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Note to McCain: Czechoslovakia doesn’t exist anymore
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by kate | July 15, 2008 at 07:17 pm
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From Steve Benen's site, a nice little piece about McCain's recurring references to "Czechoslovakia". I wonder if this can go under "why it is important for a world leader to be able to use the internet". It does come in awfully handy when checking up on world geography, but that's just one example...
On first blush, this sounds like more antagonistic rhetoric towards Russia — which McCain wants to kick out of the G8 — which isn’t especially helpful.But more importantly, Russia can’t “reduce energy supplies to Czechoslovakia.” Czechoslovakia, of course, doesn’t exist. It split into two countries more than 15 years ago. McCain has actually been to the Czech Republic and Slovakia since they became independent countries, and he’s met with their leaders.
So, McCain slipped up. He’s 71 and this is going to happen from time to time, right? Well, there’s a little more to it than that.
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at 19:21 on July 15th, 2008
kate, I like this story. It's good stuff.
I still think they need some form of entry exam before being allowed to enter Politics! Maybe an IQ test as well!
at 19:03 on July 16th, 2008
No way! I thought we were supposed to go to war with them next week! Darn!
at 18:54 on July 18th, 2008
Compared to some of the mind-blowing stupidity uttered by the current Commander in Chief, an evil who shall go un-named here, this is nothing.
It's sad, really.
at 08:55 on July 20th, 2008
Come on, no muckraking- this is exactly the type of thing that has the capability to bring Obama down before McCain and what both candidates don' t want.