(H/t Ben) O.k., so he flubbed a line, but what a flub! Crooks & Liars has the video.
“I will use the veto as needed. I will veto every single beer — bill with earmarks,†he said, as rumblings from the crowd could be heard. “And every single bill that we have come across my desk I will make them famous. I will veto them, you will know their names.â€
Or at least, I think it was a flub. Maybe it was a Freudian slip. Can America really afford to take that chance?
I only veto Jagermeister.
My guess is he combined “bill” with “ear” (as in earmark) correcting himself in the same breath. I’m not the biggest McCain fan, but it’s hardly an earth shattering gaffe.
Do you suppose he’d veto pork bills from all 53 states like the Messiah would?
But, but, BEER!
I figure lots more Americans drink beer than know geography. In fact, the former may affect the latter.
I wouldn’t even go so far as to call it a gaffe. He just stumbled over a word, and it ended up being funny.
Yeah, really funny (unless one is a McCain supporter). For some reason, they seem less than amused. ;)
I think we have a new phrase for the language:
Not to mention, the rest of the paragraph is gobbledygook? I had to read it a few times to figure out what he was trying to say…he’ll publicize his vetos & why he’s vetoing (b/c of earmarks)?
can a president secretly veto something?