The what-if-Obama-had-done-it game
Steve Benen's right, as with almost everything McCain, if Barack Obama had confused the "surge/awakening" time-line and then continued to dig himself into a hole by, well, conveniently redefining the whole damn thing, the Right, along with their media lapdogs, would be calling it a campaign ending gaffe.
I know it's fun to play the what-if-Obama-had-done-it game, but with the outcome always the same--McCain's gaffe excused, while Obama's is magnified--it's getting kind of tiresome. McCain may want to whine media bias, but they've got his back and they will rehabilitate him at every turn.
Addendum (by Ted): CBS edited the interview of the gaffe and aired Katie Couric's question but not McCain's incorrect response, instead inserting an answer he gave to another question. Thanks, CBS, that's very helpful.
I know it's fun to play the what-if-Obama-had-done-it game, but with the outcome always the same--McCain's gaffe excused, while Obama's is magnified--it's getting kind of tiresome. McCain may want to whine media bias, but they've got his back and they will rehabilitate him at every turn.
Addendum (by Ted): CBS edited the interview of the gaffe and aired Katie Couric's question but not McCain's incorrect response, instead inserting an answer he gave to another question. Thanks, CBS, that's very helpful.
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