* McCain continues to believe Czechoslovakia is still a country.
* McCain has been confused about the difference between Sudan and Somalia.
* McCain has been confused about how many U.S. troops are in Iraq.
* McCain has been confused about whether the U.S. can maintain a long-term presence in Iraq.
* McCain has been confused about the source of violence in Iraq.
* McCain has been confused about Iran’s relationship with al Qaeda.
* McCain has been confused about the difference between Sunni and Shi’ia.
* McCain has been confused about Gen. Petraeus’ responsibilities in Iraq.
* McCain has been confused about what transpired during the Maliki government’s recent offensive in Basra.
* McCain has been confused about Gen. Petraeus’ ability to travel around Baghdad “in a non-armed Humvee.”
* McCain has been so confused about Iraq, in November 2006, he couldn’t even do a live interview about the war without reading prepared notes on national television.
* McCain has been confused about his vote on the Kyl-Lieberman amendment on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
* McCain has been confused about his position on contraception.
* McCain has been confused about what the Internet is.
* McCain’s confusion about economics has been breathtaking.
* McCain has been really confused about how the Social Security system works.
* McCain is confused about how his own energy policy works.
7.16.2008
Confused John
Now, I get confused a lot, but here's the thing: I'm not running for president. Steve Benen compiles an alarming list of items John McCain's having trouble keeping straight:
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cough Surely you do not take this seriously? *No one* can have all the answers, all the time. Anyone that claims to do so--or expects someone else to do so--needs a better grip on reality.
are you serious? more importantly: are you of voting age?
Aye, that I am, on both counts.
Admittedly, presidential candidates should be carefully scrutinized; however, media personalities become purveyors of opinion instead of news when scrutiny is carried out to the nth, embarrassing degree.
Perhaps my age is showing, but once upon a time media would gather and report news, allowing individuals to draw their own conclusions. Now, media tends to analyze, criticize, filter, edit and sometimes artifically enhance information before spoon-feeding it to the public in carefully selected and timed sound bytes. In my humble opinion, that's brainwashing.
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