BREAKING: McCain - major gaffe!

[Douglas Carpenter]

this from miasmo on the Daily Kos - You Tube Video included:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/20/153617/536/607/519098

"It's fairly common knowledge that the position of President in Iran holds very little actual power. Back when moderate reformer Mohammad Khatami held the presidency, we were regularly reminded that he was pretty much of a figurehead with no real power. Now that the confrontational and controversial Ahmadinejad holds the office, we don't hear so much about how the president is not really the top dog. Obviously he makes a convenient boogie man for the right. Why spoil the scariness value. So it's no mystery why the neocon McCain would play this political game. But surely he's not so clueless as to be unaware that the real power in Iran is held by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the cabal of clerics known as the Council of Guardians. After all, McCain is the security expert! Hillary Clinton has assured us that he has passed the Commander in Chief "threshhold"! Could McCain really be that clueless about the leadership of the country he claims is the biggest threat we face? Watch the video below the fold and decide for yourself: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/20/153617/536/607/519098

snip from transcript:

"KLEIN: The Supreme, you know, according to most diplomatic experts, the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is the guy who's in charge of Iranian foreign policy and also in charge of the nuclear program, but you never mention him. Do you, you know, um, why do you always keep talking about Ahmadinejad since he doesn't have power in that, in that realm?

MCCAIN: Oh I thin-Again, I respectfully disagree. When he's the person that comes to the United Nations and declares his country's policy is the extermination of the state of Israel, quote, in his words, wipe them off of the map, then I know that he is speaking for the Iranian government and articulating their policy and he was elected and is running for reelection as the leader of that country. Yes sir, go ahead.

NEW REPORTER: One more quest-

MCCAIN: I mean, the fact is he's the acknowledged leader of that country and you may disagree, but that's a uh, that's your right to do so, but I think if you asked any average American who the leader of Iran is, I think they'd know. Go ahead. Or anyone who's well-versed in the issue."

see full article:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/20/153617/536/607/519098

[RDANGELO]

1. Yea but,

How many Americans actually know that?

[SoonerPride]

3. More will know it if the press or OBAMA makes an issue of it!

Obama says it about 10 times it'll make McGrumpy explode in rage.

[SoonerPride]

2. MCain's supposedly stong suit is foreign policy, and he's an incompetent boob at that

He sucks even worse in domestic affairs and econmic matters

He is possibly the worst candidate the republicans have run in my 42 years on this earth.

[invictus]

4. K & R

[jenmito]

5. Susan Rice pointed out his lack of knowledge on this subject yesterday

on MSNBC, I think.

[rainy]

6. priceless! nt

[NC_Nurse]

7. "...but I think if you asked any average American who the leader of Iran is,

I think they'd know." WRONG.

Actually, John, what you're counting on is that the "average American" doesn't know doesn't know shit about other countries.
It's your only hope. :eyes:

[MidwestTransplant]

8. Those are just annoying details. What matters is rhetoric.

[Douglas Carpenter]

9. to see how totally clueless McCain really is -- watch this other video too!

McCain's YouTube Problem Just Became a Nightmare

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x134023#134057

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c

Be sure to send it on to everyone on your address list!

[ecstatic]

10. they didn't give him enough rope. They should have asked who

the Supreme Leader was or something along those lines.

[featherman]

11. This kind of thing is insider stuff but nothing wrong with that

The more of it that occurs the less kind and generous the MSM campaign reporters can remain.

Eventually a theme will develop as the press reporters start talking among themselves that "Hold it...this guy really doesn't know what he's talking about, does he?".

If his MSM protection group begins to fold, it could get ugly for this crazy old man.

[TexasObserver]

12. McCain will be told the right thing, and will forget it again tomorrow.

His mind is not really absorbing new information, and much of his old information is wrong.

[Barack_America]

13. Susan Rice brought this up today on MSNBC.

This wasn't lost on her and she's trying to get this out there.

[Douglas Carpenter]

14. one kikle

[Swamp Rat]

15. Argh! I wish I had access to Photoshop!!

x(

[quakerboy]

16. Im sorry, but "breaking"

might not be quite the right starter for this. McCain's whole political career is one long Major Gaffe.