This is unbelievably bad...
McCain said this near the end of the clip below, as he's talking up Palin's foreign policy/national security credentials:
"I also know, if I might remind you, that she is commander of the Alaska National Guard. In fact, you may know that on Sept. 11 a large contingent of the Alaska Guard deployed to Iraq and her son happened to be one of them. So I think she understands our national security challenges..."
The ceremony Palin attended at Fort Wainwright last week didn't involve the Alaska National Guard. Palin's son is in the Army, and his unit - 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division - deployed to Iraq.
John says it perfectly...
It's not a simple gaffe when it never happened before and now it's happening all the time. It's not a simple gaffe when it's your signature issue. This is like confusing Spain and Latin America. It's something so basic, especially to someone with an expertise in the area, that it's looking increasingly indicative of McCain's failing mental acuity. Senility, dementia? We don't know because the corporate media thinks it's impolite to ask. Yes, impolite to ask if our possible future president during war time is losing part of his mind.
How does John McCain continue to get these free passes. Admitedly, I guess few if any connected these dots; but now we have the youtube, the quote, the dots...
It's time to Bury McCain on this!
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