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The Rain In Spain McCain (Alzheimer???s Edition)

SaracenusSaracenus 671 Posts
edited September 2008 in Strut Central
Evidently McEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind/b1 had a Senior Momement while being interviewed by Spanish news channel Uni??n Radio. After asking McMemento/b1 about Hugo Chavez, the situation in Bolivia and then about Raul Castro and getting standard answers expected from the candidate the interviewer changes things up and asks him about Spanish Prime Minster Zapatero??? b,121b,121McBeing There/b1 says in a ???very loose translation -- that he'll establish close relations with our friends and stand up to those who want to do us harm. The interviewer has a double take and seems to think McCain might be confused. So she asks it again. But McCain sticks to the same evasive answer.???b,121b,121Um, are we going to war with Spain?b,121b,121It seems that this hasn???t hit the main stream media yet, but is all over Spain???s news media??? Talking Points Memo has been all over this???b,121b,121a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/217744.php"1target="_blank"1http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/217744.phpb,121b,121img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/MJ.gif" alt="" 21b,121b,121Edit: Evidently I forgot to comment that it seems that McStroke doesn't know who Zapatero is and this is troubling for me because the candidate has staked foreign policy as an area of expertise.b,121b,121Also there is a better summary here at Huffington Post:b,121a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/bizarre-mccain-remarks-ap_n_127346.html"1target="_blank"1http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/bizarre-mccain-remarks-ap_n_127346.html
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  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121Um, are we going to war with Spain?b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Yes, we are covetous of their paella making technology.
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121Um, are we going to war with Spain?b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Yes, we are covetous of their paella making technology. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121We've already begun to shore up our strategic saffron reserves....
  • SaracenusSaracenus 671 Posts
    So one of the issues with this story is that the audio of the interview contained Spanish translations that made the original in English interview impossible or hard to hear... So now the untranslated English interview is available:b,121b,121iframe allowtransparency="true" height='65' src="http://www.cadenaser.com/player_mini.html?xref=20080918csrcsrint_1.Aes" frameborder=0 name="20080918csrcsrint_1"1scrolling='no'1/iframe1b,121b,121Um, I am confused, wasn't Palin supposed to be the one that didn't know jack about foreign policy. I mean come on, McJoke doesn't know one of our NATO allies? Its pretty obvious that McSame was using a generic response when asked about Prime Minister Zapatero.b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/weaksauce.gif" alt="" 21 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nagl2.gif" alt="" 21
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
    If this in any way affects wine coming in from Spain I will go apeshit.
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    I just listened to the interview and it appears that McCain was talking about South America the entire time. b,121b,121You know, the place where they speak Mexican.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121I just listened to the interview and it appears that McCain was talking about South America the entire time. b,121b,121You know, the place where they speak Mexican. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121The threat of Zapatero leading a second Mexican revolution is very real, my friend. Fortunately, McCain was around for the first one, and knows how to deal with Zapatero.b,121b,121Know your enemy!b,121b,121img src="http://www.mexicayotlacademy.com/IMAGES/zapata.jpg"1
  • SoulhawkSoulhawk 3,197 Posts
    he's still mad about the Spanish American Warb,121b,121"remember the Maine!!!"b,121b,121"send in Teddy Roosevelt & the Rough Riders!!!"
  • RerogRerog 569 Posts
    img src="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/images/mccain-sa-spain-big.jpg"1
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121I just listened to the interview and it appears that McCain was talking about South America the entire time. b,121b,121You know, the place where they speak Mexican. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121The threat of Zapatero leading a second Mexican revolution is very real, my friend. Fortunately, McCain was around for the first one, and knows how to deal with Zapatero.b,121b,121Know your enemy!b,121b,121img src="http://www.mexicayotlacademy.com/IMAGES/zapata.jpg"1 b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/funnypost.gif" alt="" 21b,121b,121b,121b/wb,121b,121b,121Barack up 3 points in a credible Indiana pollb,121b,121b,121bb/w b,121b,121close to 50 in nationalsb,121b,121=b,121b,121dudes need to chill with that loser talk!
  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    this is beyond pathetic for mccainb,121b,121but does it really matterb,121b,121he is lying all the time and that does not matter eitherb,121b,121bubba vote for dayzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  • Rich45sRich45s 327 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121Um, are we going to war with Spain?b,121b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121It will be under the pretext of findingb,121b,121Weapons of Tapas Destruction if you do.
  • SoulhawkSoulhawk 3,197 Posts
    Spaniards all talk with a funny lisp & you know what that means...b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hi.gif" alt="" 21
  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
    Sad. She really tries to save him but he just can't figure out what she's talking about. This will hurt him in the latin community. I love this part where she forgets what she wants to ask because she is so flustered by his lack of knowledge.
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121Spaniards all talk with a funny lisp & you know what that means...b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hi.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Both the Spanish lisp and the use of "vosotros" are terrible blights upon an otherwise great language.
  • UnherdUnherd 1,880 Posts
    This is crazy, but I think it needs to be filed under "gaffes Americans won't understand or care about". b,121b,121That said, McCain is looking more and more out of it, and out of his depth (anyone see Maddow's clip of his November economics interview??) If the media can latch onto "McCain doesn't know where Spain is,"1it could feed into the "out of touch" narrative the Obama camp is pushing right now. b,121b,121Damn, shit is feeling better than 3 days ago, and all1it took was a complete meltdown of the economy. Still a long way to go, and many dirty tricks to come. Breath deeply everyone.b,121b,121 img src="http://www.rosenbergradio.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/political-pictures-barack-obama-chill-out-got-this.jpg"1
  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121This is crazy, but I think it needs to be filed under "redflags Americans won't understand or care about". b,121 b,121b,121h,121
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  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121 If the media can latch onto "McCain doesn't know where Spain is,"1it could feed into the "out of touch" narrative the Obama camp is pushing right now. b,121b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I would guess 60% of Americans couldn't ID Spain on an unlabeled map.
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121 If the media can latch onto "McCain doesn't know where Spain is,"1it could feed into the "out of touch" narrative the Obama camp is pushing right now. b,121b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I would guess 60% of Americans couldn't ID Spain on an unlabeled map. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121I'd bet that as many (or more) wouldn't be able to ID the state they live in either.
  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121 If the media can latch onto "McCain doesn't know where Spain is,"1it could feed into the "out of touch" narrative the Obama camp is pushing right now. b,121b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I would guess 60% of Americans couldn't ID Spain on an unlabeled map. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121I'd bet that as many (or more) wouldn't be able to ID the state they live in either. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Take it for what it's worth, but I stumbled upon a Tonight Show recently, and Leno was asking people to identify Alaska on an unmarked US map. This woman was like "I think it's up here in this area", pointing to the New England/NE area of the country. Hooo-boy. She was dead serious, too.
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121 If the media can latch onto "McCain doesn't know where Spain is,"1it could feed into the "out of touch" narrative the Obama camp is pushing right now. b,121b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I would guess 60% of Americans couldn't ID Spain on an unlabeled map. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121I'd bet that as many (or more) wouldn't be able to ID the state they live in either. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Take it for what it's worth, but I stumbled upon a Tonight Show recently, and Leno was asking people to identify Alaska on an unmarked US map. This woman was like "I think it's up here in this area", pointing to the New England/NE area of the country. Hooo-boy. She was dead serious, too. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121In related news, another of McCain's brilliant "advisors"1is now saying that he meant to imply that he would refuse to meet with Spain (a country that's part of NATO)...b,121b,121a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/mccain-meant-to-reject-sp_n_127449.html"1target="_blank"1http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/mccain-meant-to-reject-sp_n_127449.htmlb,121b,121b,121 img src="http://img.alibaba.com/photo/50582848/Hand_Carving_Cuckoo_Clock.jpg"1
  • DJ_NevilleCDJ_NevilleC 1,922 Posts
    The rain in Spain does not actually fall on the plain but falls mostly in Galicia which is very hilly.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121The rain in Spain does not actually fall on the plain but falls mostly in Galicia which is very hilly. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Fascinating.
  • SaracenusSaracenus 671 Posts
    Filed under Rut-Roh Shaggy[/b], Huffington Post is starting to connect the dots that McDr Strangelove's behavior[/b] is prompting folks in the media to whisper about what's up with him...b,121b,121a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/the-big-whisper-whats-up_n_127435.html"1target="_blank"1http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/the-big-whisper-whats-up_n_127435.html b,121b,121Either McOne Flew Over The Cookoo's Nest[/b] is cracking under the strain of the campaign or he is being whip-sawed by his advisers and allowing it. Both choices don't inspire confidence.b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doggie.gif" alt="" 21 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whoa.gif" alt="" 21
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121Filed under Rut-Roh Shaggy[/b], Huffington Post is starting to connect the dots on McDr Strangelove's behavior[/b] is prompting folks in the media to whisper about what's up with him...b,121b,121a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/the-big-whisper-whats-up_n_127435.html"1target="_blank"1http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/the-big-whisper-whats-up_n_127435.html b,121b,121Either McOne Flew Over The Cookoo's Nest[/b] is cracking under the strain of the campaign or he is being whip-sawed by his advisers and allowing it. Both choices don't inspire confidence.b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doggie.gif" alt="" 21 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whoa.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121Here comes episode 76 of:b,121b,121HOW DARE YOU? THIS MAN WAS A POW!!![/b]
  • hogginthefogghogginthefogg 6,098 Posts
    Chill out on the ageism and unnecessarily use of bold text and I might be more inclined to take your posts seriously.
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    Yeah, use of "McSame" and the like almost always make me fast forward through a poast.
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    use of bold lettering on some "hey-did-you-notice-how-clever-this-word-is" always makes me fastforward.
  • kidinquisitivekidinquisitive 1,627 Posts
    This is some sad shit, it makes me wonder if he's figured out the difference between Sunni and Shia yet.
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121Yeah, use of "McSame" and the like almost always make me fast forward through a poast. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121But does he have a better record collection than Dolo?
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,632 Posts
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