For the second time in two days, McCain refers to "Czechoslovakia"

[Poiuyt]

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.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

No, he's not too old to be president.

[Dr.Phool]

1. And he forgot Poland again too!

[Skittles]

2. that's not an age issue

that's an ignorance issue

[Poiuyt]

7. Maybe, but people don't usually get sharper as the get older

[Skittles]

14. some people are f***ing idiots their entire lives

yes INDEED

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. why do people support this man?

[Union Thug]

13. Another question... what's with the media love affair with this creep?

I usually don't watch the MSM - I have high blood pressure and every time I turn on one of the so called main stream sources I come dangerously close to having a stroke - but today, since my dad was in town and likes to tune in. I watched. And I watched...and all I heard was how right McCain was on 'the surge' and how wrong Obama had been, and how Obama is changing his position, blah, blah, blah... Standard BS, you know the drill. They stroked this guy off like a like a five-hundred dollar whore.

I'm tuning out of the MSM for at least the end of this election cycle. What a joke.

[TexasObserver]

4. Stick around. He'll be talking about the Soviet Union before it's over.

And I mean he'll talk as if they still exist.

[BlueJazz]

5. Yeah....Well...Wait until he starts talking about Atlantis.

"Ah...Mr.President...the "Stargate" is not a real object"...

[mmonk]

6. Maybe he meant Yugoslavia

or East Germany or the Soviet Union. Give him a break.

[Captain Angry]

8. I wonder if he means the Ukraine.

I doubt that 80% of the US citizenry could find the Ukraine, or Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Anyway, presidential candidates should know where they're talking about before they pipe up.

Better to be silent and thought the fool, than to speak and remove all doubt, as they say.

[mmonk]

9. Who knows.

Maybe the Ottoman empire.

[Captain Angry]

11. My point is that Russia *has* reduced/stopped oil shipments to the Ukraine before.

So, if he's thinking of one country in that area that is hard to pronounce, that might be the problem.

I'm just trying to figure out what he really means. If there is a logic to it maybe it's just a geography flub, which is bad. But if he's really trying to talk about countries that haven't been involved or in existence, he needs a nap.

[MidwestTransplant]

10. Does he think Hawaii and Alaska are states?

[lpbk2713]

12. He needs Smirky's black box.

... just to make it through the day.