(CNN) – For the second time in two days, John McCain has referred to current events in “Czechoslovakia” – a country that officially ceased to exist in January of 1993.
“And I regret some of the recent behavior Russia that has exhibited, and I’ll be glad to talk about that later on including reduction in oil supplies to Czechoslovakia after they agreed with us on a missile defense system, etcetera,” said the presumptive Republican nominee at a New Mexico town hall Tuesday.
More than fifteen years ago, Czechoslovakia officially split into two nations – the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
On Monday, the Arizona senator made virtually the same statement about recent Russian moves that troubled him, citing that country’s attempt to reduce “the energy supplies to Czechoslovakia.”
Later that evening, McCain’s campaign sent reporters a statement on the issue, which quoted the Arizona senator calling the nation “the Czech Republic” twice.
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You could try that internet thing John. Lots of good info on there...
The age factor.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
OMG, OBAMA NEEDS TO BE POUNCING ON THIS ONE LIKE A WILD CAT ON A RAT...LOL
If he knew how to "watch the internet" maybe he would of saw everyone laughing at him for the making the mistake the first time.
Sort of like the Sunni and Shia mistake. This guy is a joke. How he received the nomination is a testimony to how stupid the repugs are this election cycle. Glad I am a independent.
Please post mine before Jan from Boca Raton FL and Lisa, the spreaders of hate and the voters against their best interest, for once. Love is in the air and I have a few points. The New Yorker was a satire and they were speaking AGINST the ignorance…what else what else… Obama is not a Muslim, not that there’s anything wrong with being one and we are not in a mental recession but a real one. End the war in Iraq! Win the war in Afghanistan!
Obama 08
It’s the Economy, the Supreme Court, and The War, Stupid!
LOL @'Czechoslovakia'...The young man is stuck in the cold war, poor thing.
All McCain knows about international relations is "Bomb! Bomb! Bomb!" And this guy is touting his experience in people's face?!
awe jeeeeeze. I have to laugh
Voters need to worry about these mental "lapses...even Bush said today that his "62" year old memory is weak...he is a decade on McCain.
I am also wondering which war McCain won that proves he knows how to win a war??
At least he didn't say he campaigned in 57 states.
Obama has slipped up much more than McCain, and Obama is still a young kid.
Wow...just...wow...
And this is the man you choose to President... So What he visits other countries He doesn't know where hes at...
Yes, today we are blessed to have Senator McCain in our fair state. Unfortunately, he probably thinks that he's still on his Columbia-Mexico tour. McCain should consider trying Aricept.
Does this guy even have a clue as to which countries are where in this world, or does he just want to bomb them all, so he does not have to remember names...
Lord forbid he even know who we are fighting against in Iraq, but come on a country that has not existed in 15 years, and he doesn't know that?
Foriegn policy my friends at its finest!!..
He does not know the economy, and apparently he strong suit foriegn policy is a wash too...
so what does he stand for???
OBAMA 08!!
The media darling who knows everything in the media's eyes actually knows very little....including sending emails
Just a small slip of a very old, very addled tongue.
And you are trying to make this news...why??? We all get tongue tied over stuff like this....give me a break...very weak attack on John McCain you liberal press wienies!
nothing new.he will say anything to get into the news cycle,knowing
that the news will talk about what he said and how many times he
talk about things he knows nothing about.then it will be forgotten
after the news cycle is over.
Seriously? It's one thing to mispronounce a world leader's name, but to refer to a nation which no longer exists? Remember, the guy needed help distinguishing from various terriorist groups and the nations they're affliated with from Lieberman and Graham. Fingers crossed he doesn't get elected.
McSome is safe with this one. I bet 90% of americans don't know that Czechoslovakia ceased to exist 15 years ago either.
he doesn't know how to use the internet. he's never sent an email before. he doesn't know that a country split into two different countries. i've been to the czech republic. believe you me, they absolutely do not like it when you call it something else. this is just another example (in a LOOOOOOONGGGG line of examples) of how mccain is completely out of touch with the present global environment. i mean seriously, imagine having never surfed the internet in the last 15 years. are you kidding me? are we seriously considering this guy as one of two options for president? how preposterous.
The man is stuck in the Cold War era. Gawd.
Maybe Czechoslovakia is the 57th state we've been looking for.
Dear John,
Checkoslovakia separated peacefully in January of 1993. The new countries are the Czeck Republic and Slovakia. Get a grip, you are not ready on Day One, you're just not.
Just another "Senior Moment."
Although laughable now, it won't be in the future. I have those moments and they are not something to be taken lightly. Maybe Focus Factor will help.
Is this another example of how McCain has a wealth of foreign knowledge while Obama is naive and inexperienced.
I can't believe this man is actually the Republican nominee and worse yet...people are actually going to vote for him!
Seriously, we've got to admit that this guy doesn't know as much about foreign policy and even national security issues as he likes to claim...
Dear John,
Czeckoslovakia separated peacefully in January of 1993. The new countries are the Czeck Republic and Slovakia. Get a grip, you are not ready on Day One, you're just not.
About time .. CNN!!!
nice ... have to admit .. he is senile ...
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice...Hey look, an early bird special at Denny's!
Too old does not know so much has changed in the world. hard to leave the past.try as he may.
Just what we need, another idiot for President.
You'd think the President of the United State's would do well to know this sorta thing while he's making statements about it...
I hate that people are comparing McCain to Bush. So what if he confused a country that doesn't exist with two countries that do exist. So what if he doesn't know the difference between Sunni and Shia. So what if he confuses Iran with Al Qaeda. This is a post-911 world. Facts don't matter. If we believe in facts, the terrorists win.
whoops, the wannabe president of the United State's I meant...
maybe if he knew how to use the internet he could google it!
Hahahahahahaha
And the hits just keep on comin'
This guys is hilarious.
Last night on CNN they talked about the fact that he can't use the internet or even send an email!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????
How is this guy in touch with what the CURRENT US and GLOBAL needs are if he doesn't even know about the internet?????
Guess that works in his favor, so he can't see on You Tube how ridiculous he sounds!!!!
Maybe he should have run in the 60's- sounds like he is stuck there anyway.
Hey McBush.....What country was that? The Czech what? Can't remember anything from 1993 can you? Worse than Reagan already?
Ha. Just...ha.
...and so begin the McCainisms.
you can look up the current, up to date world map on the iINTERNET, Senator...oh wait ...nevermind.
Rosa- how on earth can you say he is safe on this one. he was corrected yesterday. nextday his forgotten already. nowhere to hide on this one.
Are you surpiised? He chose not to wear the earpiece Bush and Reagan wore. The man is plain old and dumb.
ME JOHN MCCAIN! ME live in world of 1967. Can't tell Shia from Sunni without my pal from AIPAC, Joe Lieberman. Me big friends with Marshall Tito! The ecomony isn't my string point, but my top economic advisor, Phil Gramm sez you're all a bunch of whiners and I believe that's true especially the PUMA cat people...I want to bomb someone so I can rain down my seed of death at a nice safe distance just like back when I was in 'Nam....
That old fool need to go home now that is old age for sure he need his rest
LOL. How can you judge him if Obama doesnt even know how many states we have here. loooooooool. nobody noticed that probably as nobody knows it neither. looool. i am just kidding. hehe
Rob
Haha awww...poor McCain's been having a lot of senior moments lately. Obama doesn't even need to point anything out. McCain just does it all by himself.
If McCain "watched" the internet more he would know this. Instead he let his wife et all "watch" the internet. How hard is it to watch the internet ? I watch it everyday to send email.
Yeah but he is capable of being commander in Chief but he confuses former countries this guy is Old and it shows everytime he opens his mouth. But Obama is the one that suppose to be enexperienced Right Obama 08
well its about time cnn about time you start exposing the truth about mccain thats why i love you cnn your so fair and balanced but i know you have more about mccain why dont you reveal it lets be fair whats good for obama is good for mcsenile!!!!!!!!!
Nice post, Dave!
What a joke this guy is, along with his supporters.
A man trying to impress us with his foreign policies whould atleast know what country he is referring to when discussing it.
Just in case him and his supporters are not aware yet, the earth is round.
The puppet masters are losing control of their dummy.
MCCAIN IS A VERY DANGEROUS PERSON, BECAUSE HE CAN'T REMEMBER THINGS. HIS VP WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIM IN MAKING DECISIONS BECAUSE MCCAIN WONT REMEMBER WHAT DECIDED.
"Rosa Birmingham, AL July 15th, 2008 2:49 pm ET
McSome is safe with this one. I bet 90% of americans don't know that Czechoslovakia ceased to exist 15 years ago either."
Rosa, you have a fair point – 90% of Americans probably don't realize that Czechoslovakia ceased to exist 15 years ago. But 90% of Americans are not the leaders of this country. The president has obligations far and above that of most Americans. To make a slip like this twice within a short period of time would not be so bad if McCain were running to be an ordinary American, but he's not. He is running to be the leader of the free world, and therefore must be judged more stringently.
The same stringency, by the way, must be applied to Obama as well.
But this guy know how to win wars you would think he was a general or something
I wonder if he knows which country this is?
Lawd have mercy! I don't know about you guys but is this who we REALLY want for a president? REALLY? After about a year in the White House, he won't even know how to find the Oval Office!
Maybe John McCain is realy too old and doesn't remember well as regards to History, Geography and some other important concepts that might be slighlty valuable for a president to know about for example that Checkoslovakia no longer exists. Where is Joe Lieberman when he is is needed?
Can you even dare Imagine this old bag as our president? Comparing McCain to Bush I will say it's like jumping from the frying pan into the fire if we dare consider voting for him. I'm sure his people drilled him on mkaing the right statement but somehow somewhere you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
May God Almighty help America but the truth is that the PUMA democrats and racists don't even give a hoot. Obama will just have to settle for a slim win in November and I can live with that!
Yikes, well hopefully he knows theren't 57 states in america.
The strange thing is that McCain memory issues seem to come in groups. I could not believe when he repeatedly switched up the groups in Iraq, and it is a little odd to make this mistake multiple times. It seems to undercut his claim to be operating at full capacity.
I see the Senator is stuck in the past Just a little history – Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Solvakia in 1993.
Everybody has memory lapses. It unfortunate that this seems to be the norm with Senator McCain.
How come McCain never speaks on how bogus WMD and the Iraq war is? He has no position b/c he can't bump heads with Bush. He speaks of winning the war. It was a win win situation from the beginning. They want us out and McCain wants to stay to fulfill the GOP agenda.
Obama 08
Excuse Mccain he has been having senior moments lately!! LOL. Mccain is a nice guy, and war heroe but his policies are the same as Bush. He also has been mistaking things wrongly.
I am not voting for juan mcamnesty, but this isnt as bad as camaining in 57 states, a mistake made by the young, messionic figure that will fix everything only if we give him most of our paychecks. Notice how democrats NEVER say less government is a good solution, its ALWAYS more government programs. Change we can believe in, si se puede.
He should talk about what Russia is doing in Chechnya.
The age factor is display here. One should start a career at 72. But should stay in retirement.
Dear McCain. Its over for you...
I hear this and i screamed. I mean this man is a joke.
For Bush to correct him in 2000 on this same issue is a disgrace.
McInexpeience is a total fraud.
"He that does not know, and does not know that he does not know, and doen not want to know is a COMPOUND FOOL"
At this stage that is what McArrow is. He should go get his V and just chill out.
This is the guy who says that foreign policy is his strong suit. Yet he doesn't know the differnce between sunni and shia'a or that 'Czechoslovakia' hasn't been around for 15 years. Is he smarter than a 5th grader? It is clear that MCBush thinks because he was in a war that he know about foreign relations and does not.
Why doesn't the media ever pick up on the hourly gaffes Uhhbama spits out when he doesn't have a teleprompter to read?
bias? Naww.
Meanwhile, the Uhhbama supporters are wondering what the heck is going on because they dropped out of school in junior high.
To All Repubs: do yourself a favor and just stay home Nov. 4th.....can you really look yourself in the mirror every morning knowing you voted for a guy like JM? seriously......
Not senile, not moron, but only nostalgic!
Most of you people are idiots. At least he new it used to be the Czech Republic. Obama doesn't even know where the country is. Must less know what the current situation is there. Has he ever mentioned any of these countries that are our allies and in trouble of being taken over by foreign powers or are being cut off from food, oil, medical and other supplies. THE ANSWER IS NO!!!!!. HE DOESN'T CARE BECAUSE HE IS TOO BUSY TELLING YOU IDIOTS WHAT HE KNOWS YOU WANT TO HEAR. Someone needs to stop him and flat out ask him WHAT THE HELL HE INTENDS TO DO ABOUT IT? INSTEAD OF WITHDRAWING OUR TROOPS FROM ANOTHER WAR THAT IS NOT COMPLETED. IF HE DOES THESE THINGS WE WILL HAVE IT ALL TO DO OVER AGAIN IN FOUR YEARS UNLESS HE TURNS THIS COUNTRY OVER TO BIN LADEN FIRST.
I heard Mccain was looking for Gorbachev, to end the communist reign in the USSR
This just in, McCain announces he will campaign The Louisiana Purchase territory with great fervor.
Isn't it about time for McOld to turn in for the evening?
I was born in Czechoslovakia before it split up in 1979 and I really really really really really hate George Bush & John McCain. The Czech Republic had numerous protests from it's citizens against the stupid missile defense system, which will only make them a target and not provide any protection at all! A public opinion poll stated that well over 85% of Czechs did not approve of the missile defense system and it was obviously approved by greedy politicians looking to line their pockets with cash. They will be so rich by approving this system that they will be able to afford to move out of the Czech Republic, should any dangerous situation arise from this agreement, while the citizens of the Czech Republic are left to deal with any crisis which may occur.
PS: Did I mention that Slovaks and Czechs hate George Bush & John McSame, thank you for your time.
OBAMA 2008!!!
Too many mistakes on a daily basis to be considered a confident leader. McCain would've made an adequate president in the 50's, but he would hurt our country beyond repair in 2009.
He is telling America what he is day after day.
If the Czech Republic decided to attack us, they could always say Czechoslovakia did it. John wouldn't know the difference.
This is just getting sad.....
This is just as bad as he was talking to President Putin from Germany, or mispoke about which group Iran was (supposedly) supporting.
And this guy is ripping on Obama's foreign policy?
Still I don"t like that McCain wants to kick Russia out of the G8.
oh! boy!
Old and senile, old and senile
Wow, He is 95% like Bush after all!
umm..mccain can create his own nation in his own mind if he wants!a man his age has the right to say any idiotic thing he wants to!he earned it when he reached the century mark on his last birthday.besides czechoslovakia was a country,during the civil war era that is mccains claim to fame.
So when will Nancy Reagan begin accompanying him to feed him the same line she fed Ronnie during his spontaneous press encounters, "Tell them we're working on it." McCain: Leadership for the last century and decades back with a map, mind and mindset to match. O.K. now, Grampy, time for your afternoon snack and big boy underwear change.
To me it sounds like mr McCain is trying to start another cold war with Russia. McCain should talk about important things like Russias relationship with Georgia and Estonia.
This country is going to need a lot of prayer, whom ever we pick. One is young, one is old–God help us. But I have faith, we've seen some rough times, but we always prevail, and we will this time.
America 08
Well..he wants America to be America, right? So that means he is setting a good example since most Americans are clueless and ignorant about the world's geography. God forbid Americans have to learn other languages or the history of other nations. That would be so un-American. Sometimes I think the American leaders and elite want the rest of us to remain dumb so we can't compete with our corporate masters that keep us down and begging for scraps.
Americans need to have better foreign policy, diplomacy, understanding about other cultures and traditions...but no...we just want our Wal-Marts, SUVs, reality shows and the belief that just because we are born within a certain region we are better than other people.
SOUNDS LIKE McCAIN'S MIND IS FAILING. HE IS WAY WAY TO OLD TO BECOME PRESIDENT.
Can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Memo to Sen. McCain: Ask Cindy for some money so you can buy a clue.
My friends that are planning to vote for McSame, here is a tip . He has early but unmistakable signs of Alzheimer's. In addition to that, he isn't the brightest bulb on the tree. Here is a guy that got shot down 5 separate times. That has to be some kind of "worst pilot in the world" record. He can't figure out who is fighting who in Iraq, he divorces his wife and 3 kids and leaves her for a drug addict that is 18 years younger them him because his then wife, was in a bad car accident and " just wasn't the same women that she used to be". Need more, look up the "Keating Five".......
Wow, let me tell you, current events keep happening in Austria-Hungary every day!
And for the last time You republicans, Obama was only exagerating the 57 states thing because of how long the democratic primary was. This is a constitutional lawyer that taught how the law affects the fifty states and he was referring to other US regions not officially states of the US where they campaigned just being funny. Get a life you whiners!
This is starting to get scary. First he doesn't know Sunni vs. Shia. He seemed totally confused when the woman asked him about medical plans' coverage of Viagra vs. birth control. Now he can't remember something most fifth-graders know.
It's very sad, but the man does appear to be losing his bearings... marbles.... long-term memory....whatever you want to call it.
He's too old folks. He's just too, too old.
Anonymous:
OMG, OBAMA NEEDS TO BE POUNCING ON THIS ONE LIKE A WILD CAT ON A RAT…LOL
I am with you on that!
Its not the first time MCcain has messed up and Obama needs to bring that up front. There is no time for 1st time mistakes. I could be the wrong mistake.
What is wrong with him? Stating a country that is not in existence, calling the name of a prime minister as the country? Do people see what's wrong with this picture? Is this what a president should be doing? I'm sure his people have corrected him, but it is not sticking. Why?
Yesterday , I was all about giving McCain the benefit of the doubt. The difference between Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia may have slipped his mind. But now we have clear evidence that his campaign was aware of the issue and moved to limit the damage in last nights press releases. So, to have McCain make the same exact mistake twice in 2 days is now the issue. Lets see David Gregory gloss over this one!!! Taken as a whole, we need to start dicussing whether McCain is "fit" for the presidency. In 2000/2004 issues as to the curiosity and brainpower of Bush were shunted aside as distractions. Now it is conventional wisdom that these traits reflect some of the worst things about Bush and are real. Lets not brush it under the rug again this time!
If this is the worst stuff they can bring up about McCain, then bring it on! Are you kidding me?? Its not like the two nations are now called Georgia and Alabama. They are called the Czech Republic and Slovakia. I mean, no one would make THAT mistake! Sounds like the Obamicans are sweating because McCain is steadily gaining in the polls.
Speaking of a country that doesn't exist is so much worse than saying 57 states instead of 57 primaries. The 57 was right, no part of Czechoslovakia was correct until you break the name down and take parts of it to form the 2 two countries names.
WELL, he's just revealing his foreign policy knowledge......ha ha ha ha!
GREAT FOREIGN POLICY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE THERE, Senator. Ha Ha Ha
DEMOCRATS UNITE!!!
McCain has no choice but to shift the focus on foreign policy. McCain's stance on oil drilling, economic policies, double-downing on the Bush tax cuts for only the wealthy, immigration are all liabilities.
Everyone knew if Guiliani or whomever got the GOP nomination would play on 9/11, fear of war on terror, and Iraq to be the gameplan.
Wow – his age is really showing. He makes too many mistakes. I'm no Obama fan by any means but McCain really would be poor choice.
Besides, the press is already spotlighting Obama on every article. They won't allow him to win – just like they cut Clinton off at the knees (which Obama himself admits).
Czeckoslavakia SHMECKOSLAVAKIA!
I am more worried about him vetoing MY BEER!
McCain has lost his bearings and it shows every other day.
MD: He is NOT runnig as the leader of the free world. No American will ever be the leader of the free world! The free world has no leader, the free world has leaders.... America is NOT the free world....
Is McCain's memory serving him well? And will it serve him well if he is elected President?
Give the old guy a break. I'm sure he meant to say Yugoslavia, hahaha.
He was speaking in New Mexico, a state with a less than desirable education system. He discovered on a previous fact-finding trip that all the history textbooks in New Mexico are pre-1993.
A couple of slip ups ...ok everyone does that no biggie. But constantly doing it every single day once you've been told about it. I hate to point out his age, which he frequently does, but this is not a good characteristic of someone who is going to be leader of the most powerful country in the world. People should take this serious at some point.
DUH!!!!
Of course, this from someone who has also said he does not spend much time on the computer..... SAD!!! How does he have a clue about the world today? All he and Dick and Curious George know is that "They are the bad guys. We are the good guys. And we have to kill them before they kill us." What a SICK world view.
I think it is time McBush learn something about the world...
Except the war, he doesn't seem to know much about the world.. and neither does he know about the economy.. or health care.... or the environment....
WHO WANTS THIS GUYS TO BE OUR PRESIDENT? shame on you.
Obama ' 08
Makes you wonder if you wanna trust him with that red button at 3:00.am. Just the thought of it gives you a tingling feeling down your spine.
Oh no. This is REALLY unacceptable. I could see once, maybe, but TWICE!!!
rachel July 15th, 2008 3:02 pm ET
Yikes, well hopefully he knows theren't 57 states in america.
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…or have her instrumental role in the N. Ireland Peace Accords disproved by a Nobel Peace Prize winner or her courage under fire in Tuzla disproved by Sinbad.
Does anyone really expect a President to know what countries exist and don't exist? I think we'll all be happy as long as McCain is able to limit Prussia's dependency on oil from Narnia.
Bill from Florida,
Come on is this all you can come up with 57 states, McCain is dangerous flip flopping on war statements, the economy and other major stuff, making a mistake regarding the states is minor, I have made mistakes with numbers. Come on Bill, are you related to Bill Clinton.
Grandpa is just too old.
Today President Bush could not remember a question asked by a reporter: " I am 62 years old, I cannot remember the question" Bush said. The reporter repeated the question
Now just imagine 72 years old McSame. This guy is just too old, he just think that we are in the 1960s or 1970s.
Grandpa, please go home. Go play with grand children.
So if foreign policy is suppose to be his strong suit why is it he never knows anything about what is going on in the world or which countries no longer exist or which religious group is friend and which is the enemy. He has no foreign experience or knowledge with other countries, he is an embarresment to the American people. If he gets elected the other countries in the world will have no respect for him or America ever again, not after following GW Bush.
He's toooo old!!!! OLD EXPERIENCE. I want new, young and NOT attached to lobbiests or PACS. We need to take a chance on Obama as ANTYHING is better than OLD!!! And I'm 64 and DO NOT want anyone any older than I am trying to take care of me!!!! I forget things at my age!!
Hmmm... Czechoslovakia – a country that no longer exists? Interesting...
Isn't this the guy who is always complaining about Obama's lack of foreign policies?
I think it is overstated to say that McCain is "addled" or "senile" as some have stated on this thread. The issue is experience vs youth. Sen. McCain was in the US Senate when Czechoslavkia separated into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. For many of us those old names die hard when they are not used with great frequency, and let's admit it, how often do we hear about the Czech Republic? Did anyone misunderstand what he was talking about when he said Czechoslovakia?
On the other hand we have Obama and the benefits and weaknesses of youth. He may or may not have more energy than McCain, but he has no seasoning and VERY little experience of any kind. He has no military credentials, unlike JFK, for example, and he has no business success or political accomplishment. Other than amorphous "hope" what does Obama stand for? What are his core values? How did he develop them? What has he accomplished to advance those values? What are his executive skills? What are his connections? Who will agree to be his VP? (no one seems willing so far)
Finally, as has been pointed out, Obama has made his own gaffes (57 states, People showing up at Memorial Day observance who had previously made the ultimate sacrifice). I discount those things on both sides. I just want to know what the candidates stand for, and whether I can believe what they say (as far as one can believe ANY politician)
Bush and McSame 're the dumbest politicians in modern history.
This dude clearly would be a disaster for foreign policy. Yes, Obama may be labeled untested but with all of John McCain's blunders internationally, he is clearly not the right person for an international high profile job of President of the US. The republicans just failed to get a really strong candidate this year. They all know it, now they are trying to figure out how to deal with the hand they have been dealt with.... I shake my head and shudder in shame...
At least John knows how many states we have in The United States, obama hussan doesn't....
areturntocommonsense posted:
"I see the Senator is stuck in the past Just a little history – Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Solvakia in 1993. "
Where exactly is "Solvakia"? Moron.
bomb Czechoslovakia, bomb the Sunni, bomb the Shia, bomb Pakistan, Bomb Iran. How can you lead the nation into the future when you are still stuck in the past
What is wrong with you people? The overwhelming majority of Americans can't locate the Czech Republic or Slovakia on a map let alone know anything about either country. This was a mistake...sure...but i'm pretty sure that John McCain doesn't want to use force to rejoin the Czech Republic and Slovakia. So grow up and try focusing on a real issue like whether or not we should even have a missile defense system in the Czech Republic instead of focusing on the latest stupid gaff.
So what!!! I still call it Czechoslavakia and I have not been there since 1986. Maybe the following will help, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan all members of the former USSR, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzogovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo all former members of Yugoslavia or how about the Czech Republic or Slovakia formally Czechoslovakia or maybe Eritria formerly Ethiopia or The Marshall Islands or Namibia formerly South Africa or Myanmar formerly Burma or the Democratic Republic of Congo or The Ivory Coast or Tanzania or Swaziland or the Horn of Africa.
These have all been changed just since 1990 and does not reflect even a dent in the list. Don't get caught up in hype people.
Candidate McCain needs to visit the Czech Republic on a fact-finding mission to see: (1) if we can use it as a staging area for our 100 years in Iraq and, (2) why it doesn't exist.
What's it going to take for America to realize this guy is too old for the presidency? A picture of him eating soup with his tie in it?
Ticker update...
McCain announces trip to Czechoslovakia to promote missile defense. Afterward he will travel to Sarajevo, Yugoslavia to speak with Archduke Ferdinand about the dangers of a Greater Serbia.
John McShame would be bombing India thinking that is Afghanistan........
McSenile, a foreign policy lapse gone beserk!
Experience with John McSame = losing my mind!
McCain called it the Czech Republic twice very recently. McCain is constantly holding open town halls and press avails while Obama never doesn't read from a script.
Obama says 57 states. Obama says Maliki is the president of Iraq and that got no media attention. Obama says the leader of Canada is the president of Canada. Obama said sunshine florida instead of sunrise florida. Obama said 100 million died in burma and 10,000 died in a tornado in kansas last year.
Another "senior moment"?
If McCain keeps bring up Obama's experience, I think Obama should bring up these age/senior moments as well.
It's not the "new" politics he supports – but man it would be funny to watch!
And this man wants to lead this country? Scary
Now I've been to the CZECH REPUBLIC and the SLOVAK REPUBLIC and one of the things I noticed is that they were TWO SEPARATE COUNTRIES!!!
PPPSSSSSSSSSTTTTTT!!!!!! Senator McCain, GET A GRIP and learn your geography! They haven't been one since the early 90's! Where has he been?
Probably sleep, taking viagra!!
OBAMA '08
What makes this guy presidential material and an experience military officer if he can't defferential between CZECK and SLOVAKIA???–which planet do you live McDumb since fifteen years ago? Another stupid president in the 21st century...........I am ashamed of Americans, GOP and bunch of morons who will vote for his stupidity........
Another blunder McPuppet…..I guess you didn’t have Liebermann behind you so that he can pull your strings.
Funny how McCain always has Liebermann right behind him. Its like they are worried that McPuppet will make a mistake.
I can't wait for the debates. the senior moments will come in handy then....
This is not good. I don't care if you are a Democrat or Rebublican.
WOW!!!
And McCain is supposed to have more street cred regarding foreign policy??? Where was Liebermann to correct him?? No wonder he likes Romney speaking for him saying we need to make sure America stays American. McCain is a great example of the American who thinks isolationism is more patriotic than talking with our foreign allies or enemies. This is exactly what other nations dislike about Americans – that we think we are better than others and do not need to know about global issues. McCain is starting to scare me more and more everyday.
I am really starting to believe McCain knows nothing about foreign relations (which is supposed to be his strong suit) and he definitely knows nothing about the economy. His repudiation of Phil Gramm's remarks seemed a bit insincere and out of touch to me. He mentioned the single mom and the person who just lost their job, but he does not seem to realize even two-parent families in which both adults work full-time are also hurting.
I can just imagine McCain in Paris asking to meet General De Gaulle and Lieberman whispering at his ears:"No this is Sarkozy, president De Gaulle died in 1970"
Rosa in Alabama– the difference is 90% of Americans AREN'T vying to be President. That's what makes it sooo ridiculous. The folks that 'overlook' these sorts of mistakes. Yesterday's slip up was an 'oops' –today...just plain mental lapse. Don't you think someone in his camp that knows how to use the internet told him about it? He forgot -clear sign of age. How can anyone really fathom electing this guy as President. He won't remember from one day to the next what's going on!! Too scary for me. And please people get off the 57 state thing. That is really really OLD OLD news from an wonderful man that was exhausted. As intelligent as Barack is...don't fool your stupid selfs into believing he doesn't know how many states are in the US. Just stupid to even continue to bring that up– if that's all you got– shame on you- McCain the flip/flop forget moments are too many to list!!.
If Bush claims he "gets forgetful at 62", what does that say for McBush – dementia? One more time McBush. thers is noCzezhoslovakia anymore. Keep repeating until you rmemeber.1 Obama 08
Maybe Old McBush will travel to Persia or Yugoslavia soon
OBAMA '08
15 years after Czechoslovakia officially split into two nations – the Czech Republic and Slovakia, McShame is still caught in a memory lapse!
this is NOT a man you will trust with the security of the United States!
McSenile = a lapse in brain functions = lapse in foreign & domestic policy experience!!!!!!!!!!
Perhaps he'll ask the Prussians or the Persians to intercede on behalf of Czechoslovakia. If that fails he can always turn to the Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
John McCain for President in '08? Uh, 1908 maybe.
J.P., Obama is actually ahead in the polls. McCain is not gaining, sorry. And attacking some on switching the l and o? That's moronic. Especially when this article is talking about your candidate talking about a country that does not exist.
This man should be in an old folk’s home not running for president of the United States. Get off the stage old man…..you don’t know a dam thing about anything.
Our President Obama 08’ & 12’
It's called "Old Timers."
Dumb........Dumb, Dumb confusing Shiites, Shunis, Czeck and Slovakia, 100 years war, no knowledge of economics. Iam done with McDumb.........
McCain is getting more like Bush every day! Maybe he needs a new strategery!
Once again McCain proving he is not fit to run anything, not even a newspaper route, like i run.
I hope people dont elect another idiot as our prez, we already had an idiot for the pat eight years. Dumb, just plain dumb.
Even if it is true that "90% of Americans do not know Czechoslovakia ceased to exist 15 years ago", why should we let ignorance go by?
By the way, he is not an average American, he is the presumptive nominee of the Republican party!
Dumb and dumber. He's stuck in the 70's people, for christ sake – WAKE UP.
Who do you want to answer that phone at 3 AM in the morning?
Barack Obama...
With age people will keep sharp memory of old events
That is normal for every body if we live that long
CNN, please stop counting
Considering his age, I would have thought he would address the area as the Hapsburg Empire...
After eight years of a mentally deficient president inhabiting the Oval Office, I hope these continued idiotic remarks (Vladimir Putin is the President of Germany??) by the Republican nominee will wake up the American voters into realizing that a McCain presidency really will be a third term of incompetency and failed policy.
The wise men say "It is too late to cry when the head has been chopped off", Americans if we elect John McCain and you think we are crying today? Wait till (God forbid) if this man becomes President because you won't have the ability to cry not without a head no we won't. It will be the downfall of an empire like OLD ROME because Americans were too racists or too foolish to continue down the same path.
Obama will be presiding over the USA with Intelligent faithful dedicated and well experienced cabinet with some sprinkle of youth proactiveness. We celebrate young men dropping out from colleges and building empires like Microsoft, Google and Youtube. Tell me what was wrong with JFk and I'll you what is wrong with Obama.
Americans WAKE UP SLEEPWALKERS.
McCain't get anything right! Just like his predecessor: our current moron in chief. And someone would vote for this guy...why?
McSenile will start a war against terrorists in Sodom & Gomorrah soon..........two countries he imagined due to "mental recession" and memory lapse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John McCain is OLD and he should retire completely – even from the Senate. He can take some of Cindy's money and buy a spiffy new rocking chair for his front porch and spend the day rocking and playing with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Obama '08
seriously, this isnt even funny anymore! the man is COMPLETELY clueless on far too many CURRENT affairs, it's just plain sad now. except that it's SUPER dangerous b/c people with death wishes will vote for the old codger!
i cant even call him the names anymore, b/c he is truly ill!!!!
and he's either a nightmare to work for OR he has the most sheepish and/or ignorant staff around him. why isnt anyone INFORMING the man?? it's truly pathetic.
mmcain's still living in the 80s, and it's time for america to move FORWARD!!!!! that will NEVER happen with him. the neoCONs want us living in the past, becuase that's how they make their BILLIONS!!!! no more billions for billionaires, america needs to join the rest of the civilized world now!!!
Oh God, help us.
This is just the beginning.
All I know is that John McCain only spends time attacking Obama, and about the war. What he is doing?
Well, that was only 15 years ago, which to someone McCain's age probably seems like yesterday....
I'm not saying McCain is a bad man. He just isnt presidential material.
Hey, Slovak for Obama,
Canadians hate George Bush & John McSame as well.
When will the media decide that a few "slips" followed by a few more "slips" followed by still more "slips" is more than just a collection of "slips"?
It's obvious to anyone who hasn't been pandered to on the "Straight Talk Express" that this is adding up to a pattern, and a frightening one.
McOld is still stuck in the cold war.
If McCain picks Romney for his VP he has lost our vote. Huckabee should be the nominee. After the primary with Romney if McCain picks him I will not vote for McCain. It would be the same old, same old. It seems like politicians are the problem in this country. Can't trust any of them.
He and Curious George are more alike every day. It would be funny if it weren't so sad.
Not such a big deal.. I find worse not to know how many states are in the US like Obama did. Don't tell me that Obama knows by name all the Eastern European countries that split in the 1990s.
It about time for another medical check up, to increase the dosage, before he looses all the bearings
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha prevention is better than cure
My goodness............He doesnt even know what hes talking about.
He may be getting senile as Reagan did toward the end of his Presidency ......About the same age too.
America is this someone you can trust to run this country?
Republican voters do you really want to vote for him?
This is worse than when Bob Dole fell
I think I prefer Miss South Carolina for president !!
Oh yes, two days straight of the same blunder.
Well, im not saying he is old but im not saying he is young, all Im saying is if the shoe fits then it has to be the right shoe. The dude cannot recall what he is talking about, what a President, what a
President.
I wonder if his speech had the country written down or was he trying to be smart & he messed up? interesting
His synapses just aren't firing like they did in the old days. Now just imagine what the debates are going to be like, ouch. We may be in store for the return of Jerry Ford. That's a good thing for Chevy Chase, though. Unfortunately, McCain is not a bad guy; he's just a bad candidate with even worse political and foreign policy advisors supporting him.
Give it up. I hear people call the two countries by their old name all the time.
Is this news?
If this were an isolated incident, it might be understandable, but McCain also mixed up Shiites & Sunnis, troop levels, Putin, his voting record, his stance against the GI Bill, etc.
This is horrible. It's almost as bad as when Barack Obama thought there were 57 states.
McBonehead strikes again. When will the press take him up on these "moments" and make an issue out of it?? They have protected him too long. If Obama did this it would be Page 1.
Just because he said it yesterday does'nt mean he remembers it today.
The Gaff reel in production for McCains flip flops and misspeaks and out and out lies is rapidly approaching FEATURE FILM proportions.
What's the big diggity dang deal.
Most Americans who are at least 30 still call it Czechoslavakia.
I'm waiting for him to start talking about how important it is to bring Alaska and Hawaii into the Union.
Senile.
Well, McCain has made a mistake. It shows that he is kind of not a details guy. That's fine for telling stories on the front porch – you can wing it. But in the oval office I want a sharp pencil. I think I'll vote for Obama. he doesn't miss too many details, and when he does you know it's a slip up, not a fundamental misunderstanding. With McCain I wonder if he really believes what he is saying sometimes. Obama gets it. You can just tell when he speaks on a topic that he has a deep understanding of what he's saying. He doesn't rely on talking points from some policy aide. He reads and he knows what is going on. McCain always looks fidgety, like he is scared someone is about to throw a punch at him. must be the POW thing...
I won't smack him down for not remembering the velvet revolution – most Americans geo-political knowledge is pretty poor. How many of you can name every country that borders Iraq? – hint: there are 6 of them. How many of you can name the countries that border afghanistan without looking at google earth? I can't even do that and I'm a map nerd...... I bet most of our soldiers can't even find Iraq or Afghanistan on a map of the world. We need to invest those billions in textbooks instead of bombs.
If he doesn't know that the country doesn't exist anymore, that means he probably doesn't even understand the policy concerns he is trying to convey.
I can see it now, McCain thinking to himself, who should we strike against???? Iran or was it Japan? They both sound alike. Old man is losing his mind
Where or where is PumaAnne and Grif and all the rest of the know it alls to come to his defense? Oh thats right they don't deal in FACTS! Fact is This guy is 48 cards short of a full deck. I DREAM of the day he has the nerve to get on the same stage as Obama in front of a NON pre selected audience and live TV so we can all witness his demise. It is going to be U-G-L-Y!!! But I will love every minute of it.
why aren't my comments being accepted?
For us non-Americans that are watching your elections from outside, this is not a suprise for us. Your leaders are typical ignorants when it comes to knowledge of other countries. Bush also didn't know where India was when he became president. He didn't even know the different between Iraq and Iran he wants to attack today.
Some of you will soon reply me to shut up because it's American problems. But it's not American problem when McCain comes here to Europe to meet unporpular leaders that will never be elected again he and goes back to you to boast his foreign policy by meeting "allies"
When you say he's wrong on issues when he's wrong, you look decent. But when some of you are cynical enough to defend him, you just make you America a laughing stock.
That's right McCain,
Go attack Zimbabwe...I meant Libya...I meant Saudi Arabia..I meant....Who cares?
Obama in 08!
Election Watcher..He is a presidential Nominee, he is not "Most American"..No wonder Obama has a 85% approval rating..He Knows what is going on in the world...McCain's foreign policy..Is bomb this country, bomb t hat country
Hey McBush how's about them fourteen colonies?
Yes, and Turkey is still called the Byzantine Empire and they just attacked Austro-Hugaria, quick bomb Bulgaria.
He is living in the PAST. He is stuck in the ancient past & can't move ahead. McShame, please RETIRE. Now you are getting just laughable, and can not be taken seriously as a candidate for the Prez.
Whatever! People still do not know that Myanmar is also known as Burma.
Substance over Hype and CNN!!! McCain '08
57 States according to Obama. Enough said.
By the way, when Barack said 57 states he included our territories that could vote. So don't even try that crap OK.
God, such ignorance gave us Bush.
"Later that evening, McCain’s campaign sent reporters a statement on the issue, which quoted the Arizona senator calling the nation “the Czech Republic” twice."
Im going to go ahead and say that the majority of you Obama supporters didn't even know that.
One day McCain is going to wake-up and be a totally different person. If you think he's showing signs of old age now, wait a couple of more years – maybe not even that long considering how this guy expresses himself now. He doesn't have the mental capacity to make crucial decisions.
And people are actually going to vote for this guy? Go figure.
Maybe that's why he gives no credit to Gen. Wes Clark for winning in Kosovo. Mc Out of Touch probably doesn't realize there is no yugoslavia either. Has any one informed him about the former USSR? Did he ever know these facts, or did he forget them? Which is worse?
ection Watcher..He is a presidential Nominee, he is not "Most American"..No wonder Obama has a 85% approval rating in Europe..He Knows what is going on in the world…McCain's foreign policy..Is bomb this country, bomb t hat country