[wtc911]

The slip of the tongue is meaningless.

The real issue is (or should be) that her response to a very specific question on an issue of global importance was sophomoric smoke and lacking any substance that would indicate a grasp of the long on-going situation.

"Stand by our allies" just doesn't cut it...not from somebody who says she could beat the incumbant.

[CharlesWayneCT]

She still has time. But given the popular opinion of her, she needs to get on top of this, or she’ll never overcome the negatives.

[kristinn]

There was more to her response than that. She also said don't reward North Korea's bad behavior and put pressure on China to rein in North Korea. She noted that the bigger problem is the weakness in the White House.

[ari-freedom]

“The real issue is (or should be) that her response to a very specific question on an issue of global importance was sophomoric smoke and lacking any substance that would indicate a grasp of the long on-going situation.
“Stand by our allies” just doesn’t cut it...not from somebody who says she could beat the incumbant.”

I read the transcript. It doesn’t seem to make much sense even without the slip.

“we do need to press China to do more to increase pressure on that arena. “

huh? If we can’t pressure NK directly then how will be able to pressure China to put pressure on them?

[PowerPro]

She also said we should urge China to lessen energy exports to North Korea.

[GEC]

I know what an “incumbent” is, but what’s an “incumbant”?

Case closed.