The point is not whether it was a technically accurate statement. It was. The point is that McCain gives the MSM fodder for eyebrow-raising headlines on an almost daily basis. A better campaigner would have said, “Any native-born citizen over 35 is constitutionally qualified, but I bring decades of experience...” thereby not giving the enemedia an opportunity to write a headline such as this. Most people will not see the show nor read the entire transcript to put McCain’s statements in context. What they will do is glance at the headline and say, “Huh? Why would he say that?”
McCain hasn’t been in a knock-down, drag-out political campaign in decades, if ever, and it shows. He STILL hasn’t figured out that the press is his enemy, and he needs to tread very, very carefully around them.
You are exactly correct, McCain may also be proven correct. He is basking in a very positive glow right now. Just maybe the American people will feel comfortable with McCain being polite and presidential. I’ve already noted Obama taking some shots at McCain, and I thought they sounded petty. Also, Obam tends to make pointed comments about the war, but people trust McCain more on that topic. I noted Chris Wallace jumped all over John Kerry on Sunday in defense of McCain. We shall see. BTW McCain also said that he thought he had the better experience and judgment.