do not need another 4 years of this kind of idiocy in office. If you can't deliver a speech right get off the stage, and in today's world and country we cannot afford to have a President like this again.

Willful ignorance of history and the reality on the ground, all in service towards the arrogant and naive idea that we can bend the world to our will… McCain sounds like a perfect neocon candidate to me.

First Bush was dead wrong on the Iraq-Al Qaida connection, now this clown thinks Iran is linked to Al-Qaida? Good God, man! I'm not even a politician or a journalist, and I understand the basic difference between a Sunni and a Shia…

Looks like the Dems are looking for anything to cover up the Obama scandal