In an interview with Union Radio in Miami McCain answered a question to
¿Spain? Filed under: 2008 elections, John McCain, Spain - Claudia, ... I tend to believe the latter, since I see no reason that McCain would feel ill towards Spain and he markedly did not refer to it in any specific fashion even given several chances. ... The debate is on in Spain on whether McCain is being intentionally cold to Spain or whether he simply has no idea what Spain is in relation to the United States. ... There is no doubt Mc Cain was confused about Spain and kept on speaking as if Zapatero was a Latin American leader. ... Thanks John. Update: Reading more on the story, it seems that McCain expressed (Spanish), ... Assistant Editor on September 18, 2008 @ 5:15 pm CEST McCain has managed to strain relations with a European country without even being elected yet. ... Maybe it's time to question McCain on the names of some of our allies leaders.... Or He has no idea of anything pertaining to Spain at all. Neither option, ... Home Archives About Blogroll Partners Subscribe to RSS McCain: ... as in Spain... so, uh, maybe he should have, at the... Rudi666: ... or where Spain was in relation to the US, instead of intentionally snubbing Spain. ... Every time McCain gave the “talk to our friends, stand up to our enemies” line, ... "I would be willing to meet with those leaders who are friends and want to work with us in a cooperative fashion," McCain said, ... as you can imagine, is causing much pleasure within Spain itself. ... refusing to acknowledge that Spain is an EU and NATO member state and certainly an ally. ... He lumps Spain together with Venezuela and Bolivia as non-friendly nations. ... Home Archives About Blogroll Partners Subscribe to RSS McCain: ... ¿Spain? Filed under: 2008 elections, John McCain, Spain - Claudia, ... Assistant Editor on September 18, 2008 @ 5:15 pm CEST McCain has managed to strain relations with a European country without even being elected yet. ... In an interview with Union Radio in Miami McCain answered a question to whether he would hold meetings with President Zapatero of Spain in such a way that it seems clear that: ... He lumps Spain together with Venezuela and Bolivia as non-friendly nations. ... Or He has no idea of anything pertaining to Spain at all. Neither option, ... as you can imagine, is causing much pleasure within Spain itself. ... His answer to the question of whether he’d meet with Zapatero was this: ... "I would be willing to meet with those leaders who are friends and want to work with us in a cooperative fashion," McCain said, ... throwing in words of praise for the Mexican government. Well, ... politicians are often vague and don’t always address your actual question the first time. ... So the reporter asked again, and then again, and then AGAIN. ... Every time McCain gave the “talk to our friends, stand up to our enemies” line, ... refusing to acknowledge that Spain is an EU and NATO member state and certainly an ally. ... The debate is on in Spain on whether McCain is being intentionally cold to Spain or whether he simply has no idea what Spain is in relation to the United States. ... I tend to believe the latter, since I see no reason that McCain would feel ill towards Spain and he markedly did not refer to it in any specific fashion even given several chances. ... I’m sure this makes the Spanish soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan feel just peachy. ... Thanks John. Update: Reading more on the story, it seems that McCain expressed (Spanish), ... just a few months ago, that he'd have no problem meeting with Zapatero. ... So it seems increasingly likely he simply forgot who the hell Zapatero was, ... or where Spain was in relation to the US, instead of intentionally snubbing Spain. ... Ironically enough, his campaign seems to think that being seen snubbing is better than being caught forgetting. ... Thanks again, John. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. ... 1 Comment " 1 scared September 19, 2008 @ 2:45 am CESTListen to the interview. ... There is no doubt Mc Cain was confused about Spain and kept on speaking as if Zapatero was a Latin American leader. ... there is ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WItI9It_Swc This man's senility is a danger to our nation RSS feed for comments on this post. ... TrackBack URL Leave a comment Name (required) Mail (will not be published) ... (required) Website PoliGazette Comments Policy PoliGazette encourages comments from all viewpoints, ... especially those that disagree. Comments submitted must, however, ... adhere to the following standards. 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