This story has been picked up by Americablog and Talking Points Memo.
Here is the original source, in all its glory.
The McCain campaign seems to think that "experience"--his chief talking point--is whatever he wants it to be. No seriously, check it out.
Miami Herald:
Sen. John McCain's senior foreign policy advisor cites a steamy romance 50 years ago with a Brazilian babe among the things that illustrate the candidate's decades-long interest in Latin America.
Of course. It makes perfect sense.
A Latin American you "dated" 50 years ago gives you foreign policy cred in Latin America. Why not?
And why not:
It's not desperation.
It's not flailing wildly for media traction.
It makes perfect sense.
And it sounds great with "Hot For Teacher" behind it.
(HALEN RULEZ!)