(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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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.