McCain flubs the name of Georgian President three times.
McCain flubs the name of Georgian President three times.
The McCain camp has been proud to note the Senator’s close ties to the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili. Randy Scheunemann, McCain’s foreign policy aide, boasted “McCain and the Georgian leader rode jet skis together” while visiting his presidential villa on the Black Sea. McCain even nominated Saakashvili for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. But in a speech yesterday, McCain mispronounced his name three times. Stephen Hayes, editor of the Weekly Standard, defended McCain by saying “he knows the players even if he mispronounces the name.” Watch a compilation:
As Matt Duss at the Wonk Room has noted, McCain’s close affiliation with the Georgian President would impair his ability to be an honest broker in dealing with the conflict. And Matt Yglesias notes that McCain’s rhetorical bluster does nothing to actually help Georgia.
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McCain forgets his own name on a daily basis.
That’s the REAL reason for all those signs with his name on them being held up: to remind him.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:00 pmAnd McIdiot is the Republic party standard dearer?
The GOP is desperate. He is an embarrassement to himself, let alone his party.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:02 pmoooops. dearer = bearer.
sorry about that.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:03 pmI need to proof-read more.
McMush-mouth.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:05 pmPosted on the thread below, but wanted to share with Unlce Ho…
I believe it’s time for a ‘NeoCon Only’ war.
Only NeoCons & their children will be eligible to fight.
Tours will last 15-18 months, with no R&R within a tour.
Equipment issued will be well used, out of date technology.
Bullets will be those from the Afghan / Russian war in the ’80’s.
The only aircraft used will be the 5 Johnny McWars crashed.
Each NeoCon politician will automatically be a 1st Lt.
No medics will be provided; ‘real men’ don’t need medics.
Showers will also be ‘wake up’ call, electrocution style.
Anyone crying of asking for their ‘momma will be shot on sight.
When & if you get back home, only substandard hospitals are used.
If you get wounded, no disabilities will be allowed.
As a soldier, you will not qualify to vote. Ever.
Thanks, NeoCons…Support our Troops; Fight your own War!
August 12th, 2008 at 3:05 pmHe knows he needs his meds even if he can’t pronounce them.
He knows the general area of the war in Georgia even if he can’t define its borders.
He knows America has a history, he just can’t be expected to remember all of it.
He knows there’s a bathroom in the Oval Office, but he feels so much safer in his Depends.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:06 pmMcCain? An honest broker?
My fat asset.
Randy Scheunemann is a former lobbyist for Georgia – along with every other corrupt pie McLame has his grubby old fingers in…
August 12th, 2008 at 3:10 pmMcConflict of Interest?
August 12th, 2008 at 3:13 pmThe most troubling snippet of this whole mess is American insignias on black uniforms.
Erik, Prince of Darkness, have you something to say here?…
August 12th, 2008 at 3:16 pmGrampy McSame says – My friends back in the day we made up special names for people that we could not pronounce their names, yep, we all did that, why I had all kinds of names for coloreds, mexicans, and just all those foreigners, but now a days you can’t call them anything without someone getting their panties in a bunch, when I am with my special secret friends though, we use that “Good ol’ Boy” speak, and we can pronounce their special nic-names anyway we like, like that Georgia guy, I can’t pronounce that one for anything, and the ones we have for Obama, well they are just to die for, I have names for Cindy also, that Trollop C**t loves dancing Topless for the boys at my BBQ’s….give me pork and beans.
I know you repukes have special names for everyone not like you, but keep it to yourself gramps.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:19 pmLet’s call him McSh*tForBrains and see if he minds…or even notices!
August 12th, 2008 at 3:19 pmMcCain? An honest broker?
The Keating 5 sure thought so. Well, maybe not “honest”, but criminally effective.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:21 pmIf I was the President, or running for that office, I would be quite concerned about getting the names of people and places right. There are many names that are unfamiliar to my ear and I would be lost if I had to know how to pronounce them just by reading, or if I had to spell them just by hearing them. And many of the longer or more unusual ones would be difficult for me to remember if I didn’t practice them. A name like “Mikheil Saakashvili” would fall into that category.
Nothing really says “you mean nothing to me” like mangling somebody’s name — especially if it happens more than once. Therefore, I would do my homework. It’s not hard.
One of the things that impressed me about both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during the primary campaign is how obvious it was that they did their homework. Both of them took what they were doing seriously enough to be prepared. They knew how to pronounce names. They kept up on current events. They kept track of their positions, which were made after thoroughly studying the issues.
McCain, not so much. It kind of makes me wonder if he just regards running for the highest office in the land as some kind of lark.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:21 pmBut he said ‘my friends” a bunch of times and the handpicked crowd believed it.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:22 pmDieNowForPeace Says:
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McCain? An honest broker?
The Keating 5 sure thought so. Well, maybe not “honest”, but criminally effective.
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August 12th, 2008 at 3:24 pmGive him a break they torutred him into doing it. It makes him some sort of hero somehow…
Hi Justice:
I’m gonna respectfully avoid the rest. So anyway, I notice you make a lot of declaritive statements as if what you type is as it is. My question for you is how is it that you find yourself believing yourself one who is correct? Thanks for your insights
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August 12th, 2008 at 3:27 pmSorry to post this twice but I was hoping you might get back to me.
Hey, Justice for Rowan — is it your contention that President Bush’s strong condemnation for Russia’s incursion was the impetus for their cease-fire?
Thanks.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:28 pmThe thoughtfullness of ole John McWar? Guess which U. S. Senator has been egging on President Saakashvili, the President of the Republic of Georgia to invade and occupy South Ossetia? Bingo, why is ole John McWar, doing his best to stir up trouble in that part of the world.
You may never guess who is a junior version of our Decider, Mr. Bush. Why it’s Mikhail Saakashvili, the President of the Republic of Georgia. Apparently, he’s become quite a royal bully in Georgia, and he has also been spoiling for a fight with Mother Russia. And guess which U. S. Senator has been egging on President Saakashvili? Bingo, why is ole John McWar, doing his best to stir up trouble in that part of the world. Hecks of jobs, Bush, Saakashvili and McWar…
August 12th, 2008 at 3:29 pmJust do a little internet search on South Ossetia and the Republic of Georgia, it may really open your eyes…
Justice for Rowan Says:
Too busy grasping for straws to notice your bra is burning.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:29 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
If I was the President, or running for that office, I would be quite concerned about getting the names of people and places right.
Forget names, the current president can’t even pronounce simple words like “nuclear.”
August 12th, 2008 at 3:29 pm“But in a speech yesterday, McCain mispronounced his name three times. Stephen Hayes, editor of the Weekly Standard, defended McCain by saying “he knows the players even if he mispronounces the name.” ”
Hayes had to make that excuse because when he tried to overdub the correct pronounciation, it didn’t sound right.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:30 pm#20, dickweed Justice for Rowan Says:
# 21, dickweed Justice for Rowan Says:
nothing you’ve ever said or thought was worth repeating, moron…
August 12th, 2008 at 3:30 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
Don’t forget how bravely McStain stood up to the Oil industry and helped lower pump prices!
August 12th, 2008 at 3:30 pmThe announcement this morning that Russia will halt its military operations in Georgia will almost certainly be followed by another. No doubt, the McCain campaign and its conservative amen corner will claim that John McCain’s tough talk is responsible for it. As with the July release of Colombian hostages and the recent dip in oil prices, Team McCain will claim the credit.
For the details, see:
August 12th, 2008 at 3:36 pm“Coming Soon: John McCain’s Georgia Miracle.”
Jet Skiing on the Baltic Sea?
We do a lot of water sports here in MN. With 10,000 lakes, it’s fairly easy to find an access to water.
Have any of you ever tried jet skis? First you have to be able to extend your arms to the handlebars. Next, you have to hang on tightly as you gain speed. To turn, you need some shoulder & upper arm strength.
Jet Skiing on the Baltic Sea?
Methinks McGeorgia’s mouthpiece may have enhanced this a bit…
August 12th, 2008 at 3:36 pmJustice for Rowan Says:
Rather than list 100+ more of these ObamaNation gaffes, I’ll show restraint and stop now.
I, on the otherhand will not show restraint!
August 12th, 2008 at 3:37 pmMcPutz can’t hold a candle to Obama you moronic GOP stooge.
When the debates come, if and when McDepends agrees (I doubt he will). Your gonna see how really idiotic this old man really is.
Now go back to your hole under a rock Troll.
dennis Says:
Must be fun for you to live with the Official Wingnut Blinders on.
But you don’t have to win them from McCain, they’re a prerequisite to joining the GOP.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:38 pmI’m not sure that would properly be called “restraint”.
“Concern for further embarrassment” more like.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:40 pmJustice for Rowan posted enough comments today to earn…
BBQ Buffalo Chips, with the ‘new & improved’ topless flavor.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:41 pmAngryOne Says:
The announcement this morning that Russia will halt its military operations in Georgia will almost certainly be followed by another. No doubt, the McCain campaign and its conservative amen corner will claim that John McCain’s tough talk is responsible for it. As with the July release of Colombian hostages and the recent dip in oil prices, Team McCain will claim the credit.
For the details, see:
“Coming Soon: John McCain’s Georgia Miracle.”
Already doing it. See several comments by Justice for Rowan in the last few strings. It’s precisely why I called him a paid troll.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:45 pmHere is what shitstain blogger Gobblefarb posted on McDepends site.
Posted at 9:15 AM on 8/12/2008 by Michael Goldfarb
Russia Complies With The One
On Fox this morning, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine explained how Obama saved Georgia:
August 12th, 2008 at 3:46 pm“It was a bad crisis for the world. It required tough words but also a smart approach to call on the international community to step in. And I’m very, very happy that the Senator’s request for a ceasefire has been complied with by President Medvedev.”
Of course the Russians complied with his request. They’ve also started inflating their tires in order to reduce domestic demand and free up oil for export markets. It’s like we don’t even need to elect Obama to the White House–he can stop the rise of the seas, heal the planet, and bring us peace in our time just by issuing press releases from the comfort of his Hawaiian retreat.
Georgia was the aggressor.
Randy Scheunemann, as a lobbyist, has the ‘Georgia account’.
McCain had absolutely nothing to do with this but blow smoke out his ass.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:50 pmNow it can be your ringtone!
August 12th, 2008 at 3:53 pmCan you explain how Gov. Kaine’s claim is any different from yours on behalf of the president?
Thanks.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:56 pmBy the way, I don’t believe the U.S. has much, if any, leverage in the situation between Georgia and Russia. When Bush uttered his pithy phrase about Georgia being a sovereign nation whose borders should be respected, I spit out a mouthful of coffee. We have no moral standing on this planet anymore. Iraq was a sovereign nation as well, but that didn’t stop the U.S. from attacking and occupying it.
I believe Georgia made a huge mistake by attacking South Osseta, and Russia’s response was way out of proportion. Both country’s governments were in the wrong, and as usual, innocent civilians died.
August 12th, 2008 at 4:08 pmRowan @3:29
August 12th, 2008 at 4:18 pmThanks for showing some restraint in not listing all one hundred of obama’s gaffe’s, you saved me a lot of work!
If you had,I was going to list one hundred of Sky King Bush’s brutal mangling of the english language, for every one of Obama’s gaffes! It still wouldn’t cover all of them!
And the fact that one of his campaign folks is a paid lobbyist for Georgia affects his neutrality how ?
August 12th, 2008 at 4:27 pmJforR: It would be alright if mcchimpy misspoke, but this oily coot is suppose to be the ace of foreign policy.
When Sen. Obama misspeaks who does it kill?
August 12th, 2008 at 4:29 pmSorry, McCain, you blustering, lying dolt, if you can’t pronounce your so-called good friend’s name– he is NOT – repeat NOT- your friend. You liar. You are really disgusting the way you pander, suck up, & lie, to promote your own pathetic ways.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:10 pm“McCain and the Georgian leader rode jet skis together” while visiting his presidential villa on the Black Sea.
–sounds elitist to me!
August 12th, 2008 at 10:36 pmThe important question is: does McCain know whether the Georgian president is Shia or Sunni…
August 13th, 2008 at 12:09 amIf McCain knows the players so well that he jet skiis with them how is it possible he can’t pronounce the Georgian president’s name? Somehow I don’t think it would go over well if you kept mispronouncing your hosts’name.
Can you even imagine McCain on jet skiis? Highly improbable. He probably just watched from the shore if the claim is even partly true. McCain is just like the rest of the Republicans and has learned to lie with a straight face.
August 13th, 2008 at 1:19 am.
Yep, McCain’t get it right not once, twice nor three times…
… Certifiably qualified on foreign policy! YES?
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August 13th, 2008 at 2:15 amHere’s the thing, John McCain has no ability to nominate Saakashvili for a Nobel Peace Prize. I have heard this story a lot over the last few days, but all he did was write a letter, which anyone could do. It’s not a true nomination, and nothing came of it.
August 13th, 2008 at 6:36 amNot a single person replying to this article actually cares that McCain mispronounced the President’s name. I know this because if Obama had made the same mistake, none of you would have said anything.
August 13th, 2008 at 3:38 pmIssues like the one brought before us here are juvinile.
Who cares?…
This is just one more example of the retarded news media at it’s worst.
In post 49 the Wienerdog Worshippers said, oh who are we kidding no one in their right mind cares what a Wienerdog worshipper says. Here is a clue MORON you cant read minds so you coming in here telling US what we would or wouldnt care about says only one thing. YOU are an idiot.
August 14th, 2008 at 5:32 am