http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/15/mccain-slips-again-on-czech-republic/

Sen. John McCain devoted most of his speech in Albuquerque today to international affairs, from Iraq and Afghanistan to his pledge to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

Just don’t ask him to say “Czech Republic.”

The expected Republican nominee again identified the Czech Republic as Czechoslovakia – a day after a similar slip. The repeated error could hurt his argument that he’s the more experienced foreign policy hand – the centerpiece of his campaign against Sen. Barack Obama.

Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in January 1993. His press office knows that, and in a statement Monday evening, it correctly referred to the Czech Republic.

Taking questions at the town hall meeting today, McCain lamented America’s reliance on foreign oil and the political perils that could result. He invoked Russia as an example of a nation cutting oil supply to “Czechoslovakia” in response to political differences between the two countries.

Talking Points Memo noted that a few months ago, McCain told talk radio host Don Imus that he would “work closely with Czechoslovakia and Poland and other countries” to install the European Missile Defense System in Poland. At a Republican primary debate last October, he said, “The first thing I would do is make sure that we have a missile defense system in place in Czechoslovakia and Poland, and I don’t care what his objections are to it.”

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So this 71 year old veteran, with all of his so-called foreign experience, not remember that
Czechoslovakia split up into two countries in 1993?? This is also coming a few weeks after he didnt know the difference between Sunni and Shiites Muslims-which are basically two of the groups doing a bulk of the fighting, and additionally Bin Ladens men are Sunni Muslims.

So how in the hell can McCain rant/rave about about Obama's foreign inexperience when he cant remember the militaristic group Bin Laden's people are associated with? One thing I will give GW and Bill credit with is that they had descent foreign advisors. Who the hell is on McCain's foreign advising staff when he goes on national programs and newspapers interviews and make such ridiculous statements.

OBAMA is going to take NC in a LANDSLIDE come Nov. 2008, b/c even if Obama does not have lengthy foreign experience-he is intelligent enough to appoint foreign advisors/military counsel to advice him that Czechoslovakia has not been a country for FIFTEEN FUCKING YEARS!! Seriously McCain....SERIOUSLY??? The Repubs should of voted Huckabee or Romney as their party nominee b/c
McCain is making a mockery of himself and his party all by his lonesome!

7/15/2008 9:56:26 PM

soapbox this shit

7/15/2008 9:59:38 PM

and half of america would have never known the difference if the news didn't mention it

7/15/2008 10:03:00 PM

No one cares that you suck Obama's dick.

7/15/2008 10:05:13 PM

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"OBAMA is going to take NC in a LANDSLIDE come Nov. 2008"

HAHAHA

7/15/2008 10:08:20 PM

I only made B's/C's through out my years of various history classes from 5th grade through 12th grade and I knew that Czechoslovakia was no longer a country. It doesnt take a rocket science man..it just takes reading the newspapers.

My point with this posting is where is all of McCain's foreign knowledge and experience when knowing current events?

7/15/2008 10:14:23 PM

lol i tell you one thing obama prolly aint winning no counties that have any similar characteristics as fayetteville

7/15/2008 10:15:48 PM

this is really a non-issue.

7/15/2008 10:30:57 PM

^^^you're simply in the other half of the population then

7/15/2008 10:31:51 PM

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"Bin Ladens men are Sunni Muslims. "

uh... not quite. that's like saying Westboro Baptists are Baptists...

7/15/2008 10:33:33 PM

I'm not a McCain fan or anything, but this is a stupid reason to write an article...i'm sure he knows...just a bad habit. Like saying black people instead of african american.

7/15/2008 10:47:02 PM

^BLACK PEOPLE INSTEAD OF AFRICAN AMERICAN?

Czechoslovakia does not exist, black people and african-americans both exist, it's just a preferred usage... this is completely different.

this is closer to him calling Russia the Soviet Union than your analogy.

7/16/2008 12:43:53 AM

Czechoslovakia is simply a more fun name to say.

7/16/2008 12:44:29 AM

Try saying that in German.

7/16/2008 12:47:24 AM

I kinda thought Czech Republic was just an abbreviation for a hard as fuck name to say/spell, guess I was never bothered to think about it

[Edited on July 16, 2008 at 12:47 AM. Reason : lkj]

7/16/2008 12:47:29 AM

Tschechoslowakei
t-scheck-kho-slo-vahk-eye

7/16/2008 12:48:35 AM

yeah fuck that

7/16/2008 12:49:33 AM

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"check"

Ahahah, my dear.

7/16/2008 12:50:09 AM

I call it Czechoslovakia all the time, even though I know it's the Czech Republic and Slovakia. I'm reasonably well-versed in the history and geography of the region, but, awkward as it looks, "Czechoslovakia" rolls off the tongue better. My tongue, anyway.

7/16/2008 12:50:39 AM

7/16/2008 12:52:04 AM

i love stripes

7/16/2008 12:54:04 AM

I am going to Prague next summer

7/16/2008 12:55:02 AM

because soap box is broken?

7/16/2008 5:55:43 AM

yeah I'm wondering why this got moved too.

7/16/2008 6:09:41 AM

Obama Leads McCain by Eight But Doubts Loom, Raising Stakes
Obama Holds Advantage, But McCain Favored to Handle Global Politics

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"Americans by a wide margin, 63-26 percent, pick McCain as more knowledgeable on world affairs, rate him much more highly in terms of readiness for the world stage and military leadership alike, and put him ahead of Obama by 50-41 percent in trust to handle 'an unexpected major crisis.'"

http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Politics/story?id=5378482&page=1

LOL at the OP.

PS:

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"I'm not a McCain fan or anything, but this is a stupid reason to write an article...i'm sure he knows...just a bad habit. Like saying black people instead of african american."

joepeshi

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". . .[S]ome people of African ancestry prefer Black and others prefer African American; both terms are currently acceptable."

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"Racial and ethnic groups are designated by proper nouns and are capitalized. Therefore, use Black and White instead of black and white (colors to refer to other human groups currently are considered pejorative and should not be used). For modifiers, do not use hyphens in multiword names, even if the names act as unit modifiers (e.g., Asian American participants)."

Publication Manual of the American Psychologocal Association, 5th ed., p. 68

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"African-American The preferred term is black. Use African-American only in quotations or the names of organizations or if individuals describe themselves so."

The Associated Press Stylebook, p. 8

Confused? It's understandable.

[Edited on July 16, 2008 at 6:42 AM. Reason : .]

7/16/2008 6:13:54 AM

haha, apples to oranges GOPlaya

7/16/2008 12:13:45 PM

^ I'm not in the GOP. And I don't know, gunzz, I don't think the Obamacrats are going to like these apples.

Quote :

"Americans by a wide margin, 63-26 percent, pick McCain as more knowledgeable on world affairs, rate him much more highly in terms of readiness for the world stage and military leadership alike, and put him ahead of Obama by 50-41 percent in trust to handle 'an unexpected major crisis.'"

http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Politics/story?id=5378482&page=1



[Edited on July 16, 2008 at 12:21 PM. Reason : .]

7/16/2008 12:19:43 PM