10/9 In a campaign with plenty of gaffes to go around, John McCain added
one to the mix Wednesday. The Republican vice-presidential candidate
addressed a crowd in Pennsylvania as “my fellow prisoners.”
McCain made the slip while discussing his plans for the economy,
including health care and energy policies. “Across this country, this
is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners,” he said. The
prepared remarks, which the campaign distributed during the speech,
showed he meant to say “citizens.” The Arizona senator was a prisoner
of war, spending nearly six years in Vietnam. He often talks about his
experiences on the campaign trail, albeit briefly. |