CBS Scrubs Secod McCain Flub From Interview Broadcast

Kernel Sanders · 07-25-08, 04:34 AM

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Keeping up with John McCain's foreign policy gaffes is becoming a cottage industry these days, and a progressive radio host has caught another slip-up from the Republican presidential nominee talking about the war on terror.

And keeping those flubs away from viewers is occupying plenty of network news editors' time.

Young Turks host Cenk Uygur noticed that his confusion about the timeline of the "surge" in Iraq wasn't McCain's only gaffe in his interview with CBS news this week. McCain seemed to forget the war in Afghanistan preceded the invasion of Iraq; either that or he didn't think it was a major conflict.

"The fact is we had four years of failed policy. ... We were losing the war in Iraq. The consequences of failure. The defeat of the United States of America in the first major conflict since 9/11 would have had devastating impacts throughout the region and the world," McCain told CBS anchor Katie Couric.

"Was Afghanistan not major enough for him?" Uygur asks.

Like his previous flub, CBS edited this misstatement from its broadcast. [...]

The latest bit of tricky editing does not seem to have changed McCain's overall meaning, and virtually all interviews are edited before they are broadcast. It seems the network in this case simply saved McCain from a bit of embarrassment in front of the evening news audience.

Uygur is willing to give McCain the benefit of the doubt in this case, and assumes he does actually know the war in Afghanistan started more than a year before Iraq.

"In all likelihood, this was a simple mental mistake for McCain, among a litany of others recently," Uygur writes. "But it does go toward state of mind. They never saw Afghanistan as a priority."

The Democratic National Committee was less forgiving toward the GOP nominee.

"It is disappointing that John McCain doesn’t recognize that the war in Afghanistan was not only the first major conflict after 9/11, and is in fact a major front in the fight against terrorism," DNC spokeswoman Karen Finney said in an e-mail to reporters a few hours after Uygur's article was posted. "No wonder John McCain doesn’t understand why the American people are looking for new leadership that will bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end so we can direct the resources we need to getting the job done in Afghanistan."

Normally I wouldn't post this sort of thing (I couldn't care less if Obama said "bomb" and I couldn't care less if McCain slipped up with the border comment), but CBS used up their editing leeway for the week. This is a presidential race and these sorts of slipups do matter to some people (even if it's mostly people who have already made up their minds).

bhkad · 07-25-08, 04:57 AM

McCain is a US Naval Academy graduate and an attack plane pilot who flew in combat almost 40 years ago and was shot down, wounded, captured and imprisoned in North Vietnam for years. He was tortured and denied the basic accommodations we give detainees. He refused the opportunity to be released early from captivity by the North Vietnamese due to his father's status as a US Navy Admiral. After the POW's were released he was given command of the largest US Naval Aerial Squadron in the Navy. Then he became a US Senator.

Obama is a Socialist.

And no loyal American should vote for Obama no matter what his positions might be.

Governmental income redistribution is the concept behind socialism. Great idea on paper, but it just doesn't work in the real world.

Here's a comment from a Washington Post reader.

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Unfortunately what Obama voters dont realize is his policies and stances go against everything this country has stood for. He demonizes the successful and placates the weak. Unfortunately, he is a liar like any other politician, and frankly, I fear for his safety. And if the democrats were not so racist as to think that electing someone because of his skin color and not ask him what he really stands for, they would have this election in the bag and the country for once, would not be on the brink of disaster and socialism.

But what do you expect from a marxist canidate? When you openly say you will trash the economy out of "fairness" by raising capital gains taxes most americans pay, raising corporate taxes (and thus reducing money and jobs paid to workers), and raising taxes against small business owners (and the largets employer int he coutnry and who just happens to be in the higher tax bracket (which isnt hard to reach), it is an obvious recipe for disaster. When the economy is slow, the answer is not to raise taxes.

So do we have problems? yes. But the government is not the answer to any of these problems. It is up to you to better your life. It is up to you to WORK HARD for what you get. YOU must realize a 4 year degree only shows you might have learned something and is not a ticket to living like your parents standard of living but only 30 years before they attained that level. Its not the governments role to pay your loans, tuition, insurance, etc. It shouldnt be the government passing new laws to fix old ones that are not enforced. It isnt the governments job to protect you and allow you to suck the government teet your whole life.

So it gets down to it as big government vs. status quo government. Imagine the day if you had 15% of your income at this point put in a retirement account. I would be a millionaire at least 2-3 times over. Failed liberal policies of Social security will ensure my hard earned money is wasted. Socialized healthcare I dont want will further this divide and ensure my retirement years are spent more working than anything else.

Obama stands for change, that is ture. But it is not change this government can afford.

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CaptainCourtesy · 07-25-08, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bhkad

McCain is a US Naval Academy graduate and an attack plane pilot who flew in combat almost 40 years ago and was shot down, wounded, captured and imprisoned in North Vietnam for years. He was tortured and denied the basic accommodations we give detainees. He refused the opportunity to be released early from captivity by the North Vietnamese due to his father's status as a US Navy Admiral. After the POW's were released he was given command of the largest US Naval Aerial Squadron in the Navy. Then he became a US Senator.

Obama is a Socialist.

And no loyal American should vote for Obama no matter what his positions might be.

Governmental income redistribution is the concept behind socialism. Great idea on paper, but it just doesn't work in the real world.

Here's a comment from a Washington Post reader.

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Bhkad, this post has nothing to do with the topic. Please do not do this.

danarhea · 08-12-08, 01:28 AM

Meanwhile, on ABC.........

DarkWizard12 · 08-12-08, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by danarhea

Meanwhile, on ABC.........

In terms of something that is inappropriate, and yet funny, nothing can beat that!

Lerxst · 08-12-08, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kernel Sanders

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Normally I wouldn't post this sort of thing (I couldn't care less if Obama said "bomb" and I couldn't care less if McCain slipped up with the border comment), but CBS used up their editing leeway for the week. This is a presidential race and these sorts of slipups do matter to some people (even if it's mostly people who have already made up their minds).

I'm unsure how the usual suspects are going to deal with this. Usually it's a bunch of whining about how little play McCain gets with the media, and now here they are covering for him.

I do agree it gives a little glimpse into how he views things in his own mind and how that influences his remarks. I don't think it indicates senility or a compromised state of mind though. He just makes a lot of speaking mistakes.

Ahhh...well okay.

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McCain is a US Naval Academy graduate and an attack plane pilot who flew in combat almost 40 years ago and was shot down, wounded, captured and imprisoned in North Vietnam for years. He was tortured and denied the basic accommodations we give detainees. He refused the opportunity to be released early from captivity by the North Vietnamese due to his father's status as a US Navy Admiral. After the POW's were released he was given command of the largest US Naval Aerial Squadron in the Navy. Then he became a US Senator.

So? How does this make Presidential? How does this account for his speaking mistakes? It simply means he has experience flying a jet, getting shot down, getting tortured, getting released, telling airmen what to do, and being a Senator. Considering he has supported seven years of failed policy under the Bush administration it is my opinion that his experience as Senator is not necessarily a benefit. When you get it wrong so badly that means something.

SquareMelon · 08-12-08, 05:11 PM

Probably, it is just a simple mistake due to a short-term memory lapse, at 71 those things happen.

danarhea · 08-12-08, 06:02 PM

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Probably, it is just a simple mistake due to a short-term memory lapse, at 71 those things happen.

Good point.

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Damn, now where did I order that nuclear weapon to go to. Was it to a weapons storage facility in Atlanta or to detonate over Tblisi? Crap, wish I could remember.