McCain: “I think you may have noticed that Senator Obama’s supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about western Pennsylvania lately… [crowd boos] And you know, I couldn’t agree with them more. [pause] I couldn’t disagree, with you, I couldn’t agree with you more than the fact that western Pennsylvania is the most patriotic, most God-loving, most, most patriotic part of America and this is a great part of the country! My friends, I could not ag-, I could not disagree with those critics more, this is a great part of America, this is the heartland of America, this is where people love their country, and they serve it!”
What the fuck did he just say?
I know that you can’t rule out any human being over a minor slip in a speech, but come on. Those seem like misgivings of age rather than pressure, stress or nervousness. And he’s only going to get older.
Oh, and isn’t it a frightening world we live in when the US election is watched worldwide with baited breath? How many steps away from a “President of the northern Hemisphere” are we? Or something else gargantuantly epic in nature?